CATACOMB is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CATACOMB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATACOMB?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATACOMB is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATACOMB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catacombsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATACOMB scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CATACOMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATACOMB has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATACOMB mean in Scrabble?
noun
An underground burial place made of galleries with recesses cut for tombs.
The best-known catacomb systems lie under Rome and Paris. The word is mostly used in the plural, but a single catacomb can run for miles.
How CATACOMB is used
Catacomb is used in history and travel writing about underground tombs.
- Visitors followed a guide through the catacomb by candlelight.
- Early Christians once hid in a catacomb.
- The old mine felt like a catacomb of narrow tunnels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATACOMB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATACOMB
1 longer words begin with CATACOMB.
Shorter words from the letters in CATACOMB
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Common questions about CATACOMB
- Is CATACOMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATACOMB, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATACOMB worth?
- CATACOMB is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATACOMB mean?
- An underground burial place made of galleries with recesses cut for tombs.
- What letters can be added to CATACOMB?
- CATACOMB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CATACOMB:
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