CONTRAST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CONTRAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRAST?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRAST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTRAST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CONTRAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTRAST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To compare two things in order to show how they differ, or to differ strikingly.
Writers contrast ideas to make their differences clear, and colours or tastes can contrast when placed side by side. As a noun the word names the difference itself.
How CONTRAST is used
Used in essays, art and everyday comparison.
- The essay will contrast city life with life in the country.
- Bright red can contrast sharply with deep green.
- Teachers often contrast the two poems to show their different moods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTRAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CONTRAST
The 8 tiles of CONTRAST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CONTRAST
11 longer words begin with CONTRAST.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRAST
Showing 40 of 278. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CONTRAST
- Is CONTRAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRAST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRAST worth?
- CONTRAST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTRAST mean?
- To compare two things in order to show how they differ, or to differ strikingly.
- What letters can be added to CONTRAST?
- CONTRAST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CONTRAST:
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