Unscramble CATABASES to get 160 words. CATABASES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CATABASES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 13 with 6, 39 with 5, 55 with 4, 36 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among 39 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CATABASES, the top score is 9, reached by 4. CASES, ASSET and SEATS are the familiar ones.
Of the 55 4-letter words from CATABASES, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. BEST, CASE and EAST are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of CATABASES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CASABAS and CASSABA (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CATABASES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATABASES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 160) | 138 | 159 | 126 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CATABASES, ABACS, CABAS, ABAC, ACATES, BACS, CABA, SCEATS, BAC, BASSE, BASTA, BESAT and 10 more, 22 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BAES, TECS, BAE, BES, TASES, TEC, ESTS, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BAASES.