Definition of complementary

"complementary" in the noun sense

1. complementary color, complementary

either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments

"yellow and blue are complementaries"

"complementary" in the adjective sense

1. complementary

of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

"`male' and `female' are complementary terms"

2. complemental, complementary, completing

acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

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complementary in Scrabble®

The word complementary 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 complementary:

COMPLEMENTARY
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (112 words)

acetone, acolyte, acronym, almoner, ammeter, amylene, anymore, aplenty, apocyte, apronym, aptonym, caltrop, central, clammer, clamper, cleaner, clement, coalmen, comment, company, compare, compart, compere, compete, corneal, cotylae, cotylar, crampon, cremate, ecotype, elector, empanel, emplace, emplane, empyema, enactor, encrypt, enocyte, enolate, enteral, entropy, erectly, eternal, lactone, lampmen, lamprey, larceny, latency, lectern, maypole, memento, meronym, metamer, metonym, mycetal, myeloma, myomere, nectary, neocyte, neotype, nepotal, octamer, operant, operate, pacemen, paronym, payment, penalty, percent, planter, plenary, polecat, polymer, potency, precent, precoat, prelacy, prelate, prelaty, prelect, premelt, prenote, pronate, pronely, protean, pteryla, reclamp, reclean, reclone, reenact, repanel, replace, replane, replant, replate, repleat, repoman, romance, ropeman, ropemen, tapemen, telecom, telomer, tempera, tempore, tonearm, trammel, trample, treacle, treacly, trommel, yealmer

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word complementary

COMPLEMENTARY
(252)
COMPLEMENTARY
(234)
COMPLEMENTARY
(168)
COMPLEMENTARY
(156)
COMPLEMENTARY
(116)
COMPLEMENTARY
(112)
COMPLEMENTARY
(112)
COMPLEMENTARY
(112)
COMPLEMENTARY
(112)
COMPLEMENTARY
(108)
COMPLEMENTARY
(104)
COMPLEMENTARY
(96)
COMPLEMENTARY
(96)
COMPLEMENTARY
(96)
COMPLEMENTARY
(84)
COMPLEMENTARY
(64)
COMPLEMENTARY
(56)
COMPLEMENTARY
(56)
COMPLEMENTARY
(42)
COMPLEMENTARY
(35)
COMPLEMENTARY
(34)
COMPLEMENTARY
(32)
COMPLEMENTARY
(30)
COMPLEMENTARY
(28)

