Is CONTUSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTUSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTUSING mean?
Contusing is a form of CONTUSE.
- verb
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
“I bruised my knee”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 CONTUSING
CONTUSING 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 CONTUSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counting11
- scouting11
- unctions10
- congius10
- consign10
- costing10
- gnostic10
- snouting9
- nuncios9
- suction9
- unction9
- coigns9
- coning9
- cosign9
- coting9
- incogs9
- ousting8
- outings8
- outsing8
- stoning8
- tignons8
- tousing8
- tunings8
- coitus8
- conins8
- counts8
- cousin8
- cunits8
- cutins8
- nuncio8
- tocsin8
- tonics8
- tunics8
- coign8
- cuing8
- incog8
- nonsuit7
- ingots7
- nosing7
- noting7
- outing7
- stingo7
- tignon7
- tigons7
- toning7
- tuning7
- cions7
- coins7
- conin7
- conns7
- conus7
- count7
- cunit7
- cutin7
- cutis7
- icons7
- ictus7
- incus7
- ontic7
- scion7
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