CATECHUMENICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATECHUMENICAL 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATECHUMENICAL?
| 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 CATECHUMENICAL is to know. It scores 25 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATECHUMENICAL
No single letter turns CATECHUMENICAL into another word.
How CATECHUMENICAL scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in CATECHUMENICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CATECHUMENICAL needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in CATECHUMENICAL
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Common questions about CATECHUMENICAL
- Is CATECHUMENICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATECHUMENICAL is not in it.
- How many points is CATECHUMENICAL worth?
- CATECHUMENICAL is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATECHUMENICAL?
- No single letter can be added to CATECHUMENICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of CATECHUMENICAL:
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