Definition of buttressing

"buttressing" in the noun sense

1. buttress, buttressing

a support usually of stone or brick supports the wall of a building

"buttressing" in the verb sense

1. buttress

reinforce with a buttress

"Buttress the church"

2. buttress

make stronger or defensible

"buttress your thesis"

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buttressing in Scrabble®

The word buttressing 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters buttressing:

BUTTRESSING
(135)
BUTTRESSING
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (59 words)

besting, betting, bigness, bingers, bitsets, bitters, bruises, busiest, bussing, busters, bustier, busting, butters, butties, butting, entrust, gunters, gustier, gutsier, gutters, ingests, ingress, inserts, insures, intrust, nutsier, nutters, nuttier, resigns, resnubs, resting, retints, reusing, rusting, rutting, setting, signers, signets, singers, sinters, sitters, stinger, strings, stunter, suberin, subnets, subsite, subtest, suiters, sunrise, testing, tigress, tinters, tribune, tribute, tubings, turbine, uniters, unrests

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word buttressing

BUTTRESSING
(135)
BUTTRESSING
(135)
BUTTRESSING
(90)
BUTTRESSING
(90)
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(48)
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BUTTRESSING
(17)
BUTTRESSING
(17)

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

BUTTRESSING
(135)
BUTTRESSING
(135)
BESTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
BIGNESS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BUTTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
BINGERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BUTTRESSING
(90)
BUSTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
BETTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
BUTTRESSING
(90)
BUSSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
TUBINGS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BETTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
TUBINGS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BUSTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
BINGERS
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BUSSING
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BUTTING
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BESTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
BIGNESS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIBUTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUSSING
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BETTING
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BINGERS
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BUSTIER
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SUBTEST
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BUSTING
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BITTERS
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BITTERS
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BIGNESS
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TURBINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUSIEST
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BINGERS
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BUSIEST
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TRIBUNE
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RESNUBS
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TRIBUNE
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BITSETS
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RESNUBS
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BITSETS
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TRIBUNE
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BUTTIES
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BRUISES
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SUBTEST
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BUTTERS
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SUBNETS
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BESTING
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BUSTERS
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SUBERIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBNETS
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BUTTIES
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BUSTERS
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BUSTIER
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BUTTERS
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SUBERIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBSITE
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TUBINGS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUTTING
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SUBSITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BRUISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIBUTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TURBINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TURBINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIBUTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BIGNESS
(83 = 33 + 50)
BESTING
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BESTING
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TUBINGS
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BETTING
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BESTING
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BETTING
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TUBINGS
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BIGNESS
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BUSSING
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BINGERS
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BUSSING
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BUTTING
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BUTTING
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BINGERS
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BUSSING
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BUTTING
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BUSSING
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BINGERS
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BUTTING
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RUTTING
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TIGRESS
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INGESTS
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RESTING
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STINGER
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TESTING
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STRINGS
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RUSTING
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GUTSIER
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TUBINGS
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GUNTERS
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RESIGNS
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GUTTERS
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REUSING
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SETTING
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SIGNETS
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GUSTIER
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INGRESS
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SIGNERS
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SINGERS
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TURBINE
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BUTTERS
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BRUISES
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BUSTIER
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TURBINE
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GUNTERS
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INGRESS
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BUSTERS
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SUBSITE
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SIGNETS
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SUBSITE
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BUSTIER
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buttressing in Words With Friends™

The word buttressing 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: 18

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

BUTTRESSING
(198)
BUTTRESSING
(198)
BUTTRESSING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (59 words)

besting, betting, bigness, bingers, bitsets, bitters, bruises, busiest, bussing, busters, bustier, busting, butters, butties, butting, entrust, gunters, gustier, gutsier, gutters, ingests, ingress, inserts, insures, intrust, nutsier, nutters, nuttier, resigns, resnubs, resting, retints, reusing, rusting, rutting, setting, signers, signets, singers, sinters, sitters, stinger, strings, stunter, suberin, subnets, subsite, subtest, suiters, sunrise, testing, tigress, tinters, tribune, tribute, tubings, turbine, uniters, unrests

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word buttressing

BUTTRESSING
(198)
BUTTRESSING
(198)
BUTTRESSING
(198)
BUTTRESSING
(120)
BUTTRESSING
(120)
BUTTRESSING
(100)
BUTTRESSING
(80)
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(80)
BUTTRESSING
(76)
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(76)
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(72)
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BUTTRESSING
(66)
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(66)
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(56)
BUTTRESSING
(52)
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(52)
BUTTRESSING
(48)
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(48)
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(44)
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(44)
BUTTRESSING
(36)
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(36)
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(30)
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(29)
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(27)
BUTTRESSING
(25)
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(25)
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(24)
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(24)
BUTTRESSING
(22)
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(22)
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(22)
BUTTRESSING
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
BUTTRESSING
(21)
BUTTRESSING
(20)

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

BUTTRESSING
(198)
BUTTRESSING
(198)
BUTTRESSING
(198)
BUTTRESSING
(120)
BUTTRESSING
(120)
BIGNESS
(116 = 81 + 35)
BINGERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
TURBINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
BUTTING
(107 = 72 + 35)
RESNUBS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BUSSING
(107 = 72 + 35)
TURBINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
TUBINGS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BUSTING
(107 = 72 + 35)
TRIBUNE
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRUISES
(104 = 69 + 35)
BESTING
(104 = 69 + 35)
BETTING
(104 = 69 + 35)
BUTTING
(101 = 66 + 35)
TUBINGS
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SUBNETS
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SUBERIN
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BUSTING
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TRIBUNE
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BUTTING
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BUSTING
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BUSSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
BUSSING
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BUTTRESSING
(100)
SUBTEST
(98 = 63 + 35)
BETTING
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SUBSITE
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BUTTERS
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BUSTERS
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BETTING
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TRIBUTE
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TRIBUTE
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BINGERS
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BUSTIER
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BINGERS
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BIGNESS
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BUSIEST
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GUNTERS
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BESTING
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BESTING
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BINGERS
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BUTTIES
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SUBNETS
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BUSTING
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TUBINGS
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TURBINE
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BUSTING
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TUBINGS
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TURBINE
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BUTTING
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BUSSING
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BITSETS
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TRIBUNE
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RESNUBS
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BUTTING
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TRIBUNE
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BUTTING
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BUSTING
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BITTERS
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BUSSING
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TUBINGS
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BESTING
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BUSIEST
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TRIBUTE
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RUSTING
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BINGERS
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BIGNESS
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TRIBUTE
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REUSING
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RUTTING
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BIGNESS
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GUTSIER
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SINGERS
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TRIBUNE
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GUSTIER
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RUSTING
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TRIBUTE
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RUTTING
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SUBSITE
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TURBINE
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BUSTING
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SIGNETS
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SUBERIN
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RESNUBS
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TURBINE
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Words within the letters of buttressing

2 letter words in buttressing (9 words)

9 letter words in buttressing (3 words)

10 letter words in buttressing (1 word)

11 letter words in buttressing (1 word)

buttressing + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence buttressing

Words that start with buttressing (1 word)

Words with buttressing in them (1 word)

Words that end with buttressing (1 word)

Word Growth involving buttressing

Shorter words in buttressing

but butt buttress

ess tress buttress

re tress buttress

in sin sing

Longer words containing buttressing

(No longer words found)