Is CONTRADICTORILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRADICTORILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRADICTORILY mean?
- adverb
in a contradictory manner
“he argued contradictorily”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
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) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 CONTRADICTORILY
CONTRADICTORILY 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 CONTRADICTORILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contradictory21
- conciliatory19
- contradictor17
- cylindric17
- idiocracy17
- cardiotonic16
- crocodilian16
- cordiality16
- dictionary16
- indicatory16
- radiolytic16
- clonicity16
- cyclotron16
- intricacy16
- dactylic16
- conciliator15
- cortication15
- contradict15
- contrarily15
- iconolatry15
- nordicity15
- rancidity15
- tridactyl15
- tyrocidin15
- carrycot15
- conicity15
- cyanitic15
- cyanotic15
- cacodyl15
- cycloid15
- contractor14
- ordinarily14
- accordion14
- atonicity14
- carcinoid14
- concordal14
- concordat14
- corticoid14
- intracity14
- irritancy14
- acridity14
- condylar14
- cotyloid14
- dialytic14
- docility14
- doctorly14
- rancidly14
- acrylic14
- cryonic14
- cynical14
- carotinoid13
- conciliar13
- contactor13
- loctician13
- torridity13
- tricrotic13
- acidotic13
- anticity13
- atrocity13
- cancroid13
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