Is CONTRACTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRACTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRACTING mean?
- noun
becoming infected
“catching cold is sometimes unavoidable”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 CONTRACTING
CONTRACTING 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 CONTRACTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contacting15
- coacting13
- cartoning12
- nontragic12
- contract12
- cratonic12
- narcotic12
- trancing11
- acronic11
- acrotic11
- canonic11
- contact11
- cognac11
- attorning10
- traction10
- argotic10
- canting10
- carting10
- catting10
- coating10
- corning10
- cotinga10
- craning10
- crannog10
- crating10
- organic10
- tracing10
- arctic10
- cantic10
- cocain10
- ocicat10
- tactic10
- tictac10
- tictoc10
- ignorant9
- notating9
- rotating9
- actinon9
- carotin9
- citator9
- contain9
- cortina9
- ricotta9
- taction9
- tantric9
- acting9
- agonic9
- arcing9
- caning9
- caring9
- coning9
- coring9
- coting9
- garcon9
- orgiac9
- racing9
- tragic9
- cacti9
- circa9
- coact9
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