CATION is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATION is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATION scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about CATION
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A positively charged ion, one that moves toward the negative electrode, or cathode, during electrolysis.
A cation forms when an atom or molecule loses one or more electrons, leaving it with a positive charge that draws it toward the cathode in an electrolytic cell, the opposite of a negatively charged anion. Chemists rely on the cation and anion pair to describe how salts, acids and other compounds separate into charged particles in solution. Common cations include sodium, potassium and calcium ions, each playing important roles in chemistry and in the human body. An older variant spelling, kation, appears occasionally in scientific literature but is rarely used today.
How CATION is used
A standard chemistry term used in describing ions, electrolysis and body chemistry.
- Sodium forms a positively charged cation in solution.
- The cation migrated toward the cathode during electrolysis.
- Calcium is an important cation in muscle function.
- Chemists measured the concentration of each cation in the sample.
- The textbook explained how a cation differs from an anion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATION and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CATION
The 6 tiles of CATION in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CATION
3 longer words begin with CATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CATION
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Common questions about CATION
- Is CATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATION, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATION worth?
- CATION is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATION mean?
- A positively charged ion, one that moves toward the negative electrode, or cathode, during electrolysis.
- What letters can be added to CATION?
- CATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CATION:
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