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Yes, CATCHING is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: C 3, A 1, T 1, C 3, H 4, I 1, N 1, G 2.

Is it a valid word?

  • Scrabble US: valid, 16 points.

About CATCHING

CATCHING is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

Definitions

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

verb

  1. discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
  2. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
  3. reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
  4. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  5. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
  6. to hook or entangle
  7. attract and fix
  8. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
  9. reach in time
  10. get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
  11. catch up with and possibly overtake
  12. be struck or affected by
  13. check oneself during an action
  14. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
  15. see or watch
  16. cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
  17. detect a blunder or misstep
  18. grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
  19. contract
  20. start burning
  21. perceive by hearing
  22. suffer from the receipt of
  23. attract; cause to be enamored
  24. apprehend and reproduce accurately
  25. take in and retain
  26. spread or be communicated
  27. be the catcher
  28. become aware of
  29. delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

adjective

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

Synonyms

Also: pick up, take hold of, catch up with, take in, trip up.

Not playable in Scrabble US: CONTRACTABLE.

All synonyms of CATCHING

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