Unscramble CONTRADICTIVE and you have 442 words, CONTRADICTIVE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CONTRADICTIVE by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 10 with 10, 38 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 12 letters.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with CONTRADICTIVE letters: CONTRACTIVE, 18 points.
The best of the 10-letter words in CONTRADICTIVE is VINDICATOR, 16 points; CONTRACTED and CONTRADICT on 15 follow. DERIVATION and RECITATION are everyday picks.
CONVICTED scores highest among the 9-letter words from CONTRADICTIVE at 17 points, ahead of RECONVICT on 16 and ADVECTION on 15. DIRECTION, TRADITION and INDICATOR are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTIVE, CONCAVED leads with 16 points, then CAVICORN and COACTIVE on 15. CONTRACT, ACCIDENT and INACTIVE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words in CONTRADICTIVE, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. CONTACT, CONCERT and CONVERT are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words made with CONTRADICTIVE letters; 7 of them share the top score of 12. ACTIVE, ADVICE and CANCER are everyday picks.
CIVIC tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRADICTIVE at 12 points; next come CAVED and COVED on 11. VIDEO, DRIVE and COVER will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from CONTRADICTIVE, the top score is 9, reached by 4. OVER, CODE and CARD are the familiar ones.
VAC tops the 3-letter words in CONTRADICTIVE at 8 points; next come DEV and DIV on 7. CAN, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
These 3 words have the length of CONTRADICTIVE, with one letter different:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in VE · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONVICTED (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CONTRADICTIVE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRADICTIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 442) | 365 | 441 | 340 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTRADICTIVE, ENDOCRITIC, CANTICOED, DRACONTIC, VARICOID, VICIATED, VICTORINE, CONACRED, DECANOIC, DIVINATOR, INCAVED, VITICETA and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CORTICATED, COVARIED, NOVICIATE, CORTICATE, TRADITIVE, CORVID, CRETINOID, COVID, COVINE, IVORIED, NOVATED, TICCED and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.