contrivance
NOUN
/kən'traɪvəns/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
contrivance is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1N1T1R1I1V4A1N1C3E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does contrivance mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
Any improvised arrangement for temporary use.
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2
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.
“his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”
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A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
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The act of devising something.
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5
An artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
“the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable”
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6
The faculty of contriving; inventive skill.
“his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem”
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