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Is CONTRADICTORY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CONTRADICTORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CONTRADICTORY mean?

  1. adjective

    of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

    “`perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms”

  2. noun

    two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

  3. adjective

    that confounds or contradicts or confuses

  4. adjective

    in disagreement

    “the figures are at odds with our findings”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
23
Letters
13

C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (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.

Hooks for CONTRADICTORY

CONTRADICTORY 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 CONTRADICTORY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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