CONTRARIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CONTRARIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRARIAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRARIAN is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRARIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
contrariansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTRARIAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CONTRARIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTRARIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who deliberately takes an opposing view to the one most people hold.
A contrarian enjoys challenging popular opinion in journalism, politics or debate. In investing, a contrarian buys when others are selling, betting that the crowd is wrong.
How CONTRARIAN is used
Contrarian can be a mild compliment for independent thinking or a criticism of awkwardness.
- The columnist is a contrarian who rarely agrees with the crowd.
- As a contrarian investor, she bought shares during the panic.
- He played the contrarian just to keep the debate lively.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTRARIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONTRARIAN
3 longer words begin with CONTRARIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRARIAN
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Common questions about CONTRARIAN
- Is CONTRARIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRARIAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRARIAN worth?
- CONTRARIAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTRARIAN mean?
- A person who deliberately takes an opposing view to the one most people hold.
- What letters can be added to CONTRARIAN?
- CONTRARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CONTRARIAN:
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