Is CONTAMINATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTAMINATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTAMINATION mean?
- noun
the state of being contaminated
- noun
a substance that contaminates
- noun
the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 17 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 CONTAMINATION
Single letters that turn CONTAMINATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CONTAMINATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contaminant15
- nonanatomic15
- incantation13
- antimonic13
- antinomic13
- manicotti13
- nonatomic13
- antinomian12
- nomination12
- amitotic12
- amnionic12
- amniotic12
- anatomic12
- cinnamon12
- mannitic12
- animation11
- connation11
- nicotiana11
- nictation11
- nonaction11
- catmint11
- comitia11
- manioca11
- mitotic11
- annotation10
- intonation10
- actinian10
- amanitin10
- antiatom10
- citation10
- conation10
- inaction10
- incitant10
- maintain10
- monition10
- monotint10
- nonionic10
- nontonic10
- aminic10
- anomic10
- atomic10
- caiman10
- camion10
- maniac10
- manioc10
- mantic10
- miotic10
- noncom10
- oomiac10
- tomcat10
- actinia9
- actinon9
- amotion9
- animati9
- animato9
- anionic9
- antiman9
- cantina9
- coition9
- contain9
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