240 words come out when you unscramble CONTRABAND, starting with CONTRABAND itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. ACROBAT and ABACTOR are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
C34O1N12T1R1A1B34A1N12D2
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CONTRABAND by length: 1 with 10 letters, 7 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
The 6-letter words in CONTRABAND are led by CARBON and CORBAN, 10 points each. ABROAD, ABOARD and CARTON are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRABAND tie at 9 points; none scores more. BOARD, BRAND and CANON will look familiar.
60 4-letter words from CONTRABAND; 5 of them share the top score of 8. DATA, CARD and CART are everyday picks.
BAC, CAB and COB are the top 3-letter words made with CONTRABAND letters, 7 points each. CAN, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CONTRABAND but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ND · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ACROBAT (11 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTRABAND 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRABAND itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 240) | 178 | 240 | 161 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
62 of the 240 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ABACTOR, BANDAR, CARDAN, COARB, ABAC, ABAND, ABORD, ANCORA, BARDO, BARTON, BROND, CABA and 50 more. 17 of the 240 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BARCA, BATARD, CARDON, DACRON, ADBOT, BANC, BANDA, ROBATA, TACAN, ACRO, ANDRO, RANDO and 5 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CONTRABAND and one more.