Definition of contrivances

"contrivances" in the noun sense

1. appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

2. contrivance

the faculty of contriving inventive skill

"his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"

3. contrivance, stratagem, dodge

an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

4. contrivance

an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

"the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"

5. lash-up, contrivance

any improvised arrangement for temporary use

6. devisal, contrivance

the act of devising something

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Quotations for contrivances

Contrivances of the time
For sowing broadcast the seeds of crime. [ Longfellow ]

The eyes of a man are of no use without the observing power. Telescopes and microscopes are cunning contrivances, but they cannot see of themselves. [ Paxton Hood ]

contrivances in Scrabble®

The word contrivances 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters contrivances:

CONTRIVANCES
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (134 words)

accents, accites, aconite, actions, activer, actives, ancient, anoints, antsier, arcsine, arctics, arsenic, ascetic, atoners, atonics, cancers, canines, cannier, canoers, canonic, canters, cantons, cantors, carnies, cartons, carvone, catenin, cations, caverns, cavorts, centric, certain, cistern, citrons, coarcts, coarsen, coaster, cocaine, coiners, concave, conceit, concern, concert, concise, connect, connive, consent, contain, convect, convent, convert, convict, corneas, cornets, cornice, coverts, covines, cratons, cretins, cristae, cronies, enactor, entrain, environ, erotica, erotics, evasion, evictor, incants, insaner, interns, intoner, intones, introns, invects, invents, inverts, naivest, nascent, nastier, nations, natives, nectars, nonarts, norites, notices, novices, oceanic, octanes, octaves, orients, otarine, ovaries, overact, oversat, oversit, raciest, rations, ravines, recants, recoats, recoins, restain, retains, retinas, scanner, scanter, scoriac, scoriae, section, senator, servant, stainer, stannic, stonier, striven, tanners, taverns, tension, tinners, trances, treason, triones, vaccine, vainest, varices, vectors, venison, veritas, version, victors, vintner, viscera, voicers

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word contrivances

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

CONTRIVANCES
(207)
CONTRIVANCES
(189)
CONTRIVANCES
(138)
CONTRIVANCES
(126)
CONVICT
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CONVECT
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VACCINE
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INVECTS
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EVICTOR
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CAVERNS
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VECTORS
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VISCERA
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VOICERS
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VOICERS
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OVERACT
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EVICTOR
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OVERACT
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CONVERT
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OCTAVES
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VARICES
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VARICES
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CONTRIVANCES
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VISCERA
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CARVONE
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OCTAVES
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VACCINE
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VACCINE
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CANONIC
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contrivances in Words With Friends™

The word contrivances 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 contrivances:

CONTRIVANCES
(342)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (134 words)

accents, accites, aconite, actions, activer, actives, ancient, anoints, antsier, arcsine, arctics, arsenic, ascetic, atoners, atonics, cancers, canines, cannier, canoers, canonic, canters, cantons, cantors, carnies, cartons, carvone, catenin, cations, caverns, cavorts, centric, certain, cistern, citrons, coarcts, coarsen, coaster, cocaine, coiners, concave, conceit, concern, concert, concise, connect, connive, consent, contain, convect, convent, convert, convict, corneas, cornets, cornice, coverts, covines, cratons, cretins, cristae, cronies, enactor, entrain, environ, erotica, erotics, evasion, evictor, incants, insaner, interns, intoner, intones, introns, invects, invents, inverts, naivest, nascent, nastier, nations, natives, nectars, nonarts, norites, notices, novices, oceanic, octanes, octaves, orients, otarine, ovaries, overact, oversat, oversit, raciest, rations, ravines, recants, recoats, recoins, restain, retains, retinas, scanner, scanter, scoriac, scoriae, section, senator, servant, stainer, stannic, stonier, striven, tanners, taverns, tension, tinners, trances, treason, triones, vaccine, vainest, varices, vectors, venison, veritas, version, victors, vintner, viscera, voicers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word contrivances

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

CONTRIVANCES
(342)
CONTRIVANCES
(324)
CONTRIVANCES
(252)
CONTRIVANCES
(252)
CONTRIVANCES
(216)
CONTRIVANCES
(168)
CONVICT
(143 = 108 + 35)
VACCINE
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CONCAVE
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CONVECT
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VACCINE
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CONCAVE
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(116)
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STRIVEN
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CONCERT
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CONCEIT
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CONTRIVANCES
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ENVIRON
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NATIVES
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VISCERA
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CANCERS
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CANNIER
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VACCINE
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CONCERN
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COARCTS
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VENISON
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VINTNER
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CANONIC
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SCORIAC
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NECTARS
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ENACTOR
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SCORIAC
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CANTORS
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ATONICS
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CONTRIVANCES
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ACCITES
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CONVERT
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CONTRIVANCES
(104)
OVARIES
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ARSENIC
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ASCETIC
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OVERSIT
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SCANTER
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CARVONE
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OVERSAT
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ASCETIC
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CANTERS
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ARCTICS
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COARCTS
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CANONIC
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VACCINE
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CONNIVE
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SERVANT
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VOICERS
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CATENIN
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VACCINE
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CENTRIC
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ACTIVER
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