Scrabble & Words with friends points
- catapult is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- catapult is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- catapult is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16
Definition of catapult
- hurl as if with a sling (verb)
Synonyms
- sling
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones (noun)
Synonyms
- sling
- slingshot
- an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles (noun)
Synonyms
- arbalest
- arbalist
- ballista
- bricole
- mangonel
- onager
- trebuchet
- trebucket
- a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun)
Synonyms
- launcher
- shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb)
Examples
- the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort
See definition of catapult in Merriam Webster