CONTRADICTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CONTRADICTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRADICTOR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRADICTOR is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRADICTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTRADICTOR scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CONTRADICTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRADICTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTRADICTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who denies a statement or argues that the opposite is true.
A contradictor challenges a claim directly, unlike a listener who merely doubts it. The spelling contradicter is also used, and some writers prefer it.
How CONTRADICTOR is used
Contradictor suits debates and written arguments where someone opposes a stated view.
- The speaker faced a sharp contradictor in the front row.
- Every contradictor of the theory was invited to present evidence.
- He was a stubborn contradictor who never let a claim pass unchallenged.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTRADICTOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONTRADICTOR
5 longer words begin with CONTRADICTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRADICTOR
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Common questions about CONTRADICTOR
- Is CONTRADICTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRADICTOR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRADICTOR worth?
- CONTRADICTOR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTRADICTOR mean?
- A person who denies a statement or argues that the opposite is true.
- What letters can be added to CONTRADICTOR?
- CONTRADICTOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CONTRADICTOR:
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