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Definition of explanatory

"explanatory" in the adjective sense

1. explanatory

serving or intended to explain or make clear

"explanatory notes"

"an explanatory paragraph"

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explanatory in Scrabble®

The word explanatory 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: 23

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters explanatory:

EXPLANATORY
(216)
EXPLANATORY
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

analyte, aplenty, apteryx, arylate, entropy, explant, laxator, nepotal, operant, oxalate, penalty, planeta, plantar, planter, plenary, prelaty, pronate, pronely, protean, pteryla, repayal, replant, tanapox

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word explanatory

EXPLANATORY
(216)
EXPLANATORY
(216)
EXPLANATORY
(144)
EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
(27)
EXPLANATORY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In explanatory

EXPLANATORY
(216)
EXPLANATORY
(216)
EXPLANATORY
(144)
EXPLANATORY
(144)
APTERYX
(131 = 81 + 50)
APTERYX
(126 = 76 + 50)
EXPLANT
(122 = 72 + 50)
TANAPOX
(122 = 72 + 50)
APTERYX
(119 = 69 + 50)
OXALATE
(116 = 66 + 50)
APTERYX
(116 = 66 + 50)
LAXATOR
(116 = 66 + 50)
EXPLANT
(114 = 64 + 50)
TANAPOX
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXPLANT
(114 = 64 + 50)
APTERYX
(110 = 60 + 50)
APTERYX
(110 = 60 + 50)
APTERYX
(110 = 60 + 50)
APTERYX
(110 = 60 + 50)
APTERYX
(110 = 60 + 50)
OXALATE
(110 = 60 + 50)
LAXATOR
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APTERYX
(107 = 57 + 50)
TANAPOX
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXPLANT
(107 = 57 + 50)
LAXATOR
(106 = 56 + 50)
APTERYX
(106 = 56 + 50)
OXALATE
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APTERYX
(104 = 54 + 50)
APTERYX
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TANAPOX
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APTERYX
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TANAPOX
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TANAPOX
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TANAPOX
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EXPLANT
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EXPLANT
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EXPLANT
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TANAPOX
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EXPLANT
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EXPLANT
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TANAPOX
(101 = 51 + 50)
TANAPOX
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPLANT
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXPLANATORY
(100)
APTERYX
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TANAPOX
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TANAPOX
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PLENARY
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PLENARY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRONELY
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PENALTY
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ENTROPY
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PRONELY
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ENTROPY
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PENALTY
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APLENTY
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REPAYAL
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EXPLANT
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APLENTY
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EXPLANT
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PRELATY
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PTERYLA
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TANAPOX
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PTERYLA
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PRELATY
(98 = 48 + 50)
LAXATOR
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EXPLANATORY
(96)
EXPLANATORY
(96)
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(96)
EXPLANATORY
(96)
APTERYX
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PENALTY
(95 = 45 + 50)
LAXATOR
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PRONELY
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LAXATOR
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LAXATOR
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PRELATY
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PLENARY
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LAXATOR
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OXALATE
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REPAYAL
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LAXATOR
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APLENTY
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OXALATE
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OXALATE
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PTERYLA
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OXALATE
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OXALATE
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OXALATE
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OXALATE
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OXALATE
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ANALYTE
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LAXATOR
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APTERYX
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EXPLANATORY
(92)
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(92)
EXPLANATORY
(92)
EXPLANATORY
(92)
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(92)
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ARYLATE
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ENTROPY
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PTERYLA
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APLENTY
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PLENARY
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APLENTY
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APLENTY
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PRONELY
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PENALTY
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PRONELY
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REPAYAL
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ENTROPY
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PTERYLA
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ENTROPY
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REPAYAL
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PLENARY
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PTERYLA
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PRONELY
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ENTROPY
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PRONELY
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PRELATY
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PENALTY
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PRELATY
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APTERYX
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TANAPOX
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APTERYX
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ANALYTE
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EXPLANT
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TANAPOX
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PRONELY
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PROTEAN
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PROTEAN
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REPLANT
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PTERYLA
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REPAYAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPAYAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPERANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENTROPY
(86 = 36 + 50)
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explanatory in Words With Friends™

The word explanatory 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™ Play In The Letters explanatory:

EXPLANATORY
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

analyte, aplenty, apteryx, arylate, entropy, explant, laxator, nepotal, operant, oxalate, penalty, planeta, plantar, planter, plenary, prelaty, pronate, pronely, protean, pteryla, repayal, replant, tanapox

