Jumble solved
Is CONTRITE a word? Yes.
CONTRITE is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 8 letters, worth 10 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 2 anagrams, with 173 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 173
- Full anagrams
- 2
- Longest answer
- 8 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 3 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 3 vowels (O, I, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (C, N, T, R, T).
contrite in a sentence
“A contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of CONTRITE
2 words use all 8 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
- contrite
- cornetti
8-letter words
2 words found7-letter words
7 words found6-letter words
22 words found+ 7 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
37 words found+ 22 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
55 words found+ 40 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
35 words found+ 20 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
15 words foundWords hidden inside CONTRITE
Without moving a single letter, reading contrite straight through uncovers 3 shorter words — trite, rite, con. The longest unbroken run is trite.
Related jumbles to try
Same letters, different word: unscramble cornetti.
Shorter words inside CONTRITE — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to CONTRITE
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and contrite opens up 5 9-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
8
Distinct
7
Vowels
38%
O, I, E
Consonants
62%
C, N, T, R, T
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Solving CONTRITE: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters contrite?
Rearranging the 8 letters in contrite produces 173 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 8-letter answer contrite here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does contrite have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 8 letters, contrite can be rearranged into 2 words: contrite and cornetti. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from contrite?
The longest solutions run to 8 letters: contrite and cornetti. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from contrite?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: contrite yields con, cor, cot, eco, eon, ern, ice, ion, ire and net. 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 "contrite" used in a sentence?
Contrite is itself a valid word. For example: "A contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from contrite scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, contrite is the top scorer from contrite at 10 points, followed by cornetti (10), cittern (9) and cointer (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside contrite?
Read left to right without moving any letters and contrite already contains 3 shorter words: trite, rite and con. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is trite. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.