contend
Contend commonly means to have an argument about something, make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation, or maintain or assert.
Length
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
13
Starts
CO
Ends
END
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CONTEND” Mean?
/kənˈtɛnd/
contend has 6 documented senses across verb.
Verb
6 sensesScrabble Score
10
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
maintain or assert
Length
7 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
C, O, N, T, E, N, D
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CONTEND has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTEND is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTEND can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTEND contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDECF
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TE, EN, ND
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTE, TEN, END
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