Is CONTEMPTUOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTEMPTUOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTEMPTUOUSLY mean?
- adverb
without respect; in a disdainful manner
“she spoke of him contemptuously”
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) + T (1) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 CONTEMPTUOUSLY
CONTEMPTUOUSLY 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 CONTEMPTUOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contemptuous18
- coemploys18
- coemploy17
- myoscope17
- contumely16
- eponymous16
- leucotomy16
- monocytes16
- monotypes16
- myoclonus16
- compony16
- contempts15
- costumey15
- monocyte15
- monotype15
- opulency15
- polycots15
- polysome15
- toponyms15
- uncomely15
- clumpy15
- comply15
- monostely14
- nocuously14
- clumpets14
- complots14
- compotes14
- computes14
- contempo14
- contempt14
- speculum14
- clypeus14
- cotypes14
- coypous14
- economy14
- employs14
- eponyms14
- lyceums14
- monoecy14
- octuply14
- polycot14
- potency14
- syncope14
- toponym14
- octuplets13
- outmuscle13
- uncouples13
- euonymus13
- outyelps13
- potently13
- tenotomy13
- clumpet13
- coempts13
- compels13
- complot13
- compone13
- compose13
- compost13
- compote13
- compute13
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