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Contrarying

c 3o 1n 1t 1r 1a 1r 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

noun · adjective · 11 letters · Rare · form of contrary

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does contrarying mean?

noun

  1. a relation of direct opposition

    “we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true”

    Synonymsreverseopposite

  2. exact opposition

    “public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty”

  3. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

adjective

  1. very opposed in nature or character or purpose

    “acts contrary to our code of ethics”

  2. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

    “`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms”

  3. resistant to guidance or discipline

    “Mary Mary quite contrary”

    Synonymsobstinateperversewayward

  4. in an opposing direction

    “adverse currents”

    Synonymsadverse

Definitions shown for contrary, the base form of contrarying.

Is CONTRARYING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CONTRARYING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
c 3o 1n 1t 1r 1a 1r 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
c 4o 1n 2t 1r 1a 1r 1y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
c 4o 1n 1t 1r 1a 1r 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
c 3o 1n 1t 1r 1a 1r 1y 4i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CONTRARYING

Words that end like CONTRARYING

Common words that share the ending -YING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -YING

Contrarying: quick answers

Is CONTRARYING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. CONTRARYING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is CONTRARYING worth?
CONTRARYING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does contrarying mean?
contrarying is related to contrary, which means “a relation of direct opposition”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CONTRARYING?
You can make 536 shorter words from CONTRARYING, such as CRAYONING, CARNYING, CARRYING, CONGIARY. See the full list.