Is CONTRARIETY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRARIETY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRARIETY mean?
- noun
the relation between contraries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 CONTRARIETY
CONTRARIETY 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 CONTRARIETY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- certainty14
- atrocity13
- caryotin13
- cinerary13
- citatory13
- contrary13
- crayoner13
- enactory13
- tenacity13
- retraction12
- carroty12
- carryon12
- cattery12
- cyanite12
- errancy12
- nectary12
- rectory12
- tracery12
- tyronic12
- carnotite11
- attorney11
- tertiary11
- cairny11
- carney11
- crayon11
- nicety11
- yttric11
- actioner10
- anoretic10
- carrotin10
- contrite10
- cornetti10
- creation10
- interact10
- reaction10
- retroact10
- taconite10
- traction10
- triactor10
- tricorne10
- retiary10
- ternary10
- trinary10
- canty10
- carny10
- carry10
- catty10
- coney10
- corny10
- coyer10
- crony10
- cryer10
- cyano10
- cyton10
- oracy10
- yince10
- yonic10
- aconite9
- atretic9
- carotin9
Study CONTRARIETY and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
