396 words come out when you unscramble CONTEMPORARY, starting with CONTEMPORARY itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
C34O1N12T1E1M34P34O1R1A1R1Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CONTEMPORARY split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 14 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with CONTEMPORARY letters: COTEMPORARY, 20 points.
PYROMANCER tops the 10-letter words in CONTEMPORARY at 19 points; next come COPARTNERY and PROCARYOTE on 17.
COPAYMENT and PYROCERAM share the top score of 18 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTEMPORARY. CORPORATE, TEMPORARY and CARPENTRY are the ones most people know.
The 8-letter words from CONTEMPORARY are led by COMETARY, MONOCYTE and MONOTYPE, 15 points each. OPERATOR, CONTRARY and MONETARY are the familiar ones.
CAMPERY, COMPANY and COMPONY are the top 7-letter words from CONTEMPORARY, 16 points each. COMPARE, PAYMENT and ECONOMY will look familiar.
CRAMPY scores highest among the 6-letter words in CONTEMPORARY at 15 points, ahead of CANOPY and COTYPE on 13. POETRY, PRAYER and CARPET are the ones most people know.
CAMPY tops the 5-letter words made with CONTEMPORARY letters at 14 points; next come COOMY and COPAY on 12. MONEY, PARTY and CARRY will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTEMPORARY, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. MANY, TYPE and COME are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words from CONTEMPORARY is MYC, 10 points; CAY and COY on 8 follow. CAN, MAY and ANY are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of CONTEMPORARY for another and you can spell this word:
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Here is what the 3 strongest answers mean; CARPENTRY, COMPANY and COMPONY (16 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTEMPORARY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTEMPORARY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 396) | 305 | 396 | 278 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COTEMPORARY, PYROMANCER, COPARTNERY, CAMPERY, PROCARYON, CRYPTON, POMEROY, COMPEAR, COMPTER, CRAMPER, CRAMPET, ECTOPY and 79 more, 91 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PYROCERAM, NECROTOMY, CRAMPY, CONTEMPO, CRAYONER, RETRONYM, TRAMPY, COPAY, PACEY, PREMOTOR, CROONY, MORNAY and 15 more, 27 in all.