Definition of elaboration

"elaboration" in the noun sense

1. amplification, elaboration

addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

"a few remarks added in amplification and defense"

"an elaboration of the sketch followed"

2. refinement, elaboration

the result of improving something

"he described a refinement of this technique"

3. expansion, enlargement, elaboration

a discussion that provides additional information

4. elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involution

marked by elaborately complex detail

5. elaboration, working out

developing in intricate and painstaking detail

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elaboration in Scrabble®

The word elaboration 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters elaboration:

ELABORATION
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

abalone, ablator, aeolian, aileron, airable, airboat, banaler, baronet, bloater, boolean, elation, labiate, latrine, libator, loonier, niobate, notable, oration, orbital, otarine, ratline, reliant, retinal, retinol, tabooli, tobiano, toenail, toolbar, trenail, triable, trilobe

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word elaboration

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

ELABORATION
(144)
ELABORATION
(126)
ELABORATION
(96)
TRILOBE
(86 = 36 + 50)
AIRBOAT
(86 = 36 + 50)
AIRABLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRILOBE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOBIANO
(86 = 36 + 50)
BANALER
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AIRABLE
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NIOBATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ABLATOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
ABALONE
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TOBIANO
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LABIATE
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TOOLBAR
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ABLATOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TABOOLI
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOOLBAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
NOTABLE
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TABOOLI
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LABIATE
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LIBATOR
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ORBITAL
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BLOATER
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LIBATOR
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BLOATER
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TRIABLE
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TRIABLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NIOBATE
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BANALER
(86 = 36 + 50)
NIOBATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ORBITAL
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ABALONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
AIRBOAT
(86 = 36 + 50)
AIRBOAT
(86 = 36 + 50)
NOTABLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BOOLEAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
BARONET
(86 = 36 + 50)
BOOLEAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
BARONET
(86 = 36 + 50)
ELABORATION
(84)
LIBATOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
LABIATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
BLOATER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TABOOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
ORBITAL
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LIBATOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
BLOATER
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LABIATE
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BANALER
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ORBITAL
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TABOOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
NIOBATE
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TOBIANO
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NOTABLE
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BLOATER
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ORBITAL
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BOOLEAN
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TABOOLI
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BARONET
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NIOBATE
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LIBATOR
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BANALER
(80 = 30 + 50)
LIBATOR
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LIBATOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
TOOLBAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRILOBE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ORBITAL
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NOTABLE
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TABOOLI
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AIRBOAT
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LIBATOR
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TABOOLI
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BLOATER
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TRIABLE
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TRIABLE
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BOOLEAN
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BANALER
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TRIABLE
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ORBITAL
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NIOBATE
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BLOATER
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TRIABLE
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LIBATOR
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BANALER
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TOOLBAR
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NOTABLE
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BANALER
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NIOBATE
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NOTABLE
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TRIABLE
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LIBATOR
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TOOLBAR
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AIRABLE
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BARONET
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ABLATOR
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ABLATOR
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TOBIANO
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BARONET
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AIRABLE
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AIRABLE
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TRILOBE
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AIRBOAT
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BARONET
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AIRBOAT
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ABLATOR
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TOOLBAR
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NOTABLE
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TRILOBE
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TOBIANO
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AIRBOAT
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TRILOBE
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ABALONE
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BARONET
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AIRBOAT
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TOOLBAR
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TOOLBAR
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TOOLBAR
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ABALONE
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ABALONE
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TRILOBE
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NIOBATE
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TRILOBE
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ORBITAL
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NOTABLE
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ABALONE
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ELATION
(78 = 28 + 50)
ORATION
(78 = 28 + 50)
RATLINE
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TRENAIL
(78 = 28 + 50)
RELIANT
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LOONIER
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AEOLIAN
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TOENAIL
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LATRINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
AILERON
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETINOL
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETINAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
OTARINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
BANALER
(77 = 27 + 50)
ABALONE
(77 = 27 + 50)
LABIATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
BLOATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
BARONET
(77 = 27 + 50)
LIBATOR
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TRILOBE
(77 = 27 + 50)
AIRBOAT
(77 = 27 + 50)
NOTABLE
(77 = 27 + 50)

elaboration in Words With Friends™

The word elaboration 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: 16

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

ELABORATION
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

abalone, ablator, aeolian, aileron, airable, airboat, banaler, baronet, bloater, boolean, elation, labiate, latrine, libator, loonier, niobate, notable, oration, orbital, otarine, ratline, reliant, retinal, retinol, tabooli, tobiano, toenail, toolbar, trenail, triable, trilobe

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word elaboration

ELABORATION
(234)
ELABORATION
(180)
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ELABORATION
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(26)
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(21)
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(20)
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(19)
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(18)

