Is CONTUMELIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTUMELIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTUMELIOUS mean?
- adjective
arrogantly insolent
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + U (1) + M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 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 CONTUMELIOUS
CONTUMELIOUS 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 CONTUMELIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- meticulous14
- monostelic14
- monticules14
- columnist13
- cosmoline13
- economist13
- emoticons13
- inoculums13
- luteciums13
- minuscule13
- monecious13
- monticule13
- outmuscle13
- semicolon13
- elocutions12
- centimos12
- coliseum12
- emoticon12
- inoculum12
- lutecium12
- miscount12
- monocles12
- mucinous12
- muticous12
- outcomes12
- elocution11
- locutions11
- untimeous11
- centimo11
- centums11
- clonism11
- coeloms11
- columns11
- coniums11
- consume11
- costume11
- cultism11
- incomes11
- leucism11
- locoism11
- mesclun11
- mesonic11
- monocle11
- osculum11
- osmotic11
- outcome11
- telomic11
- tonemic11
- unicoms11
- closeout10
- colonies10
- colonise10
- colonist10
- coonties10
- counties10
- cutlines10
- eclosion10
- emotions10
- emulsion10
- lections10
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