Definition of encompassing

"encompassing" in the verb sense

1. 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"

"encompassing" in the adjective sense

1. across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide

broad in scope or content

"across-the-board pay increases"

"an all-embracing definition"

"blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"

"an invention with broad applications"

"a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner

"granted him wide powers"

2. encompassing, surrounding, circumferent

closely encircling

"encompassing mountain ranges"

"the surrounding countryside"

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Quotations for encompassing

All are to be men of genius in their degree, - rivulets or rivers, it does not matter, so that the souls be clear and pure; not dead walls encompassing dead heaps of things, known and numbered, but running waters in the sweet wilderness of things unnumbered and unknown, conscious only of the living banks, on which they partly refresh and partly reflect the flowers, and so pass on. [ Ruskin ]

encompassing in Scrabble®

The word encompassing 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters encompassing:

ENCOMPASSING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (78 words)

agnosic, agonies, agonise, agonism, amnesic, amnions, animose, apogeic, caisson, camping, campion, canines, caseins, casings, casinos, ceasing, cession, cinemas, cognise, coinage, comings, compass, consign, copings, copsing, cosigns, cosines, egoisms, encamps, enigmas, ensigns, genomic, geomaps, icemans, icemass, imagoes, impasse, imposes, incomes, inscape, inseams, magnons, magpies, mangoes, mansion, masonic, massing, meaning, messing, mispage, mispens, moaning, mosaics, mossing, nonepic, nongame, noseans, opening, pansies, passing, passion, pemican, pension, pigeons, pingoes, saponin, scapose, scoping, seaming, sensing, siennas, soaping, spacing, spasmic, spinons, spinose, sponges, spongin

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word encompassing

ENCOMPASSING
(198)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In encompassing

ENCOMPASSING
(198)
ENCOMPASSING
(189)
ENCOMPASSING
(132)
ENCOMPASSING
(126)
CAMPING
(106 = 56 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(102 = 52 + 50)
PEMICAN
(102 = 52 + 50)
CAMPION
(102 = 52 + 50)
SPASMIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMPASS
(102 = 52 + 50)
CAMPING
(101 = 51 + 50)
CAMPING
(101 = 51 + 50)
CAMPING
(101 = 51 + 50)
CAMPING
(101 = 51 + 50)
GENOMIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
COPSING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAMPION
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPASMIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAMPION
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPASS
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPACING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAMPION
(98 = 48 + 50)
PEMICAN
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COPINGS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPASS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMINGS
(98 = 48 + 50)
MISPAGE
(98 = 48 + 50)
MAGPIES
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPASS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAMPION
(98 = 48 + 50)
APOGEIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
PEMICAN
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAMPING
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPASMIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
PEMICAN
(98 = 48 + 50)
SCOPING
(98 = 48 + 50)
GEOMAPS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMPASS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPASMIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCOMPASSING
(96)
SPACING
(95 = 45 + 50)
GEOMAPS
(95 = 45 + 50)
COPSING
(95 = 45 + 50)
COPINGS
(95 = 45 + 50)
APOGEIC
(95 = 45 + 50)
SPACING
(95 = 45 + 50)
MISPAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
GEOMAPS
(95 = 45 + 50)
GENOMIC
(95 = 45 + 50)
MAGPIES
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCOPING
(95 = 45 + 50)
COMINGS
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MISPAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CAMPING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CAMPING
(95 = 45 + 50)
SCOPING
(95 = 45 + 50)
COPSING
(95 = 45 + 50)
COPINGS
(95 = 45 + 50)
APOGEIC
(95 = 45 + 50)
GENOMIC
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SCOPING
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SPACING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CAMPING
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MISPAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
MAGPIES
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COMINGS
(95 = 45 + 50)
GEOMAPS
(95 = 45 + 50)
MAGPIES
(95 = 45 + 50)
ICEMASS
(94 = 44 + 50)
IMPOSES
(94 = 44 + 50)
MOSAICS
(94 = 44 + 50)
INCOMES
(94 = 44 + 50)
AMNESIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
NONEPIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCAPOSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
CINEMAS
(94 = 44 + 50)
ICEMANS
(94 = 44 + 50)
MISPENS
(94 = 44 + 50)
MASONIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
INSCAPE
(94 = 44 + 50)
IMPASSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PEMICAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSCAPE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCAPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CINEMAS
(92 = 42 + 50)
NONEPIC
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ICEMANS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ICEMASS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PEMICAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
COMPASS
(92 = 42 + 50)
IMPOSES
(92 = 42 + 50)
ICEMASS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCAPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
ICEMANS
(92 = 42 + 50)
MISPAGE
(92 = 42 + 50)
INCOMES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PEMICAN
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MOSAICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ICEMANS
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COPSING
(92 = 42 + 50)
MOSAICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PEMICAN
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IMPOSES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCAPOSE
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PEMICAN
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APOGEIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
IMPASSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPASMIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
ENCOMPASSING
(92)
MASONIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAMPION
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAMPION
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MISPENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
COMPASS
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SPACING
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ENCAMPS
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MISPENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ENCOMPASSING
(92)
ICEMASS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ENCAMPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
COMPASS
(92 = 42 + 50)
IMPASSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAMPING
(92 = 42 + 50)
MASONIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
COMPASS
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COPINGS
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INSCAPE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCOPING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAMPION
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAMPION
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COMINGS
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SPASMIC
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SPASMIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
CINEMAS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPASMIC
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GEOMAPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPASMIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
INCOMES
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MISPENS
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INSCAPE
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MAGPIES
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GENOMIC
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ENCAMPS
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APOGEIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
NONEPIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
AMNESIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
AMNESIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
MOANING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CONSIGN
(90 = 40 + 50)
MOSSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
AGNOSIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
PIGEONS
(90 = 40 + 50)
PINGOES
(90 = 40 + 50)
COGNISE
(90 = 40 + 50)
MAGNONS
(90 = 40 + 50)
OPENING
(90 = 40 + 50)
IMAGOES
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COINAGE
(90 = 40 + 50)
SPONGES
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PASSING
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MASSING
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CASINGS
(90 = 40 + 50)
MANGOES
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NONGAME
(90 = 40 + 50)
SPONGIN
(90 = 40 + 50)
SOAPING
(90 = 40 + 50)
MEANING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CAMPING
(90 = 40 + 50)
COSIGNS
(90 = 40 + 50)
ENIGMAS
(90 = 40 + 50)
AGONISM
(90 = 40 + 50)
CAMPING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CEASING
(90 = 40 + 50)
MESSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
EGOISMS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SEAMING
(90 = 40 + 50)
SPACING
(89 = 39 + 50)
COMINGS
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COSIGNS
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PASSING
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GEOMAPS
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MAGNONS
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PIGEONS
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COMPASS
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SPACING
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NONGAME
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SPACING
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ENIGMAS
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SCOPING
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SCOPING
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SCOPING
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SPACING
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CAMPION
(89 = 39 + 50)
CONSIGN
(89 = 39 + 50)
GENOMIC
(89 = 39 + 50)

