357 words come out when you unscramble CONTRARIANS, starting with CONTRARIANS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CARNATIONS and CONTRARIAN, 12 points each. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CONTRARIANS split into 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 9 with 9, 22 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words made with CONTRARIANS letters, CARNATIONS and CONTRARIAN tie for first at 12 points.
22 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRARIANS; 19 of them share the top score of 10. CONTAINS and SANCTION are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from CONTRARIANS, the top score is 9, reached by 46. ACTIONS, NATIONS and CONTAIN are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from CONTRARIANS score 8 points. ACTION, CASINO and ACTORS are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in CONTRARIANS scores 7. COAST, CANON and COSTA are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with CONTRARIANS letters come to 60, each scoring 6 points. COST, CART and CARS are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRARIANS; 20 of them share the top score of 5. NOT, CAN and ITS are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of CONTRARIANS, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in NS · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CARNATIONS (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CONTRARIANS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRARIANS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 357) | 279 | 357 | 253 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 78 of them: NARICORNS, ARCANIST, CANTIONS, CONTRAIR, NARICORN, AIRCONS, ATOCIAS, CANTARS, CANTION, CARRATS, COAITAS, CONARIA and 66 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: SANTONICA, CANTORIS, CARNITAS, CORTINAS, CORTINA, RACINOS, SARCINA, RACINO, ACAIS, ACROS, ASCON, ATONIAS and 14 more.