CATATONIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CATATONIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATATONIA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATATONIA is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATATONIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catatoniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATATONIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATATONIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATATONIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATATONIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A condition of abnormal movement and behaviour, in which a person may be rigid and unresponsive or oddly overactive.
Catatonia is linked to certain mental illnesses and can leave a person frozen in one posture for long periods. It is a medical condition that doctors treat, not a mood or personality trait.
How CATATONIA is used
Catatonia is a psychiatric term used in clinical and medical writing.
- The patient lapsed into catatonia after the shock.
- Doctors diagnosed catatonia and began treatment.
- Catatonia can be mistaken for deep sleep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATATONIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATATONIA
1 longer words begin with CATATONIA.
Shorter words from the letters in CATATONIA
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Common questions about CATATONIA
- Is CATATONIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATATONIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATATONIA worth?
- CATATONIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATATONIA mean?
- A condition of abnormal movement and behaviour, in which a person may be rigid and unresponsive or oddly overactive.
- What letters can be added to CATATONIA?
- CATATONIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATATONIA:
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