343 words come out when you unscramble CATABOLISE, starting with CATABOLISE itself: 14 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is BICOASTAL, 13 points. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CATABOLISE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 16 with 8, 53 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
BICOASTAL is the only one of the 9-letter words made with CATABOLISE letters; it scores 13 points.
Of the 53 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CATABOLISE, 7 score 11 points, the group's best. COASTAL, ELASTIC and ISOLATE are the ones most people know.
12 of 60 6-letter words from CATABOLISE tie at 10 points; none scores more. CABLES, CASTLE and CLOSET will look familiar.
60 5-letter words made with CATABOLISE letters; 12 of them share the top score of 9. BASIC, CABLE and BEAST are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CATABOLISE, the top score is 8, reached by 8. BEST, ABLE and BASE are the familiar ones.
BAC, CAB and COB are the top 3-letter words from CATABOLISE, 7 points each. ACT, BIT and CAT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CATABOLISE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CA · ending in SE · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BICOASTAL (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CATABOLISE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATABOLISE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 343) | 265 | 343 | 245 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CATABOLISE, COBAEAS, ALOETICS, BALISTAE, BALTIC, COBAEA, LESBIC, SALICETA, ABACS, ALECOST, ASTABLE, ASTELIC and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BASILECT, COLBIES, ABLEIST, BALTIS, ACAIS, BALTI, BEALS, ACAI, BAES, BEAL, BAE, BES and 8 more, 20 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of CATABOLISE spell the words below.