contract
Contract can refer to a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid, a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law, or (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make. As a verb, contract can mean to enter into a contractual arrangement, engage by written agreement, or be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
CO
Ends
ACT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTRACT” Mean?
/ˈkɒntɹækt/
contract has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
Synonyms
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid
Verb
9 sensescause to be smaller
“The heat contracted the woollen garment”
Show 3 more verb definitions
compress or concentrate
“Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan”
Synonyms
make or become more narrow or restricted
“The selection was narrowed”
“The road narrowed”
Synonyms
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
“The manuscript must be shortened”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
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Definition
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Length
8 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
C, O, N, T, R, A, C, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CONTRACT has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTRACT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTRACT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTRACT 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
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFAD
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TR, RA, AC, CT
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTR, TRA, RAC, ACT
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