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Is catnip a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word catnip is a Scrabble US word. The word catnip is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

C3A1T1N1I1P3

Is catnip a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word catnip is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3A1T1N1I1P3

Is catnip a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word catnip is a Words With Friends word. The word catnip is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1T1N2I1P4

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6-letter words (1 found)

CATNIP,

5-letter words (7 found)

ACTIN,ANTIC,INAPT,PAINT,PANIC,PATIN,PINTA,

4-letter words (16 found)

ANTI,CAIN,CANT,CAPI,NIPA,PACT,PAIN,PANT,PIAN,PICA,PINA,PINT,PITA,TAIN,TIAN,TINA,

3-letter words (28 found)

ACT,AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,APT,CAN,CAP,CAT,CIT,ITA,NAP,NAT,NIP,NIT,PAC,PAN,PAT,PIA,PIC,PIN,PIT,TAI,TAN,TAP,TIC,TIN,TIP,

2-letter words (10 found)

AI,AN,AT,IN,IT,NA,PA,PI,TA,TI,

You can make 62 words from catnip according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of catnip

catnip

Etymology

Compound of cat +‎ nep, nip (“catnip”), from Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Proto-West Germanic *nepetā, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”). Compare earlier catmint (“catnip”), from Middle English catt mynte, which very likely existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkætnɪp/

Noun

catnip (countable and uncountable, plural catnips)

  1. Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
    Synonyms: catmint, catwort
  2. Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
    Coordinate term: silver vine
  3. (figurative) Something that causes excitement or interest.

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Further reading

  • catnip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Nepeta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • “catnip”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • pancit

Spanish

Noun

catnip m (plural catnips)

  1. catnip
    Synonyms: nébeda, menta de gato

Source: wiktionary.org