CATHARISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATHARISES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATHARISES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATHARISES is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATHARISES
No single letter turns CATHARISES into another word.
How CATHARISES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CATHARISES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATHARISES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CATHARISES
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Common questions about CATHARISES
- Is CATHARISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATHARISES is not in it.
- How many points is CATHARISES worth?
- CATHARISES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATHARISES?
- No single letter can be added to CATHARISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CATHARISES:
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