Is CONTINGENTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTINGENTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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.
Definition
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See the definition of ContingentlyHooks for CONTINGENTLY
CONTINGENTLY 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 CONTINGENTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- continently16
- innocently15
- cogently14
- contenting13
- contingent13
- cloying13
- glycine13
- nonentity12
- clingy12
- coying12
- cygnet12
- glycin12
- continent11
- clotting11
- intently11
- noncling11
- yenning11
- clotty11
- incony11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- yogic11
- innocent10
- cloning10
- conning10
- glottic10
- gently10
- glinty10
- tingly10
- toying10
- tyning10
- coney10
- cyton10
- lytic10
- octyl10
- yince10
- yonic10
- nettling9
- tenoning9
- content9
- lection9
- tonetic9
- cogent9
- coigne9
- coning9
- coting9
- entity9
- lenity9
- lineny9
- linney9
- locing9
- nettly9
- ninety9
- eying9
- ginny9
- gynie9
- lingy9
- lying9
- tying9
- yogin9
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