Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

Dictionary

Containments

c 3o 1n 1t 1a 1i 1n 1m 3e 1n 1t 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 12 letters · Rare · plural of containment

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does containments mean?

noun

  1. a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully

    “containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975”

  2. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor

  3. the act of containing; keeping something from spreading

    “the containment of the AIDS epidemic”

Definitions shown for containment, the base form of containments.

Is CONTAINMENTS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CONTAINMENTS worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3o 1n 1t 1a 1i 1n 1m 3e 1n 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

21 pts
c 4o 1n 2t 1a 1i 1n 2m 4e 1n 2t 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
c 4o 1n 1t 1a 1i 1n 1m 3e 1n 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
c 3o 1n 1t 1a 1i 1n 1m 3e 1n 1t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CONTAINMENTS

Words that end like CONTAINMENTS

Common words that share the ending -ENTS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

componentsimplementsrepresentsstatementsargumentsdocumentsmovementselementsappointmentscommandmentsadjustmentsassignmentscommitmentsdepartmentsgovernmentsinstrumentsagreementssentimentsaccidentsincidentsopponentsresidentsadjournmentsbombardments
All words ending in -ENTS

Containments: quick answers

Is CONTAINMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CONTAINMENTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CONTAINMENTS worth?
CONTAINMENTS scores 16 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does containments mean?
containments is the plural of containment, which means “a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CONTAINMENTS?
You can make 1183 shorter words from CONTAINMENTS, such as CANTONMENTS, CONTAINMENT, CANTONMENT, CISMONTANE. See the full list.