Definition of containment

"containment" in the noun sense

1. containment

a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully

"containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

2. containment

physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor

3. containment

the act of containing keeping something from spreading

"the containment of the AIDS epidemic"

"the containment of the rebellion"

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containment in Scrabble®

The word containment is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters containment:

CONTAINMENT

(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

aconite, ancient, catenin, catmint, contain, content, mention, montane, nematic, nictate, nonmate, nonmeat, tetanic

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word containment

CONTAINMENT

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In containment

CONTAINMENT

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NEMATIC

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containment in Words With Friends™

The word containment is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters containment:

CONTAINMENT

(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

aconite, ancient, catenin, catmint, contain, content, mention, montane, nematic, nictate, nonmate, nonmeat, tetanic

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word containment

CONTAINMENT

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In containment

CONTAINMENT

(270)

CONTAINMENT

(234)

CONTAINMENT

(216)

CONTAINMENT

(168)

CONTAINMENT

(132)

CATMINT

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NEMATIC

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MENTION

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MONTANE

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CONTAINMENT

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NETCOM

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CONTAINMENT

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Words within the letters of containment

2 letter words in containment (15 words)

ai am an at em en in it ma me mi no on ta to

3 letter words in containment (37 words)

ace act aim ant ate cam can cat con cot eat eon eta ice inn ion man mat men met net nit not oat one tam tan tea ten tet tic tie tin toe tom ton tot

4 letter words in containment (58 words)

5 letter words in containment (35 words)

actin ament amine amino anime anion antic atone attic cameo canoe canon canto coati comae comet enact inane manic matte meant mince motte nonce ocean octet ontic tacit taint tenon tinea titan tonic tonne totem

6 letter words in containment (37 words)

7 letter words in containment (13 words)

aconite ancient catenin catmint contain content mention montane nematic nictate nonmate nonmeat tetanic

8 letter words in containment (7 words)

cinnamon enaction innocent intonate nominate nonmanic ointment

9 letter words in containment (3 words)

continent nonintact omittance

10 letter words in containment (2 words)

anointment cantonment

11 letter words in containment (1 word)

containment

containment + 1 blank (1 word)

containments

containment + 2 blanks (2 words)

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Words containing the sequence containment

Words that start with containment (2 words)

containment containments

Words with containment in them (1 word)

containment

Words that end with containment (1 word)

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Word Growth involving containment

Shorter words in containment

ai contain

on con contain

in contain

ta contain

en men

me men

Longer words containing containment

containments