Unscramble CONTRADICTERS and you have 499 words, CONTRADICTERS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CONTRADICTER, 17 points. The 13 letters split into 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CONTRADICTERS split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 6 with 11, 32 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in CONTRADICTERS: CONTRADICTER, 17 points.
Among the 11-letter words made with CONTRADICTERS letters, CONSTRICTED and CONTRADICTS tie for first at 16 points.
Of the 32 10-letter words from CONTRADICTERS, 5 score 15 points, the group's best. CONTRACTED, CONTRADICT and CONTRASTED are the ones most people know.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTERS, the top score is 14, reached by 14. DIRECTORS, CONTRACTS and ACCIDENTS are the familiar ones.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTERS; 14 of them share the top score of 13. CONTRACT, CONSIDER and CONTACTS are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from CONTRADICTERS, the top score is 12, reached by 12. CONTACT, CORRECT and CONCERT are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 6-letter words in CONTRADICTERS tie at 11 points; none scores more. CANCER, SOCCER and SCENIC will look familiar.
CODEC scores highest among the 5-letter words made with CONTRADICTERS letters at 10 points, ahead of CACTI and CASCO on 9. CARDS, CODES and CISCO are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTERS, the top score is 8, reached by 4. CODE, CASE and CARE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words from CONTRADICTERS tie at 6 points; none scores more. CAN, CAR and END will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CONTRADICTERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in RS · all 13-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CONTRACTED and DESICCATOR (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CONTRADICTERS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRADICTERS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 499) | 389 | 499 | 356 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 110 of them: CONTRADICTERS, CONTRADICTER, ACCROIDES, ARCSECOND, CANTICOED, DRACONTIC, ACENTRICS, CONACRED, CONCISED, CONTRARIED, CONTRASTIER, CONTRISTED and 98 more. Words With Friends* skips 33 of them: CORTICATED, TRACTRICES, CORTICATE, NARCOTISED, OSCITANCE, TRANSCODER, CRISTATED, NOTECARDS, RANCIDEST, SARCODINE, TRANSCODE, ACTIONED and 21 more.