Definition of administer

"administer" in the verb sense

1. administer, administrate

work in an administrative capacity supervise or be in charge of

"administer a program"

"she administers the funds"

2. administer

perform (a church sacrament) ritually

"administer the last unction"

3. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out

administer or bestow, as in small portions

"administer critical remarks to everyone present"

"dole out some money"

"shell out pocket money for the children"

"deal a blow to someone"

"the machine dispenses soft drinks"

4. administer, dispense

give or apply (medications)

5. administer

direct the taking of

"administer an exam"

"administer an oath"

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Quotations for administer

They only should own who can administer. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are born with a man. [ Selden ]

administer in Scrabble®

The word administer 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters administer:

ADMINISTER
(126)
ADMINISTER
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (81 words)

admires, airiest, airside, airtime, animist, antsier, aridest, artsmen, astride, dairies, damners, denarii, destain, detains, detrain, diamine, diaries, diarist, dirties, disrate, ditsier, inditer, indites, inertia, inmates, insider, instead, interim, irisate, maidens, marines, martens, martini, martins, medians, midairs, minaret, minders, mindset, miniate, minters, mintier, misdate, misedit, misread, mistier, nastier, nitride, raiment, readmit, remains, remands, reminds, remints, restain, retains, retinas, sainted, sandier, sardine, seminar, sidearm, sideman, siriema, sirname, smarted, smarten, smartie, stained, stainer, stander, stimied, tandems, termini, tidiers, timider, tinders, tirades, tradein, trained, tridems

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word administer

ADMINISTER
(126)
ADMINISTER
(126)
ADMINISTER
(84)
ADMINISTER
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ADMINISTER
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ADMINISTER
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ADMINISTER
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ADMINISTER
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In administer

