CATTINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CATTINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATTINESS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATTINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATTINESS
Front hooks — 1
scattinessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CATTINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CATTINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CATTINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CATTINESS
- The same 9 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 CATTINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Spiteful, unkind behaviour, especially sly remarks made about another person.
Cattiness is the sort of sharp gossip that sounds polite but is meant to wound. It is often used about quarrels within a social group, and it can spoil an otherwise pleasant evening.
How CATTINESS is used
Cattiness is an informal word for petty, malicious talk.
- I was surprised by the cattiness of her comments.
- There was a lot of cattiness backstage before the show.
- He rose above the cattiness and stayed polite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATTINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CATTINESS
The 9 tiles of CATTINESS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CATTINESS
1 longer words begin with CATTINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CATTINESS
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Common questions about CATTINESS
- Is CATTINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATTINESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATTINESS worth?
- CATTINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATTINESS mean?
- Spiteful, unkind behaviour, especially sly remarks made about another person.
- What letters can be added to CATTINESS?
- CATTINESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CATTINESS:
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