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Is congestion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word congestion is a Scrabble US word. The word congestion is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is congestion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word congestion is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

C3O1N1G2E1S1T1I1O1N1

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Yes. The word congestion is a Words With Friends word. The word congestion is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

CONGESTION,

9-letter words (2 found)

COOSENING,ONTOGENIC,

8-letter words (10 found)

CONNOTES,COONTIES,ESCOTING,GOONIEST,IONOGENS,ONCOGENS,SCENTING,SCONTION,SCOOTING,SNOOTING,

7-letter words (44 found)

CENSING,COGITOS,COGNISE,COIGNES,CONGEST,CONGOES,CONINES,CONNIES,CONNOTE,CONSENT,CONSIGN,COOINGS,COONTIE,COOTIES,COSTING,GENTOOS,GNOSTIC,GOOIEST,GOONIES,INCENTS,INTONES,IONOGEN,IONONES,ISOGONE,ISOTONE,NEOCONS,NESTING,NOCENTS,NONEGOS,NOOGIES,NOOSING,NOTICES,NOTIONS,ONCOGEN,SCENING,SECTION,SENTING,SOOTING,STONING,TENSING,TENSION,TIGNONS,TONINGS,TOONIES,

6-letter words (98 found)

CENTOS,CESTOI,COGENT,COGIES,COGITO,COGONS,COIGNE,COIGNS,CONGES,CONGOS,CONIES,CONINE,CONING,CONINS,CONNES,CONNIE,CONTES,CONTOS,COOING,COOSEN,COOSIN,COOTIE,COSIGN,COSINE,COSING,COTING,COTISE,EGOIST,ENNOGS,ENSIGN,GENTOO,GESTIC,GOETIC,GOIEST,GONION,GOONIE,ICONES,INCENT,INCEST,INCOGS,INGEST,INGOES,INGOTS,INSECT,INTONE,IONONE,ISOGON,NEOCON,NICEST,NITONS,NOCENT,NOETIC,NOINTS,NONCES,NONEGO,NONETS,NOOGIE,NOSING,NOSTOC,NOSTOI,NOTICE,NOTING,NOTION,OECIST,ONCOST,ONIONS,OSCINE,OTIOSE,SCIENT,SENNIT,SIGNET,SINNET,SOIGNE,SONNET,SOOGIE,STINGE,STINGO,STOGIE,STONEN,STONNE,STOOGE,TENNIS,TENNOS,TENONS,TENSON,TIGNON,TIGONS,TINGES,TOCSIN,TOEING,TOINGS,TOISON,TONICS,TONIES,TONING,TONNES,TOONIE,TOSING,

5-letter words (109 found)

CENTO,CENTS,CESTI,CINES,CIONS,CITES,COGIE,COGON,COIGN,COINS,COITS,CONES,CONGE,CONGO,CONIN,CONNE,CONNS,CONTE,CONTO,COONS,COOST,COOTS,COSET,COSIE,COSTE,COTES,ENNOG,EOSIN,ESCOT,ESTOC,ETICS,GEIST,GEITS,GENIC,GENTS,GITES,GOEST,GOONS,GOOSE,ICONS,INCOG,INGOT,INSET,NEIST,NEONS,NINES,NITES,NITON,NOINT,NOISE,NONCE,NONES,NONET,NONGS,NONIS,NOOIT,NOONS,NOOSE,NOTES,OINTS,ONCES,ONCET,ONION,ONSET,ONTIC,OONTS,SCENT,SCION,SCONE,SCOOG,SCOOT,SEGNI,SEGNO,SENGI,SENTI,SETON,SIENT,SINCE,SINGE,SNOOT,SONCE,SONIC,SONNE,SOOTE,STEIN,STENO,STING,STOIC,STONE,STONG,STONN,TEINS,TENNO,TENON,TICES,TIGES,TIGON,TINES,TINGE,TINGS,TOCOS,TOGES,TOING,TOISE,TONES,TONGS,TONIC,TONNE,TOONS,

4-letter words (129 found)

CENS,CENT,CIGS,CINE,CION,CIST,CITE,CITO,CITS,COGS,COIN,COIT,CONE,CONI,CONN,CONS,COON,COOS,COOT,COSE,COST,COTE,COTS,ECOS,EGIS,EGOS,ENGS,ENTS,EONS,ETIC,GEIT,GENS,GENT,GEOS,GEST,GETS,GIEN,GIES,GINN,GINS,GIOS,GIST,GITE,GITS,GOES,GONE,GONS,GOON,GOOS,ICES,ICON,INGO,INGS,INNS,INTO,IONS,NEGS,NEON,NEST,NETS,NICE,NIES,NINE,NITE,NITS,NOES,NOGS,NONE,NONG,NONI,NOON,NOSE,NOTE,OINT,ONCE,ONES,ONIE,ONOS,ONST,ONTO,OONS,OONT,OOSE,OOTS,OTIC,SCOG,SCOT,SECO,SECT,SEGO,SENT,SICE,SIEN,SIGN,SINE,SING,SITE,SNIG,SNIT,SNOG,SNOT,SONE,SONG,SOON,SOOT,STEN,STIE,TECS,TEGS,TEIN,TENS,TICE,TICS,TIES,TIGE,TIGS,TINE,TING,TINS,TOCO,TOCS,TOES,TOGE,TOGS,TONE,TONG,TONS,TOON,TOSE,

3-letter words (81 found)

CIG,CIS,CIT,COG,CON,COO,COS,COT,ECO,EGO,ENG,ENS,EON,EST,GEN,GEO,GET,GIE,GIN,GIO,GIS,GIT,GOE,GON,GOO,GOS,GOT,ICE,ING,INN,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITS,NEG,NET,NIE,NIS,NIT,NOG,NON,NOO,NOS,NOT,OES,OIS,ONE,ONO,ONS,OON,OOS,OOT,OSE,SEC,SEG,SEI,SEN,SET,SIC,SIG,SIN,SIT,SOC,SOG,SON,SOT,TEC,TEG,TEN,TES,TIC,TIE,TIG,TIN,TIS,TOC,TOE,TOG,TON,TOO,

2-letter words (22 found)

EN,ES,ET,GI,GO,IN,IO,IS,IT,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OO,OS,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 497 words from congestion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of congestion

congestion

Etymology

From Middle French [Term?], from Latin congestĭō (“heap, accumulation”), from congerō (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”), formed by the root gerō (“to carry”) and the prefix con-.

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, /-ˈd͡ʒɛʃ.d͡ʒən/
  • (Northern England) IPA(key): /kʊnˈd͡ʒɛʃ.d͡ʒən/

Noun

congestion (countable and uncountable, plural congestions)

  1. The hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
    1. An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
      network congestion
    2. (medicine) Blocking up of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hypermic, active or passive.
      arterial congestion
      venous congestion
      congestion of the lungs
  2. An excess or accumulation of something.
    1. An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.
      traffic congestion
    2. (medicine) An excess of mucus or fluid in the respiratory system; congestion of the lungs, or nasal congestion.
    3. Edema, water retention, swelling, enlargement of a body part because of fluid retention in tissues and vessels.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • congest

Translations

Further reading

  • congestion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “congestion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • neognostic

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ʒɛs.tjɔ̃/

Noun

congestion f (plural congestions)

  1. congestion

Further reading

  • “congestion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Noun

congestion (uncountable)

  1. congestion

Source: wiktionary.org