CONTANGO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CONTANGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTANGO?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTANGO is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTANGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
contangosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTANGO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CONTANGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTANGO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTANGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A market situation in which the price of a commodity for future delivery is higher than its present price.
Traders see contango when storing and financing a commodity makes later delivery cost more. The opposite condition is backwardation. Historically the word also named a fee paid to postpone settlement of a share purchase.
How CONTANGO is used
Used in finance and commodity trading.
- The oil market moved into contango as storage tanks filled.
- Contango often appears when supply is plentiful.
- Investors holding futures may lose money in contango.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTANGO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONTANGO
4 longer words begin with CONTANGO.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTANGO
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Common questions about CONTANGO
- Is CONTANGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTANGO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTANGO worth?
- CONTANGO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTANGO mean?
- A market situation in which the price of a commodity for future delivery is higher than its present price.
- What letters can be added to CONTANGO?
- CONTANGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CONTANGO:
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