Definition of clandestine

"clandestine" in the adjective sense

1. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

"clandestine intelligence operations"

"cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"

"hole-and-corner intrigue"

"secret missions"

"a secret agent"

"secret sales of arms"

"surreptitious mobilization of troops"

"an undercover investigation"

"underground resistance"

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clandestine in Scrabble®

The word clandestine 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 clandestine:

CLANDESTINE
(135)
CLANDESTINE
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (88 words)

adenine, aediles, ancient, aniseed, annelid, candies, candles, canines, canteen, cantles, castile, castled, catenin, citadel, cladist, cleaned, cleanse, clients, dacites, decalin, decanes, decants, deceits, deciles, decline, delates, delicts, delints, deltaic, denials, dentals, dentils, dentine, dentins, descale, descant, descent, destain, destine, details, detains, dialect, dilates, discant, elastic, elastin, enacted, encased, entails, enticed, entices, incants, incased, incense, indents, inlands, instead, intends, intense, laciest, lancets, lateens, leanest, lenient, lenited, lenites, license, lindens, lineate, linnets, linseed, nailset, nascent, neatens, nestled, sainted, salient, scalene, scanned, scented, silence, slanted, snailed, stained, standee, stannic, stencil, tensile

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word clandestine

CLANDESTINE
(135)
CLANDESTINE
(135)
CLANDESTINE
(90)
CLANDESTINE
(90)
CLANDESTINE
(68)
CLANDESTINE
(64)
CLANDESTINE
(60)
CLANDESTINE
(60)
CLANDESTINE
(56)
CLANDESTINE
(56)
CLANDESTINE
(56)
CLANDESTINE
(56)
CLANDESTINE
(56)
CLANDESTINE
(54)
CLANDESTINE
(48)
CLANDESTINE
(48)
CLANDESTINE
(40)
CLANDESTINE
(36)
CLANDESTINE
(36)
CLANDESTINE
(36)
CLANDESTINE
(36)
CLANDESTINE
(36)
CLANDESTINE
(34)
CLANDESTINE
(32)
CLANDESTINE
(32)
CLANDESTINE
(32)
CLANDESTINE
(32)
CLANDESTINE
(32)
CLANDESTINE
(32)
CLANDESTINE
(26)
CLANDESTINE
(21)
CLANDESTINE
(20)
CLANDESTINE
(20)
CLANDESTINE
(18)
CLANDESTINE
(18)
CLANDESTINE
(17)
CLANDESTINE
(17)
CLANDESTINE
(17)

