CATENOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CATENOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATENOID?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATENOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATENOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catenoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATENOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CATENOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATENOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CATENOID
- All 8 letters of CATENOID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CATENOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The curved surface formed by rotating a catenary, the hanging-chain curve, around an axis.
A catenoid has the shape of a flared tube pinched in the middle. It is famous in mathematics because it is a minimal surface, and a soap film stretched between two rings forms one naturally.
How CATENOID is used
A mathematical term found in geometry and physics texts.
- The soap film between the two rings formed a perfect catenoid.
- Students plotted the catenoid in their geometry class.
- A catenoid is one of the simplest minimal surfaces.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATENOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CATENOID
The 8 tiles of CATENOID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CATENOID
1 longer words begin with CATENOID.
Shorter words from the letters in CATENOID
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Common questions about CATENOID
- Is CATENOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATENOID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATENOID worth?
- CATENOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATENOID mean?
- The curved surface formed by rotating a catenary, the hanging-chain curve, around an axis.
- What letters can be added to CATENOID?
- CATENOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CATENOID:
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