CATKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CATKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATKIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATKIN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catkinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATKIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CATKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 204,399.
What does CATKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hanging, tail-like cluster of tiny flowers found on trees such as willow, hazel and birch.
A catkin is a slim flower spike that droops from a branch in early spring, shedding yellow pollen to the wind. Willow, hazel, birch and poplar all bear catkins, and their dangling shapes are one of the first signs that winter is ending. The name was borrowed from an old Dutch word meaning little cat, a nod to the soft tail of a kitten.
How CATKIN is used
Standard botanical word, also familiar from nature writing.
- A yellow catkin swung from every hazel twig.
- The first catkin of the year appeared in late February.
- Children collected the soft catkin from the willow by the stream.
- Pollen drifted from each catkin in the March wind.
- The birch dropped a long catkin on the path.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATKIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CATKIN
The 6 tiles of CATKIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CATKIN
2 longer words begin with CATKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CATKIN
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Common questions about CATKIN
- Is CATKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATKIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATKIN worth?
- CATKIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATKIN mean?
- A hanging, tail-like cluster of tiny flowers found on trees such as willow, hazel and birch.
- What letters can be added to CATKIN?
- CATKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CATKIN:
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