CATHARTICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CATHARTICAL 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CATHARTICAL?
| 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 CATHARTICAL is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATHARTICAL
No single letter turns CATHARTICAL into another word.
How CATHARTICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CATHARTICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATHARTICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CATHARTICAL
1 longer words begin with CATHARTICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CATHARTICAL
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Common questions about CATHARTICAL
- Is CATHARTICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CATHARTICAL is not in it.
- How many points is CATHARTICAL worth?
- CATHARTICAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CATHARTICAL?
- No single letter can be added to CATHARTICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CATHARTICAL:
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