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Is CONTRIVE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list CONTRIVE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
13168

What does CONTRIVE mean?

  1. verbmake or work out a plan for; devise
  2. verbcome up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
  3. verbput or send forth

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for CONTRIVE

Add a letter to make a new word: CONTRIVED, CONTRIVER, CONTRIVES.

Words inside CONTRIVE

See all 174 words you can make from CONTRIVE

Similar word lists

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up CONTRIVE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is CONTRIVE a Scrabble word?

CONTRIVE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is CONTRIVE worth?

CONTRIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does CONTRIVE mean?

Make or work out a plan for; devise.