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Yes, contain is playable

...and is worth 12 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Contain" Definition

verb-transitive

Mathematics To be exactly divisible by.
To be capable of holding.
To check the expansion or influence of (a hostile power or ideology) by containment.
To halt the spread or development of; check: Science sought an effective method of containing the disease.
To have as component parts; include or comprise: The album contains many memorable songs.

verb

to keep within limits as.
To follow successfully a policy of toward.
To prevent (as an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attack.
To have within.
To be divisible by usually without a remainder.

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