Is CONTRADICTORIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRADICTORIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRADICTORIES mean?
Contradictories is a form of CONTRADICTORY.
- adjective
of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
“`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms”
- noun
two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time
- adjective
that confounds or contradicts or confuses
- adjective
in disagreement
“the figures are at odds with our findings”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
15
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 CONTRADICTORIES
CONTRADICTORIES 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 CONTRADICTORIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decortications19
- contradictors18
- decortication18
- decorticators18
- accordionist17
- cardiotonics17
- codirections17
- contradictor17
- decorticator17
- retrodictions16
- cortications16
- cardiotonic16
- codirection16
- codirectors16
- consociated16
- constricted16
- contradicts16
- desiccation16
- doctrinaires15
- interdictors15
- recordations15
- retrodiction15
- consecrator15
- constrictor15
- contractors15
- corrections15
- cortication15
- criticaster15
- accordions15
- carcinoids15
- cicatrised15
- codirector15
- concordats15
- contracted15
- contradict15
- corticated15
- corticoids15
- decoctions15
- desiccator15
- dicentrics15
- disconcert15
- occasioned15
- retroactions14
- carotenoids14
- carotinoids14
- condottieri14
- coordinates14
- decorations14
- detractions14
- distraction14
- doctrinaire14
- interdictor14
- recordation14
- accretions14
- anorectics14
- cocreators14
- concretist14
- consociate14
- contactors14
- contractor14
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