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CATERWAULER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. CATERWAULER 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

c3a1t1e1r1w4a1u1l1e1r1
Depends on the listCATERWAULER · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept CATERWAULER?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.45
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.55%

Our own measure of how useful CATERWAULER is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CATERWAULER

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CATERWAULER scores

Scrabble c3a1t1e1r1w4a1u1l1e1r1 16
Words with Friends c4a1t1e1r1w4a1u2l2e1r1 19

Face value of the 11 tiles in CATERWAULER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
a29
t16
e212
r26
w12
u14
l14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATERWAULER has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CATERWAULER

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1 longer words begin with CATERWAULER.

Shorter words from the letters in CATERWAULER

caterwaul14 creatural11 careware13 aculeate10 arcature10 creature10 lacerate10 lecturer10 ulcerate10 laureate8 ureteral8 crawler12 rewater10 teaware10 trawler10 waterer10 acerate9 arcuate9 caerule9 caterer9 clearer9 crueler9 lecture9 raucler9 recrate9 retrace9 terrace9 traceur9 treacle9 alerter7 alterer7 aureate7 laetare7 realter7 relater7 acrawl11 clawer11 crewel11 curlew11 atweel9

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Common questions about CATERWAULER

Is CATERWAULER valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATERWAULER is not in it.
How many points is CATERWAULER worth?
CATERWAULER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CATERWAULER?
CATERWAULER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CATERWAULER:

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