Is CATECHISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATECHISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATECHISED mean?
Catechised is a form of CATECHISE.
- verb
give religious instructions to
- verb
examine through questioning and answering
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 CATECHISED
CATECHISED 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 CATECHISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catechise16
- cacheted16
- seecatch15
- desiccate14
- chedites14
- detaches14
- sacheted14
- cachets14
- catches14
- chicest14
- hectics14
- cached14
- cheated13
- chedite13
- chested13
- dehisce13
- ditches13
- scathed13
- caches13
- cachet13
- chicas13
- hectic13
- headiest12
- accedes12
- achiest12
- aitches12
- escheat12
- teaches12
- techies12
- cashed12
- cathed12
- chased12
- chides12
- detach12
- etched12
- itched12
- teched12
- cache12
- catch12
- chica12
- chics12
- ascetic11
- headset11
- heisted11
- accede11
- chaise11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- etches11
- ethics11
- itches11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- seiche11
- sicced11
- taches11
- techie11
- thecae11
- ticced11
- ached11
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