Definition of compensation

"compensation" in the noun sense

1. compensation

something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

2. compensation

psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

3. recompense, compensation

the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

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Quotations for compensation

No evil is without its compensation. [ Seneca ]

Cost is the father and compensation is the mother of progress. [ J. G. Holland ]

It is some compensation for great evils that they enforce great lessons. [ Bovee ]

Fame at its best is but a poor compensation for all the ills of existence. [ Mrs. Oliphant ]

Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life. [ Francois M. A. de Voltaire ]

Extremes are vicious, and proceed from men; compensation is just, and proceeds from God. [ Bruyere ]

Belief in compensation, or, that nothing is got for nothing, characterizes all valuable minds. [ Emerson ]

Whatever difference there may appear to be in men's fortunes, there is still a certain compensation of good and ill in all, that makes them equal. [ Charron ]

Women are the happiest beings of the creation: in compensation for our services they reward us with a happiness of which they retain more than half. [ De Varennes ]

Is it not the realization of his enforced sufferings in this world that gives man the hope of a better life after death, as a just compensation for the miseries in this? [ De Finod ]

If refined sense, and exalted sense, be not so useful as commonsense, their rarity, their novelty, and the nobleness of their objects, make some compensation, and render them the admiration of mankind. [ Hume ]

compensation in Scrabble®

The word compensation 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters compensation:

COMPENSATION
(198)
COMPENSATION
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (91 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word compensation

COMPENSATION
(198)
COMPENSATION
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COMPENSATION
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In compensation

COMPENSATION
(198)
COMPENSATION
(198)
COMPENSATION
(132)
COMPENSATION
(132)
COMPOSE
(102 = 52 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(102 = 52 + 50)
CAMPION
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPOST
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPOTE
(102 = 52 + 50)
PEMICAN
(102 = 52 + 50)
IMPACTS
(102 = 52 + 50)
POTAMIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
IMPACTS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPOST
(98 = 48 + 50)
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(98 = 48 + 50)
POTAMIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
PEMICAN
(98 = 48 + 50)
POTAMIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPOSE
(98 = 48 + 50)
POTAMIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPOSE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PEMICAN
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPOST
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPOSE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPOST
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCAMPS
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COMPOST
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PEMICAN
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAMPION
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COMPOTE
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CAMPION
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCAMPS
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IMPACTS
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CAMPION
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CAMPION
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COMPOTE
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(98 = 48 + 50)
IMPACTS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPOTE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(98 = 48 + 50)
INSPECT
(94 = 44 + 50)
NONEPIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
ATOMICS
(94 = 44 + 50)
POSTMEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCOTOMA
(94 = 44 + 50)
POSTMAN
(94 = 44 + 50)
INSCAPE
(94 = 44 + 50)
ICEMANS
(94 = 44 + 50)
POETICS
(94 = 44 + 50)
OSMOTIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
CAPTION
(94 = 44 + 50)
CINEMAS
(94 = 44 + 50)
NEMATIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
PIMENTO
(94 = 44 + 50)
AMNESIC
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IMPASTO
(94 = 44 + 50)
PICANTE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PECTINS
(94 = 44 + 50)
CATNIPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
MOPIEST
(94 = 44 + 50)
INCOMES
(94 = 44 + 50)
NEPOTIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
NAPTIME
(94 = 44 + 50)
ASEPTIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SPICATE
(94 = 44 + 50)
ECTOPIA
(94 = 44 + 50)
TAMPONS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SOMATIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
TOECAPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PASTIME
(94 = 44 + 50)
MASONIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCOTOMA
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSCAPE
(92 = 42 + 50)
ASEPTIC
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COMPOTE
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COMPOTE
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IMPACTS
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ENCAMPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAMPION
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ASEPTIC
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NEMATIC
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ECTOPIA
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POSTMAN
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INCOMES
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INSPECT
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NAPTIME
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POSTMAN
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PICANTE
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CAMPION
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COMPOTE
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NEMATIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
IMPASTO
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NAPTIME
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COMPOSE
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COMPOST
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AMNESIC
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AMNESIC
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PIMENTO
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COMPOST
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PICANTE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PASTIME
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COMPOSE
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INSCAPE
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COMPOSE
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TOECAPS
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NONEPIC
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INSPECT
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PASTIME
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INSCAPE
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IMPASTO
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ATOMICS
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SCOTOMA
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POETICS
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ECTOPIA
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ENCAMPS
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PECTINS
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SPICATE
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IMPACTS
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INSPECT
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CAMPION
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SOMATIC
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NONEPIC
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TOECAPS
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ATOMICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CINEMAS
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SOMATIC
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IMPACTS
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PEMICAN
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ICEMANS
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEPOTIC
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TAMPONS
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ICEMANS
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POTAMIC
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MOPIEST
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CATNIPS
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ENCAMPS
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POSTMEN
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ASEPTIC
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IMPACTS
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CAPTION
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TOECAPS
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PECTINS
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ICEMANS
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MASONIC
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ENCAMPS
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POSTMEN
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OSMOTIC
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POTAMIC
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POTAMIC
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PIMENTO
(92 = 42 + 50)
MOPIEST
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SPICATE
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PEMICAN
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PEMICAN
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COMPOSE
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PEMICAN
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POTAMIC
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CAMPION
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IMPACTS
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ENCAMPS
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PEMICAN
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COMPOTE
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COMPENSATION
(88)
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ENCAMPS
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IMPACTS
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COMPOSE
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PEMICAN
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CAMPION
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ENCAMPS
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compensation in Words With Friends™

