Definition of commonwealth

"commonwealth" in the noun sense

1. commonwealth

the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

2. state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic

a politically organized body of people under a single government

"the state has elected a new president"

"African nations"

"students who had come to the nation's capitol"

"the country's largest manufacturer"

"an industrialized land"

3. commonwealth

a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another

4. democracy, republic, commonwealth

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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Quotations for commonwealth

The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth. [ Samuel Johnson ]

The grave is, I suspect, the sole commonwealth which attains that dead flat of social equality that life in its every principle so heartily abhors. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

We meet with few utterly dull and stupid souls: the sublime and transcendent are still fewer; the generality of mankind stand between, these two extremes: the interval is filled with multitudes of ordinary geniuses, but all very useful, and the ornaments and supports of the commonwealth. [ La Bruyere ]

As monarchs have a right to call in the specie of a state, and raise its value, by their own impression; so are there certain prerogative geniuses, who are above plagiaries, who cannot be said to steal, but, from their improvement of a thought, rather to borrow it, and repay the commonwealth of letters with interest again; and may more properly be said to adopt, than to kidnap a sentiment, by leaving it heir to their own fame. [ Sterne ]

commonwealth in Scrabble®

The word commonwealth 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: 24

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters commonwealth:

COMMONWEALTH
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

cholate, coalmen, comment, coolant, ethanol, lactone, manhole, menthol, monocle, oolemma, ootheca, toolman, toolmen

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word commonwealth

COMMONWEALTH
(279)
COMMONWEALTH
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In commonwealth

COMMONWEALTH
(279)
COMMONWEALTH
(252)
COMMONWEALTH
(186)
COMMONWEALTH
(168)
COMMONWEALTH
(116)
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(116)
COMMONWEALTH
(112)
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(112)
COMMONWEALTH
(104)
COMMENT
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMMONWEALTH
(100)
OOTHECA
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHOLATE
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COMMENT
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MANHOLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
MANHOLE
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COMMENT
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OOTHECA
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CHOLATE
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MANHOLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMMENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMMENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
OOTHECA
(98 = 48 + 50)
MENTHOL
(98 = 48 + 50)
MENTHOL
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMMONWEALTH
(96)
COMMONWEALTH
(96)
COMMONWEALTH
(96)
COMMONWEALTH
(96)
CHOLATE
(95 = 45 + 50)
MENTHOL
(95 = 45 + 50)
OOTHECA
(95 = 45 + 50)
MANHOLE
(95 = 45 + 50)
MONOCLE
(94 = 44 + 50)
COALMEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
OOLEMMA
(94 = 44 + 50)
COMMENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
COALMEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
OOLEMMA
(92 = 42 + 50)
MONOCLE
(92 = 42 + 50)
ETHANOL
(92 = 42 + 50)
MONOCLE
(92 = 42 + 50)
COMMENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
COALMEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
OOLEMMA
(92 = 42 + 50)
COMMENT
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COMMENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CHOLATE
(90 = 40 + 50)
ETHANOL
(90 = 40 + 50)
MENTHOL
(90 = 40 + 50)
OOTHECA
(89 = 39 + 50)
OOTHECA
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OOTHECA
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OOTHECA
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MENTHOL
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MENTHOL
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MANHOLE
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MENTHOL
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MENTHOL
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MANHOLE
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CHOLATE
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MANHOLE
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OOTHECA
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MENTHOL
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CHOLATE
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CHOLATE
(89 = 39 + 50)
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COMMENT
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MANHOLE
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CHOLATE
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COALMEN
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OOTHECA
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LACTONE
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OOLEMMA
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OOLEMMA
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LACTONE
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TOOLMEN
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TOOLMEN
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OOTHECA
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MONOCLE
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COALMEN
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MONOCLE
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COMMONWEALTH
(84)
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MONOCLE
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COMMENT
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CHOLATE
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MANHOLE
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ETHANOL
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OOLEMMA
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MANHOLE
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commonwealth in Words With Friends™

The word commonwealth 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: 28

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

COMMONWEALTH
(360)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (13 words)

cholate, coalmen, comment, coolant, ethanol, lactone, manhole, menthol, monocle, oolemma, ootheca, toolman, toolmen

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word commonwealth

COMMONWEALTH
(360)
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(342)
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(342)
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(306)
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(132)
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(112)
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(112)
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(68)
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(38)
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(38)
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(37)
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(35)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In commonwealth

COMMONWEALTH
(360)
COMMONWEALTH
(342)
COMMONWEALTH
(342)
COMMONWEALTH
(306)
COMMONWEALTH
(252)
COMMONWEALTH
(228)
COMMENT
(134 = 99 + 35)
COMMONWEALTH
(132)
COMMONWEALTH
(128)
COMMONWEALTH
(128)
COMMENT
(122 = 87 + 35)
COMMONWEALTH
(120)
COMMENT
(116 = 81 + 35)
MONOCLE
(116 = 81 + 35)
COALMEN
(116 = 81 + 35)
OOTHECA
(113 = 78 + 35)
MANHOLE
(113 = 78 + 35)
MENTHOL
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMMONWEALTH
(112)
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(112)
COMMONWEALTH
(112)
COMMONWEALTH
(112)
COALMEN
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MONOCLE
(110 = 75 + 35)
COMMENT
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LACTONE
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MENTHOL
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MANHOLE
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OOLEMMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
TOOLMAN
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TOOLMEN
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OOLEMMA
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CHOLATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MONOCLE
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COALMEN
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CHOLATE
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COMMENT
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OOLEMMA
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MANHOLE
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CHOLATE
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MONOCLE
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COMMON
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OOTHECA
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OOTHECA
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MANHOLE
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MENTHOL
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TOOLMEN
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OOTHECA
(89 = 54 + 35)
COMMONWEALTH
(88)
NETCOM
(87)
CHOLATE
(87 = 52 + 35)
MOMENT
(87)
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(87 = 52 + 35)
CHOLATE
(87 = 52 + 35)
CHOLATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
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COMMON
(84)
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COOLANT
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WHAMMO
(81)
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COALMEN
(81 = 46 + 35)
WHAMMO
(81)
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ETHANOL
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MENTHOL
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HAMLET
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OOTHECA
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Words within the letters of commonwealth

2 letter words in commonwealth (20 words)

8 letter words in commonwealth (5 words)

9 letter words in commonwealth (1 word)

12 letter words in commonwealth (1 word)

commonwealth + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence commonwealth

Words that start with commonwealth (2 words)

Words with commonwealth in them (1 word)

Words that end with commonwealth (1 word)

Word Growth involving commonwealth

Shorter words in commonwealth

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