Is CONTRAPUNTIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRAPUNTIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRAPUNTIST mean?
- noun
a composer who specializes in counterpoint
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + P (3) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 17 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 CONTRAPUNTIST
Single letters that turn CONTRAPUNTIST into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CONTRAPUNTIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- punctations15
- punctation14
- truncations13
- prostatic13
- constraint12
- truncation12
- apricots12
- autopsic12
- cantrips12
- captions12
- captious12
- pactions12
- parsonic12
- piscator12
- protatic12
- tipcarts12
- constrain11
- countians11
- curations11
- nonstatic11
- outpaints11
- outsprint11
- printouts11
- protistan11
- rainspout11
- suctorian11
- supinator11
- tractions11
- transonic11
- trapuntos11
- turncoats11
- urticants11
- apricot11
- aprotic11
- cantrip11
- caption11
- captors11
- catnips11
- paction11
- parotic11
- picaros11
- prosaic11
- psoatic11
- puranic11
- tipcart11
- tipcats11
- tropics11
- upcoast11
- actinons10
- antiporn10
- atropins10
- auctions10
- canonist10
- cantoris10
- carotins10
- cautions10
- citators10
- constant10
- contains10
- continua10
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