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Words containing CAT

Words that have the letters CAT in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,589 playable words containing CAT in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ALUMINOSILICATE. The highest-scoring is EXCOMMUNICATIVE, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing CAT

QUALIFICATIONS28
JUSTIFICATION27
QUALIFICATION27
COMMUNICATING23
COMMUNICATIONS23
PROVOCATIVE23
SPECIFICATIONS23
COMMUNICATED22
COMMUNICATION22
SPECIFICATION22
CLASSIFICATION21
COMMUNICATES21
COMPLICATING21
COMPLICATIONS21
MODIFICATIONS21
MULTIPLICATION21
SOPHISTICATING21
VERIFICATION21

Highest-scoring words containing CAT

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
OBJECTIFICATION32
EXCOMMUNICATING31
QUADRUPLICATING31
JUSTIFICATIVE31
ZOMBIFICATIONS31
EXCOMMUNICATED30
EXCOMMUNICATION30
QUADRUPLICATED30
EXEMPLIFICATION30
ZOMBIFICATION30
COMMUNICATIVELY30

3-letter words containing CAT (1)

CAT5

4-letter words containing CAT (2)

CATE6
CATS6

5-letter words containing CAT (6)

CATCH11
CATER7
CATES7
CATTY9
DUCAT9
SCATT7

6-letter words containing CAT (26)

BOBCAT12
CATALO8
CATCHY14
CATENA8
CATERS8
CATGUT10
CATION8
CATKIN11
CATLIN8
CATNAP10
CATNIP10
CATSUP11
CATTED9
CATTIE8
CATTLE8
DUCATS10
HEPCAT12
LOCATE8
MUDCAT12
MUSCAT11
SCATHE10
SCATTS8
SCATTY10
TIPCAT10
TOMCAT10
VACATE12

7-letter words containing CAT (81)

BACCATE13
BEARCAT11
BOBCATS13
CATALOG10
CATALPA11
CATARRH11
CATAWBA14
CATBIRD12
CATBOAT11
CATCALL11
CATCHER13
CATCHES13
CATCHUP16
CATCLAW14
CATECHU14
CATERED10
CATERER9
CATFACE14
CATFALL12
CATFISH14
CATGUTS11
CATHEAD12
CATHECT13
CATHODE12
CATIONS9
CATKINS12
CATLIKE12
CATMINT11
CATNAPS11
CATNIPS11
CATSPAW14
CATSUPS12
CATTAIL9
CATTERY11
CATTIER9
CATTILY11
CATTISH11
CATWALK15
COPYCAT15
EDUCATE11
FALCATE12
FURCATE13
HELLCAT11
HEPCATS13
LOCATED10
LOCATES9
MARCATO11
MUDCATS13
MUSCATS12
PLACATE11
POLECAT11
SCATHED12
SCATTED10
SCATTER9
TOMCATS11
VACATED14
VACATES13
WILDCAT13
ZACATON17
ZINCATE17

The 60 most common shown, 21 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing CAT (133)

ABDICATE13
ADVOCATE15
ALLOCATE10
CATACOMB16
CATALOGS11
CATALPAS12
CATALYST12
CATALYZE20
CATAPULT13
CATARACT12
CATBIRDS13
CATBOATS12
CATCALLS12
CATCHALL14
CATCHERS14
CATCHFLY19
CATCHIER14
CATCHING15
CATEGORY13
CATERERS10
CATERING11
CATHETER12
CATHEXES18
CATHEXIS18
CATHODES13
CATHOLIC14
CATTAILS10
CATTIEST10
CATWALKS16
CICATRIX18
COPYCATS16
DEDICATE12
DEFECATE14
DELICATE11
EDUCATED13
EDUCATES12
EDUCATOR12
INDICATE11
LOCATING11
LOCATION10
MEDICATE13
MUSCATEL13
PLACATED13
PLACATES12
POLECATS12
PUSSYCAT15
RELOCATE10
SCATHING13
SCATTERS10
SCATTING11
SILICATE10
STACCATO12
TRUNCATE11
VACATING15
VACATION14
VOCATION14
VOCATIVE18
WILDCATS14
ZACATONS18
ZINCATES18

The 60 most common shown, 73 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing CAT (196)

ABDICATED15
ABDICATES14
ADVOCATED17
ADVOCATES16
ALLOCATED12
ALLOCATES11
CATACLYSM17
CATALOGED13
CATALOGUE13
CATALYZED22
CATAPULTS14
CATARACTS13
CATCALLED14
CATCHIEST15
CATCHMENT17
CATECHISM17
CATECHIZE23
CATFISHES16
CATHEDRAL14
CATNAPPED16
DEDICATED14
DEDICATES13
DEFECATED16
DEFECATES15
DEPRECATE14
DISLOCATE12
DUPLICATE15
EDUCATING14
EDUCATION13
EDUCATORS13
ERADICATE12
EVOCATIVE19
EXTRICATE17
FABRICATE16
IMPLICATE15
INDICATED13
INDICATES12
INDICATOR12
INTRICATE11
LOCATIONS11
LUBRICATE14
MASTICATE13
MEDICATED15
MEDICATES14
PIZZICATI29
PIZZICATO29
PLACATING14
PREDICATE14
RELOCATED12
RELOCATES11
REPLICATE13
SCATTERED12
SUFFOCATE18
SYNDICATE14
TRUNCATED13
TRUNCATES12
UNSCATHED15
VACATIONS15
VINDICATE16
VOCATIONS15

