Definition of extracting

"extracting" in the verb sense

1. extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out

remove, usually with some force or effort also used in an abstract sense

"pull weeds"

"extract a bad tooth"

"take out a splinter"

"extract information from the telegram"

2. extract

get despite difficulties or obstacles

"I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"

3. educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning

"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

4. distill, extract, distil

extract by the process of distillation

"distill the essence of this compound"

5. extract

separate (a metal) from an ore

6. press out, express, extract

obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

"Italians express coffee rather than filter it"

7. excerpt, extract, take out

take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

8. extract

calculate the root of a number

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Quotations for extracting

He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put in phials hermetically sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw inclement seasons. [ Swift ]

Some read books only with a view to find fault, while others read only, to be taught; the former are like venomous spiders, extracting a poisonous quality, where the latter, like the bees, sip out a sweet and profitable juice. [ L'Estrange ]

extracting in Scrabble®

The word extracting 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 extracting:

EXTRACTING
(189)
EXTRACTING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

carting, cattier, catting, certain, citrate, cittern, crating, extinct, extract, granite, inexact, ingrate, nattier, nictate, nitrate, ratting, tangier, tantric, tearing, tetanic, texting, tracing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word extracting

EXTRACTING
(189)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In extracting

EXTRACTING
(189)
EXTRACTING
(189)
EXTRACTING
(126)
EXTRACTING
(126)
INEXACT
(122 = 72 + 50)
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TEXTING
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EXTINCT
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TEXTING
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EXTINCT
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EXTINCT
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INEXACT
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TEXTING
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INEXACT
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EXTINCT
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TEXTING
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TEXTING
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EXTINCT
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EXTINCT
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EXTRACT
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TEXTING
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TEXTING
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TEXTING
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EXTRACT
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TEXTING
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TEXTING
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EXTINCT
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EXTRACT
(94 = 44 + 50)
INEXACT
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXTRACTING
(92)
CATTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CRATING
(90 = 40 + 50)
EXTRACTING
(90)
TRACING
(90 = 40 + 50)
CARTING
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CRATING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CARTING
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TRACING
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TRACING
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CATTING
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INEXACT
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EXTINCT
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EXTINCT
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EXTRACT
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EXTRACT
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CITTERN
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TETANIC
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TANTRIC
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EXTRACT
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CITTERN
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CERTAIN
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TRACING
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INEXACT
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EXTINCT
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EXTINCT
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CATTIER
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TEXTING
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CATTIER
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INEXACT
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CITRATE
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CITRATE
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CERTAIN
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TETANIC
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EXTRACT
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CRATING
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CARTING
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CATTING
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NICTATE
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TANTRIC
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TEXTING
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EXTRACT
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INEXACT
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EXTINCT
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TEXTING
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EXTRACTING
(84)
EXTINCT
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EXTINCT
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EXTRACTING
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CARTING
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CRATING
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TRACING
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CARTING
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TRACING
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TRACING
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INEXACT
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EXTINCT
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TEXTING
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EXTINCT
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TEXTING
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TEARING
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TANGIER
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GRANITE
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INGRATE
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EXTINCT
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TEXTING
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RATTING
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TEXTING
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INEXACT
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TETANIC
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRATE
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TEXTING
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INGRATE
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TETANIC
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CERTAIN
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GRANITE
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CERTAIN
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TEARING
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CITRATE
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NICTATE
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TEXTING
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EXTRACTING
(80)
CATTIER
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CATTIER
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CRATING
(80 = 30 + 50)

extracting in Words With Friends™

The word extracting 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: 23

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

EXTRACTING
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

carting, cattier, catting, certain, citrate, cittern, crating, extinct, extract, granite, inexact, ingrate, nattier, nictate, nitrate, ratting, tangier, tantric, tearing, tetanic, texting, tracing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word extracting

EXTRACTING
(297)
EXTRACTING
(243)
EXTRACTING
(150)
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(124)
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(123)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In extracting

EXTRACTING
(297)
EXTRACTING
(243)
INEXACT
(161 = 126 + 35)
EXTRACTING
(150)
EXTRACTING
(150)
INEXACT
(149 = 114 + 35)
EXTINCT
(143 = 108 + 35)
EXTRACT
(140 = 105 + 35)
TEXTING
(140 = 105 + 35)
INEXACT
(137 = 102 + 35)
INEXACT
(137 = 102 + 35)
EXTINCT
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EXTRACT
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXTRACTING
(124)
EXTRACTING
(123)
EXTINCT
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXTRACT
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INEXACT
(113 = 78 + 35)
EXTINCT
(113 = 78 + 35)
TEXTING
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EXTRACT
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TRACING
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EXTINCT
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EXTINCT
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EXTINCT
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INEXACT
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INEXACT
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INEXACT
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NICTATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
TETANIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
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(104)
CATTING
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CARTING
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CRATING
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TEXTING
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TEXTING
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TRACING
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TEXTING
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TEXTING
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EXTINCT
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RAXING
(102)
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(102)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
EXTINCT
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TEXTING
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(101 = 66 + 35)
EXTRACTING
(100)
AXENIC
(99)
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(99)
CERTAIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
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(98 = 63 + 35)
TEXTING
(98 = 63 + 35)
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CATTING
(98 = 63 + 35)
TRACING
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CITTERN
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TANTRIC
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CRATING
(98 = 63 + 35)
CRATING
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XENIC
(96)
RAXING
(96)
EXTRACTING
(96)
TAXING
(96)
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(96)
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(96)
INEXACT
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EXTINCT
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CATTIER
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CITRATE
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EXTRACTING
(94)
EXACT
(93)
XERIC
(93)
AXING
(93)
CARTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTRACT
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CATTING
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TEXTING
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EXTRACT
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EXTRACT
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CRATING
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(92)
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TEXTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTRACTING
(92)
TANTRIC
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CITTERN
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TRACING
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CERTAIN
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CATTING
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TETANIC
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CRATING
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EXTANT
(90)
EXTRACTING
(90)
INTEXT
(90)
GRANITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
TANGIER
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INGRATE
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TANGIER
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RATTING
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TEARING
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EXTINCT
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AXENIC
(87)
TRACING
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TRACING
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CARTING
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XENIA
(87)
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(87)
EXTINCT
(87 = 52 + 35)
CARTING
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CATTING
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CATTING
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CATTING
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TANTRIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
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CATTING
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TRACING
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CERTAIN
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CITTERN
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TRACING
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CRATING
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CRATING
(86 = 51 + 35)
TEXTING
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EXTRACT
(85 = 50 + 35)
EXTRACT
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AXITE
(84)
EXTRA
(84)
RETAX
(84)
GRANITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
INGRATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
RATTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TANGIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
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TEARING
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TANGIER
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TEARING
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TANGIER
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EXTRACTING
(81)
TEXTING
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CRATING
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TETANIC
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CITTERN
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NICTATE
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CERTAIN
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NICTATE
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NICTATE
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TRACING
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CITTERN
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NICTATE
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TETANIC
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TANTRIC
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NICTATE
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TANTRIC
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CERTAIN
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TANTRIC
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