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

COMPLEMENTARY
(252)
COMPLEMENTARY
(234)
COMPLEMENTARY
(168)
COMPLEMENTARY
(156)
COMPLEMENTARY
(116)
COMPANY
(114 = 64 + 50)
EMPYEMA
(114 = 64 + 50)
COMPLEMENTARY
(112)
COMPLEMENTARY
(112)
COMPLEMENTARY
(112)
COMPLEMENTARY
(112)
EMPYEMA
(110 = 60 + 50)
EMPYEMA
(110 = 60 + 50)
COMPANY
(110 = 60 + 50)
COMPLEMENTARY
(108)
EMPYEMA
(107 = 57 + 50)
COMPANY
(107 = 57 + 50)
COMPANY
(107 = 57 + 50)
COMPANY
(107 = 57 + 50)
COMPANY
(107 = 57 + 50)
EMPYEMA
(107 = 57 + 50)
EMPYEMA
(107 = 57 + 50)
MERONYM
(106 = 56 + 50)
APRONYM
(106 = 56 + 50)
MYOMERE
(106 = 56 + 50)
ECOTYPE
(106 = 56 + 50)
APOCYTE
(106 = 56 + 50)
METONYM
(106 = 56 + 50)
POLYMER
(106 = 56 + 50)
POTENCY
(106 = 56 + 50)
PARONYM
(106 = 56 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(106 = 56 + 50)
LAMPREY
(106 = 56 + 50)
PAYMENT
(106 = 56 + 50)
ACRONYM
(106 = 56 + 50)
MYELOMA
(106 = 56 + 50)
MAYPOLE
(106 = 56 + 50)
PRELACY
(106 = 56 + 50)
MYCETAL
(106 = 56 + 50)
APTONYM
(106 = 56 + 50)
APTONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
PARONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
MYOMERE
(104 = 54 + 50)
POTENCY
(104 = 54 + 50)
PRELACY
(104 = 54 + 50)
POLYMER
(104 = 54 + 50)
ACRONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
LAMPREY
(104 = 54 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(104 = 54 + 50)
POLYMER
(104 = 54 + 50)
PAYMENT
(104 = 54 + 50)
MAYPOLE
(104 = 54 + 50)
APRONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
METONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
MYELOMA
(104 = 54 + 50)
MYCETAL
(104 = 54 + 50)
COMPLEMENTARY
(104)
ECOTYPE
(104 = 54 + 50)
MERONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
APOCYTE
(104 = 54 + 50)
RECLAMP
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPETE
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPARE
(102 = 52 + 50)
LAMPMEN
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPERE
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPART
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMMENT
(102 = 52 + 50)
CLAMPER
(102 = 52 + 50)
CLAMMER
(102 = 52 + 50)
PACEMEN
(102 = 52 + 50)
CRAMPON
(102 = 52 + 50)
EMPLACE
(102 = 52 + 50)
PAYMENT
(101 = 51 + 50)
APTONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
APOCYTE
(101 = 51 + 50)
MERONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
POLYMER
(101 = 51 + 50)
MYOMERE
(101 = 51 + 50)
MYCETAL
(101 = 51 + 50)
APOCYTE
(101 = 51 + 50)
LAMPREY
(101 = 51 + 50)
METONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
PARONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
PAYMENT
(101 = 51 + 50)
METONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
APTONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
POTENCY
(101 = 51 + 50)
APOCYTE
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRELACY
(101 = 51 + 50)
EMPYEMA
(101 = 51 + 50)
POTENCY
(101 = 51 + 50)
PAYMENT
(101 = 51 + 50)
ACRONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
PARONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
EMPYEMA
(101 = 51 + 50)
ACRONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
ECOTYPE
(101 = 51 + 50)
EMPYEMA
(101 = 51 + 50)
POLYMER
(101 = 51 + 50)
MERONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
ECOTYPE
(101 = 51 + 50)
MYOMERE
(101 = 51 + 50)
APRONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(101 = 51 + 50)
COMPANY
(101 = 51 + 50)
COMPANY
(101 = 51 + 50)
LAMPREY
(101 = 51 + 50)
COMPANY
(101 = 51 + 50)
LAMPREY
(101 = 51 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(101 = 51 + 50)
MYELOMA
(101 = 51 + 50)
MYELOMA
(101 = 51 + 50)
MYCETAL
(101 = 51 + 50)
MAYPOLE
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRELACY
(101 = 51 + 50)
MAYPOLE
(101 = 51 + 50)
APRONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
MAYPOLE
(101 = 51 + 50)
MYOMERE
(101 = 51 + 50)
COMPETE
(98 = 48 + 50)
YEALMER
(98 = 48 + 50)
PACEMEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
COTYLAR
(98 = 48 + 50)
YEALMER
(98 = 48 + 50)
COTYLAR
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMMENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPERE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EMPLACE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EMPLACE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLAMPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPART
(98 = 48 + 50)
COTYLAR
(98 = 48 + 50)
PLENARY
(98 = 48 + 50)
EMPLACE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLAMPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACOLYTE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMMENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
PLENARY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRAMPON
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPART
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLAMMER
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRAMPON
(98 = 48 + 50)
ERECTLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLAMMER
(98 = 48 + 50)
PENALTY
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACOLYTE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLAMPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRAMPON
(98 = 48 + 50)
AMYLENE
(98 = 48 + 50)
AMYLENE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRAMPON
(98 = 48 + 50)
PACEMEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
COTYLAE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENOCYTE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ERECTLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
TREACLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPETE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPETE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPARE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRONELY
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPETE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPARE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENTROPY
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPARE
(98 = 48 + 50)
RECLAMP
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENTROPY
(98 = 48 + 50)
RECLAMP
(98 = 48 + 50)
RECLAMP
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPARE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPERE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PTERYLA
(98 = 48 + 50)
COTYLAE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PENALTY
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMMENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPART
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENOCYTE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COTYLAE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMMENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPERE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPERE
(98 = 48 + 50)
LARCENY
(98 = 48 + 50)
EMPYEMA
(98 = 48 + 50)
TREACLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPANY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PTERYLA
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPART
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRONELY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PACEMEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLAMPER
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLAMMER
(98 = 48 + 50)
NEOCYTE
(98 = 48 + 50)
NECTARY
(98 = 48 + 50)
APLENTY
(98 = 48 + 50)
NECTARY
(98 = 48 + 50)
LATENCY
(98 = 48 + 50)
APLENTY
(98 = 48 + 50)
LAMPMEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
NEOCYTE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CLAMMER
(98 = 48 + 50)
ANYMORE
(98 = 48 + 50)

complementary in Words With Friends™

The word complementary 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: 29

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters complementary:

