CONTRARIWISE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CONTRARIWISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRARIWISE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRARIWISE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRARIWISE
No single letter turns CONTRARIWISE into another word.
How CONTRARIWISE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CONTRARIWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRARIWISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTRARIWISE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
literary
On the other hand, or in the opposite order or way.
Contrariwise introduces a reversal of what was just said, and it has an old-fashioned, playful flavour. It is the word Tweedledee famously uses in a children's classic.
How CONTRARIWISE is used
Contrariwise is used to flip a statement around, mostly in literary or humorous writing.
- If it was so, it might be; contrariwise, if it were so, it would be.
- He expected praise; contrariwise, he received a long list of complaints.
- Some plants love shade, and contrariwise others wither without sun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTRARIWISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRARIWISE
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Common questions about CONTRARIWISE
- Is CONTRARIWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRARIWISE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRARIWISE worth?
- CONTRARIWISE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTRARIWISE mean?
- On the other hand, or in the opposite order or way.
- What letters can be added to CONTRARIWISE?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRARIWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CONTRARIWISE:
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