ADMINISTER
(126)
ADMINISTER
(126)
REMANDS
(90 = 40 + 50)
DAMNERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
MISREAD
(90 = 40 + 50)
SIDEMAN
(90 = 40 + 50)
TRIDEMS
(90 = 40 + 50)
DIAMINE
(90 = 40 + 50)
TANDEMS
(90 = 40 + 50)
REMINDS
(90 = 40 + 50)
MIDAIRS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SMARTED
(90 = 40 + 50)
TIMIDER
(90 = 40 + 50)
MISEDIT
(90 = 40 + 50)
STIMIED
(90 = 40 + 50)
MAIDENS
(90 = 40 + 50)
MISDATE
(90 = 40 + 50)
ADMIRES
(90 = 40 + 50)
MINDERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
MEDIANS
(90 = 40 + 50)
MINDSET
(90 = 40 + 50)
SIDEARM
(90 = 40 + 50)
READMIT
(90 = 40 + 50)
DAMNERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MINDERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MISDATE
(89 = 39 + 50)
REMINDS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TIMIDER
(89 = 39 + 50)
ADMIRES
(89 = 39 + 50)
REMANDS
(89 = 39 + 50)
STIMIED
(89 = 39 + 50)
SIDEARM
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIDEMS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TANDEMS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MISEDIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
MAIDENS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MEDIANS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MIDAIRS
(89 = 39 + 50)
READMIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
DIAMINE
(89 = 39 + 50)
SMARTED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DIAMINE
(89 = 39 + 50)
SIDEMAN
(89 = 39 + 50)
MINDSET
(89 = 39 + 50)
MISREAD
(89 = 39 + 50)
STIMIED
(89 = 39 + 50)
SMARTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REMAINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
REMINTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
DAMNERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
AIRTIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIRNAME
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINTERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MIDAIRS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RAIMENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
AIRTIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
READMIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIRIEMA
(86 = 36 + 50)
SMARTIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RAIMENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISEDIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERMINI
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARTINI
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIDEMS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIRIEMA
(86 = 36 + 50)
SMARTIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIDEMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANIMIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINDERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MAIDENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINDSET
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERMINI
(86 = 36 + 50)
REMINTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISDATE
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TERMINI
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MARTINS
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MEDIANS
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MARTINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANIMIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARTINI
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TIMIDER
(86 = 36 + 50)
ARTSMEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISDATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
REMAINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
INTERIM
(86 = 36 + 50)
INTERIM
(86 = 36 + 50)
RAIMENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ARTSMEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ANIMIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
SEMINAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIDEARM
(86 = 36 + 50)
INMATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIRNAME
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MARINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIDEMS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STIMIED
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINDERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
REMANDS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MAIDENS
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REMINDS
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MINTERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISREAD
(86 = 36 + 50)
SMARTEN
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MINIATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TANDEMS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARTENS
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MARTENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ADMIRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINARET
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINARET
(86 = 36 + 50)
TANDEMS
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INMATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINIATE
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MINDSET
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MINTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
READMIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
DIAMINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SEMINAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
SMARTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ADMINISTER
(84)
ADMINISTER
(84)
ADMIRES
(83 = 33 + 50)
ADMIRES
(83 = 33 + 50)
SMARTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
MISDATE
(83 = 33 + 50)
SMARTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
MISDATE
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REMANDS
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TIMIDER
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ADMIRES
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MISDATE
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READMIT
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MISDATE
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ADMIRES
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SMARTED
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SIDEARM
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READMIT
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SMARTED
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DIAMINE
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DIAMINE
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REMINDS
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REMINDS
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MINDERS
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REMINDS
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READMIT
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TIMIDER
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SMARTED
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TIMIDER
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DIAMINE
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REMANDS
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MINDERS
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SIDEARM
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MINDERS
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REMANDS
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TIMIDER
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REMINDS
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READMIT
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MINDERS
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SIDEARM
(83 = 33 + 50)
SMARTED
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SIDEARM
(83 = 33 + 50)
REMANDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SIDEARM
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIAMINE
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REMANDS
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REMINDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REMINDS
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READMIT
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DIAMINE
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MEDIANS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SIDEARM
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MISREAD
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TRIDEMS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SIDEMAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRIDEMS
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MIDAIRS
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MIDAIRS
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MAIDENS
(83 = 33 + 50)
TANDEMS
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TRIDEMS
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DAMNERS
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MINDSET
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SIDEMAN
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MAIDENS
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SIDEMAN
(83 = 33 + 50)
MISEDIT
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MIDAIRS
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DAMNERS
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MIDAIRS
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DAMNERS
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TANDEMS
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MISREAD
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SIDEMAN
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STIMIED
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MINDSET
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administer in Words With Friends™

The word administer 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: 15

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

ADMINISTER
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (81 words)

admires, airiest, airside, airtime, animist, antsier, aridest, artsmen, astride, dairies, damners, denarii, destain, detains, detrain, diamine, diaries, diarist, dirties, disrate, ditsier, inditer, indites, inertia, inmates, insider, instead, interim, irisate, maidens, marines, martens, martini, martins, medians, midairs, minaret, minders, mindset, miniate, minters, mintier, misdate, misedit, misread, mistier, nastier, nitride, raiment, readmit, remains, remands, reminds, remints, restain, retains, retinas, sainted, sandier, sardine, seminar, sidearm, sideman, siriema, sirname, smarted, smarten, smartie, stained, stainer, stander, stimied, tandems, termini, tidiers, timider, tinders, tirades, tradein, trained, tridems

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word administer

ADMINISTER
(189)
ADMINISTER
(171)
ADMINISTER
(102)
ADMINISTER
(102)
ADMINISTER
(81)
ADMINISTER
(76)
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ADMINISTER
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ADMINISTER
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(18)
ADMINISTER
(18)
ADMINISTER
(17)
ADMINISTER
(17)
ADMINISTER
(17)

