What does CATCHING mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈkætʃɪŋ/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
16
Words With Friends score
19
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
  2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
  3. becoming infected“catching cold is sometimes unavoidable”

adjective

  1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of CATCHING

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CATCHING

86 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

acting9 catch12 chain10 china10 giant6 night9 thing9 anti4 cant6 chat9 gain5 hang8 inch9 than7thin7 act5 can5 cat5 hat6 hit6 nah6tag4 ah5an2at2 ha5hi5 in2 it2na2

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Questions

Is CATCHING a valid word in word games?

CATCHING is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CATCHING worth?

CATCHING is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 19 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CATCHING?

86 other words, including IN, IT, AT and AN.