CONTRIVES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CONTRIVES 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.
c3o1n1t1r1i1v4e1s1
PlayableCONTRIVES · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CONTRIVES?
| 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
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful CONTRIVES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRIVES
No single letter turns CONTRIVES into another word.
How CONTRIVES scores
Scrabble c3o1n1t1r1i1v4e1s1 14
Words with Friends c4o1n2t1r1i1v5e1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in CONTRIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CONTRIVES
- All 9 letters of CONTRIVES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRIVES
coinvest13 contrive13 converts13 evictors13 vortices13 investor11 cointers10 corniest10 noticers10 rections10 convert12 corsive12 corvets12 corvine12 costive12 covents12 coverts12 covines12 crivens12 evictor12 novices12 vectors12 victors12 voicers12 enviros10 inverts10 renvois10 striven10 torsive10 version10 cistern9 cistron9 citrons9 coiners9 cointer9 conster9 cornets9 cornist9 corsite9 cortins9
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Common questions about CONTRIVES
- Is CONTRIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTRIVES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTRIVES worth?
- CONTRIVES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTRIVES?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CONTRIVES:
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