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Is contour a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word contour is a Scrabble US word. The word contour is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

C3O1N1T1O1U1R1

Is contour a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word contour is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3O1N1T1O1U1R1

Is contour a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word contour is a Words With Friends word. The word contour is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4O1N2T1O1U2R1

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7-letter words (3 found)

CONTOUR,CORNUTO,CROUTON,

6-letter words (4 found)

CROTON,NOTOUR,OCTUOR,UNROOT,

5-letter words (10 found)

CONTO,CORNO,CORNU,COUNT,COURT,CROON,CROUT,OUTRO,ROTON,TRONC,

4-letter words (30 found)

COON,COOT,CORN,COUR,CRON,CUNT,CURN,CURT,NOUT,ONTO,OONT,OURN,RONT,ROON,ROOT,ROTO,ROUT,RUNT,TOCO,TOON,TORC,TORN,TORO,TOUN,TOUR,TRON,TROU,TURN,UNCO,UNTO,

3-letter words (32 found)

CON,COO,COR,COT,CRU,CUR,CUT,NOO,NOR,NOT,NUR,NUT,ONO,OON,OOR,OOT,ORC,ORT,OUR,OUT,ROC,ROO,ROT,RUC,RUN,RUT,TOC,TON,TOO,TOR,TUN,URN,

2-letter words (10 found)

NO,NU,ON,OO,OR,OU,TO,UN,UR,UT,

You can make 89 words from contour according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contour

contour

Etymology

Borrowed from French contour, from contourner, equivalent to con- +‎ tour.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒntʊə(ɹ)/, /-tɔː(ɹ)/
  • Homophone: kontor

Noun

contour (plural contours)

  1. An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
  2. A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
    Synonym: contour line
  3. (linguistics) a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
    Hyponyms: diphthong, contour tone, affricate
  4. (figurative) A general description giving the most important points.

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Verb

contour (third-person singular simple present contours, present participle contouring, simple past and past participle contoured)

  1. (transitive) To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon.
  2. (transitive) To mark with contour lines.
  3. (intransitive) To practise the makeup technique of contouring.

Anagrams

  • cornuto, countor, crouton, croûton

French

Etymology

Deverbal of contourner

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tuʁ/

Noun

contour m (plural contours)

  1. contour

Further reading

  • “contour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Noun

contour m (plural contours)

  1. contour

Source: wiktionary.org