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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 10
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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