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word explanatory

EXPLANATORY
(297)
EXPLANATORY
(279)
EXPLANATORY
(261)
EXPLANATORY
(174)
EXPLANATORY
(162)
EXPLANATORY
(132)
EXPLANATORY
(116)
EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
(105)
EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
(62)
EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
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(30)
EXPLANATORY
(29)
EXPLANATORY
(28)
EXPLANATORY
(28)

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

EXPLANATORY
(297)
EXPLANATORY
(279)
EXPLANATORY
(261)
EXPLANATORY
(174)
EXPLANATORY
(162)
TANAPOX
(161 = 126 + 35)
EXPLANT
(152 = 117 + 35)
APTERYX
(146 = 111 + 35)
APTERYX
(140 = 105 + 35)
LAXATOR
(140 = 105 + 35)
OXALATE
(140 = 105 + 35)
EXPLANT
(140 = 105 + 35)
TANAPOX
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXPLANATORY
(132)
OXALATE
(128 = 93 + 35)
APTERYX
(122 = 87 + 35)
EXPLANT
(122 = 87 + 35)
LARYNX
(117)
EXPLANT
(116 = 81 + 35)
APTERYX
(116 = 81 + 35)
EXPLANATORY
(116)
APTERYX
(116 = 81 + 35)
EXPLANATORY
(116)
PENALTY
(113 = 78 + 35)
APTERYX
(111 = 76 + 35)
APTERYX
(111 = 76 + 35)
APTERYX
(111 = 76 + 35)
EXPLANT
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EXPLANT
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APTERYX
(110 = 75 + 35)
ATOXYL
(108)
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(107 = 72 + 35)
NEPOTAL
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PLENARY
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TANAPOX
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRONELY
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TANAPOX
(107 = 72 + 35)
TANAPOX
(107 = 72 + 35)
APLENTY
(107 = 72 + 35)
APLENTY
(107 = 72 + 35)
PENALTY
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXPLANATORY
(105)
APTERYX
(105 = 70 + 35)
PLEXOR
(105)
POLEAX
(105)
EXPLANT
(105 = 70 + 35)
EXPLANATORY
(104)
APTERYX
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXPLANATORY
(104)
ENTROPY
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXPLANT
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PRELATY
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PTERYLA
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EXPLANT
(104 = 69 + 35)
REPAYAL
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REPAYAL
(104 = 69 + 35)
TANAPOX
(103 = 68 + 35)
PRETAX
(102)
PLENARY
(101 = 66 + 35)
TANAPOX
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PLANTER
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APLENTY
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REPLANT
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PLENARY
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PENALTY
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EXPLANATORY
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EXPLANATORY
(100)
EXPLANATORY
(100)
PROXY
(99)
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(99)
POLEAX
(99)
EPOXY
(99)
LARYNX
(99)
EXPLANT
(98 = 63 + 35)
APTERYX
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENTROPY
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PTERYLA
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PTERYLA
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OPERANT
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ENTROPY
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PRONATE
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OXALATE
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APTERYX
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APTERYX
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EXPLANT
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PROTEAN
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OXALATE
(97 = 62 + 35)
LAXATOR
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XYLAN
(96)
ATOXYL
(96)
EXPORT
(96)
PRETAX
(96)
APLENTY
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APLENTY
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PENALTY
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LAXATOR
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PLANTER
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TANAPOX
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PLENARY
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AXONAL
(93)
EXPAT
(93)
LYNX
(93)
PRELATY
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRELATY
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRELATY
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PROTEAN
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PTERYLA
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OXALATE
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PRONATE
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LAXATOR
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OXALATE
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OPERANT
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OXALATE
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ANALYTE
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PENALTY
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APLENTY
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PLENARY
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PENALTY
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APEX
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(90)
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(90)
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ARYLATE
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LATEX
(87)
PTERYLA
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ENTROPY
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XRAY
(87)
RELAX
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EXALT
(87)
PRELATY
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ORYX
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REPAYAL
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8 letter words in explanatory (9 words)

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9 letter words in explanatory (1 word)

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11 letter words in explanatory (1 word)

explanatory

explanatory + 1 blank (1 word)

exoplanetary

explanatory + 2 blanks (1 word)

explanatorily
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Words containing the sequence explanatory

Words that start with explanatory (1 word)

explanatory

Words with explanatory in them (1 word)

explanatory

Words that end with explanatory (3 words)

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Word Growth involving explanatory

Shorter words in explanatory

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or

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to

Longer words containing explanatory

nonexplanatory

selfexplanatory