CATTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CATTAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATTAIL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATTAIL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATTAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cattailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CATTAIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CATTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does CATTAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A tall marsh plant with long flat leaves and a dense brown cylindrical flower spike.
Each cattail stands in shallow water where the spike looks like a brown sausage on a stick. Ducks nest in its thick stands, and the fluffy seed was once used to stuff pillows.
How CATTAIL is used
Common name in the United States and Canada; British speakers say reedmace.
- A red-winged blackbird perched on a cattail.
- We cut a cattail from the edge of the pond.
- Cattail leaves were woven into mats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATTAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATTAIL
1 longer words begin with CATTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in CATTAIL
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Common questions about CATTAIL
- Is CATTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATTAIL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATTAIL worth?
- CATTAIL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATTAIL mean?
- A tall marsh plant with long flat leaves and a dense brown cylindrical flower spike.
- What letters can be added to CATTAIL?
- CATTAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CATTAIL:
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