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Is calver a Scrabble word?

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

C3A1L1V4E1R1

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

C3A1L1V4E1R1

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6-letter words (3 found)

CALVER,CARVEL,CLAVER,

5-letter words (14 found)

CALVE,CARLE,CARVE,CAVEL,CAVER,CLAVE,CLEAR,CRAVE,LACER,LAVER,RAVEL,RECAL,VAREC,VELAR,

4-letter words (25 found)

ACER,ACRE,ALEC,ARLE,AVEL,AVER,CARE,CARL,CAVE,EARL,LACE,LAER,LARE,LAVE,LEAR,LEVA,RACE,RALE,RAVE,REAL,VALE,VARE,VEAL,VELA,VERA,

3-letter words (21 found)

ACE,ALE,ARC,ARE,AVE,CAL,CAR,CEL,EAR,ERA,LAC,LAR,LAV,LEA,LEV,RAV,REC,REV,VAC,VAE,VAR,

2-letter words (8 found)

AE,AL,AR,EA,EL,ER,LA,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 72 words from calver according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of calver

calver

Etymology 1

calve +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːvə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkævɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːvə(ɹ), -ævə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: carver (Received Pronunciation)

Noun

calver (plural calvers)

  1. A cow that produces young.
Related terms
  • down-calver
  • first calver
  • second calver
Translations

Etymology 2

As the adjective predates the verb, possibly from Middle English calver (“interspersed with flakes”), from Old English calwer. Cognate with Scots caller.

Adjective

calver

  1. Of salmon: freshly caught.
    calver salmon

Verb

calver (third-person singular simple present calvers, present participle calvering, simple past and past participle calvered)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To cut into slices and pickle.
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered.

Anagrams

  • carvel, claver

Middle English

Etymology 1

Possibly inherited from Old English calwer (“curds”), of unknown origin. The development of /lw/ to /lv/ before /r/ would be unparalleled, but there are no clear counterexamples either.

Alternative forms

  • calvar, calvur

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkalvər/

Adjective

calver

  1. (rare, of salmon) Having curd-like flakes throughout.
Descendants
  • English: calver
  • Scots: caller

References

  • “calver, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

calver

  1. plural of calf (“calf (young cow)”)

Source: wiktionary.org