Definition of contracted

"contracted" in the verb sense

1. contract, undertake

enter into a contractual arrangement

2. sign, contract, sign on, sign up

engage by written agreement

"They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

3. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press

squeeze or press together

"she compressed her lips"

"the spasm contracted the muscle"

4. contract, take, get

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

"He got AIDS"

"She came down with pneumonia"

"She took a chill"

5. shrink, contract

become smaller or draw together

"The fabric shrank"

"The balloon shrank"

6. contract

make smaller

"The heat contracted the woollen garment"

7. condense, concentrate, contract

compress or concentrate

"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

8. narrow, contract

make or become more narrow or restricted

"The selection was narrowed"

"The road narrowed"

9. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

"The manuscript must be shortened"

"contracted" in the adjective sense

1. contracted

reduced in size or pulled together

"the contracted pupils of her eyes"

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Quotations for contracted

Thine eyes are like the deep, blue, boundless heaven
Contracted in two circles underneath
Their long, fine lashes; dark, far, measureless,
Orb within orb, and line through line inwoven. [ Shelley ]

He that despairs measures Providence by his own little contracted model. [ South ]

We inspire friendship in men when we have contracted friendship with the gods. [ Thoreau ]

A hermit who has been shut up in his cell in a college has contracted a sort of mould and rust upon his soul. [ Dr. Watts ]

For the short-lived bloom and contracted span of brief and wretched life is fast fleeting away! While we are drinking and calling for garlands, ointments, and women, old age steals swiftly on with noiseless step. [ Juvenal ]

contracted in Scrabble®

The word contracted 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters contracted:

CONTRACTED
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

cantred, coacted, codetta, concert, contact, cordate, cornett, detract, enactor, notated, rotated, tacnode, tranced

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word contracted

CONTRACTED
(162)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In contracted

CONTRACTED
(162)
CONTRACTED
(144)
CONTRACTED
(108)
COACTED
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONTRACTED
(96)
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CONCERT
(94 = 44 + 50)
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CONCERT
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CONCERT
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DETRACT
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TRANCED
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CODETTA
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COACTED
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TACNODE
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CORDATE
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COACTED
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CODETTA
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CANTRED
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TRANCED
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CONTACT
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TRANCED
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COACTED
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CORNETT
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CODETTA
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ENACTOR
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CONCERT
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TACNODE
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TRANCED
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TACNODE
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DETRACT
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CODETTA
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TACNODE
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CONCERT
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NOTATED
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NOTATED
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(74 = 24 + 50)
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(74 = 24 + 50)
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(74 = 24 + 50)

contracted in Words With Friends™

The word contracted 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: 18

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

CONTRACTED
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

cantred, coacted, codetta, concert, contact, cordate, cornett, detract, enactor, notated, rotated, tacnode, tranced

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word contracted

CONTRACTED
(252)
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(156)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In contracted

CONTRACTED
(252)
CONTRACTED
(198)
CONTRACTED
(156)
CONTRACTED
(120)
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(113 = 78 + 35)
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(113 = 78 + 35)
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(107 = 72 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
CANTRED
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONTRACTED
(88)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
CORNETT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORNETT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORDATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
DETRACT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONTRACTED
(84)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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NOTATED
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CONTRACTED
(80)
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(80)
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(76)
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(76)
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(76)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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(75)
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(75)
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CONTRACTED
(72)
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(72)
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CANTED
(69)
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DEACON
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DECANT
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ACCENT
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Words within the letters of contracted

2 letter words in contracted (12 words)

8 letter words in contracted (5 words)

9 letter words in contracted (2 words)

10 letter words in contracted (1 word)

contracted + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence contracted

Words that start with contracted (1 word)

Words with contracted in them (1 word)

Words that end with contracted (5 words)

Word Growth involving contracted

Shorter words in contracted

act acted

on con contract

act tract contract

Longer words containing contracted

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subcontracted

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