Is CONTRAVENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRAVENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRAVENED mean?
Contravened is a form of CONTRAVENE.
- verb
go against, as of rules and laws
“He ran afoul of the law”
- verb
deny the truth of
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 CONTRAVENED
CONTRAVENED 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 CONTRAVENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- covenanted16
- contravene15
- covenanter15
- convented15
- converted15
- overacted15
- caverned14
- cavorted14
- convened14
- cravened14
- vectored14
- renovated13
- convener13
- covenant13
- covered13
- coveted13
- vendace13
- contender12
- entranced12
- retconned12
- endeavor12
- centavo12
- convene12
- convent12
- convert12
- coveter12
- overact12
- advect12
- carved12
- craved12
- anecdote11
- cantered11
- cantoned11
- cartoned11
- crenated11
- decanter11
- decorate11
- notecard11
- ordnance11
- overneat11
- recanted11
- recoated11
- reconned11
- renovate11
- revenant11
- tendance11
- averted11
- novated11
- ravened11
- revoted11
- verdant11
- avocet11
- carven11
- cavern11
- cavort11
- corvee11
- corvet11
- covert11
- craven11
- octave11
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