CATCHCRIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATCHCRIES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATCHCRIES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATCHCRIES is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATCHCRIES
No single letter turns CATCHCRIES into another word.
How CATCHCRIES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CATCHCRIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CATCHCRIES needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in CATCHCRIES
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Common questions about CATCHCRIES
- Is CATCHCRIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATCHCRIES is not in it.
- How many points is CATCHCRIES worth?
- CATCHCRIES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATCHCRIES?
- No single letter can be added to CATCHCRIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CATCHCRIES:
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