CATACHRESIS
A 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble.
c 3 a 1 t 1 a 1 c 3 h 4 r 1 e 1 s 1 i 1 s 1
- Length
- 11
- Scrabble
- 18 pts
- Sorted letters
- aaccehirsst
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of CATACHRESIS
- noun
strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within CATACHRESIS
399 words can be made from any subset of the letters in CATACHRESIS.
- scratches 16
- archaises 14
- archaists 14
- catharses 14
- catharsis 14
- chastiser 14
- theriacas 14
- sarcastic 13
- caritases 11
- staircase 11
- catchers 15
- catchier 15
- cratches 15
- scraichs 15
- archaise 13
- archaist 13
- cashiers 13
- charases 13
- chariest 13
- chastise 13
- citharas 13
- rachises 13
- starches 13
- theriaca 13
- theriacs 13
- tracheas 13
- ascetics 12
- carcases 12
- scarcest 12
- hetairas 11
- scariest 10
- asterias 8
- atresias 8
- archaic 14
- cachets 14
- catcher 14
- catches 14
- chicest 14
- scraich 14
- scratch 14
- achiest 12
- aitches 12
- cahiers 12
- cashier 12
- chaises 12
- chasers 12
- chaster 12
- cithara 12
- cithers 12
- crashes 12
- eschars 12
- rachets 12
- ratches 12
- richest 12
- sachets 12
- scathes 12
- theriac 12
- trachea 12
- arctics 11
- ascetic 11
- carcase 11
- carcass 11
- carices 11
- cretics 11
- saccate 11
- ashiest 10
- hastier 10
- hetaira 10
- rashest 10
- trashes 10
- actress 9
- ascaris 9
- ascites 9
- caesars 9
- carates 9
- caritas 9
- casitas 9
- casters 9
- cristae 9
- ectasis 9
- raciest 9
- racists 9
- recasts 9
- sacrist 9
- stearic 9
- aristae 7
- aristas 7
- asteria 7
- atresia 7
- satires 7
- tarsias 7
- caches 13
- cachet 13
- chicer 13
- cratch 13
- hectic 13
- achier 11
- arches 11
- cahier 11
- cashes 11
- chaeta 11
- chairs 11
- chaise 11
- charas 11
- chares 11
- charts 11
- chaser 11
- chases 11
- chasse 11
- chaste 11
- cheats 11
- cherts 11
- chests 11
- cither 11
- eschar 11
- ethics 11
- itches 11
- rachet 11
- rachis 11
- riches 11