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

CLANDESTINE
(135)
CLANDESTINE
(135)
DECILES
(90 = 40 + 50)
CASTLED
(90 = 40 + 50)
ENACTED
(90 = 40 + 50)
DESCANT
(90 = 40 + 50)
DECALIN
(90 = 40 + 50)
DECANES
(90 = 40 + 50)
INCASED
(90 = 40 + 50)
DECLINE
(90 = 40 + 50)
DELTAIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
DIALECT
(90 = 40 + 50)
CLEANED
(90 = 40 + 50)
SCENTED
(90 = 40 + 50)
CITADEL
(90 = 40 + 50)
DACITES
(90 = 40 + 50)
DECANTS
(90 = 40 + 50)
CLADIST
(90 = 40 + 50)
CANDLES
(90 = 40 + 50)
CANDIES
(90 = 40 + 50)
CLANDESTINE
(90)
DISCANT
(90 = 40 + 50)
SCANNED
(90 = 40 + 50)
ENTICED
(90 = 40 + 50)
DESCALE
(90 = 40 + 50)
CLANDESTINE
(90)
DECEITS
(90 = 40 + 50)
ENCASED
(90 = 40 + 50)
DELICTS
(90 = 40 + 50)
DESCENT
(90 = 40 + 50)
CITADEL
(89 = 39 + 50)
ENTICED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DISCANT
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DELICTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DACITES
(89 = 39 + 50)
ENCASED
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ENACTED
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DECALIN
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DECANTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DESCALE
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DECANES
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DECLINE
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CLADIST
(89 = 39 + 50)
DESCANT
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CLEANED
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANDLES
(89 = 39 + 50)
DECEITS
(89 = 39 + 50)
DESCALE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CASTLED
(89 = 39 + 50)
SCANNED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DELTAIC
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANDIES
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DESCENT
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ENACTED
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DECILES
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INCASED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DESCANT
(89 = 39 + 50)
DISCANT
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SCENTED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DIALECT
(89 = 39 + 50)
DESCENT
(89 = 39 + 50)
DIALECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CLEANSE
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CLIENTS
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STENCIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
CLIENTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
DESCALE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CLEANED
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANDLES
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STENCIL
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LACIEST
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INCENSE
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LICENSE
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DECANES
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LICENSE
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CANINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CLEANSE
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SCANNED
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CANTLES
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INCANTS
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CANTLES
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SCALENE
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STANNIC
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INCASED
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SCALENE
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DISCANT
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INCANTS
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CANDIES
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CANTEEN
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ENTICES
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LACIEST
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ELASTIC
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SCENTED
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STANNIC
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CANDLES
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DECALIN
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DECLINE
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ENTICES
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CANTEEN
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INCENSE
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DECILES
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CANDIES
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CITADEL
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LANCETS
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DESCENT
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ANCIENT
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SILENCE
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DECANTS
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CLADIST
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ENCASED
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CASTILE
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LANCETS
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NASCENT
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ENACTED
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ANCIENT
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CATENIN
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DELICTS
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SILENCE
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DESCANT
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CASTLED
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NASCENT
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DECEITS
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NASCENT
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CANINES
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ENTICED
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CLADIST
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ELASTIC
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LANCETS
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CATENIN
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CASTILE
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DACITES
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ENACTED
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CLEANED
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ENACTED
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ENTICED
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SCENTED
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CLEANED
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DECLINE
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SCENTED
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ENACTED
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CITADEL
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ENTICED
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SCANNED
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ENCASED
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DECEITS
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DECEITS
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CANDIES
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DECEITS
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CANDIES
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SCANNED
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CANDIES
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DECEITS
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DECEITS
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ENCASED
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SCENTED
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ENACTED
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DECEITS
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CLADIST
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CLADIST
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CLEANED
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CITADEL
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DECANTS
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CITADEL
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DECLINE
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DECANES
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DECANES
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DECILES
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DECILES
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DECILES
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CANDLES
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CITADEL
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DECILES
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ENTICED
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CITADEL
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CLADIST
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DECANTS
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DECLINE
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SCENTED
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CANDLES
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DECILES
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CANDLES
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DECLINE
(83 = 33 + 50)

clandestine in Words With Friends™

The word clandestine 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 clandestine:

CLANDESTINE
(216)
CLANDESTINE
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (88 words)

adenine, aediles, ancient, aniseed, annelid, candies, candles, canines, canteen, cantles, castile, castled, catenin, citadel, cladist, cleaned, cleanse, clients, dacites, decalin, decanes, decants, deceits, deciles, decline, delates, delicts, delints, deltaic, denials, dentals, dentils, dentine, dentins, descale, descant, descent, destain, destine, details, detains, dialect, dilates, discant, elastic, elastin, enacted, encased, entails, enticed, entices, incants, incased, incense, indents, inlands, instead, intends, intense, laciest, lancets, lateens, leanest, lenient, lenited, lenites, license, lindens, lineate, linnets, linseed, nailset, nascent, neatens, nestled, sainted, salient, scalene, scanned, scented, silence, slanted, snailed, stained, standee, stannic, stencil, tensile

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word clandestine

CLANDESTINE
(216)
CLANDESTINE
(216)
CLANDESTINE
(198)
CLANDESTINE
(132)
CLANDESTINE
(120)
CLANDESTINE
(92)
CLANDESTINE
(80)
CLANDESTINE
(80)
CLANDESTINE
(76)
CLANDESTINE
(76)
CLANDESTINE
(72)
CLANDESTINE
(72)
CLANDESTINE
(72)
CLANDESTINE
(72)
CLANDESTINE
(66)
CLANDESTINE
(56)
CLANDESTINE
(52)
CLANDESTINE
(48)
CLANDESTINE
(48)
CLANDESTINE
(48)
CLANDESTINE
(44)
CLANDESTINE
(44)
CLANDESTINE
(36)
CLANDESTINE
(36)
CLANDESTINE
(29)
CLANDESTINE
(26)
CLANDESTINE
(26)
CLANDESTINE
(25)
CLANDESTINE
(25)
CLANDESTINE
(24)
CLANDESTINE
(23)
CLANDESTINE
(23)
CLANDESTINE
(22)
CLANDESTINE
(22)
CLANDESTINE
(22)
CLANDESTINE
(22)
CLANDESTINE
(21)
CLANDESTINE
(21)
CLANDESTINE
(20)

