CATERWAULERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATERWAULERS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATERWAULERS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATERWAULERS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATERWAULERS
No single letter turns CATERWAULERS into another word.
How CATERWAULERS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CATERWAULERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATERWAULERS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CATERWAULERS
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Common questions about CATERWAULERS
- Is CATERWAULERS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATERWAULERS is not in it.
- How many points is CATERWAULERS worth?
- CATERWAULERS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATERWAULERS?
- No single letter can be added to CATERWAULERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CATERWAULERS:
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