Definition of categories

"categories" in the noun sense

1. class, category, family

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

"there are two classes of detergents"

2. category

a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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categories in Scrabble®

The word categories 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 categories:

CATEGORIES
(126)
CATEGORIES
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

acerose, aeriest, aigrets, cagiest, cargoes, cerates, coaster, coesite, corsage, coterie, creates, cristae, erotica, erotics, erotise, etaerio, gaiters, gastric, gearset, goatees, goiters, goitres, goriest, raciest, recites, recoats, restage, roseate, scoriae, seagoer, seriate, stagier, storage, triages

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word categories

CATEGORIES
(126)
CATEGORIES
(126)
CATEGORIES
(84)
CATEGORIES
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(19)
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(17)
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(17)
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(16)
CATEGORIES
(16)
CATEGORIES
(16)
CATEGORIES
(16)

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

CATEGORIES
(126)
CATEGORIES
(126)
CARGOES
(90 = 40 + 50)
GASTRIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
CAGIEST
(90 = 40 + 50)
CORSAGE
(90 = 40 + 50)
CAGIEST
(89 = 39 + 50)
CARGOES
(89 = 39 + 50)
CORSAGE
(89 = 39 + 50)
GASTRIC
(89 = 39 + 50)
CREATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EROTICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CARGOES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CERATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EROTICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CERATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOATS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COTERIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRISTAE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RACIEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOATS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COESITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EROTICA
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACEROSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORSAGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EROTICA
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRISTAE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COTERIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RACIEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCORIAE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CARGOES
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACEROSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COESITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CREATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
COASTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
GASTRIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CAGIEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCORIAE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COASTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CATEGORIES
(84)
CATEGORIES
(84)
CORSAGE
(83 = 33 + 50)
GASTRIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
CAGIEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
CARGOES
(83 = 33 + 50)
GASTRIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
GASTRIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
CAGIEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
CAGIEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
GASTRIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
CARGOES
(83 = 33 + 50)
CAGIEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORSAGE
(83 = 33 + 50)
CAGIEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
CAGIEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORSAGE
(83 = 33 + 50)
CARGOES
(83 = 33 + 50)
GASTRIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
GASTRIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORSAGE
(83 = 33 + 50)
CARGOES
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORSAGE
(83 = 33 + 50)
CORSAGE
(83 = 33 + 50)
CARGOES
(83 = 33 + 50)
STAGIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GORIEST
(82 = 32 + 50)
GEARSET
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEAGOER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GOITRES
(82 = 32 + 50)
AIGRETS
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRIAGES
(82 = 32 + 50)
RESTAGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GAITERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
STORAGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GOITERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GOATEES
(82 = 32 + 50)
RACIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
COTERIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCORIAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCORIAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RACIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
CARGOES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RACIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCORIAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
STORAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RACIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RACIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOITERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
RACIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
RACIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
COASTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICA
(80 = 30 + 50)
COESITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COASTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
CORSAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COASTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
COASTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
COESITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COESITE
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GEARSET
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COESITE
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COASTER
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COESITE
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COESITE
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COASTER
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COASTER
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COESITE
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GAITERS
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GASTRIC
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AIGRETS
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EROTICS
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SCORIAE
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EROTICA
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICA
(80 = 30 + 50)
GORIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICA
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICA
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICA
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICA
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICA
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCORIAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOATEES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EROTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEAGOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
COTERIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RACIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRISTAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCORIAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECOATS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CREATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SEAGOER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOITRES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECOATS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STAGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIAGES
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACEROSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECOATS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CREATES
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CREATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERATES
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COTERIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CREATES
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RECOATS
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ACEROSE
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RESTAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CREATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRISTAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STAGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACEROSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COTERIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACEROSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACEROSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACEROSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRISTAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACEROSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRISTAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRISTAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRISTAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRISTAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACEROSE
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RECOATS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CREATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
COTERIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COTERIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECOATS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CAGIEST
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RECOATS
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECOATS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCORIAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
COTERIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CREATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCORIAE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CERATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CAGIEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
CAGIEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
ROSEATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
GASTRIC
(78 = 28 + 50)
AERIEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
CARGOES
(78 = 28 + 50)

categories in Words With Friends™

The word categories 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 categories:

CATEGORIES
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

acerose, aeriest, aigrets, cagiest, cargoes, cerates, coaster, coesite, corsage, coterie, creates, cristae, erotica, erotics, erotise, etaerio, gaiters, gastric, gearset, goatees, goiters, goitres, goriest, raciest, recites, recoats, restage, roseate, scoriae, seagoer, seriate, stagier, storage, triages

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word categories

CATEGORIES
(207)
CATEGORIES
(171)
CATEGORIES
(102)
CATEGORIES
(102)
CATEGORIES
(76)
CATEGORIES
(69)
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(64)
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(64)
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(64)
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(64)
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(64)
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(60)
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(60)
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(58)
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(57)
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(57)
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(57)
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(50)
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(46)
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(38)
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(38)
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(38)
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(34)
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(34)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(26)
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(23)
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(21)
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(21)
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(20)
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(20)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
CATEGORIES
(17)
CATEGORIES
(17)
CATEGORIES
(17)
CATEGORIES
(17)

