Is CONTEMPLATIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTEMPLATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTEMPLATIVES mean?
Contemplatives is a form of CONTEMPLATIVE.
- adjective
deeply or seriously thoughtful
“Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the `Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”
- noun
a person devoted to the contemplative life
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 CONTEMPLATIVES
CONTEMPLATIVES 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 CONTEMPLATIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contemplative22
- compensative21
- completive19
- contemplates18
- contemplate17
- compensate16
- complaints16
- completest16
- completist16
- impotences16
- incomplete16
- placements16
- pavements16
- volcanism16
- colemanites15
- pentecostal15
- constative15
- vestmental15
- campesino15
- companies15
- competent15
- complains15
- complaint15
- compleats15
- completes15
- compliant15
- complines15
- contempts15
- copemates15
- ectoplasm15
- impotence15
- manciples15
- placement15
- policeman15
- policemen15
- someplace15
- captives15
- pavement15
- pivotman15
- pivotmen15
- vampiest15
- vicomtes15
- vocalism15
- centesimal14
- colemanite14
- constipate14
- emittances14
- lemniscate14
- neoplastic14
- opalescent14
- palmettoes14
- plasticene14
- pleonastic14
- solacement14
- telematics14
- anviltops14
- evections14
- invocates14
- locatives14
- motivates14
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