Definition of characterizing

"characterizing" in the verb sense

1. qualify, characterize, characterise

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"

"This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

2. characterize, characterise

be characteristic of

"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

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characterizing in Scrabble®

The word characterizing 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: 31

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters characterizing:

CHARACTERIZING
(378)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (97 words)

accinge, actinic, agatine, agatize, angrier, archaic, archean, arching, arraign, arrange, caching, carinae, carnage, cartage, carting, catarrh, catcher, centric, certain, chagrin, chainer, chancre, changer, chanter, charger, charier, charter, chintze, cithern, citizen, citrine, crating, crazier, crazing, cringer, czarina, earring, erratic, etching, grainer, granite, granter, hairier, hairnet, hearing, heating, herring, ichnite, icteric, igniter, inciter, inertia, ingrate, inherit, inreach, itchier, itching, narrate, nightie, racecar, rainhat, rainier, rancher, rangier, ratrace, rearing, recatch, rechain, rechart, regrant, reicing, retrain, rhizine, righter, ritzier, tanager, tangier, tarring, tearing, teazing, terrain, tiering, trachea, tracing, trainer, tranche, triarch, tzarina, zecchin, zincate, zincier, zincite, zingara, zingare, zingari, zingier, zithern

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word characterizing

CHARACTERIZING
(378)
CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
(35)

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

CHARACTERIZING
(378)
CHARACTERIZING
(297)
CHARACTERIZING
(252)
CHARACTERIZING
(198)
CHARACTERIZING
(156)
ZECCHIN
(149 = 99 + 50)
CHINTZE
(143 = 93 + 50)
ZECCHIN
(142 = 92 + 50)
CHARACTERIZING
(140)
CHARACTERIZING
(140)
CHARACTERIZING
(140)
CRAZING
(137 = 87 + 50)
CRAZING
(137 = 87 + 50)
RHIZINE
(137 = 87 + 50)
ZITHERN
(137 = 87 + 50)
RHIZINE
(137 = 87 + 50)
CHARACTERIZING
(136)
CZARINA
(134 = 84 + 50)
ZINCATE
(134 = 84 + 50)
CHINTZE
(134 = 84 + 50)
CITIZEN
(134 = 84 + 50)
CRAZIER
(134 = 84 + 50)
CRAZIER
(134 = 84 + 50)
ZINCIER
(134 = 84 + 50)
ZINCITE
(134 = 84 + 50)
CHINTZE
(132 = 82 + 50)
CHARACTERIZING
(132)
ZINGARA
(131 = 81 + 50)
AGATIZE
(131 = 81 + 50)
ZINGARE
(131 = 81 + 50)
ZINGIER
(131 = 81 + 50)
TEAZING
(131 = 81 + 50)
ZECCHIN
(131 = 81 + 50)
ZINGARI
(131 = 81 + 50)
TEAZING
(131 = 81 + 50)
RITZIER
(128 = 78 + 50)
ZECCHIN
(128 = 78 + 50)
ZECCHIN
(128 = 78 + 50)
ZECCHIN
(128 = 78 + 50)
TZARINA
(128 = 78 + 50)
RITZIER
(128 = 78 + 50)
CRAZING
(126 = 76 + 50)
CZARINA
(126 = 76 + 50)
CITIZEN
(126 = 76 + 50)
RHIZINE
(126 = 76 + 50)
ZITHERN
(126 = 76 + 50)
CHINTZE
(125 = 75 + 50)
CHARACTERIZING
(124)
AGATIZE
(124 = 74 + 50)
CHARACTERIZING
(124)
CITIZEN
(122 = 72 + 50)
CZARINA
(122 = 72 + 50)
ZINCIER
(122 = 72 + 50)
CRAZIER
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ZINCITE
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ZINCATE
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ZECCHIN
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ZECCHIN
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ZECCHIN
(122 = 72 + 50)
ZECCHIN
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TZARINA
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ZITHERN
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RHIZINE
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ZECCHIN
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ZITHERN
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ZINGARI
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AGATIZE
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ZINGARA
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ZINGIER
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ZINGARE
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TEAZING
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CHINTZE
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CRAZING
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CHINTZE
(116 = 66 + 50)
ZECCHIN
(116 = 66 + 50)
ZECCHIN
(116 = 66 + 50)
CHINTZE
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CHINTZE
(116 = 66 + 50)
CHINTZE
(116 = 66 + 50)
TZARINA
(114 = 64 + 50)
RITZIER
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ZINCATE
(113 = 63 + 50)
CRAZING
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ZINCITE
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ZINCIER
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CZARINA
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CHINTZE
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ZECCHIN
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CRAZING
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RHIZINE
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CRAZING
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RHIZINE
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RHIZINE
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CRAZING
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CACHING
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ZITHERN
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ZITHERN
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CRAZING
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ZITHERN
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ZITHERN
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ZITHERN
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ZITHERN
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CITIZEN
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ZINCIER
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ZECCHIN
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ZINCITE
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CZARINA
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CRAZIER
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ZINCIER
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CRAZIER
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ZINCITE
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ZINCITE
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CZARINA
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CRAZING
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ZINGIER
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ZINCITE
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CITIZEN
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ZINGARI
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CZARINA
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CITIZEN
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ZITHERN
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ZINCATE
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ZINCATE
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ZINCATE
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ZINGIER
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CZARINA
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CZARINA
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ZINCIER
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CITIZEN
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CITIZEN
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CITIZEN
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ZINGARA
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ZINCIER
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TEAZING
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CITIZEN
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ZINCIER
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ZINCITE
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ZINGARI
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RHIZINE
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ZINGARE
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CACHING
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ZINGARA
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CZARINA
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CACHING
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AGATIZE
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ZINGARE
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ZINGARA
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ZINGIER
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CATCHER
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CZARINA
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ZINCATE
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ZINCATE
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ARCHAIC
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ZINCITE
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CITIZEN
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CHANCRE
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ZINGARE
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RECATCH
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ZINCITE
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ZINGARI
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ZINCIER
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ZINCIER
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ZINGARI
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TEAZING
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ZINGIER
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TEAZING
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TEAZING
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ZINGARE
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TEAZING
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AGATIZE
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ZINGIER
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ZINCIER
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ZINGARA
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CITIZEN
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AGATIZE
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ZINGARE
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AGATIZE
(104 = 54 + 50)
ARCHAIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
ZECCHIN
(104 = 54 + 50)

