CONTRETEMPS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CONTRETEMPS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRETEMPS?
| 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 CONTRETEMPS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRETEMPS
No single letter turns CONTRETEMPS into another word.
How CONTRETEMPS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CONTRETEMPS, 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 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRETEMPS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTRETEMPS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
An unexpected, awkward event, or a minor quarrel.
Contretemps is borrowed from French and keeps a slightly elegant air. The plural looks the same as the singular, so no s is added.
How CONTRETEMPS is used
Borrowed from French; the plural is also contretemps.
- A brief contretemps over the bill embarrassed everyone.
- The minister recovered quickly from the contretemps.
- There was a small contretemps about who should speak first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTRETEMPS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRETEMPS
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Common questions about CONTRETEMPS
- Is CONTRETEMPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRETEMPS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRETEMPS worth?
- CONTRETEMPS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTRETEMPS mean?
- An unexpected, awkward event, or a minor quarrel.
- What letters can be added to CONTRETEMPS?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRETEMPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CONTRETEMPS:
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