Is CATHOLICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATHOLICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATHOLICS mean?
Catholics is a form of CATHOLIC.
- noun
a member of a Catholic church
- adjective
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
“the Catholic Church”
- adjective
free from provincial prejudices or attachments
“catholic in one's tastes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + 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 CATHOLICS
CATHOLICS 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 CATHOLICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catholic15
- chaotic14
- chicots14
- chicas13
- chicos13
- chicot13
- clachs13
- scotch13
- chitals12
- coltish12
- isotach12
- lochias12
- scholia12
- catch12
- chica12
- chico12
- chics12
- chocs12
- clach12
- coach12
- calicos11
- clastic11
- ocicats11
- chalot11
- chital11
- choils11
- cholas11
- cholis11
- cloths11
- laichs11
- lichts11
- lochia11
- slatch11
- chic11
- choc11
- accost10
- calico10
- coacts10
- colics10
- lactic10
- ocicat10
- aitch10
- caths10
- chais10
- chaos10
- chats10
- chiao10
- chias10
- chits10
- choil10
- chola10
- choli10
- clash10
- cloth10
- laich10
- latch10
- licht10
- loach10
- lochs10
- sitch10
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