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Is CONTRIVANCES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CONTRIVANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CONTRIVANCES mean?

Contrivances is a form of CONTRIVANCE.

  1. noun

    a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

  2. noun

    the faculty of contriving; inventive skill

    “his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem”

  3. noun

    an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

    “his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”

  4. noun

    an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

    “the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

19

Scrabble

24

Words With Friends

12

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 CONTRIVANCES

CONTRIVANCES 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 CONTRIVANCES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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