Definition of expedients

"expedients" in the noun sense

1. expedient

a means to an end not necessarily a principled or ethical one

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Quotations for expedients

It is the care of a very great part of mankind to conceal their indigence from the rest. They support themselves by temporary expedients, and every day is lost in contriving for tomorrow. [ Johnson ]

expedients in Scrabble®

The word expedients 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: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters expedients:

EXPEDIENTS
(189)
EXPEDIENTS
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

deepens, deepest, deepsix, despite, destine, existed, expends, expense, extends, indexes, sixteen, steeped, steepen, stipend

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word expedients

EXPEDIENTS
(189)
EXPEDIENTS
(189)
EXPEDIENTS
(126)
EXPEDIENTS
(126)
EXPEDIENTS
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EXPEDIENTS
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EXPEDIENTS
(24)
EXPEDIENTS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In expedients

EXPEDIENTS
(189)
EXPEDIENTS
(189)
EXPEDIENTS
(126)
EXPEDIENTS
(126)
DEEPSIX
(125 = 75 + 50)
EXPENDS
(125 = 75 + 50)
EXPENSE
(122 = 72 + 50)
EXTENDS
(119 = 69 + 50)
INDEXES
(119 = 69 + 50)
EXISTED
(119 = 69 + 50)
DEEPSIX
(118 = 68 + 50)
EXPENDS
(118 = 68 + 50)
SIXTEEN
(116 = 66 + 50)
EXPENDS
(116 = 66 + 50)
EXPENSE
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPENSE
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXTENDS
(112 = 62 + 50)
EXISTED
(112 = 62 + 50)
INDEXES
(112 = 62 + 50)
EXISTED
(110 = 60 + 50)
DEEPSIX
(110 = 60 + 50)
INDEXES
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXTENDS
(110 = 60 + 50)
SIXTEEN
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXPENDS
(110 = 60 + 50)
DEEPSIX
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXPENDS
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPENSE
(107 = 57 + 50)
DEEPSIX
(107 = 57 + 50)
SIXTEEN
(106 = 56 + 50)
EXPENDS
(104 = 54 + 50)
EXPENDS
(104 = 54 + 50)
EXPENDS
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EXPENDS
(104 = 54 + 50)
DEEPSIX
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DEEPSIX
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EXPENDS
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DEEPSIX
(104 = 54 + 50)
DEEPSIX
(104 = 54 + 50)
DEEPSIX
(102 = 52 + 50)
EXPENDS
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPENSE
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EXPENSE
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DEEPSIX
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EXISTED
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EXPENSE
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EXPENSE
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXTENDS
(101 = 51 + 50)
INDEXES
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EXPENSE
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EXPENSE
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DEEPSIX
(100 = 50 + 50)
DEEPSIX
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EXPENDS
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EXISTED
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXPENSE
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INDEXES
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INDEXES
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INDEXES
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EXISTED
(98 = 48 + 50)
INDEXES
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXISTED
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EXTENDS
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INDEXES
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EXTENDS
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXPENSE
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INDEXES
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INDEXES
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EXISTED
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EXTENDS
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EXISTED
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EXTENDS
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EXTENDS
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EXISTED
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EXTENDS
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EXISTED
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SIXTEEN
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EXPENDS
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INDEXES
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SIXTEEN
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SIXTEEN
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SIXTEEN
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EXISTED
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SIXTEEN
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SIXTEEN
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SIXTEEN
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INDEXES
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SIXTEEN
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EXTENDS
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SIXTEEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXPENSE
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EXPENDS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIXTEEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
EXPENDS
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STIPEND
(90 = 40 + 50)
DEEPSIX
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DESPITE
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STEEPED
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DEEPENS
(90 = 40 + 50)
DEEPEST
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EXPENSE
(90 = 40 + 50)
EXPENDS
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DESPITE
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STIPEND
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DEEPENS
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DEEPENS
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DEEPEST
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STIPEND
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DEEPEST
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STEEPED
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DESPITE
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EXPENSE
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DEEPSIX
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EXPENDS
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DEEPSIX
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EXPENDS
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DEEPSIX
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EXPENDS
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DEEPSIX
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DEEPSIX
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EXPEDIENTS
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INDEXES
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EXTENDS
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EXPEDIENTS
(87)
EXPENDS
(87 = 37 + 50)
DEEPSIX
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEEPSIX
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EXISTED
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EXPENSE
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DEEPSIX
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DEEPSIX
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EXPENSE
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STEEPEN
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DEEPENS
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DESPITE
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EXPENDS
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STEEPEN
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EXPENDS
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DEEPEST
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STIPEND
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EXPENDS
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INDEXES
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STEEPED
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EXPENDS
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EXPENDS
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EXPENSE
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EXTENDS
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DEEPSIX
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EXISTED
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EXPENDS
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EXTENDS
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EXTENDS
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INDEXES
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INDEXES
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EXTENDS
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EXTENDS
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EXISTED
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DEEPSIX
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EXTENDS
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EXISTED
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EXPENDS
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EXISTED
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EXPENDS
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EXPENSE
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EXPENSE
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EXPENSE
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EXPENSE
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EXPEDIENTS
(84)
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EXPENSE
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EXPENDS
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DEEPSIX
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EXISTED
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INDEXES
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DEEPENS
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INDEXES
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STEEPED
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STIPEND
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expedients in Words With Friends™

