CATEGORIES

10 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What CATEGORIES Means

CATEGORIES is a form of CATEGORY, which means:

noun: a collection of things sharing a common attribute“there are two classes of detergents”
noun: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CATEGORIES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 T1 E1 G2 O1 R1 I1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of CATEGORIES (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In CATEGORIES

950 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (2)

ESCORTAGE ESOTERICA

8 letter words (12)

AGRESTIC CIGARETS CORTEGES COTERIES CREASOTE ECOTAGES ERGASTIC ERGOTISE ESCARGOT ESOTERIC ETAERIOS GRAECISE

7 letter words (69)

6 letter words (173)

ACTORS AERIES AGEIST AGREES AGRISE AIGRET AIREST AORIST AORTIC ARETES ARGOTS ARIOSE ARISTO ARTICS ARTIES CAGERS CAGIER CAGOTS CARETS CARGOS CARIES CARTES CASTER CASTOR CATERS CERATE CERGES CERIAS CERISE CERITE CERTES CERTIE CESTOI CIERGE CIGARS CITERS COARSE COATEE COATER COATES COATIS COGIES CORGIS CORIES CORSET COSIER COSTAE COSTAR COSTER COTISE CRAIGS CRATES CREASE CREATE CRESTA CRISTA EAGERS EAGRES EASIER EASTER EATERS ECARTE EGESTA EGOIST EGRETS ERECTS ERGATE ERGOTS ERICAS ETAGES GAITER GAROTE GASTER GATERS GATORS GEARES GESTIC GOATEE GOETIC GOIEST GOITER GOITRE GOSTER GRACES GRASTE GRATES GRATIS GREASE GREATS GRECES GREETS GRICES GRIECE GRIOTS GROATS GROSET OATERS OATIER OCREAE OECIST ORATES ORGEAT ORGIAC ORGIAS ORGIES OSETRA RACIST RAGEES RATIOS REACTS REATES RECAST RECITE RECITS RECOAT RECTOS REGEST REGIES RESEAT RESECT RESITE RETAGS RETIES ROATES ROESTI ROSACE SAETER SAGIER SATIRE SATORI SCORIA SCOTER SCOTIA SCREET SCROTA SEARCE SEATER SECRET SECTOR SIEGER SOCAGE SOIREE SORAGE SORTIE STAGER STEARE STEREO STERIC STOGIE STORGE STRIAE STRIGA TARGES TAROCS TEASER TERAIS TERCES TERCIO TIERCE TIGERS TIRAGE TIROES TOEIER TOERAG TORICS TORIES TRACES TRAGIC TRIACS TRIAGE TRICES TRIGOS TRIOSE

5 letter words (288)

ACERS ACRES ACTOR AEGIS AERIE AEROS AESIR AGERS AGIOS AGIST AGREE AIRTS ARCOS AREIC ARETE ARETS ARGOT ARIOT ARISE AROSE ARTIC ARTIS ASCOT ASTER ASTIR ATOCS CAESE CAGER CAGES CAGOT CARES CARET CARGO CARSE CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CEASE CERES CERGE CERIA CEROS CERTS CESTA CESTI CETES CIGAR CIRES CITER CITES COAST COATE COATI COATS COGIE COIRS COITS CORES CORGI CORIA CORSE COSET COSIE COSTA COSTE COTES CRAGS CRAIG CRATE CREES CREST CRIAS CRIES CRIOS CRISE CRITS CROGS CROST EAGER EAGRE EARST EASER EATER EGERS EGEST EGRET ERASE ERECT ERGOS ERGOT ERICA ERICS EROSE ESCAR ESCOT ESTER ESTOC ESTRO ETAGE GAIRS GAITS GARIS GATER GATES GATOR GEARE GEARS GEATS GEEST GEIST GEITS GERES GESTE GETAS GIROS GIRTS GITES GOATS GOERS GOEST GOIER GORAS GORES GORIS GORSE GRACE GRATE GREAT GRECE GREES GREET GRESE GRICE GRIOT GRISE GRIST GRITS GROAT GROTS ICERS IOTAS IRATE OATER OCREA OCTAS OGEES OGRES ORATE ORCAS ORGIA ORGIC OSCAR OSIER OSTIA RACES RAGEE RAGES RAGIS RAISE RAITS RATES RATIO RATOS REACT REAST REATE RECIT RECTA RECTI RECTO REEST REGES REGIE REGOS REIST RESAT RESET RESIT RESTO RETAG RETIA RETIE RICES RIOTS RITES ROAST ROATE ROIST ROSET ROSIT ROSTI ROTAS ROTES ROTIS SAGER SAICE SAREE SARGE SARGO SCARE SCART SCEAT SCORE SCRAE SCRAG SCRAT SCREE SCROG SEARE SEGAR SERAC SERAI SERGE SERIC SETAE SIEGE SIREE SIROC SITAR SOARE SOGER SOREE SORTA STAGE STAIG STAIR STARE STEAR STEER STERE STIRE STOAE STOAI STOIC STORE STRAE STRAG STRIA STRIG TACES TACOS TAIGS TARES TARGE TAROC TAROS TARSI TASER TEARS TEASE TEERS TERAI TERAS TERCE TERES TERGA TERSE TIARS TICES TIERS TIGER TIGES TIRES TIROS TOEAS TOGAE TOGAS TOGES TOISE TORAS TORCS TORES TORIC TORSE TORSI TRACE TRAGI TREES TRIAC TRICE TRIES TRIGO TRIGS TRIOS TROGS TROIS

