Is CONTORTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTORTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTORTIONS mean?
Contortions is a form of CONTORTION.
- noun
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
- noun
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
“they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (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 CONTORTIONS
CONTORTIONS 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 CONTORTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contortion12
- contorts10
- crostino10
- strontic10
- cistron9
- citrons9
- connors9
- consort9
- contort9
- cortins9
- cottons9
- crotons9
- octrois9
- tricots9
- notornis8
- tortonis8
- citron8
- conins8
- connor8
- contos8
- cortin8
- cotton8
- croons8
- croton8
- nostoc8
- octroi8
- orcins8
- strict8
- tincts8
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- torics8
- tricot8
- intorts7
- introns7
- nitroso7
- notions7
- risotto7
- ronions7
- torsion7
- tortoni7
- tritons7
- cions7
- coins7
- coirs7
- conin7
- conns7
- conto7
- coons7
- coots7
- corns7
- crits7
- croon7
- icons7
- ontic7
- orcin7
- scion7
- scoot7
- scorn7
- sonic7
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