Definition of investigatory

"investigatory" in the adjective sense

1. fact-finding, investigative, investigatory

designed to find information or ascertain facts

"a fact-finding committee"

"investigative reporting"

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investigatory in Scrabble®

The word investigatory 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 investigatory:

INVESTIGATORY
(198)
INVESTIGATORY
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (178 words)

agonies, agonise, agonist, aigrets, airiest, airings, antsier, argents, arising, artiest, atoners, attires, egotist, erasing, evasion, eviting, gainers, gaiters, garnets, garotte, gastrin, gavotte, geostat, goiters, goitres, goriest, governs, granite, gravest, gravies, gravity, grayest, grovets, gyrates, igniter, ignites, ignitor, ignores, inertia, ingrate, inosite, instate, intorts, inverts, inviter, invites, invitro, ioniser, iratest, irisate, ironage, ironies, ivories, ivorist, naivest, naivety, nastier, natives, natters, nattier, nitrate, nitrite, nittier, noisier, norites, nosegay, onstage, oranges, orangey, orating, orients, origins, otarine, ovaries, oversat, oversit, raising, ratings, rations, ratting, rattons, ravines, ravings, reaving, regains, regions, restain, resting, retains, retinas, retints, retoast, retying, revisit, rioting, rotates, rotting, satiety, searing, seating, senator, servant, serving, setting, sieving, signora, sitting, snotter, soaring, sorting, stagier, stainer, staring, stating, station, stative, staving, staying, stinger, stivier, stiving, stonier, storage, storing, straint, strange, striate, stringy, striven, stygian, synovia, syringa, syringe, tangier, targets, tastier, tasting, taverns, tearing, teasing, testing, tiering, tiniest, tinters, tintier, toaster, transit, treason, triages, trinity, triones, trivets, triynes, tyrants, vainest, variety, varsity, varying, vatting, vearing, veritas, versing, version, vertigo, vesting, vetoing, vetting, vinegar, vintage, virgins, virions, visitor, vitiate, vitrine, voyager, voyages, yoginis, yttrias

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word investigatory

INVESTIGATORY
(198)
INVESTIGATORY
(198)
INVESTIGATORY
(132)
INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
(24)

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

INVESTIGATORY
(198)
INVESTIGATORY
(198)
INVESTIGATORY
(132)
INVESTIGATORY
(132)
GRAVITY
(106 = 56 + 50)
VOYAGER
(106 = 56 + 50)
VOYAGES
(106 = 56 + 50)
VARYING
(106 = 56 + 50)
GRAVITY
(104 = 54 + 50)
GRAVITY
(104 = 54 + 50)
VARYING
(104 = 54 + 50)
GRAVITY
(104 = 54 + 50)
VOYAGER
(104 = 54 + 50)
VOYAGES
(104 = 54 + 50)
VARYING
(104 = 54 + 50)
VOYAGES
(104 = 54 + 50)
VOYAGER
(104 = 54 + 50)
VARYING
(104 = 54 + 50)
SYNOVIA
(102 = 52 + 50)
VARSITY
(102 = 52 + 50)
VARIETY
(102 = 52 + 50)
NAIVETY
(102 = 52 + 50)
SYNOVIA
(101 = 51 + 50)
VARSITY
(101 = 51 + 50)
VARIETY
(101 = 51 + 50)
VARIETY
(101 = 51 + 50)
NAIVETY
(101 = 51 + 50)
SYNOVIA
(101 = 51 + 50)
NAIVETY
(101 = 51 + 50)
VARSITY
(101 = 51 + 50)
NAIVETY
(101 = 51 + 50)
INVESTIGATORY
(100)
GRAVITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
VOYAGES
(98 = 48 + 50)
VOYAGER
(98 = 48 + 50)
VARYING
(98 = 48 + 50)
INVESTIGATORY
(96)
RETYING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VARYING
(95 = 45 + 50)
GOVERNS
(95 = 45 + 50)
VOYAGES
(95 = 45 + 50)
VATTING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VOYAGES
(95 = 45 + 50)
RETYING
(95 = 45 + 50)
STAVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
YOGINIS
(95 = 45 + 50)
GYRATES
(95 = 45 + 50)
VEARING
(95 = 45 + 50)
STAYING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VOYAGES
(95 = 45 + 50)
VERTIGO
(95 = 45 + 50)
EVITING
(95 = 45 + 50)
STYGIAN
(95 = 45 + 50)
SERVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
GRAYEST
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VESTING
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VOYAGER
(95 = 45 + 50)
VERSING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VETTING
(95 = 45 + 50)
REAVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
GROVETS
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RAVINGS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SYRINGA
(95 = 45 + 50)
SIEVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VARYING
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VETOING
(95 = 45 + 50)
SYRINGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
VARYING
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VARYING
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GROVETS
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VOYAGES
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GRAVEST
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STAVING
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GRAYEST
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VINTAGE
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GRAVIES
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GRAVITY
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NOSEGAY
(95 = 45 + 50)
GRAVITY
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GRAVIES
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STIVING
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VOYAGER
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SERVING
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VINEGAR
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VOYAGER
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GRAVITY
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GRAVEST
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VIRGINS
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GAVOTTE
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SIEVING
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STAYING
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STRINGY
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REAVING
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ORANGEY
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GRAVITY
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STIVING
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VOYAGES
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VOYAGER
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VOYAGER
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SYRINGE
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RAVINGS
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VEARING
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VOYAGER
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VOYAGES
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SERVING
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SYRINGA
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STAVING
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VOYAGER
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VESTING
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VERSING
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GYRATES
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STYGIAN
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GAVOTTE
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VERTIGO
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STRINGY
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STAYING
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VOYAGES
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VATTING
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VIRGINS
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ORANGEY
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VINTAGE
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STIVING
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GOVERNS
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EVITING
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VINEGAR
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GRAVEST
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REAVING
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GRAVIES
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VETTING
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NOSEGAY
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RETYING
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VETOING
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GROVETS
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YOGINIS
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SIEVING
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TRIYNES
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VARIETY
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VARIETY
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NAIVEST
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VAINEST
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TYRANTS
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SATIETY
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VOYAGES
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NAIVETY
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VARIETY
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NAIVETY
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NAIVETY
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NAIVETY
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GRAVITY
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VARIETY
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VARIETY
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TRIYNES
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NATIVES
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OVERSAT
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OVARIES
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VARYING
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NAIVETY
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SYNOVIA
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VARSITY
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TRINITY
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SYNOVIA
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TRIVETS
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SYNOVIA
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SYNOVIA
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SYNOVIA
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VARSITY
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SYNOVIA
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TRIVETS
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SYNOVIA
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SYNOVIA
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IVORIST
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VARSITY
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VARSITY
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STRIVEN
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VARSITY
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STATIVE
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VARSITY
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SERVANT
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IVORIES
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OVERSIT
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VARIETY
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VISITOR
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VERITAS
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REVISIT
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INVITES
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VITIATE
(92 = 42 + 50)
INVESTIGATORY
(92)
VERSION
(92 = 42 + 50)
INVITRO
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STIVIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
INVESTIGATORY
(92)
STIVIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
INVERTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RAVINES
(92 = 42 + 50)
EVASION
(92 = 42 + 50)
YTTRIAS
(92 = 42 + 50)

