cat: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of cat
noun
- countable
Terms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae.
- countable, uncountable
Terms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae. A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
- uncountable
Terms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae. A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. The flesh of this animal eaten as food.
- countable, uncountable
Terms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae. Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species.
Listed forms: cats, catte.
Source: Wiktionary — cat.
verb
- transitive
To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
- transitive
To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
To go wandering at night.
To gossip in a catty manner.
Listed forms: cats, catting, catted.
Source: Wiktionary — cat.
noun
A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.
Listed forms: cats.
Source: Wiktionary — cat.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for cat.
noun
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar
- true cat
noun
an informal term for a youth or man
noun
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
noun
a whip with nine knotted cords
- cat-o'-nine-tails
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cat in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of cat
C(3) + A(1) + T(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of cat
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from cat
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cat. Showing up to 24, longest first.