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Definition of circumscribing

"circumscribing" in the verb sense

1. circumscribe

draw a line around

"He drew a circle around the points"

2. limit, circumscribe, confine to

restrict or confine within limits

"I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

"please confine your questions to the topic"

"our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born"

3. circumscribe

to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

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

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circumscribing in Scrabble®

The word circumscribing is playable in Scrabble®, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'c' is 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: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters circumscribing:

CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

buccins, burring, curbing, curring, cursing, minibus, rubrics, siccing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word circumscribing

CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(207)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(138)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(120)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(120)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(120)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(112)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(112)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(112)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(104)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(104)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(104)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(96)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(96)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(96)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(36)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(36)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(36)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(34)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(34)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(30)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(30)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(28)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(27)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(26)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(26)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(26)

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

CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(207)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(138)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(120)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(120)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(120)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(112)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(112)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(112)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(104)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(104)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(104)
BUCCINS
(102 = 52 + 50)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(100)
SICCING
(98 = 48 + 50)
BUCCINS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CURBING
(98 = 48 + 50)
BUCCINS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BUCCINS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BUCCINS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(96)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(96)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(96)
SICCING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CURBING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CURBING
(95 = 45 + 50)
SICCING
(95 = 45 + 50)
SICCING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CURBING
(95 = 45 + 50)
RUBRICS
(94 = 44 + 50)
MINIBUS
(94 = 44 + 50)
BUCCINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BUCCINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BUCCINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BUCCINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
MINIBUS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SICCING
(92 = 42 + 50)
RUBRICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CURBING
(92 = 42 + 50)
MINIBUS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RUBRICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CURRING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CURSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
BURRING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CURBING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CURRING
(89 = 39 + 50)
SICCING
(89 = 39 + 50)
SICCING
(89 = 39 + 50)
BUCCINS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CURBING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CURBING
(89 = 39 + 50)
SICCING
(89 = 39 + 50)
SICCING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CURSING
(89 = 39 + 50)
BURRING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CURBING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
BUCCINS
(88 = 38 + 50)
BUCCINS
(88 = 38 + 50)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(88)
RUBRICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINIBUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINIBUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINIBUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SICCING
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURRING
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUBRICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUBRICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BURRING
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINIBUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURSING
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURBING
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINIBUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUBRICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SICCING
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINIBUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUBRICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUBRICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUBRICS
(84 = 34 + 50)
RUBRICS
(84 = 34 + 50)
MINIBUS
(84 = 34 + 50)
CURSING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CURRING
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CURSING
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BURRING
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BURRING
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CURSING
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MINIBUS
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BURRING
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CURSING
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BURRING
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CURRING
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CURSING
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CURSING
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BURRING
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CURRING
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CURRING
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RUBRICS
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CURRING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CURRING
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BURRING
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CURBING
(82 = 32 + 50)
BUCCINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
BUCCINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
BUCCINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
SICCING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RUBRICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUCCINS
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BUCCINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BURRING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURBING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURBING
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BUCCINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURSING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURRING
(80 = 30 + 50)
SICCING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CURBING
(80 = 30 + 50)
BUCCINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MINIBUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MINIBUS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SICCING
(80 = 30 + 50)
MINIBUS
(78 = 28 + 50)
BUCCINS
(78 = 28 + 50)
BUCCINS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURBING
(78 = 28 + 50)
MINIBUS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURBING
(78 = 28 + 50)
BURRING
(78 = 28 + 50)
SICCING
(78 = 28 + 50)
RUBRICS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURBING
(78 = 28 + 50)
SICCING
(78 = 28 + 50)
BUCCINS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURBING
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURBING
(78 = 28 + 50)
RUBRICS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURBING
(78 = 28 + 50)
MINIBUS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SICCING
(78 = 28 + 50)
SICCING
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURRING
(78 = 28 + 50)
BUCCINS
(78 = 28 + 50)
BUCCINS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SICCING
(78 = 28 + 50)
CURSING
(78 = 28 + 50)
BUCCINS
(76 = 26 + 50)
BURRING
(76 = 26 + 50)
BURRING
(76 = 26 + 50)
BUCCINS
(76 = 26 + 50)
BURRING
(76 = 26 + 50)
BUCCINS
(76 = 26 + 50)
MINIBUS
(76 = 26 + 50)
RUBRICS
(76 = 26 + 50)
RUBRICS
(76 = 26 + 50)
MINIBUS
(76 = 26 + 50)
RUBRICS
(76 = 26 + 50)
MINIBUS
(76 = 26 + 50)
BUCCINS
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURBING
(76 = 26 + 50)
SICCING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURRING
(76 = 26 + 50)
SICCING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURBING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURSING
(76 = 26 + 50)
SICCING
(76 = 26 + 50)
BUCCINS
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURRING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURSING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURBING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURRING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURBING
(76 = 26 + 50)
SICCING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CURSING
(76 = 26 + 50)
SICCING
(76 = 26 + 50)
RUBRICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CURSING
(74 = 24 + 50)
MINIBUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SICCING
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUBRICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
BURRING
(74 = 24 + 50)
MINIBUS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RUBRICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
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circumscribing in Words With Friends™

