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Is CONTRARY playable in Scrabble?

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Dictionary Name Region Valid
Offcl. Scrabble Pl. Dict. & Offcl. Scrabble Words SOWPODS International / UK / Australia YES
NASPA Word List 2020 NWL2020 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
NASPA Word List 2018 NWL2018 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2016 TWL16 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2014 TWL14 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2006 TWL06 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 1998 TWL98 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2019 CSW19 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2015 CSW15 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2012 CSW12 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2007 CSW07 International / UK / Australia YES
Offcl. Scrabble Players Dictionary OSPD4 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Australian Primary Schools OWL2 Australia YES
Australian Primary Schools OWL1 Australia YES
Words With Friends 2000 ENABLE2K Worldwide YES
Words With Friends 1997 (retired) ENABLE1 Worldwide YES
Letterpress Letterpress Worldwide YES
Yet Another Word List YAWL Worldwide YES
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Scrabble points

Points

13

Letters
8
Letter score

C3O1N1T1R1A1R1Y4

Meaning of CONTRARY

Definitions

Adjective

contrary - resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
contrary - very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
contrary - of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
contrary - in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"

Adverb

contrary - Contrarily.

Verb

contrary - To oppose; to frustrate.
contrary - To impugn.
contrary - To contradict someone or something.
contrary - To do the opposite of someone or something.
contrary - To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
contrary - To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
contrary - To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

Noun

contrary - a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
contrary - exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
contrary - a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

Adjective

  • Positive: contrary
  • Comparative: contrarier
  • Superlative: contrariest

Noun

  • Singular: contrary
  • Plural: contraries

Word frequency

CONTRARY is...

60% Complete
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Synonyms of CONTRARY

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