CONTRARIOUSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CONTRARIOUSLY 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CONTRARIOUSLY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRARIOUSLY is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRARIOUSLY
No single letter turns CONTRARIOUSLY into another word.
How CONTRARIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in CONTRARIOUSLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRARIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CONTRARIOUSLY
- CONTRARIOUSLY 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
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRARIOUSLY
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Common questions about CONTRARIOUSLY
- Is CONTRARIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CONTRARIOUSLY is not in it.
- How many points is CONTRARIOUSLY worth?
- CONTRARIOUSLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTRARIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRARIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CONTRARIOUSLY:
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