CATBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CATBIRD 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.
Which word lists accept CATBIRD?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATBIRD is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catbirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATBIRD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CATBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does CATBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A slate-grey North American songbird of the mockingbird family whose call sounds like a mewing cat.
The catbird hides in thick shrubs and is often heard long before it is seen. Its song is a jumble of borrowed phrases mixed with that famous mewing note. The name is also given to some Australian birds of the bowerbird family with similar catlike cries.
How CATBIRD is used
Used in birdwatching and nature writing.
- A catbird mewed from the hedge behind the garden.
- We spotted a grey catbird hopping among the bramble.
- The catbird is a relative of the mockingbird and shares its talent for mimicry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATBIRD
1 longer words begin with CATBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in CATBIRD
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Common questions about CATBIRD
- Is CATBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATBIRD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATBIRD worth?
- CATBIRD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATBIRD mean?
- A slate-grey North American songbird of the mockingbird family whose call sounds like a mewing cat.
- What letters can be added to CATBIRD?
- CATBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CATBIRD:
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