Is CACTUS a word?
CACTUS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 20 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CACTUS is a valid word.
What does cactus mean?
noun: any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CACTUS: word details
- Pronunciation: KAK-tuhs (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside cactus
Words you can make from the letters of cactus.
Solve a whole rack, not just CACTUS
CACTUS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CACTUS mean?
CACTUS is a noun. It means: any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines.
Is CACTUS a valid word?
Yes, CACTUS is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.