CONTRITENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CONTRITENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTRITENESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTRITENESS is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRITENESS
No single letter turns CONTRITENESS into another word.
How CONTRITENESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CONTRITENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRITENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CONTRITENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Deep and sincere regret for having done wrong.
In religious writing, contriteness is the sorrow that comes before forgiveness. It is a rarer form than contrition, but means the same inner state of remorse.
How CONTRITENESS is used
Contriteness is a formal, uncommon word, used in religious or moral writing.
- His contriteness was obvious from the way he lowered his eyes.
- The judge accepted her contriteness and reduced the sentence.
- Real contriteness needs more than a quick apology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTRITENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONTRITENESS
1 longer words begin with CONTRITENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRITENESS
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Common questions about CONTRITENESS
- Is CONTRITENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRITENESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRITENESS worth?
- CONTRITENESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTRITENESS mean?
- Deep and sincere regret for having done wrong.
- What letters can be added to CONTRITENESS?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRITENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CONTRITENESS:
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