The word expedients 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: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters expedients:

EXPEDIENTS
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

deepens, deepest, deepsix, despite, destine, existed, expends, expense, extends, indexes, sixteen, steeped, steepen, stipend

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word expedients

EXPEDIENTS
(252)
EXPEDIENTS
(234)
EXPEDIENTS
(144)
EXPEDIENTS
(144)
EXPEDIENTS
(120)
EXPEDIENTS
(120)
EXPEDIENTS
(104)
EXPEDIENTS
(102)
EXPEDIENTS
(96)
EXPEDIENTS
(92)
EXPEDIENTS
(92)
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(92)
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(88)
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EXPEDIENTS
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(33)
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EXPEDIENTS
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EXPEDIENTS
(24)

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

EXPEDIENTS
(252)
EXPEDIENTS
(234)
EXPENDS
(146 = 111 + 35)
EXPEDIENTS
(144)
EXPEDIENTS
(144)
DEEPSIX
(143 = 108 + 35)
EXPENSE
(143 = 108 + 35)
EXPENDS
(140 = 105 + 35)
DEEPSIX
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXPENSE
(137 = 102 + 35)
INDEXES
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXTENDS
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SIXTEEN
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXISTED
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXTENDS
(131 = 96 + 35)
EXISTED
(128 = 93 + 35)
EXPENDS
(122 = 87 + 35)
EXPEDIENTS
(120)
EXPEDIENTS
(120)
EXPENSE
(119 = 84 + 35)
DEEPSIX
(119 = 84 + 35)
DEEPSIX
(119 = 84 + 35)
DEEPSIX
(113 = 78 + 35)
DEEPSIX
(113 = 78 + 35)
EXPENDS
(111 = 76 + 35)
EXPENDS
(111 = 76 + 35)
EXPENDS
(111 = 76 + 35)
EXPENDS
(110 = 75 + 35)
EXPENDS
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DEEPSIX
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXPENSE
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DEEPSIX
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DEEPSIX
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EXPENSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
STIPEND
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DEEPSIX
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EXPENSE
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DEEPENS
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EXPENSE
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EXPENDS
(105 = 70 + 35)
EXPENDS
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXPEDIENTS
(104)
STEEPED
(104 = 69 + 35)
STEEPEN
(104 = 69 + 35)
DEEPSIX
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXPENSE
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXPEDIENTS
(102)
EXPEND
(102)
INDEXES
(101 = 66 + 35)
DEEPSIX
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EXTENDS
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DEEPENS
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EXPENSE
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EXTENDS
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STIPEND
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INDEXES
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EXTENDS
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INDEXES
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INDEXES
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EXTENDS
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EXTENDS
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INDEXES
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INDEXES
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EXTENDS
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EXISTED
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DESPITE
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EXPENDS
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DEEPEST
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EXPENDS
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EXPENDS
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DESPITE
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EXPENDS
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SIXTEEN
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SIXTEEN
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EXISTED
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EXPEDIENTS
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STIPEND
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SIXTEEN
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SIXTEEN
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EXTENDS
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DEEPENS
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INDEXES
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EXISTED
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INDEXES
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STIPEND
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SIXTEEN
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EXTEND
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DESPITE
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SIXTEEN
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EXPEDIENTS
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SIXTEEN
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EXPEDIENTS
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SIXTEEN
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EXISTED
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SIXTEEN
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EXISTED
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SIXTEEN
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SIXTEEN
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DEEPEST
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(84)
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DESTINE
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EXPEDIENTS
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EXPEDIENTS
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DEEPEST
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STEEPED
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STEEPED
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STEEPEN
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STEEPEN
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DEEPSIX
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STEEPEN
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Words containing the sequence expedients

Words that start with expedients (1 word)

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Words that end with expedients (1 word)

Word Growth involving expedients

Shorter words in expedients

die expedient

en expedient

ex expedient

pe expedient

Longer words containing expedients

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