CATALYZE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. CATALYZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATALYZE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATALYZE is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATALYZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATALYZE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CATALYZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATALYZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATALYZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To speed up a chemical reaction by acting as a catalyst, or, more loosely, to set a process in motion.
In chemistry an enzyme will catalyze a reaction without being used up itself. In everyday writing the verb is stretched to mean that one event sparks a wider change.
How CATALYZE is used
Catalyze is used in science for reactions and in general writing for triggering change.
- The enzyme helps catalyze the breakdown of sugar.
- The protest could catalyze a wider reform movement.
- Platinum is used to catalyze the reaction in the converter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATALYZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATALYZE
4 longer words begin with CATALYZE.
Shorter words from the letters in CATALYZE
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Common questions about CATALYZE
- Is CATALYZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATALYZE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATALYZE worth?
- CATALYZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATALYZE mean?
- To speed up a chemical reaction by acting as a catalyst, or, more loosely, to set a process in motion.
- What letters can be added to CATALYZE?
- CATALYZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CATALYZE:
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