Definition of brandishes

"brandishes" in the noun sense

1. flourish, brandish

the act of waving

"brandishes" in the verb sense

1. brandish, flourish, wave

move or swing back and forth

"She waved her gun"

2. brandish

exhibit aggressively

"brandish a sword"

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brandishes in Scrabble®

The word brandishes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters brandishes:

BRANDISHES
(153)
BRANDISHES
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

abiders, airbeds, arshine, arshins, badness, bashers, bearish, biassed, binders, brained, braised, braises, brassed, dashers, disbars, handers, handier, hardens, harness, hernias, hinders, inbreds, rebinds, resands, sanders, sandier, sardine, seabird, shaders, shadier, shiners, shrined, shrines, sidebar

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word brandishes

BRANDISHES
(153)
BRANDISHES
(153)
BRANDISHES
(102)
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BRANDISHES
(19)
BRANDISHES
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In brandishes

BRANDISHES
(153)
BRANDISHES
(153)
BRANDISHES
(102)
BRANDISHES
(102)
BEARISH
(98 = 48 + 50)
BASHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BEARISH
(98 = 48 + 50)
BASHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BASHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BASHERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHADIER
(95 = 45 + 50)
HANDIER
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHADERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BEARISH
(95 = 45 + 50)
HARDENS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HANDERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
DASHERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HINDERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
DASHERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHRINED
(95 = 45 + 50)
HANDIER
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHADERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
HANDERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
DASHERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
HARDENS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHRINED
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHADIER
(94 = 44 + 50)
HINDERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHRINES
(92 = 42 + 50)
HERNIAS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ARSHINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
HARNESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ARSHINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHINERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ARSHINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
ARSHINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
INBREDS
(90 = 40 + 50)
HERNIAS
(90 = 40 + 50)
REBINDS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BRASSED
(90 = 40 + 50)
SEABIRD
(90 = 40 + 50)
BRAISED
(90 = 40 + 50)
SHRINES
(90 = 40 + 50)
DISBARS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BRAINED
(90 = 40 + 50)
SIDEBAR
(90 = 40 + 50)
ARSHINS
(90 = 40 + 50)
ARSHINE
(90 = 40 + 50)
ABIDERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BINDERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
HARNESS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BIASSED
(90 = 40 + 50)
SHINERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BADNESS
(90 = 40 + 50)
AIRBEDS
(90 = 40 + 50)
HARDENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DISBARS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HINDERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEARISH
(89 = 39 + 50)
SHADERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BRAISED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DISBARS
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SHADIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
AIRBEDS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BRAINED
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DASHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEARISH
(89 = 39 + 50)
HANDERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BEARISH
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BADNESS
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BEARISH
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SHRINED
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HINDERS
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BEARISH
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SEABIRD
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HANDERS
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HANDIER
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AIRBEDS
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BASHERS
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HANDIER
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SHADERS
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BIASSED
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REBINDS
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INBREDS
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SHADIER
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HARDENS
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BEARISH
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SEABIRD
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BINDERS
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SIDEBAR
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BRASSED
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ABIDERS
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SHRINED
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SHADIER
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DISBARS
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BINDERS
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SHRINED
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SHRINED
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SHADERS
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BRAINED
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SHRINED
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ABIDERS
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SHADIER
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BRAISES
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SHADIER
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BRASSED
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HINDERS
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HINDERS
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HINDERS
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DASHERS
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DASHERS
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SHADIER
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BASHERS
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REBINDS
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SHADIER
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BEARISH
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AIRBEDS
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BIASSED
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INBREDS
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BRAISES
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SHRINED
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SHRINED
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BADNESS
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SHADIER
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SHINERS
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HANDIER
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SHADERS
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HANDERS
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ABIDERS
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SHADERS
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HARDENS
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HARDENS
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HANDERS
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SHADERS
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SIDEBAR
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HARDENS
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HANDIER
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BRAISED
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HARDENS
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HANDIER
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HANDIER
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HANDIER
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HARDENS
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SHRINES
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HANDERS
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HANDERS
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HANDERS
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SEABIRD
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SHADERS
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BEARISH
(84 = 34 + 50)
SHRINES
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HINDERS
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BRAINED
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AIRBEDS
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BRAISED
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SHRINES
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ARSHINE
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DASHERS
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BIASSED
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AIRBEDS
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BIASSED
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AIRBEDS
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SEABIRD
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ARSHINE
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HERNIAS
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ARSHINE
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SHRINES
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SIDEBAR
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SHRINES
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BINDERS
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SIDEBAR
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SHINERS
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BIASSED
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BIASSED
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BRASSED
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REBINDS
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SHINERS
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BRASSED
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INBREDS
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INBREDS
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SIDEBAR
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BRASSED
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SHINERS
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REBINDS
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BRASSED
(83 = 33 + 50)
HARDENS
(83 = 33 + 50)

brandishes in Words With Friends™

The word brandishes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters brandishes:

