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CATACHRESES

11 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 22 pts

CATACHRESES is a valid 11-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 22 in Super Big Boggle.

CATACHRESES root CATACHRESIS

Word family

noun
  1. countableuncountableA misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
  2. countableespeciallyoftenuncountableSuch a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
  3. countablerhetoricuncountableA misapplication or overextension of a figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.