Is CONTREDANSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTREDANSE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTREDANSE mean?
- noun
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
- verb
perform a contradance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (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 CONTREDANSE
Single letters that turn CONTREDANSE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CONTREDANSE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ancestored13
- condensate13
- contenders13
- anecdotes12
- ascendent12
- coarsened12
- condenser12
- consented12
- contender12
- decanters12
- decorates12
- descanter12
- entranced12
- nonsacred12
- notecards12
- ordnances12
- retconned12
- tendances12
- transcend12
- transcode12
- carotenes11
- consenter11
- cretonnes11
- entrances11
- nonsecret11
- renascent11
- resonance11
- anecdote11
- ascender11
- cantered11
- cantoned11
- cartoned11
- castered11
- censored11
- condense11
- contends11
- corseted11
- crenated11
- decanter11
- decorate11
- encoders11
- endocast11
- endosarc11
- escorted11
- necrosed11
- notecard11
- ordnance11
- reascend11
- recanted11
- recoated11
- reconned11
- redcoats11
- scandent11
- seconder11
- sectored11
- tacnodes11
- tendance11
- nondesert10
- resonated10
- acetones10
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