Definition of peculiarity

"peculiarity" in the noun sense

1. peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic

an odd or unusual characteristic

2. peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness

a distinguishing trait

3. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity

something unusual

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Quotations for peculiarity

Adaptiveness is the peculiarity of human nature. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

The essence or peculiarity of man is to comprehend a whole. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

The land of marriage has this peculiarity: that strangers are desirous of inhabiting it, while its natural inhabitants would willingly be banished from thence. [ Montaigne ]

Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious, if unmixed, and to carry the danger to the edge of ruin, nature causes each man's peculiarity to superabound. [ Emerson ]

peculiarity in Scrabble®

The word peculiarity 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters peculiarity:

PECULIARITY
(171)
PECULIARITY
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (39 words)

acutely, aplitic, article, auricle, caliper, capture, cautery, ciliary, ciliate, clarity, clayier, clipart, cruelty, culprit, cuprite, curtail, cutlery, icepail, icetray, irately, paucity, pelitic, picrate, picrite, picture, plicate, prelacy, prelaty, pteryla, pyritic, raucity, reality, recital, replait, replica, tearily, treacly, typical, uralite

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word peculiarity

PECULIARITY
(171)
PECULIARITY
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PECULIARITY
(114)
PECULIARITY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In peculiarity

PECULIARITY
(171)
PECULIARITY
(171)
PECULIARITY
(114)
PECULIARITY
(114)
PRELACY
(106 = 56 + 50)
PYRITIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
PAUCITY
(106 = 56 + 50)
TYPICAL
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PRELACY
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PYRITIC
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PAUCITY
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PYRITIC
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PYRITIC
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PAUCITY
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PRELACY
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TYPICAL
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PAUCITY
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TYPICAL
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ACUTELY
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CILIARY
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ICETRAY
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CLAYIER
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ICETRAY
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PTERYLA
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PTERYLA
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CLAYIER
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CLAYIER
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CLARITY
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ACUTELY
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CRUELTY
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CLARITY
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CAUTERY
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CRUELTY
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CUTLERY
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PRELATY
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RAUCITY
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TREACLY
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CILIARY
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RAUCITY
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TREACLY
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CAUTERY
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CUTLERY
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PAUCITY
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PRELATY
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CUTLERY
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PRELACY
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PRELACY
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PAUCITY
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CLAYIER
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TYPICAL
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ACUTELY
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TREACLY
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PAUCITY
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CLARITY
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PRELACY
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PAUCITY
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PTERYLA
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PRELACY
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TYPICAL
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CRUELTY
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TYPICAL
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CAUTERY
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RAUCITY
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TYPICAL
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CILIARY
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RAUCITY
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PYRITIC
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PYRITIC
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ICETRAY
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PYRITIC
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PYRITIC
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PYRITIC
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PRELACY
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CALIPER
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APLITIC
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CUPRITE
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REPLICA
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CULPRIT
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PELITIC
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PICRATE
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PYRITIC
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CLIPART
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TYPICAL
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PICTURE
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PLICATE
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PICRITE
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CAPTURE
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ICEPAIL
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PICRATE
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CULPRIT
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PELITIC
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PAUCITY
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CULPRIT
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PICTURE
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CAPTURE
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ICEPAIL
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IRATELY
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PRELACY
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CUPRITE
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ICEPAIL
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CALIPER
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CALIPER
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CLIPART
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ICEPAIL
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PYRITIC
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CUPRITE
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REPLICA
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REALITY
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APLITIC
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TYPICAL
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PRELACY
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PTERYLA
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IRATELY
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REALITY
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TEARILY
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CAUTERY
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RAUCITY
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CRUELTY
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CUTLERY
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ICETRAY
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CLARITY
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peculiarity in Words With Friends™

The word peculiarity 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: 21

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

PECULIARITY
(243)
PECULIARITY
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (39 words)

acutely, aplitic, article, auricle, caliper, capture, cautery, ciliary, ciliate, clarity, clayier, clipart, cruelty, culprit, cuprite, curtail, cutlery, icepail, icetray, irately, paucity, pelitic, picrate, picrite, picture, plicate, prelacy, prelaty, pteryla, pyritic, raucity, reality, recital, replait, replica, tearily, treacly, typical, uralite

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word peculiarity

PECULIARITY
(243)
PECULIARITY
(243)
PECULIARITY
(225)
PECULIARITY
(150)
PECULIARITY
(138)
PECULIARITY
(112)
PECULIARITY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In peculiarity

PECULIARITY
(243)
PECULIARITY
(243)
PECULIARITY
(225)
PECULIARITY
(150)
PECULIARITY
(138)
ICEPAIL
(125 = 90 + 35)
CAPTURE
(125 = 90 + 35)
CUPRITE
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PICTURE
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PICRITE
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PICRATE
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PAUCITY
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TYPICAL
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PRELACY
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CULPRIT
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CULPRIT
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TREACLY
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CALIPER
(113 = 78 + 35)
CLIPART
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PLICATE
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TYPICAL
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PAUCITY
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PAUCITY
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PRELACY
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REPLICA
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PELITIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
CRUELTY
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PECULIARITY
(112)
PYRITIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
CULPRIT
(110 = 75 + 35)
PYRITIC
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CAUTERY
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CILIARY
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ICEPAIL
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REPLICA
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PAUCITY
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CLIPART
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PAUCITY
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ACUTELY
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PAUCITY
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CRUELTY
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TYPICAL
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CLIPART
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PAUCITY
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CUTLERY
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PLICATE
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PELITIC
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APLITIC
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CILIATE
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PTERYLA
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CULPRIT
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CLAYIER
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PYRITIC
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CULPRIT
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PRELATY
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PYRITIC
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RAUCITY
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PYRITIC
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CULPRIT
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RAUCITY
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CLARITY
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ICEPAIL
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CURTAIL
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TYPICAL
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CUPRITE
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ACUTELY
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CLIPART
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ACUTELY
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PELITIC
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PELITIC
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CRUELTY
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ICETRAY
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PECULIARITY
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PAUCITY
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TYPICAL
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TYPICAL
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PECULIARITY
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PAUCITY
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CAUTERY
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RAUCITY
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RAUCITY
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CILIARY
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PYRITIC
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CLARITY
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RECITAL
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CLARITY
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CAPTURE
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ICETRAY
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APLITIC
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ACUTELY
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CAPTURE
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PICTURE
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CAPTURE
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CUTLERY
(91 = 56 + 35)
ICEPAIL
(91 = 56 + 35)

Words within the letters of peculiarity

2 letter words in peculiarity (15 words)

8 letter words in peculiarity (8 words)

9 letter words in peculiarity (3 words)

10 letter words in peculiarity (1 word)

11 letter words in peculiarity (1 word)

Words containing the sequence peculiarity

Words that start with peculiarity (1 word)

Words with peculiarity in them (1 word)

Words that end with peculiarity (1 word)

Word Growth involving peculiarity

Shorter words in peculiarity

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