Is CATHEXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATHEXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATHEXES mean?
Cathexes is a form of CATHEXIS.
- noun
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
“Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 CATHEXES
CATHEXES 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 CATHEXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- exacts15
- exsect15
- hexes15
- exact14
- execs14
- exec13
- hex13
- escheat12
- teaches12
- taxes12
- texas12
- chaste11
- cheats11
- etches11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- taches11
- thecae11
- axes11
- exes11
- sext11
- aches10
- caths10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chest10
- eches10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- theca10
- axe10
- sax10
- sex10
- tax10
- ache9
- cash9
- cath9
- chat9
- each9
- eche9
- echt9
- etch9
- tach9
- tech9
- ax9
- ex9
- haets8
- haste8
- hates8
- heats8
- sheet8
- these8
- caste7
- cates7
- cease7
- cesta7
- cetes7
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