encompassing in Words With Friends™

The word encompassing 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: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters encompassing:

ENCOMPASSING
(315)
ENCOMPASSING
(315)
ENCOMPASSING
(315)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (78 words)

agnosic, agonies, agonise, agonism, amnesic, amnions, animose, apogeic, caisson, camping, campion, canines, caseins, casings, casinos, ceasing, cession, cinemas, cognise, coinage, comings, compass, consign, copings, copsing, cosigns, cosines, egoisms, encamps, enigmas, ensigns, genomic, geomaps, icemans, icemass, imagoes, impasse, imposes, incomes, inscape, inseams, magnons, magpies, mangoes, mansion, masonic, massing, meaning, messing, mispage, mispens, moaning, mosaics, mossing, nonepic, nongame, noseans, opening, pansies, passing, passion, pemican, pension, pigeons, pingoes, saponin, scapose, scoping, seaming, sensing, siennas, soaping, spacing, spasmic, spinons, spinose, sponges, spongin

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word encompassing

ENCOMPASSING
(315)
ENCOMPASSING
(315)
ENCOMPASSING
(315)
ENCOMPASSING
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ENCOMPASSING
(198)
ENCOMPASSING
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ENCOMPASSING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In encompassing

ENCOMPASSING
(315)
ENCOMPASSING
(315)
ENCOMPASSING
(315)
ENCOMPASSING
(261)
ENCOMPASSING
(198)
ENCOMPASSING
(174)
CAMPING
(140 = 105 + 35)
PEMICAN
(134 = 99 + 35)
CAMPION
(134 = 99 + 35)
GENOMIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMINGS
(131 = 96 + 35)
SPACING
(131 = 96 + 35)
COMPASS
(131 = 96 + 35)
SCOPING
(131 = 96 + 35)
SPASMIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
COPSING
(131 = 96 + 35)
COPINGS
(131 = 96 + 35)
CAMPING
(128 = 93 + 35)
NONEPIC
(128 = 93 + 35)
GEOMAPS
(128 = 93 + 35)
INSCAPE
(125 = 90 + 35)
ICEMANS
(125 = 90 + 35)
SCAPOSE
(122 = 87 + 35)
CAMPING
(122 = 87 + 35)
MAGPIES
(122 = 87 + 35)
PEMICAN
(122 = 87 + 35)
MISPAGE
(122 = 87 + 35)
APOGEIC
(122 = 87 + 35)
ICEMASS
(122 = 87 + 35)
ENCOMPASSING
(120)
NONGAME
(119 = 84 + 35)
SPACING
(119 = 84 + 35)
SCOPING
(119 = 84 + 35)
MAGNONS
(119 = 84 + 35)
CAMPING
(116 = 81 + 35)
ENCOMPASSING
(116)
COGNISE
(116 = 81 + 35)
CAMPION
(116 = 81 + 35)
ENCAMPS
(116 = 81 + 35)
ENCAMPS
(116 = 81 + 35)
CAMPING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CAMPING
(116 = 81 + 35)
ENCAMPS
(116 = 81 + 35)
CAMPION
(116 = 81 + 35)
PIGEONS
(116 = 81 + 35)
CAMPING
(116 = 81 + 35)
SPONGIN
(113 = 78 + 35)
IMAGOES
(113 = 78 + 35)
ICEMANS
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONSIGN
(113 = 78 + 35)
CINEMAS
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPASS
(113 = 78 + 35)
MISPENS
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPASS
(113 = 78 + 35)
INSCAPE
(113 = 78 + 35)
GENOMIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
SPASMIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
MASONIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
OPENING
(113 = 78 + 35)
ENCOMPASSING
(112)
CAMPING
(111 = 76 + 35)
CAMPING
(111 = 76 + 35)
CAMPING
(111 = 76 + 35)
SOAPING
(110 = 75 + 35)
PINGOES
(110 = 75 + 35)
GEOMAPS
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CAMPING
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CAMPION
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PEMICAN
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SEAMING
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ENCAMPS
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CAMPION
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MISPAGE
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MAGPIES
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SPONGES
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APOGEIC
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CAMPION
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MISPAGE
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MAGPIES
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MANGOES
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COPSING
(107 = 72 + 35)
COMPASS
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SCOPING
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SPACING
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PENSION
(107 = 72 + 35)
COMINGS
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SPASMIC
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INCOMES
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SPONGIN
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MISPENS
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SCOPING
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INCOMES
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COPSING
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MEANING
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SPACING
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SPACING
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SCOPING
