CATSPAW is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CATSPAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATSPAW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATSPAW is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATSPAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
catspawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATSPAW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CATSPAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does CATSPAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person used by someone else to carry out an unpleasant or risky task.
The word comes from a fable in which a monkey uses a cat's paw to pull chestnuts from a fire. A catspaw is therefore a tool, not a partner. In sailing it can also mean a light breeze that ruffles the water.
How CATSPAW is used
Catspaw is used for someone manipulated by another, and for a faint wind at sea.
- He realised he had been a catspaw for the real schemer.
- The clerk was only a catspaw in the plot.
- A catspaw crossed the bay and rippled the water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATSPAW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATSPAW
1 longer words begin with CATSPAW.
Shorter words from the letters in CATSPAW
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Common questions about CATSPAW
- Is CATSPAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATSPAW, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATSPAW worth?
- CATSPAW is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATSPAW mean?
- A person used by someone else to carry out an unpleasant or risky task.
- What letters can be added to CATSPAW?
- CATSPAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CATSPAW:
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