353 words come out when you unscramble CONTENDINGS, starting with CONTENDINGS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CONDENSING and CONTENDING lead with 14 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CONTENDINGS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 6 with 9, 16 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with CONTENDINGS letters are led by CONDENSING and CONTENDING, 14 points each.
16 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTENDINGS; 5 of them share the top score of 12. ENCODING, INNOCENT and CONTENDS are everyday picks.
CODINGS, COIGNED and CONDIGN are the top 7-letter words from CONTENDINGS, 11 points each. SECTION, CONSENT and SENDING will look familiar.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTENDINGS; 4 of them share the top score of 10. DESIGN, SECOND and ENDING are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from CONTENDINGS, the top score is 8, reached by 23. DOING, CODES and COINS are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words in CONTENDINGS; 18 of them share the top score of 7. CODE, COST and ONCE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with CONTENDINGS letters, the top score is 6, reached by 5. GET, END and GOT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CONTENDINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in GS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONDENSING and CONTENDING (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CONTENDINGS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTENDINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 353) | 278 | 353 | 255 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
75 of the 353 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTENDINGS, ENCODINGS, CONNINGS, DEONTICS, CONDIES, CONGED, COTISED, SCENING, STENDING, CODIST, COGIES, CONDIE and 63 more. 23 of the 353 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CODINGS, CISTED, INCENTS, NEONICS, DINGOS, INCENT, NEONIC, CIGS, ETICS, ONCET, CIG, ECOS and 11 more.
This word takes every letter of CONTENDINGS plus a single extra one.