Is CONTRARILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRARILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRARILY mean?
- adverb
in a contrary disobedient manner
- adverb
contrary to expectations
“he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 CONTRARILY
CONTRARILY 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 CONTRARILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caryotin13
- contrary13
- actorly12
- acyloin12
- anticly12
- carroty12
- carryon12
- clarity12
- cornily12
- lyricon12
- tyronic12
- cairny11
- calory11
- crayon11
- racily11
- carrotin10
- cilantro10
- contrail10
- orality10
- riantly10
- trinary10
- canty10
- carny10
- carry10
- clary10
- coaly10
- corny10
- crony10
- cyano10
- cyton10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- octyl10
- oracy10
- talcy10
- yonic10
- altcoin9
- carotin9
- carrion9
- clarion9
- cortina9
- tricorn9
- aliyot9
- aroynt9
- artily9
- litany9
- notary9
- rarity9
- rotary9
- acyl9
- city9
- clay9
- cloy9
- coly9
- cony9
- cory9
- cyan9
- lacy9
- racy9
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