8-Letter Words With CALD
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With CALD
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With CALD 9 words
How often does CALD appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words containing CALD. They average 11.1 points and the best is SCALDING (12 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.1
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 44.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 44.4%
- a 11.1%
- d 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ia11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing CALD
s 1c 3a 1l 1d 2i 1n 1g 2
S 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + D 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
scalding
Form of scald
- verbsubject to harsh criticism“The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”
- verbtreat with boiling water“scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled”
- verbheat to the boiling point“scald the milk”
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How many eight-letter words containing CALD are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words containing CALD in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing CALD?
SCALDING is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CALDERAS (11), ALCALDES (11), CALDARIA (11).
Which rare eight-letter words containing CALD score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ALCALDES (11), CALDARIA (11), CALDRONS (11), SCALDERS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.