CATEGORIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CATEGORIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATEGORIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATEGORIC is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATEGORIC
No single letter turns CATEGORIC into another word.
How CATEGORIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATEGORIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATEGORIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CATEGORIC
- CATEGORIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CATEGORIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Absolute and unqualified, leaving no room for doubt or exception.
A categoric refusal or denial is one stated flatly, with no conditions attached. The word is a close cousin of categorical, but it appears less often and sounds more formal.
How CATEGORIC is used
Used in formal statements, news reports and legal or political language.
- The company gave a categoric denial of the rumours.
- She made a categoric statement that she would not resign.
- His categoric answer ended the discussion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATEGORIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATEGORIC
3 longer words begin with CATEGORIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CATEGORIC
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Common questions about CATEGORIC
- Is CATEGORIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATEGORIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATEGORIC worth?
- CATEGORIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATEGORIC mean?
- Absolute and unqualified, leaving no room for doubt or exception.
- What letters can be added to CATEGORIC?
- No single letter can be added to CATEGORIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATEGORIC:
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