How many words end in CAL?

This page lists 771 words ending in CAL, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -CAL words useful?

Words ending in CAL are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With CAL

All 771 words in our dictionary that end in CAL, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

771 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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vortical13 angelical12 atomical12 berascal12 biotical12 buccal12 clerical12 clinical12 coccal12 cortical12 critical12 deistical12 domical12 elegiacal12 ethical12 finical12 galenical12 genetical12 helical12 iconical12 identical12 idiotical12 illogical12 inimical12 interlocal12 lubrical12 lyrical12 magical12 maniacal12 medical12 meniscal12 metrical12 oratorical12 pedocal12 poetical12 pollical12 rubrical12 scenical12 septical12 tactical12 tropical12 unvocal12 vatical12 vesical12 alogical11 arsenical11 caracal11 cloacal11 conical11 eristical11 erratical11 faecal11 faucal11 fiscal11 gestical11 metical11 musical11 optical11 satirical11 surgical11 thecal11 topical11 tragical11 apical10 caecal10 epical10 erotical10 fecal10 focal10 iatrical10 irenical10 ironical10 logical10 mescal10 nautical10 nodical10 nonlocal10 pascal10 plical10 radical10 rustical10 statical10 sterical10 turrical10 vocal10 cecal9 pical9 stoical9 decal8 ducal8 laical8 rascal8 sulcal8 tincal8 local7 tical7

Hooking with -CAL words

Endings like -CAL let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

What the numbers say

The shape of this list: 771 entries between 5 and 15 letters long, peaking at 11 letters with 125 words. Five-letter picks number 10 and seven-letter picks 30. Nothing here outscores QUIZZICAL — 38 points from 9 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: QUIZZICAL (38), PHYSICOCHEMICAL (34), PSYCHOPHYSICAL (34), PSYCHOCHEMICAL (33), ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL (33). At 15 letters, AMPHITHEATRICAL is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 18. Letter-wise, A is the workhorse — it appears in 771 of these words, ahead of C (771) and L (771).

Three easy picks from this list

When the rack looks hopeless, LAICAL (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
RASCAL is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
SULCAL earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: TINCAL (8), LOCAL (7), TICAL (7), DECAL (8), DUCAL (8).

Why -CAL endings win turns

A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -CAL word, note whether it also takes a front extension. Words that extend at both ends are the ones that turn a 12-point play into a 40-point one, because you can bridge two premium squares. The top of this list — sorted by score — is where those double-duty words hide.

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