Is CONTESTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTESTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTESTS mean?
Contests is a form of CONTEST.
- noun
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- verb
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
“They contested the outcome of the race”
- noun
a struggle between rivals
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 10 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 CONTESTS
CONTESTS 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 CONTESTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contest9
- centos8
- cestos8
- contes8
- cosets8
- cosset8
- escots8
- octets8
- scents8
- scones8
- stetson7
- testons7
- cento7
- cents7
- cones7
- conte7
- coses7
- coset7
- costs7
- cotes7
- escot7
- octet7
- oncet7
- scent7
- scone7
- scots7
- sects7
- soces7
- onsets6
- setons6
- stenos6
- stents6
- stones6
- teston6
- cent6
- cess6
- cone6
- cons6
- coss6
- cost6
- cote6
- cots6
- ecos6
- once6
- scot6
- secs6
- sect6
- tecs6
- nests5
- netts5
- noses5
- notes5
- onset5
- sents5
- seton5
- setts5
- snots5
- sones5
- steno5
- stent5
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