Definition of category

"category" in the noun sense

1. class, category, family

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

"there are two classes of detergents"

2. category

a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

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category in Scrabble®

The word category is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters category:

CATEGORY
(144)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word category

CATEGORY
(144)
CATEGORY
(135)
CATEGORY
(96)
CATEGORY
(90)
CATEGORY
(56)
CATEGORY
(56)
CATEGORY
(54)
CATEGORY
(51)
CATEGORY
(45)
CATEGORY
(45)
CATEGORY
(45)
CATEGORY
(45)
CATEGORY
(42)
CATEGORY
(42)
CATEGORY
(38)
CATEGORY
(36)
CATEGORY
(36)
CATEGORY
(36)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(28)
CATEGORY
(28)
CATEGORY
(28)
CATEGORY
(28)
CATEGORY
(24)
CATEGORY
(24)
CATEGORY
(20)
CATEGORY
(20)
CATEGORY
(20)
CATEGORY
(19)
CATEGORY
(18)
CATEGORY
(18)
CATEGORY
(17)
CATEGORY
(16)
CATEGORY
(16)
CATEGORY
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In category

CATEGORY
(144)
CATEGORY
(135)
CATEGORY
(96)
CATEGORY
(90)
CATEGORY
(56)
CATEGORY
(56)
CATEGORY
(54)
CATEGORY
(51)
CATEGORY
(45)
CATEGORY
(45)
CATEGORY
(45)
CATEGORY
(45)
CAGEY
(45)
CAGEY
(42)
CATEGORY
(42)
CATEGORY
(42)
GYRATE
(42)
COYER
(39)
RACY
(39)
YAGER
(39)
CATEGORY
(38)
CAGEY
(38)
GORY
(36)
GYRATE
(36)
TEARY
(36)
GYRATE
(36)
CATEGORY
(36)
CATEGORY
(36)
CAGEY
(36)
CATEGORY
(36)
GREY
(36)
CAGEY
(36)
YOGA
(36)
GRAY
(36)
CATEGORY
(34)
CAGEY
(34)
YAGER
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CARGO
(33)
YORE
(33)
TROY
(33)
COYER
(33)
YEAR
(33)
CAGEY
(33)
TRAY
(33)
GYRATE
(33)
COYER
(33)
GYRATE
(33)
GYRATE
(33)
COYER
(33)
CAGEY
(33)
CAGEY
(33)
YARE
(33)
RECOAT
(33)
GYRATE
(33)
GAYER
(33)
GRACE
(33)
ARTY
(33)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
TEARY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
COYER
(32)
CAGE
(30)
ACTOR
(30)
CAGEY
(30)
REACT
(30)
GYRE
(30)
RACY
(30)
OCREA
(30)
TRACE
(30)
YAGER
(30)
GYRO
(30)
YAGER
(30)
COYER
(30)
YAGER
(30)
CATER
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
COYER
(30)
COYER
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CRAG
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CRATE
(30)
GAYER
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
GAYER
(30)
GAYER
(30)
GORY
(30)
CAGEY
(30)
GRACE
(30)
CARGO
(30)
ACTER
(30)
GRAY
(30)
CARET
(30)
GREY
(30)
GYRATE
(30)
GYRATE
(30)
CARGO
(28)
CATEGORY
(28)
GYRATE
(28)
GYRATE
(28)
CAGEY
(28)
CAGEY
(28)
CATEGORY
(28)
CATEGORY
(28)
CATEGORY
(28)
RACY
(27)
GRACE
(27)
CARE
(27)
RACY
(27)
TEARY
(27)
CARGO
(27)
RECOAT
(27)
RECOAT
(27)
YAGER
(27)
CRAG
(27)
RECOAT
(27)
TEARY
(27)
YOGA
(27)
RACY
(27)
CART
(27)
RACY
(27)
GYRO
(27)
GAYER
(27)
YAGER
(27)
GYRE
(27)
YAGER
(27)
COAT
(27)
GAYER
(27)
GRACE
(27)
GAYER
(27)
TEARY
(27)
RECOAT
(27)
CARGO
(27)
RECOAT
(27)
CORE
(27)
GAYER
(26)
RACY
(26)
YAGER
(26)
CARET
(26)
CRATE
(26)
COYER
(26)
CATER
(26)
COYER
(26)
YAGER
(26)
CAGEY
(25)
GRAY
(24)
GORY
(24)
GRACE
(24)
CARGO
(24)
GRACE
(24)
GRAY
(24)
GYRO
(24)
GRACE
(24)
RECOAT
(24)
CARGO
(24)
RECOAT
(24)
GRACE
(24)
GRATE
(24)
GRAY
(24)
YOGA
(24)
REACT
(24)
GYRATE
(24)
CARGO
(24)
GYRE
(24)
YEAR
(24)
GYRATE
(24)
GYRATE
(24)
YARE
(24)
OCREA
(24)
OCREA
(24)
GYRE
(24)
YOGA
(24)
OCREA
(24)
GYRE
(24)
CAGE
(24)
GYRE
(24)
GYRO
(24)
GYRO
(24)
GYRATE
(24)
GREY
(24)
YOGA
(24)
REACT
(24)
GRAY
(24)
REACT
(24)
GRAY
(24)
CARET
(24)
CARET
(24)
YOGA
(24)
RETAG
(24)
GREY
(24)
GREAT
(24)
CARET
(24)
GREY
(24)
ARTY
(24)
GREY
(24)

category in Words With Friends™

The word category is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters category:

