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catharsis

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is CATHARSIS a word?

Yes. CATHARSIS is a 9-letter noun. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell CATHARSIS?

C-A-T-H-A-R-S-I-S

CATHARSIS contains 9 letters, begins with C, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

2noun

  1. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

Synonyms
katharsisabreactionpurgation
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score14points
Words With Friends14points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is CATHARSIS spelled?

C1A2T3H4A5R6S7I8S9
Starts withCATFirst 3 letters
Ends withSISLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats A, S
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →9-letter words →Words starting with CAT →Words ending in SIS →Words made from CATHARSIS →Words with A →Words with C →Words with H →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

archaists14 pts

05 Related words

More words to explore.

catabasis13 ptscatalysis14 ptscatharses14 ptscaryopsis16 ptscatalexis18 ptscathartic16 ptskatharsis16 ptscalamaris13 ptscantharis14 ptscanthitis14 ptscatharise14 ptscatharize23 pts

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How do you spell CATHARSIS?

CATHARSIS is spelled C-A-T-H-A-R-S-I-S. It contains 9 letters.