COMPLEMENTARY
(369)
COMPLEMENTARY
(369)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (112 words)

acetone, acolyte, acronym, almoner, ammeter, amylene, anymore, aplenty, apocyte, apronym, aptonym, caltrop, central, clammer, clamper, cleaner, clement, coalmen, comment, company, compare, compart, compere, compete, corneal, cotylae, cotylar, crampon, cremate, ecotype, elector, empanel, emplace, emplane, empyema, enactor, encrypt, enocyte, enolate, enteral, entropy, erectly, eternal, lactone, lampmen, lamprey, larceny, latency, lectern, maypole, memento, meronym, metamer, metonym, mycetal, myeloma, myomere, nectary, neocyte, neotype, nepotal, octamer, operant, operate, pacemen, paronym, payment, penalty, percent, planter, plenary, polecat, polymer, potency, precent, precoat, prelacy, prelate, prelaty, prelect, premelt, prenote, pronate, pronely, protean, pteryla, reclamp, reclean, reclone, reenact, repanel, replace, replane, replant, replate, repleat, repoman, romance, ropeman, ropemen, tapemen, telecom, telomer, tempera, tempore, tonearm, trammel, trample, treacle, treacly, trommel, yealmer

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word complementary

COMPLEMENTARY
(369)
COMPLEMENTARY
(369)
COMPLEMENTARY
(297)
COMPLEMENTARY
(234)
COMPLEMENTARY
(198)
COMPLEMENTARY
(148)
COMPLEMENTARY
(144)
COMPLEMENTARY
(136)
COMPLEMENTARY
(124)
COMPLEMENTARY
(116)
COMPLEMENTARY
(116)
COMPLEMENTARY
(116)
COMPLEMENTARY
(78)
COMPLEMENTARY
(78)
COMPLEMENTARY
(66)
COMPLEMENTARY
(42)
COMPLEMENTARY
(41)
COMPLEMENTARY
(41)
COMPLEMENTARY
(40)
COMPLEMENTARY
(40)
COMPLEMENTARY
(36)
COMPLEMENTARY
(34)
COMPLEMENTARY
(33)
COMPLEMENTARY
(33)

