Is CONTRARINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRARINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRARINESS mean?
- noun
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
- noun
a fussy and eccentric disposition
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CONTRARINESS
CONTRARINESS 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 CONTRARINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cannisters12
- constrains12
- containers12
- contraries12
- crenations12
- intercross12
- narcotises12
- transsonic12
- actioners11
- ancestors11
- anoretics11
- ascension11
- canisters11
- cannister11
- canoeists11
- canonises11
- canonists11
- canonries11
- carrotins11
- cessation11
- constrain11
- container11
- corniness11
- creations11
- crenation11
- croissant11
- enactions11
- incessant11
- instances11
- narcotise11
- noncrises11
- oratrices11
- ostracise11
- reactions11
- resorcins11
- sanctions11
- scarriest11
- scenarios11
- scenarist11
- sonicates11
- transonic11
- tricornes11
- serrations10
- aconites10
- actinons10
- actioner10
- ancestor10
- ancients10
- anoretic10
- arcsines10
- arsenics10
- canister10
- canniest10
- canoeist10
- canoness10
- canonise10
- canonist10
- cantoris10
- carotins10
- carrions10
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