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Is CONTEMPORARY a valid Scrabble word?

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

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CONTEMPORARY mean?

  1. adjective

    characteristic of the present

    “contemporary trends in design”

  2. adjective

    belonging to the present time

    “contemporary leaders”

  3. noun

    a person of nearly the same age as another

  4. adjective

    occurring in the same period of time

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

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

21

Scrabble

24

Words With Friends

12

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 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 CONTEMPORARY

CONTEMPORARY 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 CONTEMPORARY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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