Definition of embarrassment

"embarrassment" in the noun sense

1. embarrassment

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

2. embarrassment

the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy

"he is currently suffering financial embarrassments"

3. embarrassment

some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

"the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"

4. overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment

extreme excess

"an embarrassment of riches"

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Quotations for embarrassment

The beginning and the end of love are both marked by embarrassment when the two find themselves alone. [ La Bruyere ]

The beginning and the decline of love manifest themselves in the embarrassment that one feels in the tête-à-tête. [ La Bruyere ]

To a woman of delicate feeling, the most persuasive declaration of love is the embarrassment of an intellectual man. [ Latena ]

embarrassment in Scrabble®

The word embarrassment 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters embarrassment:

EMBARRASSMENT
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (88 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word embarrassment

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

EMBARRASSMENT
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EMBARRASSMENT
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EMBARRASSMENT
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embarrassment in Words With Friends™

The word embarrassment 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: 23

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

EMBARRASSMENT
(243)
EMBARRASSMENT
(243)
EMBARRASSMENT
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (88 words)

abasers, abaters, abraser, abrases, abreast, absents, aerates, ammeter, armrest, arrests, artsman, artsmen, bammers, banters, barrens, barters, baseman, basemen, basters, batsman, batsmen, bearers, beaters, beermat, berates, besmear, bestman, breasts, earners, earnest, eastern, emanate, embases, ensears, erasers, errants, manatee, mantras, martens, masters, meanest, members, metamer, narrate, nearest, nesters, rammers, ranters, rasters, reamers, rebases, rebater, rebates, remates, renames, renests, renters, rerents, reseats, resents, restems, resters, reteams, retears, sateens, seamers, searats, seastar, seaters, senates, sensate, serrate, smarten, smarter, smearer, snarers, stamens, stammer, starers, steamer, sterane, sterner, streams, tearers, teasers, terrane, tramman, trammer

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word embarrassment

EMBARRASSMENT
(243)
EMBARRASSMENT
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EMBARRASSMENT
(243)
EMBARRASSMENT
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EMBARRASSMENT
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In embarrassment

EMBARRASSMENT
(243)
EMBARRASSMENT
(243)
EMBARRASSMENT
(243)
EMBARRASSMENT
(234)
EMBARRASSMENT
(174)
BAMMERS
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EMBARRASSMENT
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EMBARRASSMENT
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Words within the letters of embarrassment

2 letter words in embarrassment (14 words)

10 letter words in embarrassment (4 words)

11 letter words in embarrassment (1 word)

13 letter words in embarrassment (1 word)

embarrassment + 1 blank (1 word)

embarrassment + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence embarrassment

Words that start with embarrassment (2 words)

Words with embarrassment in them (1 word)

Words that end with embarrassment (2 words)

Word Growth involving embarrassment

Shorter words in embarrassment

as ass embarrass

ar bar embarrass

em embarrass

en men

me men

Longer words containing embarrassment

embarrassments

unembarrassment