CATAPHORS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATAPHORS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
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Depends on the listCATAPHORS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CATAPHORS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful CATAPHORS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATAPHORS
No single letter turns CATAPHORS into another word.
How CATAPHORS scores
Scrabble c3a1t1a1p3h4o1r1s1 16
Words with Friends c4a1t1a1p4h3o1r1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATAPHORS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATAPHORS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CATAPHORS
cataphor15 toparchs15 parashot13 carhops14 coprahs14 toparch14 chartas12 orchats12 captors11 ostraca9 carhop13 coprah13 pachas13 phocas13 scarph13 achars11 charas11 charta11 charts11 orchat11 pathos11 pharos11 phasor11 potash11 scarth11 sparth11 starch11 tachos11 thorps11 capots10 captor10 caraps10 cartop10 coapts10 copras10 scarpa10 arhats9 arohas9 rathas9 torahs9
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Common questions about CATAPHORS
- Is CATAPHORS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATAPHORS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATAPHORS worth?
- CATAPHORS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATAPHORS?
- No single letter can be added to CATAPHORS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATAPHORS:
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