There are 180 words with the prefix CONTRA in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 13-letter words (39 of them); the spread is 2 of them 7 letters long, 9 of them 8 letters long, 9 of them 9 letters long, 24 of them 10 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are contraclockwise, contractibility and contractiveness. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
The prefix CONTRA- means against or opposite (contradict, contrast, contraband) — three examples from this page: contract, contrada, contrade.
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7-letter words (2)
contras contrat
8-letter words (9)
contract contrada contrade contrail contrair contrary contrast contrate contrats
9-letter words (9)
contracts contractu contrails contraire contralti contralto contraste contrasts contrasty
10-letter words (24)
contraband contrabass contracted contractee contracter contractly contractor contractus contradebt contradict contraflow contrahent contraltos contramure contraplex contrapone contrapose contraprop contraries contrarily contrasted contraster contravene contrawise
11-letter words (31)
contrabasso contracivil contractant contractile contracting contraction contractive contractors contractual contracture contradance contradicts contrafocal contraplete contraposed contraposit contraprops contraption contrapunto contrariant contrariety contrarious contrasters contrasting contrastive contratempo contratenor contravened contravener contravenes contrayerva
12-letter words (27)
contractable contractedly contractible contractibly contractions contractured contradicted contradicter contradictor contradivide contramarque contraoctave contrapletal contraponend contraposing contraposita contrapposto contraptions contraptious contrapuntal contrariness contrariwise contrastable contrastably contrastedly contrastment contravening
13-letter words (39)
contrabandage contrabandery contrabandism contrabandist contrabassist contrabassoon contraception contraceptive contractation contractility contractional contractively contractually contradicting contradiction contradictive contradictory contrafacture contrafagotto contrafissura contrafissure contraflexure contralateral contranatural contraorbital contraposaune contrappostos contrapuntist contraregular contrariantly contrarieties contrariously contrastingly contrastively contratabular contravalence contravariant contravention contraversion
14-letter words (20)
contrabandista contraceptives contractedness contractionist contracyclical contradictable contradictions contradictious contradistinct contragredient contraindicant contraindicate contrantiscion contraposition contrapositive contraproposal contrapuntally contrarational contrarotation contrastimulus
15-letter words (19)
contraclockwise contractibility contractiveness contradictional contradictively contradictories contradictorily contragredience contraindicated contraindicates contraorbitally contrapositives contrapuntalist contrariousness contrastimulant contrastiveness contratulations contravallation contravindicate
Frequently asked questions
How many words with the prefix CONTRA are there?
Our word list contains 180 words with the prefix CONTRA, out of 382,657 entries in total. They run from 7 to 15 letters, and the 13-letter group is the largest with 39 words.
What are the longest words with the prefix CONTRA?
The longest are contraclockwise (15 letters), contractibility (15 letters) and contractiveness (15 letters).
Which words with the prefix CONTRA score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are contraclockwise (28 points), contradictively (26 points) and contracyclical (25 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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