What does CONTINGENT mean?

Pronunciation
/kənˈtɪndʒənt/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
18
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group“each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics”
  2. a temporary military unit“the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent”

adjective

  1. possible but not certain to occur“they had to plan for contingent expenses”
  2. determined by conditions or circumstances that follow“arms sales contingent on the approval of congress”
  3. uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances“the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

contingents14

Anagrams of CONTINGENT

contenting13

Words inside CONTINGENT

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

innocent10 content9 gotten7notice8 cent6 gone5 into4nice6 nine4 none4 note4 once6 tone4 gen4 get4 got4ice5 net3 not3 one3 ten3 tie3 en2 et2go3 in2 it2no2 on2 to2

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Questions

Is CONTINGENT a valid word in word games?

CONTINGENT 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 CONTINGENT worth?

CONTINGENT is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 18 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CONTINGENT?

117 other words, including TO, IN, IT and ON.