Is CALORICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CALORICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CALORICS mean?
Calorics is a form of CALORIC.
- adjective
relating to or associated with heat
“thermal movements of molecules”
- adjective
of or relating to calories in food
“comparison of foods on a caloric basis”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CALORICS
CALORICS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CALORICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calicos11
- caloric11
- calico10
- colics10
- corsac10
- loricas9
- circa9
- circs9
- cisco9
- cocas9
- colic9
- croci9
- crocs9
- caroli8
- carols8
- claros8
- corals8
- lorica8
- scoria8
- social8
- coca8
- croc8
- acros7
- calos7
- carls7
- carol7
- claro7
- coals7
- coils7
- coirs7
- colas7
- coral7
- coria7
- crias7
- laics7
- locis7
- orcas7
- oscar7
- salic7
- sailor6
- acro6
- arco6
- arcs6
- asci6
- calo6
- cals6
- carl6
- cars6
- ciao6
- coal6
- coil6
- coir6
- cola6
- cols6
- cors6
- cria6
- cris6
- lacs6
- laic6
- loca6
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