Definition of comprehending

"comprehending" in the verb sense

1. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend

get the meaning of something

"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

2. perceive, comprehend

to become aware of through the senses

"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

3. embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover

include in scope include as part of something broader have as one's sphere or territory

"This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"

"this should cover everyone in the group"

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Quotations for comprehending

General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room. [ Locke ]

A good ear for music, and a good taste for music, are two very different things winch are often confounded; and so is comprehending and enjoying every object of sense and sentiment. [ Lord Greville ]

comprehending in Scrabble®

The word comprehending 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: 24

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters comprehending:

COMPREHENDING
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (93 words)

cheerio, chimere, chinned, chirped, chomped, chomper, choregi, choring, chromed, codeine, cohered, compere, condemn, condign, cording, coreign, corning, crimped, cringed, deciohm, deeming, demirep, demoing, demonic, dimorph, dormice, droning, echoing, encoder, encored, endemic, endogen, engined, epiderm, eroding, generic, genomic, grinned, groined, heeding, hegemon, hemipod, herding, heroine, homered, ignored, incomer, mendigo, mending, miocene, morning, morphed, morphic, needing, negroid, neighed, nephron, nominee, nondeep, nondrip, nonepic, opening, peering, pending, perched, perming, phoneme, phonier, phoning, phrenic, pierced, pinched, pincher, pioneer, porched, porcine, precode, proceed, pronged, rechime, redoing, regimen, rehinge, rehomed, rehoned, reigned, remined, rending, repined, ringmen, ripened, romping, ropemen

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word comprehending

COMPREHENDING
(252)
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(243)
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(168)
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(34)
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(33)
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(32)
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(28)

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

COMPREHENDING
(252)
COMPREHENDING
(243)
COMPREHENDING
(168)
COMPREHENDING
(162)
CHOMPED
(118 = 68 + 50)
COMPREHENDING
(116)
COMPREHENDING
(116)
MORPHIC
(114 = 64 + 50)
CHOMPER
(114 = 64 + 50)
CHOMPED
(113 = 63 + 50)
COMPREHENDING
(112)
COMPREHENDING
(112)
COMPREHENDING
(112)
CHROMED
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHOMPED
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHOMPED
(110 = 60 + 50)
PINCHED
(110 = 60 + 50)
DECIOHM
(110 = 60 + 50)
MORPHED
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHOMPED
(110 = 60 + 50)
HEMIPOD
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHIRPED
(110 = 60 + 50)
PORCHED
(110 = 60 + 50)
MORPHIC
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHOMPER
(110 = 60 + 50)
DIMORPH
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHOMPED
(110 = 60 + 50)
PERCHED
(110 = 60 + 50)
COMPREHENDING
(108)
CHOMPER
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MORPHIC
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CHROMED
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PERCHED
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CHOMPED
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PORCHED
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DECIOHM
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CHOMPER
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PINCHED
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CHIRPED
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HEMIPOD
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MORPHIC
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MORPHIC
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CHOMPER
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CHOMPER
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MORPHED
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MORPHIC
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PHRENIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
RECHIME
(106 = 56 + 50)
CRIMPED
(106 = 56 + 50)
PINCHER
(106 = 56 + 50)
PHONEME
(106 = 56 + 50)
CHIMERE
(106 = 56 + 50)
PORCHED
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CHIRPED
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DIMORPH
(104 = 54 + 50)
PINCHER
(104 = 54 + 50)
DIMORPH
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PORCHED
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MORPHED
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RECHIME
(104 = 54 + 50)
HEMIPOD
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CHOMPED
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PINCHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHOMPED
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PHONEME
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PINCHED
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PINCHED
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COMPREHENDING
(104)
PERCHED
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CHIRPED
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PHRENIC
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CHROMED
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MORPHED
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CHIMERE
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RECHIME
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MORPHED
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HEMIPOD
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DECIOHM
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PORCHED
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DECIOHM
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PERCHED
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PERCHED
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COMPERE
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PHONING
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CHINNED
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ECHOING
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COHERED
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REHOMED
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CHOREGI
(102 = 52 + 50)
HEGEMON
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CHORING
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HOMERED
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PHONING
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PERCHED
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CHOREGI
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DIMORPH
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PHONEME
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PHONEME
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CHOMPER
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CHORING
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REHOMED
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PHRENIC
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HOMERED
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CHOMPER
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PHRENIC
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CHIMERE
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HEMIPOD
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MORPHIC
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PINCHER
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CHOMPED
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PINCHER
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ECHOING
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CHOMPED
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CHEERIO
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EPIDERM
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DEMONIC
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CHINNED
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CHEERIO
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CHORING
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PRECODE
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HEMIPOD
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HEEDING
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DECIOHM
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PHONIER
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DECIOHM
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HEGEMON
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HEMIPOD
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DEMIREP
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HEMIPOD
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PORCHED
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PHONIER
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DECIOHM
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HERDING
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HERDING
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PINCHED
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PINCHED
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PHONING
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PINCHED
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comprehending in Words With Friends™

The word comprehending 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: 29

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

COMPREHENDING
(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (93 words)

cheerio, chimere, chinned, chirped, chomped, chomper, choregi, choring, chromed, codeine, cohered, compere, condemn, condign, cording, coreign, corning, crimped, cringed, deciohm, deeming, demirep, demoing, demonic, dimorph, dormice, droning, echoing, encoder, encored, endemic, endogen, engined, epiderm, eroding, generic, genomic, grinned, groined, heeding, hegemon, hemipod, herding, heroine, homered, ignored, incomer, mendigo, mending, miocene, morning, morphed, morphic, needing, negroid, neighed, nephron, nominee, nondeep, nondrip, nonepic, opening, peering, pending, perched, perming, phoneme, phonier, phoning, phrenic, pierced, pinched, pincher, pioneer, porched, porcine, precode, proceed, pronged, rechime, redoing, regimen, rehinge, rehomed, rehoned, reigned, remined, rending, repined, ringmen, ripened, romping, ropemen

