decontaminate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 13
/diːkənˈtæmɪneɪt/
(UK)
Definition of decontaminate
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.
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Etymology
From de- + contaminate.
Words you can make from decontaminate
200+ playable · top: CONTAMINATED (17 pts)
Best play contaminated 17 points11-letter words
3 words10-letter words
8 words9-letter words
26 words- ACETAMIDE 14 pts
- CONDIMENT 14 pts
- CONTEMNED 14 pts
- DOMINANCE 14 pts
- EMACIATED 14 pts
- MACEDOINE 14 pts
- MENDICANT 14 pts
- EMITTANCE 13 pts
- ENACTMENT 13 pts
- CATENATED 12 pts
- CONTAINED 12 pts
- CONTENTED 12 pts
- DAMNATION 12 pts
- DEAMINATE 12 pts
- DETECTION 12 pts
- DIACONATE 12 pts
- MENADIONE 12 pts
- MENTIONED 12 pts
- NOMINATED 12 pts
- ATONEMENT 11 pts
- EMANATION 11 pts
- MENTATION 11 pts
- ANNOTATED 10 pts
- DENTATION 10 pts
- DETENTION 10 pts
- INTONATED 10 pts
8-letter words
68 words- ACETAMID 13 pts
- COMEDIAN 13 pts
- DAEMONIC 13 pts
- DECIMATE 13 pts
- DEMONIAC 13 pts
- MAENADIC 13 pts
- MANDIOCA 13 pts
- MEDICANT 13 pts
- MEDICATE 13 pts
- ANATOMIC 12 pts
- CANOEMAN 12 pts
- CANOEMEN 12 pts
- CATAMITE 12 pts
- COINMATE 12 pts
- EMACIATE 12 pts
- MONECIAN 12 pts
- ACETATED 11 pts
- ACTIONED 11 pts
- ADMITTEE 11 pts
- AMANDINE 11 pts
- ANECDOTA 11 pts
- ANECDOTE 11 pts
- ANIMATED 11 pts
- CANTONED 11 pts
- CATENOID 11 pts
- COATTEND 11 pts
- DECENNIA 11 pts
- DEMENTIA 11 pts
- DEMONIAN 11 pts
- DIAMANTE 11 pts
- DOMINANT 11 pts
- DOMINATE 11 pts
- EMANATED 11 pts
- ENNEADIC 11 pts
- INCANTED 11 pts
- INCENTED 11 pts
- INDECENT 11 pts
- MANATOID 11 pts
- MEDITATE 11 pts
- MITTENED 11 pts
- NEMATODE 11 pts
- NICTATED 11 pts
- OEDEMATA 11 pts
- TENDANCE 11 pts
- ANTIACNE 10 pts
- ANTIATOM 10 pts
- ANTINOME 10 pts
- CATENATE 10 pts
- COTENANT 10 pts
- ENACTION 10 pts
- ENCAENIA 10 pts
- METANOIA 10 pts
- NEOTENIC 10 pts
- NOMINATE 10 pts
- OINTMENT 10 pts
- TACONITE 10 pts
- ADNATION 9 pts
- ANOINTED 9 pts
- ANTEDATE 9 pts
- ANTIDOTE 9 pts
- ANTINODE 9 pts
- ATTAINED 9 pts
- DETONATE 9 pts
- TENANTED 9 pts
- TETANOID 9 pts
- ANNOTATE 8 pts
- INTONATE 8 pts
- NATATION 8 pts
7-letter words
94 words- ACADEME 12 pts
- CAMEOED 12 pts
- COADMIT 12 pts
- CONDEMN 12 pts
- DEMONIC 12 pts
- DEMOTIC 12 pts
- ENDEMIC 12 pts
- MENACED 12 pts
- MONACID 12 pts
- MONADIC 12 pts
- NOMADIC 12 pts
- ANAEMIC 11 pts
- CATMINT 11 pts
- CEMENTA 11 pts
- CENTIME 11 pts
- CENTIMO 11 pts
- CONTEMN 11 pts
- ENCOMIA 11 pts
- MANIOCA 11 pts
- MIOCENE 11 pts
- NEMATIC 11 pts
- ADENOMA 10 pts
- AMIDONE 10 pts
- ANTACID 10 pts
- CANDENT 10 pts
- CODEINA 10 pts
- CODEINE 10 pts
- CONTEND 10 pts
- CTENOID 10 pts
- DEMENTI 10 pts
- DEMETON 10 pts
- DEONTIC 10 pts
- DICTATE 10 pts
- DOMAINE 10 pts
- EDEMATA 10 pts
- EMITTED 10 pts
- ENACTED 10 pts
- ENTICED 10 pts
- MADONNA 10 pts
- MANDATE 10 pts
- MATTOID 10 pts
- MEDIANT 10 pts
- MEDIATE 10 pts
- NONACID 10 pts
- NOTICED 10 pts
- OMITTED 10 pts
- TACNODE 10 pts
- ACETATE 9 pts
- ACETONE 9 pts
- ACONITE 9 pts
- ACTINON 9 pts
- AMENTIA 9 pts
- AMNIOTE 9 pts
- ANCIENT 9 pts
- ANEMONE 9 pts
- ANIMATE 9 pts
- ANIMATO 9 pts
- ANTIMAN 9 pts
- CANTEEN 9 pts
- CANTINA 9 pts
- CATENAE 9 pts
- CONNATE 9 pts
- CONTAIN 9 pts
- CONTENT 9 pts
- EMANANT 9 pts
- EMANATE 9 pts
- EMINENT 9 pts
- ENAMINE 9 pts
- ENEMATA 9 pts
- ETAMINE 9 pts
- MANATEE 9 pts
- MANNITE 9 pts
- MATINEE 9 pts
- MENTION 9 pts
- MONTANE 9 pts
- NICTATE 9 pts
- NOMINEE 9 pts
- NONMEAT 9 pts
- ONETIME 9 pts
- TACTION 9 pts
- ADENINE 8 pts
- ANDANTE 8 pts
- DENTATE 8 pts
- DENTINE 8 pts
- DINETTE 8 pts
- ENDNOTE 8 pts
- INTONED 8 pts
- NOTATED 8 pts
- AEONIAN 7 pts
- ANNATTO 7 pts
- ENATION 7 pts
- NEONATE 7 pts
- TAENIAE 7 pts
- TAENITE 7 pts
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