Definition of contravention

"contravention" in the noun sense

1. dispute, contravention

coming into conflict with

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contravention in Scrabble®

The word contravention 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® Plays In The Letters contravention:

CONTRAVENTION
(180)
CONTRAVENTION
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (44 words)

aconite, activer, ancient, cannier, cartoon, carvone, catenin, cattier, certain, citator, citrate, cittern, connive, connote, contain, content, contort, convent, convert, cornett, coronet, enactor, entrain, entrant, environ, erotica, evictor, intoner, nattier, nictate, nitrate, noniron, nonriot, notator, oration, otarine, ovation, overact, rattoon, ricotta, tantric, tetanic, tornote, vintner

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word contravention

CONTRAVENTION
(180)
CONTRAVENTION
(180)
CONTRAVENTION
(120)
CONTRAVENTION
(120)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
CONTRAVENTION
(88)
CONTRAVENTION
(88)
CONTRAVENTION
(88)
CONTRAVENTION
(80)
CONTRAVENTION
(80)
CONTRAVENTION
(72)
CONTRAVENTION
(72)
CONTRAVENTION
(72)
CONTRAVENTION
(60)
CONTRAVENTION
(44)
CONTRAVENTION
(44)
CONTRAVENTION
(40)
CONTRAVENTION
(30)
CONTRAVENTION
(27)
CONTRAVENTION
(25)
CONTRAVENTION
(24)
CONTRAVENTION
(24)
CONTRAVENTION
(22)

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

CONTRAVENTION
(180)
CONTRAVENTION
(180)
CONTRAVENTION
(120)
CONTRAVENTION
(120)
ACTIVER
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTOR
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONNIVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACTIVER
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVERT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVERT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTOR
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVERT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CARVONE
(98 = 48 + 50)
OVERACT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONVENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
OVERACT
(98 = 48 + 50)
CARVONE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONNIVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CARVONE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTOR
(95 = 45 + 50)
CONNIVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
ACTIVER
(95 = 45 + 50)
CONVERT
(95 = 45 + 50)
CARVONE
(95 = 45 + 50)
EVICTOR
(95 = 45 + 50)
CONVENT
(95 = 45 + 50)
OVERACT
(95 = 45 + 50)
ENVIRON
(92 = 42 + 50)
VINTNER
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
OVATION
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
EVICTOR
(90 = 40 + 50)
ACTIVER
(90 = 40 + 50)
OVERACT
(90 = 40 + 50)
ENVIRON
(90 = 40 + 50)
CONNIVE
(90 = 40 + 50)
OVATION
(90 = 40 + 50)
VINTNER
(90 = 40 + 50)
CONNIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACTIVER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONNIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACTIVER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CARVONE
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACTIVER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVERT
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACTIVER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONNIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVERT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVERT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONNIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CARVONE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONNIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVENT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVENT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CARVONE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVENT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVENT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVENT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CARVONE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CARVONE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVERT
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONVERT
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACTIVER
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTOR
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERACT
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERACT
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTOR
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERACT
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTOR
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERACT
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTOR
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERACT
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACTIVER
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERACT
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTOR
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONNIVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONTRAVENTION
(88)
CONTRAVENTION
(88)
CONTRAVENTION
(88)
ENVIRON
(86 = 36 + 50)
RICOTTA
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACTIVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORONET
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORONET
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORNETT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORNETT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
RICOTTA
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONNOTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATENIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATENIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACTIVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVATION
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONNOTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NICTATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NICTATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CARVONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANCIENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENACTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANNIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANNIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANCIENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TANTRIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
EROTICA
(86 = 36 + 50)
EROTICA
(86 = 36 + 50)
EVICTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONVERT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TANTRIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CARTOON
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONVENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENACTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTORT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENACTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TETANIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TETANIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CARTOON
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTORT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITTERN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITATOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONNIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CERTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITATOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACONITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITRATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITRATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CERTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACONITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITTERN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACTIVER
(84 = 34 + 50)
OVATION
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVATION
(83 = 33 + 50)
VINTNER
(83 = 33 + 50)
VINTNER
(83 = 33 + 50)
VINTNER
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
VINTNER
(83 = 33 + 50)
VINTNER
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVATION
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVATION
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVATION
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVATION
(83 = 33 + 50)
VINTNER
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENVIRON
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVATION
(83 = 33 + 50)
VINTNER
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONVENT
(82 = 32 + 50)
ACTIVER
(82 = 32 + 50)
CONVERT
(82 = 32 + 50)
EVICTOR
(82 = 32 + 50)
CONNIVE
(82 = 32 + 50)
CARVONE
(82 = 32 + 50)
CONNIVE
(82 = 32 + 50)
OVERACT
(82 = 32 + 50)
RICOTTA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORNETT
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORNETT
(80 = 30 + 50)
RICOTTA
(80 = 30 + 50)
RICOTTA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORNETT
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORNETT
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORNETT
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORNETT
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RICOTTA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORONET
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORONET
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORONET
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORONET
(80 = 30 + 50)
RICOTTA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
RICOTTA
(80 = 30 + 50)
RICOTTA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORONET
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITTERN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITATOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITATOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
TANTRIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONVENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
NICTATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACONITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)

