contention

1. A striving to win in competition; rivalry: The teams met in fierce contention for first place.

2. An assertion put forward in argument.

3. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate. See Synonyms at discord.

4. An act or instance of .

5. A point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
contention	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
en	2
et	2
in	2
it	2
ne	2
no	2
oe	2
oi	2
on	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
con	5
coo	5
cot	5
eco	5
eon	3
ice	5
inn	3
ion	3
net	3
nit	3
noo	3
not	3
one	3
ono	3
oot	3
tec	5
ten	3
tet	3
tic	5
tie	3
tin	3
tit	3
toe	3
ton	3
too	3
tot	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cent	6
cine	6
cion	6
cite	6
coin	6
cone	6
coni	6
conn	6
coon	6
coot	6
cote	6
etic	6
icon	6
into	4
neon	4
nett	4
nice	6
nine	4
nite	4
none	4
noni	4
noon	4
note	4
once	6
onto	4
otic	6
otto	4
tein	4
tent	4
tine	4
tint	4
toco	6
toit	4
tone	4
toon	4
toot	4
tote	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cento	7
conin	7
conte	7
conto	7
ninon	5
niton	5
nonce	7
nonet	5
octet	7
oncet	7
onion	5
ontic	7
tenno	5
tenon	5
tinct	7
tonic	7
tonne	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
conine	8
cootie	8
cotton	8
incent	8
intent	6
intone	6
ionone	6
neocon	8
nocent	8
noetic	8
notice	8
notion	6
toonie	6
neonic	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
connote	9
content	9
coontie	9
tonetic	9
tontine	7

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
innocent	10
nontonic	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
continent	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
contention	12