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Is contemn a Scrabble word?

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

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Is contemn a Scrabble UK word?

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

C3O1N1T1E1M3N1

Is contemn a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word contemn is a Words With Friends word. The word contemn is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

CONTEMN,

6-letter words (2 found)

CONMEN,NOCENT,

5-letter words (15 found)

CENTO,COMET,COMTE,CONNE,CONTE,MENTO,MONTE,MOTEN,NOMEN,NONCE,NONET,ONCET,TENNO,TENON,TONNE,

4-letter words (17 found)

CENT,COME,CONE,CONN,COTE,MENO,MENT,MOTE,NEMN,NEON,NOME,NONE,NOTE,OMEN,ONCE,TOME,TONE,

3-letter words (22 found)

CON,COT,ECO,EMO,EON,MEN,MET,MOC,MOE,MON,MOT,NET,NOM,NON,NOT,ONE,TEC,TEN,TOC,TOE,TOM,TON,

2-letter words (12 found)

EM,EN,ET,ME,MO,NE,NO,OE,OM,ON,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 70 words from contemn according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contemn

contemn

Etymology

From Middle English contempnen, from Old French contemner, from Latin contemnere (“to scorn”). See also contempt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈtɛm/
  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Verb

contemn (third-person singular simple present contemns, present participle contemning, simple past and past participle contemned)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
  2. (law) To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).

Synonyms

  • despise, scorn
  • See also Thesaurus:despise

Antonyms

  • honor
  • respect
  • revere
  • venerate

Related terms

  • contemner
  • contemnor
  • contempt
  • contemptibility
  • contemptible
  • contemptibly
  • contemptuous

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