CATHECT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CATHECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATHECT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATHECT is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATHECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cathectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATHECT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CATHECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,941 thousand.
What does CATHECT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To invest mental or emotional energy in a person, idea or object.
Cathect belongs to psychoanalysis, where a person is said to cathect something that matters deeply to them. The noun form is cathexis.
How CATHECT is used
Cathect is a specialist term used in psychoanalytic writing.
- Infants cathect the person who feeds and comforts them.
- He tended to cathect his work more than his relationships.
- Patients may cathect an object that stands for a lost loved one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATHECT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATHECT
4 longer words begin with CATHECT.
Shorter words from the letters in CATHECT
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Common questions about CATHECT
- Is CATHECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATHECT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATHECT worth?
- CATHECT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATHECT mean?
- To invest mental or emotional energy in a person, idea or object.
- What letters can be added to CATHECT?
- CATHECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CATHECT:
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