investigatory in Words With Friends™

The word investigatory 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 investigatory:

INVESTIGATORY
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (178 words)

agonies, agonise, agonist, aigrets, airiest, airings, antsier, argents, arising, artiest, atoners, attires, egotist, erasing, evasion, eviting, gainers, gaiters, garnets, garotte, gastrin, gavotte, geostat, goiters, goitres, goriest, governs, granite, gravest, gravies, gravity, grayest, grovets, gyrates, igniter, ignites, ignitor, ignores, inertia, ingrate, inosite, instate, intorts, inverts, inviter, invites, invitro, ioniser, iratest, irisate, ironage, ironies, ivories, ivorist, naivest, naivety, nastier, natives, natters, nattier, nitrate, nitrite, nittier, noisier, norites, nosegay, onstage, oranges, orangey, orating, orients, origins, otarine, ovaries, oversat, oversit, raising, ratings, rations, ratting, rattons, ravines, ravings, reaving, regains, regions, restain, resting, retains, retinas, retints, retoast, retying, revisit, rioting, rotates, rotting, satiety, searing, seating, senator, servant, serving, setting, sieving, signora, sitting, snotter, soaring, sorting, stagier, stainer, staring, stating, station, stative, staving, staying, stinger, stivier, stiving, stonier, storage, storing, straint, strange, striate, stringy, striven, stygian, synovia, syringa, syringe, tangier, targets, tastier, tasting, taverns, tearing, teasing, testing, tiering, tiniest, tinters, tintier, toaster, transit, treason, triages, trinity, triones, trivets, triynes, tyrants, vainest, variety, varsity, varying, vatting, vearing, veritas, versing, version, vertigo, vesting, vetoing, vetting, vinegar, vintage, virgins, virions, visitor, vitiate, vitrine, voyager, voyages, yoginis, yttrias

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word investigatory

INVESTIGATORY
(270)
INVESTIGATORY
(234)
INVESTIGATORY
(234)
INVESTIGATORY
(168)
INVESTIGATORY
(156)
INVESTIGATORY
(120)
INVESTIGATORY
(104)
INVESTIGATORY
(100)
INVESTIGATORY
(96)
INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
(88)
INVESTIGATORY
(68)
INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
(34)
INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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INVESTIGATORY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In investigatory

