Definition of contemporary

"contemporary" in the noun sense

1. contemporary, coeval

a person of nearly the same age as another

"contemporary" in the adjective sense

1. contemporary, modern-day

characteristic of the present

"contemporary trends in design"

"the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

2. contemporary, present-day

belonging to the present time

"contemporary leaders"

3. contemporaneous, contemporary

occurring in the same period of time

"a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"

"the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"

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Quotations for contemporary

By reading a man does, as it wore, antedate his life, and make himself contemporary with past ages. [ Jeremy Collier ]

It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive with the wind bewilders contemporary judgment. [ Lowell ]

By reading a man does, as it were, antedate his life, and make himself contemporary with the ages past; and this way of running up beyond one's nativity is better than Plato's preexistence. [ Jeremy Collier ]

contemporary in Scrabble®

The word contemporary 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: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters contemporary:

CONTEMPORARY
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (58 words)

acronym, anymore, apocyte, apronym, aptonym, carport, carroty, cartoon, company, compare, compart, comport, compote, coroner, coronet, corpora, crampon, creator, crooner, economy, enactor, encrypt, entropy, monoecy, moorpan, nectary, octamer, oeconym, oomancy, operant, oratory, ornater, paronym, partner, payment, portray, potency, praetor, prancer, precoat, proctor, promote, pronate, prorate, protean, reactor, rectory, repoman, romance, ropeman, taproom, tearoom, ternary, tonearm, toponym, tracery, tramper, trooper

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word contemporary

CONTEMPORARY
(234)
CONTEMPORARY
(225)
CONTEMPORARY
(156)
CONTEMPORARY
(150)
CONTEMPORARY
(104)
CONTEMPORARY
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CONTEMPORARY
(100)
CONTEMPORARY
(96)
CONTEMPORARY
(96)
CONTEMPORARY
(84)
CONTEMPORARY
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CONTEMPORARY
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CONTEMPORARY
(84)
CONTEMPORARY
(69)
CONTEMPORARY
(69)
CONTEMPORARY
(58)
CONTEMPORARY
(58)
CONTEMPORARY
(50)
CONTEMPORARY
(50)
CONTEMPORARY
(50)
CONTEMPORARY
(50)
CONTEMPORARY
(46)
CONTEMPORARY
(46)
CONTEMPORARY
(33)
CONTEMPORARY
(31)
CONTEMPORARY
(31)
CONTEMPORARY
(31)
CONTEMPORARY
(30)
CONTEMPORARY
(29)
CONTEMPORARY
(26)
CONTEMPORARY
(26)

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

CONTEMPORARY
(234)
CONTEMPORARY
(225)
CONTEMPORARY
(156)
CONTEMPORARY
(150)
COMPANY
(114 = 64 + 50)
COMPANY
(110 = 60 + 50)
COMPANY
(107 = 57 + 50)
COMPANY
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COMPANY
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COMPANY
(107 = 57 + 50)
POTENCY
(106 = 56 + 50)
ACRONYM
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PARONYM
(106 = 56 + 50)
ENCRYPT
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ECONOMY
(106 = 56 + 50)
APTONYM
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OECONYM
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TOPONYM
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OOMANCY
(106 = 56 + 50)
MONOECY
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APOCYTE
(106 = 56 + 50)
APRONYM
(106 = 56 + 50)
PAYMENT
(106 = 56 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(104 = 54 + 50)
OECONYM
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PARONYM
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MONOECY
(104 = 54 + 50)
APOCYTE
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ACRONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
OOMANCY
(104 = 54 + 50)
APTONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
POTENCY
(104 = 54 + 50)
APRONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
CONTEMPORARY
(104)
PAYMENT
(104 = 54 + 50)
ECONOMY
(104 = 54 + 50)
TOPONYM
(104 = 54 + 50)
COMPORT
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPARE
(102 = 52 + 50)
CRAMPON
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPART
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPOTE
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APRONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
PARONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
COMPANY
(101 = 51 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(101 = 51 + 50)
APRONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
COMPANY
(101 = 51 + 50)
ENCRYPT
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OECONYM
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COMPANY
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OOMANCY
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PARONYM
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PAYMENT
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PAYMENT
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OOMANCY
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APTONYM
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PAYMENT
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APOCYTE
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APTONYM
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APOCYTE
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TOPONYM
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POTENCY
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POTENCY
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MONOECY
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ACRONYM
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ECONOMY
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OECONYM
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MONOECY
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APOCYTE
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ECONOMY
(101 = 51 + 50)
ACRONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
TOPONYM
(101 = 51 + 50)
CONTEMPORARY
(100)
CONTEMPORARY
(100)
CONTEMPORARY
(100)
ANYMORE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PORTRAY
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CARROTY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PORTRAY
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CARROTY
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPANY
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RECTORY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRAMPON
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CRAMPON
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CRAMPON
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TRACERY
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ANYMORE
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COMPORT
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COMPORT
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ENTROPY
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COMPOTE
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COMPORT
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RECTORY
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COMPORT
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CRAMPON
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COMPART
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COMPART
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NECTARY
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COMPART
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COMPART
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COMPARE
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NECTARY
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COMPARE
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COMPARE
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TRACERY
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ENTROPY
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COMPOTE
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COMPARE
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COMPOTE
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CONTEMPORARY
(96)
CONTEMPORARY
(96)
PAYMENT
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ANYMORE
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PORTRAY
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MONOECY
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OECONYM
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PAYMENT
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PAYMENT
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NECTARY
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OOMANCY
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OOMANCY
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ACRONYM
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OOMANCY
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MONOECY
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MONOECY
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APTONYM
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MONOECY
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TRACERY
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PARONYM
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PARONYM
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APOCYTE
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APTONYM
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APTONYM
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PARONYM
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TRACERY
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APTONYM
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PARONYM
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RECTORY
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POTENCY
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OOMANCY
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OECONYM
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OECONYM
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ANYMORE
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CARROTY
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APRONYM
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APRONYM
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OECONYM
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APRONYM
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ENCRYPT
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TOPONYM
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TOPONYM
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OOMANCY
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APTONYM
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MONOECY
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COMPANY
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ROPEMAN
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APRONYM
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TRAMPER
(94 = 44 + 50)
CARPORT
(94 = 44 + 50)
APTONYM
(94 = 44 + 50)
MOORPAN
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CORPORA
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ENCRYPT
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TAPROOM
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PROCTOR
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PRECOAT
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PRANCER
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PAYMENT
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APOCYTE
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contemporary in Words With Friends™

