CATHAY

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Cathay

China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the Khitans.)

Word Game Validity

CATHAY is valid in Scrabble and most word games!
Scrabble Point Values

Total possible words using these letters:

2 Letter Words
  • AA - 2 points
  • AH - 5 points
  • AT - 2 points
  • AY - 5 points
  • HA - 5 points
  • ...and 2 more
3 Letter Words
  • AAH - 6 points
  • ACT - 5 points
  • AHA - 6 points
  • CAT - 5 points
  • CAY - 8 points
  • ...and 4 more
4 Letter Words
  • ACHY - 12 points
  • ACTA - 6 points
  • AYAH - 10 points
  • CHAT - 9 points
  • CHAY - 12 points
  • ...and 1 more
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