The word circumscribing is playable in Words With Friends™, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'c' is 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: 29

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

CIRCUMSCRIBING
(405)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(405)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

buccins, burring, curbing, curring, cursing, minibus, rubrics, siccing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word circumscribing

CIRCUMSCRIBING
(405)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(405)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(333)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(297)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(297)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(297)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(186)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(140)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(140)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(140)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(128)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(128)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(128)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(124)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(124)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(124)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(43)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(43)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(40)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(40)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(40)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(39)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(39)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(39)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(39)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(39)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(36)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(36)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(36)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(35)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(35)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(34)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(34)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(34)

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

CIRCUMSCRIBING
(405)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(405)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(333)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(297)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(297)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(297)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(234)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(186)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(156)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(140)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(140)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(140)
BUCCINS
(137 = 102 + 35)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(128)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(128)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(128)
BUCCINS
(125 = 90 + 35)
BUCCINS
(125 = 90 + 35)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(124)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(124)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(124)
CURBING
(122 = 87 + 35)
CURBING
(122 = 87 + 35)
SICCING
(119 = 84 + 35)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CURBING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
MINIBUS
(116 = 81 + 35)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
CIRCUMSCRIBING
(116)
BUCCINS
(113 = 78 + 35)
BUCCINS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SICCING
(113 = 78 + 35)
SICCING
(113 = 78 + 35)
BUCCINS
(113 = 78 + 35)
CURBING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CURBING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CURBING
(110 = 75 + 35)
MINIBUS
(110 = 75 + 35)
CURBING
(110 = 75 + 35)
BURRING
(107 = 72 + 35)
BUCCINS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SICCING
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CURRING
(107 = 72 + 35)
SICCING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CURSING
(107 = 72 + 35)
RUBRICS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BUCCINS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BUCCINS
(107 = 72 + 35)
RUBRICS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SICCING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CURBING
(104 = 69 + 35)
MINIBUS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CURBING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CURBING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CURBING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CURSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
