Definition of butterflying

"butterflying" in the verb sense

1. butterfly

flutter like a butterfly

2. butterfly

cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking

"butterflied shrimp"

3. chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"

"My husband never flirts with other women"

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butterflying in Scrabble®

The word butterflying 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: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters butterflying:

BUTTERFLYING
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (50 words)

belting, betting, bluefin, blueing, blunger, blunter, briefly, brittle, brutify, bulgier, bungler, burling, burying, buttery, butting, byliner, eluting, felting, filbert, firebug, fluting, flutter, fueling, furling, futiley, glitter, gruntle, gunfire, inertly, letting, liberty, liturgy, lubrify, nuttier, rebuilt, relying, retying, reunify, ringlet, rutting, tingler, tribune, tribute, tuftier, tuftily, tufting, turbine, turfing, unfitly, utterly

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word butterflying

BUTTERFLYING
(252)
BUTTERFLYING
(216)
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(62)
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(62)
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(58)
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(50)
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(46)
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(37)
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(33)
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(30)
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(30)
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(29)
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(27)
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(26)
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(24)

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

BUTTERFLYING
(252)
BUTTERFLYING
(216)
BUTTERFLYING
(168)
BUTTERFLYING
(144)
LUBRIFY
(110 = 60 + 50)
BRUTIFY
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BRIEFLY
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LUBRIFY
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BRIEFLY
(107 = 57 + 50)
LUBRIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
BRIEFLY
(107 = 57 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
BUTTERFLYING
(104)
BRIEFLY
(104 = 54 + 50)
LUBRIFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
REUNIFY
(102 = 52 + 50)
UNFITLY
(102 = 52 + 50)
FUTILEY
(102 = 52 + 50)
FIREBUG
(102 = 52 + 50)
BURYING
(102 = 52 + 50)
TUFTILY
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UNFITLY
(101 = 51 + 50)
FUTILEY
(101 = 51 + 50)
BURYING
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REUNIFY
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UNFITLY
(101 = 51 + 50)
BURYING
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TUFTILY
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REUNIFY
(101 = 51 + 50)
FUTILEY
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FIREBUG
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TUFTILY
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BUTTERFLYING
(100)
BUTTERFLYING
(100)
FIREBUG
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LIBERTY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
LUBRIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
FILBERT
(98 = 48 + 50)
BYLINER
(98 = 48 + 50)
LUBRIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRIEFLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
LUBRIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BURYING
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BLUEFIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
BLUEFIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
BYLINER
(98 = 48 + 50)
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(98 = 48 + 50)
LIBERTY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRIEFLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
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(98 = 48 + 50)
BRIEFLY
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BUTTERY
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BUTTERY
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BRIEFLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRIEFLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
FILBERT
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRIEFLY
(96 = 46 + 50)
BUTTERFLYING
(96)
BRIEFLY
(96 = 46 + 50)
LUBRIFY
(96 = 46 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(96 = 46 + 50)
FELTING
(95 = 45 + 50)
RELYING
(95 = 45 + 50)
LITURGY
(95 = 45 + 50)
GUNFIRE
(95 = 45 + 50)
RELYING
(95 = 45 + 50)
BUTTERY
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRUTIFY
(95 = 45 + 50)
TURFING
(95 = 45 + 50)
BLUEFIN
(95 = 45 + 50)
FURLING
(95 = 45 + 50)
RETYING
(95 = 45 + 50)
FUELING
(95 = 45 + 50)
BYLINER
(95 = 45 + 50)
FLUTING
(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
GUNFIRE
(95 = 45 + 50)
FILBERT
(95 = 45 + 50)
BURYING
(95 = 45 + 50)
FILBERT
(95 = 45 + 50)
FIREBUG
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LUBRIFY
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LIBERTY
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TURFING
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RETYING
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BRIEFLY
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RELYING
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FLUTING
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TURFING
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FURLING
(94 = 44 + 50)
LITURGY
(94 = 44 + 50)
FELTING
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GUNFIRE
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TUFTING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FUELING
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RETYING
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BURYING
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BURYING
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FIREBUG
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TUFTILY
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FIREBUG
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FUTILEY
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TUFTILY
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TUFTILY
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TUFTILY
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FIREBUG
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TUFTILY
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TUFTILY
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TUFTIER
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FIREBUG
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FUTILEY
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FUTILEY
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FIREBUG
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FUTILEY
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REUNIFY
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REUNIFY
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REUNIFY
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REUNIFY
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REUNIFY
(92 = 42 + 50)
FUTILEY
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FUTILEY
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REUNIFY
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UNFITLY
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UNFITLY
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UNFITLY
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UNFITLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
LUBRIFY
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INERTLY
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FLUTTER
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BUTTERFLYING
(92)
UNFITLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
UNFITLY
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BURYING
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UTTERLY
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BLUNGER
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BUNGLER
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UTTERLY
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BLUEING
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BELTING
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FLUTTER
(90 = 40 + 50)
BLUEFIN
(90 = 40 + 50)
BULGIER
(90 = 40 + 50)
BETTING
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BRUTIFY
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INERTLY
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BYLINER
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(90 = 40 + 50)
RETYING
(89 = 39 + 50)
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BYLINER
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(89 = 39 + 50)
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LIBERTY
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LIBERTY
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LIBERTY
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REUNIFY
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LIBERTY
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LIBERTY
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BUTTERY
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FILBERT
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BYLINER
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GUNFIRE
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BULGIER
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FUELING
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FILBERT
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BELTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FURLING
(89 = 39 + 50)
BUTTERY
(89 = 39 + 50)
BUTTERY
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BUTTERY
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FUTILEY
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FILBERT
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RELYING
(89 = 39 + 50)
BLUEFIN
(89 = 39 + 50)
FIREBUG
(89 = 39 + 50)
BUNGLER
(89 = 39 + 50)
TURFING
(89 = 39 + 50)

