Is CONTESTATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTESTATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTESTATION mean?
- noun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
“they were involved in a violent argument”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 14 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 CONTESTATION
Single letters that turn CONTESTATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CONTESTATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contestant12
- ostentation11
- conations11
- cotenants11
- enactions11
- isooctane11
- nonstatic11
- taconites11
- attentions10
- aconites10
- actinons10
- ancients10
- canniest10
- canoeist10
- canonise10
- canonist10
- cattiest10
- coattest10
- conation10
- connotes10
- constant10
- contains10
- contents10
- coonties10
- cotenant10
- enaction10
- entastic10
- insectan10
- instance10
- nictates10
- oscitant10
- sanction10
- sonantic10
- sonicate10
- stenotic10
- taconite10
- tactions10
- tetanics10
- tonetics10
- attention9
- intonates9
- notations9
- acetins9
- acinose9
- aconite9
- actinon9
- actions9
- ancient9
- ancones9
- atonics9
- canines9
- cantons9
- cations9
- catties9
- cineast9
- conines9
- connate9
- connote9
- consent9
- contain9
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