Definitions for contorted

contorted con·tort·ed

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IPA: /kənˈtɔr tɪd/

Contorted is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 302 anagrams from letters in contorted (cdenoortt).

Definitions for contorted

adjective

  1. twisted in a violent manner; distorted.
  2. twisted back on itself; convoluted.

verb (used with object)

  1. to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become twisted, distorted, or strained:

Origin of contorted

First recorded in 1615-25; contort + -ed2

Examples for contorted

The pink plump face was contorted in a furtive grimace of deprecation.

His face was contorted with devilish triumph, and I knew he meant to kill.

But then, with their contorted physiques and feral grimaces they speak directly to the Basquiats.

I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.

Foliage should always be studied at its prime, never when it is dried and contorted in its forms.

She was our witness, and the rules were contorted to keep her from testifying.

Students moaned and grunted as they contorted their bodies into a succession of poses.

The balloons were strained, contorted out of all proportion in their eagerness.

The Hipgnosis founders took a quick look at the strangely-lit photos of contorted bodies….

It was sobering: the desperate denial, the contorted excuses.

Word Value for contorted
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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