CONTRADICTIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. CONTRADICTIVE 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CONTRADICTIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRADICTIVE is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRADICTIVE
No single letter turns CONTRADICTIVE into another word.
How CONTRADICTIVE scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in CONTRADICTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRADICTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CONTRADICTIVE
1 longer words begin with CONTRADICTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRADICTIVE
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Common questions about CONTRADICTIVE
- Is CONTRADICTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CONTRADICTIVE is not in it.
- How many points is CONTRADICTIVE worth?
- CONTRADICTIVE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTRADICTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRADICTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CONTRADICTIVE:
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