Is CATECHUMENATE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATECHUMENATE is not in it.

How many points is CATECHUMENATE worth?

CATECHUMENATE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CATECHUMENATE?

CATECHUMENATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CATECHUMENATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. CATECHUMENATE 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listCATECHUMENATE · 13 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 26 pts WWF

22points in Scrabble

26points in Words with Friends

13letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept CATECHUMENATE?

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: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.69

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.46%

Our own measure of how useful CATECHUMENATE is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CATECHUMENATE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CATECHUMENATE scores

Scrabble c3a1t1e1c3h4u1m3e1n1a1t1e1 22

Words with Friends c4a1t1e1c4h3u2m4e1n2a1t1e1 26

Face value of the 13 tiles in CATECHUMENATE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	2	2
a	2	9
t	2	6
e	3	12
h	1	2
u	1	4
m	1	2
n	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATECHUMENATE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CATECHUMENATE

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1 longer words begin with CATECHUMENATE.

Shorter words from the letters in CATECHUMENATE

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Common questions about CATECHUMENATE

Is CATECHUMENATE valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATECHUMENATE is not in it.
How many points is CATECHUMENATE worth?: CATECHUMENATE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CATECHUMENATE?: CATECHUMENATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CATECHUMENATE:

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