Is CONTRAPUNTISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRAPUNTISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRAPUNTISTS mean?
Contrapuntists is a form of CONTRAPUNTIST.
- noun
a composer who specializes in counterpoint
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
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) + S (1) = 18 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 CONTRAPUNTISTS
CONTRAPUNTISTS 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 CONTRAPUNTISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contrapuntist17
- punctations15
- punctation14
- constraints13
- truncations13
- piscators13
- prostatic13
- constrains12
- constraint12
- outsprints12
- protistans12
- rainspouts12
- suctorians12
- supinators12
- transsonic12
- truncation12
- apricots12
- autopsic12
- cantrips12
- captions12
- captious12
- pactions12
- parsonic12
- piscator12
- potassic12
- protatic12
- spacious12
- tipcarts12
- autopsist11
- canonists11
- constants11
- constrain11
- contrasts11
- countians11
- croissant11
- curations11
- instructs11
- nonstatic11
- outpaints11
- outsprint11
- outstrips11
- pantsuits11
- posturist11
- printouts11
- protistan11
- rainspout11
- sanctions11
- suctorian11
- supinator11
- tractions11
- transonic11
- trapuntos11
- turncoats11
- turnspits11
- urticants11
- apricot11
- aprotic11
- cantrip11
- caption11
- captors11
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