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Is catalyst a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word catalyst is a Scrabble US word. The word catalyst is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

C3A1T1A1L1Y4S1T1

Is catalyst a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word catalyst is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

C3A1T1A1L1Y4S1T1

Is catalyst a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word catalyst is a Words With Friends word. The word catalyst is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1T1A1L2Y3S1T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

CATALYST,

7-letter words (1 found)

SALTCAT,

6-letter words (3 found)

LYTTAS,SCATTY,STATAL,

5-letter words (22 found)

ACYLS,ALAYS,ASYLA,ATLAS,CATTY,CLAST,CLATS,CLAYS,LYTTA,SALAT,SALTY,SATAY,SCALA,SCALY,SCATT,SLATY,TAALS,TACTS,TALAS,TALCS,TALCY,TASTY,

4-letter words (33 found)

AALS,ACTA,ACTS,ACYL,ALAS,ALAY,ALTS,CAAS,CALS,CASA,CAST,CATS,CAYS,CLAT,CLAY,CYST,LACS,LACY,LAST,LATS,LAYS,SALT,SCAT,SLAT,SLAY,STAT,STAY,TAAL,TACT,TALA,TALC,TATS,TAYS,

3-letter words (28 found)

AAL,AAS,ACT,ALA,ALS,ALT,ATS,ATT,AYS,CAA,CAL,CAT,CAY,CLY,LAC,LAS,LAT,LAY,SAC,SAL,SAT,SAY,SLY,STY,TAS,TAT,TAY,YAS,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AL,AS,AT,AY,LA,ST,TA,YA,

You can make 97 words from catalyst according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of catalyst

catalyst

Etymology

From catalysis +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæt.əl.ɪst/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæt.ə.lɪst/

Noun

catalyst (plural catalysts)

  1. (chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
  2. (figurative) Something that encourages progress or change.
    Synonyms: stimulus, straw that stirs the drink
    Antonyms: inhibitor, dampener
    • 2006, The Freedom Writers, with Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them, Diary 74
      Rosa Parks was a true catalyst for change and she was only one person. Hearing about Rosa Parks and her protest showed me that there is hope for me and all the students in Ms. G's classes to truly be catalysts for change.
  3. (literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
  4. (automotive) A catalytic converter.
  5. (fantasy) An object that facilitates the casting of a spell (such as a magic wand).

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See also

  • enzyme

Source: wiktionary.org