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cathartic

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is CATHARTIC a word?

Yes. CATHARTIC is a 9-letter noun. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell CATHARTIC?

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

CATHARTIC contains 9 letters, begins with C, and ends with C.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

2adjective

  1. emotionally purging (of e.g. art)

Synonyms
purgativephysicaperientreleasing
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends17points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is CATHARTIC spelled?

C1A2T3H4A5R6T7I8C9
Starts withCATFirst 3 letters
Ends withTICLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats A, C, T
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →9-letter words →Words starting with CAT →Words ending in TIC →Words made from CATHARTIC →Words with A →Words with C →Words with H →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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cathectic18 ptscatheptic18 ptscachaemic20 ptscachectic20 ptscatabatic15 ptscatalatic13 ptscatalytic16 ptscasuistic13 ptscatabolic15 ptscatalogic14 ptscatatonic13 ptscategoric14 pts

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About CATHARTIC.

How do you spell CATHARTIC?

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