Is CATCHPENNY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATCHPENNY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATCHPENNY mean?
- adjective
designed to sell quickly without concern for quality
“catchpenny ornaments”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + N (1) + Y (4) = 22 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.
Hooks for CATCHPENNY
CATCHPENNY 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 CATCHPENNY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catchy16
- chancy16
- patchy16
- peachy16
- penchant15
- chantey15
- phytane15
- yecch15
- patency14
- chanty14
- peccant13
- cachet13
- chance13
- hepcat13
- pechan13
- heapy13
- techy13
- yacht13
- enchant12
- tenancy12
- accept12
- cache12
- catch12
- chape12
- chapt12
- cheap12
- pacey12
- patch12
- peach12
- achy12
- chay12
- hype12
- yech12
- hapten11
- hyena11
- caph11
- chap11
- pacy11
- pech11
- hyp11
- accent10
- canny10
- canty10
- chant10
- cheat10
- hance10
- natch10
- panty10
- peaty10
- penny10
- tache10
- teach10
- tench10
- theca10
- hyte10
- nyah10
- they10
- yeah10
- epact9
- pecan9
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