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Yes. The word contrivance is a Scrabble US word. The word contrivance is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word contrivance is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

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11-letter words (1 found)

CONTRIVANCE,

10-letter words (1 found)

CONCERTINA,

9-letter words (10 found)

ACCRETION,ANORECTIC,CONTAINER,CONVINCER,CRENATION,NARCOTINE,NERVATION,NONACTIVE,RECONVICT,VERNATION,

8-letter words (32 found)

ACCENTOR,ACENTRIC,ACETONIC,ACTIONER,ANOINTER,ANORETIC,CANCRINE,CAVICORN,COACTIVE,COCINERA,COINVENT,CONATIVE,CONCERTI,CONNIVER,CONTRIVE,CONVINCE,COVENANT,CRATONIC,CREATION,ENACTION,INNOVATE,INORNATE,INVENTOR,INVOCATE,NARCOTIC,NAVICERT,NECROTIC,NOVERINT,REACTION,REANOINT,VENATION,VERONICA,

7-letter words (70 found)

ACONITE,ACRONIC,ACROTIC,ACTINON,ANCIENT,ANOETIC,CANNIER,CANONIC,CANTICO,CANTIER,CANTION,CAROTIN,CENTAVO,CENTRIC,CERATIN,CEROTIC,CERTAIN,COCAINE,COENACT,COINTER,CONACRE,CONCAVE,CONCEIT,CONCENT,CONCERN,CONCERT,CONNATE,CONNECT,CONNIVE,CONTAIN,CONVECT,CONVENT,CONVERT,CONVICT,CORNICE,CORTINA,CORVINA,CORVINE,CREATIC,CREATIN,CRINATE,CROCEIN,CROCINE,ENACTOR,ENATION,ENTRAIN,ENVIRON,EROTICA,EVICTOR,INTONER,NACRITE,NANCIER,NARCEIN,NOINTER,NORTENA,NOTAIRE,NOTICER,OCEANIC,ORECTIC,OTARINE,OVERACT,RECTION,TACRINE,TERNION,TRANNIE,VACCINE,VENATIC,VENATOR,VERNANT,VINTNER,

6-letter words (136 found)

ACCENT,ACCITE,ACETIC,ACETIN,ACTION,ACTIVE,AEONIC,AIRCON,ANCONE,ANETIC,ANOINT,AORTIC,ARCTIC,AROINT,ATONER,ATONIC,AVENIR,AVOCET,CANCER,CANIER,CANINE,CANNER,CANNIE,CANNOT,CANOER,CANTER,CANTIC,CANTON,CANTOR,CARNET,CARNIE,CARTON,CARVEN,CATCON,CATION,CAVERN,CAVIER,CAVORT,CENTAI,CENTRA,CICERO,CITRON,COATER,COCAIN,COINER,CONINE,CONNER,CONNIE,CONTRA,CORNEA,CORNET,CORTIN,CORVET,COVENT,COVERT,COVINE,CRATON,CRAVEN,CREANT,CRETIC,CRETIN,CRIANT,CRONET,EARCON,ENATIC,ENCINA,ENVIRO,EONIAN,EROTIC,INANER,INCANT,INCAVE,INCAVO,INCENT,INNATE,INTERN,INTONE,INTRON,INVENT,INVERT,NAIVER,NANITE,NARINE,NATION,NATIVE,NATRON,NEANIC,NECTAR,NOCENT,NOETIC,NONART,NORITE,NOTICE,NOVATE,NOVENA,NOVICE,OATIER,OCICAT,OCTANE,OCTAVE,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORIENT,ORNATE,RACINO,RANINE,RATINE,RATION,RAVINE,RECANT,RECOAT,RECOIN,RENVOI,RETAIN,RETINA,RONNIE,TAIVER,TANNER,TANNIC,TANNIE,TANREC,TAVERN,TERCIO,TINNER,TONIER,TONNER,TRANCE,VAINER,VANNER,VECTOR,VIATOR,VICTOR,VIENNA,VIRENT,VOICER,VORANT,

5-letter words (171 found)

