Is CONTACTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTACTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTACTING mean?
Contacting is a form of CONTACT.
- noun
close interaction
“they kept in daily contact”
- verb
be in or establish communication with
“Our advertisements reach millions”
- noun
the act of touching physically
“her fingers came in contact with the light switch”
- noun
the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
“litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CONTACTING
CONTACTING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CONTACTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coacting13
- canonic11
- contact11
- cognac11
- canting10
- catting10
- coating10
- cotinga10
- cantic10
- cocain10
- ocicat10
- tactic10
- tictac10
- tictoc10
- notating9
- actinon9
- contain9
- taction9
- acting9
- agonic9
- caning9
- coning9
- coting9
- cacti9
- coact9
- conic9
- atoning8
- action8
- atonic8
- cannot8
- canton8
- cation8
- incant8
- intact8
- octant8
- tannic8
- acing8
- coign8
- conga8
- incog8
- coca8
- anting7
- atting7
- gitano7
- noting7
- tignon7
- toning7
- toting7
- actin7
- ancon7
- antic7
- attic7
- canon7
- canto7
- coati7
- conin7
- cotan7
- cotta7
- octan7
- ontic7
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