Unscramble CONTRACTION and you have 293 words, CONTRACTION itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CONTRACTION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 12 with 8, 28 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 10 letters.
28 7-letter words from CONTRACTION; 9 of them share the top score of 11. CONTACT, CONTAIN and CARTOON are everyday picks.
9 of 54 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRACTION tie at 10 points; none scores more. ACTION, NATION and COTTON will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in CONTRACTION, the top score is 9, reached by 9. CANON, RATIO and ACTOR are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with CONTRACTION letters, COCA, COCO and CROC tie for first at 8 points. CART, ANTI and ICON are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRACTION, the top score is 5, reached by 15. NOT, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CONTRACTION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COACTION, CONTRACT, CRATONIC and NARCOTIC (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTRACTION 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRACTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 293) | 235 | 293 | 217 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 58 of them: CROTONIC, CANTICO, COCTION, CACOON, CATCON, CONTORNI, INTONACO, CANTION, CINCT, CONTRAT, CRAIC, INTONATOR and 46 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: CONTACTOR, OCICAT, CORTINA, CONNOR, RACINO, NOTATOR, ACRO, CRIA, CRIT, TOCO, NATTO, NANO and 6 more.
This word takes every letter of CONTRACTION plus a single extra one.