11 Letter Words for Contrivance
contrivance
10 Letter Words for Contrivance
concertina
9 Letter Words for Contrivance
accretion, anorectic, cervantic, connarite, container, convertin, convincer, cotarnine, crenation, narcotine, nervation, nonactive, reconvict, vernation
8 Letter Words for Contrivance
accentor, acentric, acetonic, actioner, anerotic, anointer, anoretic, anticorn, cancerin, cancrine, canotier, cantoner, cavicorn, caviteno, cenation, ceration, cetonian, coactive, cocinera, coinvent, conative, concaver, conniver, contrive, convince, coracine, cotarnin, covenant, cratonic, creation, crocetin, crociate, enaction, encratic, iconvert, incavern, incentor, innovate, inornate, invector, inventor, invocant, invocate, narcotic, narcotin, navicert, nearctic, necation, necrotic, nectarin, nonirate, noverint, orvietan, reaction, reanoint, vancocin, venation, vernonia, veronica
7 Letter Words for Contrivance
acetoin, aconine, aconite, acronic, acrotic, actinon, ancient, anconei, anterin, anticor, antoeci, avertin, cancion, caneton, cannier, canonic, cantico, cantier, cantino, cantion, caronic, carotic, carotin, carvone, catvine, centavo, centiar, centric, ceratin, cerotic, cerotin, certain, cetonia, citrean, cocaine, coenact, cointer, conacre, concave, conceit, concent, concern, concert, concite, connate, connect, connive, contain, convect, convent, convert, convict, convite, corance, corinne, cornein, cornice, cortian, cortina, cortine, corvina, corvine, cotrine, creatic, cretion, criance, crinate, crocein, crocine, cronian, enactor, enation, entonic, entrain, environ, erotica, etonian, evictor, evirato, incarve, intoner, nacrine, nacrite, narcein, nectron, noetian, nortena, noticer, occitan, oceanic, octavic, orcanet, orectic, otarine, overact, rection, tacrine, ternion, trannie, trianon, vaccine, vection, venatic, venator, ventric, vernant, vincent, vintner, vitrean
6 Letter Words for Contrivance
accent, accite, aceric, acerin, acetic, acetin, acoine, aconic, aconin, acrite, actine, action, active, aeonic, ancien, ancone, anetic, annect, annite, anoine, anoint, anteri, antrin, aortic, arctic, areito, aroint, atoner, atonic, atroce, avenin, avenir, averin, avocet, cancer, canier, canine, canion, canner, cannet, cannie, cannot, canter, cantic, canton, cantor, caoine, carien, carnet, carnic, carone, carton, carven, cation, cativo, cavern, cavier, cavort, cearin, centai, centon, centra, centro, cevian, cicero, cicone, cinter, citron, coarct, coater, coatie, coiner, conine, conite, conner, connie, conter, contin, contra, corita, cornea, cornet, cornic, cornin, cortin, corven, corvet, cotice, covent, covert, covine, covite, crance, cranet, cranic, craton, craven, creant, crenic, cretan, cretic, cretin, criant, crinet, crocin, cronet, cronie, crotin, earcon, enatic, encina, ennoic, enoint, entria, enviro, eonian, erivan, erotic, inaner, incant, incarn, incave, incavo, incent, innate, intern, intone, intron, invect, invent, invert, ionate, naiver, narine, nation, native, natron, navite, neanic, nectar, necton, nerita, noance, nocent, nocive, noetic, nonact, nonair, nonart, norate, norice, norite, notice, novate, novcic, novena, novice, octane, octave, octine, orante, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, ornate, ortive, ovarin, racine, racion, rancio, ranine, ratine, ration, ravine, recant, recoat, recoct, recoin, renvoi, retain, retina, rincon, roncet, taiver, tanier, tanner, tannic, tanrec, tavern, tercia, tercio, tinean, tinner, tonier, tonner, trance, triace, tricae, tricon, vainer, vanner, vannet, vector, ventin, vernin, vernon, verona, viator, victor, vienna, vinter, virent, vocate, voicer, vorant
5 Letter Words for Contrivance
acier, acoin, acone, acorn, acron, actin, acton, actor, aeric, aeron, aiver, ancon, ancor, ancre, anent, anion, annet, annie, anniv, annot, anorn, antic, antre, arent, ariot, arite, artic, atone, atren, avern, avert, avine, avion, avoir, cacei, cacti, cairn, cairo, caner, canoe, canon, canto, caret, carne, carot, carte, carve, cater, caver, cavie, cavin, ceint, centi, cento, cerat, cerci, ceria, ceric, cerin, cetic, cetin, cicer, cinct, circa, circe, citer, civet, coact, coart, coate, coati, cocin, concn, coner, conia, conic, conin, conne, conta, conte, contr, coran, coria, corni, corta, corve, cotan, coven, cover, covet, covin, craie, crain, crane, crate, crave, cravo, crcao, crena, creta, crine, croat, crone, ecart, enact, encia, eniac, ennia, enorn, entia, envoi, erato, erica, evict, icaco, iconv, inact, inane, incan, incor, incra, inert, inner, innet, inone, inter, intra, intro, invar, iortn, irate, irena, irone, nacre, naevi, naive, nance, narco, naric, navet, necia, necro, nenta, nevat, nicer, niner, niota