characterizing in Words With Friends™

The word characterizing 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: 34

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

CHARACTERIZING
(396)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (97 words)

accinge, actinic, agatine, agatize, angrier, archaic, archean, arching, arraign, arrange, caching, carinae, carnage, cartage, carting, catarrh, catcher, centric, certain, chagrin, chainer, chancre, changer, chanter, charger, charier, charter, chintze, cithern, citizen, citrine, crating, crazier, crazing, cringer, czarina, earring, erratic, etching, grainer, granite, granter, hairier, hairnet, hearing, heating, herring, ichnite, icteric, igniter, inciter, inertia, ingrate, inherit, inreach, itchier, itching, narrate, nightie, racecar, rainhat, rainier, rancher, rangier, ratrace, rearing, recatch, rechain, rechart, regrant, reicing, retrain, rhizine, righter, ritzier, tanager, tangier, tarring, tearing, teazing, terrain, tiering, trachea, tracing, trainer, tranche, triarch, tzarina, zecchin, zincate, zincier, zincite, zingara, zingare, zingari, zingier, zithern

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word characterizing

CHARACTERIZING
(396)
CHARACTERIZING
(342)
CHARACTERIZING
(336)
CHARACTERIZING
(228)
CHARACTERIZING
(176)
CHARACTERIZING
(152)
CHARACTERIZING
(152)
CHARACTERIZING
(148)
CHARACTERIZING
(136)
CHARACTERIZING
(136)
CHARACTERIZING
(53)
CHARACTERIZING
(51)
CHARACTERIZING
(43)
CHARACTERIZING
(42)
CHARACTERIZING
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CHARACTERIZING
(39)

