Unscramble CATASTROPHE and you have 379 words, CATASTROPHE itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. PORCHETTAS is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CATASTROPHE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 11 with 9, 36 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
PORCHETTAS is the only one of the 10-letter words made with CATASTROPHE letters; it scores 17 points.
Of the 36 8-letter words from CATASTROPHE, 7 score 15 points, the group's best. CHAPTERS, PROSTATE and PROTECTS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CATASTROPHE; 19 of them share the top score of 14. CHAPTER, PATCHES and STRETCH are everyday picks.
17 of 60 6-letter words made with CATASTROPHE letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. CHARTS, CHEATS and PHRASE will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CATASTROPHE; 17 of them share the top score of 12. CHEAP, PHASE and PATCH are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from CATASTROPHE, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. EACH, SHOP and TECH are the ones most people know.
14 of 60 3-letter words in CATASTROPHE tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, CAR and HOT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of CATASTROPHE for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with CA · ending in HE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHAPTERS, PATCHERS and POACHERS (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. CATASTROPHE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATASTROPHE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 379) | 299 | 379 | 273 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
80 of the 379 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PORCHETTAS, CATAPHORS, CHASEPORT, PORCHETTA, RACEPATHS, CATAPHOR, POTCHERS, RACEPATH, TOPARCHS, EPOCHAS, POTCHER, POTCHES and 68 more. 26 of the 379 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PARASHOT, OCHREAS, PHATTER, HOASCA, PHASER, CATHS, CROSTATA, OCHES, PHEOS, CATH, ECHT, HEPS and 14 more.
This word takes every letter of CATASTROPHE plus a single extra one.