Unscramble CONTRACTOR to get 174 words. CONTRACTOR itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
C34O1N12T1R1A1C34T1O1R1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CONTRACTOR split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 12 with 7, 22 with 6, 33 with 5, 53 with 4, 41 with 3 and 10 with 2.
CONTACTOR is the only one of the 9-letter words made with CONTRACTOR letters; it scores 13 points.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in CONTRACTOR: CONTRACT, for 12 points.
CACOON and CATCON share the top score of 10 among the 6-letter words from CONTRACTOR. COTTON, CORONA and CARTON are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words in CONTRACTOR are led by COACT and COCOA, 9 points each. ACTOR, TRACT and TAROT are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with CONTRACTOR letters, COCA, COCO and CROC tie for first at 8 points. CART, ROOT and COAT are everyday picks.
Among 41 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRACTOR, the top score is 5, reached by 13. NOT, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CONTRACTOR but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CO · ending in OR · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONTRACT (12 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CONTRACTOR, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRACTOR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 174) | 140 | 174 | 131 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 34 of them: CACOON, CATCON, CONTRAT, CARRON, ACTON, CARON, CORNO, TRONC, ATOC, COTT, CRAN, CRON and 22 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: CONTACTOR, NOTATOR, ACRO, TOCO, NATTO, TORTA, ARO, ONO and ROO.
This word takes every letter of CONTRACTOR plus a single extra one.