CONTESTING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CONTESTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
c3o1n1t1e1s1t1i1n1g2
PlayableCONTESTING · 10 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CONTESTING?
| 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
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.3
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.2%
Our own measure of how useful CONTESTING is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTESTING
No single letter turns CONTESTING into another word.
How CONTESTING scores
Scrabble c3o1n1t1e1s1t1i1n1g2 13
Words with Friends c4o1n2t1e1s1t1i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in CONTESTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTESTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CONTESTING
1 longer words begin with CONTESTING.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTESTING
escotting12 stegnotic12 centonist11 onsetting10 ostenting10 escoting11 scenting11 centoist10 contents10 stenotic10 tonetics10 nettings9 snotting9 stenting9 tentigos9 tentings9 tinstone8 tontines8 censing10 cognise10 coignes10 congest10 consign10 costing10 cotting10 gnostic10 scening10 conines9 connies9 consent9 content9 contest9 cottise9 entotic9 incents9 nocents9 notices9 scottie9 section9 tonetic9
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Common questions about CONTESTING
- Is CONTESTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTESTING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTESTING worth?
- CONTESTING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTESTING?
- No single letter can be added to CONTESTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CONTESTING:
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