SCAT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SCAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCAT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCAT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCAT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SCAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about SCAT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 SCAT mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To go away quickly, especially when told to do so.
Scat is most often used as a sharp command to chase off an animal, as when someone shouts scat at a cat on the table, though it can also describe a person hurrying off. The word carries a note of sudden, undignified departure rather than an ordinary walk away.
How SCAT is used
Informal; common as an exclamation aimed at animals and occasionally at people.
- She clapped her hands and told the cat to scat.
- Scat! he shouted, waving his arms at the pigeons.
- The dog would scat under the porch at the first thunderclap.
- He knew enough to scat before the coach noticed him.
- Tell your friends to scat before your mother gets home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCAT
The 4 tiles of SCAT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SCAT
Showing 24 of 70 words that begin with SCAT.
Words ending in SCAT
2 words end in SCAT. Useful as a back hook: play SCAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SCAT inside
Showing 24 of 76 words that contain SCAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SCAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SCAT
Common questions about SCAT
- Is SCAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCAT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCAT worth?
- SCAT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCAT mean?
- To go away quickly, especially when told to do so.
- What letters can be added to SCAT?
- SCAT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SCAT:
Open SCAT in the Word Finder