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

ELABORATION
(234)
ELABORATION
(180)
ELABORATION
(180)
ELABORATION
(144)
ELABORATION
(108)
BANALER
(107 = 72 + 35)
ABALONE
(107 = 72 + 35)
TRILOBE
(104 = 69 + 35)
LABIATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
LIBATOR
(104 = 69 + 35)
NOTABLE
(101 = 66 + 35)
BOOLEAN
(101 = 66 + 35)
TOOLBAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
ABLATOR
(98 = 63 + 35)
ORBITAL
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TOBIANO
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NIOBATE
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TRIABLE
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AIRABLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
BARONET
(98 = 63 + 35)
NIOBATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
BLOATER
(98 = 63 + 35)
TABOOLI
(98 = 63 + 35)
AIRBOAT
(95 = 60 + 35)
BOOLEAN
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ABALONE
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AIRBOAT
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ABALONE
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BANALER
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BARONET
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BLOATER
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ABLATOR
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NIOBATE
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TRILOBE
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NIOBATE
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BOOLEAN
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BOOLEAN
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BOOLEAN
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BANALER
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AIRBOAT
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AIRBOAT
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NOTABLE
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NOTABLE
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TABOOLI
(86 = 51 + 35)
RATLINE
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NIOBATE
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RETINOL
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AIRABLE
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TOBIANO
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RETINAL
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BLOATER
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BARONET
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ORBITAL
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ABLATOR
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TRIABLE
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TOOLBAR
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TRILOBE
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TOOLBAR
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NOTABLE
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BOOLEAN
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ABALONE
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BOOLEAN
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BANALER
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BANALER
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BANALER
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ABALONE
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ABALONE
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BOOLEAN
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ABALONE
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BANALER
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BOOLEAN
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BOOLEAN
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ABALONE
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NOTABLE
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ABALONE
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NOTABLE
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NOTABLE
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BOOLEAN
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ABALONE
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NOTABLE
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NOTABLE
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ABALONE
(83 = 48 + 35)
BANALER
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LOONIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LABIATE
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BLOATER
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LOONIER
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TRILOBE
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LOONIER
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TOOLBAR
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TRIABLE
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RATLINE
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TOOLBAR
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TRIABLE
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BLOATER
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RELIANT
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TRIABLE
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TRILOBE
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LABIATE
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AIRABLE
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BARONET
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AIRABLE
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NIOBATE
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BLOATER
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TABOOLI
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TOOLBAR
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TOBIANO
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TOBIANO
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TRENAIL
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BARONET
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RELIANT
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AEOLIAN
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELATION
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LIBATOR
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ORBITAL
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TRENAIL
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TRENAIL
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TOENAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
AEOLIAN
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LATRINE
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LATRINE
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AILERON
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TOENAIL
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TOENAIL
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AIRABLE
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TABOOLI
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AEOLIAN
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ABLATOR
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AILERON
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LIBATOR
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NIOBATE
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ORBITAL
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TOBIANO
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TRILOBE
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ELATION
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LIBATOR
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ABLATOR
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TRILOBE
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LIBATOR
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LABIATE
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TABOOLI
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LABIATE
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ORBITAL
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NIOBATE
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BLOATER
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TABOOLI
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TRIABLE
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ORBITAL
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NIOBATE
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TOOLBAR
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LABIATE
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TOOLBAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
AIRABLE
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LABIATE
(79 = 44 + 35)
ABLATOR
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TOOLBAR
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ABLATOR
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LABIATE
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ABLATOR
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LIBATOR
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BLOATER
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AIRABLE
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LIBATOR
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BARONET
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ORBITAL
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BARONET
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TRILOBE
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AIRABLE
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TRILOBE
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TRILOBE
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRIABLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
ORBITAL
(79 = 44 + 35)
BARONET
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OTARINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
NOTABLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ORATION
(77 = 42 + 35)
ABALONE
(77 = 42 + 35)
AIRBOAT
(77 = 42 + 35)
BANALER
(77 = 42 + 35)
BANALER
(77 = 42 + 35)
NOTABLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
BANALER
(77 = 42 + 35)
AIRBOAT
(77 = 42 + 35)
ABALONE
(77 = 42 + 35)
NOTABLE
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NOTABLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
BOOLEAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
BOOLEAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
BANALER
(77 = 42 + 35)
BANALER
(77 = 42 + 35)
ELABORATION
(76)

Words within the letters of elaboration

2 letter words in elaboration (18 words)

9 letter words in elaboration (7 words)

11 letter words in elaboration (1 word)

elaboration + 1 blank (1 word)

elaboration + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence elaboration

Words that start with elaboration (2 words)

Words with elaboration in them (1 word)

Words that end with elaboration (1 word)

Word Growth involving elaboration

Shorter words in elaboration

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Longer words containing elaboration

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