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

CHARACTERIZING
(396)
CHARACTERIZING
(342)
CHARACTERIZING
(336)
CHARACTERIZING
(228)
ZECCHIN
(194 = 159 + 35)
CHARACTERIZING
(176)
CRAZING
(173 = 138 + 35)
CHINTZE
(173 = 138 + 35)
RHIZINE
(170 = 135 + 35)
ZECCHIN
(170 = 135 + 35)
ZINCIER
(167 = 132 + 35)
ZINCATE
(167 = 132 + 35)
CRAZING
(167 = 132 + 35)
ZINCITE
(167 = 132 + 35)
CITIZEN
(167 = 132 + 35)
TEAZING
(164 = 129 + 35)
RHIZINE
(164 = 129 + 35)
ZINGARE
(164 = 129 + 35)
ZINGARA
(164 = 129 + 35)
ZINGIER
(164 = 129 + 35)
ZINGARI
(164 = 129 + 35)
CHINTZE
(161 = 126 + 35)
CZARINA
(161 = 126 + 35)
CRAZING
(161 = 126 + 35)
CRAZING
(161 = 126 + 35)
ZITHERN
(158 = 123 + 35)
TEAZING
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CRAZIER
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CRAZIER
(158 = 123 + 35)
ZINCATE
(155 = 120 + 35)
AGATIZE
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ZINCITE
(155 = 120 + 35)
CZARINA
(155 = 120 + 35)
ZINCIER
(155 = 120 + 35)
TEAZING
(152 = 117 + 35)
ZINGIER
(152 = 117 + 35)
ZINGARA
(152 = 117 + 35)
ZITHERN
(152 = 117 + 35)
CHARACTERIZING
(152)
CRAZIER
(152 = 117 + 35)
ZINGARE
(152 = 117 + 35)
RHIZINE
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CHARACTERIZING
(152)
TEAZING
(152 = 117 + 35)
RHIZINE
(152 = 117 + 35)
CRAZIER
(152 = 117 + 35)
TZARINA
(152 = 117 + 35)
ZINGARI
(152 = 117 + 35)
AGATIZE
(149 = 114 + 35)
RITZIER
(149 = 114 + 35)
RITZIER
(149 = 114 + 35)
CHARACTERIZING
(148)
ZECHIN
(147)
TZARINA
(146 = 111 + 35)
RITZIER
(143 = 108 + 35)
RITZIER
(143 = 108 + 35)
ZECCHIN
(140 = 105 + 35)
ZECCHIN
(140 = 105 + 35)
ZECCHIN
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ZINCIC
(138)
HAZING
(138)
CACHING
(137 = 102 + 35)
CHARACTERIZING
(136)
CHARACTERIZING
(136)
ZECCHIN
(135 = 100 + 35)
CHINTZ
(135)
ZECCHIN
(135 = 100 + 35)
ZECCHIN
(135 = 100 + 35)
ZECCHIN
(134 = 99 + 35)
ZECCHIN
(134 = 99 + 35)
CHINTZE
(131 = 96 + 35)
CHINTZE
(131 = 96 + 35)
CRAZING
(131 = 96 + 35)
HAZIER
(129)
ZINCIC
(126)
ZENITH
(126)
ZINGER
(126)
CHINTZE
(125 = 90 + 35)
ZECCHIN
(125 = 90 + 35)
CZARINA
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ZINCIER
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ZINCATE
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CITIZEN
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CRAZING
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ZINCIER
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ZINCITE
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CHINTZE
(123 = 88 + 35)
CHINTZ
(123)
CRAZING
(123 = 88 + 35)
CRAZING
(123 = 88 + 35)
CHINTZE
(123 = 88 + 35)
ZECHIN
(123)
CHINTZE
(123 = 88 + 35)
CRAZING
(123 = 88 + 35)
CRAZIER
(122 = 87 + 35)
ZECCHIN
(122 = 87 + 35)
HAZING
(120)
ZANIER
(120)
RAZING
(120)
ZINCITE
(119 = 84 + 35)
ZINCITE
(119 = 84 + 35)
CITIZEN
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CACHING
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ZINCIER
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ZINCIER
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ZINCATE
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CHINTZE
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CHINTZE
(119 = 84 + 35)
CZARINA
(119 = 84 + 35)
GRAZER
(117)
ZITHER
(117)
ZINGARI
(116 = 81 + 35)
ZINGARA
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TEAZING
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ZINGARA
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ZITHERN
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ZINGARI
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ZINGARE
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ZINGIER
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ZITHERN
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ZECCHIN
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CRAZIER
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ZINGIER
(116 = 81 + 35)
CITIZEN
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CZARINA
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CZARINA
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ZINCITE
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ZINCATE
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CZARINA
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CITIZEN
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ZINCIER
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CITIZEN
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CITIZEN
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ZINCIER
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ZINCIC
(114)
ZENITH
(114)
ZEATIN
(114)
ZINGER
(114)
RAZING
(114)
ZINGARE
(113 = 78 + 35)
ACCINGE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHANCRE
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ACCINGE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHINTZE
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CHINTZE
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CACHING
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CHANCRE
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ZINGARI
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CACHING
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CHANCRE
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AGATIZE
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ZITHERN
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ZINGARI
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RHIZINE
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CRAZE
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ZINGARA
(111 = 76 + 35)
ZINGARE
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ZINGARE
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RHIZINE
(111 = 76 + 35)
GRAZER
(111)
RHIZINE
(111 = 76 + 35)
ZINGARI
(111 = 76 + 35)
CRAZIER
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CRAZIER
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ZINGIER
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ZINGIER
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AGATIZE
(111 = 76 + 35)
CRAZIER
(111 = 76 + 35)
ZITHER
(111)
ZINGARA
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ZITHERN
(111 = 76 + 35)
HAZIER
(111)
TEAZING
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ZINGARE
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TEAZING
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Words within the letters of characterizing

2 letter words in characterizing (17 words)

10 letter words in characterizing (6 words)

11 letter words in characterizing (2 words)

14 letter words in characterizing (1 word)

characterizing + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence characterizing

Words that start with characterizing (1 word)

Words with characterizing in them (1 word)

Words that end with characterizing (3 words)

Word Growth involving characterizing

Shorter words in characterizing

act acter character

ar char chara character

ha char chara character

in zing

Longer words containing characterizing

mischaracterizing

recharacterizing