CATENATION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CATENATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATENATION?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATENATION is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATENATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catenationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATENATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CATENATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATENATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATENATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Connection in a chain-like series; in chemistry, the bonding of atoms of one element, especially carbon, into long chains.
Catenation is a technical-sounding relative of the more familiar concatenation. In chemistry it names the way atoms of one element bond into chains, and in computing it can refer to joining strings.
How CATENATION is used
Catenation is mostly found in science and technical writing rather than everyday speech.
- Carbon is famous for its catenation, forming long molecular chains.
- The catenation of events led to the final collapse.
- The textbook devotes a chapter to catenation in organic compounds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATENATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATENATION
1 longer words begin with CATENATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CATENATION
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Common questions about CATENATION
- Is CATENATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATENATION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATENATION worth?
- CATENATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATENATION mean?
- Connection in a chain-like series; in chemistry, the bonding of atoms of one element, especially carbon, into long chains.
- What letters can be added to CATENATION?
- CATENATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CATENATION:
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