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Definition of detaining

"detaining" in the verb sense

1. confine, detain

deprive of freedom take into confinement

2. stay, detain, delay

stop or halt

"Please stay the bloodshed!"

3. delay, detain, hold up

cause to be slowed down or delayed

"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"

"she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

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detaining in Scrabble®

The word detaining 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters detaining:

DETAINING
(108)
DETAINING
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

antigen, denting, dieting, dinting, editing, gentian, ignited, tending

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word detaining

DETAINING
(108)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In detaining

DETAINING
(108)
DETAINING
(108)
DENTING
(86 = 36 + 50)
DIETING
(86 = 36 + 50)
TENDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
EDITING
(86 = 36 + 50)
DINTING
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IGNITED
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DIETING
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DENTING
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IGNITED
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DENTING
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IGNITED
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DINTING
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EDITING
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DINTING
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EDITING
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENTIAN
(82 = 32 + 50)
ANTIGEN
(82 = 32 + 50)
DIETING
(80 = 30 + 50)
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TENDING
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EDITING
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TENDING
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DINTING
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TENDING
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DIETING
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IGNITED
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EDITING
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EDITING
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IGNITED
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EDITING
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IGNITED
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IGNITED
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DINTING
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GENTIAN
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EDITING
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DENTING
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DENTING
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANTIGEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
EDITING
(80 = 30 + 50)
IGNITED
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANTIGEN
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ANTIGEN
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DIETING
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ANTIGEN
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ANTIGEN
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ANTIGEN
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EDITING
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ANTIGEN
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TENDING
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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DINTING
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ANTIGEN
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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DENTING
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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IGNITED
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EDITING
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GENTIAN
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DINTING
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ANTIGEN
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DIETING
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TENDING
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EDITING
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IGNITED
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IGNITED
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DETAINING
(72)
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(72)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
DENTING
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IGNITED
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ANTIGEN
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DIETING
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EDITING
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TENDING
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IGNITED
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EDITING
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TENDING
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IGNITED
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GENTIAN
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DIETING
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EDITING
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TENDING
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EDITING
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TENDING
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DINTING
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DENTING
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DIETING
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GENTIAN
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DINTING
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DENTING
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ANTIGEN
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EDITING
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IGNITED
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EDITING
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EDITING
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DENTING
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ANTIGEN
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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TENDING
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EDITING
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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EDITING
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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EDITING
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DINTING
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DIETING
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detaining in Words With Friends™

The word detaining 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: 14

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

DETAINING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

antigen, denting, dieting, dinting, editing, gentian, ignited, tending

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word detaining

DETAINING
(180)
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(68)
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(48)
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(44)
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(40)
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(36)
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(36)
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(32)
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(32)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In detaining

DETAINING
(180)
DETAINING
(108)
GENTIAN
(98 = 63 + 35)
ANTIGEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
DETAINING
(96)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
DINTING
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TENDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
DINTING
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TENDING
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IGNITED
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DIETING
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EDITING
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DINTING
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TENDING
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DENTING
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TENDING
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DIETING
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EDITING
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IGNITED
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IGNITED
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IGNITED
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EDITING
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ANTIGEN
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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DINTING
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EDITING
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ANTIGEN
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DIETING
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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ANTIGEN
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IGNITED
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EDITING
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IGNITED
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GENTIAN
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EDITING
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IGNITED
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IGNITED
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ANTIGEN
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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DIETING
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EDITING
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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EDITING
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DENTING
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EDITING
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GENTIAN
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IGNITED
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ANTIGEN
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DETAINING
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TENDING
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DETAINING
(66)
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EDITING
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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DINTING
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EDITING
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ANTIGEN
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DIETING
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DENTING
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ANTIGEN
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DIETING
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IGNITED
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TENDING
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IGNITED
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DETAINING
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DINTING
(63 = 28 + 35)
DENTING
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DINTING
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ANTIGEN
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IGNITED
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DENTING
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GENTIAN
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EDITING
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GINNED
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IGNITED
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DENTING
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TENDING
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IGNITED
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DENTING
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TENDING
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EDITING
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ANTIGEN
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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DIETING
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GENTIAN
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GENTIAN
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DINTING
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GENTIAN
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ANTIGEN
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ANTIGEN
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ANTIGEN
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TENDING
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DINTING
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ANTIGEN
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DIETING
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DETAINING
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TINGED
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(60)
TENDING
(59 = 24 + 35)
DIETING
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EDITING
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Words containing the sequence detaining

Words that start with detaining (2 words)

detainingdetainingly

Words with detaining in them (1 word)

detaining

Words that end with detaining (1 word)

detaining
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Word Growth involving detaining

Shorter words in detaining

ai detain

ta eta detain

in detain

Longer words containing detaining

detainingly