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

CLANDESTINE
(216)
CLANDESTINE
(216)
CLANDESTINE
(198)
CLANDESTINE
(132)
CLANDESTINE
(120)
DECLINE
(110 = 75 + 35)
DECALIN
(110 = 75 + 35)
SCANNED
(110 = 75 + 35)
CANDLES
(110 = 75 + 35)
ENTICED
(107 = 72 + 35)
DECANES
(107 = 72 + 35)
DECANTS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CANINES
(107 = 72 + 35)
CANDIES
(107 = 72 + 35)
LICENSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SCENTED
(107 = 72 + 35)
CANTLES
(107 = 72 + 35)
DESCENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
STANNIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
DESCANT
(107 = 72 + 35)
DISCANT
(107 = 72 + 35)
STENCIL
(107 = 72 + 35)
SCALENE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CANTEEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
ENACTED
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NASCENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
DECILES
(107 = 72 + 35)
DIALECT
(107 = 72 + 35)
DESCALE
(107 = 72 + 35)
DECEITS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CLEANED
(104 = 69 + 35)
DACITES
(104 = 69 + 35)
LACIEST
(104 = 69 + 35)
ANCIENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
CASTLED
(101 = 66 + 35)
INCASED
(101 = 66 + 35)
LANCETS
(101 = 66 + 35)
CITADEL
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INCANTS
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DISCANT
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CATENIN
(101 = 66 + 35)
LANCETS
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NASCENT
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CLEANSE
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DESCANT
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CLIENTS
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ENACTED
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DELTAIC
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DESCALE
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DESCENT
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SILENCE
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DELICTS
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ENCASED
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CLADIST
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INCENSE
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SCANNED
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CASTILE
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SCANNED
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ELASTIC
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CANDLES
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DECLINE
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DECALIN
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CLEANED
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CLEANED
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ENTICES
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DESCANT
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CASTLED
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DELICTS
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NASCENT
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DESCENT
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NASCENT
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CLADIST
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CLEANSE
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CITADEL
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LANCETS
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CANDIES
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CITADEL
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LANCETS
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CATENIN
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CATENIN
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LANCETS
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CLADIST
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DESCENT
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DIALECT
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ENACTED
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DELTAIC
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DESCANT
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DISCANT
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SILENCE
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SCALENE
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DELTAIC
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CANINES
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STANNIC
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SCENTED
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ENACTED
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CLIENTS
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CANTLES
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DESCALE
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DESCALE
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CANTEEN
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DISCANT
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SCALENE
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CLEANED
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CASTILE
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CANDLES
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CANDLES
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SCANNED
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ANNELID
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LINDENS
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ELASTIC
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CANDLES
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DECLINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
CLANDESTINE
(92)
ENCASED
(89 = 54 + 35)
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SLANTED
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STENCIL
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DECILES
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ENCASED
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NASCENT
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INCANTS
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CLEANSE
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CLEANSE
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ANCIENT
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DENTINE
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CLIENTS
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INCENSE
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SILENCE
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INCENSE
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CANINES
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CANTLES
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LICENSE
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ANNELID
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SCANNED
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DECLINE
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Words within the letters of clandestine

2 letter words in clandestine (13 words)

10 letter words in clandestine (1 word)

11 letter words in clandestine (1 word)

Words containing the sequence clandestine

Words that start with clandestine (2 words)

Words with clandestine in them (1 word)

Words that end with clandestine (1 word)

Word Growth involving clandestine

Shorter words in clandestine

an clan

la clan

in tin tine destine

an and land

la land

Longer words containing clandestine

clandestinely