The word compensation 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: 23

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

COMPENSATION
(315)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (91 words)

aconite, actions, amnesic, amnions, ancient, animose, anoints, aseptic, atomics, atomise, atonics, campion, canines, cantons, caption, catenin, cations, catnips, cinemas, compose, compost, compote, connote, consent, contain, cooties, ectopia, emotion, encamps, icemans, impacts, impasto, incants, incomes, inmates, inscape, inspect, intones, ionones, isotope, mansion, masonic, mention, moisten, montane, mopiest, motions, naptime, nascent, nations, nematic, nepotic, noisome, nonepic, nonmate, nonmeat, nonstop, notices, notions, octanes, opiates, options, osmotic, osteoma, panties, pastime, patines, pectins, pemican, pension, picante, pimento, pinnate, poetics, pontine, postman, postmen, potamic, potions, saponin, scotoma, section, somatic, spicate, spinnet, stannic, tampons, tenpins, tension, toecaps, toonies

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word compensation

COMPENSATION
(315)
COMPENSATION
(261)
COMPENSATION
(243)
COMPENSATION
(243)
COMPENSATION
(210)
COMPENSATION
(198)
COMPENSATION
(112)
COMPENSATION
(108)
COMPENSATION
(104)
COMPENSATION
(96)
COMPENSATION
(92)
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COMPENSATION
(66)
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COMPENSATION
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(26)

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

COMPENSATION
(315)
COMPENSATION
(261)
COMPENSATION
(243)
COMPENSATION
(243)
COMPENSATION
(210)
COMPENSATION
(198)
CAMPION
(134 = 99 + 35)
PEMICAN
(134 = 99 + 35)
POTAMIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPOTE
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPOSE
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPOST
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NONEPIC
(128 = 93 + 35)
PECTINS
(125 = 90 + 35)
INSCAPE
(125 = 90 + 35)
PICANTE
(125 = 90 + 35)
ICEMANS
(125 = 90 + 35)
PIMENTO
(125 = 90 + 35)
INSPECT
(125 = 90 + 35)
CAPTION
(125 = 90 + 35)
SPICATE
(122 = 87 + 35)
MOPIEST
(122 = 87 + 35)
PEMICAN
(122 = 87 + 35)
TOECAPS
(122 = 87 + 35)
ATOMICS
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CAMPION
(116 = 81 + 35)
ENCAMPS
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ENCAMPS
(116 = 81 + 35)
CAMPION
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ENCAMPS
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IMPACTS
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COMPOST
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INSPECT
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NAPTIME
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POTAMIC
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COMPOST
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CINEMAS
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CATNIPS
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(113 = 78 + 35)
NEMATIC
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INSCAPE
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IMPACTS
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POSTMEN
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IMPACTS
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NEPOTIC
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POSTMAN
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COMPOTE
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MASONIC
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COMPOTE
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ICEMANS
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TAMPONS
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COMPENSATION
(112)
PEMICAN
(110 = 75 + 35)
CAMPION
(110 = 75 + 35)
CAMPION
(110 = 75 + 35)
CAMPION
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ENCAMPS
(110 = 75 + 35)
COMPENSATION
(108)
AMNESIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
TAMPONS
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COMPOST
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MASONIC
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POTAMIC
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STANNIC
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PENSION
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CATNIPS
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MENTION
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SPINNET
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CANINES
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NEMATIC
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NASCENT
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CONNOTE
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COMPOTE
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TENPINS
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COMPOST
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NONEPIC
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IMPASTO
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ECTOPIA
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SCOTOMA
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ACONITE
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OSMOTIC
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ECTOPIA
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COMPENSATION
(104)
ANIMOSE
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POETICS
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ATONICS
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TOECAPS
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ENCAMPS
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INSCAPE
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POSTMEN
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NOISOME
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SPICATE
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PEMICAN
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TOECAPS
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POETICS
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CATIONS
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MOPIEST
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SCOTOMA
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Words within the letters of compensation

2 letter words in compensation (22 words)

10 letter words in compensation (4 words)

12 letter words in compensation (1 word)

compensation + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence compensation

Words that start with compensation (3 words)

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