CONTEMPTUOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. CONTEMPTUOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTEMPTUOUSLY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTEMPTUOUSLY is to know. It scores 23 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTEMPTUOUSLY
No single letter turns CONTEMPTUOUSLY into another word.
How CONTEMPTUOUSLY scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in CONTEMPTUOUSLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTEMPTUOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CONTEMPTUOUSLY
- CONTEMPTUOUSLY 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
Shorter words from the letters in CONTEMPTUOUSLY
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Common questions about CONTEMPTUOUSLY
- Is CONTEMPTUOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTEMPTUOUSLY, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTEMPTUOUSLY worth?
- CONTEMPTUOUSLY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTEMPTUOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to CONTEMPTUOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of CONTEMPTUOUSLY:
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