Contrivances is valid Scrabble Word

Is contrivances a scrabble word?
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12 letters word
19 points in Scrabble
24 points in WWF

Definitions for CONTRIVANCES in dictionary:

NOUN:

CONTRIVANCE, a thing contrived
a thing which is created skilfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose
the use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality
a device, especially in literary or artistic composition, which gives a sense of artificiality

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

a thing contrived; a mechanical device; an artificial arrangement or development

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How to use CONTRIVANCES in a sentence

There shall be no more plots, nor contrivances, nor designs against thee.
There are a vast number of mechanical contrivances in use among men for thus putting force in store, as it were, and then using it more or less gradually, as may be required.
All her clumsy contrivances cannot stay her course, or obscure her light, or quench her fire.
This is typical of America, the contrivances of the brain of man forced upon primitive nature.
Previous to the adoption of this particular instrument, various analogous contrivances had been resorted to in order to produce the same effects.
Their ingenuity in all technical contrivances is an additional testimony in the same direction, and so is their singular clearness of expression.
Fu-Manchu were always well provided with such contrivances as these.
And these flying war machines, you know, were only one sort of the endless war contrivances that had been invented and had fallen into abeyance during the long peace.
I found the happiest contrivances against the universal invader fail.
The Americans, again, adopt electrical contrivances for all sorts of domestic purposes.

This belief I encouraged to the utmost, and took care to keep up my credit by means of various tricks and contrivances.
No doubt these do look like the contrivances of some one deliberately planning the existence of living creatures.
Mael fell away from grace by not perceiving at once that a gift of heaven cannot be improved by the contrivances of human ingenuity.
Even when English women take a hint from French contrivances, they endeavour to be more natural, modest, and classical.
At half-past eight we were equipped for this new excursion, and provided with two contrivances for light and breathing.
Meanwhile the legionaries, with remarkable skill and ingenuity, invented still further contrivances.
Winged slippers, and all such high-flying contrivances, are seldom quite easy to manage until one grows a little accustomed to them.
It is only a series of contrivances to insure the chance to grow a life.
The fertility of his genius appeared in expedients and in quick contrivances.
A mutual knowledge of each other furnishes us with the best test of the contrivances which will be practised by the enemies of both.
Some of these contrivances are very ingenious, but they are all worthless, and time and money spent upon them are thrown away.
They had no models for such floating contrivances, and were obliged to invent them.
Henry and Paul made four of these ingenious little contrivances, and baited them with bruised pieces of the small plantain leaves that the rabbits love.
They have built marvelous mansions, where every comfort is instantly furnished by contrivances as complicated and accurate as the machinery of a modern warship.
By such Contrivances I was able to attain my Ends and to establish the Welfare of my Countrymen.
Of what sort, if I wish to save you by my contrivances? PEN.
I know very well, and have very often smiled over the contrivances by which learned Christians have endeavoured to save the credit of this prophecy.
She saw the imminent danger which threatened the fugitive, who had been hitherto concealed principally by her contrivances.
With the rise of scientific investigation under the influence of inductive philosophy, all kinds of contrivances for the production of artificial light were improved.
The sufferings of numerous captives are also detailed, together with their contrivances of escape from their savage captors.

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