Definition of butchering

"butchering" in the noun sense

1. butchery, butchering

the business of a butcher

"butchering" in the verb sense

1. butcher, slaughter

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

"They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

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butchering in Scrabble®

The word butchering 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® Play In The Letters butchering:

BUTCHERING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

benight, benthic, brucite, butcher, cithern, curbing, etching, hurting, tribune, turbine

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word butchering

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

BUTCHERING
(189)
BUTCHERING
(171)
BUTCHERING
(126)
BUTCHERING
(114)
BENTHIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
BUTCHER
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BENTHIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
BUTCHER
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BENIGHT
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(101 = 51 + 50)
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CITHERN
(98 = 48 + 50)
CITHERN
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CITHERN
(98 = 48 + 50)
ETCHING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CURBING
(98 = 48 + 50)
BENIGHT
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BENIGHT
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CITHERN
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HURTING
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BENTHIC
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ETCHING
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BENTHIC
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BENTHIC
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CURBING
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BENTHIC
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BENTHIC
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HURTING
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BRUCITE
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BENTHIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
BENIGHT
(92 = 42 + 50)
BUTCHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
BENTHIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
BENIGHT
(92 = 42 + 50)
BRUCITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
ETCHING
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BENIGHT
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BENTHIC
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BENIGHT
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BENIGHT
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CITHERN
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CITHERN
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CURBING
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CURBING
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BENIGHT
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ETCHING
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BUTCHER
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BUTCHERING
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BRUCITE
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CITHERN
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TURBINE
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BENTHIC
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BENTHIC
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TURBINE
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BRUCITE
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BENIGHT
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TURBINE
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BRUCITE
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TRIBUNE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TURBINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
CITHERN
(76 = 26 + 50)
HURTING
(76 = 26 + 50)

butchering in Words With Friends™

The word butchering 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 butchering:

BUTCHERING
(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

benight, benthic, brucite, butcher, cithern, curbing, etching, hurting, tribune, turbine

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word butchering

BUTCHERING
(288)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In butchering

BUTCHERING
(288)
BUTCHERING
(270)
BUTCHERING
(180)
BUTCHERING
(144)
BENTHIC
(125 = 90 + 35)
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BENTHIC
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BUTCHER
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BENIGHT
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(92)
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BRUCITE
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BUTCHERING
(90)
BUCINE
(90)
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TRIBUNE
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TRIBUNE
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TRIBUNE
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BRUCITE
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TRIBUNE
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BUTCHER
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BENTHIC
(79 = 44 + 35)
BUTCHERING
(78)
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(78)
BENIGHT
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TURBINE
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CHERUB
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BUTCHER
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URCHIN
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CUBING
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ETHNIC
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BINGER
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BUTCHERING
(72)
CUBING
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BENIGHT
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BUTCHER
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Words within the letters of butchering

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8 letter words in butchering (4 words)

10 letter words in butchering (1 word)

butchering + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence butchering

Words that start with butchering (1 word)

Words with butchering in them (1 word)

Words that end with butchering (1 word)

Word Growth involving butchering

Shorter words in butchering

but butcher

he her butcher

in ring

Longer words containing butchering

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