CATHARISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATHARISE 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATHARISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATHARISE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATHARISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATHARISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATHARISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATHARISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of CATHARISE
The 9 tiles of CATHARISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CATHARISE
2 longer words begin with CATHARISE.
Shorter words from the letters in CATHARISE
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Common questions about CATHARISE
- Is CATHARISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATHARISE is not in it.
- How many points is CATHARISE worth?
- CATHARISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATHARISE?
- CATHARISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATHARISE:
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