Jumble solved
Is CONTEND a word? Yes.
CONTEND is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 7 letters, worth 10 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 71 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 71
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 7 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (O, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (C, N, T, N, D).
contend in a sentence
“The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of CONTEND
One word uses all 7 letters:
- contend
7-letter words
1 word found- contend60
6-letter words
4 words found5-letter words
14 words found4-letter words
18 words found+ 3 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
22 words found+ 7 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
12 words foundWords hidden inside CONTEND
Without moving a single letter, reading contend straight through uncovers 5 shorter words — conte, tend, con, end, ten. The longest unbroken run is conte.
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Shorter words inside CONTEND — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to CONTEND
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and contend opens up 3 8-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
7
Distinct
6
Vowels
29%
O, E
Consonants
71%
C, N, T, N, D
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Solving CONTEND: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters contend?
Rearranging the 7 letters in contend produces 71 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 7-letter answer contend here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does contend have any anagrams?
Using all 7 letters, contend rearranges into exactly one word: contend.
What is the longest word you can make from contend?
The longest solution is contend at 7 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from contend?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: contend yields cod, con, cot, den, doc, doe, don, dot, eco and end. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "contend" used in a sentence?
Contend is itself a valid word. For example: "The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from contend scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, contend is the top scorer from contend at 60 points, followed by conned (9), docent (9) and nocent (8). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside contend?
Read left to right without moving any letters and contend already contains 5 shorter words: conte, tend, con, end and ten. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is conte. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.