BUCCINS
(101 = 66 + 35)
BUCCINS
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CURSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
BURRING
(101 = 66 + 35)
BURRING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CURRING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CURRING
(101 = 66 + 35)
RUBRICS
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BUCCINS
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SICCING
(101 = 66 + 35)
BUCCIN
(99)
SICCING
(99 = 64 + 35)
SICCING
(99 = 64 + 35)
SICCING
(99 = 64 + 35)
MINIBUS
(98 = 63 + 35)
CURBING
(98 = 63 + 35)
CURBING
(98 = 63 + 35)
CUBING
(96)
CUBISM
(96)
CURSING
(95 = 60 + 35)
BURRING
(95 = 60 + 35)
SICCING
(95 = 60 + 35)
RUBRICS
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURRING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURRING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURSING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURSING
(95 = 60 + 35)
BURRING
(95 = 60 + 35)
BURRING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURRING
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MINIBUS
(95 = 60 + 35)
MINIBUS
(95 = 60 + 35)
MINIBUS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BUCCINS
(95 = 60 + 35)
MINIBUS
(92 = 57 + 35)
MINIBUS
(92 = 57 + 35)
CURRING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CURSING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CURSING
(91 = 56 + 35)
BURRING
(91 = 56 + 35)
RUBRICS
(91 = 56 + 35)
BURRING
(91 = 56 + 35)
RUBRICS
(91 = 56 + 35)
CURRING
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BURRING
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RUBRICS
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CURSING
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CURRING
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MUCINS
(90)
BURRING
(89 = 54 + 35)
BURRING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURSING
(89 = 54 + 35)
RUBRICS
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURSING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURRING
(89 = 54 + 35)
RUBRICS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SICCING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURRING
(89 = 54 + 35)
SICCING
(89 = 54 + 35)
BUCCINS
(87 = 52 + 35)
BUCCINS
(87 = 52 + 35)
INIMIC
(87)
BUCCIN
(87)
MINIBUS
(86 = 51 + 35)
MINIBUS
(86 = 51 + 35)
MINIBUS
(86 = 51 + 35)
MINIBUS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CURBING
(85 = 50 + 35)
CRUMBS
(84)
CURRING
(83 = 48 + 35)
RUBRICS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BURRING
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CURSING
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RUBRICS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BURRING
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CURSING
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RUBRICS
(83 = 48 + 35)
RUBRICS
(83 = 48 + 35)
SICCING
(83 = 48 + 35)
CURRING
(83 = 48 + 35)
MINIBUS
(81 = 46 + 35)
CURBING
(81 = 46 + 35)
MINIBUS
(81 = 46 + 35)
CURSING
(79 = 44 + 35)
BUCCINS
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SICCING
(79 = 44 + 35)
BURRING
(79 = 44 + 35)
BUCCINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
BUCCINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
RUBRICS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CURRING
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RUBRICS
(79 = 44 + 35)
BUCCINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CRUMBS
(78)
CUBISM
(78)
CURCIN
(78)
CURBING
(77 = 42 + 35)
CURBING
(77 = 42 + 35)
CURBING
(77 = 42 + 35)
CURBING
(75 = 40 + 35)
BUCCINS
(75 = 40 + 35)
BUCCIN
(75)
BUCCINS
(75 = 40 + 35)
SICCING
(75 = 40 + 35)
BUCCINS
(75 = 40 + 35)
BURRING
(75 = 40 + 35)
SICCING
(75 = 40 + 35)
BUCCINS
(75 = 40 + 35)
BUCCIN
(75)
CURRING
(75 = 40 + 35)
CURSING
(75 = 40 + 35)
BUCCIN
(75)
MINIBUS
(73 = 38 + 35)
MINIBUS
(73 = 38 + 35)
BUCCINS
(73 = 38 + 35)
MINIBUS
(73 = 38 + 35)
CURBING
(73 = 38 + 35)
MINIBUS
(73 = 38 + 35)
CURBING
(73 = 38 + 35)
SICCING
(73 = 38 + 35)
CURBING
(73 = 38 + 35)
BUCCINS
(73 = 38 + 35)
CURBING
(73 = 38 + 35)
CUBING
(72)
CUBISM
(72)
CUBING
(72)
CUBISM
(72)
CRUMBS
(72)
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(72)
CUBISM
(72)
INCUBI
(72)
CUBING
(72)
CURCIN
(72)
CRUMBS
(72)
BUCCINS
(71 = 36 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence circumscribing

Words that start with circumscribing (1 word)

circumscribing

Words with circumscribing in them (1 word)

circumscribing

Words that end with circumscribing (1 word)

circumscribing
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Word Growth involving circumscribing

Shorter words in circumscribing

in bin scribing

rib crib scribing

Longer words containing circumscribing

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