CATEGORY
(126)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word category

CATEGORY
(126)
CATEGORY
(102)
CATEGORY
(76)
CATEGORY
(75)
CATEGORY
(72)
CATEGORY
(69)
CATEGORY
(69)
CATEGORY
(69)
CATEGORY
(60)
CATEGORY
(60)
CATEGORY
(57)
CATEGORY
(57)
CATEGORY
(51)
CATEGORY
(51)
CATEGORY
(46)
CATEGORY
(42)
CATEGORY
(42)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(29)
CATEGORY
(26)
CATEGORY
(23)
CATEGORY
(23)
CATEGORY
(22)
CATEGORY
(21)
CATEGORY
(21)
CATEGORY
(20)
CATEGORY
(20)
CATEGORY
(20)
CATEGORY
(20)
CATEGORY
(19)
CATEGORY
(19)
CATEGORY
(19)
CATEGORY
(19)
CATEGORY
(19)
CATEGORY
(18)
CATEGORY
(17)
CATEGORY
(17)
CATEGORY
(17)
CATEGORY
(17)
CATEGORY
(16)
CATEGORY
(16)
CATEGORY
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In category

CATEGORY
(126)
CATEGORY
(102)
CATEGORY
(76)
CATEGORY
(75)
CATEGORY
(72)
CATEGORY
(69)
CATEGORY
(69)
CATEGORY
(69)
CAGEY
(60)
CATEGORY
(60)
CATEGORY
(60)
CATEGORY
(57)
CATEGORY
(57)
RECOAT
(57)
CAGEY
(54)
GYRATE
(54)
COYER
(54)
CARGO
(54)
GRACE
(54)
CRAG
(51)
CAGE
(51)
CATEGORY
(51)
CATEGORY
(51)
RECOAT
(51)
GYRATE
(48)
CAGEY
(48)
GRACE
(48)
TRACE
(48)
ACTER
(48)
GYRATE
(48)
CARGO
(48)
CRATE
(48)
REACT
(48)
CARET
(48)
OCREA
(48)
CATER
(48)
ACTOR
(48)
CATEGORY
(46)
GAYER
(45)
CORE
(45)
CART
(45)
COAT
(45)
CARE
(45)
CRAG
(45)
YAGER
(45)
RACY
(45)
GRAY
(42)
GRAY
(42)
GORY
(42)
GORY
(42)
YOGA
(42)
GREY
(42)
GREY
(42)
GYRO
(42)
CATEGORY
(42)
GYRATE
(42)
GYRE
(42)
CATEGORY
(42)
CAGEY
(42)
CAGEY
(42)
GYRATE
(40)
CARGO
(40)
COYER
(40)
GRACE
(40)
CAGEY
(40)
GYRATE
(40)
GATOR
(39)
TEARY
(39)
GREAT
(39)
RETAG
(39)
RECOAT
(39)
GRATE
(39)
GYRATE
(36)
RECOAT
(36)
CARGO
(36)
RECOAT
(36)
CAGEY
(36)
YARE
(36)
YAGER
(36)
CAGEY
(36)
ARTY
(36)
GYRATE
(36)
GYRATE
(36)
CAGEY
(36)
TROY
(36)
CAGEY
(36)
GYRATE
(36)
TRAY
(36)
CARGO
(36)
CARGO
(36)
COYER
(36)
GAYER
(36)
GEAR
(36)
GOAT
(36)
GOER
(36)
GORE
(36)
GRACE
(36)
COYER
(36)
GRACE
(36)
COYER
(36)
COYER
(36)
GATE
(36)
YEAR
(36)
YORE
(36)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
CATEGORY
(34)
RECOAT
(33)
GAYER
(33)
CAGE
(33)
GAYER
(33)
RECOAT
(33)
YAGER
(33)
RACY
(33)
RECOAT
(33)
RECOAT
(33)
YAGER
(33)
GAYER
(33)
YAGER
(33)
RECOAT
(33)
CRATE
(32)
CRATE
(32)
ACTER
(32)
ACTOR
(32)
REACT
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
TRACE
(32)
OCREA
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CATEGORY
(32)
CARET
(32)
CATER
(32)
GRACE
(32)
CATER
(32)
CARET
(32)
CAGEY
(32)
GYRATE
(32)
GYRATE
(32)
CATER
(30)
CARET
(30)
GYRATE
(30)
COYER
(30)
CRATE
(30)
CATER
(30)
CRATE
(30)
CARGO
(30)
CRATE
(30)
ACTOR
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CARGO
(30)
ACTOR
(30)
CARGO
(30)
REACT
(30)
GYRATE
(30)
OCREA
(30)
GYRO
(30)
COYER
(30)
ACTOR
(30)
GAYER
(30)
COYER
(30)
GYRE
(30)
GRACE
(30)
OCREA
(30)
CATER
(30)
GRACE
(30)
OCREA
(30)
GRACE
(30)
CARET
(30)
CARET
(30)
REACT
(30)
REACT
(30)
CAGEY
(30)
TRACE
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
ACTER
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
ACTER
(30)
TRACE
(30)
YOGA
(30)
YAGER
(30)
TRACE
(30)
ACTER
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(30)
CATEGORY
(29)
GRATE
(28)
TEARY
(28)
COYER
(28)
GREAT
(28)
GATOR
(28)
RETAG
(28)
GRACE
(28)
CARGO
(28)
CORE
(27)

Words within the letters of category

2 letter words in category (11 words)

6 letter words in category (2 words)

8 letter words in category (1 word)

category + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence category

Words that start with category (1 word)

Words with category in them (1 word)

Words that end with category (2 words)

Word Growth involving category

Shorter words in category

at ate

at cat

go ego

go gory

or gory

Longer words containing category

subcategory