Definition of circumvent

"circumvent" in the verb sense

1. besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent

surround so as to force to give up

"The Turks besieged Vienna"

2. outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent

beat through cleverness and wit

"I beat the traffic"

"She outfoxed her competitors"

3. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues

"He dodged the issue"

"she skirted the problem"

"They tend to evade their responsibilities"

"he evaded the questions skillfully"

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circumvent in Scrabble®

The word circumvent 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters circumvent:

CIRCUMVENT
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

centric, incurve, minuter, numeric, runtime, tumeric, uncrime, unrivet

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word circumvent

CIRCUMVENT
(207)
CIRCUMVENT
(198)
CIRCUMVENT
(138)
CIRCUMVENT
(132)
CIRCUMVENT
(88)
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(50)
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(48)
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(46)
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(46)
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(44)
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(29)
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(27)
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(27)
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(26)
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(25)
CIRCUMVENT
(24)
CIRCUMVENT
(24)
CIRCUMVENT
(22)

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

CIRCUMVENT
(207)
CIRCUMVENT
(198)
CIRCUMVENT
(138)
CIRCUMVENT
(132)
INCURVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
INCURVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
INCURVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CENTRIC
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TUMERIC
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NUMERIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
UNCRIME
(94 = 44 + 50)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
UNRIVET
(92 = 42 + 50)
CENTRIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
TUMERIC
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NUMERIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
UNCRIME
(92 = 42 + 50)
NUMERIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
CENTRIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
INCURVE
(90 = 40 + 50)
UNRIVET
(90 = 40 + 50)
INCURVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
INCURVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
INCURVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
INCURVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
INCURVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
INCURVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CIRCUMVENT
(88)
CENTRIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CENTRIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CENTRIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CENTRIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
CENTRIC
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CENTRIC
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INCURVE
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UNRIVET
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCURVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TUMERIC
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UNCRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNCRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNCRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNCRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
TUMERIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
TUMERIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
TUMERIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
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NUMERIC
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RUNTIME
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RUNTIME
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NUMERIC
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NUMERIC
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NUMERIC
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MINUTER
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UNCRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
NUMERIC
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MINUTER
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UNCRIME
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TUMERIC
(84 = 34 + 50)
NUMERIC
(84 = 34 + 50)
UNCRIME
(84 = 34 + 50)
UNCRIME
(84 = 34 + 50)
UNRIVET
(83 = 33 + 50)
TUMERIC
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NUMERIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
UNRIVET
(83 = 33 + 50)
UNCRIME
(83 = 33 + 50)
UNRIVET
(83 = 33 + 50)
CENTRIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
UNRIVET
(83 = 33 + 50)
UNRIVET
(83 = 33 + 50)
UNRIVET
(83 = 33 + 50)
UNRIVET
(83 = 33 + 50)
INCURVE
(82 = 32 + 50)
INCURVE
(82 = 32 + 50)
CIRCUMVENT
(80)
RUNTIME
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUNTIME
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UNRIVET
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RUNTIME
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NUMERIC
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RUNTIME
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MINUTER
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MINUTER
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UNRIVET
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MINUTER
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INCURVE
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CENTRIC
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CENTRIC
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MINUTER
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RUNTIME
(80 = 30 + 50)
MINUTER
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MINUTER
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UNCRIME
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CENTRIC
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NUMERIC
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UNCRIME
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NUMERIC
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INCURVE
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TUMERIC
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TUMERIC
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UNRIVET
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INCURVE
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UNCRIME
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RUNTIME
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MINUTER
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NUMERIC
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CENTRIC
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CIRCUMVENT
(76)
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UNCRIME
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TUMERIC
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UNCRIME
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UNCRIME
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TUMERIC
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INCURVE
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INCURVE
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CIRCUMVENT
(76)
MINUTER
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CENTRIC
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TUMERIC
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INCURVE
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CENTRIC
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CENTRIC
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INCURVE
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NUMERIC
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CIRCUMVENT
(76)
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(76)
INCURVE
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UNRIVET
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UNCRIME
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UNRIVET
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RUNTIME
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TUMERIC
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UNCRIME
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UNRIVET
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RUNTIME
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circumvent in Words With Friends™

The word circumvent 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 circumvent:

CIRCUMVENT
(369)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

centric, incurve, minuter, numeric, runtime, tumeric, uncrime, unrivet

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word circumvent

CIRCUMVENT
(369)
CIRCUMVENT
(351)
CIRCUMVENT
(210)
CIRCUMVENT
(198)
CIRCUMVENT
(117)
CIRCUMVENT
(116)
CIRCUMVENT
(108)
CIRCUMVENT
(105)
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(105)
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(104)
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(104)
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(104)
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(104)
CIRCUMVENT
(100)
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(100)
CIRCUMVENT
(93)
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(74)
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(74)
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(70)
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(70)
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(66)
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(58)
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(54)
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(54)
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(50)
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(50)
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(50)
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(50)
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(37)
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(36)
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(35)
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(35)
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(35)
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(34)
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(31)
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(31)
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(30)
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(30)
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(28)
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(28)
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(27)

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

CIRCUMVENT
(369)
CIRCUMVENT
(351)
CIRCUMVENT
(210)
CIRCUMVENT
(198)
INCURVE
(125 = 90 + 35)
CIRCUMVENT
(117)
UNCRIME
(116 = 81 + 35)
NUMERIC
(116 = 81 + 35)
CIRCUMVENT
(116)
INCURVE
(113 = 78 + 35)
INCURVE
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CENTRIC
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UNRIVET
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNCRIME
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NUMERIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
CIRCUMVENT
(108)
TUMERIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
TUMERIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
MINUTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
CENTRIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
INCURVE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CIRCUMVENT
(105)
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(105)
CIRCUMVENT
(104)
CIRCUMVENT
(104)
CIRCUMVENT
(104)
UNCRIME
(104 = 69 + 35)
CIRCUMVENT
(104)
NUMERIC
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CENTRIC
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RUNTIME
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CENTRIC
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CIRCUMVENT
(100)
CIRCUMVENT
(100)
INCURVE
(99 = 64 + 35)
INCURVE
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INCURVE
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NUMERIC
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UNCRIME
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INCURVE
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MINUTER
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TUMERIC
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INCURVE
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NUMERIC
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CIRCUMVENT
(93)
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NUMERIC
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UNCRIME
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NUMERIC
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TUMERIC
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UNRIVET
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INCURVE
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ERUCIC
(87)
UREMIC
(87)
NUMERIC
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UNRIVET
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MINUTER
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RUNTIME
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TUMERIC
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CURCIN
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VERMIN
(78)
INVECT
(78)
VERMIN
(78)
MINUTER
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RUNTIME
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CIRCUMVENT
(74)
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(74)
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(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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(70)
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(70)
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VIRTUE
(69)
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(69)
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(69)
MUNITE
(69)
NUMERIC
(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
INVERT
(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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Shorter words in circumvent

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Longer words containing circumvent

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