Contamination

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:22 pts13 letters

Definition of Contamination

Noun

The act or process of contaminating.
Something which contaminates.
A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.

Anagrams of Contamination

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "contamination":

11-LETTER WORDS

contaminant incantation nonanatomic

10-LETTER WORDS

annotation antinomian intonation nomination

9-LETTER WORDS

animation antimonic antinomic connation manicotti nicotiana nictation nonaction nonatomic

8-LETTER WORDS

actinian amanitin amitotic amnionic amniotic anatomic antiatom cinnamon citation conation inaction incitant maintain mannitic monition+5 more

7-LETTER WORDS

actinia actinon amotion animato anionic annatto antiman cantina catmint coition comitia contain manioca mitotic

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "contamination" and rearranging:

+scontaminations

Related Word Patterns

CO...Words starting with "co"...ONWords ending with "on"All 13-letter words Unscramble "contamination"

Rhyming Words

abandon abbreviation abdication abduction aberration abjection abjuration ablation ablution abnegation abolition abomination aboon abortion abrasion+5 more

Related Words

cabinetmakers cabinetmaking cachinnations cacographical cacophonously caddishnesses calcification calculatingly calculational calefactories calligraphers calligraphies calligraphist callithumpian callousnesses