Definition of exterminate

"exterminate" in the verb sense

1. exterminate, kill off

kill en masse kill on a large scale kill many

"Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

2. uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate

destroy completely, as if down to the roots

"the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"

"root out corruption"

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exterminate in Scrabble®

The word exterminate 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: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters exterminate:

EXTERMINATE
(189)
EXTERMINATE
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (21 words)

arenite, emirate, emitter, entreat, examine, extrema, extreme, iterate, matinee, meatier, minaret, nattier, nitrate, raiment, teatime, teenier, tentier, termite, ternate, trainee, triaene

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word exterminate

EXTERMINATE
(189)
EXTERMINATE
(189)
EXTERMINATE
(126)
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(92)
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(58)
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(56)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(44)
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(44)
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(44)
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(44)
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(44)
EXTERMINATE
(32)
EXTERMINATE
(26)
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(26)
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(25)
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EXTERMINATE
(23)
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(23)

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

EXTERMINATE
(189)
EXTERMINATE
(189)
EXTERMINATE
(126)
EXTERMINATE
(126)
EXTREMA
(122 = 72 + 50)
EXTREME
(122 = 72 + 50)
EXAMINE
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(114 = 64 + 50)
EXTREMA
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXTREMA
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXTREME
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXAMINE
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXTREME
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXTREME
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXAMINE
(107 = 57 + 50)
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(107 = 57 + 50)
EXTREME
(101 = 51 + 50)
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EXAMINE
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(101 = 51 + 50)
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EXAMINE
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EXTREME
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EXTREME
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EXTREMA
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EXAMINE
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EXTREMA
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EXTREME
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EXTREMA
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EXTREMA
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EXTREMA
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EXTREMA
(98 = 48 + 50)
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EXTREME
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXAMINE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXAMINE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXTREMA
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXTREMA
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXTREME
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXTERMINATE
(92)
EXTREME
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXTERMINATE
(88)
EXTREMA
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXTREME
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXTREMA
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXTERMINATE
(87)
EXAMINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXAMINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXTREMA
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXAMINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXAMINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXTREMA
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EXTREMA
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EXAMINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RAIMENT
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MATINEE
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EMITTER
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RAIMENT
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TERMITE
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RAIMENT
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TERMITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMIRATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMIRATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMITTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXTREME
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINARET
(86 = 36 + 50)
MINARET
(86 = 36 + 50)
MEATIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
MEATIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TEATIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
TEATIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERMITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
MATINEE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXTREME
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXTREME
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXTREMA
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXTREME
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXTERMINATE
(84)
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EXTREME
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EXAMINE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EXTREME
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EXAMINE
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EXTREME
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EXTERMINATE
(84)
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(84 = 34 + 50)
EXTREMA
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EXTERMINATE
(84)
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EXTREMA
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EXTREMA
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EXAMINE
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EXTREME
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EXTREME
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EXAMINE
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EXTREMA
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EXTREMA
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EXTREMA
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EMIRATE
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EMITTER
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EMITTER
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TEATIME
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EMITTER
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EMIRATE
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MINARET
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MINARET
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RAIMENT
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EXTERMINATE
(80)
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RAIMENT
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RAIMENT
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RAIMENT
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RAIMENT
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TERMITE
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EMIRATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TEATIME
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TEATIME
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXTERMINATE
(80)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
MINARET
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(80 = 30 + 50)
EMIRATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TEATIME
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TEATIME
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TEATIME
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXTERMINATE
(80)
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(80)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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MINARET
(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80)
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TERNATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
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ITERATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TEENIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIAENE
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(78 = 28 + 50)
TENTIER
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NITRATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(77 = 27 + 50)
TEATIME
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(77 = 27 + 50)

exterminate in Words With Friends™

The word exterminate 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: 22

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

EXTERMINATE
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (21 words)

arenite, emirate, emitter, entreat, examine, extrema, extreme, iterate, matinee, meatier, minaret, nattier, nitrate, raiment, teatime, teenier, tentier, termite, ternate, trainee, triaene

