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CATHETERISING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points

It depends on the list you play by. CATHETERISING 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

c3a1t1h4e1t1e1r1i1s1i1n1g2
Depends on the listCATHETERISING · 13 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
13letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept CATHETERISING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.46
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.62%

Our own measure of how useful CATHETERISING is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CATHETERISING

No single letter turns CATHETERISING into another word.

How CATHETERISING scores

Scrabble c3a1t1h4e1t1e1r1i1s1i1n1g2 19
Words with Friends c4a1t1h3e1t1e1r1i1s1i1n2g3 21

Face value of the 13 tiles in CATHETERISING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
a19
t26
h12
e212
r16
i29
s14
n16
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATHETERISING has to be built on the board across turns.

Shorter words from the letters in CATHETERISING

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Common questions about CATHETERISING

Is CATHETERISING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATHETERISING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CATHETERISING worth?
CATHETERISING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CATHETERISING?
No single letter can be added to CATHETERISING to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CATHETERISING:

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