, niter, niton, nitro, noint, noire, nonce, nonet, nonic, noria, norie, norit, norna, notan, noter, novae, oaric, oaten, oater, ocean, ocrea, octan, octic, oenin, oncer, oncet, oncia, oncin, ontic, orant, orate, orcin, orvet, ovant, ovate, overt, ovine, racon, raine, rance, ratio, raven, ravin, react, recco, recit, recon, recti, recto, reina, renin, retan, retia, retin, riant, riven, rivet, roate, rocta, ronin, ronne, ronte, rotan, roven, rovet, taino, tairn, tarie, tarin, taroc, tarve, taver, tecon, tenai, tenia, tenio, tenno, tenon, tenor, terai, terna, ticca, ticer, tinca, tinea, tirve, tiver, toner, tonic, tonne, toran, toric, torve, tovar, trace, train, trave, triac, trica, trice, trina, trine, troca, troic, trona, tronc, trone, trove, vaire, vanir, varec, vario, vatic, venin, venta, vicar, vinca, vinea, viner, vinet, vinta, vireo, viron, vitae, vitra, vitro, vocat, voice, voter, vraic
4 Letter Words for Contrivance
acce, acct, acer, acne, acor, acre, aero, aine, aint, aion, aire, airn, airt, aivr, ance, anet, anne, anni, anno, anon, anre, ante, anti, arco, aren, aret, arni, arno, arte, arvo, atoc, aver, avie, cace, caci, caic, cain, cair, canc, cane, cann, cant, caon, care, carn, cart, cate, cave, ceca, cent, cera, cern, cero, cert, ceti, ciao, cine, cion, cira, circ, cire, cite, cito, cive, coat, coca, coct, coin, coir, coit, conc, cone, coni, conn, cont, conv, cora, core, corn, cort, corv, cote, cove, cran, cric, crin, crit, croc, earn, ecco, econ, ecto, eira, ento, entr, eoan, erat, eria, eric, erin, etic, etna, eton, iare, icao, icer, icon, inca, incr, inne, inro, inta, into, intr, invt, iota, iran, iron, iter, nace, nain, naio, nane, nant, naoi, narc, nare, nato, natr, nave, navi, near, neat, nein, neon, neti, nevi, nevo, nice, nina, nine, nito, noir, nona, none, nore, nori, norn, nota, note, nova, octa, oeci, oint, onca, once, oner, orae, oran, orca, orna, otic, oven, over, race, rain, rait, rane, rann, rant, rate, rato, rave, rean, rect, rein, reit, renn, reno, rent, rice, rine, riot, rita, rite, riva, rive, rivo, roan, roin, roit, rone, ront, rota, rotc, rote, roti, rove, tace, taco, taen, tain, tane, tare, tari, tarn, taro, tave, tean, tear, teca, tera, tern, tiao, tiar, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tire, toea, tone, tonn, torc, tore, tori, torn, trac, trav, trie, trin, trio, trna, tron, vain, vair, vane, vant, vare, vari, vein, vena, vent, vera, veri, vert, veta, veto, vica, vice, vier, vina, vine, vino, vint, vita, vite, voar, voce, voet, vota, vote
3 Letter Words for Contrivance
acc, ace, act, aer, ain, air, ait, anc, ane, ann, ant, aor, arc, are, arn, art, ate, ave, avn, avo, cai, can, car, cat, cav, cen, ceo, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, civ, con, cor, cot, crc, cro, crt, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, cva, ean, ear, eat, ecc, eco, ect, eir, enc, env, eon, era, ern, ert, eta, etc, iao, ice, inc, inn, int, inv, ion, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, nae, nar, nat, nav, nco, nea, nei, neo, net, nie, nit, nne, noa, non, nor, not, nov, oar, oat, oca, oct, oer, oie, ona, one, oni, ont, ora, orc, ore, ort, otc, ova, rai, ran, rat, rct, rea, rec, rei, rev, ria, rie, rin, rio, rit, riv, rna, roc, roe, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tai, tan, tao, tar, tav, tea, tec, ten, ter, tic, tie, tin, toa, toc, toe, toi, ton, tor, tov, tra, tri, vac, vae, van, var, vat, vcr, vei, ver, vet, via, vic, vie, vin, voc, voe, von, vor
Definitions for Contrivance
[1] something contrived; a device, especially a mechanical one.
[2] the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving.
[3] a plan or scheme; expedient.
[4] something contrived, esp an ingenious device; contraption
[5] the act or faculty of devising or adapting; inventive skill or ability
[6] an artificial rather than natural selection or arrangement of details, parts, etc
[7] an elaborate or deceitful plan or expedient; stratagem
Words related to Contrivance
gimmick, ruse, artifice, contraption, dodge, stratagem, twist, angle, plot, machination, expedient, slant, project, trick, switch, invention, design, measure, formation, inventiveness
Words nearby Contrivance
contributor, contributory, contributory negligence, contrite, contrition, contrivance, contrive, contrived, control, control account, control board
Origin of Contrivance
First recorded in 1620–30; contrive + -ance
Other words from Contrivance
non·con·triv·ance , noun
pre·con·triv·ance , noun
Synonyms for Contrivance
artifice, gimmick, ruse, angle, brainchild, coinage, design, dodge, expedient, formation, intrigue, invention, inventiveness, machination, measure, plot, project, scheme, slant, stratagem, switch, trick, twist