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Is CONTRIVING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CONTRIVING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CONTRIVING mean?

Contriving is a form of CONTRIVE.

  1. verb

    make or work out a plan for; devise

    “They contrived to murder their boss”

  2. verb

    come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

    “excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”

  3. verb

    put or send forth

    “She threw the flashlight beam into the corner”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

10

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 CONTRIVING

CONTRIVING 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 CONTRIVING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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