Is CONTRITENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRITENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRITENESS mean?
- noun
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (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 CONTRITENESS
CONTRITENESS 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 CONTRITENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- consenters12
- consistent12
- contesters12
- cornetists12
- intersects12
- necrotises12
- nonsecrets12
- recensions12
- resections12
- secretions12
- centrists11
- consenter11
- contester11
- cornetist11
- corniness11
- cretonnes11
- erections11
- incenters11
- intersect11
- necrotise11
- neoterics11
- nescients11
- noncrises11
- nonsecret11
- recension11
- recession11
- resection11
- secretins11
- secretion11
- seicentos11
- sincerest11
- trecentos11
- retentions10
- rottenness10
- tensioners10
- centesis10
- centners10
- centones10
- centrist10
- ceresins10
- cisterns10
- cistrons10
- citterns10
- coesites10
- cointers10
- consents10
- contents10
- contests10
- contrite10
- cornetti10
- cornetts10
- corniest10
- coteries10
- cottiers10
- cretonne10
- crosstie10
- enterics10
- enticers10
- erection10
- esoteric10
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