Is CONTENDS a word?
CONTENDS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CONTENDS is a valid word.
What does contends mean?
CONTENDS is an inflected form of contend.
verb: maintain or assert.
“He contended that Communism had no future”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CONTENDS: word details
- Pronunciation: kuhn-TEHNDZ (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside contends
Words you can make from the letters of contends.
Solve a whole rack, not just CONTENDS
CONTENDS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CONTENDS mean?
CONTENDS is an inflected form of contend and is a verb. It means: maintain or assert.
Is CONTENDS a valid word?
Yes, CONTENDS is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.