CATECHIZINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATECHIZINGS 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATECHIZINGS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATECHIZINGS is to know. It scores 29 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATECHIZINGS
No single letter turns CATECHIZINGS into another word.
How CATECHIZINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CATECHIZINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATECHIZINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CATECHIZINGS
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Common questions about CATECHIZINGS
- Is CATECHIZINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATECHIZINGS is not in it.
- How many points is CATECHIZINGS worth?
- CATECHIZINGS is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATECHIZINGS?
- No single letter can be added to CATECHIZINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CATECHIZINGS:
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