butterflying in Words With Friends™

The word butterflying 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: 25

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

BUTTERFLYING
(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (50 words)

belting, betting, bluefin, blueing, blunger, blunter, briefly, brittle, brutify, bulgier, bungler, burling, burying, buttery, butting, byliner, eluting, felting, filbert, firebug, fluting, flutter, fueling, furling, futiley, glitter, gruntle, gunfire, inertly, letting, liberty, liturgy, lubrify, nuttier, rebuilt, relying, retying, reunify, ringlet, rutting, tingler, tribune, tribute, tuftier, tuftily, tufting, turbine, turfing, unfitly, utterly

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word butterflying

BUTTERFLYING
(351)
BUTTERFLYING
(315)
BUTTERFLYING
(279)
BUTTERFLYING
(261)
BUTTERFLYING
(234)
BUTTERFLYING
(198)
BUTTERFLYING
(124)
BUTTERFLYING
(120)
BUTTERFLYING
(104)
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(104)
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(100)
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(100)
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(100)
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(100)
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(70)
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(66)
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(62)
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(62)
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(62)
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(58)
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(36)
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(36)
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(33)
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(33)
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(32)
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(31)
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(31)
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(30)
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(29)
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(28)
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(27)

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

BUTTERFLYING
(351)
BUTTERFLYING
(315)
BUTTERFLYING
(279)
BUTTERFLYING
(261)
BUTTERFLYING
(234)
BUTTERFLYING
(198)
BRIEFLY
(125 = 90 + 35)
FIREBUG
(125 = 90 + 35)
BUTTERFLYING
(124)
LUBRIFY
(122 = 87 + 35)
BUTTERFLYING
(120)
BLUEFIN
(119 = 84 + 35)
BRUTIFY
(119 = 84 + 35)
BLUEFIN
(119 = 84 + 35)
LUBRIFY
(116 = 81 + 35)
FLUTING
(116 = 81 + 35)
BLUNGER
(116 = 81 + 35)
BUNGLER
(116 = 81 + 35)
BLUEING
(116 = 81 + 35)
UNFITLY
(116 = 81 + 35)
REUNIFY
(113 = 78 + 35)
FELTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
BELTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
BRUTIFY
(113 = 78 + 35)
FILBERT
(113 = 78 + 35)
BURYING
(113 = 78 + 35)
GUNFIRE
(113 = 78 + 35)
BYLINER
(113 = 78 + 35)
FIREBUG
(113 = 78 + 35)
TURFING
(113 = 78 + 35)
BRIEFLY
(113 = 78 + 35)
BURYING
(113 = 78 + 35)
TURFING
(113 = 78 + 35)
BULGIER
(113 = 78 + 35)
BURYING
(113 = 78 + 35)
BLUNTER
(110 = 75 + 35)
FURLING
(110 = 75 + 35)
FUELING
(110 = 75 + 35)
LUBRIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
LIBERTY
(110 = 75 + 35)
BURLING
(110 = 75 + 35)
BUNGLER
(110 = 75 + 35)
LUBRIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
GUNFIRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRIEFLY
(107 = 72 + 35)
FILBERT
(107 = 72 + 35)
BURYING
(107 = 72 + 35)
GUNFIRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
BULGIER
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRUTIFY
(107 = 72 + 35)
FLUTTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
BLUEFIN
(107 = 72 + 35)
TRIBUNE
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BURYING
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BUTTING
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TUFTING
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRUTIFY
(107 = 72 + 35)
FIREBUG
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRUTIFY
(107 = 72 + 35)
TURBINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
FILBERT
(107 = 72 + 35)
FUTILEY
(107 = 72 + 35)
TUFTILY
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TURBINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
FUTILEY
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FUELING
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FURLING
(104 = 69 + 35)
BURLING
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BLUNGER
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LITURGY
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UNFITLY
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FLUTING
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RELYING
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BUNGLER
(104 = 69 + 35)
BLUNGER
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FURLING
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FURLING
(104 = 69 + 35)
BLUNGER
(104 = 69 + 35)
BURLING
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BLUEING
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FLUTING
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FUELING
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BETTING
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FURLING
(104 = 69 + 35)
LUBRIFY
