8-letter words starting with CAT
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter CAT. This section showcases how CAT at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with CAT, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| catholic | 15 | a member of a Catholic church | - |
| catching | 16 | (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | - |
| category | 14 | a collection of things sharing a common attribute | - |
| catering | 11 | providing food and services | - |
| catalyst | 13 | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | - |
| catapult | 12 | hurl as if with a sling | - |
| catheter | 13 | a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open | - |
| cataract | 12 | a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice | - |
| catacomb | 16 | an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) | - |
| catfight | 17 | - | - |
| catamite | 12 | a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man | - |
| cathouse | 13 | a building where prostitutes are available | - |
| catchier | 15 | - | - |
| cathedra | 14 | a throne that is the official chair of a bishop | - |
| cathects | 15 | - | - |
| catheads | 14 | - | - |
| cathetus | 13 | - | - |
| cathexes | 20 | - | - |
| cathexis | 20 | (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object | Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge |
| cathisma | 15 | - | - |
| cathodal | 14 | - | - |
| catfoods | 14 | - | - |
| catflaps | 15 | - | - |
| cathodes | 14 | - | - |
| catfalls | 13 | - | - |
| cathoods | 14 | - | - |
| catspaws | 15 | - | - |
| catworms | 15 | - | - |
| catworks | 17 | - | - |
| catwalks | 17 | - | - |
| cattleya | 13 | any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known | - |
| cattiest | 10 | - | - |
| cattalos | 10 | - | - |
| cattails | 10 | - | - |
| cattabus | 12 | - | - |
| catsuits | 10 | - | - |
| cathodic | 16 | of or at or pertaining to a cathode | cathodic deposition of metals |
| catskins | 14 | - | - |
| catolyte | 13 | - | - |
| catnaper | 12 | - | - |
| catmints | 12 | - | - |
| catlings | 11 | - | - |
| catjangs | 18 | - | - |
| cationic | 12 | of or relating to cations | - |
| caterans | 10 | - | - |
| catholes | 13 | - | - |
| cataphor | 15 | - | - |
| catbrier | 12 | a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries | - |
| catbriar | 12 | - | - |
| catboats | 12 | - | - |
| catbirds | 13 | - | - |
| catawbas | 15 | - | - |
| catatony | 13 | - | - |
| catastas | 10 | - | - |
| catarrhs | 13 | - | - |
| catcalls | 12 | - | - |
| catapans | 12 | - | - |
| catalyze | 22 | change by catalysis or cause to catalyze | - |
| catalyse | 13 | change by catalysis or cause to catalyze | - |
| catalpas | 12 | - | - |
| catalogs | 11 | - | - |
| cataloes | 10 | - | - |
| catalase | 10 | enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water | - |
| catagens | 11 | - | - |
| catechol | 15 | - | - |
| cateress | 10 | - | - |
| caterers | 10 | - | - |
| catenoid | 11 | - | - |
| catenate | 10 | arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores | - |
| catenary | 13 | the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points | - |
| catenane | 10 | - | - |
| catelogs | 11 | - | - |
| catechus | 15 | - | - |
| catfaces | 15 | - | - |
| catechin | 15 | a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance | - |
| catclaws | 15 | - | - |
| catchups | 17 | - | - |
| catchily | 18 | - | - |
| catchfly | 21 | any plant of the genus Silene | - |
| catchers | 15 | - | - |
| catchcry | 20 | - | - |
| catchall | 15 | an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends | - |
