Definition of containments

"containments" 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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containments in Scrabble®

The word containments 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters containments:

CONTAINMENTS
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (61 words)

aconite, actions, amnesic, amnions, ancient, animose, anoints, atomics, atomise, atonics, canines, cannons, cantons, catenin, cations, catmint, cinemas, consent, contain, content, contest, costate, icemans, incants, incomes, inmates, instant, instate, intents, intones, mansion, masonic, mention, mittens, moisten, montane, nannies, nascent, nations, nematic, nictate, nonanes, nonmate, nonmeat, nonsane, notices, octanes, octants, section, smitten, somatic, stannic, statice, station, stomate, tannest, tannins, tenants, tension, tetanic, tomcats

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word containments

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

CONTAINMENTS
(180)
CONTAINMENTS
(162)
CONTAINMENTS
(120)
CONTAINMENTS
(108)
CINEMAS
(94 = 44 + 50)
ICEMANS
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INCOMES
(94 = 44 + 50)
CATMINT
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ATOMICS
(94 = 44 + 50)
AMNESIC
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MASONIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SOMATIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
TOMCATS
(94 = 44 + 50)
NEMATIC
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MASONIC
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ICEMANS
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CATMINT
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CINEMAS
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ICEMANS
(92 = 42 + 50)
AMNESIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
CINEMAS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ICEMANS
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TOMCATS
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CATMINT
(92 = 42 + 50)
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SOMATIC
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CATMINT
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ATOMICS
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ATOMICS
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INCOMES
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INCOMES
(92 = 42 + 50)
AMNESIC
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SOMATIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEMATIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEMATIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONTAINMENTS
(88)
CONTEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
MASONIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONMATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONMATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONMEAT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ATOMISE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANNONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
MASONIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
ATOMISE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONMEAT
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MOISTEN
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CANNONS
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CANTONS
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CATENIN
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TETANIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
OCTANTS
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STOMATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOMCATS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COSTATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
MANSION
(86 = 36 + 50)
SMITTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
STOMATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SECTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
MANSION
(86 = 36 + 50)
TETANIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SECTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCANTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NEMATIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
MASONIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSENT
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INCANTS
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ATOMICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCOMES
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ATOMICS
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MONTANE
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STANNIC
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ACONITE
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MONTANE
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INCOMES
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CANINES
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MASONIC
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ATOMISE
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CATMINT
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ACONITE
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CANINES
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NASCENT
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TOMCATS
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AMNIONS
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CONTEST
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CINEMAS
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AMNESIC
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AMNESIC
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ICEMANS
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STATICE
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CATMINT
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ICEMANS
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CINEMAS
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AMNESIC
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MENTION
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CINEMAS
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MOISTEN
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ICEMANS
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SMITTEN
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NOTICES
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ANIMOSE
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ANIMOSE
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CANTONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTENT
(80 = 30 + 50)

containments in Words With Friends™

The word containments 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: 21

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

CONTAINMENTS
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (61 words)

aconite, actions, amnesic, amnions, ancient, animose, anoints, atomics, atomise, atonics, canines, cannons, cantons, catenin, cations, catmint, cinemas, consent, contain, content, contest, costate, icemans, incants, incomes, inmates, instant, instate, intents, intones, mansion, masonic, mention, mittens, moisten, montane, nannies, nascent, nations, nematic, nictate, nonanes, nonmate, nonmeat, nonsane, notices, octanes, octants, section, smitten, somatic, stannic, statice, station, stomate, tannest, tannins, tenants, tension, tetanic, tomcats

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word containments

CONTAINMENTS
(279)
CONTAINMENTS
(243)
CONTAINMENTS
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CONTAINMENTS
(225)
CONTAINMENTS
(186)
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(150)
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(84)
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(84)
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(62)
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(58)
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(54)
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(54)
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(50)
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(31)
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(28)
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(28)
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(27)
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(26)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In containments

CONTAINMENTS
(279)
CONTAINMENTS
(243)
CONTAINMENTS
(243)
CONTAINMENTS
(225)
CONTAINMENTS
(186)
CONTAINMENTS
(150)
ICEMANS
(125 = 90 + 35)
ATOMICS
(122 = 87 + 35)
MASONIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
NEMATIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
CATMINT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CINEMAS
(113 = 78 + 35)
ICEMANS
(113 = 78 + 35)
CANNONS
(110 = 75 + 35)
CONTENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CATMINT
(107 = 72 + 35)
INCOMES
(107 = 72 + 35)
AMNESIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONSENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTAIN
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CATMINT
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AMNESIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CINEMAS
(107 = 72 + 35)
MENTION
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CANINES
(107 = 72 + 35)
INCOMES
(107 = 72 + 35)
MONTANE
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MASONIC
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CANTONS
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NEMATIC
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NASCENT
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STANNIC
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MANSION
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTEST
(104 = 69 + 35)
ATOMICS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TETANIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOMCATS
(104 = 69 + 35)
ATONICS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONTAINMENTS
(104)
SOMATIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOMCATS
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ACONITE
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SOMATIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
ANIMOSE
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NICTATE
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TOMCATS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CATMINT
(101 = 66 + 35)
AMNIONS
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INCANTS
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AMNESIC
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ANCIENT
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CATENIN
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NONMATE
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ICEMANS
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NONMEAT
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MASONIC
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CATMINT
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NONMEAT
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NEMATIC
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NASCENT
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CATMINT
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CINEMAS
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MASONIC
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ICEMANS
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ICEMANS
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AMNESIC
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CANNONS
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TOMCATS
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TOMCATS
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MITTENS
(98 = 63 + 35)
CATIONS
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ANIMOSE
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CANNONS
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SOMATIC
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SMITTEN
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MOISTEN
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SECTION
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ATOMICS
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OCTANES
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OCTANTS
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ATOMICS
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NOTICES
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INMATES
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ATOMICS
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ACTIONS
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NONMEAT
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NASCENT
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CATENIN
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AMNESIC
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STOMATE
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NONMEAT
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INCOMES
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CATENIN
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CANTONS
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MONTANE
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MENTION
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ATOMISE
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MANSION
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CONSENT
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STATICE
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CANINES
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NASCENT
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STANNIC
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STOMATE
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OCTANTS
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MITTENS
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ACONITE
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ANIMOSE
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CONTAINMENTS
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CONTEST
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TETANIC
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CONTAINMENTS
(92)
ANIMOSE
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CANNONS
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SMITTEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONTAINMENTS
(92)
CATIONS
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MOISTEN
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ACTIONS
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OCTANES
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CINEMAS
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INCOMES
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AMNESIC
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INCOMES
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NEMATIC
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NEMATIC
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NASCENT
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CANTONS
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NANNIES
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CANINES
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MANSION
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STOMATE
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ICEMANS
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ATOMISE
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CINEMAS
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MENTION
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TOMCATS
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CANNONS
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SOMATIC
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NETCOM
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ATOMICS
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TOMCATS
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Words within the letters of containments

2 letter words in containments (19 words)

10 letter words in containments (6 words)

11 letter words in containments (2 words)

12 letter words in containments (1 word)

containments + 1 blank (1 word)

containments + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence containments

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Words with containments in them (1 word)

Words that end with containments (1 word)

Word Growth involving containments

Shorter words in containments

ai contain containment

on con contain containment

in contain containment

ta contain containment

en men containment

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Longer words containing containments

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