8-letter words starting with CAL
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter CAL. This section showcases how CAL at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with CAL, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| calendar | 11 | a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc) | I have you on my calendar for next Monday |
| calamari | 12 | (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | - |
| calamity | 15 | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity |
| calculus | 12 | a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body | - |
| calmness | 12 | steadiness of mind under stress | - |
| callback | 18 | a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) | - |
| calluses | 10 | - | - |
| calvados | 14 | dry apple brandy made in Normandy | - |
| calender | 11 | a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers | - |
| calliope | 12 | a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard | - |
| calamine | 12 | a white mineral; a common ore of zinc | - |
| calfskin | 17 | fine leather from the skin of a calf | - |
| callused | 11 | - | - |
| calabash | 15 | tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds | - |
| calcined | 13 | - | - |
| calderas | 11 | - | - |
| calabaza | 21 | - | - |
| caladium | 13 | any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red | - |
| calaloos | 10 | - | - |
| calamars | 12 | - | - |
| calamary | 15 | (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | - |
| calamata | 12 | - | - |
| calamint | 12 | perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America | - |
| calamite | 12 | - | - |
| calanthe | 13 | any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise | - |
| calashes | 13 | - | - |
| calathea | 13 | - | - |
| calathos | 13 | - | - |
| calathus | 13 | - | - |
| calcanea | 12 | - | - |
| calcanei | 12 | - | - |
| calcaria | 12 | - | - |
| calceate | 12 | - | - |
| calcific | 17 | involving or resulting from calcification | - |
| calcines | 12 | - | - |
| calcites | 12 | - | - |
| calcitic | 14 | of or relating to or containing calcite | - |
| calciums | 14 | - | - |
| calcrete | 12 | - | - |
| calcspar | 14 | - | - |
| calctufa | 15 | - | - |
| calctuff | 18 | - | - |
| calcular | 12 | - | - |
| caldaria | 11 | - | - |
| caldrons | 11 | - | - |
| caleches | 15 | - | - |
| calefied | 14 | - | - |
| calefies | 13 | - | - |
| calendal | 11 | - | - |
| calendry | 14 | - | - |
| calfhood | 17 | - | - |
| calfless | 13 | - | - |
| calflick | 19 | - | - |
| calflike | 17 | - | - |
| calibers | 12 | - | - |
| calibred | 13 | - | - |
| calibres | 12 | - | - |
| caliches | 15 | - | - |
| calicles | 12 | - | - |
| calicoes | 12 | - | - |
| calidity | 14 | - | - |
| califate | 13 | - | - |
| califont | 13 | - | - |
| caligoes | 11 | - | - |
| calipash | 15 | - | - |
| calipees | 12 | - | - |
| calipers | 12 | - | - |
| caliphal | 15 | - | - |
| calisaya | 13 | Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark | - |
| calivers | 13 | - | - |
| calkings | 15 | - | - |
| callable | 12 | subject to a demand for payment before due date | callable bonds |
| callaloo | 10 | - | - |
| callalou | 10 | - | - |
| callants | 10 | - | - |
| callboys | 15 | - | - |
| callings | 11 | - | - |
| callipee | 12 | - | - |
| calliper | 12 | measure the diameter of something with calipers | - |
| calloses | 10 | - | - |
| callouts | 10 | - | - |
| callower | 13 | - | - |
| callowly | 16 | - | - |
| calltime | 12 | - | - |
| callunas | 10 | - | - |
| calmants | 12 | - | - |
| calmiest | 12 | - | - |
| calmings | 13 | - | - |
| calomels | 12 | - | - |
| calorics | 12 | - | - |
| calories | 10 | - | - |
| calorise | 10 | - | - |
| calorist | 10 | - | - |
| calorize | 19 | - | - |
| calottes | 10 | - | - |
| calotype | 15 | - | - |
| caloyers | 13 | - | - |
| calpacks | 18 | - | - |
| calpains | 12 | - | - |
| calquing | 20 | - | - |
| calthrop | 15 | - | - |
| caltraps | 12 | - | - |
| caltrops | 12 | - | - |
| calumbas | 14 | - | - |
| calumets | 12 | - | - |
| calutron | 10 | - | - |
| calvaria | 13 | the dome of the skull | - |
| calvered | 14 | - | - |
| calycate | 15 | - | - |
| calyceal | 15 | of or relating to or resembling a calyx | - |
| calycine | 15 | of or relating to or resembling a calyx | - |
| calycled | 16 | having a calyculus | - |
| calycles | 15 | - | - |
| calycoid | 16 | - | - |
| calycule | 15 | - | - |
| calyculi | 15 | - | - |
| calypsos | 15 | - | - |
| calypter | 15 | scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly | - |
| calyptra | 15 | the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy | - |
| calzones | 19 | - | - |
