CATER
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Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈkeɪtə//
verb
- To provide, particularly:"Noe widdowes curse caters a dish of mine."
- To provide, particularly:"I catered for her bat mitzvah."
- To provide, particularly:"I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim."
- To provide, particularly:"The business caters for young professionals."
noun
- (obsolete) Synonym of acater: an officer who purchased cates (food supplies) for the steward of a large household or estate."I am oure Catour and bere oure Alther purse."
- (obsolete) Synonym of caterer: any provider of food."Of his diete catour was scarsite..."
- (figurative, obsolete) Synonym of purveyor: any provider of anything."The eye is loues Cator."
verb
- (UK dialect) To place, set, move, or cut diagonally or rhomboidally."The trees are set checkerwise, and so catred [Latin: partim in quincuncem directis], as looke which way ye wyl, they lye leuel."
adv
- (UK dialect, US) Diagonally."Cater and Cater-cornered, diagonal; diagonally. To ‘cut cater’ in the case of velvet, cloth, etc., is... ‘cut on the cross’. Cater-snozzle, to make an angle; to ‘mitre’."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 5 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 7 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 8 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- Yes
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'CATER'?
The word CATER is worth 7 points in Scrabble.
C3
A1
T1
E1
R1
Total: 7 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'CATER'?
The word CATER is worth 8 points in Words With Friends.
C4
A1
T1
E1
R1
Total: 8 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.