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Is container a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word container is a Scrabble US word. The word container is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is container a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word container is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is container a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word container is a Words With Friends word. The word container is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (3 found)

CONTAINER,CRENATION,NARCOTINE,

8-letter words (8 found)

ACTIONER,ANOINTER,ANORETIC,CREATION,ENACTION,INORNATE,REACTION,REANOINT,

7-letter words (33 found)

ACONITE,ACTINON,ANCIENT,ANOETIC,CANNIER,CANTIER,CANTION,CAROTIN,CERATIN,CERTAIN,COINTER,CONNATE,CONTAIN,CORTINA,CREATIN,CRINATE,ENACTOR,ENATION,ENTRAIN,EROTICA,INTONER,NACRITE,NANCIER,NARCEIN,NOINTER,NORTENA,NOTAIRE,NOTICER,OTARINE,RECTION,TACRINE,TERNION,TRANNIE,

6-letter words (89 found)

ACETIN,ACTION,AEONIC,AIRCON,ANCONE,ANETIC,ANOINT,AORTIC,AROINT,ATONER,ATONIC,CANIER,CANINE,CANNER,CANNIE,CANNOT,CANOER,CANTER,CANTON,CANTOR,CARNET,CARNIE,CARTON,CATION,CENTAI,CENTRA,CITRON,COATER,COINER,CONINE,CONNER,CONNIE,CONTRA,CORNEA,CORNET,CORTIN,CRATON,CREANT,CRETIN,CRIANT,CRONET,EARCON,ENATIC,ENCINA,EONIAN,EROTIC,INANER,INCANT,INCENT,INNATE,INTERN,INTONE,INTRON,NANITE,NARINE,NATION,NATRON,NEANIC,NECTAR,NOCENT,NOETIC,NONART,NORITE,NOTICE,OATIER,OCTANE,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORIENT,ORNATE,RACINO,RANINE,RATINE,RATION,RECANT,RECOAT,RECOIN,RETAIN,RETINA,RONNIE,TANNER,TANNIC,TANNIE,TANREC,TERCIO,TINNER,TONIER,TONNER,TRANCE,

5-letter words (116 found)

ACORN,ACTIN,ACTON,ACTOR,ANCON,ANENT,ANION,ANTIC,ANTRE,AREIC,ARIOT,ARTIC,ATONE,CAIRN,CANER,CANOE,CANON,CANTO,CARET,CARON,CARTE,CATER,CENTO,CERIA,CITER,COATE,COATI,CONIA,CONIN,CONNE,CONTE,CORIA,CORNI,COTAN,CRANE,CRATE,CRENA,CRINE,CRONE,EARNT,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,ERICA,INANE,INERT,INNER,INTER,INTRA,INTRO,IRATE,IRONE,NACRE,NANCE,NARCO,NARIC,NICER,NINER,NITER,NITON,NITRE,NITRO,NOINT,NONCE,NONET,NORIA,NOTER,OATEN,OATER,OCEAN,OCREA,OCTAN,ONCER,ONCET,ONTIC,ORANT,ORATE,ORCIN,RACON,RAINE,RANCE,RATIO,REACT,RECIT,RECON,RECTA,RECTI,RECTO,RENIN,RETIA,RIANT,ROATE,RONIN,RONNE,RONTE,ROTAN,TAROC,TENIA,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,TERAI,TINEA,TONER,TONIC,TONNE,TORAN,TORIC,TRACE,TRAIN,TRIAC,TRICE,TRINE,TRONA,TRONC,TRONE,

