contraction

1. A period of decreased business activity.

2. Physiology The shortening and thickening of functioning muscle or muscle fiber.

3. The act of contracting or the state of being contracted.

4. The formation of such a word.

5. The action or process of the state of being .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
contraction	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ai	2
an	2
ar	2
at	2
in	2
it	2
na	2
no	2
oi	2
on	2
or	2
ta	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
act	5
ain	3
air	3
ait	3
ani	3
ant	3
arc	5
art	3
att	3
can	5
car	5
cat	5
con	5
coo	5
cor	5
cot	5
inn	3
ion	3
nan	3
nit	3
noo	3
nor	3
not	3
oar	3
oat	3
oca	5
ono	3
oot	3
ora	3
orc	5
ort	3
rai	3
ran	3
rat	3
ria	3
rin	3
roc	5
roo	3
rot	3
tan	3
tao	3
tar	3
tat	3
tic	5
tin	3
tit	3
ton	3
too	3
tor	3
tot	3
aro	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acro	6
airn	4
airt	4
anon	4
anti	4
arco	6
cain	6
cant	6
carn	6
cart	6
ciao	6
cion	6
coat	6
coca	8
coco	8
coin	6
coir	6
coni	6
conn	6
coon	6
coot	6
corn	6
crit	6
croc	8
icon	6
inro	4
into	4
iota	4
iron	4
nano	4
naoi	4
narc	6
noir	4
nona	4
noni	4
noon	4
nori	4
nota	4
onto	4
orca	6
otic	6
otto	4
rain	4
rani	4
rant	4
rato	4
riot	4
roan	4
root	4
rota	4
roti	4
roto	4
taco	6
tact	6
tain	4
tarn	4
taro	4
tart	4
tian	4
tint	4
tiro	4
toco	6
toit	4
toon	4
toot	4
tora	4
torc	6
tori	4
torn	4
toro	4
tort	4
trio	4
trot	4
cria	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acorn	7
actin	7
actor	7
ancon	7
anion	5
antic	7
attic	7
cacti	9
cairn	7
canon	7
canto	7
circa	9
coact	9
coati	7
cocoa	9
conic	9
conin	7
conto	7
coria	7
cotan	7
cotta	7
croci	9
croon	7
intro	5
narco	7
naric	7
niton	5
nitro	5
noria	5
octan	7
onion	5
ontic	7
orcin	7
ottar	5
racon	7
ratio	5
riant	5
ronin	5
tacit	7
taint	5
tanto	5
taroc	7
tarot	5
tinct	7
titan	5
tonic	7
toric	7
torot	5
torta	5
tract	7
train	5
trait	5
triac	7
trona	5
natto	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
action	8
anoint	6
aortic	8
arctic	10
aroint	6
atonic	8
attorn	6
cannot	8
cantic	10
canton	8
cantor	8
carton	8
cation	8
citron	8
cocain	10
connor	8
contra	8
corona	8
cortin	8
cottar	8
cotton	8
craton	8
croton	8
incant	8
intact	8
intort	6
intron	6
nation	6
natron	6
nonart	6
notion	6
ocicat	10
octant	8
octroi	8
racino	8
racoon	8
ration	6
ratoon	6
ratton	6
ronion	6
tactic	10
tannic	8
tictac	10
tictoc	10
tricot	8
triton	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acronic	11
acrotic	11
actinon	9
arnotto	7
canonic	11
carotin	9
cartoon	9
citator	9
coactor	11
contact	11
contain	9
contort	9
cooncan	11
coranto	9
cortina	9
intrant	7
notator	7
oration	7
raccoon	11
rattoon	7
ricotta	9
taction	9
tantric	9
tortoni	7

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
coaction	12
conation	10
contract	12
cratonic	12
narcotic	12
nonactor	10
notation	8
rotation	8
traction	10

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
contraction	15