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

ADMINISTER
(189)
ADMINISTER
(171)
MINDERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
MINDSET
(107 = 72 + 35)
DIAMINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SIDEMAN
(107 = 72 + 35)
TANDEMS
(107 = 72 + 35)
DAMNERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
MEDIANS
(107 = 72 + 35)
MINARET
(104 = 69 + 35)
MINIATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MINTERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TERMINI
(104 = 69 + 35)
MINTIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
RAIMENT
(104 = 69 + 35)
MIDAIRS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIRNAME
(104 = 69 + 35)
ANIMIST
(104 = 69 + 35)
ARTSMEN
(104 = 69 + 35)
TRIDEMS
(104 = 69 + 35)
ADMINISTER
(102)
ADMINISTER
(102)
REMINDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
DIAMINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
REMANDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
MAIDENS
(101 = 66 + 35)
INMATES
(98 = 63 + 35)
TIMIDER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SMARTED
(98 = 63 + 35)
READMIT
(98 = 63 + 35)
ANIMIST
(98 = 63 + 35)
SMARTEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
RAIMENT
(98 = 63 + 35)
STIMIED
(98 = 63 + 35)
SIDEARM
(98 = 63 + 35)
INTERIM
(98 = 63 + 35)
TERMINI
(98 = 63 + 35)
MISDATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
MARINES
(98 = 63 + 35)
REMAINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
MISEDIT
(98 = 63 + 35)
MARTENS
(98 = 63 + 35)
STIMIED
(98 = 63 + 35)
MISREAD
(98 = 63 + 35)
REMINTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ADMIRES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEMINAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
MARTINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
MARTINI
(98 = 63 + 35)
TANDEMS
(95 = 60 + 35)
MAIDENS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SIRIEMA
(95 = 60 + 35)
MAIDENS
(95 = 60 + 35)
MINDERS
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AIRTIME
(95 = 60 + 35)
MISTIER
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MEDIANS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SMARTIE
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DIAMINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
MINDSET
(95 = 60 + 35)
DIAMINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
ANIMIST
(92 = 57 + 35)
ANIMIST
(92 = 57 + 35)
MISREAD
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SIDEARM
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MISEDIT
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MISDATE
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SIRNAME
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RAIMENT
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MINTIER
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MINTERS
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MINIATE
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RAIMENT
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TERMINI
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TRIDEMS
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INTERIM
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MARINES
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STIMIED
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MARTINI
(92 = 57 + 35)
MARTINS
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MINARET
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STIMIED
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MARTENS
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TERMINI
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SMARTED
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SMARTEN
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MIDAIRS
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MAIDENS
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MINDSET
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MISTIER
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MINDERS
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REMANDS
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REMANDS
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REMINDS
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AIRTIME
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MEDIANS
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TANDEMS
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TANDEMS
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SIDEMAN
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DAMNERS
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SIRIEMA
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REMINDS
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SMARTIE
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DIAMINE
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MINDSET
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DAMNERS
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MISDATE
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MISREAD
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INTERIM
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TRAINED
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MARINES
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MISDATE
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MISEDIT
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SIRNAME
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MARTENS
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ADMIRES
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SARDINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
MARTINI
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEMINAR
(86 = 51 + 35)
MARTINS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SIDEARM
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STIMIED
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TIMIDER
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STAINED
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SMARTEN
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SMARTED
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INMATES
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DENARII
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REMAINS
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READMIT
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READMIT
(86 = 51 + 35)
TRIDEMS
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REMINTS
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DAMNERS
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DIAMINE
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MINDSET
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SIDEMAN
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SIDEMAN
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MINDSET
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MINDSET
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MINDSET
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DAMNERS
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DAMNERS
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MEDIANS
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DIAMINE
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SIDEMAN
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TANDEMS
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MAIDENS
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TANDEMS
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MAIDENS
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REMINDS
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MAIDENS
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TANDEMS
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TANDEMS
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MINDERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
REMINDS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ADMINISTER
(81)
INMATES
(80 = 45 + 35)
INSIDER
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRIDEMS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ANIMIST
(80 = 45 + 35)
DESTAIN
(80 = 45 + 35)

Words within the letters of administer

2 letter words in administer (18 words)

9 letter words in administer (4 words)

10 letter words in administer (Anagrams) (2 words)

administer + 1 blank (1 word)

Word Growth involving administer

Shorter words in administer

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in admin

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is minis minister

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mi mini minis minister

Longer words containing administer

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