CATHOLICATE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CATHOLICATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATHOLICATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATHOLICATE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATHOLICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catholicatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATHOLICATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CATHOLICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATHOLICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CATHOLICATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The office, rank or territory of a catholicos, a senior bishop in some Eastern Churches.
A catholicate is the area of authority belonging to a catholicos, as in the Armenian and Malankara traditions. The word is used in church history and in descriptions of how those Churches are governed.
How CATHOLICATE is used
Used in church history and in the structure of Eastern Churches.
- The catholicate was moved to a new city after the war.
- He was elected to head the catholicate in a solemn ceremony.
- Historians trace the catholicate back many centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATHOLICATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATHOLICATE
1 longer words begin with CATHOLICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in CATHOLICATE
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Common questions about CATHOLICATE
- Is CATHOLICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATHOLICATE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATHOLICATE worth?
- CATHOLICATE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATHOLICATE mean?
- The office, rank or territory of a catholicos, a senior bishop in some Eastern Churches.
- What letters can be added to CATHOLICATE?
- CATHOLICATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CATHOLICATE:
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