contrived
Contrived is also used as adjective, with meanings including showing effects of planning or manipulation.
Length
9
Scrabble
15
WWF
18
Starts
CO
Ends
VED
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTRIVED” Mean?
/kənˈtɹaɪvd/
contrived has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesshowing effects of planning or manipulation
“a novel with a contrived ending”
artificially formal
“that artificial humility that her husband hated”
“contrived coyness”
“a stilted letter of acknowledgment”
“when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation”
Synonyms
Synonyms for CONTRIVED
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
showing effects of planning or manipulation
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
D
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
C, O, N, T, R, I, V, E, D
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CONTRIVED has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTRIVED is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTRIVED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★★☆CONTRIVED uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHI
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TR, RI, IV, VE, ED
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTR, TRI, RIV, IVE, VED
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