CONTINUE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CONTINUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTINUE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTINUE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTINUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTINUE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CONTINUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTINUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTINUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To keep going, carry on, or resume after a pause.
You can continue an action, a journey or a story, and a thing can continue to exist without anyone doing anything. Pausing and then picking up again is also to continue.
How CONTINUE is used
Very common in everyday speech and writing for ongoing or resumed activity.
- Please continue with your story.
- The rain will continue until midnight.
- After a short rest we continue our walk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTINUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONTINUE
7 longer words begin with CONTINUE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTINUE
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Common questions about CONTINUE
- Is CONTINUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTINUE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTINUE worth?
- CONTINUE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTINUE mean?
- To keep going, carry on, or resume after a pause.
- What letters can be added to CONTINUE?
- CONTINUE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CONTINUE:
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