Is CATHEPSINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATHEPSINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + P (3) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + 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.
Definition
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See the definition of CathepsinsHooks for CATHEPSINS
CATHEPSINS 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.
Anagrams of CATHEPSINS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CATHEPSINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patchiness17
- cathepsin16
- pastiches16
- pistaches16
- spinaches16
- chipsets15
- haptenic15
- hepatics15
- painches15
- pastiche15
- pistache15
- pschents15
- asthenics14
- thespians14
- aphetic14
- chipset14
- haptics14
- hepatic14
- hepcats14
- patches14
- pechans14
- pinches14
- pitches14
- pschent14
- schnaps14
- spathic14
- sphenic14
- spinach14
- achiness13
- asthenic13
- chanties13
- chastens13
- chastise13
- chintses13
- shitcans13
- snatches13
- snitches13
- stanches13
- thespian13
- capish13
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- haptic13
- hepcat13
- painch13
- pechan13
- phasic13
- phatic13
- escapist12
- inscapes12
- inspects12
- spaciest12
- achiest12
- aitches12
- aphesis12
- chaines12
- chaises12
- chasten12
- chinses12
- ethnics12
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