Is CONTRIVEMENT valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CONTRIVEMENT is not in it.

How many points is CONTRIVEMENT worth?

CONTRIVEMENT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CONTRIVEMENT?

CONTRIVEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CONTRIVEMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points

It depends on the list you play by. CONTRIVEMENT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listCONTRIVEMENT · 12 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF

19points in Scrabble

24points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept CONTRIVEMENT?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Not listed

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.58

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.42%

Our own measure of how useful CONTRIVEMENT is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CONTRIVEMENT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CONTRIVEMENT scores

Scrabble c3o1n1t1r1i1v4e1m3e1n1t1 19

Words with Friends c4o1n2t1r1i1v5e1m4e1n2t1 24

Face value of the 12 tiles in CONTRIVEMENT, 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
v	1	2
e	2	12
m	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRIVEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with CONTRIVEMENT

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1 longer words begin with CONTRIVEMENT.

Shorter words from the letters in CONTRIVEMENT

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Common questions about CONTRIVEMENT

Is CONTRIVEMENT valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CONTRIVEMENT is not in it.
How many points is CONTRIVEMENT worth?: CONTRIVEMENT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CONTRIVEMENT?: CONTRIVEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CONTRIVEMENT:

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