What does CONTEMPORARY mean?

Pronunciation
/kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri/
Letters
12
Scrabble score
21
Words With Friends score
24
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. characteristic of the present“contemporary trends in design”
  2. belonging to the present time“contemporary leaders”
  3. occurring in the same period of time“a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation”

noun

  1. a person of nearly the same age as another

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of CONTEMPORARY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CONTEMPORARY

806 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is CONTEMPORARY a valid word in word games?

CONTEMPORARY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CONTEMPORARY worth?

CONTEMPORARY is worth 21 points with Scrabble letter values and 24 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CONTEMPORARY?

806 other words, including TO, ON, ARE and AT.