Is CATEGORIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATEGORIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATEGORIES mean?
Categories is a form of CATEGORY.
- noun
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
“there are two classes of detergents”
- noun
a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + G (2) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CATEGORIES
CATEGORIES 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.
Anagrams of CATEGORIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CATEGORIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- categorise13
- esoterica11
- agrestic11
- cigarets11
- corteges11
- ecotages11
- ergastic11
- escargot11
- orgastic11
- coteries10
- eroticas10
- esoteric10
- argotic10
- cagiest10
- cargoes10
- cigaret10
- corsage10
- cortege10
- ecotage10
- ergotic10
- gastric10
- socager10
- tragics10
- acerose9
- acetose9
- atresic9
- cerates9
- cerites9
- coaster9
- coatees9
- coaters9
- coesite9
- coterie9
- creates9
- cristae9
- ecartes9
- erotica9
- erotics9
- ocreate9
- oracies9
- raciest9
- recites9
- recoats9
- scoriae9
- stearic9
- tierces9
- cagers9
- cagier9
- cargos9
- cigars9
- corgis9
- gestic9
- graces9
- orgiac9
- socage9
- tragic9
- aigrets8
- ergates8
- gaiters8
- garotes8
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