What CALYX Means
- noun: (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CALYX is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 L1 Y4 X8.
Words Made From The Letters In CALYX
14 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.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (5)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing CALYX
CALYX appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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