9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cathedral | 15 | the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese | - |
| catalogue | 12 | make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | - |
| cataclysm | 18 | a sudden violent change in the earth's surface | - |
| catechism | 18 | an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers | - |
| catatonic | 13 | characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs | - |
| cathartic | 16 | strongly laxative | - |
| catamaran | 13 | a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck | - |
| cataplexy | 23 | - | - |
| catharsis | 14 | purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels | - |
| catalepsy | 16 | a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli | - |
| catatonia | 11 | a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement | - |
| catalytic | 16 | relating to or causing or involving catalysis | catalytic reactions |
| catalyzer | 23 | - | - |
| catchment | 18 | a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) | - |
| catabolic | 15 | relating to or characterized by catabolism | - |
| catalyzed | 24 | - | - |
| catchable | 18 | - | - |
| catchword | 20 | a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page | - |
| catfishes | 17 | - | - |
| catabases | 13 | - | - |
| catabasis | 13 | - | - |
| catabatic | 15 | of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night | - |
| cataclasm | 15 | - | - |
| catacombs | 17 | - | - |
| catafalco | 16 | - | - |
| catalases | 11 | - | - |
| catalatic | 13 | of or relating to the enzyme catalase | - |
| catalexes | 18 | - | - |
| catalexis | 18 | the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse | - |
| cataloged | 13 | - | - |
| cataloger | 12 | a librarian who classifies publications according to a categorial system | - |
| catalogic | 14 | - | - |
| catalogne | 12 | - | - |
| catalysed | 15 | - | - |
| catalyser | 14 | - | - |
| catalyses | 14 | - | - |
| catalysis | 14 | acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction | of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced |
| catalysts | 14 | - | - |
| catalyzes | 23 | - | - |
| catamenia | 13 | the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause | the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females |
| catamites | 13 | - | - |
| catamount | 13 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
| cataphora | 16 | - | - |
| cataphors | 16 | - | - |
| cataphyll | 19 | a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development | - |
| cataplasm | 15 | a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. | - |
| catapults | 13 | - | - |
| cataracts | 13 | - | - |
| catarhine | 14 | - | - |
| catarrhal | 14 | of or relating to a catarrh | catarrhal fever is any of several respiratory or oral diseases of livestock such as bluetongue in horses and sheep |
| catbriars | 13 | - | - |
| catbriers | 13 | - | - |
| catcalled | 14 | - | - |
| catcaller | 13 | - | - |
| catchalls | 16 | - | - |
| catchiest | 16 | - | - |
| catchings | 17 | - | - |
| catchline | 16 | - | - |
| catchpole | 18 | - | - |
| catchpoll | 18 | - | - |
| catchweed | 20 | annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | - |
| catechins | 16 | - | - |
| catechise | 16 | examine through questioning and answering | - |
| catechist | 16 | one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism) | - |
| catechize | 25 | examine through questioning and answering | - |
| catechols | 16 | - | - |
| categoric | 14 | relating to or included in a category or categories | - |
| catenanes | 11 | - | - |
| catenated | 12 | - | - |
| catenates | 11 | - | - |
| catenoids | 12 | - | - |
| caterings | 12 | - | - |
| caterwaul | 14 | utter shrieks, as of cats | - |
| catfacing | 17 | - | - |
| catfights | 18 | - | - |
| catfished | 18 | - | - |
| catharise | 14 | - | - |
| catharize | 23 | - | - |
| catharses | 14 | - | - |
| cathected | 17 | - | - |
| cathectic | 18 | of or relating to cathexis | - |
| cathedrae | 15 | - | - |
| cathedras | 15 | - | - |
| cathepsin | 16 | - | - |
| catheptic | 18 | - | - |
| catheters | 14 | - | - |
| cathinone | 14 | - | - |
| cathismas | 16 | - | - |
| catholics | 16 | - | - |
| catholyte | 17 | - | - |
| cathouses | 14 | - | - |
| catkinate | 15 | resembling a catkin | - |
| catlinite | 11 | - | - |
| catnapers | 13 | - | - |
| catnapped | 16 | - | - |
| catnapper | 15 | - | - |
| catolytes | 14 | - | - |
| catoptric | 15 | of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors | - |
| catrigged | 14 | - | - |
| cattaloes | 11 | - | - |
| catteries | 11 | - | - |
| cattiness | 11 | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | - |
| cattishly | 17 | - | - |
| cattleman | 13 | a man who raises (or tends) cattle | - |
| cattlemen | 13 | - | - |
| cattleyas | 14 | - | - |
