CASTRATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CASTRATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CASTRATORY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CASTRATORY is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CASTRATORY
No single letter turns CASTRATORY into another word.
How CASTRATORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CASTRATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CASTRATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CASTRATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to castration, or tending to strip someone of strength or power.
In medicine the castratory procedure means removal of the reproductive organs. Psychologists sometimes use the word figuratively for humiliating, power-removing behaviour.
How CASTRATORY is used
Castratory is rare and appears in clinical or psychoanalytic writing.
- The castratory surgery was performed under anaesthetic.
- He described the manager's castratory criticism as crushing.
- A castratory effect on morale followed the layoffs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CASTRATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CASTRATORY
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Common questions about CASTRATORY
- Is CASTRATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CASTRATORY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CASTRATORY worth?
- CASTRATORY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CASTRATORY mean?
- Relating to castration, or tending to strip someone of strength or power.
- What letters can be added to CASTRATORY?
- No single letter can be added to CASTRATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CASTRATORY:
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