CONTUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CONTUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONTUSE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONTUSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONTUSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CONTUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What stands out about CONTUSE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CONTUSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To injure part of the body by a blow that bruises the tissue underneath without breaking the skin.
Doctors use contuse for the kind of damage that leaves a bruise rather than a cut. It is much more formal than saying someone bruised their leg, and today it appears mostly in medical writing.
How CONTUSE is used
Contuse is a rare clinical verb, more often met as the adjective "contused" in injury reports.
- A hard fall can contuse the muscle of the thigh.
- The blow was enough to contuse the bone but not to break it.
- Players who contuse a shoulder are often rested for a week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONTUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CONTUSE
The 7 tiles of CONTUSE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CONTUSE
2 longer words begin with CONTUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTUSE
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Common questions about CONTUSE
- Is CONTUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONTUSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONTUSE worth?
- CONTUSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONTUSE mean?
- To injure part of the body by a blow that bruises the tissue underneath without breaking the skin.
- What letters can be added to CONTUSE?
- CONTUSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CONTUSE:
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