Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 10-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to CAL starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: calabashes, calabooses, calamander.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| calabashes | 10 | 4 | |
| calabooses | 10 | 4 | |
| calamander | 10 | 4 | |
| calamaries | 10 | 4 | |
| calamining | 10 | 4 | |
| calamities | 10 | 4 | |
| calamitous | 10 | 4 | |
| calamondin | 10 | 4 | |
| calcareous | 10 | 3 | |
| calcicoles | 10 | 4 | |
| calciferol | 10 | 4 | |
| calcifuges | 10 | 4 | |
| calcifying | 10 | 3 | |
| calcimined | 10 | 4 | |
| calcimines | 10 | 4 | |
| calcinoses | 10 | 4 | |
| calcinosis | 10 | 4 | |
| calcitonin | 10 | 4 | |
| calculable | 10 | 3 | |
| calculated | 10 | 4 | |
| calculates | 10 | 4 | |
| calculator | 10 | 4 | |
| calculuses | 10 | 4 | |
| calendared | 10 | 4 | |
| calendered | 10 | 4 | |
| calenderer | 10 | 4 | |
| calendulas | 10 | 4 | |
| calentures | 10 | 4 | |
| calibrated | 10 | 4 | |
| calibrates | 10 | 4 | |
| calibrator | 10 | 4 | |
| caliginous | 10 | 4 | |
| calipashes | 10 | 4 | |
| calipering | 10 | 4 | |
| caliphates | 10 | 4 | |
| callipered | 10 | 4 | |
| callithump | 10 | 3 | |
| callousing | 10 | 3 | |
| callowness | 10 | 3 | |
| calmatives | 10 | 4 | |
| calmnesses | 10 | 3 | |
| calmodulin | 10 | 4 | |
| calorizing | 10 | 4 | |
| calumniate | 10 | 3 | |
| calumnious | 10 | 3 | |
| calvadoses | 10 | 4 |
Are CAL-starting words common?
CAL is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after CAL quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.