238 words come out when you unscramble CATHODES, starting with CATHODES itself: 14 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CATHODES split into 1 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
25 6-letter words in CATHODES; 7 of them share the top score of 12. CHEATS, HOSTED and DEATHS are everyday picks.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHODES tie at 11 points; none scores more. DEATH, CODES and TEACH will look familiar.
CHAD scores highest among the 4-letter words from CATHODES at 10 points, ahead of ACHE and CASH on 9. EACH, CODE and HEAD are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with CATHODES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 6. HAS, HAD and HOT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CATHODES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
CATHODES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CATHODES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHODES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 238) | 197 | 238 | 168 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
41 of the 238 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHADOS, CHADO, CHODE, DOCHT, HOASTED, TACHOS, CHOTA, COTHS, OSHAC, SCATH, TACHO, TASHED and 29 more. 29 of the 238 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CATHED, CATHS, OCHES, TECHS, CATH, DOSHA, ECHT, OCHE, ODAHS, TECH, AHED, DOHS and 17 more.
These 3 words take every letter of CATHODES plus a single extra one.