What CALKINS Means
CALKINS is a form of CALKIN, which means:
- noun: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CALKINS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 L1 K5 I1 N1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In CALKINS
138 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (5)
5 letter words (36)
ANILSCAINSCALKSCLANKCLANSCLINKIKANSKAILSKAINSKALISKILNSKINASKISANLACKSLAICSLAIKSLAKINLANKSLICKSLINACLINKSNAIKSNAILSNICKSSAICKSALICSCAILSKAILSLACKSLAINSLANKSLICKSLINKSNACKSNAILSNICK
4 letter words (52)
AILSAINSAKINANILANISASCICAINCALKCANSCASKCLANIKANILKAILKSINKSISNAKAILKAINKAISKALIKANSKILNKINAKINSLACKLACSLAICLAIKLAINLANKLIASLICKLINKLINSLISKNAIKNAILNICKNILSSACKSAICSAILSAINSAKISANKSCANSIALSICKSIKASILKSINKSKIN
3 letter words (33)
2 letter words (12)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.