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

CATEGORIES
(207)
CATEGORIES
(171)
CAGIEST
(113 = 78 + 35)
CATEGORIES
(102)
CATEGORIES
(102)
CORSAGE
(101 = 66 + 35)
GASTRIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
CARGOES
(101 = 66 + 35)
CERATES
(95 = 60 + 35)
EROTICS
(95 = 60 + 35)
CARGOES
(95 = 60 + 35)
ACEROSE
(95 = 60 + 35)
COTERIE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CARGOES
(95 = 60 + 35)
COESITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
RECOATS
(95 = 60 + 35)
GASTRIC
(95 = 60 + 35)
CRISTAE
(95 = 60 + 35)
RACIEST
(95 = 60 + 35)
EROTICA
(95 = 60 + 35)
CORSAGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CAGIEST
(95 = 60 + 35)
RECITES
(95 = 60 + 35)
CORSAGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCORIAE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CARGOES
(95 = 60 + 35)
GASTRIC
(95 = 60 + 35)
CREATES
(95 = 60 + 35)
COASTER
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCORIAE
(89 = 54 + 35)
COASTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CORSAGE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CERATES
(89 = 54 + 35)
GASTRIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
COTERIE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CREATES
(89 = 54 + 35)
CRISTAE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CARGOES
(89 = 54 + 35)
EROTICS
(89 = 54 + 35)
ACEROSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
EROTICA
(89 = 54 + 35)
CARGOES
(89 = 54 + 35)
COESITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
GORIEST
(86 = 51 + 35)
GOITERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
GEARSET
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEAGOER
(86 = 51 + 35)
STAGIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RESTAGE
(86 = 51 + 35)
GAITERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEAGOER
(86 = 51 + 35)
GOATEES
(86 = 51 + 35)
STORAGE
(86 = 51 + 35)
TRIAGES
(86 = 51 + 35)
GOITRES
(86 = 51 + 35)
STAGIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
AIGRETS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORSAGE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CAGIEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
GASTRIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
CARGOES
(83 = 48 + 35)
GASTRIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
CARGOES
(83 = 48 + 35)
CARGOES
(83 = 48 + 35)
GASTRIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
GASTRIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
GASTRIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
CORSAGE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CAGIEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CAGIEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CORSAGE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CORSAGE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CAGIEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CAGIEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CARGOES
(83 = 48 + 35)
CAGIEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CORSAGE
(83 = 48 + 35)
STORAGE
(80 = 45 + 35)
GORIEST
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GAITERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
GOITRES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SEAGOER
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GEARSET
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SEAGOER
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STAGIER
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STAGIER
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GOITERS
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GOATEES
(80 = 45 + 35)
RESTAGE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EROTICS
(77 = 42 + 35)
COESITE
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RECITES
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RACIEST
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COESITE
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CARGOES
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EROTICS
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EROTICA
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RECITES
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CARGOES
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GASTRIC
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COESITE
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EROTICA
(77 = 42 + 35)
RECOATS
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RACIEST
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COTERIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CORSAGE
(77 = 42 + 35)
COTERIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CORSAGE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CORSAGE
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RECOATS
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EROTICA
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CORSAGE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RECOATS
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CERATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
COTERIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CREATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
CREATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
CERATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
EROTICS
(77 = 42 + 35)
CERATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
CAGIEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
COASTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCORIAE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ACEROSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RACIEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
CRISTAE
(77 = 42 + 35)
COASTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
CRISTAE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GASTRIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
CAGIEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
CRISTAE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCORIAE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCORIAE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CAGIEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
CAGIEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
COASTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
CAGIEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
GASTRIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
GASTRIC
(77 = 42 + 35)
CREATES
(77 = 42 + 35)
CARGOES
(77 = 42 + 35)
ACEROSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ACEROSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RECITES
(77 = 42 + 35)
CATEGORIES
(76)
RECITES
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRAGIC
(75)
COESITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EROTICA
(75 = 40 + 35)
RECITES
(75 = 40 + 35)
CAGIER
(75)
CRISTAE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EROTICA
(75 = 40 + 35)
RECOATS
(75 = 40 + 35)
EROTICS
(75 = 40 + 35)
RECOATS
(75 = 40 + 35)
CRISTAE
(75 = 40 + 35)
EROTICS
(75 = 40 + 35)
CRISTAE
(75 = 40 + 35)
RECOATS
(75 = 40 + 35)
COESITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
CERATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
EROTICS
(75 = 40 + 35)
CERATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
EROTICA
(75 = 40 + 35)
COASTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
COESITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
CERATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
RECITES
(75 = 40 + 35)
CAGIEST
(75 = 40 + 35)
COTERIE
(75 = 40 + 35)
CIGARS
(75)
CORSAGE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GASTRIC
(75 = 40 + 35)
CREATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
RACIEST
(75 = 40 + 35)
CREATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
ACEROSE
(75 = 40 + 35)
COASTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
COTERIE
(75 = 40 + 35)
SCORIAE
(75 = 40 + 35)
COTERIE
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SCORIAE
(75 = 40 + 35)
RACIEST
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ACEROSE
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ACEROSE
(75 = 40 + 35)
SCORIAE
(75 = 40 + 35)
COASTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
CARGOES
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RACIEST
(75 = 40 + 35)
CREATES
(75 = 40 + 35)
GAITERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
GORIEST
(74 = 39 + 35)
AIGRETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
GEARSET
(74 = 39 + 35)
GOITERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
GOITERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SEAGOER
(74 = 39 + 35)
STORAGE
(74 = 39 + 35)
STORAGE
(74 = 39 + 35)

Words within the letters of categories

2 letter words in categories (14 words)

8 letter words in categories (6 words)

9 letter words in categories (2 words)

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

Words containing the sequence categories

Words that start with categories (1 word)

Words with categories in them (1 word)

Words that end with categories (2 words)

Word Growth involving categories

Shorter words in categories

at ate

at cat

go ego

or

Longer words containing categories

subcategories