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COMPASS
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AMNESIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
SPINONS
(107 = 72 + 35)
GENOMIC
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MANSION
(107 = 72 + 35)
MISPENS
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SPACING
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SPASMIC
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COPINGS
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CANINES
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COMINGS
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MASONIC
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MOANING
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COMPASS
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CINEMAS
(107 = 72 + 35)
AMNESIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
COPINGS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SCOPING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CAMPION
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOAPING
(104 = 69 + 35)
MESSING
(104 = 69 + 35)
AGNOSIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
IMPOSES
(104 = 69 + 35)
MISPAGE
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PANSIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
APOGEIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCAPOSE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CASINGS
(104 = 69 + 35)
IMPOSES
(104 = 69 + 35)
ICEMASS
(104 = 69 + 35)
APOGEIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENCOMPASSING
(104)
MISPAGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MOSSING
(104 = 69 + 35)
APOGEIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPINOSE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MISPAGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENCAMPS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CAMPING
(104 = 69 + 35)
COINAGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MASSING
(104 = 69 + 35)
GEOMAPS
(104 = 69 + 35)
COINAGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
NONEPIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
MOSAICS
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AGONISM
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CEASING
(104 = 69 + 35)
AGONISM
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENIGMAS
(104 = 69 + 35)
NONEPIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
GEOMAPS
(104 = 69 + 35)
GEOMAPS
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SEAMING
(104 = 69 + 35)
ANIMOSE
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MAGPIES
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MAGPIES
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IMPASSE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MOSAICS
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PASSING
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MAGPIES
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ENIGMAS
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GEOMAPS
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IMPASSE
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COSIGNS
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ENCAMPS
(103 = 68 + 35)
PEMICAN
(103 = 68 + 35)
CAMPION
(103 = 68 + 35)
CAMPION
(103 = 68 + 35)
ENCAMPS
(103 = 68 + 35)
ENCAMPS
(103 = 68 + 35)
PEMICAN
(103 = 68 + 35)
PEMICAN
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CAMPION
(103 = 68 + 35)
COPSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
SAPONIN
(101 = 66 + 35)
SPACING
(101 = 66 + 35)
COPINGS
(101 = 66 + 35)
ICEMANS
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MASONIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
MOANING
(101 = 66 + 35)
COPINGS
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ICEMANS
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SCOPING
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AMNESIC
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MOANING
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MEANING
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NONGAME
(101 = 66 + 35)
INSCAPE
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONSIGN
(101 = 66 + 35)
INSCAPE
(101 = 66 + 35)
NONGAME
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MEANING
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NONGAME
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MEANING
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MASONIC
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MOANING
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AMNESIC
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COPSING
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CINEMAS
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CONSIGN
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MAGNONS
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EGOISMS
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MAGNONS
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