CATABASES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATABASES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listCATABASES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CATABASES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful CATABASES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATABASES
No single letter turns CATABASES into another word.
How CATABASES scores
Scrabble c3a1t1a1b3a1s1e1s1 13
Words with Friends c4a1t1a1b4a1s1e1s1 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATABASES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATABASES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CATABASES
casabas11 cassaba11 cassata9 abacas10 casaba10 abases8 abates8 acates8 baases8 basest8 basset8 bastes8 beasts8 castes8 cestas8 sceats8 abaca9 abacs9 cabas9 scabs9 abase7 abate7 abets7 aceta7 bases7 basse7 basta7 baste7 basts7 bates7 beast7 beats7 besat7 bests7 betas7 casas7 cases7 caste7 casts7 cates7
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Common questions about CATABASES
- Is CATABASES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATABASES is not in it.
- How many points is CATABASES worth?
- CATABASES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATABASES?
- No single letter can be added to CATABASES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATABASES:
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