c 3 o 1 n 1 t 1 r 1 i 1 v 4 a 1 n 1 c 3 e 1
11 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
noun the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
originEtymology tree English contrive Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English contrivance From contrive + -ance.
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