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contagious

10 letters · 5 vowels · 5 consonants

Is CONTAGIOUS a word?

Yes. CONTAGIOUS is a 10-letter adjective. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell CONTAGIOUS?

C-O-N-T-A-G-I-O-U-S

CONTAGIOUS contains 10 letters, begins with C, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another

    “a contagious grin”

2adjective

  1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Synonyms
catchingcommunicablecontractabletransmissibletransmittable
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score13points
Words With Friends17points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is CONTAGIOUS spelled?

C1O2N3T4A5G6I7O8U9S10
Starts withCONFirst 3 letters
Ends withOUSLast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats O
Vowel balance5 / 5Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →10-letter words →Words starting with CON →Words ending in OUS →Words made from CONTAGIOUS →Words with A →Words with C →Words with G →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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Base tile value: 13 points. Confirm eligibility in the official word list used for your region and edition.

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Base tile value: 17 points. Confirm eligibility inside the current game dictionary.

04 Related words

More words to explore.

contiguous13 ptscoetaneous12 ptscontagions13 ptscontinuous12 ptscourageous13 ptscommodious17 ptsconcinnous14 ptsconiferous15 ptscoriaceous14 ptscornaceous14 ptscoccineous16 ptscolostrous12 pts

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About CONTAGIOUS.

How do you spell CONTAGIOUS?

CONTAGIOUS is spelled C-O-N-T-A-G-I-O-U-S. It contains 10 letters.