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Is catapult a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word catapult is a Scrabble US word. The word catapult is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is catapult a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word catapult is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

C3A1T1A1P3U1L1T1

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Yes. The word catapult is a Words With Friends word. The word catapult is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1T1A1P4U2L2T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

CATAPULT,

7-letter words (1 found)

TACTUAL,

6-letter words (2 found)

ACTUAL,PAUCAL,

5-letter words (11 found)

ATTAP,CALPA,CAPUL,CAPUT,CLAPT,CLAUT,CULPA,PACTA,PLATT,TALPA,TULPA,

4-letter words (31 found)

ACTA,ALAP,ATAP,ATUA,AULA,CALP,CAPA,CAUL,CAUP,CLAP,CLAT,CULT,LATU,PAAL,PACA,PACT,PATU,PAUA,PAUL,PLAT,PULA,PUTT,TAAL,TACT,TALA,TALC,TAPA,TAPU,TATU,TAUT,UPTA,

3-letter words (30 found)

AAL,ACT,ALA,ALP,ALT,ALU,APT,ATT,AUA,CAA,CAL,CAP,CAT,CUP,CUT,LAC,LAP,LAT,PAC,PAL,PAT,PLU,PUL,PUT,TAP,TAT,TAU,TUP,TUT,UTA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AL,AT,LA,PA,TA,UP,UT,

You can make 84 words from catapult according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of catapult

catapult

Etymology

From Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης (katapéltēs), from κατά (katá, “downwards, into, against”) + πάλλω (pállō, “I poise or sway a missile before it is thrown”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/
  • Hyphenation: cat‧a‧pult

Noun

catapult (plural catapults)

  1. A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
  2. A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
  3. (UK) A slingshot.
  4. An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
  5. (figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.

Hyponyms

  • steam catapult
  • torsion catapult
  • trebuchet

Related terms

  • catapeltic

Translations

Verb

catapult (third-person singular simple present catapults, present participle catapulting, simple past and past participle catapulted)

  1. (transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
  2. (transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
  3. (transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.
    The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
  4. (intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
  5. (intransitive) To have one's status increased rapidly.
    She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.

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See also

  • ballista
  • crossbow
  • onager
  • siege engine
  • trebuchet, trebucket

Source: wiktionary.org