CONTEMNOR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CONTEMNOR 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 CONTEMNOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTEMNOR is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTEMNOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
contemnorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTEMNOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CONTEMNOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTEMNOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTEMNOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalformal
A person who shows contempt for something, especially someone found guilty of contempt of court.
Court reports use contemnor for the person who ignores or insults an order of the judge. Few other settings call for the word, which is why it sounds so formal.
How CONTEMNOR is used
Used mainly in legal writing about contempt proceedings.
- The judge fined the contemnor for ignoring the order.
- A contemnor may be jailed until he complies.
- The contemnor refused to answer the questions.
- Lawyers argued that the contemnor had acted in good faith.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTEMNOR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONTEMNOR
1 longer words begin with CONTEMNOR.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTEMNOR
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Common questions about CONTEMNOR
- Is CONTEMNOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTEMNOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTEMNOR worth?
- CONTEMNOR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTEMNOR mean?
- A person who shows contempt for something, especially someone found guilty of contempt of court.
- What letters can be added to CONTEMNOR?
- CONTEMNOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CONTEMNOR:
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