contest: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of contest
noun
- uncountable
Controversy; debate.
Example: no contest
- uncountable
Struggle for superiority; combat.
- countable
A competition.
Example: The child entered the spelling contest.
Listed forms: contests.
Source: Wiktionary — contest.
verb
- intransitive
To contend.
Example: I will contest for the open seat on the board.
- transitive
To call into question; to oppose.
Example: The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
- transitive
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
Example: The troops contested every inch of ground.
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
Listed forms: contests, contesting, contested.
Source: Wiktionary — contest.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for contest.
noun
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
verb
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is contest in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of contest
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + T(1) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of contest
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from contest
79 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in contest. Showing up to 24, longest first.