contravention in Words With Friends™

The word contravention 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: 23

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

CONTRAVENTION
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (44 words)

aconite, activer, ancient, cannier, cartoon, carvone, catenin, cattier, certain, citator, citrate, cittern, connive, connote, contain, content, contort, convent, convert, cornett, coronet, enactor, entrain, entrant, environ, erotica, evictor, intoner, nattier, nictate, nitrate, noniron, nonriot, notator, oration, otarine, ovation, overact, rattoon, ricotta, tantric, tetanic, tornote, vintner

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word contravention

CONTRAVENTION
(333)
CONTRAVENTION
(315)
CONTRAVENTION
(243)
CONTRAVENTION
(162)
CONTRAVENTION
(162)
CONTRAVENTION
(116)
CONTRAVENTION
(112)
CONTRAVENTION
(108)
CONTRAVENTION
(100)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
CONTRAVENTION
(58)
CONTRAVENTION
(54)
CONTRAVENTION
(54)
CONTRAVENTION
(34)
CONTRAVENTION
(34)
CONTRAVENTION
(33)
CONTRAVENTION
(31)
CONTRAVENTION
(31)
CONTRAVENTION
(28)
CONTRAVENTION
(27)
CONTRAVENTION
(26)
CONTRAVENTION
(25)

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

CONTRAVENTION
(333)
CONTRAVENTION
(315)
CONTRAVENTION
(243)
CONTRAVENTION
(162)
CONTRAVENTION
(162)
EVICTOR
(131 = 96 + 35)
CONVENT
(125 = 90 + 35)
CONNIVE
(125 = 90 + 35)
CARVONE
(122 = 87 + 35)
CONNIVE
(119 = 84 + 35)
CONVENT
(119 = 84 + 35)
CONVENT
(119 = 84 + 35)
CONVERT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONTRAVENTION
(116)
CARVONE
(116 = 81 + 35)
VINTNER
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONVERT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONVERT
(116 = 81 + 35)
ACTIVER
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONVENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
OVERACT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONNIVE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONVENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONTRAVENTION
(112)
CONVERT
(110 = 75 + 35)
CARVONE
(110 = 75 + 35)
ENVIRON
(110 = 75 + 35)
CONVERT
(110 = 75 + 35)
CARVONE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CARVONE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CONTRAVENTION
(108)
EVICTOR
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVERACT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONVENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
EVICTOR
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVERACT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CANNIER
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONNOTE
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVATION
(107 = 72 + 35)
ACTIVER
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONNIVE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTAIN
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTORT
(104 = 69 + 35)
CARVONE
(104 = 69 + 35)
ACONITE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONVERT
(104 = 69 + 35)
TETANIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENACTOR
(104 = 69 + 35)
VINTNER
(104 = 69 + 35)
NICTATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
EVICTOR
(101 = 66 + 35)
EVICTOR
(101 = 66 + 35)
ACTIVER
(101 = 66 + 35)
CATENIN
(101 = 66 + 35)
OVERACT
(101 = 66 + 35)
ANCIENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
OVATION
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONNIVE
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONTRAVENTION
(100)
CONNIVE
(99 = 64 + 35)
CONVENT
(99 = 64 + 35)
CONNIVE
(99 = 64 + 35)
CONVENT
(99 = 64 + 35)
CONVENT
(99 = 64 + 35)
CONNIVE
(99 = 64 + 35)
TANTRIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
CERTAIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
CITTERN
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORNETT
(98 = 63 + 35)
CARTOON
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORONET
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENACTOR
(98 = 63 + 35)
COVINE
(96)
CAVERN
(96)
CONTENT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATTIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONVERT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONVENT
(95 = 60 + 35)
EROTICA
(95 = 60 + 35)
CANNIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONNOTE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONNIVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CITATOR
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONTAIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONNIVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CARVONE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CARVONE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATENIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
RICOTTA
