Scrabble & Words with friends points
- contractions is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
- contractions is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
- contractions is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20
Definition of contractions
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun)
Examples
- the contraction of a gas on cooling
Synonyms
- compression
- condensation
- (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun)
Synonyms
- muscle contraction
- muscular contraction
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds (noun)
Examples
- `won't' is a contraction of `will not'
- `o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'
- the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun)
See definition of contractions in Merriam Webster