CONTINGENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CONTINGENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTINGENCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTINGENCE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTINGENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
contingencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTINGENCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CONTINGENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTINGENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTINGENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A possible event or chance happening, or the fact of depending on something uncertain.
Contingence is a less common cousin of contingency, and writers sometimes use it for the state of being dependent on chance. In geometry it can also mean the touching of two lines or surfaces.
How CONTINGENCE is used
Rare and formal; contingency is the usual form.
- The plan allowed for every contingence the team could imagine.
- Philosophers debate the contingence of the universe.
- The contingence of success on good weather worried the planners.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTINGENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONTINGENCE
1 longer words begin with CONTINGENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTINGENCE
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Common questions about CONTINGENCE
- Is CONTINGENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTINGENCE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTINGENCE worth?
- CONTINGENCE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTINGENCE mean?
- A possible event or chance happening, or the fact of depending on something uncertain.
- What letters can be added to CONTINGENCE?
- CONTINGENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CONTINGENCE:
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