Calves
/kɑːvz/
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters
Definition of Calves
noun
- A young cow or bull.
- Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
- A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
- A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
- A small island, near a larger island.
"the Calf of Man"
verb
- To give birth to a calf
- To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
- To give birth to (a calf)
- (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
"The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."
- (especially of an iceberg) to break off
"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."
Anagrams of Calves
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
c3
a1
l1
v4
e1
s1
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Calves
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Calves"
Calves is a 6-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "calves" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Calves" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "calves" is a medium-scoring word.