Is CONTRACTIONARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRACTIONARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 21 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 ContractionaryHooks for CONTRACTIONARY
CONTRACTIONARY 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 CONTRACTIONARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incantatory16
- coarctation15
- contraction15
- carrycot15
- caryatic15
- cyanotic15
- contractor14
- cryonic14
- antarctic13
- catatonic13
- contactor13
- atrocity13
- cartoony13
- caryotin13
- citatory13
- contrary13
- coronary13
- cryotron13
- octonary13
- tyrannic13
- cyanic13
- contrarian12
- coaction12
- contract12
- cratonic12
- narcotic12
- trictrac12
- canonry12
- carroty12
- carryon12
- cottony12
- tyronic12
- cynic12
- carnation11
- natatory11
- rotatory11
- acratic11
- acronic11
- acrotic11
- atactic11
- canonic11
- carioca11
- coactor11
- contact11
- cooncan11
- raccoon11
- toccata11
- cairny11
- canary11
- canyon11
- cranny11
- crayon11
- croony11
- cyanin11
- incony11
- tycoon11
- yttric11
- carrotin10
- conation10
- nonactor10
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