Definition of decontaminate

"decontaminate" in the verb sense

1. decontaminate

rid of contamination

"The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"

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decontaminate in Scrabble®

The word decontaminate 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters decontaminate:

DECONTAMINATE
(180)
DECONTAMINATE
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (67 words)

academe, acetate, acetone, aconite, adenine, adenoma, amentia, amidone, anaemic, ancient, andante, anemone, animate, antacid, canteen, catenin, catmint, coadmit, coatman, codeine, codetta, condemn, contain, contend, content, demonic, demotic, dentate, dentine, dictate, domatia, domatic, emanate, eminent, emitted, enacted, enamine, endemic, endnote, enticed, intoned, manatee, mandate, matinee, mediate, menaced, mention, miocene, montane, nematic, neonate, nictate, nomadic, nominee, nonacid, nondate, nondiet, nonmate, nonmeat, notated, noticed, omitted, onetime, tacnode, tainted, teatime, tetanic

 

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DECONTAMINATE
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DECONTAMINATE
(66)
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(52)
DECONTAMINATE
(44)
DECONTAMINATE
(44)
DECONTAMINATE
(28)
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DECONTAMINATE
(24)
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(24)
DECONTAMINATE
(23)

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

DECONTAMINATE
(180)
DECONTAMINATE
(180)
DECONTAMINATE
(120)
DECONTAMINATE
(120)
DEMONIC
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CONDEMN
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NOMADIC
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ACADEME
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DEMONIC
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COADMIT
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DEMONIC
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MENACED
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DOMATIC
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COATMAN
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CONDEMN
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CONDEMN
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COADMIT
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MIOCENE
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CATMINT
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COADMIT
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ANAEMIC
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CATMINT
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DECONTAMINATE
(92)
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CODEINE
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AMIDONE
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CODETTA
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CODEINE
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DECONTAMINATE
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MIOCENE
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CODEINE
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decontaminate in Words With Friends™

The word decontaminate 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 decontaminate:

DECONTAMINATE
(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (67 words)

academe, acetate, acetone, aconite, adenine, adenoma, amentia, amidone, anaemic, ancient, andante, anemone, animate, antacid, canteen, catenin, catmint, coadmit, coatman, codeine, codetta, condemn, contain, contend, content, demonic, demotic, dentate, dentine, dictate, domatia, domatic, emanate, eminent, emitted, enacted, enamine, endemic, endnote, enticed, intoned, manatee, mandate, matinee, mediate, menaced, mention, miocene, montane, nematic, neonate, nictate, nomadic, nominee, nonacid, nondate, nondiet, nonmate, nonmeat, notated, noticed, omitted, onetime, tacnode, tainted, teatime, tetanic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word decontaminate

DECONTAMINATE
(288)
DECONTAMINATE
(252)
DECONTAMINATE
(234)
DECONTAMINATE
(168)
DECONTAMINATE
(156)
DECONTAMINATE
(112)
DECONTAMINATE
(108)
DECONTAMINATE
(100)
DECONTAMINATE
(96)
DECONTAMINATE
(88)
DECONTAMINATE
(88)
DECONTAMINATE
(88)
DECONTAMINATE
(64)
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(64)
DECONTAMINATE
(56)
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(29)
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(28)
DECONTAMINATE
(26)
DECONTAMINATE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In decontaminate

DECONTAMINATE
(288)
DECONTAMINATE
(252)
DECONTAMINATE
(234)
DECONTAMINATE
(168)
DECONTAMINATE
(156)
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ANAEMIC
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CONDEMN
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CONDEMN
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DEMONIC
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NOMADIC
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MENACED
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MENACED
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DEMONIC
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NOMADIC
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NEMATIC
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CATMINT
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ACADEME
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COATMAN
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ACADEME
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DEMOTIC
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MIOCENE
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DOMATIC
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DECONTAMINATE
(112)
NONACID
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CONTEND
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DECONTAMINATE
(108)
CODEINE
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DOMATIC
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AMIDONE
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COADMIT
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MIOCENE
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ANTACID
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COADMIT
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NOTICED
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MENTION
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ANEMONE
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ADENOMA
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CANTEEN
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ENTICED
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COATMAN
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MIOCENE
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CODETTA
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TETANIC
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NICTATE
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NONMEAT
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ANCIENT
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(100)
CONDEMN
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OMITTED
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EMITTED
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ENDEMIC
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ACETONE
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ONETIME
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NONACID
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DECONTAMINATE
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CODEINE
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MEDIATE
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TETANIC
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OMITTED
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CODETTA
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decontaminates