CONTAGIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CONTAGIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTAGIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTAGIOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTAGIOUS
No single letter turns CONTAGIOUS into another word.
How CONTAGIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CONTAGIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTAGIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CONTAGIOUS
- CONTAGIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CONTAGIOUS
3 longer words begin with CONTAGIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTAGIOUS
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Common questions about CONTAGIOUS
- Is CONTAGIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTAGIOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTAGIOUS worth?
- CONTAGIOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTAGIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CONTAGIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CONTAGIOUS:
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