contain
Contain commonly means to include or contain; have as a component, contain or hold; have within, or be capable of holding or containing.
Length
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
12
Starts
CO
Ends
AIN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CONTAIN” Mean?
/kənˈteɪn/
contain has 6 documented senses across verb.
Verb
6 sensesinclude or contain; have as a component
“A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”
“The record contains many old songs from the 1930's”
Synonyms
be divisible by
“24 contains 6”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
include or contain; have as a component
Length
7 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
C, O, N, T, A, I, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTAIN has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTAIN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTAIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTAIN contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFC
CV Pattern
CVCCVVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TA, AI, IN
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTA, TAI, AIN
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