Unscramble CONTRADICTIOUS to get 497 words. CONTRADICTIOUS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. ACCORDIONIST and CARDIOTONICS are the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 14 letters: 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
C34O1N12T1R1A1D2I1C34T1I1O1U12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CONTRADICTIOUS by length: 1 with 14 letters, 3 with 12, 9 with 11, 30 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 13 letters.
The 12-letter words in CONTRADICTIOUS are led by ACCORDIONIST and CARDIOTONICS, 17 points each.
CARDIOTONIC and CONTRADICTS share the top score of 16 among the 11-letter words made with CONTRADICTIOUS letters. DISTRACTION is the one most people know.
7 of 30 10-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTIOUS tie at 15 points; none scores more. INDICATORS, TRADITIONS and DISTORTION will look familiar.
60 9-letter words from CONTRADICTIOUS; 9 of them share the top score of 14. CONTRACTS, INDICATOR and CONSTRUCT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 8-letter words from CONTRADICTIOUS, 18 score 13 points, the group's best. CONTRACT, ACCOUNTS and CONTACTS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words in CONTRADICTIOUS; 7 of them share the top score of 12. CONTACT, ACCOUNT and CONDUCT are everyday picks.
ACCORD and ACIDIC share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words made with CONTRADICTIOUS letters. DOCTOR, OCCURS and CONDOS are the ones most people know.
18 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTIOUS tie at 9 points; none scores more. CARDS, CISCO and OCCUR will look familiar.
The 4-letter words from CONTRADICTIOUS are led by COCA, COCO and CROC, 8 points each. CARD, COST and CART are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words in CONTRADICTIOUS tie at 6 points; none scores more. CAN, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
These 3 words have the length of CONTRADICTIOUS, with one letter different:
More 14-letter words: starting with CO · ending in US · all 14-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ACCORDIONIST (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CONTRADICTIOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRADICTIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 497) | 378 | 497 | 342 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIACOUSTIC, DICACIOUS, DRACONTIC, TRADUCTIONS, COCAINIST, CONDUCTI, CONOIDIC, DISCINCT, DOCTRINIST, DONATISTIC, ISOCRATIC, OCTANDROUS and 107 more, 119 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CORTICATIONS, CORTICATION, CONTACTORS, CUNCTATORS, CONTACTOR, CUNCTATOR, DINOSAURIC, NARCISTIC, UNACIDIC, CONCOURS, RADIONICS, ASCONOID and 24 more, 36 in all.