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Is contrite a Scrabble word?

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

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Is contrite a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is contrite a Words With Friends word?

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

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8-letter words (2 found)

CONTRITE,CORNETTI,

7-letter words (9 found)

CITTERN,COINTER,CORNETT,COTTIER,ENTOTIC,NOTICER,RECTION,TONETIC,TRITONE,

6-letter words (26 found)

CITRON,COINER,CORNET,CORTIN,COTTER,CRETIN,CRONET,EROTIC,INTORT,NOETIC,NORITE,NOTICE,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORIENT,RECOIN,RETINT,ROTTEN,TERCIO,TINTER,TONIER,TONITE,TORTEN,TORTIE,TRICOT,TRITON,

5-letter words (43 found)

CENTO,CITER,CONTE,CORNI,CRINE,CRONE,ETTIN,INERT,INTER,INTRO,IRONE,NICER,NITER,NITRE,NITRO,NOTER,OCTET,ONCER,ONCET,ONTIC,ORCIN,OTTER,RECIT,RECON,RECTI,RECTO,RONTE,ROTTE,TENOR,TETRI,TINCT,TITER,TITRE,TONER,TONIC,TORIC,TORTE,TOTER,TRICE,TRINE,TRITE,TRONC,TRONE,

4-letter words (75 found)

CENT,CERO,CERT,CINE,CION,CIRE,CITE,CITO,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONE,CONI,CORE,CORN,COTE,COTT,CRIT,CRON,ERIC,ETIC,ICER,ICON,INRO,INTO,IRON,NETT,NICE,NITE,NOIR,NORI,NOTE,NOTT,OINT,ONCE,ONER,ONIE,OTIC,REIN,RENO,RENT,RICE,RINE,RIOT,RITE,RITT,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROTE,ROTI,TEIN,TENT,TERN,TICE,TIER,TINE,TINT,TIRE,TIRO,TITE,TOIT,TONE,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORN,TORT,TOTE,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,TROT,

3-letter words (41 found)

CIT,CON,COR,COT,ECO,EON,ERN,ICE,ION,IRE,NET,NIE,NIT,NOR,NOT,ONE,ORC,ORE,ORT,REC,REI,REN,REO,RET,RIN,RIT,ROC,ROE,ROT,TEC,TEN,TET,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIT,TOC,TOE,TON,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (16 found)

EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,RE,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 213 words from contrite according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contrite

contrite

Etymology

From Middle English contrit, from Old French contrit, from Latin contrītus (literally “ground to pieces”), perfect passive participle of conterō (“grind, bruise”), from con- + terō (“rub, wear away”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈtɹaɪt/, /ˈkɒnˌtɹaɪt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈtɹaɪt/, /ˈkɑnˌtɹaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Adjective

contrite (comparative more contrite, superlative most contrite)

  1. Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.
    Synonyms: apologetic; see also Thesaurus:remorseful
    Antonym: attrite
  2. (obsolete) Thoroughly bruised or broken.

Coordinate terms

  • contrition

Derived terms

  • contritely
  • contriteness

Translations

Noun

contrite (plural contrites)

  1. A contrite person; a penitent.

Anagrams

  • cornetti, tectorin

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁit/

Adjective

contrite

  1. feminine singular of contrit

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈtri.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: con‧trì‧te

Adjective

contrite

  1. feminine plural of contrito

Anagrams

  • cornetti, torcenti

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈtriː.te/, [kɔn̪ˈt̪riːt̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈtri.te/, [kon̪ˈt̪riːt̪e]

Participle

contrīte

  1. vocative masculine singular of contrītus

Source: wiktionary.org