Unscramble CONTRADICTION and you have 398 words, CONTRADICTION itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CONTRADICTION by length: 1 with 13 letters, 3 with 11, 6 with 10, 20 with 9, 46 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 12 letters.
CARDIOTONIC scores highest among the 11-letter words in CONTRADICTION at 16 points, ahead of CONTRACTION and CORTICATION on 15.
The 10-letter words made with CONTRADICTION letters are led by CONCORDANT, CONTRADICT and DIACONICON, 15 points each. ORDINATION is the familiar one.
20 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTION; 6 of them share the top score of 14. CONDITION, TRADITION and INDICATOR are everyday picks.
Of the 46 8-letter words from CONTRADICTION, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. CONTRACT, DONATION and CITATION are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTION, the top score is 12, reached by 4. CONTACT, CONTAIN and CARTOON are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words from CONTRADICTION, ACCORD and ACIDIC tie for first at 11 points. ACTION, DOCTOR and COTTON are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in CONTRADICTION, the top score is 9, reached by 10. CANON, ACTOR and CONDO are the familiar ones.
COCA, COCO and CROC are the top 4-letter words made with CONTRADICTION letters, 8 points each. CARD, CART and ICON will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTION, the top score is 6, reached by 4. NOT, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CONTRADICTION for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ON · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; CORTICATION (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CONTRADICTION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRADICTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 398) | 314 | 398 | 290 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 84 of them: DIACONICON, DRACONTIC, CONOIDIC, ANICONIC, CONTADINI, CONTADINO, CROTONIC, ITACONIC, CANTICO, COCTION, OCTONARII, ACRIDIN and 72 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: CORTICATION, CONTACTOR, NICTATION, ANTIDORON, INTRONIC, OCICAT, CARDIO, CARDON, CORTINA, DACRON, NIDATION, CNIDA and 12 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CONTRADICTION and one more.