CONTAINMENTS
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Definition
noun
- 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"
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading"the containment of the AIDS epidemic"
Source: WordNet
Word Details
- Length
- 12 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 16 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 21 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'CONTAINMENTS'?
The word CONTAINMENTS is worth 16 points in Scrabble.
C3
O1
N1
T1
A1
I1
N1
M3
E1
N1
T1
S1
Total: 16 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'CONTAINMENTS'?
The word CONTAINMENTS is worth 21 points in Words With Friends.
C4
O1
N2
T1
A1
I1
N2
M4
E1
N2
T1
S1
Total: 21 points
How many letters is the word 'CONTAINMENTS'?
The word CONTAINMENTS has 12 letters.
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.