Definition of predicament

"predicament" in the noun sense

1. predicament, quandary, plight

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

"finds himself in a most awkward predicament"

"the woeful plight of homeless people"

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Quotations for predicament

To be without a servant in this world is not good; but to be without a master, it appears, is a still fataller predicament for some. [ Carlyle ]

An accession of wealth is a dangerous predicament for a man. At first he is stunned, if the accession be sudden; he is very humble and very grateful. Then he begins to speak a little louder; people think him more sensible, and soon he thinks himself so. [ Cecil ]

predicament in Scrabble®

The word predicament 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters predicament:

PREDICAMENT
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (95 words)

adepter, amender, amerced, arenite, cairned, campier, cantred, cantrip, capered, carmine, catered, centred, certain, cramped, creamed, created, cremate, crimped, decamer, demerit, demirep, detrain, dimeter, emirate, emptied, emptier, enacted, endemic, enteric, enticed, enticer, epiderm, inepter, matinee, meander, meatier, meatpie, mediate, menaced, merited, minaret, mitered, naptime, nematic, pacemen, painted, painter, patined, peatier, pemican, percent, pertain, picante, picrate, pierced, pirated, pranced, precent, predate, predict, preedit, premade, pretend, primate, printed, racemed, raiment, reacted, readmit, reamend, recaned, receipt, recited, redtape, reenact, remated, remined, renamed, repaced, repaint, repined, retaped, retimed, ripened, tapemen, tapered, tempera, tepider, terpine, tradein, trained, trainee, tramped, tranced, triaene

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word predicament

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

PREDICAMENT
(189)
PREDICAMENT
(180)
PREDICAMENT
(126)
PREDICAMENT
(120)
CRAMPED
(106 = 56 + 50)
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(106 = 56 + 50)
PEMICAN
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CAMPIER
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PACEMEN
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CRAMPED
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CRAMPED
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CRIMPED
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CRIMPED
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CRAMPED
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CRIMPED
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CRAMPED
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CRIMPED
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CREAMED
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PEMICAN
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RACEMED
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PRANCED
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PIERCED
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REPACED
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CRAMPED
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TRAMPED
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EPIDERM
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PACEMEN
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PACEMEN
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PREDICT
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DECAMER
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PEMICAN
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CAPERED
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DEMIREP
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CAMPIER
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CRIMPED
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ENDEMIC
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MENACED
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CAMPIER
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PREMADE
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PACEMEN
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CAMPIER
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CAMPIER
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EMPTIED
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PEMICAN
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AMERCED
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DECAMER
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PREDICT
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MENACED
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PRANCED
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MENACED
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CREAMED
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PREMADE
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ENDEMIC
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CREAMED
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CRAMPED
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EPIDERM
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EPIDERM
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PREMADE
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TRAMPED
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ENDEMIC
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DEMIREP
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CAPERED
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CRAMPED
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DEMIREP
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AMERCED
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PRANCED
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RACEMED
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EMPTIED
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PIERCED
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RACEMED
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PIERCED
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CRIMPED
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EMPTIED
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TEMPERA
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PRECENT
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MEATPIE
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EMPTIER
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PERCENT
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NEMATIC
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PICANTE
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RECEIPT
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NAPTIME
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CANTRIP
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PICRATE
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PRIMATE
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CARMINE
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TAPEMEN
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CREMATE
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PREDICT
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RECEIPT
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MEATPIE
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PERCENT
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EMPTIER
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CAMPIER
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CAMPIER
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CAMPIER
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CAMPIER
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ENDEMIC
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PREMADE
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CREMATE
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DEMIREP
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MEATPIE
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PREDICT
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PICANTE
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RECEIPT
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PEMICAN
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PEMICAN
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RACEMED
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PIERCED
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PRECENT
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TEMPERA
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PRINTED
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REAMEND
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CANTRED
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MERITED
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READMIT
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REMATED
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AMENDER
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PREDATE
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predicament in Words With Friends™

The word predicament 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: 22

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

PREDICAMENT
(342)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (95 words)

adepter, amender, amerced, arenite, cairned, campier, cantred, cantrip, capered, carmine, catered, centred, certain, cramped, creamed, created, cremate, crimped, decamer, demerit, demirep, detrain, dimeter, emirate, emptied, emptier, enacted, endemic, enteric, enticed, enticer, epiderm, inepter, matinee, meander, meatier, meatpie, mediate, menaced, merited, minaret, mitered, naptime, nematic, pacemen, painted, painter, patined, peatier, pemican, percent, pertain, picante, picrate, pierced, pirated, pranced, precent, predate, predict, preedit, premade, pretend, primate, printed, racemed, raiment, reacted, readmit, reamend, recaned, receipt, recited, redtape, reenact, remated, remined, renamed, repaced, repaint, repined, retaped, retimed, ripened, tapemen, tapered, tempera, tepider, terpine, tradein, trained, trainee, tramped, tranced, triaene

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word predicament

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

PREDICAMENT
(342)
PREDICAMENT
(306)
PREDICAMENT
(234)
PREDICAMENT
(180)
PREDICAMENT
(156)
PACEMEN
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CAMPIER
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ENDEMIC
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PREDICAMENT
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AMENDER
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RECEIPT
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EMPTIER
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CREMATE
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INEPTER
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REMATED
(98 = 63 + 35)
PERTAIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
PEMICAN
(98 = 63 + 35)
CERTAIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
READMIT
(98 = 63 + 35)

Words within the letters of predicament

2 letter words in predicament (19 words)

9 letter words in predicament (7 words)

10 letter words in predicament (1 word)

11 letter words in predicament (1 word)

predicament + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence predicament

Words that start with predicament (4 words)

Words with predicament in them (1 word)

Words that end with predicament (1 word)

Word Growth involving predicament

Shorter words in predicament

am amen ament

en men amen ament

me men amen ament

am cam came

me came

re red

Longer words containing predicament

predicamental predicamentally

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