BRANDISHES
(207)
BRANDISHES
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

abiders, airbeds, arshine, arshins, badness, bashers, bearish, biassed, binders, brained, braised, braises, brassed, dashers, disbars, handers, handier, hardens, harness, hernias, hinders, inbreds, rebinds, resands, sanders, sandier, sardine, seabird, shaders, shadier, shiners, shrined, shrines, sidebar

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word brandishes

BRANDISHES
(207)
BRANDISHES
(207)
BRANDISHES
(126)
BRANDISHES
(114)
BRANDISHES
(84)
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(80)
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(75)
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(72)
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(72)
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(69)
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(69)
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(68)
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(68)
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(63)
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(58)
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(54)
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(46)
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(46)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(38)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(27)
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(27)
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(24)
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(24)
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(23)
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(23)
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(22)
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(22)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
BRANDISHES
(19)
BRANDISHES
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In brandishes

BRANDISHES
(207)
BRANDISHES
(207)
BRANDISHES
(126)
BRANDISHES
(114)
BADNESS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BINDERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
ABIDERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
AIRBEDS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BRAINED
(101 = 66 + 35)
INBREDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
REBINDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
BEARISH
(101 = 66 + 35)
BASHERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
BRAISED
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEABIRD
(98 = 63 + 35)
BRASSED
(98 = 63 + 35)
AIRBEDS
(98 = 63 + 35)
HANDERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEABIRD
(98 = 63 + 35)
HINDERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
HANDIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
BIASSED
(98 = 63 + 35)
DISBARS
(98 = 63 + 35)
DISBARS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SIDEBAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
BASHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BRAISES
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BADNESS
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BRAINED
(95 = 60 + 35)
BASHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHINERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BEARISH
(95 = 60 + 35)
ARSHINS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BINDERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BRAINED
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHADIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
BASHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BEARISH
(95 = 60 + 35)
ARSHINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHADERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
HARDENS
(92 = 57 + 35)
HARDENS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SEABIRD
(92 = 57 + 35)
SEABIRD
(92 = 57 + 35)
ABIDERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
BIASSED
(92 = 57 + 35)
BRASSED
(92 = 57 + 35)
BRAISED
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AIRBEDS
(92 = 57 + 35)
AIRBEDS
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SHRINED
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DISBARS
(92 = 57 + 35)
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REBINDS
(89 = 54 + 35)
BINDERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
ARSHINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
HERNIAS
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BASHERS
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BRAISES
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SHRINES
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INBREDS
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REBINDS
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BADNESS
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HARNESS
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BEARISH
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BINDERS
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ARSHINS
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BADNESS
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BIASSED
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HARDENS
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HANDERS
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HANDIER
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SEABIRD
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HINDERS
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HANDERS
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BRASSED
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HINDERS
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HANDIER
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HANDIER
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SARDINE
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SIDEBAR
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HINDERS
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ABIDERS
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DISBARS
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BRAISED
(86 = 51 + 35)
BRANDISHES
(84)
BINDERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BRAINED
(83 = 48 + 35)
ARSHINE
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ARSHINE
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ARSHINS
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HARNESS
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HARNESS
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BADNESS
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BADNESS
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BADNESS
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BADNESS
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BRAINED
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BADNESS
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REBINDS
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BEARISH
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BEARISH
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SHINERS
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HERNIAS
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SHADIER
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INBREDS
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DASHERS
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ARSHINS
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BINDERS
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BEHIND
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BRANDISHES
(80)
DISBARS
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SANDERS
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BRASSED
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ABIDERS
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AIRBEDS
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RESANDS
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HANDERS
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HARDENS
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ABIDERS
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SEABIRD
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SANDERS
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SIDEBAR
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BIASSED
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HANDIER
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AIRBEDS
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SEABIRD
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SANDERS
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HARDENS
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HINDERS
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HANDIER
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SANDIER
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SANDIER
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DISBARS
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ABIDERS
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BRASSED
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SARDINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
SANDIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
BIASSED
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Words within the letters of brandishes

2 letter words in brandishes (17 words)

9 letter words in brandishes (3 words)

10 letter words in brandishes (1 word)

brandishes + 1 blank (4 words)

brandishes + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence brandishes

Words that start with brandishes (1 word)

Words with brandishes in them (1 word)

Words that end with brandishes (2 words)

Word Growth involving brandishes

Shorter words in brandishes

bra bran brand brandish

an ran bran brand brandish

an and rand brand brandish

an ran rand brand brandish

is dish brandish

is dish dishes

he hes dishes

he she dishes

Longer words containing brandishes

rebrandishes