Is CATALYSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATALYSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATALYSING mean?
Catalysing is a form of CATALYSE.
- verb
change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Hooks for CATALYSING
CATALYSING 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 CATALYSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acylating15
- analytics14
- sagacity14
- analytic13
- salacity13
- scantily13
- claying13
- galyacs13
- glycans13
- glycins13
- antalgics12
- anticly12
- scantly12
- cagily12
- clingy12
- galyac12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- antalgic11
- castling11
- catlings11
- nasality11
- antigay11
- gainsay11
- slaying11
- stagily11
- staying11
- stygian11
- styling11
- scanty11
- santalic10
- actings10
- agnatic10
- anality10
- analyst10
- casting10
- catling10
- lacings10
- nastily10
- saintly10
- scaling10
- talcing10
- angsty10
- gainly10
- gayals10
- glinty10
- laying10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- saying10
- singly10
- slangy10
- stingy10
- stying10
- tangly10
- tingly10
- acyls10
- canty10
- clays10
- cyans10
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