CATIONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CATIONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATIONIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATIONIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATIONIC
No single letter turns CATIONIC into another word.
How CATIONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CATIONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATIONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CATIONIC
- CATIONIC begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 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 CATIONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to, containing, or having the nature of a positively charged ion.
Chemists apply cationic to substances whose active part carries a positive charge, as in many detergents and polymers. The opposite term is anionic, which refers to negative charge.
How CATIONIC is used
A technical word in chemistry and materials science.
- The cationic surfactant clings to negatively charged fabric fibres.
- A cationic polymer was added to help the particles clump together.
- The resin has cationic sites that attract negative ions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATIONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CATIONIC
The 8 tiles of CATIONIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CATIONIC
1 longer words begin with CATIONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CATIONIC
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Common questions about CATIONIC
- Is CATIONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATIONIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATIONIC worth?
- CATIONIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATIONIC mean?
- Relating to, containing, or having the nature of a positively charged ion.
- What letters can be added to CATIONIC?
- No single letter can be added to CATIONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CATIONIC:
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