CATENANES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATENANES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CATENANES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| 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 CATENANES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATENANES
No single letter turns CATENANES into another word.
How CATENANES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATENANES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATENANES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATENANES mean in Scrabble?
CATENANES is the plural of CATENANE.
Shorter words from the letters in CATENANES
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Common questions about CATENANES
- Is CATENANES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATENANES, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATENANES worth?
- CATENANES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATENANES?
- No single letter can be added to CATENANES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATENANES:
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