The word contretemps is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • contretemps n. An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.
  • contretemps n. (Fencing) An ill-timed pass.
  • (In French) contretemps n.m. Accident inopiné qui nuit au succès d’une affaire et qui…

14 valid words from 3 definitions

ACCIDENT AFFAIRE AN EMBARRASSING ET EVENT FENCING ILL INOPPORTUNE OR PASS SUCCES TIMED UNFORESEEN

5 invalid words from 3 definitions

AU INOPINE NUIT QUI UNE

12 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

CON EM ET ON RE RET RETE RETEM TE TEMP TEMPS TRET

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ER ET ME MET METE METER NO TE

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+J PROJECTMENTS

3 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-M TORPESCENT
-P CENTREMOST
-T CONTEMPERS

Scrabble scoring

  • 17 points.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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