CONTRARIES

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What CONTRARIES Means

CONTRARIES is a form of CONTRARY, which means:

adjective: very opposed in nature or character or purpose“acts contrary to our code of ethics”
adjective: of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false“‘hot’ and ‘cold’ are contrary terms”
noun: a relation of direct opposition“we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true”
noun: exact opposition“public opinion to the contrary, that he is not guilty”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CONTRARIES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 N1 T1 R1 A1 R1 I1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of CONTRARIES (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In CONTRARIES

1307 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (10)

ACTIONERS ANORETICS CARROTINS CINERATOR CREATIONS NARCOTISE ORATRICES REACTIONS SERRATION TRICORNES

8 letter words (57)

7 letter words (158)

ACETINS ACINOSE ACONITE ACROTER ACTIONS AIRCONS ANESTRI ANOETIC ANTSIER ARCSINE AROINTS ARSENIC ARTSIER ATONERS ATONICS ATONIES ATRESIC CANIEST CANOERS CANTERS CANTIER CANTORS CARIOSE CARNETS CARNIER CARNIES CARNOSE CAROTIN CARRIES CARRION CARROTS CARTERS CARTONS CATIONS CERASIN CERATIN CERTAIN CINEAST CIRRATE CIRROSE CISTERN CISTRON CITRONS COARSEN COARSER COASTER COATERS COINERS COINTER CONSTER CONTRAS CORNEAS CORNERS CORNETS CORNIER CORNIST CORREAS CORRIES CORSAIR CORTINA CORTINS COSTEAN CRATERS CRATONS CREATIN CREATOR CRESTON CRETINS CRETONS CRINATE CRINOSE CRISTAE CRONETS CRONIES CROSIER EARCONS ENACTOR ERASION ERRANTS ERRATIC IRONERS NACRITE NARCIST NARCOSE NASTIER NECTARS NORITES NOTAIRE NOTICER NOTICES OARIEST OCTANES OESTRIN ORACIES ORCEINS ORCINES ORIENTS ORNATER ORRICES OTARIES OTARINE RACIEST RACINOS RANCORS RANTERS RATINES RATIONS REACTOR RECANTS RECOATS RECOINS RECTION RECTORS RESIANT RETAINS RETINAS RETRAIN RETSINA RIOTERS ROASTER ROISTER RORIEST ROSINER SANTERO SARONIC SCANTER SCARIER SCORIAE SCORNER SECTION SENATOR SERICON SERRANO SERRATI SIERRAN SNARIER SNORTER SOCIATE STAINER STARNIE STEARIC STEARIN STONIER TACRINE TANRECS TARRIES TARSIER TERCIOS TERRAIN TERSION TRACERS TRAINER TRANCES TREASON TRICARS TRICORN TRIONES TROCARS

6 letter words (286)

