CATERPILLARS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CATERPILLARS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
c3a1t1e1r1p3i1l1l1a1r1s1
PlayableCATERPILLARS · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CATERPILLARS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.08%
Our own measure of how useful CATERPILLARS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATERPILLARS
No single letter turns CATERPILLARS into another word.
How CATERPILLARS scores
Scrabble c3a1t1e1r1p3i1l1l1a1r1s1 16
Words with Friends c4a1t1e1r1p4i1l2l2a1r1s1 20
Face value of the 12 tiles in CATERPILLARS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATERPILLARS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CATERPILLARS
caterpillar15 palaestric14 perisarcal14 precariats14 prelatical14 arpilleras12 rascallier12 apricates13 callipers13 capitella13 particles13 placaters13 practiser13 precariat13 sparticle13 arpillera11 cellarist11 erratical11 palestral11 pallasite11 palliates11 parietals11 prelatial11 pretrials11 psalteria11 rascaille11 scaletail11 sectarial11 tailraces11 arterials9 airscape12 airspace12 allspice12 aplastic12 apricate12 aspartic12 calipers12 calliper12 caltraps12 capitals12
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Common questions about CATERPILLARS
- Is CATERPILLARS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATERPILLARS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATERPILLARS worth?
- CATERPILLARS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATERPILLARS?
- No single letter can be added to CATERPILLARS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CATERPILLARS:
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