CATERWAUL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CATERWAUL 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.
c3a1t1e1r1w4a1u1l1
PlayableCATERWAUL · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CATERWAUL?
| 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
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful CATERWAUL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATERWAUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caterwaulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATERWAUL scores
Scrabble c3a1t1e1r1w4a1u1l1 14
Words with Friends c4a1t1e1r1w4a1u2l2 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATERWAUL, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATERWAUL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CATERWAUL
6 longer words begin with CATERWAUL.
Shorter words from the letters in CATERWAUL
arcuate9 acrawl11 clawer11 curlew11 tulwar9 acater8 acetal8 actual8 acture8 acuate8 acuter8 carate8 cartel8 cautel8 cauter8 claret8 culter8 curate8 curtal8 cutler8 raucle8 rectal8 reluct8 tarcel8 aurate6 laurae6 relata6 crawl10 aware8 lawer8 tawer8 trawl8 waler8 water8 wrate8 aceta7 acute7 areca7 carat7 caret7
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Common questions about CATERWAUL
- Is CATERWAUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATERWAUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATERWAUL worth?
- CATERWAUL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATERWAUL?
- CATERWAUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATERWAUL:
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