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Yes. The word contaminate is a Scrabble US word. The word contaminate is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word contaminate is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Yes. The word contaminate is a Words With Friends word. The word contaminate is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

CONTAMINATE,

10-letter words (2 found)

ANTIMONATE,CATENATION,

9-letter words (6 found)

ANAMNIOTE,EMANATION,MACTATION,MENTATION,MONACTINE,OMITTANCE,

8-letter words (18 found)

ANATOMIC,ANNOTATE,ANTENATI,ANTIACNE,ANTIATOM,ANTINOME,CANOEMAN,CATAMITE,COINMATE,COTENANT,ENACTION,INTONATE,METANOIA,MONECIAN,NATATION,NOMINATE,OINTMENT,TACONITE,

7-letter words (50 found)

ACONITE,ACTINON,AEONIAN,AMATION,AMENTIA,AMNIOTE,ANAEMIC,ANCIENT,ANIMATE,ANIMATO,ANNATTO,ANOETIC,ANTIENT,ANTIMAN,ANTIMEN,ATTONCE,CANTATE,CANTINA,CANTION,CATMINT,CENTIMO,CONNATE,CONTAIN,CONTEMN,CONTENT,EMANANT,EMICANT,ENATION,ENCOMIA,ENTOMIC,ENTOTIC,MANIOCA,MANNITE,MECONIN,MENTION,MONTANE,MONTANT,NEMATIC,NICTATE,NONETTI,NONMEAT,OMNIANA,TACTION,TANNATE,TETANIC,TOMENTA,TONEMIC,TONETIC,TONTINE,TOTEMIC,

6-letter words (100 found)

ACETIN,ACMITE,ACTANT,ACTION,AEONIC,AMENTA,AMNION,ANATTO,ANCOME,ANCONE,ANEMIA,ANEMIC,ANETIC,ANOINT,ANOMIC,ANOMIE,ATOCIA,ATOMIC,ATONIA,ATONIC,ATTAIN,ATTONE,CAEOMA,CAIMAN,CAMION,CAMOTE,CANINE,CANNAE,CANNIE,CANNOT,CANTON,CATENA,CATION,CATTIE,CENTAI,CINEMA,COAITA,COMATE,CONIMA,CONINE,CONMAN,CONMEN,CONNIE,COTTAE,ENATIC,ENCINA,EONIAN,ETAMIN,ICEMAN,INCANT,INCENT,INCOME,INMATE,INNATE,INTACT,INTENT,INTONE,MANATI,MANENT,MANIAC,MANIOC,MANITO,MANTIC,MATICO,MATTIE,MATTIN,METICA,MICATE,MITTEN,MONACT,MONTAN,NAIANT,NANITE,NATANT,NATION,NEANIC,NINCOM,NOCENT,NOETIC,NOMINA,NOTATE,NOTICE,OCTANE,OCTANT,OMENTA,TAENIA,TAMEIN,TAMINE,TANNIC,TANNIE,TATAMI,TENANT,TIETAC,TINMAN,TINMEN,TITMAN,TITMEN,TOMCAT,TONANT,TONITE,

5-letter words (106 found)

ACETA,ACTIN,ACTON,AECIA,AMAIN,AMATE,AMENT,AMICE,AMINE,AMINO,AMNIA,AMNIC,AMNIO,ANCON,ANENT,ANIMA,ANIME,ANION,ANNAT,ANTAE,ANTIC,ATMAN,ATONE,ATTIC,CAMAN,CAMEO,CANNA,CANOE,CANON,CANTO,CENTO,COATE,COATI,COMAE,COMET,COMTE,CONIA,CONIN,CONNE,CONTE,COTAN,COTTA,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,ETTIN,INANE,MACON,MANAT,MANET,MANIA,MANIC,MANNA,MANTA,MANTO,MATAI,MATIN,MATTE,MEANT,MEINT,MENTA,MENTO,METIC,MINAE,MINCE,MONIC,MONIE,MONTE,MOTEN,MOTET,MOTTE,NANCE,NITON,NOINT,NOMEN,NOMIC,NONCE,NONET,OATEN,OCEAN,OCTAN,OCTET,ONCET,ONTIC,TACAN,TACET,TACIT,TAINT,TAMIN,TANNA,TANTI,TANTO,TATIE,TECTA,TENIA,TENNO,TENON,TIMON,TINCT,TINEA,TITAN,TOMAN,TOMIA,TONIC,TONNE,TOTEM,

