Unscramble contests

168 words come out when you unscramble CONTESTS, starting with CONTESTS itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CONTEST leads with 9 points. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

Looking for eocnsstt, ntsscote, ntcessot or ntssceot? They use the same letters as CONTESTS, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From contests

Words from CONTESTS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 21 with 6, 43 with 5, 57 with 4, 30 with 3 and 12 with 2.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with contests

7 Letter Words You Can Make with contests

CONTEST tops the 7-letter words in CONTESTS at 9 points; next come OSTENTS and STETSON on 7.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with contests

Of the 21 6-letter words made with CONTESTS letters, 12 score 8 points, the group's best. STONES, SCENTS and OCTETS are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with contests

21 of 43 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTESTS tie at 7 points; none scores more. COSTS, NOTES and STONE will look familiar.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with contests

Among 57 4-letter words from CONTESTS, the top score is 6, reached by 20. NOTE, COST and TEST are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with contests

8 of 30 3-letter words made with CONTESTS letters tie at 5 points; none scores more. NOT, ONE and SET will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with contests

The 2-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTESTS come to 12, each scoring 2 points. ON, NO and SO are the familiar ones.

CONTESTS With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of CONTESTS but one, change that one, and you get:

More 8-letter words: starting with CO · ending in TS · all 8-letter words

Definitions for the Top CONTESTS Plays

The meaning of CONTESTS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

CONTESTS 10 · 12
to compete for
CONTEST 9 · 11
to compete for
CENTOS 8 · 10
a literary work made up of parts from other works
CESTOS 8 · 9
a belt or girdle
CONTES 8 · 10
a short story
COSETS 8 · 9
a mathematical subset
COSSET 8 · 9
to fondle
ESCOTS 8 · 9
to provide support for

Can You Play CONTESTS in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes. CONTESTS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
CONTESTS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 168)139168122

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COSTES, ESTOCS, SONCES, COSTE, COTTS, ESTOC, ONCES, OSTENTS, SONCE, CENS, COSE, COTT and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ONCET, SOCES, STETSON, ECOS, STENTS, TECS, ECO, SENTS, SOC, STENT, STOTS, TEC and 5 more, 17 in all.

Longer Words Built on CONTESTS

With one more tile, the letters of CONTESTS spell the words below.

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