Is CATNIPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATNIPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATNIPS mean?
Catnips is a form of CATNIP.
- noun
hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + N (1) + I (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 11 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 CATNIPS
CATNIPS 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 CATNIPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catnip10
- panics10
- aspic9
- pacts9
- panic9
- picas9
- spica9
- actins8
- antics8
- nastic8
- paints8
- patins8
- pintas8
- ptisan8
- caps8
- pacs8
- pact8
- pica8
- pics8
- actin7
- antic7
- cains7
- canst7
- cants7
- inapt7
- nipas7
- pains7
- paint7
- pants7
- patin7
- pians7
- pinas7
- pinta7
- pints7
- pitas7
- scant7
- spait7
- tapis7
- cap7
- pac7
- pic7
- acts6
- asci6
- cain6
- cans6
- cant6
- cast6
- cats6
- cist6
- naps6
- nipa6
- nips6
- pain6
- pans6
- pant6
- past6
- pats6
- pian6
- pias6
- pina6
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