Kalends
noun
- Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
"The three principal calendars are the Gregorian, Jewish, and Islamic calendars."
- A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
"Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall."
- A list of planned events.
"The club has a busy calendar this year."
- An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or events; a schedule.
"a calendar of bills presented in a legislative assemblly; a calendar of causes arranged for trial in court"
- An appointment book (US), appointment diary (UK)
noun
- Often with initial capital: the first day of a month
"The third day before the calends of February is 30 January, the third calends of March is 27 or 28 February, and the third of the calends of May is 29 April."
- (by extension) A day for settling debts and other accounts.
- (by extension) Synonym of Rosh Hodesh
- The first day of something; a beginning.
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Kalends"
Kalends is a 7-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Kalends" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "kalends" is a medium-scoring word.