Unscramble CONTRADICTING and you have 420 words, CONTRADICTING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. CONTRACTING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 13 letters, 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Words from CONTRADICTING by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 29 with 9, 59 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 12 letters.
CONTRACTING is the only one of the 11-letter words made with CONTRADICTING letters; it scores 16 points.
CANTICOING, CONTACTING and CONTRADICT are the top 10-letter words in CONTRADICTING, 15 points each. ORDINATING will look familiar.
Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTING, ACCORDING leads with 15 points, then CARCINOID and CONACRING on 14. TRADITION, INDICATOR and INORGANIC are the familiar ones.
Of the 59 8-letter words from CONTRADICTING, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. TRAINING, CONTRACT and CITATION are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from CONTRADICTING; 4 of them share the top score of 12. CONTACT, CONTAIN and ORGANIC are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words in CONTRADICTING are led by ACCORD, ACIDIC and COGNAC, 11 points each. ACTION, RACING and ACTING are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words made with CONTRADICTING letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. DOING, CANON and ACTOR will look familiar.
COCA and CROC share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTING. CARD, CART and ICON are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 3-letter words from CONTRADICTING tie at 6 points; none scores more. CAN, CAR and GOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CONTRADICTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in NG · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONTRACTING (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTRADICTING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRADICTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 336 | 419 | 313 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
83 of the 420 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANTICOING, CONACRING, DRACONTIC, ACCITING, ANICONIC, CONTADINI, ITACONIC, NIGRICANT, ORDINATING, CANTICO, DICTING, INDARTING and 71 more. 24 of the 420 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ACTIONING, NONTRAGIC, TICCING, NICTATION, COTINGA, INTRONIC, NIDATING, OCICAT, CARDIO, CARDON, CORTINA, DACRON and 12 more. 1 of the 420 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DAGO.