The 60 most common shown, 136 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing CAT (235)

ABDICATING16
ABDICATION15
ADVOCATING18
ALLOCATING13
ALLOCATION12
APPLICATOR16
CARICATURE15
CATACLYSMS18
CATALOGING14
CATALOGUED15
CATALOGUES14
CATAPULTED16
CATCALLING15
CATECHISMS18
CATEGORIES13
CATEGORIZE21
CATHEDRALS15
CATNAPPING17
COMPLICATE18
CONFISCATE17
DEDICATING15
DEFECATING17
DELICATELY15
DEPRECATED16
DEPRECATES15
DUPLICATED17
DUPLICATES16
EXTRICATED19
EXTRICATES18
FABRICATED18
FABRICATES17
IMPLICATED17
IMPLICATES16
INDICATING14
INDICATION13
INDICATIVE17
INDICATORS13
INTOXICATE18
INVOCATION16
LUBRICATED16
LUBRICATES15
MASTICATED15
MEDICATING16
MEDICATION15
PREDICATED16
PREDICATES15
RELOCATION12
REPLICATED15
SCATTERING13
SUFFOCATED20
SUFFOCATES19
SYNDICATED16
SYNDICATES15
TRUNCATING14
UNEDUCATED16
VACATIONED17
VINDICATED18
VINDICATES17
VOCATIONAL16
WILDCATTED17

The 60 most common shown, 175 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing CAT (262)

ABDICATIONS16
ALLOCATIONS13
APPLICATION17
APPLICATORS17
CARICATURED17
CARICATURES16
CATACLYSMIC21
CATALOGUING16
CATAPULTING17
CATASTROPHE17
CATEGORICAL16
CATEGORISED15
CATEGORIZED23
CATEGORIZES22
CATERPILLAR15
CERTIFICATE18
COMMUNICATE20
COMPLICATED20
COMPLICATES19
CONCATENATE15
CONFISCATED19
CONFISCATES18
DEDICATIONS15
DEPRECATING17
DISLOCATING15
DOMESTICATE16
DUPLICATING18
DUPLICATION17
EDUCATIONAL15
ERADICATING15
EXTRICATING20
FABRICATING19
FABRICATION18
IMPLICATING18
IMPLICATION17
INDICATIONS14
INDICATIVES18
INTOXICATED20
INTOXICATES19
INVOCATIONS17
LUBRICATING17
LUBRICATION16
MASTICATING16
MEDICATIONS16
OBFUSCATION19
PREDICATING17
PROVOCATION19
PROVOCATIVE23
PUBLICATION18
RECIPROCATE17
RELOCATABLE15
REPLICATING16
SUFFOCATING21
SUFFOCATION20
SYNDICATING17
TRIPLICATED16
UNIFICATION17
VACATIONING18
VINDICATING19
WILDCATTING18

The 60 most common shown, 202 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing CAT (204)

ADJUDICATING26
ADJUDICATION25
ADJUDICATORS25
APPLICATIONS18
AUTHENTICATE17
BIFURCATIONS20
CARICATURING18
CATASTROPHES18
CATASTROPHIC20
CATEGORISING16
CATEGORIZING24
CATERPILLARS16
CATERWAULING19
CERTIFICATED20
CERTIFICATES19
CODIFICATION20
COMMUNICATED22
COMMUNICATES21
COMMUNICATOR21
COMPLICATING21
COMPLICATION20
CONCATENATED17
CONCATENATES16
CONFISCATING20
CONFISCATION19
CONVOCATIONS20
DELICATESSEN15
DISLOCATIONS15
DOMESTICATED18
DOMESTICATES17
EQUIVOCATING28
EQUIVOCATION27
EXPLICATIONS22
FABRICATIONS19
IMPLICATIONS18
INTOXICATING21
INTOXICATION20
MODIFICATION20
NOTIFICATION17
PACIFICATION21
PONTIFICATED20
PONTIFICATES19
PREFABRICATE21
PREVARICATED21
PREVARICATES20
PREVARICATOR20
PROVOCATIONS20
PUBLICATIONS19
PURIFICATION20
RAMIFICATION19
RATIFICATION17
REALLOCATING15
RECIPROCATED19
RECIPROCATES18
SCATTERBRAIN16
SOPHISTICATE18
SUPPLICATING20
TRIPLICATING17
VERIFICATION21
VILIFICATION21

The 60 most common shown, 144 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,589 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.95%) are containing CAT. Most of them, 262, have 11 letters. 342 start with CAT, 16 end with it and 1,232 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing CAT?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,589 words containing CAT, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing CAT?

EXCOMMUNICATIVE, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: OBJECTIFICATION (32), EXCOMMUNICATING (31) and QUADRUPLICATING (31).

What are the most common words containing CAT?

QUALIFICATIONS, JUSTIFICATION, QUALIFICATION, COMMUNICATING, COMMUNICATIONS and PROVOCATIVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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