Is CATARACT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATARACT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CATARACT worth?

CATARACT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CATARACT?

CATARACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CATARACT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. CATARACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

c3a1t1a1r1a1c3t1

PlayableCATARACT · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept CATARACT?

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: 42 / 100

42WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

6.13%

Our own measure of how useful CATARACT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CATARACT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

cataracts13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CATARACT scores

Scrabble c3a1t1a1r1a1c3t1 12

Words with Friends c4a1t1a1r1a1c4t1 14

Face value of the 8 tiles in CATARACT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	2	2
a	3	9
t	2	6
r	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATARACT has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CATARACT

cataracts13 cataractous15

2 longer words begin with CATARACT.

Shorter words from the letters in CATARACT

caract10 carat7 carta7 tract7 attar5 taata5 tatar5 acca8 caca8 acta6 cart6 raca6 tact6 rata4 tara4 tart4 trat4 act5 arc5 caa5 car5 cat5 art3 att3 rat3 tar3 tat3 tra3 aa2 ar2 at2 ta2

Common questions about CATARACT

Is CATARACT valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATARACT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CATARACT worth?: CATARACT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CATARACT?: CATARACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CATARACT:

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