CONTENDENTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CONTENDENTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CONTENDENTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTENDENTS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTENDENTS
No single letter turns CONTENDENTS into another word.
How CONTENDENTS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CONTENDENTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTENDENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTENDENTS
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Common questions about CONTENDENTS
- Is CONTENDENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CONTENDENTS is not in it.
- How many points is CONTENDENTS worth?
- CONTENDENTS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTENDENTS?
- No single letter can be added to CONTENDENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CONTENDENTS:
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