ACORN,ACTIN,ACTON,ACTOR,AIVER,ANCON,ANENT,ANION,ANTIC,ANTRE,AREIC,ARIOT,ARTIC,ATONE,AVERT,AVINE,AVION,CACTI,CAIRN,CANER,CANOE,CANON,CANTO,CARET,CARON,CARTE,CARVE,CATER,CAVER,CAVIE,CENTO,CERCI,CERIA,CERIC,CEROC,CINCT,CIRCA,CITER,CIVET,COACT,COATE,COATI,CONIA,CONIC,CONIN,CONNE,CONTE,CORIA,CORNI,COTAN,COVEN,COVER,COVET,COVIN,CRAIC,CRANE,CRATE,CRAVE,CRENA,CRINE,CROCI,CRONE,EARNT,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,ENVOI,ERICA,EVICT,INANE,INERT,INNER,INTER,INTRA,INTRO,INVAR,IRATE,IRONE,NACRE,NAEVI,NAIVE,NANCE,NARCO,NARIC,NICER,NINER,NITER,NITON,NITRE,NITRO,NOINT,NONCE,NONET,NORIA,NOTER,NOVAE,OATEN,OATER,OCEAN,OCREA,OCTAN,ONCER,ONCET,ONTIC,ORANT,ORATE,ORCIN,OVATE,OVERT,OVINE,RACON,RAINE,RANCE,RATIO,RAVEN,RAVIN,REACT,RECCO,RECIT,RECON,RECTA,RECTI,RECTO,RENIN,RETIA,RIANT,RIVEN,RIVET,ROATE,RONIN,RONNE,RONTE,ROTAN,ROVEN,TAROC,TAVER,TENIA,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,TERAI,TICCA,TINEA,TONER,TONIC,TONNE,TORAN,TORIC,TRACE,TRAIN,TRAVE,TRIAC,TRICE,TRINE,TRONA,TRONC,TRONE,TROVE,VAIRE,VAREC,VATIC,VENIN,VICAR,VINCA,VINER,VIREO,VITAE,VITRO,VOICE,VOTER,VRAIC,

4-letter words (181 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACRO,AEON,AERO,AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ANCE,ANNO,ANON,ANTE,ANTI,ARCO,ARET,ARTI,ARVO,ATOC,AVER,CAIN,CANE,CANN,CANT,CARE,CARN,CART,CATE,CAVE,CECA,CENT,CERO,CERT,CIAO,CINE,CION,CIRE,CITE,CITO,CIVE,COAT,COCA,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONE,CONI,CONN,CORE,CORN,COTE,COVE,CRAN,CRIA,CRIT,CROC,CRON,EARN,ECCO,EINA,EOAN,ERIC,ETIC,ETNA,ICER,ICON,INRO,INTO,IOTA,IRON,NAIN,NANE,NANO,NAOI,NARC,NARE,NAVE,NEAR,NEAT,NEON,NEVI,NICE,NINE,NITE,NOIR,NONA,NONE,NONI,NORI,NOTA,NOTE,NOVA,OCTA,OINT,ONCE,ONER,ONIE,ORCA,OTIC,OVEN,OVER,RACE,RAIN,RAIT,RANI,RANT,RATE,RATO,RAVE,REAN,REIN,RENO,RENT,RICE,RINE,RIOT,RITE,RIVA,RIVE,RIVO,ROAN,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROTA,ROTE,ROTI,ROVE,TACE,TACO,TAIN,TANE,TARE,TARN,TARO,TEAR,TEIN,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TICE,TIER,TINA,TINE,TIRE,TIRO,TOEA,TONE,TORA,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORN,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,VAIN,VAIR,VANE,VANT,VARE,VEIN,VENA,VENT,VERA,VERT,VETO,VIAE,VICE,VIER,VINA,VINE,VINO,VINT,VIRE,VITA,VITE,VOAR,VOTE,VROT,

3-letter words (98 found)

ACE,ACT,AIN,AIR,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANN,ANT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,AVE,AVO,CAN,CAR,CAT,CIT,CON,COR,COT,EAN,EAR,EAT,ECO,EON,ERA,ERN,ETA,EVO,ICE,INN,ION,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAN,NAT,NAV,NET,NIE,NIT,NON,NOR,NOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,ONE,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORT,OVA,RAI,RAN,RAT,RAV,REC,REI,REN,REO,RET,REV,RIA,RIN,RIT,ROC,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAV,TEA,TEC,TEN,TIC,TIE,TIN,TOC,TOE,TON,TOR,VAC,VAE,VAN,VAR,VAT,VET,VIA,VIE,VIN,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (24 found)

AE,AI,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,NA,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,RE,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 725 words from contrivance according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contrivance

contrivance

Etymology

contrive +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/

Noun

contrivance (plural contrivances)

  1. A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task; contraption.
  2. A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
  3. Something overly artful or artificial.

Synonyms

  • contraption

Related terms

  • contrive

Translations

Further reading

  • “contrivance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “contrivance”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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