Is CATHEDRALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATHEDRALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATHEDRALS mean?
Cathedrals is a form of CATHEDRAL.
- noun
any large and important church
- noun
the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
- adjective
relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne
“a cathedral church”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 16 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 CATHEDRALS
CATHEDRALS 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 CATHEDRALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cathedral15
- cathedras15
- catheads14
- cathedra14
- charades14
- hardcase14
- starched14
- trachled14
- alcahest13
- tracheal13
- tracheas13
- trachles13
- cathead13
- chadars13
- charade13
- charted13
- clashed13
- crashed13
- datchas13
- echards13
- latched13
- scathed13
- ashlared12
- chaetal12
- chalets12
- chaster12
- clasher12
- larches12
- latches12
- rachets12
- ratches12
- satchel12
- trachea12
- trachle12
- arched12
- cashed12
- cathed12
- chadar12
- chards12
- chared12
- chased12
- dachas12
- datcha12
- detach12
- echard12
- cadaster11
- cadastre11
- calderas11
- trehalas11
- daleths11
- dearths11
- hardest11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- heralds11
- sharted11
- threads11
- trashed11
- arches11
- calash11
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