Definition of contravening

"contravening" in the verb sense

1. conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene

go against, as of rules and laws

"He ran afoul of the law"

"This behavior conflicts with our rules"

2. contradict, negate, contravene

deny the truth of

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contravening in Scrabble®

The word contravening 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters contravening:

CONTRAVENING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (61 words)

aconite, activer, ancient, antigen, atoning, cannier, canning, canting, carting, carving, carvone, catenin, catogen, certain, coating, cognate, coinage, conning, connive, contain, convent, convert, coreign, corning, craning, crating, craving, earning, enactor, entrain, environ, erotica, evictor, gentian, granite, ingrate, intoner, ironage, nearing, nerving, orating, organic, otarine, overact, ranting, reaving, regnant, renting, roaning, tangier, tanning, tearing, tonnage, tracing, vearing, venting, vertigo, vetoing, vinegar, vintage, vintner

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word contravening

CONTRAVENING
(198)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In contravening

CONTRAVENING
(198)
CONTRAVENING
(189)
CONTRAVENING
(132)
CONTRAVENING
(126)
CARVING
(102 = 52 + 50)
CRAVING
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CRAVING
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CARVING
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CRAVING
(101 = 51 + 50)
CARVING
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CONVENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRAVING
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CARVONE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVERT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CARVING
(98 = 48 + 50)
OVERACT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CARVONE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVERT
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACTIVER
(98 = 48 + 50)
CARVONE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACTIVER
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTOR
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVERT
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EVICTOR
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CONNIVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
OVERACT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONNIVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CARVONE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CRAVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
REAVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CONNIVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CONVERT
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NERVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
NERVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
ACTIVER
(95 = 45 + 50)
CONVENT
(95 = 45 + 50)
VINTAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
EVICTOR
(95 = 45 + 50)
VENTING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CARVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VEARING
(95 = 45 + 50)
OVERACT
(95 = 45 + 50)
VERTIGO
(95 = 45 + 50)
EVICTOR
(95 = 45 + 50)
VETOING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VINEGAR
(95 = 45 + 50)
REAVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VENTING
(94 = 44 + 50)
VETOING
(94 = 44 + 50)
NERVING
(94 = 44 + 50)
VINEGAR
(94 = 44 + 50)
VERTIGO
(94 = 44 + 50)
VEARING
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REAVING
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VINTAGE
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CRAVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
ENVIRON
(92 = 42 + 50)
VINTNER
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRAVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONTRAVENING
(92)
CARVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRAVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRAVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
ACTIVER
(90 = 40 + 50)
COINAGE
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EVICTOR
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TRACING
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OVERACT
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CANTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
COATING
(90 = 40 + 50)
COGNATE
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ENVIRON
(90 = 40 + 50)
ORGANIC
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CRANING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CONNING
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CANNING
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CORNING
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CARTING
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CATOGEN
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CONNIVE
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COREIGN
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CRATING
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VINTNER
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NERVING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVERT
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VINTAGE
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VERTIGO
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OVERACT
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ACTIVER
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CANNING
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CONVENT
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ACTIVER
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VEARING
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CRANING
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CONVERT
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TRACING
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ACTIVER
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OVERACT
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CONVENT
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CRAVING
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EVICTOR
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CARVONE
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OVERACT
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OVERACT
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CATOGEN
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COREIGN
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VINEGAR
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ACTIVER
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ACTIVER
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REAVING
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CANTING
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CARVONE
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TRACING
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EVICTOR
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CONVERT
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CARVING
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CONNIVE
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EVICTOR
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VETOING
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CONNIVE
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VENTING
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CONNIVE
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COGNATE
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CRATING
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CONVENT
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CARTING
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CONVENT
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CONTRAVENING
(88)
CONTRAVENING
(88)
CRANING
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REAVING
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REAVING
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NERVING
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VETOING
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VINEGAR
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VERTIGO
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VENTING
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ENACTOR
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VINEGAR
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ENACTOR
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VENTING
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VENTING
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VINEGAR
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CONVENT
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ENVIRON
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VERTIGO
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REAVING
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VENTING
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VENTING
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VETOING
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ACTIVER
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COREIGN
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VINEGAR
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CONNIVE
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EROTICA
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ACONITE
(86 = 36 + 50)

contravening in Words With Friends™

The word contravening 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: 24

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

CONTRAVENING
(342)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (61 words)

aconite, activer, ancient, antigen, atoning, cannier, canning, canting, carting, carving, carvone, catenin, catogen, certain, coating, cognate, coinage, conning, connive, contain, convent, convert, coreign, corning, craning, crating, craving, earning, enactor, entrain, environ, erotica, evictor, gentian, granite, ingrate, intoner, ironage, nearing, nerving, orating, organic, otarine, overact, ranting, reaving, regnant, renting, roaning, tangier, tanning, tearing, tonnage, tracing, vearing, venting, vertigo, vetoing, vinegar, vintage, vintner

