CONTESTED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CONTESTED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
c3o1n1t1e1s1t1e1d2
PlayableCONTESTED · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CONTESTED?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful CONTESTED is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTESTED
No single letter turns CONTESTED into another word.
How CONTESTED scores
Scrabble c3o1n1t1e1s1t1e1d2 12
Words with Friends c4o1n2t1e1s1t1e1d2 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in CONTESTED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTESTED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTESTED
escotted11 ostented9 cestode10 dectets10 descent10 detects10 docents10 encodes10 escoted10 scented10 seconde10 cenotes9 contest9 denotes8 detents8 snotted8 stented8 censed9 codens9 costed9 cotted9 decent9 dectet9 detect9 docent9 encode9 scened9 second9 cenote8 centos8 contes8 ctenes8 octets8 denets7 denote7 detent7 detest7 donees7 nested7 netted7
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Common questions about CONTESTED
- Is CONTESTED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTESTED, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTESTED worth?
- CONTESTED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTESTED?
- No single letter can be added to CONTESTED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CONTESTED:
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