What does CONTRACT mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈkɑnˌtrækt/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. enter into a contractual arrangement
  2. engage by written agreement“They signed two new pitchers for the next season”
  3. squeeze or press together“she compressed her lips”
  4. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness“He got AIDS”
  5. become smaller or draw together“The fabric shrank”
  6. make smaller“The heat contracted the woollen garment”
  7. compress or concentrate“Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan”
  8. make or become more narrow or restricted“The selection was narrowed”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

contracts13

Anagrams of CONTRACT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CONTRACT

88 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

contact11 actor7 cant6 cart6 coat6 corn6 torn4 act5 ant3 arc5 art3 can5 car5 cat5 con5 nor3not3 ran3rat3 tan3 ton3 an2ar2 at2 na2no2 on2 or2ta2to2

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Questions

Is CONTRACT a valid word in word games?

CONTRACT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CONTRACT worth?

CONTRACT is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CONTRACT?

88 other words, including TO, ON, AT and NOT.