ACETIN ACORNS ACTINS ACTION ACTONS ACTORS AEONIC AIRCON AIRERS AIREST ANETIC ANTICS ANTRES AORIST AORTIC ARIOSE ARISEN ARISTO AROINT ARRECT ARREST ARRETS ARSENO ARSIER ARSINE ARSINO ARTICS ARTIER ARTIES ASCENT ASTERN ASTONE ATONER ATONES ATONIC CAIRNS CANERS CANIER CANOER CANOES CANTER CANTOR CANTOS CARERS CARETS CARIES CARNET CARNIE CARONS CARRON CARROT CARTER CARTES CARTON CASEIN CASERN CASINO CASTER CASTOR CATERS CATION CENSOR CENTAI CENTAS CENTOS CENTRA CERIAS CERRIS CESTOI CITERS CITRON COARSE COATER COATES COATIS COINER CONIAS CONIES CONTES CONTRA CORERS CORIES CORNEA CORNER CORNET CORREA CORRIE CORSET CORTIN COSIER COSINE COSTAE COSTAR COSTER COTANS COTISE CRANES CRANTS CRARES CRATER CRATES CRATON CREANT CRENAS CRESTA CRETIN CRIANT CRIERS CRINES CRISTA CRONES CRONET CRORES EARCON ENACTS ENATIC ENIACS ERICAS ERRANT ESTRIN ICONES INCASE INERTS INSECT INSERT INSTAR INTERS INTROS IRATER IRONER IRONES NACRES NARCOS NASTIC NECTAR NESTOR NICEST NITERS NITRES NITROS NOETIC NORIAS NORITE NOSIER NOTERS NOTICE OARIER OATERS OATIER OCEANS OCTANE OCTANS OECIST ONCERS ORANTS ORATES ORCEIN ORCINE ORCINS ORIENT ORNATE ORRICE OSCINE OSETRA RACERS RACIER RACINO RACIST RACONS RAINES RAISER RANCES RANCOR RANTER RAREST RASTER RATERS RATINE RATION RATIOS REACTS REASON RECANT RECAST RECITS RECOAT RECOIN RECONS RECTOR RECTOS RESORT RETAIN RETINA RETORN RETROS RICERS RINSER RIOTER RISTRA ROARIE ROATES ROESTI RONTES ROSACE ROSIER ROSTER ROSTRA ROTANS SAIRER SANTIR SARNIE SARTOR SATIRE SATORI SCARER SCARRE SCIENT SCORER SCORIA SCOTER SCOTIA SCRINE SCROTA SECANT SECTOR SEITAN SENIOR SENORA SERRAN SIERRA SINTER SIRCAR SNARER SNORER SOARER SONERI SORNER SORTER SORTIE STANCE STARER STERIC STERNA STIRRA STIRRE STONER STORER STRAIN STRIAE TANREC TAROCS TARRES TENIAS TENORS TENSOR TERAIS TERCIO TERRAS TINEAS TIROES TISANE TOCSIN TONERS TONICS TONIER TONIES TORANS TORICS TORIES TRACER TRACES TRAINS TRANCE TRANSE TRIACS TRICAR TRICES TRIENS TRIERS TRINES TRIORS TRIOSE TROCAR TRONAS TRONCS TRONES

5 letter words (364)

ACERS ACNES ACORN ACRES ACTIN ACTON ACTOR AEONS AEROS AESIR AIRER AIRNS AIRTS ANISE ANTES ANTIC ANTIS ANTRE ARCOS AREIC ARETS ARIOT ARISE AROSE ARRET ARRIS ARSON ARTIC ARTIS ASCOT ASTER ASTIR ATOCS ATONE CAINS CAIRN CANER CANES CANOE CANSO CANST CANTO CANTS CARER CARES CARET CARNS CARON CARRS CARSE CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CENTO CENTS CERIA CEROS CERTS CESTA CESTI CINES CIONS CIRES CITER CITES COAST COATE COATI COATS COINS COIRS COITS CONES CONIA CONTE CORER CORES CORIA CORNI CORNS CORSE COSET COSIE COSTA COSTE COTAN COTES CRANE CRANS CRARE CRATE CRENA CREST CRIAS CRIER CRIES CRINE CRIOS CRISE CRITS CRONE CRORE CROST EARNS EARST ENACT ENIAC ENTIA EOSIN ERICA ERICS ESCAR ESCOT ESTOC ESTRO ETNAS ICERS ICONS INERT INSET INTER INTRA INTRO IOTAS IRATE IRONE IRONS ISNAE NACRE NARCO NARCS NARES NARIC NARIS NARRE NATES NATIS NEARS NEATS NEIST NERTS NICER NITER NITES NITRE NITRO NOIRS NOISE NORIA NORIS NOSER NOTER NOTES OATEN OATER OCEAN OCREA OCTAN OCTAS OINTS ONCER ONCES ONCET ONERS ONSET ONTIC ORANT ORATE ORCAS ORCIN ORNIS ORRIS OSCAR OSIER OSTIA RACER RACES RACON RAINE RAINS RAISE RAITS RANCE RANIS RANTS RARES RASER RATER RATES RATIO RATOS REACT REANS REARS REAST RECIT RECON RECTA RECTI RECTO REINS REIST RENTS RERAN RESAT RESIN RESIT RESTO RETIA RETRO RIANT RICER RICES RINES RINSE RIOTS RISEN RISER RITES ROANS ROARS ROAST ROATE ROINS ROIST RONES RONTE RONTS RORES RORIC RORIE RORTS ROSET ROSIN ROSIT ROSTI ROTAN ROTAS ROTES ROTIS SAICE SAINE SAINT SANER SANTO SARIN SATIN SCANT SCARE SCART SCEAT SCENA SCENT SCION SCONE SCORE SCORN SCRAE SCRAN SCRAT SENOR SENTI SERAC SERAI SERIC SERIN SERON SERRA SETON SIENT SINCE SIREN SIROC SIRRA SITAR SNARE SNIRT SNORE SNORT SOARE SONAR SONCE SONIC SORER SORRA SORTA STAIN STAIR STANE STARE STARN STARR STEAN STEAR STEIN STENO STERN STIRE STOAE STOAI STOIC STONE STORE STRAE STRIA TACES TACOS TAINS TARES TARNS TAROC TAROS TARRE TARSI TASER TEARS TEINS TENIA TENOR TERAI TERAS TERNS TERRA TIANS TIARS TICES TIERS TINAS TINEA TINES TIRES TIROS TIRRS TOEAS TOISE TONER TONES TONIC TORAN TORAS TORCS TORES TORIC TORRS TORSE TORSI TRACE TRAIN TRANS TRIAC TRICE TRIER TRIES TRINE TRINS TRIOR TRIOS TROIS TRONA TRONC TRONE TRONS