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LUBRIFY
(104 = 69 + 35)
BURLING
(104 = 69 + 35)
BUTTERY
(104 = 69 + 35)
BUNGLER
(104 = 69 + 35)
FUELING
(104 = 69 + 35)
BUTTERFLYING
(104)
BUTTERFLYING
(104)
BLUEING
(104 = 69 + 35)
FUELING
(104 = 69 + 35)
BURLING
(104 = 69 + 35)
LUBRIFY
(103 = 68 + 35)
LUBRIFY
(103 = 68 + 35)
LUBRIFY
(103 = 68 + 35)
BRUTIFY
(101 = 66 + 35)
BULGIER
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BLUEFIN
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REBUILT
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TRIBUNE
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BRIEFLY
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FILBERT
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BUTTING
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TUFTILY
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BURYING
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BYLINER
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REUNIFY
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BULGIER
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FILBERT
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TUFTING
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FIREBUG
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FUTILEY
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BURYING
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REUNIFY
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BURYING
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GUNFIRE
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BYLINER
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BRIEFLY
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BELTING
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FIREBUG
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FELTING
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GRUNTLE
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FILBERT
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BUTTERFLYING
(100)
BUTTERFLYING
(100)
BUTTERFLYING
(100)
BUTTERFLYING
(100)
FIREBUG
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BRUTIFY
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BLUEFIN
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BRIEFLY
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BURYING
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FIREBUG
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BRIEFLY
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BLUEFIN
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FIREBUG
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BRIEFLY
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BLUEFIN
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UNFITLY
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BUNGLER
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BLUEING
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FLUTING
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BUTTERY
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FLUTING
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BUNGLER
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LUBRIFY
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LIBERTY
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BLUEING
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BLUNGER
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LITURGY
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BURLING
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BETTING
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RELYING
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BLUNTER
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FUELING
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FURLING
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TUFTIER
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FIREBUG
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BURLING
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TURBINE
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FUELING
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BELTING
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TURBINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
BRIEFLY
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TURFING
(95 = 60 + 35)
UNFITLY
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FUTILEY
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REBUILT
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BYLINER
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BURLING
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FURLING
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FURLING
(95 = 60 + 35)

Words within the letters of butterflying

2 letter words in butterflying (12 words)

9 letter words in butterflying (6 words)

10 letter words in butterflying (2 words)

12 letter words in butterflying (1 word)

Words containing the sequence butterflying

Words that start with butterflying (1 word)

Words with butterflying in them (1 word)

Words that end with butterflying (1 word)

Word Growth involving butterflying

Shorter words in butterflying

but butt butte butter butterfly

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fly butterfly

fly flying

in yin lying flying

Longer words containing butterflying

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