What CONTRARY 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
CONTRARY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 N1 T1 R1 A1 R1 Y4.
Words Made From The Letters In CONTRARY
154 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.
7 letter words (2)
6 letter words (12)
5 letter words (33)
ACORNACTONACTORATONYAYONTCANTOCANTYCARNYCARONCARRYCORNYCOTANCRONYCYANOCYTONNARCOOCTANORACYORANTOTARYRACONRAYONROARYRORTYROTANTAROCTARRYTORANTRONATRONCTYRANYARCOYARTO
4 letter words (49)
ARCOARTYATOCCANTCANYCARNCARRCARTCOATCONYCORNCORYCRANCRAYCYANNARCNARYNOTAOARYOATYOCTAORCAORRARACYRANTRATOROANROARRONTRORTRORYROTARYOTTACOTARNTAROTONYTORATORCTORNTORRTORYTRAYTRONTROYTYROYARNYARRYONT
3 letter words (44)
ACTANTANYARCARTARYCANCARCATCAYCONCORCOTCOYCRYNATNAYNORNOTNOYOAROATOCAONYORAORCORTRANRATRAYROCROTRYATANTAOTARTAYTOCTONTORTOYTRYYARYON
2 letter words (14)
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