Is CATACHRESES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATACHRESES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Definition
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See the definition of CatachresesHooks for CATACHRESES
CATACHRESES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CATACHRESES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scratches16
- catchers15
- cratches15
- seecatch15
- catharses14
- cachets14
- catcher14
- catches14
- creches14
- scratch14
- screech14
- charases13
- cheaters13
- earaches13
- escheats13
- hectares13
- recheats13
- searches13
- starches13
- teachers13
- tracheae13
- tracheas13
- caches13
- cachet13
- cratch13
- creche13
- accretes12
- carcases12
- scarcest12
- chaetae12
- chasers12
- chaster12
- cheater12
- crashes12
- earache12
- eschars12
- escheat12
- etchers12
- hectare12
- rachets12
- ratches12
- reaches12
- recheat12
- retches12
- reteach12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- teacher12
- teaches12
- trachea12
- cache12
- catch12
- hetaeras11
- accrete11
- carcase11
- carcass11
- saccate11
- arches11
- cashes11
- chaeta11
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