Contortion is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 198 anagrams from letters in contortion (cinnooortt).
1605-15; Latin contortiōn- (stem of contortiō) a whirling around. See contort, -ion
Every mouth that was not making a contortion was emitting yells.
Her laugh consisted of a contortion of the face and all the muscles of the body.
I had been a good balancer in my contortion days, and this was also an asset.
"Can't raise the other one," said the citizen, with a contortion of his lineaments.
Do you see there is a slight, but distinct, contortion of the face, just as there was after that fit?
The fixity continues, and is only deepened into contortion and grimace.
They were in every kind of shape and contortion that could indicate a violent death.
A Feat in contortion: To make both ends meet on $8 per week.
The uglier the contortion and more frightful the grimace, the louder they laughed.
A smile is sometimes bewitching, in general vapid, often a contortion.
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