Is CATERWAULED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATERWAULED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATERWAULED mean?
Caterwauled is a form of CATERWAUL.
- noun
the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
- verb
utter shrieks, as of cats
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + A (1) + U (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 CATERWAULED
CATERWAULED 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 CATERWAULED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caterwaul14
- crawled13
- aculeated12
- lacerated12
- ulcerated12
- clawed12
- clewed12
- crewed12
- declaw12
- acerated11
- arcuated11
- decretal11
- ecaudate11
- lectured11
- relucted11
- awardee11
- dewater11
- leeward11
- tarweed11
- trawled11
- watered11
- clawer11
- crewel11
- curlew11
- cawed11
- laureated10
- aculeate10
- lacerate10
- ulcerate10
- caldera10
- catered10
- caudate10
- cerated10
- cleared10
- cleated10
- craaled10
- created10
- creedal10
- curated10
- declare10
- educate10
- eructed10
- reacted10
- relaced10
- teaware10
- traduce10
- ulcered10
- adware10
- drawee10
- lewder10
- reweld10
- warted10
- wauled10
- welder10
- welted10
- crawl10
- acerate9
- arcuate9
- lecture9
- treacle9
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