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Is contrast a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word contrast is a Scrabble US word. The word contrast is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is contrast a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word contrast is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is contrast a Words With Friends word?

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

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8-letter words (2 found)

CONTRAST,CONTRATS,

7-letter words (10 found)

ATTORNS,CANTORS,CARTONS,CONTRAS,CONTRAT,COTTARS,CRATONS,OCTANTS,RATTONS,ROTTANS,

6-letter words (37 found)

ACORNS,ACTONS,ACTORS,ATTORN,CANTOR,CANTOS,CARONS,CARTON,CASTOR,CONTRA,COSTAR,COTANS,COTTAR,COTTAS,CRANTS,CRATON,NARCOS,OCTANS,OCTANT,ORANTS,OTTARS,RACONS,RATTON,ROTANS,ROTTAN,SCROTA,STATOR,TANTOS,TAROCS,TAROTS,TORANS,TORTAS,TRACTS,TRANTS,TROATS,TRONAS,TRONCS,

5-letter words (78 found)

ACORN,ACROS,ACTON,ACTOR,ARCOS,ARSON,ASCON,ASCOT,ATOCS,CANSO,CANST,CANTO,CANTS,CARNS,CARON,CARTS,COAST,COATS,CORNS,COSTA,COTAN,COTTA,COTTS,CRANS,CRONS,CROST,NARCO,NARCS,OCTAN,OCTAS,ORANT,ORCAS,OSCAR,OTTAR,RACON,RANTS,RATOS,ROANS,ROAST,RONTS,ROTAN,ROTAS,SANTO,SCANT,SCART,SCATT,SCORN,SCRAN,SCRAT,SNORT,SONAR,SORTA,STARN,START,STOAT,TACOS,TACTS,TANTO,TARNS,TAROC,TAROS,TAROT,TARTS,TOAST,TORAN,TORAS,TORCS,TORTA,TORTS,TRACT,TRANS,TRANT,TRATS,TROAT,TRONA,TRONC,TRONS,TROTS,

4-letter words (87 found)

ACRO,ACTS,ANTS,ARCO,ARCS,ARTS,ATOC,CANS,CANT,CARN,CARS,CART,CAST,CATS,COAT,CONS,CORN,CORS,COST,COTS,COTT,CRAN,CRON,NAOS,NARC,NATS,NOTA,NOTT,OARS,OAST,OATS,OCAS,OCTA,ONST,ORCA,ORCS,ORTS,OSAR,RANT,RAST,RATO,RATS,ROAN,ROCS,RONT,ROST,ROTA,ROTS,SANT,SCAN,SCAR,SCAT,SCOT,SNAR,SNOT,SOAR,SOCA,SORA,SORN,SORT,STAR,STAT,STOA,STOT,TACO,TACT,TANS,TAOS,TARN,TARO,TARS,TART,TATS,TOCS,TONS,TORA,TORC,TORN,TORS,TORT,TOSA,TOST,TOTS,TRAT,TRON,TROT,TSAR,

3-letter words (49 found)

ACT,ANS,ANT,ARC,ARS,ART,ATS,ATT,CAN,CAR,CAT,CON,COR,COS,COT,NAS,NAT,NOR,NOS,NOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,ONS,ORA,ORC,ORS,ORT,RAN,RAS,RAT,ROC,ROT,SAC,SAN,SAR,SAT,SOC,SON,SOT,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAS,TAT,TOC,TON,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (13 found)

AN,AR,AS,AT,NA,NO,ON,OR,OS,SO,ST,TA,TO,

You can make 276 words from contrast according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contrast

contrast

Etymology

From French contraster, from Italian contrastare (“to resist", "to withstand”), from Vulgar Latin *contrāstāre, from Latin contrā (“against”) + stō, stāre (“to stand”).

Pronunciation

  • (noun)
    (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒntɹɑːst/
    (US) enPR: kŏn'trăst, IPA(key): /ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ɹæst/
  • (verb)
    (UK) IPA(key): /kənˈtɹɑːst/
    (US) enPR: kəntrăst', kŏn'trăst, IPA(key): /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, /ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ɹæst/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːst

Noun

contrast (countable and uncountable, plural contrasts)

  1. (countable) A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
    1. (uncountable) The degree of this difference.
    2. (countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
  2. (countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
  3. (countable) Something that is opposite of or strikingly different from something else.
  4. (countable, uncountable, rhetoric) Antithesis.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

contrast (third-person singular simple present contrasts, present participle contrasting, simple past and past participle contrasted)

  1. (transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.
  2. (intransitive) To form a contrast.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "to show difference"): liken

Derived terms

  • compare and contrast
  • contrasting
  • contrastive

Translations

See also

  • compare

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from contrastar. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kunˈtɾast]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [konˈtɾast]

Noun

contrast m (plural contrasts or contrastos)

  1. contrast

References

Further reading

  • “contrast” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “contrast” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “contrast” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French contraste, from Middle French contraste, from Italian contrasto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈtrɑst/
  • Hyphenation: con‧trast
  • Rhymes: -ɑst

Noun

contrast n (plural contrasten, diminutive contrastje n)

  1. A contrast.
    Synonym: tegenstelling

Related terms

  • contrasteren

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French contraste.

Noun

contrast n (plural contraste)

  1. contrast

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org