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Is contumely a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word contumely is a Scrabble US word. The word contumely is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

C3O1N1T1U1M3E1L1Y4

Is contumely a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word contumely is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

C3O1N1T1U1M3E1L1Y4

Is contumely a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word contumely is a Words With Friends word. The word contumely is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4O1N2T1U2M4E1L2Y3

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9-letter words (1 found)

CONTUMELY,

8-letter words (2 found)

CLOYMENT,UNCOMELY,

7-letter words (3 found)

MOULTEN,NOCTULE,YMOLTEN,

6-letter words (22 found)

CENTUM,COLUMN,COMELY,COTYLE,COUNTY,CULMEN,CUTELY,ECONUT,ETYMON,LEMONY,LEUCON,LOMENT,LUCENT,LYCEUM,MELONY,MELTON,MOLTEN,MOTLEY,MUTELY,MYELON,TOYMEN,UNCOLT,

5-letter words (58 found)

CELOM,CENTO,CENTU,CETYL,CLONE,CLOTE,CLOUT,CLOYE,CLUEY,COLEY,COMET,COMTE,CONEY,CONTE,COUNT,CULET,CULTY,CUTEY,CYMOL,CYTON,LEMON,LENTO,LEUCO,LOCUM,LUMEN,LUNET,MELON,MELTY,MENTO,METOL,MEYNT,MONEY,MONTE,MONTY,MOTEL,MOTEN,MOTEY,MOULT,MOUNT,MOYLE,MULCT,MULEY,MUTON,NOTUM,NOULE,OCTYL,OLENT,OLEUM,ONCET,ONELY,OUNCE,TELCO,TONEY,UNCLE,UNCOY,UNLET,UNMET,YMOLT,

4-letter words (85 found)

CELT,CENT,CLEM,CLON,CLOT,CLOU,CLOY,CLUE,COLE,COLT,COLY,COME,CONE,CONY,COTE,CULM,CULT,CUNT,CUTE,CYME,CYTE,ELMY,ENOL,EYOT,LENO,LENT,LOME,LONE,LOTE,LOUN,LOUT,LUCE,LUNE,LUNT,LUNY,LUTE,LYME,LYNE,LYTE,MELT,MENO,MENT,MENU,MEOU,MOLE,MOLT,MOLY,MONY,MOTE,MOTU,MOUE,MOYL,MULE,MUNT,MUON,MUTE,NEUM,NOEL,NOLE,NOME,NOTE,NOUL,NOUT,OMEN,ONCE,ONLY,TOEY,TOLE,TOLU,TOME,TONE,TONY,TOUN,TULE,TUNE,TUNY,TYNE,UNCE,UNCO,UNTO,YELM,YELT,YLEM,YONT,YULE,

3-letter words (74 found)

CEL,CLY,COL,CON,COT,COY,CUE,CUM,CUT,ECO,ECU,ELM,ELT,EMO,EMU,EON,LET,LEU,LEY,LOT,LOU,LOY,LUM,LUN,LYE,LYM,MEL,MEN,MET,MEU,MOC,MOE,MOL,MON,MOT,MOU,MOY,MUN,MUT,MYC,NET,NOM,NOT,NOY,NUT,NYE,NYM,OLE,OLM,ONE,ONY,OUT,OYE,TEC,TEL,TEN,TOC,TOE,TOM,TON,TOY,TUM,TUN,TYE,UEY,ULE,UME,UTE,YEN,YET,YOM,YON,YOU,YUM,

2-letter words (26 found)

EL,EM,EN,ET,LO,ME,MO,MU,MY,NE,NO,NU,NY,OE,OM,ON,OU,OY,TE,TO,UM,UN,UT,YE,YO,YU,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 272 words from contumely according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of contumely

contumely

Etymology

From Old French contumelie, from Latin contumēlia (“insult”), perhaps from com- + tumeō (“swell”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒntjuːməli/

Noun

contumely (countable and uncountable, plural contumelies)

  1. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.

Related terms

  • contumacious
  • contumaciously
  • contumaciousness
  • contumacy
  • contumelious

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Further reading

  • “contumely”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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