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Is CONTRASTIVE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CONTRASTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CONTRASTIVE mean?

  1. adjective

    of words so related that one contrasts with the other

    “`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms”

  2. adjective

    strikingly different; tending to contrast

    “contrasting (or contrastive) colors”

  3. adjective

    syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence

    “disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

11

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 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 CONTRASTIVE

CONTRASTIVE 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 CONTRASTIVE

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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