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Contravenes

c 3o 1n 1t 1r 1a 1v 4e 1n 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Common · third-person singular form of contravene

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

What does contravenes mean?

verb

  1. go against, as of rules and laws

    “He ran afoul of the law”

    Synonymsconflictrun afoulinfringe

  2. deny the truth of

    Synonymscontradictnegate

Definitions shown for contravene, the base form of contravenes.

Is CONTRAVENES a valid word?

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

How many points is CONTRAVENES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3o 1n 1t 1r 1a 1v 4e 1n 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

20 pts
c 4o 1n 2t 1r 1a 1v 5e 1n 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
c 4o 1n 1t 1r 1a 1v 4e 1n 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
c 3o 1n 1t 1r 1a 1v 6e 1n 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in CONTRAVENES

Anagrams 1

covenanters

Words that end like CONTRAVENES

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

intervenesscenesgenesgangrenesconvenes
All words ending in -ENES

Contravenes: quick answers

Is CONTRAVENES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CONTRAVENES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CONTRAVENES worth?
CONTRAVENES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does contravenes mean?
contravenes is the third-person singular form of contravene, which means “go against, as of rules and laws”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CONTRAVENES?
You can make 1157 shorter words from CONTRAVENES, such as CONSERVANT, CONTRAVENE, CONVERSANT, COVENANTER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CONTRAVENES?
CONTRAVENES rearranges into COVENANTERS.