contrabassoon
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- 17
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 13
Definition of contrabassoon
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
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Etymology
Semi-anglicized version of Italian contrafagotto, probably following the model of the English word contrabass (which derives from Italian contrabbasso).
Words you can make from contrabassoon
200+ playable · top: CONTRABASS (14 pts)
Best play contrabass 14 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
13 words7-letter words
36 words- ACROBAT 11 pts
- BRONCOS 11 pts
- CARBONS 11 pts
- CORBANS 11 pts
- SCARABS 11 pts
- ABATORS 9 pts
- BASSOON 9 pts
- BOSTONS 9 pts
- BROASTS 9 pts
- CANTONS 9 pts
- CANTORS 9 pts
- CARTONS 9 pts
- CARTOON 9 pts
- CASTORS 9 pts
- CONNORS 9 pts
- CONSORT 9 pts
- CONTRAS 9 pts
- CORANTO 9 pts
- CORONAS 9 pts
- COSTARS 9 pts
- CRATONS 9 pts
- CROTONS 9 pts
- NANOBOT 9 pts
- NOSTOCS 9 pts
- OSTRACA 9 pts
- RABATOS 9 pts
- RACOONS 9 pts
- ROBATAS 9 pts
- SABATON 9 pts
- SACATON 9 pts
- NATRONS 7 pts
- NONARTS 7 pts
- RATOONS 7 pts
- SANTOOR 7 pts
- SONANTS 7 pts
- SONATAS 7 pts
6-letter words
92 words- BACONS 10 pts
- BANCOS 10 pts
- BARCAS 10 pts
- BRACTS 10 pts
- BRONCO 10 pts
- BRONCS 10 pts
- CARBON 10 pts
- CARBOS 10 pts
- CAROBS 10 pts
- COBRAS 10 pts
- CORBAN 10 pts
- SCARAB 10 pts
- SCROBS 10 pts
- ABATOR 8 pts
- ABORTS 8 pts
- ACORNS 8 pts
- ACROSS 8 pts
- ACTORS 8 pts
- ASCONS 8 pts
- ASCOTS 8 pts
- BARONS 8 pts
- BATONS 8 pts
- BOARTS 8 pts
- BOASTS 8 pts
- BOOSTS 8 pts
- BORONS 8 pts
- BOSONS 8 pts
- BOSTON 8 pts
- BRANTS 8 pts
- BROAST 8 pts
- CANNAS 8 pts
- CANNOT 8 pts
- CANONS 8 pts
- CANSOS 8 pts
- CANTON 8 pts
- CANTOR 8 pts
- CANTOS 8 pts
- CARATS 8 pts
- CARTON 8 pts
- CASTOR 8 pts
- COASTS 8 pts
- CONNOR 8 pts
- CONTOS 8 pts
- CONTRA 8 pts
- CORONA 8 pts
- COSTAR 8 pts
- COTANS 8 pts
- CRATON 8 pts
- CROONS 8 pts
- CROTON 8 pts
- NARCOS 8 pts
- NOSTOC 8 pts
- OCTANS 8 pts
- OSCARS 8 pts
- RABATO 8 pts
- RABATS 8 pts
- RACONS 8 pts
- RACOON 8 pts
- ROBATA 8 pts
- ROBOTS 8 pts
- SABOTS 8 pts
- SABRAS 8 pts
- SANCTA 8 pts
- SCANTS 8 pts
- SCARTS 8 pts
- SCOOTS 8 pts
- SCORNS 8 pts
- SCRANS 8 pts
- SCROTA 8 pts
- TABOOS 8 pts
- TABORS 8 pts
- TACANS 8 pts
- TAROCS 8 pts
- AORTAS 6 pts
- ARSONS 6 pts
- ASSORT 6 pts
- NATRON 6 pts
- NONART 6 pts
- RATANS 6 pts
- RATOON 6 pts
- ROASTS 6 pts
- ROOSTS 6 pts
- SANSAR 6 pts
- SANTOS 6 pts
- SARANS 6 pts
- SNOOTS 6 pts
- SNORTS 6 pts
- SONANT 6 pts
- SONARS 6 pts
- SONATA 6 pts
- TORSOS 6 pts
- TRONAS 6 pts
5-letter words
56 words- BACON 9 pts
- BANCO 9 pts
- BANCS 9 pts
- BARCA 9 pts
- BRACT 9 pts
- BRONC 9 pts
- CARBO 9 pts
- CARBS 9 pts
- CAROB 9 pts
- ABOON 7 pts
- ABORT 7 pts
- ACORN 7 pts
- ACROS 7 pts
- ACTOR 7 pts
- ANCON 7 pts
- ASCON 7 pts
- ASCOT 7 pts
- BANNS 7 pts
- BARNS 7 pts
- BARON 7 pts
- BASSO 7 pts
- BASTS 7 pts
- BATON 7 pts
- BOARS 7 pts
- BOART 7 pts
- BOAST 7 pts
- BOATS 7 pts
- BOONS 7 pts
- BOORS 7 pts
- BOOST 7 pts
- BOOTS 7 pts
- BORAS 7 pts
- BORON 7 pts
- BORTS 7 pts
- BOSON 7 pts
- BOTAS 7 pts
- BRANS 7 pts
- BRANT 7 pts
- BRASS 7 pts
- BRATS 7 pts
- BROOS 7 pts
- CANNA 7 pts
- CANON 7 pts
- CANSO 7 pts
- CANST 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CANTS 7 pts
- CARAT 7 pts
- CARNS 7 pts
- CARTS 7 pts
- ANNAS 5 pts
- ANOAS 5 pts
- ANTAS 5 pts
- ANTRA 5 pts
- AORTA 5 pts
- ARSON 5 pts
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