Unscramble CONTRAGESTIVE and you have 502 words, CONTRAGESTIVE itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CONTRAGESTIVE split into 1 with 13 letters, 9 with 11, 37 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 12 letters.
OVERCASTING scores highest among the 11-letter words made with CONTRAGESTIVE letters at 17 points, ahead of CONTRASTIVE and CONVERTITES on 16.
6 of 37 10-letter words in CONTRAGESTIVE tie at 16 points; none scores more. CATEGORIES, CIGARETTES and VEGETATION will look familiar.
Of the 60 9-letter words from CONTRAGESTIVE, 10 score 15 points, the group's best. CIGARETTE, SOVEREIGN and GRIEVANCE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRAGESTIVE, the top score is 14, reached by 7. CREATIVE, COVERAGE and NEGATIVE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words from CONTRAGESTIVE, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. SERVICE, CONVERT and VECTORS are the ones most people know.
CAVING and COVING are the top 6-letter words in CONTRAGESTIVE, 12 points each. ACTIVE, COVERS and VECTOR will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with CONTRAGESTIVE letters, 21 score 10 points, the group's best. GIVEN, COVER and VOICE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRAGESTIVE; 5 of them share the top score of 9. OVER, EVEN and SAVE are everyday picks.
VAC tops the 3-letter words from CONTRAGESTIVE at 8 points; next come GOV and VAG on 7. CAN, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CONTRAGESTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in VE · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 4 strongest answers mean; OVERCASTING (17 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CONTRAGESTIVE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRAGESTIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 502) | 404 | 501 | 366 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTRAGESTIVE, CAVORTINGS, CONVERTITES, CORVETTING, VECTORINGS, CONVERTITE, CORVETING, EVOCATING, SCREEVING, VITRESCENT, COASTEERING, GAINSTROVE and 85 more, 97 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CONVERSATE, OVEREATINGS, COVERSINE, COVERTEST, CRAVENEST, CREATIVES, RAVIGOTTES, VECTORISE, COINVEST, COVARIES, ERGATIVES, GESTATIVE and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
With one more tile, the letters of CONTRAGESTIVE spell the words below.