418 words come out when you unscramble CONTRAVENTION, starting with CONTRAVENTION itself: 18 in Scrabble, 23 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 CONTRAVENTION by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 11, 10 with 10, 23 with 9, 57 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Among the 11-letter words made with CONTRAVENTION letters, CONNOTATIVE leads with 16 points, then CONTORNIATE on 13.
Of the 10 10-letter words in CONTRAVENTION, 6 score 15 points, the group's best. CONVENTION, RENOVATION and CONTENTION are the ones most people know.
23 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRAVENTION; 7 of them share the top score of 14. CONTAINER, CONTINENT and INNOVATOR are everyday picks.
Among 57 8-letter words from CONTRAVENTION, the top score is 13, reached by 14. CREATION, REACTION and INNOCENT are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRAVENTION tie at 12 points; none scores more. CONTENT, CERTAIN and CONTAIN will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words from CONTRAVENTION, the top score is 11, reached by 21. ACTION, ACTIVE and NATIVE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words in CONTRAVENTION, 17 score 10 points, the group's best. COVER, VOICE and CANON are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with CONTRAVENTION letters; 4 of them share the top score of 9. OVER, CARE and CART are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRAVENTION, VAC leads with 8 points, then AVE and AVO on 6. ARE, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CONTRAVENTION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ON · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with OVERACTION and REVOCATION (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CONTRAVENTION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRAVENTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 418) | 335 | 416 | 303 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONNOTIVE, INVOCATOR, CONTORNIATE, CORNETTINO, INCORONATE, CANNONIER, CAVIER, CONNOTATE, COTTONIER, COVENT, CROOVE, INCAVE and 70 more, 82 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NONACTIVE, CONNATION, COVINE, TEVATRON, ACTIONER, CONVO, CORNETTI, CORNETTO, ENACTION, NONTONIC, VAREC, ATRETIC and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: NOVOCAIN. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
This word takes every letter of CONTRAVENTION plus a single extra one.