CATAMENIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CATAMENIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATAMENIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 CATAMENIAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATAMENIAL
No single letter turns CATAMENIAL into another word.
How CATAMENIAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CATAMENIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATAMENIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATAMENIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to menstruation, or the monthly cycle of a woman.
Catamenial is a clinical word used when a symptom follows the menstrual cycle. Doctors speak of catamenial epilepsy or catamenial pneumothorax when episodes cluster around periods.
How CATAMENIAL is used
Catamenial is a medical adjective, rarely used outside clinical writing.
- She was diagnosed with catamenial migraines.
- The catamenial pattern of the seizures was clear.
- Catamenial symptoms often return at the same point each month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATAMENIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CATAMENIAL
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Common questions about CATAMENIAL
- Is CATAMENIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATAMENIAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATAMENIAL worth?
- CATAMENIAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATAMENIAL mean?
- Relating to menstruation, or the monthly cycle of a woman.
- What letters can be added to CATAMENIAL?
- No single letter can be added to CATAMENIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CATAMENIAL:
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