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word contravening

CONTRAVENING
(342)
CONTRAVENING
(324)
CONTRAVENING
(252)
CONTRAVENING
(252)
CONTRAVENING
(216)
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(192)
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(120)
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(112)
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(104)
CONTRAVENING
(100)
CONTRAVENING
(96)
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(96)
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(96)
CONTRAVENING
(96)
CONTRAVENING
(76)
CONTRAVENING
(64)
CONTRAVENING
(60)
CONTRAVENING
(56)
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(56)
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(56)
CONTRAVENING
(36)
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(35)
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(33)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In contravening

CONTRAVENING
(342)
CONTRAVENING
(324)
CONTRAVENING
(252)
CONTRAVENING
(252)
CONTRAVENING
(216)
CONTRAVENING
(192)
EVICTOR
(131 = 96 + 35)
CRAVING
(128 = 93 + 35)
CARVING
(128 = 93 + 35)
CONNIVE
(125 = 90 + 35)
CONVENT
(125 = 90 + 35)
CRAVING
(122 = 87 + 35)
CARVING
(122 = 87 + 35)
VENTING
(122 = 87 + 35)
NERVING
(122 = 87 + 35)
CARVONE
(122 = 87 + 35)
CONTRAVENING
(120)
CONVENT
(119 = 84 + 35)
VINTAGE
(119 = 84 + 35)
REAVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
CONVENT
(119 = 84 + 35)
VINEGAR
(119 = 84 + 35)
CONNIVE
(119 = 84 + 35)
CARVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRAVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONVERT
(116 = 81 + 35)
NERVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONVERT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CANNING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CARVONE
(116 = 81 + 35)
VINTNER
(116 = 81 + 35)
CARVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONNING
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CARVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRAVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
COGNATE
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONVERT
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CRAVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
OVERACT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONNIVE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONVENT
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ACTIVER
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONVENT
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VETOING
(113 = 78 + 35)
CANTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
VEARING
(113 = 78 + 35)
REAVING
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONTRAVENING
(112)
VENTING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CARVING
(110 = 75 + 35)
ORGANIC
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CARVONE
(110 = 75 + 35)
VERTIGO
(110 = 75 + 35)
CARVONE
(110 = 75 + 35)
ENVIRON
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CARVONE
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CARVING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CONVERT
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CRAVING
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NERVING
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NERVING
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CRAVING
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CONVERT
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TRACING
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CONVENT
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OVERACT
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VETOING
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CRANING
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CONTAIN
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REAVING
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OVERACT
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VINTAGE
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CORNING
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CONNIVE
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CANNIER
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EVICTOR
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EVICTOR
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ACTIVER
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REAVING
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VINEGAR
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VEARING
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COATING
(104 = 69 + 35)
VINTNER
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CRAVING
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CANNING
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COINAGE
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NERVING
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CONVERT
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CARVONE
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CANNING
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COREIGN
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CATOGEN
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VENTING
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TRACING
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CANNING
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ACONITE
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ENACTOR
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CATOGEN
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CARVING
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONNING
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONTRAVENING
(104)
COINAGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONNING
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CONNING
(104 = 69 + 35)
VERTIGO
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CRATING
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CARTING
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CARVING
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CRAVING
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CARVING
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CRAVING
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CARVING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CRAVING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CAVING
(102)
CRANING
(101 = 66 + 35)
ACTIVER
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CRANING
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CORNING
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ANCIENT
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CRANING
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EVICTOR
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REAVING
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VINEGAR
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CONTRAVENING
(100)
CONNIVE
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CONVENT
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TONNAGE
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VENTING
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COREIGN
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NERVING
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ANTIGEN
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NERVING
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CRATING
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COATING
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COATING
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GENTIAN
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COREIGN
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COGNATE
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ENACTOR
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CONNING
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TRACING
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ORGANIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
CANNING
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ORGANIC
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CARTING
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VERTIGO
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VENTING
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CARTING
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CRAVING
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CANNING
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CONTRAVENING
(96)
CONTRAVENING
(96)
CAVERN
(96)
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(96)
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(96)
COVINE
(96)
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NERVING
(95 = 60 + 35)
VINTAGE
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CONNING
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TANNING
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NERVING
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VEARING
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VENTING
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CONVERT
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IRONAGE
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CRANING
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CONTAIN
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VENTING
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CONVENT
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VEARING
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VETOING
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CATENIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONVERT
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CRANING
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12 letter words in contravening (1 word)

Words containing the sequence contravening

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