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATENIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CITRATE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONNIVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CARVONE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONVERT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONVERT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONVENT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CAVORT
(93)
VICTOR
(93)
VECTOR
(93)
COVERT
(93)
ENVIRON
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
TETANIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENACTOR
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENVIRON
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONTORT
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONVERT
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENACTOR
(92 = 57 + 35)
CARVONE
(92 = 57 + 35)
VINTNER
(92 = 57 + 35)
CARTOON
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
CERTAIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
CITTERN
(92 = 57 + 35)
ACONITE
(92 = 57 + 35)
CARVONE
(92 = 57 + 35)
TANTRIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
CORNETT
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONTRAVENTION
(92)
CORONET
(92 = 57 + 35)
EVICTOR
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERACT
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVICTOR
(91 = 56 + 35)
ACTIVER
(91 = 56 + 35)
ACTIVER
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERACT
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERACT
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVICTOR
(91 = 56 + 35)
ACTIVER
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONTENT
(89 = 54 + 35)
ACTIVER
(89 = 54 + 35)
EROTICA
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONNIVE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONNIVE
(89 = 54 + 35)
ACTIVER
(89 = 54 + 35)
OVERACT
(89 = 54 + 35)
CATTIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
NONIRON
(89 = 54 + 35)
CITRATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONTAIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
OVATION
(89 = 54 + 35)
ANCIENT
(89 = 54 + 35)
OVERACT
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONNOTE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CANNIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CANNIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONNOTE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONVENT
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONVENT
(89 = 54 + 35)
ANCIENT
(89 = 54 + 35)
EVICTOR
(89 = 54 + 35)
EVICTOR
(89 = 54 + 35)
CITATOR
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONNIVE
(87 = 52 + 35)
ENVIRON
(87 = 52 + 35)
VINTNER
(87 = 52 + 35)
ENVIRON
(87 = 52 + 35)
ENVIRON
(87 = 52 + 35)
VINTNER
(87 = 52 + 35)
VINTNER
(87 = 52 + 35)
CORONET
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONVERT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CERTAIN
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENVIRON
(86 = 51 + 35)
ACONITE
(86 = 51 + 35)
VINTNER
(86 = 51 + 35)
CARTOON
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONRIOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORNETT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONVERT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CITTERN
(86 = 51 + 35)
CARVONE
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENVIRON
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONVERT
(86 = 51 + 35)
TANTRIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
CARVONE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORNETT
(86 = 51 + 35)
VINTNER
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENVIRON
(86 = 51 + 35)
NOVICE
(84)
OVERACT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANCIENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONNOTE
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVICTOR
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANCIENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATENIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATENIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATENIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATENIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVATION
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERACT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANCIENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANCIENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANCIENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONIRON
(83 = 48 + 35)

Words within the letters of contravention

2 letter words in contravention (13 words)

11 letter words in contravention (4 words)

13 letter words in contravention (1 word)

contravention + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence contravention

Words that start with contravention (2 words)

Words with contravention in them (1 word)

Words that end with contravention (1 word)

Word Growth involving contravention

Shorter words in contravention

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Longer words containing contravention

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