Is CATHETERISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATHETERISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATHETERISES mean?
Catheterises is a form of CATHETERISE.
- verb
insert a catheter into (a body part)
“catheterize the patient's bladder”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CATHETERISES
CATHETERISES 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 CATHETERISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catheterise16
- aesthetics15
- restitches15
- starchiest15
- aesthetic14
- catheters14
- charettes14
- chartists14
- chastiser14
- cheeriest14
- cheesiest14
- chertiest14
- chestiest14
- esthetics14
- reechiest14
- reteaches14
- stitchers14
- stretches14
- tachistes14
- theatrics14
- hesitaters13
- aetheric13
- cashiers13
- catheter13
- charette13
- chariest13
- chartist13
- chastest13
- chastise13
- chatters13
- chattier13
- cheaters13
- cheesier13
- chestier13
- chitters13
- creeshes13
- escheats13
- esthetic13
- hectares13
- heretics13
- hetaeric13
- rachises13
- ratchets13
- recheats13
- restitch13
- searches13
- starches13
- stitcher13
- stitches13
- tachiste13
- tachists13
- teachers13
- techiest13
- tetchier13
- theatric13
- theriacs13
- aesthetes12
- earthiest12
- earthsets12
- etherises12
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