Definition of contamination

"contamination" in the noun sense

1. contamination, taint

the state of being contaminated

2. contaminant, contamination

a substance that contaminates

3. contamination, pollution

the act of contaminating or polluting including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

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contamination in Scrabble®

The word contamination 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters contamination:

CONTAMINATION
(171)
CONTAMINATION
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

anionic, catmint, coatman, contain, mitotic, ottoman, titanic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word contamination

CONTAMINATION
(171)
CONTAMINATION
(171)
CONTAMINATION
(114)
CONTAMINATION
(114)
CONTAMINATION
(84)
CONTAMINATION
(84)
CONTAMINATION
(84)
CONTAMINATION
(84)
CONTAMINATION
(76)
CONTAMINATION
(76)
CONTAMINATION
(72)
CONTAMINATION
(68)
CONTAMINATION
(68)
CONTAMINATION
(68)
CONTAMINATION
(57)
CONTAMINATION
(50)
CONTAMINATION
(42)
CONTAMINATION
(38)
CONTAMINATION
(29)
CONTAMINATION
(27)
CONTAMINATION
(23)
CONTAMINATION
(23)
CONTAMINATION
(23)
CONTAMINATION
(21)

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

CONTAMINATION
(171)
CONTAMINATION
(171)
CONTAMINATION
(114)
CONTAMINATION
(114)
MITOTIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
CATMINT
(94 = 44 + 50)
COATMAN
(94 = 44 + 50)
CATMINT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATMINT
(92 = 42 + 50)
COATMAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
MITOTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
COATMAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATMINT
(92 = 42 + 50)
MITOTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
COATMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
MITOTIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
TITANIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATMINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
MITOTIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
COATMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
COATMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
COATMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
COATMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATMINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
COATMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
MITOTIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATMINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATMINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATMINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANIONIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANIONIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
MITOTIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
MITOTIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TITANIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTAIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
MITOTIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTAMINATION
(84)
CONTAMINATION
(84)
CONTAMINATION
(84)
CONTAMINATION
(84)
COATMAN
(84 = 34 + 50)
CATMINT
(83 = 33 + 50)
MITOTIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
COATMAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIONIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CATMINT
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIONIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIONIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIONIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIONIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIONIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
COATMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITOTIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANIONIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITOTIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
COATMAN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
TITANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
COATMAN
(78 = 28 + 50)
CATMINT
(78 = 28 + 50)
MITOTIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
CATMINT
(78 = 28 + 50)
COATMAN
(78 = 28 + 50)
MITOTIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
COATMAN
(78 = 28 + 50)
MITOTIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
MITOTIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANIONIC
(77 = 27 + 50)
CONTAIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
TITANIC
(77 = 27 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATMINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATMINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
COATMAN
(76 = 26 + 50)
COATMAN
(76 = 26 + 50)
COATMAN
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONTAIN
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATMINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONTAMINATION
(76)
CONTAMINATION
(76)
MITOTIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATMINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATMINT
(76 = 26 + 50)
ANIONIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
TITANIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
MITOTIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
MITOTIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
MITOTIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
COATMAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
COATMAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATMINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATMINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
MITOTIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
COATMAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATMINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
COATMAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
MITOTIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
COATMAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATMINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
MITOTIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATMINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
MITOTIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONTAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
TITANIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
TITANIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATMINT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANIONIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONTAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANIONIC
(74 = 24 + 50)
COATMAN
(73 = 23 + 50)
CONTAIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONTAIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
MITOTIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONTAMINATION
(72)
OTTOMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATMINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONTAIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
TITANIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONTAIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONTAIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIONIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATMINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
MITOTIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
MITOTIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATMINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATMINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
COATMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
COATMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIONIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
COATMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIONIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
MITOTIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
COATMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
MITOTIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIONIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
COATMAN
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIONIC
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATMINT
(72 = 22 + 50)
ANIONIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONTAIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONTAIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
ANIONIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
ANIONIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONTAIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
ANIONIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONTAIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
ANIONIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONTAIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
TITANIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
ANIONIC
(70 = 20 + 50)
CONTAIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
OTTOMAN
(70 = 20 + 50)
MITOTIC
(69 = 19 + 50)
CATMINT
(69 = 19 + 50)
MITOTIC
(69 = 19 + 50)
TITANIC
(68 = 18 + 50)
CONTAMINATION
(68)

contamination in Words With Friends™

The word contamination 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 contamination:

CONTAMINATION
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

anionic, catmint, coatman, contain, mitotic, ottoman, titanic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word contamination

CONTAMINATION
(306)
CONTAMINATION
(234)
CONTAMINATION
(234)
CONTAMINATION
(156)
CONTAMINATION
(156)
CONTAMINATION
(108)
CONTAMINATION
(104)
CONTAMINATION
(104)
CONTAMINATION
(96)
CONTAMINATION
(88)
CONTAMINATION
(88)
CONTAMINATION
(88)
CONTAMINATION
(64)
CONTAMINATION
(56)
CONTAMINATION
(56)
CONTAMINATION
(32)
CONTAMINATION
(30)
CONTAMINATION
(30)
CONTAMINATION
(29)
CONTAMINATION
(29)
CONTAMINATION
(28)
CONTAMINATION
(26)
CONTAMINATION
(25)
CONTAMINATION
(24)

