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Is CONTOURS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CONTOURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CONTOURS mean?

Contours is a form of CONTOUR.

  1. noun

    a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

  2. noun

    any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

    “he could barely make out their shapes”

  3. noun

    a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure

    “the contours of the melody”

  4. verb

    form the contours of

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8

C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (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 CONTOURS

CONTOURS 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.

Anagrams of CONTOURS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CONTOURS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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