CONTRACYCLICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. CONTRACYCLICAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CONTRACYCLICAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRACYCLICAL is to know. It scores 25 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRACYCLICAL
No single letter turns CONTRACYCLICAL into another word.
How CONTRACYCLICAL scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in CONTRACYCLICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 4 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CONTRACYCLICAL needs 2 blank tiles.
What stands out about CONTRACYCLICAL
- The letter C appears four times in CONTRACYCLICAL.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRACYCLICAL
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Common questions about CONTRACYCLICAL
- Is CONTRACYCLICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CONTRACYCLICAL is not in it.
- How many points is CONTRACYCLICAL worth?
- CONTRACYCLICAL is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTRACYCLICAL?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRACYCLICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of CONTRACYCLICAL:
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