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Yes. The word contributory is a Scrabble US word. The word contributory is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word contributory is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

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12-letter words (1 found)

CONTRIBUTORY,

11-letter words (1 found)

CONTRIBUTOR,

8-letter words (2 found)

CRYOTRON,UROBORIC,

7-letter words (25 found)

BIOTRON,BITTOUR,BOOTCUT,BORONIC,BOTTONY,BOYCOTT,BURRITO,BUTTONY,BUTYRIC,BUTYRIN,CONTORT,CONTOUR,CORNUTO,COTTONY,COUNTRY,CRITTUR,CROUTON,OUTCITY,ROBOTIC,ROBOTRY,RUBICON,RUCTION,TORTONI,TRICORN,TYRONIC,

6-letter words (43 found)

BICORN,BICRON,BITTOR,BITTUR,BONITO,BOUNCY,BOUNTY,BOUTON,BRIONY,BRONCO,BRUCIN,BURTON,BUTTON,CITRON,COBNUT,COONTY,CORTIN,COTTON,COUNTY,CROONY,CROTON,INTORT,NOTOUR,OCTROI,OCTUOR,ORBITY,OUTCRY,RIOTRY,ROUNCY,RUBRIC,TOUTON,TRICOT,TRITON,TROUTY,TRYOUT,TURBIT,TURBOT,TURION,TYCOON,UNBITT,UNBOOT,UNROOT,YTTRIC,

5-letter words (92 found)

BIONT,BITOU,BITTY,BOOTY,BORIC,BORON,BORTY,BOTTY,BOURN,BRINY,BRITT,BRONC,BRUIN,BRUIT,BRUNT,BUNCO,BUNTY,BURIN,BURNT,BUROO,BURRO,BURRY,BUTTY,CONTO,CORBY,CORNI,CORNO,CORNU,CORNY,COUNT,COURB,COURT,CRONY,CROON,CROUT,CRUOR,CUBIT,CUNIT,CURIO,CURNY,CURRY,CUTIN,CUTTO,CUTTY,CYTON,INCUR,INCUT,INORB,INTRO,IRONY,NITRO,NITRY,NITTY,NOOIT,NUTTY,ONTIC,OOBIT,ORBIT,ORCIN,OUBIT,OUTBY,OUTRO,ROBIN,ROBOT,ROOTY,RORIC,RORTY,ROTON,ROTOR,RUBIN,RUNIC,RUNTY,RUTIN,RUTTY,TINCT,TINTY,TONIC,TORIC,TOROT,TOYON,TRIOR,TRONC,TROUT,TUNIC,TURBO,TURNT,TUTOR,UNCOY,UNITY,YONIC,YOURN,YOURT,

4-letter words (127 found)

BINT,BIRO,BIRR,BITO,BITT,BONY,BOON,BOOR,BOOT,BORN,BORT,BOTT,BOUN,BOUT,BOYO,BRIN,BRIO,BRIT,BROO,BRUT,BUNT,BUOY,BURN,BURR,BURY,BUTT,CION,CITO,CITY,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONI,CONY,COON,COOT,CORN,CORY,COTT,COUR,CRIB,CRIT,CRON,CUIT,CUNT,CURB,CURN,CURR,CURT,ICON,INBY,INRO,INTO,IRON,NOIR,NOOB,NORI,NOTT,NOUT,NURR,OBIT,OINT,ONTO,OONT,ORBY,OTIC,OTTO,OURN,RICY,RIOT,RITT,ROIN,RONT,ROON,ROOT,RORT,RORY,ROTI,ROTO,ROUT,RUBY,RUIN,RUNT,RYOT,TINT,TINY,TIRO,TIRR,TIYN,TOBY,TOCO,TOIT,TONY,TOON,TOOT,TORC,TORI,TORN,TORO,TORR,TORT,TORY,TOUN,TOUR,TOUT,TOYO,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,TROT,TROU,TROY,TUNY,TURN,TURR,TYIN,TYRO,UNCI,UNCO,UNIT,UNTO,URIC,YIRR,YONI,YONT,YOUR,YURT,

3-letter words (85 found)

BIN,BIO,BIT,BOI,BON,BOO,BOR,BOT,BOY,BRO,BRR,BRU,BUN,BUR,BUT,BUY,CIT,COB,CON,COO,COR,COT,COY,CRU,CRY,CUB,CUR,CUT,ICY,ION,NIB,NIT,NOB,NOO,NOR,NOT,NOY,NUB,NUR,NUT,OBI,OBO,ONO,ONY,OON,OOR,OOT,ORB,ORC,ORT,OUR,OUT,RIB,RIN,RIT,ROB,ROC,ROO,ROT,RUB,RUC,RUN,RUT,RYU,TIC,TIN,TIT,TOC,TON,TOO,TOR,TOT,TOY,TRY,TUB,TUI,TUN,TUT,UNI,URB,URN,YIN,YOB,YON,YOU,

2-letter words (23 found)

BI,BO,BY,IN,IO,IT,NO,NU,NY,OB,OI,ON,OO,OR,OU,OY,TI,TO,UN,UR,UT,YO,YU,

You can make 399 words from contributory according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contributory

contributory

Etymology

From earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- +‎ tributarie after Middle French contributaire.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːt(ə)ɹi/, /kənˈtɹɪbjʊt(ə)ɹi/, /kənˈtɹɪbjət(ə)ɹi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɹɪbjəˌtɔɹi/, /kənˈtrɪbjəˌtɔɹi/

Adjective

contributory (comparative more contributory, superlative most contributory)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution.
  2. Tending to contribute to a result.
  3. (obsolete) Paying tribute, tributary.

Derived terms

  • contributory negligence

Translations

Noun

contributory (plural contributories)

  1. A person or thing that contributes.

References

  • “contributories”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Source: wiktionary.org