Is CONTRIVED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRIVED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRIVED mean?
- adjective
showing effects of planning or manipulation
“a novel with a contrived ending”
- adjective
artificially formal
“that artificial humility that her husband hated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 CONTRIVED
CONTRIVED 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 CONTRIVED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- codriven14
- contrive13
- codrive13
- divorce13
- verdict13
- convert12
- corvine12
- evictor12
- cervid12
- corvid12
- voiced12
- centroid11
- doctrine11
- corvet11
- covert11
- covine11
- novice11
- vector11
- victor11
- voicer11
- coved11
- covid11
- viced11
- cordite10
- ctenoid10
- deontic10
- noticed10
- devoir10
- divert10
- driven10
- nevoid10
- vendor10
- verdin10
- voider10
- civet10
- coven10
- cover10
- covet10
- covin10
- evict10
- voice10
- cointer9
- noticer9
- cinder9
- codein9
- coedit9
- coined9
- corned9
- credit9
- direct9
- docent9
- enviro9
- invert9
- nordic9
- renvoi9
- triced9
- devon9
- diver9
- divot9
- doven9
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