Definitions For Contest

noun

  • A struggle between rivals
  • An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
  • An event in which people try to win by doing something better than others
  • A struggle or effort to win or get something

verb

  • To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
  • To make (something) the subject of an argument or a legal case : to say that you do not agree with or accept (something)
  • To try to win (something)
  • To struggle or fight for or against something

Is Contests a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12

The word Contest is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Contest in a Sentence

  • She plans to contest a seat in Congress next year.
  • Both candidates have agreed to another debate before this hotly contested election.
  • Contest winners receive a cash prize.
  • Will you enter the contest?
  • She hopes to win the contest for mayor.

Synonyms for Contest

Antonyms for Contests

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