CONTRAVENE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CONTRAVENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRAVENE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRAVENE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRAVENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTRAVENE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CONTRAVENE, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRAVENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTRAVENE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To break a rule, law or agreement, or to conflict with it.
To contravene a law is to act against it, knowingly or not. The word often appears in official notices about breaches of regulations or treaties.
How CONTRAVENE is used
A formal verb used in legal and official writing.
- Workers must not contravene the safety rules.
- Such a policy would contravene the treaty.
- Do not contravene the terms of your contract.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTRAVENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CONTRAVENE
The 10 tiles of CONTRAVENE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CONTRAVENE
4 longer words begin with CONTRAVENE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRAVENE
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Common questions about CONTRAVENE
- Is CONTRAVENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRAVENE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRAVENE worth?
- CONTRAVENE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTRAVENE mean?
- To break a rule, law or agreement, or to conflict with it.
- What letters can be added to CONTRAVENE?
- CONTRAVENE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CONTRAVENE:
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