Definition of foreshortened

"foreshortened" in the verb sense

1. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

"The manuscript must be shortened"

2. foreshorten

shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

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foreshortened in Scrabble®

The word foreshortened 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 foreshortened:

FORESHORTENED
(198)
FORESHORTENED
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (94 words)

defense, defrost, dehorns, dehorts, denotes, endorse, entered, enterer, entrees, estrone, ethenes, feeders, fenders, ferrets, festoon, fondest, footers, foresee, forseen, freshen, fresher, fronted, frosted, froster, frothed, frother, hefters, herders, heteros, honored, honoree, honorer, hoofers, hornets, hotrods, needers, norther, oftener, onshore, redroot, reefers, reenter, reested, refeeds, refresh, refrets, rehoned, rehones, rehonor, renders, renters, rerents, reroofs, reroots, reshoed, reshoot, reshore, restore, retreed, retrees, rhetors, rodents, roofers, roosted, rooster, rooters, seethed, seether, serener, sheered, sheerer, sheeted, sheeter, shooter, shorted, shorten, shorter, sneered, sneerer, snooted, snorted, snorter, soothed, soother, steered, steerer, sterned, sterner, tenders, thereof, thereon, thorned, throned, thrones

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word foreshortened

FORESHORTENED
(198)
FORESHORTENED
(198)
FORESHORTENED
(132)
FORESHORTENED
(132)
FORESHORTENED
(104)
FORESHORTENED
(100)
FORESHORTENED
(100)
FORESHORTENED
(96)
FORESHORTENED
(88)
FORESHORTENED
(88)
FORESHORTENED
(84)
FORESHORTENED
(80)
FORESHORTENED
(80)
FORESHORTENED
(80)
FORESHORTENED
(66)
FORESHORTENED
(60)
FORESHORTENED
(48)
FORESHORTENED
(44)
FORESHORTENED
(36)
FORESHORTENED
(32)
FORESHORTENED
(27)
FORESHORTENED
(27)
FORESHORTENED
(26)
FORESHORTENED
(25)

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

FORESHORTENED
(198)
FORESHORTENED
(198)
FORESHORTENED
(132)
FORESHORTENED
(132)
FROTHED
(106 = 56 + 50)
FROTHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
FORESHORTENED
(104)
FROTHED
(104 = 54 + 50)
THEREOF
(102 = 52 + 50)
HEFTERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
REFRESH
(102 = 52 + 50)
HOOFERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
FROTHER
(102 = 52 + 50)
FRESHER
(102 = 52 + 50)
FRESHEN
(102 = 52 + 50)
FRESHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
FROTHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
FROTHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
HOOFERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
HEFTERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
THEREOF
(101 = 51 + 50)
HOOFERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
THEREOF
(101 = 51 + 50)
FRESHEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
HEFTERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
HOOFERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
FRESHEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
REFRESH
(101 = 51 + 50)
REFRESH
(101 = 51 + 50)
FRESHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
FORESHORTENED
(100)
FORESHORTENED
(100)
FROTHED
(98 = 48 + 50)
FORESHORTENED
(96)
DEFENSE
(95 = 45 + 50)
RESHOED
(95 = 45 + 50)
HONORED
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHORTED
(95 = 45 + 50)
HOTRODS
(95 = 45 + 50)
FROTHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
REFEEDS
(95 = 45 + 50)
FONDEST
(95 = 45 + 50)
THRONED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEHORNS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHEETED
(95 = 45 + 50)
FENDERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
FRONTED
(95 = 45 + 50)
RESHOED
(95 = 45 + 50)
HERDERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
FROTHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
REHONED
(95 = 45 + 50)
SOOTHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
FROTHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEFROST
(95 = 45 + 50)
THORNED
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHEERED
(95 = 45 + 50)
FROTHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DEHORTS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEETHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
FEEDERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
FROSTED
(95 = 45 + 50)
FROTHED
(95 = 45 + 50)
THORNED
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHEERED
(94 = 44 + 50)
FENDERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
FEEDERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
REHONED
(94 = 44 + 50)
FRONTED
(94 = 44 + 50)
DEHORNS
(94 = 44 + 50)
FONDEST
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SEETHED
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHORTED
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHEETED
(94 = 44 + 50)
DEHORTS
(94 = 44 + 50)
DEFENSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
DEFROST
(94 = 44 + 50)
HERDERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
FROTHED
(94 = 44 + 50)
REFEEDS
(94 = 44 + 50)
HOTRODS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SOOTHED
(94 = 44 + 50)
FROSTED
(94 = 44 + 50)
HONORED
(94 = 44 + 50)
RESHOED
(94 = 44 + 50)
THRONED
(94 = 44 + 50)
ONSHORE
(92 = 42 + 50)
HOOFERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOOTHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
OFTENER
(92 = 42 + 50)
REROOFS
(92 = 42 + 50)
REHONOR
(92 = 42 + 50)
THEREOF
(92 = 42 + 50)
ETHENES
(92 = 42 + 50)
HORNETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SEETHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
THEREOF
(92 = 42 + 50)
FROTHED
(92 = 42 + 50)
FERRETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
FROTHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
REHONES
(92 = 42 + 50)
HOOFERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ONSHORE
(92 = 42 + 50)
NORTHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOOT
(92 = 42 + 50)
FROSTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FROTHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FESTOON
(92 = 42 + 50)
HOOFERS
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FROTHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
HOOFERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
FROTHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
HOOFERS
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THEREON
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FROTHER
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THEREOF
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RESHOOT
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HEFTERS
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REFRETS
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REEFERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEFTERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
REFRESH
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
REFRESH
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHER
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RHETORS
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEFTERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
THRONES
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
ROOFERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEFTERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHER
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REFRESH
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REFRESH
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
HETEROS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHEETER
(92 = 42 + 50)
REFRESH
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHORTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
THEREOF
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FORSEEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
REFRESH
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ROOFERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
REFRESH
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FORESEE
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHER
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HEFTERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEFTERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHORE
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SHEERER
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FRESHEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
THEREOF
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REEFERS
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HONORER
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FROTHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHEN
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THEREOF
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FROTHER
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THEREOF
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FRESHEN
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HONOREE
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HEFTERS
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RESHORE
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FRESHEN
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FRESHEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
HEFTERS
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FOOTERS
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FRESHEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
FRESHEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOOTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHORTEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
FORSEEN
(90 = 40 + 50)
HONORER
(90 = 40 + 50)
ROOFERS
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SEETHER
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HORNETS
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FORESEE
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SHORTEN
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REROOFS
(90 = 40 + 50)
HETEROS
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HONOREE
(90 = 40 + 50)
FROTHED
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FOOTERS
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RESHOOT
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RESHORE
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RHETORS
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SHORTER
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REEFERS
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THEREON
(90 = 40 + 50)
SHOOTER
(90 = 40 + 50)
SHEERER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FERRETS
(90 = 40 + 50)
ONSHORE
(90 = 40 + 50)
REHONES
(90 = 40 + 50)
FESTOON
(90 = 40 + 50)
OFTENER
(90 = 40 + 50)
REFRETS
(90 = 40 + 50)
REHONOR
(90 = 40 + 50)
ETHENES
(90 = 40 + 50)
THRONES
(90 = 40 + 50)

