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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

Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11

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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