Is CONTRITELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRITELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRITELY mean?
- adverb
in a rueful manner
“`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 CONTRITELY
CONTRITELY 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 CONTRITELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cryolite13
- cornily12
- lyricon12
- tyronic12
- rottenly11
- toiletry11
- clotty11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- yttric11
- contrite10
- cornetti10
- elytron10
- inertly10
- littery10
- lottery10
- tritely10
- coney10
- corny10
- coyer10
- crony10
- cyton10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- octyl10
- yince10
- yonic10
- cittern9
- clitter9
- cointer9
- cornett9
- cottier9
- lection9
- noticer9
- tonetic9
- entity9
- lenity9
- nettly9
- nitery9
- rotely9
- tetryl9
- trotyl9
- city9
- cloy9
- coly9
- cony9
- cory9
- trotline8
- cineol8
- citole8
- citron8
- client8
- cloner8
- coiler8
- coiner8
- colter8
- cornel8
- cornet8
- cortin8
- cotter8
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