Is CONTAMINATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTAMINATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTAMINATIONS mean?
Contaminations is a form of CONTAMINATION.
- 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
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
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) + S (1) = 18 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 CONTAMINATIONS
CONTAMINATIONS 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 CONTAMINATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contamination17
- contaminants16
- onomastician16
- anastomotic15
- contaminant15
- mastication15
- nonanatomic15
- canonisation14
- incantations14
- manicottis14
- antinomians13
- incantation13
- nominations13
- anosmatic13
- antimonic13
- antinomic13
- atomistic13
- cinnamons13
- insomniac13
- manicotti13
- nonatomic13
- onomastic13
- scotomata13
- animations12
- antinomian12
- connations12
- constantan12
- inconstant12
- nicotianas12
- nictations12
- nomination12
- nonactions12
- sonication12
- actinism12
- amitotic12
- amnionic12
- amniotic12
- anatomic12
- atticism12
- catmints12
- cinnamon12
- comitias12
- iotacism12
- isonomic12
- maniocas12
- mannitic12
- mastitic12
- monastic12
- monistic12
- nomistic12
- simoniac12
- stomatic12
- annotations11
- intonations11
- actinians11
- amanitins11
- anatomist11
- animation11
- animatist11
- antiatoms11
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