CONTESTATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CONTESTATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
c3o1n1t1e1s1t1a1t1i1o1n1
PlayableCONTESTATION · 12 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CONTESTATION?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.17
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.83%
Our own measure of how useful CONTESTATION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTESTATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
contestationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTESTATION scores
Scrabble c3o1n1t1e1s1t1a1t1i1o1n1 14
Words with Friends c4o1n2t1e1s1t1a1t1i1o1n2 17
Face value of the 12 tiles in CONTESTATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTESTATION has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CONTESTATION
1 longer words begin with CONTESTATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTESTATION
ostentation11 connotates12 contestant12 cottoniest12 attentions10 tentations10 cantonise11 centonist11 conations11 connotate11 cotenants11 enactions11 intonacos11 isooctane11 nonstatic11 taconites11 attention9 intonates9 notations9 tantonies9 tentation9 testation9 aconites10 actinons10 ancients10 canniest10 canoeist10 canonise10 canonist10 cantiest10 cantions10 cattiest10 centoist10 coattest10 conation10 connotes10 constant10 constate10 contains10 contents10
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Common questions about CONTESTATION
- Is CONTESTATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTESTATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTESTATION worth?
- CONTESTATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTESTATION?
- CONTESTATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CONTESTATION:
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