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word comprehending

COMPREHENDING
(351)
COMPREHENDING
(333)
COMPREHENDING
(297)
COMPREHENDING
(246)
COMPREHENDING
(210)
COMPREHENDING
(144)
COMPREHENDING
(140)
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(136)
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(128)
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(116)
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(116)
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(116)
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(35)
COMPREHENDING
(34)
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(32)

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

COMPREHENDING
(351)
COMPREHENDING
(333)
COMPREHENDING
(297)
COMPREHENDING
(246)
COMPREHENDING
(210)
COMPREHENDING
(144)
COMPREHENDING
(140)
COMPREHENDING
(136)
CHOMPED
(134 = 99 + 35)
GENOMIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
CHOMPER
(131 = 96 + 35)
MORPHIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPERE
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPREHENDING
(128)
NONEPIC
(128 = 93 + 35)
CHOMPED
(128 = 93 + 35)
ENDEMIC
(128 = 93 + 35)
HEMIPOD
(125 = 90 + 35)
DORMICE
(125 = 90 + 35)
CHOMPED
(122 = 87 + 35)
CHOMPED
(122 = 87 + 35)
PINCHED
(122 = 87 + 35)
CRIMPED
(122 = 87 + 35)
CHIMERE
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RECHIME
(122 = 87 + 35)
PHRENIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
CHOMPER
(119 = 84 + 35)
MORPHIC
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CHOMPER
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DIMORPH
(119 = 84 + 35)
PHONEME
(119 = 84 + 35)
PINCHER
(119 = 84 + 35)
CHIRPED
(119 = 84 + 35)
PERMING
(119 = 84 + 35)
CONDEMN
(119 = 84 + 35)
CONDEMN
(119 = 84 + 35)
CHROMED
(119 = 84 + 35)
DECIOHM
(119 = 84 + 35)
CHOMPER
(119 = 84 + 35)
ROMPING
(119 = 84 + 35)
MORPHIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
HEMIPOD
(119 = 84 + 35)
MORPHIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
CHOMPED
(116 = 81 + 35)
HEGEMON
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPREHENDING
(116)
CHOMPED
(116 = 81 + 35)
HEGEMON
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRIMPED
(116 = 81 + 35)
PINCHED
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRIMPED
(116 = 81 + 35)
DEMONIC
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPREHENDING
(116)
CHOMPED
(116 = 81 + 35)
PENDING
(116 = 81 + 35)
COMPREHENDING
(116)
HOMERED
(116 = 81 + 35)
DEMONIC
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MENDING
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PINCHED
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CONDIGN
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CRIMPED
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PINCHED
(116 = 81 + 35)
COHERED
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ROMPING
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHROMED
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PHONEME
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PORCHED
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ROMPING
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PORCHED
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CHOMPER
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DEEMING
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PRECODE
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GENOMIC
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DEMOING
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MIOCENE
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PIERCED
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EPIDERM
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DEMIREP
(113 = 78 + 35)
PHONING
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MENDIGO
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CHOMPER
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RINGMEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERCHED
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OPENING
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CHOMPER
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPERE
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PORCINE
(113 = 78 + 35)
DIMORPH
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PERCHED
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PHONEME
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DECIOHM
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MORPHIC
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PERCHED
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MORPHIC
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MORPHIC
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ROPEMEN
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PHRENIC
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PERMING
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PINCHER
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PORCHED
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MORPHIC
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PORCHED
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PINCHER
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MORPHED
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NEPHRON
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PHONING
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PERCHED
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MORPHED
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CHIRPED
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CHOMPED
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REGIMEN
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CRIMPED
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PINCHED
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CRIMPED
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CHIMERE
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RECHIME
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CRIMPED
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CHIMERE
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CONDIGN
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CHINNED
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CHOMPED
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PINCHED
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CHINNED
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CHOREGI
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CHIRPED
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MENDIGO
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PERMING
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PORCHED
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DEMIREP
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PERCHED
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PINCHER
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CRINGED
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PORCHED
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MIOCENE
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EPIDERM
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COMPERE
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CHIRPED
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PHONEME
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DORMICE
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MIOCENE
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DEEMING
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CHOMPER
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CHOMPER
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PINCHER
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CHOMPER
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PORCINE
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PERMING
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CONDEMN
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PINCHER
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CHOMPER
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PORCINE
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DECIOHM
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CONDEMN
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PHONEME
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DECIOHM
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PERCHED
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INCOMER
(107 = 72 + 35)
INCOMER
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CORNING
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PRECODE
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COMPERE
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PERCHED
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PRONGED
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MORPHIC
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ROMPING
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MORPHIC
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MORPHED
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MORNING
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PHRENIC
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MORPHIC
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MORPHED
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PROCEED
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PRONGED
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PHONING
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PHONING
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MORPHED
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PHRENIC
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PROCEED
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NOMINEE
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DIMORPH
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ROPEMEN
(107 = 72 + 35)

Words within the letters of comprehending

2 letter words in comprehending (18 words)

11 letter words in comprehending (1 word)

13 letter words in comprehending (1 word)

comprehending + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence comprehending

Words that start with comprehending (1 word)

Words with comprehending in them (2 words)

Words that end with comprehending (4 words)

Word Growth involving comprehending

Shorter words in comprehending

eh comprehend

en end comprehend

en hen comprehend

he hen comprehend

re comprehend

in din ding ending

en end ending

Longer words containing comprehending

miscomprehending

noncomprehending

uncomprehending uncomprehendingly