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

COMPLEMENTARY
(369)
COMPLEMENTARY
(369)
COMPLEMENTARY
(297)
COMPLEMENTARY
(234)
COMPLEMENTARY
(198)
COMPLEMENTARY
(148)
COMPLEMENTARY
(144)
COMPANY
(140 = 105 + 35)
COMPLEMENTARY
(136)
COMMENT
(134 = 99 + 35)
PACEMEN
(134 = 99 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPARE
(131 = 96 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPART
(131 = 96 + 35)
MYCETAL
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPETE
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPERE
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPANY
(128 = 93 + 35)
APOCYTE
(128 = 93 + 35)
TELECOM
(125 = 90 + 35)
PAYMENT
(125 = 90 + 35)
LAMPMEN
(125 = 90 + 35)
MAYPOLE
(125 = 90 + 35)
LAMPMEN
(125 = 90 + 35)
MEMENTO
(125 = 90 + 35)
COMPLEMENTARY
(124)
CRAMPON
(122 = 87 + 35)
PACEMEN
(122 = 87 + 35)
EMPLACE
(122 = 87 + 35)
RECLAMP
(122 = 87 + 35)
EMPLACE
(122 = 87 + 35)
CLAMMER
(122 = 87 + 35)
MYOMERE
(122 = 87 + 35)
CLAMPER
(122 = 87 + 35)
COMMENT
(122 = 87 + 35)
COMPANY
(122 = 87 + 35)
ACRONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(119 = 84 + 35)
MYELOMA
(119 = 84 + 35)
MAYPOLE
(119 = 84 + 35)
POLYMER
(119 = 84 + 35)
PRELACY
(119 = 84 + 35)
PAYMENT
(119 = 84 + 35)
APTONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
PARONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
LAMPREY
(119 = 84 + 35)
MERONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
APRONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
LAMPMEN
(119 = 84 + 35)
METONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
LAMPMEN
(119 = 84 + 35)
EMPLANE
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPLEMENTARY
(116)
CRAMPON
(116 = 81 + 35)
TREACLY
(116 = 81 + 35)
EMPLACE
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPANY
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPLEMENTARY
(116)
CRAMPON
(116 = 81 + 35)
CLAMPER
(116 = 81 + 35)
CLAMPER
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPLEMENTARY
(116)
CLAMMER
(116 = 81 + 35)
RECLAMP
(116 = 81 + 35)
CLAMMER
(116 = 81 + 35)
CLEMENT
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMMENT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CLAMMER
(116 = 81 + 35)
COALMEN
(116 = 81 + 35)
RECLAMP
(116 = 81 + 35)
CLEMENT
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPANY
(116 = 81 + 35)
CLAMPER
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPANY
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRAMPON
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPANY
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPETE
(113 = 78 + 35)
APTONYM
(113 = 78 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPETE
(113 = 78 + 35)
APRONYM
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPERE
(113 = 78 + 35)
ROPEMAN
(113 = 78 + 35)
PAYMENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
MYELOMA
(113 = 78 + 35)
MYELOMA
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPARE
(113 = 78 + 35)
REPOMAN
(113 = 78 + 35)
REPLACE
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPARE
(113 = 78 + 35)
PARONYM
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPART
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPART
(113 = 78 + 35)
POTENCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
ENCRYPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
ENCRYPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
ROPEMEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
POLYMER
(113 = 78 + 35)
POTENCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
TAPEMEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
POTENCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
METONYM
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPERE
(113 = 78 + 35)
TROMMEL
(113 = 78 + 35)
LAMPMEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRELACY
(113 = 78 + 35)
PREMELT
(113 = 78 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRELECT
(113 = 78 + 35)
ACRONYM
(113 = 78 + 35)
MERONYM
(113 = 78 + 35)
TRAMPLE
(113 = 78 + 35)
LARCENY
(113 = 78 + 35)
AMYLENE
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERCENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
LAMPREY
(113 = 78 + 35)
LAMPREY
(113 = 78 + 35)
MAYPOLE
(113 = 78 + 35)
LAMPMEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
CALTROP
(113 = 78 + 35)
PENALTY
(113 = 78 + 35)
POLECAT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRECENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPANY
(111 = 76 + 35)
COMPANY
(111 = 76 + 35)
COMPANY
(111 = 76 + 35)
CLAMMER
(110 = 75 + 35)
CLEMENT
(110 = 75 + 35)
RECLAMP
(110 = 75 + 35)
MYOMERE
(110 = 75 + 35)
PACEMEN
(110 = 75 + 35)
CLAMMER
(110 = 75 + 35)
CLAMMER
(110 = 75 + 35)
APOCYTE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CLAMPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
COALMEN
(110 = 75 + 35)
CLAMPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
ERECTLY
(110 = 75 + 35)
CLAMPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
RECLAMP
(110 = 75 + 35)
ECOTYPE
(110 = 75 + 35)
ECOTYPE
(110 = 75 + 35)
COMMENT
(110 = 75 + 35)
COMPANY
(110 = 75 + 35)
ACOLYTE
(110 = 75 + 35)
COMMENT
(110 = 75 + 35)
COMMENT
(110 = 75 + 35)
ENOCYTE
(110 = 75 + 35)
MYOMERE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRAMPON
(110 = 75 + 35)
EMPLACE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRAMPON
(110 = 75 + 35)
NECTARY
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRAMPON
(110 = 75 + 35)
ANYMORE
(110 = 75 + 35)
EMPANEL
(110 = 75 + 35)
EMPANEL
(110 = 75 + 35)
EMPLACE
(110 = 75 + 35)
EMPLANE
(110 = 75 + 35)
PARONYM
(107 = 72 + 35)
MYELOMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRELECT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PREMELT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRELACY
(107 = 72 + 35)
TROMMEL
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRELACY
(107 = 72 + 35)
POTENCY
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRELACY
(107 = 72 + 35)
ACRONYM
(107 = 72 + 35)
NEPOTAL
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRECENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
TROMMEL
(107 = 72 + 35)
ACRONYM
(107 = 72 + 35)
POTENCY
(107 = 72 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
MAYPOLE
(107 = 72 + 35)
MAYPOLE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PARONYM
(107 = 72 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
PARONYM
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRONELY
(107 = 72 + 35)
REPLACE
(107 = 72 + 35)
ACRONYM
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRECENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
CENTRAL
(107 = 72 + 35)
ENCRYPT
(107 = 72 + 35)
ENCRYPT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PAYMENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
MAYPOLE
(107 = 72 + 35)
MYELOMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
EMPYEMA
(107 = 72 + 35)
CALTROP
(107 = 72 + 35)
MERONYM
(107 = 72 + 35)
COMPERE
(107 = 72 + 35)
COMPERE
(107 = 72 + 35)
METONYM
(107 = 72 + 35)

Words within the letters of complementary

2 letter words in complementary (22 words)

11 letter words in complementary (1 word)

12 letter words in complementary (1 word)

13 letter words in complementary (1 word)

complementary + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence complementary

Words that start with complementary (1 word)

Words with complementary in them (1 word)

Words that end with complementary (4 words)

Word Growth involving complementary

Shorter words in complementary

em complement

en men complement

me men complement

ar tar

ta tar

Longer words containing complementary

anticomplementary

intercomplementary

noncomplementary