4 letter words (278)

ACER ACES ACNE ACRE ACTS AEON AERO AESC AINE AINS AIRN AIRS AIRT AITS ANCE ANES ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS ARCO ARCS ARES ARET ARIS ARTI ARTS ASCI ATES ATOC CAIN CANE CANS CANT CARE CARN CARR CARS CART CASE CAST CATE CATS CEAS CENS CENT CERO CERT CIAO CINE CION CIRE CIST CITE CITO CITS COAT COIN COIR COIT CONE CONI CONS CORE CORN CORS COSE COST COTE COTS CRAN CRIA CRIS CRIT EANS EARN EARS EAST EATS ECOS EINA EOAN EONS ERAS ERIC ERNS EROS ERRS ERST ETAS ETIC ETNA ICER ICES ICON INRO INTO IONS IOTA IRES IRON ISNA ITAS NAOI NAOS NARC NARE NATS NEAR NEAT NEST NETS NICE NIES NITE NITS NOES NOIR NORI NOSE NOTA NOTE OARS OAST OATS OCAS OCTA OINT ONCE ONER ONES ONIE ONST ORCA ORCS ORES ORRA ORTS OSAR OTIC RACE RAIN RAIS RAIT RANI RANT RARE RASE RAST RATE RATO RATS REAN REAR RECS REIN REIS RENS RENT REOS REST RETS RIAS RICE RINE RINS RIOT RISE RITE RITS ROAN ROAR ROCS ROES ROIN RONE RONT RORE RORT ROSE ROST ROTA ROTE ROTI ROTS SAIC SAIN SAIR SANE SANT SARI SATE SATI SCAN SCAR SCOT SEAN SEAR SEAT SECO SECT SEIR SENA SENT SERA SERR SETA SICE SIEN SINE SIRE SITE SNAR SNIT SNOT SOAR SOCA SONE SORA SORE SORI SORN SORT STAR STEN STIE STIR STOA TACE TACO TAES TAIN TAIS TANE TANS TAOS TARE TARN TARO TARS TEAR TEAS TECS TEIN TENS TERN TIAN TIAR TICE TICS TIER TIES TINA TINE TINS TIRE TIRO TIRR TOCS TOEA TOES TONE TONS TORA TORC TORE TORI TORN TORR TORS TOSA TOSE TRES TRIE TRIN TRIO TRON TSAR

3 letter words (123)

ACE ACT AIN AIR AIS AIT ANE ANI ANS ANT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS CAN CAR CAT CIS CIT CON COR COS COT EAN EAR EAS EAT ECO ENS EON ERA ERN ERR ERS EST ETA ICE INS ION IOS IRE ISO ITA ITS NAE NAS NAT NET NIE NIS NIT NOR NOS NOT OAR OAT OCA OES OIS ONE ONS ORA ORC ORE ORS ORT OSE RAI RAN RAS RAT REC REI REN REO RES RET RIA RIN RIT ROC ROE ROT SAC SAE SAI SAN SAR SAT SEA SEC SEI SEN SER SET SIC SIN SIR SIT SOC SON SOT SRI TAE TAI TAN TAO TAR TAS TEA TEC TEN TES TIC TIE TIN TIS TOC TOE TON TOR

2 letter words (31)

AE AI AN AR AS AT EA EN ER ES ET IN IO IS IT NA NE NO OE OI ON OR OS RE SI SO ST TA TE TI TO

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