Is CONTENTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTENTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTENTIONS mean?
Contentions is a form of CONTENTION.
- noun
a point asserted as part of an argument
- noun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
“they were involved in a violent argument”
- noun
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
“the teams were in fierce contention for first place”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 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 CONTENTIONS
CONTENTIONS 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 CONTENTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contention12
- continents12
- continent11
- innocents11
- noninsect11
- connotes10
- contents10
- coonties10
- innocent10
- nontonic10
- stenotic10
- tonetics10
- conines9
- connote9
- consent9
- content9
- contest9
- coontie9
- cooties9
- cottons9
- incents9
- neocons9
- neonics9
- notices9
- scottie9
- section9
- tonetic9
- tinstone8
- tontines8
- centos8
- cestoi8
- conies8
- conine8
- conins8
- contes8
- contos8
- cootie8
- cosine8
- cotton8
- icones8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
- neocon8
- neonic8
- nicest8
- nocent8
- noetic8
- nonces8
- nostoc8
- notice8
- octets8
- oscine8
- tincts8
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- intents7
- intones7
- ionones7
- isotone7
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