Definition of exceptional

"exceptional" in the adjective sense

1. exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

"a night of exceeding darkness"

"an exceptional memory"

"olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"

"the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

2. especial, exceptional, particular, special

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

"he paid especial attention to her"

"exceptional kindness"

"a matter of particular and unusual importance"

"a special occasion"

"a special reason to confide in her"

"what's so special about the year 2000?"

3. exceptional

deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability used especially of children below normal in intelligence

"special educational provisions for exceptional children"

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exceptional in Scrabble®

The word exceptional 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: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters exceptional:

EXCEPTIONAL
(207)
EXCEPTIONAL
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (40 words)

acetone, aconite, aloetic, capitol, caption, coalite, coalpit, ectopia, elation, elixate, enolate, exciton, exotica, expiate, explain, explant, exploit, inexact, inplace, lactone, lection, lexicon, lineate, nepotal, nepotic, opaline, optical, panicle, pelican, penlite, pentail, petiole, picante, plicate, poleaxe, polecat, toenail, topical, topline, toxical

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word exceptional

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

EXCEPTIONAL
(207)
EXCEPTIONAL
(207)
EXCEPTIONAL
(138)
EXCEPTIONAL
(138)
TOXICAL
(122 = 72 + 50)
POLEAXE
(122 = 72 + 50)
INEXACT
(122 = 72 + 50)
EXPLOIT
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EXPLANT
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INEXACT
(122 = 72 + 50)
EXPLAIN
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EXPIATE
(122 = 72 + 50)
EXCITON
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EXOTICA
(122 = 72 + 50)
LEXICON
(122 = 72 + 50)
ELIXATE
(116 = 66 + 50)
ELIXATE
(116 = 66 + 50)
LEXICON
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPLOIT
(114 = 64 + 50)
TOXICAL
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPIATE
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXCITON
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPLOIT
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LEXICON
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EXPLANT
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EXPIATE
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TOXICAL
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INEXACT
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXOTICA
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXCITON
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPLAIN
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPLAIN
(114 = 64 + 50)
POLEAXE
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POLEAXE
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPLANT
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXOTICA
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPLANT
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPLOIT
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPLAIN
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POLEAXE
(107 = 57 + 50)
LEXICON
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPIATE
(107 = 57 + 50)
INEXACT
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXOTICA
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXCITON
(107 = 57 + 50)
TOXICAL
(107 = 57 + 50)
ELIXATE
(106 = 56 + 50)
EXCEPTIONAL
(104)
POLEAXE
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPLAIN
(101 = 51 + 50)
TOXICAL
(101 = 51 + 50)
POLEAXE
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EXPLANT
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EXPLAIN
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EXPLAIN
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EXOTICA
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EXPLAIN
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EXOTICA
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EXOTICA
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EXPLAIN
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EXOTICA
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POLEAXE
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EXCITON
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EXCITON
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EXPIATE
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POLEAXE
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EXCITON
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EXOTICA
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EXPLAIN
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EXOTICA
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EXCITON
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EXPIATE
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POLEAXE
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EXCITON
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EXPIATE
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POLEAXE
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INEXACT
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LEXICON
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LEXICON
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LEXICON
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EXPLOIT
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LEXICON
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LEXICON
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INEXACT
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EXPLANT
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TOXICAL
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TOXICAL
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EXPLANT
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EXPLANT
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INEXACT
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LEXICON
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EXCEPTIONAL
(100)
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TOXICAL
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EXPLANT
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EXPLOIT
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LEXICON
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LEXICON
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EXOTICA
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EXCITON
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TOXICAL
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TOXICAL
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EXPLAIN
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EXPLANT
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POLEAXE
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EXCITON
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ELIXATE
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ELIXATE
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TOPICAL
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INPLACE
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TOXICAL
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EXOTICA
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INEXACT
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NEPOTIC
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OPTICAL
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PICANTE
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CAPTION
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EXPLOIT
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CAPITOL
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EXPLAIN
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POLECAT
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EXPLANT
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EXPIATE
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EXCITON
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ECTOPIA
(94 = 44 + 50)
PELICAN
(94 = 44 + 50)
PANICLE
(94 = 44 + 50)
COALPIT
(94 = 44 + 50)
LEXICON
(94 = 44 + 50)
PLICATE
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXCEPTIONAL
(93)
CAPTION
(92 = 42 + 50)
PICANTE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAPTION
(92 = 42 + 50)
EXCEPTIONAL
(92)
EXCEPTIONAL
(92)
OPTICAL
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PLICATE
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INPLACE
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ECTOPIA
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COALPIT
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ECTOPIA
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PELICAN
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PLICATE
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ELIXATE
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POLECAT
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EXPIATE
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EXPLAIN
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LEXICON
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POLEAXE
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exceptional in Words With Friends™

