CATALYSE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CATALYSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATALYSE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATALYSE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATALYSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATALYSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CATALYSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATALYSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATALYSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To speed up a chemical reaction by acting as a catalyst, or to set off a process.
Chemists use catalyse for reactions that proceed faster in the presence of an enzyme or metal. Writers extend it to events that trigger change without being used up. The spelling with s is the British one.
How CATALYSE is used
Takes a reaction or a change as its object; American writing prefers the z spelling.
- Enzymes catalyse reactions inside living cells.
- The scandal helped catalyse reform of the law.
- Platinum can catalyse this process at low temperature.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATALYSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CATALYSE
The 8 tiles of CATALYSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CATALYSE
4 longer words begin with CATALYSE.
Shorter words from the letters in CATALYSE
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Common questions about CATALYSE
- Is CATALYSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATALYSE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATALYSE worth?
- CATALYSE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATALYSE mean?
- To speed up a chemical reaction by acting as a catalyst, or to set off a process.
- What letters can be added to CATALYSE?
- CATALYSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CATALYSE:
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