Is CATHODES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATHODES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATHODES mean?
Cathodes is a form of CATHODE.
- noun
a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
- noun
the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CATHODES
CATHODES 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 CATHODES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cathode13
- coheads13
- scathed13
- cashed12
- cathed12
- chased12
- cohead12
- coshed12
- detach12
- chaste11
- cheats11
- sachet11
- scathe11
- taches11
- ached11
- chads11
- coasted10
- deaths10
- hasted10
- hosted10
- aches10
- caths10
- chaos10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chest10
- chose10
- echos10
- oches10
- tache10
- tachs10
- teach10
- techs10
- theca10
- chad10
- cadets9
- coated9
- costed9
- octads9
- ashed9
- deash9
- death9
- doeth9
- dosha9
- hades9
- hadst9
- hated9
- heads9
- hosed9
- odahs9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- shoed9
- ache9
- cash9
- cath9
- chao9
- chat9
- cosh9
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