CATTY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CATTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CATTY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CATTY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CATTY
Front hooks — 1
scattyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CATTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CATTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 139,421.
What does CATTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Spiteful or unkind in a sly, indirect way, especially in remarks about another person.
Catty describes comments or behaviour that are deliberately hurtful while sounding almost casual, the kind of sharp remark dressed up as a joke or an offhand observation. The same spelling also names an old unit of weight used in parts of Asia, but the spiteful sense is by far the more common one in everyday English today.
How CATTY is used
Informal; used of unkind remarks or behaviour, especially between rivals or gossiping friends.
- Her catty remark about his haircut embarrassed everyone at the table.
- The two colleagues traded catty comments throughout the meeting.
- He tried not to sound catty when describing his rival's performance.
- The review was catty rather than genuinely critical.
- She regretted the catty joke as soon as she said it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CATTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CATTY
1 longer words begin with CATTY.
Words ending in CATTY
1 words end in CATTY. Useful as a back hook: play CATTY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CATTY
Common questions about CATTY
- Is CATTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CATTY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CATTY worth?
- CATTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CATTY mean?
- Spiteful or unkind in a sly, indirect way, especially in remarks about another person.
- What letters can be added to CATTY?
- CATTY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CATTY:
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