Is CONTRACEPTIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRACEPTIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRACEPTIVES mean?
Contraceptives is a form of CONTRACEPTIVE.
- noun
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- adjective
capable of preventing conception or impregnation
“contraceptive devices and medications”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 CONTRACEPTIVES
CONTRACEPTIVES 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 CONTRACEPTIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contraceptive22
- consecrative19
- conceptive19
- contractive18
- acceptive18
- conceivers17
- protective17
- reconvicts17
- peccavis17
- inspectorate16
- contrastive16
- personative16
- catoptrics16
- precontact16
- accretive16
- conceiver16
- conceives16
- overspice16
- precative16
- proactive16
- provinces16
- reconvict16
- vaccinees16
- peccavi16
- constative15
- conversate15
- evaporites15
- operatives15
- overpaints15
- protensive15
- ventricose15
- accepters15
- acceptors15
- catoptric15
- cecropias15
- conscript15
- copasetic15
- copesetic15
- coprinces15
- peccaries15
- practices15
- precincts15
- reaccepts15
- captives15
- cavicorn15
- cervices15
- coactive15
- coercive15
- concaves15
- conceive15
- convects15
- convicts15
- crescive15
- crevices15
- province15
- vaccinee15
- vaccines15
- accretions14
- anorectics14
- concertise14
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