CATFALL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CATFALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATFALL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATFALL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATFALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catfallsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATFALL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CATFALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CATFALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A rope or tackle used on a ship to haul the anchor up to the cathead.
On sailing ships the catfall was part of the heavy work of weighing anchor, and crews hauled on it in time with a shanty. It ran from the cathead beam at the bow and lifted the anchor clear of the water. The word is now confined to nautical history and the vocabulary of old rigging.
How CATFALL is used
A technical word from sailing-ship rigging.
- The crew took hold of the catfall and heaved the anchor up.
- He coiled the catfall neatly on the foredeck.
- A frayed catfall had to be replaced before the ship could sail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATFALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATFALL
1 longer words begin with CATFALL.
Shorter words from the letters in CATFALL
Common questions about CATFALL
- Is CATFALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATFALL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATFALL worth?
- CATFALL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATFALL mean?
- A rope or tackle used on a ship to haul the anchor up to the cathead.
- What letters can be added to CATFALL?
- CATFALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CATFALL:
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