CATAWBA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CATAWBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATAWBA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATAWBA is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATAWBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catawbasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATAWBA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CATAWBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,970 thousand.
What does CATAWBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A reddish American grape, or the light wine made from it.
Catawba grapes were among the first American varieties grown widely for wine, especially in Ohio. The name also belongs to a Native American people of the Carolinas.
How CATAWBA is used
Catawba refers to the grape and wine, and to the people of the same name.
- The vineyard produced a sweet catawba in the autumn.
- He poured a glass of chilled catawba.
- Catawba grapes ripen late in the season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATAWBA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATAWBA
1 longer words begin with CATAWBA.
Shorter words from the letters in CATAWBA
Common questions about CATAWBA
- Is CATAWBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATAWBA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATAWBA worth?
- CATAWBA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATAWBA mean?
- A reddish American grape, or the light wine made from it.
- What letters can be added to CATAWBA?
- CATAWBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CATAWBA:
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