Scrabble & Words with friends points
- catching is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
- catching is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
- catching is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19
Definition of catching
- (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (adjective)
Synonyms
- communicable
- contagious
- contractable
- transmissible
- transmittable
- becoming infected (noun)
Examples
- catching cold is sometimes unavoidable
Synonyms
- contracting
- the act of detecting something; catching sight of something (noun)
Synonyms
- detection
- espial
- spotting
- spying
- (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team (noun)
See definition of catching in Merriam Webster