CATHARIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATHARIZES 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATHARIZES?
| 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 CATHARIZES is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATHARIZES
No single letter turns CATHARIZES into another word.
How CATHARIZES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CATHARIZES, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATHARIZES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CATHARIZES
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Common questions about CATHARIZES
- Is CATHARIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATHARIZES is not in it.
- How many points is CATHARIZES worth?
- CATHARIZES is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATHARIZES?
- No single letter can be added to CATHARIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CATHARIZES:
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