The word exceptional 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: 26

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

EXCEPTIONAL
(324)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (40 words)

acetone, aconite, aloetic, capitol, caption, coalite, coalpit, ectopia, elation, elixate, enolate, exciton, exotica, expiate, explain, explant, exploit, inexact, inplace, lactone, lection, lexicon, lineate, nepotal, nepotic, opaline, optical, panicle, pelican, penlite, pentail, petiole, picante, plicate, poleaxe, polecat, toenail, topical, topline, toxical

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word exceptional

EXCEPTIONAL
(324)
EXCEPTIONAL
(270)
EXCEPTIONAL
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EXCEPTIONAL
(168)
EXCEPTIONAL
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EXCEPTIONAL
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EXCEPTIONAL
(96)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In exceptional

EXCEPTIONAL
(324)
EXCEPTIONAL
(270)
EXCEPTIONAL
(270)
EXCEPTIONAL
(168)
EXCEPTIONAL
(168)
INEXACT
(161 = 126 + 35)
EXPLANT
(152 = 117 + 35)
LEXICON
(152 = 117 + 35)
EXPLAIN
(152 = 117 + 35)
EXPLOIT
(149 = 114 + 35)
INEXACT
(149 = 114 + 35)
TOXICAL
(143 = 108 + 35)
POLEAXE
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EXCITON
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EXPLAIN
(140 = 105 + 35)
EXOTICA
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ELIXATE
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EXPIATE
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EXPLANT
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EXCITON
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXPLOIT
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INEXACT
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INEXACT
(137 = 102 + 35)
POLEAXE
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXCEPTIONAL
(136)
EXPIATE
(134 = 99 + 35)
ELIXATE
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EXOTICA
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ELIXATE
(128 = 93 + 35)
ELIXATE
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LEXICON
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EXCEPTIONAL
(126)
POLEAXE
(125 = 90 + 35)
CAPTION
(125 = 90 + 35)
PICANTE
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TOXICAL
(125 = 90 + 35)
CAPITOL
(125 = 90 + 35)
ANOXIC
(123)
EXPLANT
(122 = 87 + 35)
EXPLAIN
(122 = 87 + 35)
EXCEPTIONAL
(120)
ATOXIC
(120)
EXCITON
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXPLOIT
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXOTICA
(116 = 81 + 35)
EXPIATE
(116 = 81 + 35)
INPLACE
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EXCEPTIONAL
(116)
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PANICLE
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PELICAN
(116 = 81 + 35)
PELICAN
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POLEAXE
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TOPICAL
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OPTICAL
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PLICATE
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INEXACT
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NEPOTIC
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POLECAT
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EXCEPTIONAL
(112)
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(111 = 76 + 35)
EXPLANT
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EXPLAIN
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EXPLAIN
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LEXICON
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INPLACE
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EXCEPTIONAL
(108)
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COALPIT
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OPALINE
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EXCITON
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PLICATE
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LACTONE
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LECTION
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INEXACT
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PENLITE
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INEXACT
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TOXICAL
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NEPOTAL
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COALPIT
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TOXICAL
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EXCITON
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EXPLANT
(105 = 70 + 35)
EXCEPT
(105)
EXPLAIN
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EXPECT
(105)
LEXICON
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(105)
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EXPLANT
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ACONITE
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(104)
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EXPLANT
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(104)
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ECTOPIA
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ECTOPIA
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OXALIC
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(99)
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COALITE
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ALOETIC
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EXPLAIN
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EXPLANT
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LEXICON
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ACETONE
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LEXICON
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EXOTICA
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EXPLAIN
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LEXICON
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LEXICON
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EXCITE
(96)
EXCEL
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XENIC
(96)
EXOTIC
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EXPEL
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EXCEPTIONAL
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ATOXIC
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OXLIP
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Words within the letters of exceptional

2 letter words in exceptional (19 words)

9 letter words in exceptional (5 words)

11 letter words in exceptional (1 word)

Words containing the sequence exceptional

Words that start with exceptional (3 words)

Words with exceptional in them (2 words)

Words that end with exceptional (3 words)

Word Growth involving exceptional

Shorter words in exceptional

ex except exception

on ion exception

Longer words containing exceptional

exceptionalism

exceptionally unexceptionally

nonexceptional

unexceptional unexceptionally