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Is caterwaul a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word caterwaul is a Scrabble US word. The word caterwaul is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is caterwaul a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word caterwaul is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3A1T1E1R1W4A1U1L1

Is caterwaul a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word caterwaul is a Words With Friends word. The word caterwaul is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1T1E1R1W4A1U2L2

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9-letter words (1 found)

CATERWAUL,

7-letter words (1 found)

ARCUATE,

6-letter words (26 found)

ACATER,ACETAL,ACRAWL,ACTUAL,ACTURE,ACUATE,ACUTER,AURATE,CARATE,CARTEL,CAUTEL,CAUTER,CLARET,CLAWER,CULTER,CURATE,CURLEW,CURTAL,CUTLER,LAURAE,RAUCLE,RECTAL,RELATA,RELUCT,TARCEL,TULWAR,

5-letter words (64 found)

ACETA,ACUTE,ALATE,ALERT,ALTAR,ALTER,ALURE,AREAL,ARECA,ARTAL,ARTEL,AURAE,AURAL,AWARE,CARAT,CARET,CARLE,CARTA,CARTE,CATER,CLART,CLAUT,CLEAR,CLEAT,CRAAL,CRATE,CRAWL,CRUEL,CRUET,CULET,CURAT,CURET,CUTER,ECLAT,ERUCT,LACER,LACET,LATER,LAURA,LAWER,LUCRE,LUTEA,LUTER,RATAL,RATEL,REACT,REATA,RECAL,RECTA,RECUT,TALAR,TALEA,TALER,TAWER,TRACE,TRAWL,TRUCE,ULCER,ULTRA,URATE,UREAL,WALER,WATER,WRATE,

4-letter words (83 found)

ACER,ACRE,ACTA,ALAE,ALAR,ALEC,ALEW,AREA,ARET,AREW,ARLE,ATUA,AULA,AURA,CARE,CARL,CART,CATE,CAUL,CELT,CERT,CLAT,CLAW,CLEW,CLUE,CRAW,CREW,CRUE,CULT,CURE,CURL,CURT,CUTE,EARL,ECRU,LACE,LAER,LARE,LATE,LATU,LEAR,LEAT,LUCE,LURE,LUTE,RACA,RACE,RALE,RATA,RATE,RATU,REAL,RULE,TAAL,TACE,TAEL,TALA,TALC,TALE,TARA,TARE,TAWA,TEAL,TEAR,TELA,TREW,TRUE,TULE,TWAE,TWAL,UREA,WAAC,WALE,WARE,WART,WATE,WAUL,WAUR,WEAL,WEAR,WELT,WERT,WETA,

3-letter words (68 found)

AAL,ACE,ACT,ALA,ALE,ALT,ALU,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,AUA,AUE,AWA,AWE,AWL,CAA,CAL,CAR,CAT,CAW,CEL,CRU,CUE,CUR,CUT,EAR,EAT,EAU,ECU,ELT,ERA,ETA,EWT,LAC,LAR,LAT,LAW,LEA,LET,LEU,LEW,LUR,RAT,RAW,REC,RET,REW,RUC,RUE,RUT,TAE,TAR,TAU,TAW,TEA,TEC,TEL,TEW,TWA,ULE,URE,UTA,UTE,WAE,WAR,WAT,WET,

2-letter words (18 found)

AA,AE,AL,AR,AT,AW,EA,EL,ER,ET,EW,LA,RE,TA,TE,UR,UT,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 262 words from caterwaul according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of caterwaul

caterwaul

Etymology

From Middle English caterwrawen, from cater (“cat”) + wrawen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat”), equivalent to cat +‎ waul. Compare Low German katerwaulen (“to cry like a cat”) and Middle Dutch cater (“tomcat”) (Dutch kater).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ter‧waul
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/
  • (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American) IPA(key): /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɑl/

Verb

caterwaul (third-person singular simple present caterwauls, present participle caterwauling, simple past and past participle caterwauled)

  1. (intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
  2. (intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:argument

Related terms

  • caterwauler

Translations

Noun

caterwaul (plural caterwauls)

  1. A yowling.
  2. A noisy quarrel.

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Further reading

  • “caterwaul”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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