The word contemporary 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: 24

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

CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (58 words)

acronym, anymore, apocyte, apronym, aptonym, carport, carroty, cartoon, company, compare, compart, comport, compote, coroner, coronet, corpora, crampon, creator, crooner, economy, enactor, encrypt, entropy, monoecy, moorpan, nectary, octamer, oeconym, oomancy, operant, oratory, ornater, paronym, partner, payment, portray, potency, praetor, prancer, precoat, proctor, promote, pronate, prorate, protean, reactor, rectory, repoman, romance, ropeman, taproom, tearoom, ternary, tonearm, toponym, tracery, tramper, trooper

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word contemporary

CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(204)
CONTEMPORARY
(192)
CONTEMPORARY
(116)
CONTEMPORARY
(112)
CONTEMPORARY
(104)
CONTEMPORARY
(100)
CONTEMPORARY
(96)
CONTEMPORARY
(96)
CONTEMPORARY
(96)
CONTEMPORARY
(96)
CONTEMPORARY
(72)
CONTEMPORARY
(68)
CONTEMPORARY
(60)
CONTEMPORARY
(56)
CONTEMPORARY
(56)
CONTEMPORARY
(56)
CONTEMPORARY
(34)
CONTEMPORARY
(34)
CONTEMPORARY
(33)
CONTEMPORARY
(32)
CONTEMPORARY
(31)
CONTEMPORARY
(30)
CONTEMPORARY
(30)
CONTEMPORARY
(30)
CONTEMPORARY
(27)
CONTEMPORARY
(27)
CONTEMPORARY
(27)
CONTEMPORARY
(26)

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

CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(306)
CONTEMPORARY
(204)
CONTEMPORARY
(192)
COMPANY
(140 = 105 + 35)
COMPORT
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPART
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPOTE
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPARE
(131 = 96 + 35)
APOCYTE
(128 = 93 + 35)
COMPANY
(128 = 93 + 35)
PAYMENT
(125 = 90 + 35)
CRAMPON
(122 = 87 + 35)
COMPANY
(122 = 87 + 35)
PAYMENT
(119 = 84 + 35)
ACRONYM
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ECONOMY
(119 = 84 + 35)
ECONOMY
(119 = 84 + 35)
OECONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
PARONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
APRONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
APTONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
MONOECY
(119 = 84 + 35)
TOPONYM
(119 = 84 + 35)
COMPANY
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPANY
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONTEMPORARY
(116)
COMPANY
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRAMPON
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRAMPON
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRAMPON
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPANY
(116 = 81 + 35)
ENCRYPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
ACRONYM
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ROPEMAN
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COMPARE
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MONOECY
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COMPORT
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COMPORT
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REPOMAN
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OECONYM
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COMPART
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PAYMENT
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COMPART
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ENCRYPT
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APRONYM
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PARONYM
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APTONYM
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POTENCY
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POTENCY
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POTENCY
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OOMANCY
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MOORPAN
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TOPONYM
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COMPOTE
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COMPOTE
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OOMANCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
OOMANCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPARE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONTEMPORARY
(112)
COMPANY
(111 = 76 + 35)
COMPANY
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COMPANY
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NECTARY
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRAMPON
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APOCYTE
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CRAMPON
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COMPANY
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ANYMORE
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ECONOMY
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OOMANCY
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APTONYM
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POTENCY
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PAYMENT
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PRANCER
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MOORPAN
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REPOMAN
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PRANCER
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CORPORA
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CARPORT
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TRAMPER
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PRECOAT
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TRAMPER
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ENTROPY
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PRECOAT
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PROCTOR
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ANYMORE
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TAPROOM
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TRAMPER
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CORPORA
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PROMOTE
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PROMOTE
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ENACTOR
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COMPANY
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APOCYTE
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OCTAMER
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APOCYTE
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CORPORA
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PROMOTE
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CONTEMPORARY
(104)
APOCYTE
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PROCTOR
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TAPROOM
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OCTAMER
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PRECOAT
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CRAMPON
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CRAMPON
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CRAMPON
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TRACERY
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OECONYM
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TOPONYM
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ROMANCE
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ENCRYPT
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TRACERY
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MOORPAN
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PORTRAY
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RECTORY
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ECONOMY
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PRANCER
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MONOECY
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CARROTY
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POTENCY
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ACRONYM
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OOMANCY
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CONTEMPORARY
(100)
OOMANCY
(99 = 64 + 35)
COMPARE
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APRONYM
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OOMANCY
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12 letter words in contemporary (1 word)

contemporary + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence contemporary

Words that start with contemporary (1 word)

Words with contemporary in them (1 word)

Words that end with contemporary (3 words)

Word Growth involving contemporary

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