Is CATERWAULS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATERWAULS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATERWAULS mean?
Caterwauls 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
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + A (1) + U (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CATERWAULS
CATERWAULS 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 CATERWAULS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caterwaul14
- caselaw12
- clawers12
- curlews12
- clawer11
- crawls11
- curlew11
- scrawl11
- caesural10
- claustra10
- warstle10
- wastrel10
- wrastle10
- claws10
- clews10
- crawl10
- craws10
- crews10
- screw10
- acetals9
- arcuate9
- caesura9
- carates9
- cartels9
- clarets9
- cluster9
- crestal9
- crustal9
- curates9
- curtals9
- cutlers9
- lactase9
- recusal9
- relucts9
- scalare9
- scarlet9
- secular9
- sulcate9
- rawest9
- salwar9
- tawers9
- trawls9
- walers9
- walrus9
- warsle9
- waster9
- waters9
- caws9
- claw9
- clew9
- craw9
- crew9
- acarus8
- acetal8
- actual8
- acuate8
- acuter8
- acutes8
- arecas8
- caesar8
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