CATHARSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CATHARSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATHARSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATHARSIS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATHARSIS
No single letter turns CATHARSIS into another word.
How CATHARSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATHARSIS, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATHARSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATHARSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The release of strong or suppressed emotions, which brings relief.
The idea goes back to Greek thinking about tragedy, where an audience was thought to be cleansed by pity and fear. Today catharsis is also a term in psychotherapy and in ordinary talk about a good cry or a long overdue argument.
How CATHARSIS is used
Used in literature, psychology and everyday speech about emotional relief.
- Writing the letter was a catharsis for her.
- The play ends in a catharsis that leaves the audience in tears.
- He found catharsis in long walks by the sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATHARSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CATHARSIS
The 9 tiles of CATHARSIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CATHARSIS
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Common questions about CATHARSIS
- Is CATHARSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATHARSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATHARSIS worth?
- CATHARSIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATHARSIS mean?
- The release of strong or suppressed emotions, which brings relief.
- What letters can be added to CATHARSIS?
- No single letter can be added to CATHARSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATHARSIS:
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