Is CONTAMINATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTAMINATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTAMINATIVE mean?
- adjective
making impure by contact or mixing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
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) + V (4) + E (1) = 20 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 CONTAMINATIVE
CONTAMINATIVE 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 CONTAMINATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contaminate15
- activation15
- cavitation15
- inactivate15
- nominative15
- vaticinate15
- emaciation14
- antivenom14
- nonactive14
- noviciate14
- caveman14
- motivic14
- vicomte14
- vomicae14
- annotative13
- antimonic13
- antinomic13
- manicotti13
- activate13
- cavatine13
- cavitate13
- coinvent13
- conative13
- covenant13
- eviction13
- inactive13
- invocate13
- monitive13
- motivate13
- vacation13
- vitamine13
- victim13
- vomica13
- catenation12
- novitiate12
- amitotic12
- amnionic12
- amniotic12
- anatomic12
- canoeman12
- catamite12
- coinmate12
- mannitic12
- monecian12
- amative12
- aviatic12
- avionic12
- cavetti12
- cavetto12
- centavo12
- connive12
- convent12
- invoice12
- minivan12
- venatic12
- viatica12
- vitamin12
- aconitine11
- animation11
- emanation11
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