CATADROMOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CATADROMOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATADROMOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATADROMOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATADROMOUS
No single letter turns CATADROMOUS into another word.
How CATADROMOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CATADROMOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATADROMOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATADROMOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Describing fish that live in fresh water but travel down to the sea to spawn.
The freshwater eel is the standard catadromous fish, making the opposite journey to salmon. Biologists use the term to classify the migration habits of a species.
How CATADROMOUS is used
Used in biology and fisheries science; its opposite is anadromous.
- The eel is a catadromous fish that breeds far out in the ocean.
- Catadromous species face barriers when dams block the river to the sea.
- Scientists tagged a catadromous mullet to follow its migration.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATADROMOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CATADROMOUS
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Common questions about CATADROMOUS
- Is CATADROMOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATADROMOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATADROMOUS worth?
- CATADROMOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATADROMOUS mean?
- Describing fish that live in fresh water but travel down to the sea to spawn.
- What letters can be added to CATADROMOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CATADROMOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CATADROMOUS:
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