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

CONTAMINATION
(306)
CONTAMINATION
(234)
CONTAMINATION
(234)
CONTAMINATION
(156)
CONTAMINATION
(156)
COATMAN
(113 = 78 + 35)
CATMINT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONTAMINATION
(108)
CONTAIN
(107 = 72 + 35)
CATMINT
(107 = 72 + 35)
ANIONIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CATMINT
(107 = 72 + 35)
COATMAN
(107 = 72 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONTAMINATION
(104)
MITOTIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
MITOTIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONTAMINATION
(104)
TITANIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
COATMAN
(101 = 66 + 35)
CATMINT
(101 = 66 + 35)
CATMINT
(101 = 66 + 35)
CATMINT
(101 = 66 + 35)
MITOTIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
MITOTIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
CONTAMINATION
(96)
ANIONIC
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONTAIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
TITANIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
COATMAN
(91 = 56 + 35)
COATMAN
(91 = 56 + 35)
CATMINT
(91 = 56 + 35)
CATMINT
(91 = 56 + 35)
COATMAN
(91 = 56 + 35)
CATMINT
(91 = 56 + 35)
CATMINT
(89 = 54 + 35)
COATMAN
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONTAIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
CATMINT
(89 = 54 + 35)
COATMAN
(89 = 54 + 35)
COATMAN
(89 = 54 + 35)
ANIONIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONTAMINATION
(88)
CONTAMINATION
(88)
CONTAMINATION
(88)
MITOTIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
MITOTIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
MITOTIC
(87 = 52 + 35)
MITOTIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
MITOTIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
ATOMIC
(84)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANIONIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANIONIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
COATMAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANIONIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATMINT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
COATMAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANIONIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANIONIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANIONIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATMINT
(83 = 48 + 35)
COATMAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTAIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
COATMAN
(83 = 48 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 45 + 35)
MITOTIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
MITOTIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
MITOTIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 45 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 45 + 35)
TITANIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(80 = 45 + 35)
TITANIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
TITANIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
MITOTIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
COATMAN
(79 = 44 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(79 = 44 + 35)
TITANIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(79 = 44 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(79 = 44 + 35)
TITANIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
COATMAN
(79 = 44 + 35)
TITANIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
CATMINT
(79 = 44 + 35)
CONMAN
(78)
CONMAN
(78)
ANIONIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
CONTAIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
MITOTIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
CONTAIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANIONIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
CONTAIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
MITOTIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
CONTAIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANIONIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANIONIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANIONIC
(75 = 40 + 35)
CAIMAN
(75)
CONTAIN
(75 = 40 + 35)
MANIAC
(75)
OTTOMAN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TITANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TITANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
TITANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
TITANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(74 = 39 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TITANIC
(74 = 39 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TITANIC
(73 = 38 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(73 = 38 + 35)
CANNON
(72)
CATMINT
(71 = 36 + 35)
CATMINT
(71 = 36 + 35)
COATMAN
(71 = 36 + 35)
COATMAN
(71 = 36 + 35)
COATMAN
(71 = 36 + 35)
MINION
(69)
MANIAC
(69)
TINMAN
(69)
MITOTIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
CAIMAN
(69)
NIACIN
(69)
MITOTIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
CANTON
(69)
CANNOT
(69)
CATMINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
CONTAIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
ANIONIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
CONTAIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
COATMAN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CATMINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
COATMAN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CATMINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
COATMAN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CONTAIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
ANIONIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
CATMINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
ANIONIC
(67 = 32 + 35)
CATMINT
(67 = 32 + 35)
COATMAN
(67 = 32 + 35)
ACOMIA
(66)
TOMCAT
(66)
CONMAN
(66)
TITMAN
(66)
TOMCAT
(66)
ATONIC
(66)
CONMAN
(66)
CATMINT
(65 = 30 + 35)
MITOTIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
MITOTIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
TITANIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
TITANIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
COATMAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
COATMAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
COATMAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
COATMAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATMINT
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATMINT
(65 = 30 + 35)
OTTOMAN
(65 = 30 + 35)
MITOTIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
MITOTIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATMINT
(65 = 30 + 35)
CONTAMINATION
(64)
INCANT
(63)
ANIONIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATMINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
MITOTIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CONTAIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATMINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
COATMAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
MITOTIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATMINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
ANIONIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CONTAIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
CAIMAN
(63)
COATMAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
COATMAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATMINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
COATMAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
ANIONIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATMINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
ANIONIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CONTAIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
COATMAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
MITOTIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
MITOTIC
(63 = 28 + 35)
CONTAIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
COATMAN
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATMINT
(63 = 28 + 35)
CAIMAN
(63)
CONTAIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATMINT
(63 = 28 + 35)

Words within the letters of contamination

2 letter words in contamination (13 words)

7 letter words in contamination (7 words)

9 letter words in contamination (5 words)

10 letter words in contamination (3 words)

11 letter words in contamination (3 words)

13 letter words in contamination (1 word)

contamination + 1 blank (1 word)

contamination + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence contamination

Words that start with contamination (2 words)

Words with contamination in them (2 words)

Words that end with contamination (3 words)

Word Growth involving contamination

Shorter words in contamination

am amination

in amination

mi amination

at nation amination

on ion nation amination

on con

am tam

ta tam

Longer words containing contamination

contaminations decontaminations

decontamination decontaminations

recontamination