CATACHRESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CATACHRESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATACHRESIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATACHRESIS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATACHRESIS
No single letter turns CATACHRESIS into another word.
How CATACHRESIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CATACHRESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATACHRESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATACHRESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The misuse or strained use of a word, either by mistake or on purpose for effect.
Catachresis may be a plain error, such as using a word for the wrong idea, or a deliberate figure of speech like the leg of a table. Critics also use catachresis for a mixed, awkward image in writing.
How CATACHRESIS is used
Used in rhetoric, linguistics and literary criticism.
- The phrase "a deafening silence" is sometimes called catachresis.
- The poet used catachresis to stretch the meaning of the word.
- Her essay lists examples of catachresis in modern speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATACHRESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CATACHRESIS
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Common questions about CATACHRESIS
- Is CATACHRESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATACHRESIS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATACHRESIS worth?
- CATACHRESIS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATACHRESIS mean?
- The misuse or strained use of a word, either by mistake or on purpose for effect.
- What letters can be added to CATACHRESIS?
- No single letter can be added to CATACHRESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CATACHRESIS:
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