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Is CONTEMPORANEOUS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CONTEMPORANEOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CONTEMPORANEOUS mean?

  1. adjective

    occurring in the same period of time

    “a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”

  2. adjective

    of the same period

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

21

Scrabble

27

Words With Friends

15

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 21 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 CONTEMPORANEOUS

CONTEMPORANEOUS 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 CONTEMPORANEOUS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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