Contrivance
Yes, Contrivance is a valid word.
What does CONTRIVANCE mean?
- noun
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- noun
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
“his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem”
- noun
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
“his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”
- noun
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
“the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsValid
Hooks for CONTRIVANCE
Single letters that turn CONTRIVANCE into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CONTRIVANCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- convincer16
- reconvict16
- cavicorn15
- coactive15
- convince15
- concertina14
- nonactive14
- concave14
- convect14
- convict14
- vaccine14
- accretion13
- anorectic13
- coinvent13
- conative13
- conniver13
- contrive13
- covenant13
- invocate13
- navicert13
- veronica13
- nervation12
- vernation12
- accentor12
- acentric12
- acetonic12
- cocinera12
- concerti12
- cratonic12
- narcotic12
- necrotic12
- centavo12
- connive12
- convent12
- convert12
- corvina12
- corvine12
- evictor12
- overact12
- venatic12
- container11
- crenation11
- innovate11
- inventor11
- venation11
- acronic11
- acrotic11
- canonic11
- centric11
- cerotic11
- cocaine11
- coenact11
- conceit11
- concent11
- concern11
- concert11
- connect11
- cornice11
- crocein11
- crocine11
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