4 letter words (252)

ACER ACES ACRE ACTS AERO AESC AGEE AGER AGES AGIO AIRS AIRT AITS ARCO ARCS AREG ARES ARET ARIS ARTI ARTS ASCI ATES ATOC CAGE CAGS CARE CARS CART CASE CAST CATE CATS CEAS CEES CERE CERO CERT CETE CIAO CIGS CIRE CIST CITE CITO CITS COAT COGS COIR COIT CORE CORS COSE COST COTE COTS CRAG CREE CRIA CRIS CRIT CROG EARS EASE EAST EATS ECOS EGER EGIS EGOS ERAS ERES ERGO ERGS ERIC EROS ERST ETAS ETIC GAES GAIR GAIT GARE GARI GARS GART GAST GATE GATS GEAR GEAT GEES GEIT GEOS GERE GERS GERT GEST GETA GETS GIES GIOS GIRO GIRT GIST GITE GITS GOAS GOAT GOER GOES GORA GORE GORI GRAT GREE GRIS GRIT GROT ICER ICES IOTA IRES ITAS OARS OAST OATS OCAS OCTA OGEE OGRE ORCA ORCS ORES ORTS OSAR OTIC RACE RAGE RAGI RAGS RAIS RAIT RASE RAST RATE RATO RATS RECS REES REGO REGS REIS REOS REST RETE RETS RIAS RICE RIGS RIOT RISE RITE RITS ROCS ROES ROSE ROST ROTA ROTE ROTI ROTS SAGE SAGO SAIC SAIR SARI SATE SATI SCAG SCAR SCOG SCOT SEAR SEAT SECO SECT SEER SEGO SEIR SERA SERE SETA SICE SIRE SITE SOAR SOCA SORA SORE SORI SORT STAG STAR STIE STIR STOA TACE TACO TAES TAGS TAIG TAIS TAOS TARE TARO TARS TEAR TEAS TECS TEER TEES TEGS TIAR TICE TICS TIER TIES TIGE TIGS TIRE TIRO TOCS TOEA TOES TOGA TOGE TOGS TORA TORC TORE TORI TORS TOSA TOSE TREE TRES TRIE TRIG TRIO TROG TSAR

3 letter words (126)

ACE ACT AGE AGO AGS AIR AIS AIT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS CAG CAR CAT CEE CIG CIS CIT COG COR COS COT EAR EAS EAT ECO EGO ERA ERE ERG ERS EST ETA GAE GAR GAS GAT GEE GEO GER GET GIE GIO GIS GIT GOA GOE GOR GOS GOT ICE IOS IRE ISO ITA ITS OAR OAT OCA OES OIS ORA ORC ORE ORS ORT OSE RAG RAI RAS RAT REC REE REG REI REO RES RET RIA RIG RIT ROC ROE ROT SAC SAE SAG SAI SAR SAT SEA SEC SEE SEG SEI SER SET SIC SIR SIT SOC SOG SOT SRI TAE TAG TAI TAO TAR TAS TEA TEC TEE TEG TES TIC TIE TIG TIS TOC TOE TOG TOR

2 letter words (28)

AE AG AI AR AS AT EA EE ER ES ET GI GO IO IS IT OE OI OR OS RE SI SO ST TA TE TI TO

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