CONTRARIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CONTRARIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRARIOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRARIOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRARIOUS
No single letter turns CONTRARIOUS into another word.
How CONTRARIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CONTRARIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRARIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CONTRARIOUS
- CONTRARIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CONTRARIOUS
2 longer words begin with CONTRARIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRARIOUS
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Common questions about CONTRARIOUS
- Is CONTRARIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRARIOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRARIOUS worth?
- CONTRARIOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTRARIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRARIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CONTRARIOUS:
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