Definition of contended

"contended" in the verb sense

1. contend, postulate

maintain or assert

"He contended that Communism had no future"

2. argue, contend, debate, fence

have an argument about something

3. contest, contend, repugn

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

"They contested the outcome of the race"

4. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

"We got by on just a gallon of gas"

"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

5. compete, vie, contend

compete for something engage in a contest measure oneself against others

6. contend, fight, struggle

be engaged in a fight carry on a fight

"the tribesmen fought each other"

"Siblings are always fighting"

"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

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Quotations for contended

No man thoroughly understands a truth until he has contended against it. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

contended in Scrabble®

The word contended is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters contended:

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

contend, denoted, encoded, endnote

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word contended

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In contended

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contended in Words With Friends™

The word contended is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters contended:

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(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

contend, denoted, encoded, endnote

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word contended

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In contended

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CONTEND
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CONTENDED
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DECENT
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ENDNOTE
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ENCODE
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ENDNOTE
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DECODE
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CONTEND
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CENOTE
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CONTEND
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NONCE
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CONED
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ENCODED
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CONTEND
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CONTENDED
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DENTED
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Words within the letters of contended

2 letter words in contended (5 words)

3 letter words in contended (21 words)

5 letter words in contended (10 words)

7 letter words in contended (4 words)

9 letter words in contended (1 word)

Words containing the sequence contended

Words that start with contended (1 word)

Words with contended in them (1 word)

Words that end with contended (1 word)

Word Growth involving contended

Shorter words in contended

on con contend

en end tend contend

en ten tend contend

en end ended tended

en end tend tended

en ten tend tended

Longer words containing contended

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