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Is catenary a Scrabble word?

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

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Is catenary a Scrabble UK word?

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

C3A1T1E1N1A1R1Y4

Is catenary a Words With Friends word?

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

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8-letter words (1 found)

CATENARY,

7-letter words (5 found)

CATERAN,CYANATE,ENCRATY,NECTARY,TRANCEY,

6-letter words (19 found)

ACATER,ARCANE,CANARY,CANTAR,CANTER,CARATE,CARNET,CARNEY,CATENA,CENTRA,CENTRY,CREANT,NECTAR,RATANY,RECANT,TANREC,TRANCE,TRAYNE,YANTRA,

5-letter words (40 found)

ACETA,ANEAR,ANTAE,ANTAR,ANTRA,ANTRE,ARECA,ARENA,CANER,CANTY,CARAT,CARET,CARNY,CARTA,CARTE,CATER,CERTY,CRANE,CRATE,CRENA,EARNT,ENACT,ENTRY,NACRE,RANCE,RATAN,RAYNE,REACT,REATA,RECTA,RENAY,TACAN,TAYRA,TEARY,TRACE,TYRAN,YARTA,YEARN,YENTA,YRENT,

4-letter words (65 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACTA,AERY,ANCE,ANTA,ANTE,AREA,ARET,ARNA,ARTY,AYRE,CANE,CANT,CANY,CARE,CARN,CART,CATE,CENT,CERT,CRAN,CRAY,CYAN,CYTE,EARN,ETNA,EYRA,NARC,NARE,NARY,NEAR,NEAT,RACA,RACE,RACY,RANA,RANT,RATA,RATE,RAYA,REAN,RENT,RENY,TACE,TANA,TANE,TARA,TARE,TARN,TEAR,TERN,TRAY,TREY,TRYE,TYER,TYNE,TYRE,YAAR,YARE,YARN,YATE,YEAN,YEAR,

3-letter words (52 found)

ACE,ACT,ANA,ANE,ANT,ANY,ARC,ARE,ART,ARY,ATE,AYE,CAA,CAN,CAR,CAT,CAY,CRY,EAN,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERN,ETA,NAE,NAT,NAY,NET,NYE,RAN,RAT,RAY,REC,REN,RET,RYA,RYE,TAE,TAN,TAR,TAY,TEA,TEC,TEN,TRY,TYE,YAE,YAR,YEA,YEN,YER,YET,

2-letter words (18 found)

AA,AE,AN,AR,AT,AY,EA,EN,ER,ET,NA,NE,NY,RE,TA,TE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 201 words from catenary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of catenary

catenary

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈtiːnəɹi/, /kəˈtɛnəɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkætəˌnɛɹi/

Etymology 1

From Latin catenarius, from Latin catēna (“chain”).

Adjective

catenary (comparative more catenary, superlative most catenary)

  1. Relating to a chain; like a chain.
  2. Relating to a catena.

Etymology 2

From Late Latin catenaria, in turn from Latin catēna (“chain”). Attested since 1788.

Noun

catenary (plural catenaries)

  1. (geometry) The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight and variations involving additional and non-uniform forces.
  2. (engineering) Any physical cable, rope, chain, or other weight-supporting structure taking such geometric shape, as a suspension cable for a bridge or a power-transmission line or an arch for a bridge or roof.
  3. (nautical) The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury the flukes.
  4. (transport) A cable, the segments of which between supports take a catenary geometric shape, supporting in turn an overhead conductor that provides trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity, or the combination of the conductor, the cable, and supports.
Synonyms
  • (geometry): alysoid, chainette
Derived terms
  • catenary bridge
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Further reading
  • catenary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Weighted catenary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Catenary arch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Overhead catenary (transportation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org