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Is CATHARTICS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CATHARTICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CATHARTICS mean?

Cathartics is a form of CATHARTIC.

  1. noun

    a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

  2. adjective

    emotionally purging

  3. adjective

    emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

  4. adjective

    strongly laxative

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

10

Letters

C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 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 CATHARTICS

CATHARTICS 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 CATHARTICS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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