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Is contrition a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word contrition is a Scrabble US word. The word contrition is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is contrition a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word contrition is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

C3O1N1T1R1I1T1I1O1N1

Is contrition a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word contrition is a Words With Friends word. The word contrition is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

CONTRITION,

9-letter words (1 found)

INTORTION,

8-letter words (2 found)

CONTORNI,INTRONIC,

7-letter words (7 found)

COITION,CONTORT,INTROIT,NICOTIN,NORITIC,TIRONIC,TORTONI,

6-letter words (19 found)

CITRIN,CITRON,CONNOR,CORTIN,COTTON,CROTON,INTORT,INTRON,IRONIC,NITRIC,NOTION,OCTROI,ONIRIC,OTITIC,RONION,ROTINI,TOITOI,TRICOT,TRITON,

5-letter words (25 found)

CONIN,CONTO,CORNI,CORNO,CROON,INION,INNIT,INTRO,IONIC,NITON,NITRO,NOINT,NOOIT,ONION,ONTIC,ORCIN,RICIN,RONIN,ROTON,TINCT,TONIC,TORIC,TORII,TOROT,TRONC,

4-letter words (52 found)

CION,CITO,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONI,CONN,COON,COOT,CORN,COTT,CRIT,CRON,ICON,INRO,INTI,INTO,IRON,NOIR,NONI,NOON,NORI,NOTT,OINT,ONTO,OONT,OTIC,OTTO,RIOT,RITT,ROIN,RONT,ROON,ROOT,ROTI,ROTO,TINT,TIRO,TITI,TOCO,TOIT,TOON,TOOT,TORC,TORI,TORN,TORO,TORT,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,TROT,

3-letter words (31 found)

CIT,CON,COO,COR,COT,INN,ION,NIT,NON,NOO,NOR,NOT,ONO,OON,OOR,OOT,ORC,ORT,RIN,RIT,ROC,ROO,ROT,TIC,TIN,TIT,TOC,TON,TOO,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (10 found)

IN,IO,IT,NO,OI,ON,OO,OR,TI,TO,

You can make 148 words from contrition according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contrition

contrition

Etymology

Old French contriciun (French contrition), from Latin contrītiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈtɹɪʃən/

Noun

contrition (countable and uncountable, plural contritions)

  1. The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:remorse
  2. (obsolete) The act of grinding or rubbing to powder.
    Synonyms: attrition, friction, rubbing

Translations

Further reading

  • contrition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contrītiō. By surface analysis, contrit +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁi.sjɔ̃/

Noun

contrition f (plural contritions)

  1. remorse, contrition
    Synonyms: componction, remords

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org