foreshortened in Words With Friends™

The word foreshortened 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: 20

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

FORESHORTENED
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (94 words)

defense, defrost, dehorns, dehorts, denotes, endorse, entered, enterer, entrees, estrone, ethenes, feeders, fenders, ferrets, festoon, fondest, footers, foresee, forseen, freshen, fresher, fronted, frosted, froster, frothed, frother, hefters, herders, heteros, honored, honoree, honorer, hoofers, hornets, hotrods, needers, norther, oftener, onshore, redroot, reefers, reenter, reested, refeeds, refresh, refrets, rehoned, rehones, rehonor, renders, renters, rerents, reroofs, reroots, reshoed, reshoot, reshore, restore, retreed, retrees, rhetors, rodents, roofers, roosted, rooster, rooters, seethed, seether, serener, sheered, sheerer, sheeted, sheeter, shooter, shorted, shorten, shorter, sneered, sneerer, snooted, snorted, snorter, soothed, soother, steered, steerer, sterned, sterner, tenders, thereof, thereon, thorned, throned, thrones

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word foreshortened

FORESHORTENED
(252)
FORESHORTENED
(216)
FORESHORTENED
(216)
FORESHORTENED
(144)
FORESHORTENED
(144)
FORESHORTENED
(104)
FORESHORTENED
(96)
FORESHORTENED
(92)
FORESHORTENED
(88)
FORESHORTENED
(80)
FORESHORTENED
(80)
FORESHORTENED
(80)
FORESHORTENED
(56)
FORESHORTENED
(52)
FORESHORTENED
(48)
FORESHORTENED
(31)
FORESHORTENED
(28)
FORESHORTENED
(28)
FORESHORTENED
(26)
FORESHORTENED
(26)
FORESHORTENED
(25)
FORESHORTENED
(24)
FORESHORTENED
(23)
FORESHORTENED
(22)

