Is CATHARSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATHARSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATHARSES mean?
Catharses is a form of CATHARS.
- noun
a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CATHARSES
CATHARSES 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 CATHARSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- charases13
- starches13
- tracheas13
- chasers12
- chaster12
- crashes12
- eschars12
- rachets12
- ratches12
- sachets12
- scathes12
- trachea12
- arches11
- cashes11
- chaeta11
- charas11
- chares11
- charts11
- chaser11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- cherts11
- chests11
- eschar11
- rachet11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- search11
- starch11
- taches11
- rashest10
- trashes10
- aches10
- caths10
- chare10
- chars10
- chart10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chert10
- chess10
- chest10
- crash10
- ratch10
- reach10
- retch10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- theca10
- actress9
- caesars9
- carates9
- casters9
- recasts9
- arhats9
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