Definition of grievance

"grievance" in the noun sense

1. grudge, score, grievance

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

"holding a grudge"

"settling a score"

2. grievance

an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

3. grievance

a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

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Quotations for grievance

In a free country there is much clamor with little suffering; in a despotic state there is little complaint, but much grievance. [ Carnot ]

The productions of the press, fast as steam can make and carry them, go abroad through all the land, silent as snowflakes, but potent as thunder. It is an additional tongue of steam and lightning, by which a man speaks his first thought, his instant argument or grievance, to millions in a day. [ Chapin ]

grievance in Scrabble®

The word grievance 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters grievance:

GRIEVANCE
(144)
GRIEVANCE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

avenger, carving, craving, engrave, generic, reaving, reeving, vearing, veering, vinegar

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word grievance

GRIEVANCE
(144)
GRIEVANCE
(144)
GRIEVANCE
(96)
GRIEVANCE
(96)
GRIEVANCE
(76)
GRIEVANCE
(60)
GRIEVANCE
(60)
GRIEVANCE
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GRIEVANCE
(54)
GRIEVANCE
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GRIEVANCE
(54)
GRIEVANCE
(50)
GRIEVANCE
(48)
GRIEVANCE
(48)
GRIEVANCE
(48)
GRIEVANCE
(40)
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(40)
GRIEVANCE
(40)
GRIEVANCE
(38)
GRIEVANCE
(36)
GRIEVANCE
(36)
GRIEVANCE
(36)
GRIEVANCE
(34)
GRIEVANCE
(34)
GRIEVANCE
(34)
GRIEVANCE
(34)
GRIEVANCE
(34)
GRIEVANCE
(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
GRIEVANCE
(30)
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(30)
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(29)
GRIEVANCE
(23)
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GRIEVANCE
(21)
GRIEVANCE
(20)
GRIEVANCE
(20)
GRIEVANCE
(19)
GRIEVANCE
(19)
GRIEVANCE
(19)
GRIEVANCE
(18)
GRIEVANCE
(17)

