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Is CONTAINMENT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list CONTAINMENT is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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152011

What does CONTAINMENT mean?

  1. nouna policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
  2. noun(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
  3. nounthe act of containing; keeping something from spreading

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Hooks for CONTAINMENT

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Words inside CONTAINMENT

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up CONTAINMENT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is CONTAINMENT a Scrabble word?

CONTAINMENT is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is CONTAINMENT worth?

CONTAINMENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does CONTAINMENT mean?

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.