contingent
ADJECTIVENOUN
/kən'tɪndʒənt/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
contingent is a valid 10-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1N1T1I1N1G2E1N1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does contingent mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow.
“arms sales contingent on the approval of congress”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Possible but not certain to occur.
“they had to plan for contingent expenses”
SIMILAR
RELATED
3
Uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances.
“the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain”
SIMILAR
RELATED
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A temporary military unit.
“the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A gathering of persons representative of some larger group.
“each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics”
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
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