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   Con·tig·u·ous

   /kənˈtiɡyo͞oəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sharing a common border; touching: "the 48 contiguous states"
   • ▪ next or together in sequence: "five hundred contiguous dictionary entries"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin contiguus ‘touching’, from the verb contingere ‘be in contact, befall’ (see contingent), + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contiguously adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

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   • G

     2

   • U

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

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