CONTRAVENING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CONTRAVENING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRAVENING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRAVENING is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRAVENING
No single letter turns CONTRAVENING into another word.
How CONTRAVENING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CONTRAVENING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRAVENING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTRAVENING mean in Scrabble?
CONTRAVENING is the -ing form (present participle) of CONTRAVENE.
CONTRAVENE(verb) — To break a rule, law or agreement, or to conflict with it.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRAVENING
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Common questions about CONTRAVENING
- Is CONTRAVENING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRAVENING, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRAVENING worth?
- CONTRAVENING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTRAVENING?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRAVENING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CONTRAVENING:
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