CONTEMPTUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CONTEMPTUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTEMPTUOUS?
| 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 CONTEMPTUOUS is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTEMPTUOUS
No single letter turns CONTEMPTUOUS into another word.
How CONTEMPTUOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CONTEMPTUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTEMPTUOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CONTEMPTUOUS
- CONTEMPTUOUS 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 CONTEMPTUOUS
2 longer words begin with CONTEMPTUOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTEMPTUOUS
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Common questions about CONTEMPTUOUS
- Is CONTEMPTUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTEMPTUOUS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTEMPTUOUS worth?
- CONTEMPTUOUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTEMPTUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CONTEMPTUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CONTEMPTUOUS:
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