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

GRIEVANCE
(144)
GRIEVANCE
(144)
CARVING
(102 = 52 + 50)
CRAVING
(102 = 52 + 50)
CRAVING
(101 = 51 + 50)
CRAVING
(101 = 51 + 50)
CARVING
(101 = 51 + 50)
CARVING
(101 = 51 + 50)
CRAVING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CARVING
(98 = 48 + 50)
GRIEVANCE
(96)
GRIEVANCE
(96)
VINEGAR
(95 = 45 + 50)
ENGRAVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
REEVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
REAVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
REAVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
REEVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VEARING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CRAVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CARVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
AVENGER
(95 = 45 + 50)
VEERING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VEARING
(94 = 44 + 50)
REAVING
(94 = 44 + 50)
ENGRAVE
(94 = 44 + 50)
AVENGER
(94 = 44 + 50)
VINEGAR
(94 = 44 + 50)
REEVING
(94 = 44 + 50)
VEERING
(94 = 44 + 50)
CRAVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRAVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRAVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRAVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARVING
(92 = 42 + 50)
GENERIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
CARVING
(89 = 39 + 50)
VEARING
(89 = 39 + 50)
REEVING
(89 = 39 + 50)
ENGRAVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CRAVING
(89 = 39 + 50)
VEERING
(89 = 39 + 50)
VINEGAR
(89 = 39 + 50)
AVENGER
(89 = 39 + 50)
REAVING
(89 = 39 + 50)
GENERIC
(89 = 39 + 50)
AVENGER
(88 = 38 + 50)
ENGRAVE
(88 = 38 + 50)
ENGRAVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENGRAVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENGRAVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
AVENGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
AVENGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
AVENGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
AVENGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEVING
(86 = 36 + 50)
AVENGER
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REAVING
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REEVING
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REAVING
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REEVING
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REAVING
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REEVING
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REAVING
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AVENGER
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GENERIC
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VEARING
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VEARING
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VEARING
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REAVING
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VEARING
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VEARING
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REEVING
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VEARING
(86 = 36 + 50)
VINEGAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
VINEGAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
VINEGAR
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ENGRAVE
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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VINEGAR
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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CRAVING
(84 = 34 + 50)
CARVING
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GENERIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENERIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENERIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENGRAVE
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VEERING
(83 = 33 + 50)
REAVING
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VEARING
(83 = 33 + 50)
AVENGER
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENERIC
(83 = 33 + 50)
GENERIC
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GENERIC
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VINEGAR
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REEVING
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CRAVING
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VEERING
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CARVING
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CARVING
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VEARING
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CARVING
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VINEGAR
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CRAVING
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CARVING
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VINEGAR
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CARVING
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ENGRAVE
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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AVENGER
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CRAVING
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CRAVING
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VEARING
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CARVING
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VEARING
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CARVING
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CRAVING
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GENERIC
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CARVING
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VINEGAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
AVENGER
(80 = 30 + 50)
VEERING
(80 = 30 + 50)
VEERING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRAVING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRAVING
(80 = 30 + 50)
REEVING
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CARVING
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CARVING
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REAVING
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CRAVING
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GENERIC
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VEERING
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CRAVING
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VEARING
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CARVING
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ENGRAVE
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CARVING
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VINEGAR
(78 = 28 + 50)
CRAVING
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CRAVING
(78 = 28 + 50)
AVENGER
(78 = 28 + 50)
REAVING
(76 = 26 + 50)
VEARING
(76 = 26 + 50)
VEARING
(76 = 26 + 50)
VINEGAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
GENERIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
REEVING
(76 = 26 + 50)
AVENGER
(76 = 26 + 50)
VEARING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CRAVING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CRAVING
(76 = 26 + 50)
REAVING
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REAVING
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CRAVING
(76 = 26 + 50)
ENGRAVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
REAVING
(76 = 26 + 50)
REAVING
(76 = 26 + 50)
REAVING
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CARVING
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AVENGER
(76 = 26 + 50)
REEVING
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ENGRAVE
(76 = 26 + 50)
VEARING
(76 = 26 + 50)
VEERING
(76 = 26 + 50)
VEERING
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VEERING
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CARVING
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VINEGAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
VEERING
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REEVING
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REEVING
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VEERING
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CRAVING
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VEERING
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CARVING
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AVENGER
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ENGRAVE
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GENERIC
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CRAVING
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REEVING
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GENERIC
(76 = 26 + 50)
REEVING
(76 = 26 + 50)
VEARING
(76 = 26 + 50)
VINEGAR
(76 = 26 + 50)

grievance in Words With Friends™

The word grievance 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: 19

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

GRIEVANCE
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

avenger, carving, craving, engrave, generic, reaving, reeving, vearing, veering, vinegar

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word grievance

GRIEVANCE
(207)
GRIEVANCE
(126)
GRIEVANCE
(126)
GRIEVANCE
(99)
GRIEVANCE
(93)
GRIEVANCE
(92)
GRIEVANCE
(88)
GRIEVANCE
(87)
GRIEVANCE
(81)
GRIEVANCE
(80)
GRIEVANCE
(80)
GRIEVANCE
(76)
GRIEVANCE
(76)
GRIEVANCE
(75)
GRIEVANCE
(70)
GRIEVANCE
(69)
GRIEVANCE
(62)
GRIEVANCE
(54)
GRIEVANCE
(54)
GRIEVANCE
(46)
GRIEVANCE
(42)
GRIEVANCE
(42)
GRIEVANCE
(42)
GRIEVANCE
(42)
GRIEVANCE
(42)
GRIEVANCE
(40)
GRIEVANCE
(38)
GRIEVANCE
(38)
GRIEVANCE
(38)
GRIEVANCE
(38)
GRIEVANCE
(38)
GRIEVANCE
(38)
GRIEVANCE
(30)
GRIEVANCE
(29)
GRIEVANCE
(29)
GRIEVANCE
(28)
GRIEVANCE
(26)
GRIEVANCE
(26)
GRIEVANCE
(25)
GRIEVANCE
(25)
GRIEVANCE
(25)
GRIEVANCE
(25)
GRIEVANCE
(25)
GRIEVANCE
(24)
GRIEVANCE
(24)
GRIEVANCE
(23)
GRIEVANCE
(23)
GRIEVANCE
(23)
GRIEVANCE
(21)
GRIEVANCE
(21)
GRIEVANCE
(21)
GRIEVANCE
(20)
GRIEVANCE
(20)