4-letter words (138 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACRO,AEON,AERO,AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ANCE,ANNO,ANON,ANTE,ANTI,ARCO,ARET,ARTI,ATOC,CAIN,CANE,CANN,CANT,CARE,CARN,CART,CATE,CENT,CERO,CERT,CIAO,CINE,CION,CIRE,CITE,CITO,COAT,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONE,CONI,CONN,CORE,CORN,COTE,CRAN,CRIA,CRIT,CRON,EARN,EINA,EOAN,ERIC,ETIC,ETNA,ICER,ICON,INRO,INTO,IOTA,IRON,NAIN,NANE,NANO,NAOI,NARC,NARE,NEAR,NEAT,NEON,NICE,NINE,NITE,NOIR,NONA,NONE,NONI,NORI,NOTA,NOTE,OCTA,OINT,ONCE,ONER,ONIE,ORCA,OTIC,RACE,RAIN,RAIT,RANI,RANT,RATE,RATO,REAN,REIN,RENO,RENT,RICE,RINE,RIOT,RITE,ROAN,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROTA,ROTE,ROTI,TACE,TACO,TAIN,TANE,TARE,TARN,TARO,TEAR,TEIN,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TICE,TIER,TINA,TINE,TIRE,TIRO,TOEA,TONE,TORA,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORN,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,

3-letter words (79 found)

ACE,ACT,AIN,AIR,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANN,ANT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,CAN,CAR,CAT,CIT,CON,COR,COT,EAN,EAR,EAT,ECO,EON,ERA,ERN,ETA,ICE,INN,ION,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAN,NAT,NET,NIE,NIT,NON,NOR,NOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,ONE,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORT,RAI,RAN,RAT,REC,REI,REN,REO,RET,RIA,RIN,RIT,ROC,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAR,TEA,TEC,TEN,TIC,TIE,TIN,TOC,TOE,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (24 found)

AE,AI,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,NA,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,RE,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 491 words from container according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of container

container

Etymology

From Middle English conteyner, equivalent to contain +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈteɪnə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈteɪnɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪnə(ɹ)

Noun

container (plural containers)

  1. Someone who contains; something that contains.
  2. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:container
  4. (transport) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
    Synonyms: cargo container, shipping container
  5. (by extension) Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
  6. (computing)
    1. (file format) A file format that can hold various types of data.
      Synonym: container format
    2. (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
    3. (graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
    4. (Java programming language) A web container.
    6. (cloud computing) A bundle consisting of operating system, application code and dependencies to be run sandboxed inside a virtualized environment; (by extension) the environment itself.
      Synonym: software container

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Further reading

  • container on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • anorectin, cotarnine, crenation, narcotine

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English container.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔnˈteː.nər/
  • Hyphenation: con‧tai‧ner
  • Rhymes: -eːnər

Noun

container m (plural containers, diminutive containertje n)

  1. cargo container
    Synonym: vrachtcontainer
  2. dumpster or domestic recycling bin, large waste container
    Synonyms: afvalcontainer, vuilcontainer

Derived terms

  • afvalcontainer
  • containerbegrip
  • containerhaven
  • containerschip
  • vuilcontainer
  • vrachtcontainer

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: kontainer

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English container (during the 1920s).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɛ.nɛʁ/, /kɔ̃.te.nɛʁ/

Noun

container f (plural containers)

  1. container
    Synonym: conteneur

Descendants

  • → Turkish: konteyner

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • actionner, connaitre, connaître, encornait, reconnait, reconnaît, renonçait

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English container.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈtɛj.ner/, /konˈtaj.ner/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjner, -ajner
  • Hyphenation: con‧tài‧ner

Noun

container m (invariable)

  1. (cargo) container (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

Derived terms

  • containerizzare

References

Further reading

  • container in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • canterino, citeranno, incanterò, incornate, narcotine, recintano, roncinate

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • konteiner

Etymology

From English container.

Noun

container m (definite singular containeren, indefinite plural containere, definite plural containerne)

  1. a container (large metal box for transporting goods)

Derived terms

  • containerhavn
  • containerskip

References

  • “container” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • konteinar

Etymology

From English container.

Noun

container m (definite singular containeren, indefinite plural containerar, definite plural containerane)

  1. a container (large metal box for transporting goods)

Derived terms

  • containerskip

References

  • “container” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

container m (plural containers)

  1. Alternative spelling of contêiner

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English container.

Noun

container n (plural containere)

  1. shipping container

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English container.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈteineɾ/ [kõn̪ˈt̪ei̯.neɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eineɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tai‧ner

Noun

container m (plural containers)

  1. container
    Synonym: contenedor

Further reading

  • “container”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

From English container.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈtɛjnɛr/

Noun

container c

  1. container
    Hypernym: lastbärare

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org