Is CONTESTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTESTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTESTERS mean?
Contesters is a form of CONTESTER.
- noun
someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 12 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 CONTESTERS
CONTESTERS 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 CONTESTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contester11
- trecentos11
- contests10
- cornetts10
- necroses10
- trecento10
- cenotes9
- censers9
- censors9
- centers9
- centres9
- contest9
- cornets9
- cornett9
- corsets9
- costers9
- cotters9
- cresset9
- cretons9
- encores9
- escorts9
- necrose9
- resects9
- retcons9
- scoters9
- screens9
- secerns9
- secrets9
- sectors9
- tenrecs9
- tercets9
- estrones8
- rosettes8
- stentors8
- sternest8
- tetroses8
- cenote8
- censer8
- censes8
- censor8
- center8
- centos8
- centre8
- certes8
- cestos8
- contes8
- cornet8
- corses8
- corset8
- cosets8
- cosset8
- coster8
- cotter8
- crests8
- crones8
- crosse8
- encore8
- erects8
- escort8
- escots8
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