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word exterminate

EXTERMINATE
(306)
EXTERMINATE
(288)
EXTERMINATE
(234)
EXTERMINATE
(156)
EXTERMINATE
(144)
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(120)
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(96)
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(92)
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(92)
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(92)
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(92)
EXTERMINATE
(88)
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(88)
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(88)
EXTERMINATE
(80)
EXTERMINATE
(78)
EXTERMINATE
(78)
EXTERMINATE
(64)
EXTERMINATE
(52)
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(52)
EXTERMINATE
(52)
EXTERMINATE
(52)
EXTERMINATE
(44)
EXTERMINATE
(44)
EXTERMINATE
(36)
EXTERMINATE
(33)
EXTERMINATE
(32)
EXTERMINATE
(32)
EXTERMINATE
(28)
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(28)
EXTERMINATE
(26)
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(25)
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(25)
EXTERMINATE
(24)
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(24)

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

EXTERMINATE
(306)
EXTERMINATE
(288)
EXTERMINATE
(234)
EXAMINE
(161 = 126 + 35)
EXTERMINATE
(156)
EXTERMINATE
(144)
EXTREMA
(140 = 105 + 35)
EXTREME
(140 = 105 + 35)
EXAMINE
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXTREMA
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXTREME
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXAMINE
(125 = 90 + 35)
EXTERMINATE
(120)
EXTREME
(116 = 81 + 35)
EXTREMA
(116 = 81 + 35)
EXAMINE
(113 = 78 + 35)
EXAMINE
(113 = 78 + 35)
EXTREME
(110 = 75 + 35)
EXTREMA
(110 = 75 + 35)
EXAMINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXAMINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXAMINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
TAXMEN
(105)
MINARET
(104 = 69 + 35)
RAIMENT
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXTREME
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXTREMA
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXAMINE
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXTREME
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EXTREMA
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EXTREMA
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EXTREME
(103 = 68 + 35)
MATRIX
(102)
EXAMINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
AXEMEN
(99)
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(99)
EXAMEN
(99)
MATINEE
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXTREME
(98 = 63 + 35)
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EXTREME
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RAIMENT
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AXMEN
(96)
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(96)
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(96)
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(96)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
MEATIER
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TEATIME
(95 = 60 + 35)
EMIRATE
(95 = 60 + 35)
MINX
(93)
REMEX
(93)
REMIX
(93)
TEXTER
(93)
EXTERMINATE
(92)
EXTREME
(92 = 57 + 35)
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(92 = 57 + 35)
RAIMENT
(92 = 57 + 35)
MATINEE
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTERMINATE
(92)
EXTERMINATE
(92)
EXTREMA
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTERMINATE
(92)
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(92 = 57 + 35)
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RAIMENT
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MINARET
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EXTENT
(90)
INTEXT
(90)
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(90)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
EMITTER
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EXTERMINATE
(88)
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(88)
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(88)
XENIA
(87)
TAXMEN
(87)
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(87)
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(87)
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(87)
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(87 = 52 + 35)
MATINEE
(86 = 51 + 35)
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EXTREMA
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EXTREME
(85 = 50 + 35)
EXTREME
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RETAX
(84)
EXERT
(84)
AXITE
(84)
EXTRA
(84)
EXTERMINATE
(80)
MATINEE
(80 = 45 + 35)
RAIMENT
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MINARET
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RAIMENT
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MATINEE
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REMIXT
(78)
EXTERMINATE
(78)
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(78)
EXTERMINATE
(78)
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EMITTER
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EMIRATE
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TERNATE
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EMIRATE
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TRIAENE
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ENTREAT
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TEENIER
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TERNATE
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TEATIME
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EMITTER
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EXTREMA
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NITRATE
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TRAINEE
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TENTIER
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MEATIER
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TEATIME
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EXAMINE
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EMIRATE
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MEATIER
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(75)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
EMITTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TAXMEN
(75)
TEATIME
(75 = 40 + 35)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
EXAMINE
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(75 = 40 + 35)
TERMITE
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(75)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
TEATIME
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(75 = 40 + 35)
TERMITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
MEATIER
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EMIRATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
MINARET
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MINARET
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MATINEE
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MATINEE
(74 = 39 + 35)
MATINEE
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MINARET
(74 = 39 + 35)
MATINEE
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EXTREME
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXAMINE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXTREME
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXTREMA
(73 = 38 + 35)
EXTREMA
(73 = 38 + 35)

Words within the letters of exterminate

2 letter words in exterminate (17 words)

8 letter words in exterminate (8 words)

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11 letter words in exterminate (1 word)

exterminate + 1 blank (3 words)

exterminate + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence exterminate

Words that start with exterminate (3 words)

Words with exterminate in them (1 word)

Words that end with exterminate (1 word)

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Shorter words in exterminate

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