Definition of intercepts

"intercepts" in the noun sense

1. intercept

the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

"intercepts" in the verb sense

1. intercept, stop

seize on its way

"The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

2. wiretap, tap, intercept, bug

tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"

"Is this hotel room bugged?"

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intercepts in Scrabble®

The word intercepts 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters intercepts:

INTERCEPTS
(135)
INTERCEPTS
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (51 words)

centers, centres, cistern, cittern, cretins, crispen, enteric, enticer, entices, entries, inepter, inspect, netters, pectens, pectins, percent, petites, pettier, pierces, pincers, precent, precise, present, pretest, princes, pterins, receipt, recipes, recites, repents, repines, respect, respice, respite, retints, scenter, scepter, sceptre, serpent, sincere, specter, spectre, tenters, tentier, terpine, testier, tinters, tipster, triceps, trienes, trisect

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word intercepts

INTERCEPTS
(135)
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(135)
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(17)

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

INTERCEPTS
(135)
INTERCEPTS
(135)
PECTINS
(94 = 44 + 50)
RESPECT
(94 = 44 + 50)
RECEIPT
(94 = 44 + 50)
INSPECT
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SCEPTRE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRECISE
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PRECENT
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CRISPEN
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RESPICE
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SCEPTER
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PINCERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SPECTER
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PECTENS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PERCENT
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PRINCES
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TRICEPS
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RECIPES
(94 = 44 + 50)
SPECTRE
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PIERCES
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCEPTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECISE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRINCES
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PRECISE
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RESPICE
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PECTENS
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TRICEPS
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TRICEPS
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TRICEPS
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RESPICE
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RESPICE
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RESPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESPECT
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RESPECT
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SCEPTER
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INSPECT
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SCEPTER
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PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PIERCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PIERCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PINCERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTRE
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SPECTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PINCERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PINCERS
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PRECENT
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CRISPEN
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CRISPEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECISE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRINCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECIPES
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECEIPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECEIPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECIPES
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSPECT
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INTERCEPTS
(90)
INTERCEPTS
(90)
PETITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECEIPT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENTERIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECISE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TIPSTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCEPTRE
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PECTINS
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SCEPTRE
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SCEPTRE
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TERPINE
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SCEPTRE
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PRECISE
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PECTINS
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TERPINE
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PRECENT
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RECEIPT
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PECTENS
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CRISPEN
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PRINCES
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RECEIPT
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CRISPEN
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CRISPEN
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CRISPEN
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CRISPEN
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PRECISE
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ENTERIC
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PRECENT
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SCENTER
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PRECISE
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PERCENT
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SCENTER
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ENTICES
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ENTICES
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PECTINS
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ENTICER
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ENTICER
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CENTERS
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PRECISE
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TIPSTER
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INEPTER
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INSPECT
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SCEPTER
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SCEPTER
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RECEIPT
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SCEPTER
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SCEPTER
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INSPECT
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SCEPTER
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RECEIPT
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SCEPTRE
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RECEIPT
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CRISPEN
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PRECENT
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PETTIER
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PIERCES
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SPECTRE
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SPECTRE
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PINCERS
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SPECTRE
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PERCENT
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SPECTRE
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CISTERN
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SPECTRE
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PETITES
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INSPECT
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SPECTER
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INSPECT
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INSPECT
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PIERCES
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CITTERN
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PERCENT
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PIERCES
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PETTIER
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SPECTER
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PERCENT
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PRECENT
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PINCERS
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CENTRES
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PRECENT
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TRISECT
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PECTENS
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CENTRES
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PINCERS
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SERPENT
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CISTERN
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SERPENT
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SPECTER
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SERPENT
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SINCERE
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PINCERS
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TERPINE
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RECIPES
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RESPECT
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TRISECT
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TRICEPS
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RESPICE
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INEPTER
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TRICEPS
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RESPICE
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RESPECT
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RESPECT
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RESPITE
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intercepts in Words With Friends™

The word intercepts 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: 17

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

INTERCEPTS
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (51 words)

centers, centres, cistern, cittern, cretins, crispen, enteric, enticer, entices, entries, inepter, inspect, netters, pectens, pectins, percent, petites, pettier, pierces, pincers, precent, precise, present, pretest, princes, pterins, receipt, recipes, recites, repents, repines, respect, respice, respite, retints, scenter, scepter, sceptre, serpent, sincere, specter, spectre, tenters, tentier, terpine, testier, tinters, tipster, triceps, trienes, trisect

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word intercepts

INTERCEPTS
(243)
INTERCEPTS
(189)
INTERCEPTS
(114)
INTERCEPTS
(114)
INTERCEPTS
(99)
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(84)
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(76)
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(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(69)
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(68)
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(63)
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(63)
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(58)
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(54)
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(50)
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(46)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(38)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(27)
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(27)
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(24)
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(19)
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(19)

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

INTERCEPTS
(243)
INTERCEPTS
(189)
PECTENS
(125 = 90 + 35)
PECTINS
(125 = 90 + 35)
INSPECT
(125 = 90 + 35)
SCEPTER
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPECTRE
(122 = 87 + 35)
RESPICE
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TRICEPS
(122 = 87 + 35)
SCEPTRE
(122 = 87 + 35)
RESPECT
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPECTER
(122 = 87 + 35)
INTERCEPTS
(114)
INTERCEPTS
(114)
INSPECT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRECENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CRISPEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
PINCERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERCENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRINCES
(107 = 72 + 35)
PINCERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRECENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PERCENT
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PRECENT
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PINCERS
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PRINCES
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PERCENT
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CRISPEN
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PRECISE
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PIERCES
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SCEPTER
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SPECTER
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SPECTRE
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SCEPTRE
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CENTRES
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RESPICE
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PRECISE
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PIERCES
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RESPECT
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PRECISE
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CENTERS
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RECIPES
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SERPENT
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RECEIPT
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INEPTER
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TERPINE
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SCENTER
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TRICEPS
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RECEIPT
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RECIPES
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PRINCES
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INSPECT
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CRISPEN
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PINCERS
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PECTENS
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PERCENT
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PRECENT
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INSPECT
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PERCENT
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PINCERS
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PRECENT
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PERCENT
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PECTINS
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PINCERS
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PRECENT
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INTERCEPTS
(99)
ENTICER
(98 = 63 + 35)
CRETINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCEPTRE
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SCEPTER
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SINCERE
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PTERINS
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SCEPTRE
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SPECTER
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ENTICES
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PRECISE
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TERPINE
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INEPTER
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RESPECT
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RESPECT
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PECTENS
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RESPITE
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PECTINS
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RECITES
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TRISECT
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PRINCES
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TIPSTER
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PETITES
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TERPINE
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CITTERN
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INEPTER
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CISTERN
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ENTERIC
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CRETINS
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INEPTER
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INSPECT
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CRISPEN
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PINCERS
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PRINCES
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PECTINS
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PECTENS
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PECTENS
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PECTINS
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PRECENT
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RESPITE
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INSPECT
(89 = 54 + 35)
PECTINS
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PECTENS
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PRINCES
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PRETEST
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CRISPEN
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TRISECT
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PECTENS
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PECTENS
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SPECTER
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SCEPTER
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RESPECT
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SPECTER
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RECEIPT
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PRECISE
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SPECTRE
(87 = 52 + 35)
PECTEN
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RECEIPT
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SPECTRE
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PIERCES
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