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

GRIEVANCE
(207)
CRAVING
(128 = 93 + 35)
CARVING
(128 = 93 + 35)
GRIEVANCE
(126)
GRIEVANCE
(126)
CARVING
(122 = 87 + 35)
CRAVING
(122 = 87 + 35)
REAVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
VINEGAR
(119 = 84 + 35)
REEVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
AVENGER
(119 = 84 + 35)
CRAVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRAVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CARVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CARVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRAVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
CARVING
(116 = 81 + 35)
REAVING
(113 = 78 + 35)
VEARING
(113 = 78 + 35)
ENGRAVE
(113 = 78 + 35)
REEVING
(113 = 78 + 35)
VEERING
(113 = 78 + 35)
CARVING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRAVING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CARVING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRAVING
(110 = 75 + 35)
AVENGER
(107 = 72 + 35)
VEERING
(107 = 72 + 35)
VEARING
(107 = 72 + 35)
REAVING
(107 = 72 + 35)
ENGRAVE
(107 = 72 + 35)
REEVING
(107 = 72 + 35)
VINEGAR
(107 = 72 + 35)
REEVING
(107 = 72 + 35)
REAVING
(107 = 72 + 35)
GENERIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
CARVING
(104 = 69 + 35)
CRAVING
(104 = 69 + 35)
GENERIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
CARVING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CARVING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CRAVING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CRAVING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CARVING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CRAVING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CAVING
(102)
VINEGAR
(101 = 66 + 35)
VEARING
(101 = 66 + 35)
ENGRAVE
(101 = 66 + 35)
VEERING
(101 = 66 + 35)
AVENGER
(101 = 66 + 35)
REEVING
(101 = 66 + 35)
REAVING
(101 = 66 + 35)
GRIEVANCE
(99)
CRAVING
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENERIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
CARVING
(98 = 63 + 35)
CAVERN
(96)
VEARING
(95 = 60 + 35)
VEERING
(95 = 60 + 35)
REAVING
(95 = 60 + 35)
VEERING
(95 = 60 + 35)
VEARING
(95 = 60 + 35)
ENGRAVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
REEVING
(95 = 60 + 35)
AVENGER
(95 = 60 + 35)
GRIEVANCE
(93)
GENERIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
CRAVING
(92 = 57 + 35)
GRIEVANCE
(92)
CARVING
(92 = 57 + 35)
AVENGER
(91 = 56 + 35)
AVENGER
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REEVING
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ENGRAVE
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REAVING
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REEVING
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VINEGAR
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ENGRAVE
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VEARING
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VEARING
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VEERING
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VINEGAR
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REEVING
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REAVING
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VEERING
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REAVING
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VEERING
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ENGRAVE
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VEARING
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VINEGAR
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VINEGAR
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REAVING
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VEERING
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VEARING
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AVENGER
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AVENGER
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VEARING
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REEVING
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VEERING
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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REAVING
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ENGRAVE
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REEVING
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GRIEVANCE
(88)
GENERIC
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GENERIC
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GENERIC
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GRIEVANCE
(87)
GENERIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
GENERIC
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CARVING
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CRAVING
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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VEERING
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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VEERING
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AVENGER
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VEARING
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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VINEGAR
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AVENGER
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VEARING
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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AVENGER
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ENGRAVE
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VINEGAR
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REEVING
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VEARING
(83 = 48 + 35)
REEVING
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GRAVEN
(81)
GRIEVANCE
(81)
CRAVING
(81 = 46 + 35)
CARVING
(81 = 46 + 35)
GRIEVANCE
(80)
GENERIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
GRIEVANCE
(80)
GENERIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
GENERIC
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GENERIC
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CAVING
(78)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
GENERIC
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CRAVING
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(77 = 42 + 35)
CRAVING
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GRIEVANCE
(76)
GRIEVANCE
(76)
GRIEVANCE
(75)
RAVING
(75)
AVENGER
(75 = 40 + 35)
CAGIER
(75)
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(75 = 40 + 35)
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VINEGAR
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REAVING
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VEARING
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GENERIC
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CARVING
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VINEGAR
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CRAVING
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VEARING
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VEERING
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AVENGER
(73 = 38 + 35)
CRAVING
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CAVING
(72)
CAVERN
(72)
EVINCE
(72)
CAVING
(72)
CRAVING
(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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CARVING
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