Is UNCONTRIVED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNCONTRIVED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNCONTRIVED mean?
- adjective
not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu
“an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 UNCONTRIVED
UNCONTRIVED 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 UNCONTRIVED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contrived15
- codriven14
- connived14
- incurved14
- unvoiced14
- outdriven13
- coinvent13
- conniver13
- contrive13
- codrive13
- divorce13
- oviduct13
- verdict13
- continued12
- introduce12
- noncredit12
- reduction12
- unnoticed12
- indevout12
- outdrive12
- connive12
- convent12
- convert12
- corvine12
- cutover12
- evictor12
- incurve12
- overcut12
- uncover12
- unvoice12
- cervid12
- corvid12
- curved12
- voiced12
- centurion11
- continuer11
- neutronic11
- centroid11
- cornuted11
- decurion11
- doctrine11
- eduction11
- inductor11
- inventor11
- outcried11
- reinduct11
- trounced11
- uncoined11
- outvied11
- corvet11
- covert11
- covine11
- curvet11
- novice11
- vector11
- victor11
- voicer11
- coved11
- covid11
- viced11
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