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

FORESHORTENED
(252)
FORESHORTENED
(216)
FORESHORTENED
(216)
FORESHORTENED
(144)
FORESHORTENED
(144)
HEFTERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
FENDERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
FONDEST
(107 = 72 + 35)
DEFENSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
FROTHED
(104 = 69 + 35)
FRESHEN
(104 = 69 + 35)
FORESHORTENED
(104)
FRESHEN
(104 = 69 + 35)
DEFROST
(104 = 69 + 35)
FROTHED
(104 = 69 + 35)
FRESHER
(101 = 66 + 35)
THEREOF
(101 = 66 + 35)
FROTHER
(101 = 66 + 35)
REFRESH
(101 = 66 + 35)
FRONTED
(101 = 66 + 35)
HOOFERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
HOOFERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
REFEEDS
(98 = 63 + 35)
FROTHED
(98 = 63 + 35)
FROSTED
(98 = 63 + 35)
FORSEEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
OFTENER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FEEDERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
FRESHEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
HONORED
(98 = 63 + 35)
FESTOON
(98 = 63 + 35)
DEHORNS
(98 = 63 + 35)
FORESHORTENED
(96)
FRESHER
(95 = 60 + 35)
FRONTED
(95 = 60 + 35)
HOOFERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SOOTHED
(95 = 60 + 35)
HOOFERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
REROOFS
(95 = 60 + 35)
FRESHER
(95 = 60 + 35)
FROTHER
(95 = 60 + 35)
HONOREE
(95 = 60 + 35)
ROOFERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
FENDERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
HONORER
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEETHED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DEHORTS
(95 = 60 + 35)
ONSHORE
(95 = 60 + 35)
THEREOF
(95 = 60 + 35)
REEFERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
FROTHER
(95 = 60 + 35)
THEREOF
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REEFERS
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ROOFERS
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REFRESH
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FERRETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
REFRETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
HOOFERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
FROSTER
(95 = 60 + 35)
FOOTERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
FORESEE
(95 = 60 + 35)
FONDEST
(95 = 60 + 35)
THRONED
(92 = 57 + 35)
OFTENER
(92 = 57 + 35)
REHONED
(92 = 57 + 35)
FEEDERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
THRONED
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FROSTED
(92 = 57 + 35)
THORNED
(92 = 57 + 35)
THORNED
(92 = 57 + 35)
FORSEEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
REHONED
(92 = 57 + 35)
FESTOON
(92 = 57 + 35)
FORESHORTENED
(92)
REHONES
(89 = 54 + 35)
ETHENES
(89 = 54 + 35)
FORESEE
(89 = 54 + 35)
FONDEST
(89 = 54 + 35)
FENDERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
ROOFERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEFENSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
RESHOED
(89 = 54 + 35)
FRONTED
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REHONOR
(89 = 54 + 35)
FOOTERS
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FRONTED
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FRONTED
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THEREON
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FERRETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
HORNETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
FONDEST
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HERDERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SHEETED
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REEFERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
REFRESH
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HOOFERS
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SHORTEN
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FENDERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
REROOFS
(89 = 54 + 35)
FROSTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
ONSHORE
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SHORTED
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SHEERED
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NORTHER
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ROOFERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
HOTRODS
(89 = 54 + 35)
THRONES
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RESHOED
(89 = 54 + 35)
REEFERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
THEREOF
(89 = 54 + 35)
HEFTERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
FORESHORTENED
(88)
FROTHED
(87 = 52 + 35)
FROTHED
(87 = 52 + 35)
FROTHED
(87 = 52 + 35)
FRESHEN
(87 = 52 + 35)
FRESHEN
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FRESHEN
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RESHOOT
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FRESHEN
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FORSEEN
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FEEDERS
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RESHORE
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STERNED
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THORNED
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FRESHEN
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FROSTED
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DENOTES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SHORTER
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SEETHER
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HONORED
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SOOTHER
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SHOOTER
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RESHORE
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FROTHED
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HONORED
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HETEROS
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RHETORS
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RESHOOT
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FEEDERS
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REFEEDS
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FESTOON
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SHEERER
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SHEETER
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FROTHED
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FRESHEN
(86 = 51 + 35)
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HEFTERS
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HEFTERS
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FONDEST
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FENDERS
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(83 = 48 + 35)
NORTHER
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(83 = 48 + 35)
HONORER
(83 = 48 + 35)
ONSHORE
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFENSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFENSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEFENSE
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HERDERS
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THEREON
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THEREOF
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THEREOF
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THEREOF
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FENDERS
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THEREOF
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REFRESH
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REFRESH
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FONDEST
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REHONOR
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FRONTED
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FRONTED
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RESHOED
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FRONTED
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FRONTED
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FRONTED
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Words within the letters of foreshortened

2 letter words in foreshortened (14 words)

10 letter words in foreshortened (6 words)

13 letter words in foreshortened (1 word)

Words containing the sequence foreshortened

Words that start with foreshortened (1 word)

Words with foreshortened in them (1 word)

Words that end with foreshortened (1 word)

Word Growth involving foreshortened

Shorter words in foreshortened

or for fore

or ore fore

re ore fore

or ore ores

re ore ores

re resh

or short shorten shortened

en ten shorten shortened

Longer words containing foreshortened

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