359 Words Starting With CAT
The prefix CAT appears in 359 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 82 entries. Average word length: 9.3 letters.
C is the second most productive starting letter, thanks to its dual pronunciation: hard before A, O, U (cat, corn, cup) and soft before E, I, Y (cell, city, cycle).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with CAT: CATECHIZATIONS (30 pts), CATHOLICIZING (30 pts), CATACLYSMICALLY (29 pts), CATECHIZATION (29 pts), CATHETERIZATION (29 pts). The shortest is CAT (3 letters) and the longest is CATACLYSMICALLY (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in YAM.
Notable words: CATE — (archaic) a dainty or choice food [n].; CATCH — to capture after pursuit [v].; CATALO — a cross between a buffalo and a domestic cow [n].; CATALOG — to classify information descriptively [v]. Browse words starting with DAY for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with CAT?
CATECHIZATIONS scores 30 points. Runner-up: CATHOLICIZING at 30 points. See words ending in CONE for more high-value options.
How many words start with CAT?
Our dictionary has 359 words that start with CAT. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (82).
What is the shortest word that starts with CAT?
CAT at just 3 letters. It means: to vomit [v] "the cat slept on the mat".
Three-Letter Words (1)
CAT
Four-Letter Words (2)
CATECATS
Five-Letter Words (4)
CATCHCATERCATESCATTY
Six-Letter Words (14)
CATALOCATCHYCATENACATERSCATGUTCATIONCATKINCATLINCATNAPCATNIPCATSUPCATTEDCATTIECATTLE
Seven-Letter Words (46)
CATALOGCATALOSCATALPACATARRHCATAWBACATBIRDCATBOATCATCALLCATCHERCATCHESCATCHUPCATCLAWCATECHUCATENAECATENASCATERANCATEREDCATERERCATFACECATFALLCATFISHCATGUTSCATHEADCATHECTCATHODECATIONSCATJANGCATKINSCATLIKECATLINGCATLINSCATMINTCATNAPSCATNIPSCATSPAWCATSUITCATSUPSCATTAILCATTALOCATTERYCATTIERCATTIESCATTILYCATTINGCATTISHCATWALK
Eight-Letter Words (60)
CATACOMBCATALASECATALOESCATALOGSCATALPASCATALYSTCATALYZECATAMITECATAPULTCATARACTCATARRHSCATAWBASCATBIRDSCATBOATSCATBRIERCATCALLSCATCHALLCATCHERSCATCHFLYCATCHIERCATCHINGCATCHUPSCATCLAWSCATECHINCATECHOLCATECHUSCATEGORYCATENARYCATENATECATENOIDCATERANSCATERERSCATERESSCATERINGCATFACESCATFALLSCATFIGHTCATHEADSCATHECTSCATHEDRACATHETERCATHEXESCATHEXISCATHODALCATHODESCATHODICCATHOLICCATHOUSECATIONICCATJANGSCATLINGSCATMINTSCATNAPERCATSPAWSCATSUITSCATTAILSCATTALOSCATTIESTCATTLEYACATWALKS
Nine-Letter Words (82)
CATABOLICCATACLYSMCATACOMBSCATALASESCATALATICCATALEPSYCATALEXESCATALEXISCATALOGEDCATALOGERCATALOGICCATALOGUECATALYSESCATALYSISCATALYSTSCATALYTICCATALYZEDCATALYZERCATALYZESCATAMARANCATAMENIACATAMITESCATAMOUNTCATAPHORACATAPHYLLCATAPLASMCATAPLEXYCATAPULTSCATARACTSCATARRHALCATATONIACATATONICCATBRIERSCATCALLEDCATCALLERCATCHABLECATCHALLSCATCHIESTCATCHMENTCATCHPOLECATCHPOLLCATCHWORDCATECHINSCATECHISECATECHISMCATECHISTCATECHIZECATECHOLSCATEGORICCATENATEDCATENATESCATENOIDSCATERWAULCATFACINGCATFIGHTSCATFISHESCATHARSESCATHARSISCATHARTICCATHECTEDCATHECTICCATHEDRAECATHEDRALCATHEDRASCATHEPSINCATHEPTICCATHETERSCATHOLICSCATHOUSESCATKINATECATNAPERSCATNAPPEDCATNAPPERCATOPTRICCATRIGGEDCATTALOESCATTERIESCATTINESSCATTISHLYCATTLEMANCATTLEMENCATTLEYAS
Ten-Letter Words (62)
CATABOLISMCATABOLITECATABOLIZECATACLYSMSCATAFALQUECATALECTICCATALEPTICCATALOGERSCATALOGINGCATALOGUEDCATALOGUERCATALOGUESCATALYZERSCATALYZINGCATAMARANSCATAMENIALCATAMOUNTSCATAPHORASCATAPHORICCATAPHYLLSCATAPLASMSCATAPULTEDCATARRHINECATATONIASCATATONICSCATCALLERSCATCALLINGCATCHFLIESCATCHMENTSCATCHPENNYCATCHPOLESCATCHPOLLSCATCHWORDSCATECHESESCATECHESISCATECHISEDCATECHISESCATECHISMSCATECHISTSCATECHIZEDCATECHIZERCATECHIZESCATECHUMENCATEGORIESCATEGORISECATEGORIZECATENARIESCATENATINGCATENATIONCATERESSESCATERWAULSCATFACINGSCATHARTICSCATHECTINGCATHEDRALSCATHEPSINSCATHODALLYCATHOLICOICATHOLICONCATHOLICOSCATNAPPERSCATNAPPING
Eleven-Letter Words (43)
CATABOLISMSCATABOLITESCATABOLIZEDCATABOLIZESCATACHRESESCATACHRESISCATACLYSMALCATACLYSMICCATADROMOUSCATAFALQUESCATALECTICSCATALEPSIESCATALEPTICSCATALOGUERSCATALOGUINGCATAPLEXIESCATAPULTINGCATARACTOUSCATARRHALLYCATARRHINESCATASTROPHECATCHPHRASECATECHISINGCATECHISMALCATECHISTICCATECHIZERSCATECHIZINGCATECHUMENSCATEGORICALCATEGORISEDCATEGORISESCATEGORIZEDCATEGORIZESCATENATIONSCATERCORNERCATERPILLARCATERWAULEDCATHETERIZECATHOLICATECATHOLICITYCATHOLICIZECATHOLICONSCATTINESSES
Twelve-Letter Words (23)
CATABOLIZINGCATACHRESTICCATADIOPTRICCATAPHORESESCATAPHORESISCATAPHORETICCATASTROPHESCATASTROPHICCATCHPHRASESCATECHETICALCATEGORISINGCATEGORIZINGCATERPILLARSCATERWAULINGCATHETERIZEDCATHETERIZESCATHODICALLYCATHOLICALLYCATHOLICATESCATHOLICIZEDCATHOLICIZESCATHOLICOSESCATIONICALLY
Thirteen-Letter Words (12)
CATABOLICALLYCATALYTICALLYCATASTROPHISMCATASTROPHISTCATATONICALLYCATECHIZATIONCATECHOLAMINECATEGORICALLYCATERCORNEREDCATHETERIZINGCATHOLICITIESCATHOLICIZING
Fourteen-Letter Words (7)
CATACHRESTICALCATALEPTICALLYCATASTROPHISMSCATASTROPHISTSCATECHIZATIONSCATECHOLAMINESCATEGORIZATION
Fifteen-Letter Words (3)
CATACLYSMICALLYCATEGORIZATIONSCATHETERIZATION