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Yes. The word calibre is a Scrabble US word. The word calibre is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word calibre is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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7-letter words (2 found)

CALIBER,CALIBRE,

6-letter words (8 found)

BAILER,CABLER,CABRIE,CARIBE,CRIBLE,ECLAIR,LACIER,LIBRAE,

5-letter words (30 found)

ABLER,ACERB,AREIC,ARIEL,BALER,BARIC,BELAR,BIRLE,BLAER,BLARE,BLEAR,BRACE,BRAIL,CABER,CABLE,CABRE,CARLE,CEIBA,CERIA,CLEAR,ERBIA,ERICA,ILEAC,LACER,LIBER,LIBRA,RABIC,RAILE,RECAL,RELIC,

4-letter words (60 found)

ABER,ABLE,ABRI,ACER,ACRE,ALBE,ALEC,ARIL,ARLE,BAEL,BAIL,BALE,BARE,BEAL,BEAR,BICE,BIER,BILE,BIRL,BLAE,BRAE,BREI,BRIE,CARB,CARE,CARL,CEIL,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CRAB,CRIA,CRIB,EARL,ERIC,ICER,ILEA,LACE,LAER,LAIC,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LEAR,LEIR,LIAR,LICE,LIER,LIRA,LIRE,RABI,RACE,RAIL,RALE,REAL,RIAL,RIBA,RICE,RIEL,RILE,

3-letter words (35 found)

ACE,AIL,AIR,ALB,ALE,ARB,ARC,ARE,BAC,BAE,BAL,BAR,BEL,BRA,CAB,CAL,CAR,CEL,EAR,ERA,ICE,IRE,LAB,LAC,LAR,LEA,LEI,LIB,LIE,RAI,REB,REC,REI,RIA,RIB,

2-letter words (14 found)

AB,AE,AI,AL,AR,BA,BE,BI,EA,EL,ER,LA,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 150 words from calibre according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of calibre

calibre

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkæl.ə.bə(ɹ)/
  • Hyphenation: cal‧i‧ber

Noun

calibre (countable and uncountable, plural calibres)

  1. (UK, Canada, etc.) Alternative form of caliber.

Related terms

  • calibrate

Anagrams

  • caliber

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَالِب (qālib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.libʁ/
  • Rhymes: -ibʁ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧libre

Noun

calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. calibre
    gros calibre ― large calibre, large bore; high calibre

Descendants

Verb

calibre

  1. inflection of calibrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “calibre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • ciblera

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧li‧bre

Etymology 1

Noun

calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. caliber / calibre (dimension)
  2. gauge (mathematics, physics)

Etymology 2

Verb

calibre

  1. inflection of calibrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlibɾe/ [kaˈli.β̞ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -ibɾe
  • Syllabification: ca‧li‧bre

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French calibre. Doublet of gálibo.

Noun

calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. calibre
  2. calipers
  3. jig, gauge (tool)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Tagalog: kalibre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calibre

  1. inflection of calibrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “calibre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org