INVESTIGATORY
(270)
INVESTIGATORY
(234)
INVESTIGATORY
(234)
INVESTIGATORY
(168)
INVESTIGATORY
(156)
VOYAGER
(128 = 93 + 35)
VOYAGES
(128 = 93 + 35)
GOVERNS
(125 = 90 + 35)
GAVOTTE
(122 = 87 + 35)
INVESTIGATORY
(120)
REAVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
STIVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
VARYING
(119 = 84 + 35)
STAVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
VINTAGE
(119 = 84 + 35)
VINEGAR
(119 = 84 + 35)
SIEVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
SERVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
GRAVITY
(116 = 81 + 35)
GRAVITY
(116 = 81 + 35)
EVITING
(113 = 78 + 35)
VEARING
(113 = 78 + 35)
VETOING
(113 = 78 + 35)
STRIVEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
VESTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
VERSING
(113 = 78 + 35)
SYNOVIA
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VATTING
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SERVANT
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VARYING
(113 = 78 + 35)
SIEVING
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VARYING
(113 = 78 + 35)
STAVING
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NAIVETY
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SERVING
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NAIVETY
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VETTING
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VIRGINS
(113 = 78 + 35)
STIVING
(113 = 78 + 35)
REAVING
(113 = 78 + 35)
RAVINGS
(113 = 78 + 35)
GRAVEST
(110 = 75 + 35)
GROVETS
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GRAVEST
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GRAVITY
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VERTIGO
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GRAVITY
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GRAVIES
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VOYAGES
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VOYAGER
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GROVETS
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GRAVIES
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VARIETY
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VARSITY
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STAVING
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VAINEST
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NATIVES
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RAVINES
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VIRGINS
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VARYING
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NAIVETY
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STIVING
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EVASION
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STAVING
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SIEVING
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TAVERNS
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INVERTS
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SIEVING
(107 = 72 + 35)
INVITER
(107 = 72 + 35)
INVITES
(107 = 72 + 35)
INVITRO
(107 = 72 + 35)
ORANGEY
(107 = 72 + 35)
NAIVETY
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SERVING
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VITRINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SERVING
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SERVANT
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EVITING
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NAIVEST
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NAIVEST
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VARYING
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VATTING
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VERSION
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VINEGAR
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VERSING
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REAVING
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VESTING
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NOSEGAY
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VETOING
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REAVING
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VIRIONS
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VETTING
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VEARING
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YOGINIS
(107 = 72 + 35)
VINTAGE
(107 = 72 + 35)
STIVING
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VIRGINS
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STATIVE
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OVERSAT
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VOYAGES
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STIVIER
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GROVETS
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GROVETS
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OVERSIT
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IVORIES
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IVORIST
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VITIATE
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VERTIGO
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GRAVITY
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VOYAGER
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OVARIES
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GRAVITY
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GRAVEST
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VISITOR
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VARSITY
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STIVIER
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VERITAS
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REVISIT
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TRIVETS
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TRIVETS
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GRAVIES
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SIEVING
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STRINGY
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VIRGINS
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SYNOVIA
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NAIVEST
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RAVINGS
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VINTAGE
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NAIVETY
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EVASION
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VATTING
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VINEGAR
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VERSING
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SERVANT
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VETTING
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VERSION
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RETYING
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VAINEST
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SERVING
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NAIVEST
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VESTING
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VITRINE
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SERVANT
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REAVING
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EVITING
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STAYING
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STAVING
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STIVING
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INVESTIGATORY
(100)
VARYING
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VARYING
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VARYING
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OVARIES
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TRIVETS
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VERITAS
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STIVIER
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STIVIER
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GRAVEST
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STATIVE
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VARIETY
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OVERSAT
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VARSITY
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GRAVITY
(98 = 63 + 35)
TRIVETS
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VERTIGO
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GROVETS
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IVORIES
(98 = 63 + 35)
GRAVIES
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IVORIST
(98 = 63 + 35)
GRAVITY
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VITIATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
OVERSIT
(98 = 63 + 35)
VISITOR
(98 = 63 + 35)
INVESTIGATORY
(96)
SYNOVIA
(95 = 60 + 35)
VARYING
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RAVINGS
(95 = 60 + 35)
IRONAGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
VESTING
(95 = 60 + 35)
RAVINGS
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GOVERNS
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ORIGINS
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SYNOVIA
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EVITING
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STIVING
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GRAVITY
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SYRINGA
(95 = 60 + 35)
VETTING
(95 = 60 + 35)
GRAVITY
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VINTAGE
(95 = 60 + 35)

Words within the letters of investigatory

2 letter words in investigatory (22 words)

11 letter words in investigatory (4 words)

12 letter words in investigatory (1 word)

13 letter words in investigatory (1 word)

Words containing the sequence investigatory

Words that start with investigatory (1 word)

Words with investigatory in them (1 word)

Words that end with investigatory (2 words)

Word Growth involving investigatory

Shorter words in investigatory

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to gator investigator

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