4-letter words (147 found)

ACAI,ACME,ACNE,ACTA,AEON,AINE,AMEN,AMIA,AMIE,AMIN,ANAN,ANCE,ANNA,ANNO,ANOA,ANON,ANTA,ANTE,ANTI,ATMA,ATOC,ATOM,CAIN,CAMA,CAME,CAMI,CAMO,CANE,CANN,CANT,CATE,CENT,CIAO,CINE,CION,CITE,CITO,COAT,COIN,COIT,COMA,COME,CONE,CONI,CONN,COTE,COTT,EINA,EMIC,EMIT,EOAN,ETAT,ETIC,ETNA,ICON,INTO,IOTA,ITEM,MACA,MACE,MAIN,MANA,MANE,MANI,MANO,MATE,MATT,MEAN,MEAT,MEIN,MENO,MENT,META,MICA,MICE,MICO,MIEN,MINA,MINE,MINO,MINT,MITE,MITT,MOAI,MOAN,MOAT,MOIT,MONA,MOTE,MOTI,MOTT,NAAM,NAAN,NAIN,NAME,NANA,NANE,NANO,NAOI,NEAT,NEMA,NEMN,NEON,NETT,NICE,NINE,NITE,NOMA,NOME,NONA,NONE,NONI,NOTA,NOTE,NOTT,OCTA,OINT,OMEN,OMIT,ONCE,ONIE,OTIC,TACE,TACO,TACT,TAIN,TAIT,TAME,TANA,TANE,TATE,TEAM,TEAT,TEIN,TENT,TIAN,TICE,TIME,TINA,TINE,TINT,TITE,TOEA,TOIT,TOME,TONE,TOTE,

3-letter words (82 found)

ACE,ACT,AIA,AIM,AIN,AIT,AMA,AME,AMI,ANA,ANE,ANI,ANN,ANT,ATE,ATT,CAA,CAM,CAN,CAT,CIT,CON,COT,EAN,EAT,ECO,EMO,EON,ETA,ICE,INN,ION,ITA,MAA,MAC,MAE,MAN,MAT,MEN,MET,MIC,MNA,MOA,MOC,MOE,MOI,MON,MOT,NAE,NAM,NAN,NAT,NET,NIE,NIM,NIT,NOM,NON,NOT,OAT,OCA,OMA,ONE,TAE,TAI,TAM,TAN,TAO,TAT,TEA,TEC,TEN,TET,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIT,TOC,TOE,TOM,TON,TOT,

2-letter words (28 found)

AA,AE,AI,AM,AN,AT,EA,EM,EN,ET,IN,IO,IT,MA,ME,MI,MO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OI,OM,ON,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 541 words from contaminate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contaminate

contaminate

Etymology

From Old French contaminer, from Latin contaminare (“to touch together, blend, mingle, corrupt, defile”), from contamen (“contact, defilement, contagion”), related to tangere. More at taste, tax, and taxi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/

Verb

contaminate (third-person singular simple present contaminates, present participle contaminating, simple past and past participle contaminated)

  1. (transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
  2. (transitive) To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association.
  3. (transitive) To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
  4. To infect, often with bad objects

Derived terms

  • cross-contaminate

Related terms

  • contaminable
  • contamination
  • contaminative

Translations

Further reading

  • “contaminate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “contaminate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “contaminate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Italian

Verb

contaminate

  1. inflection of contaminare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative
    3. feminine plural past participle

Anagrams

  • manentatico

Latin

Verb

contāmināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of contāminō

Spanish

Verb

contaminate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of contaminar combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org