Definition of persecuting

"persecuting" in the verb sense

1. persecute, oppress

cause to suffer

"Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries"

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Quotations for persecuting

Persecuting bigots may be compared to those burning lenses which Lenhenhoeck and others composed from ice; by their chilling apathy they freeze the suppliant; by their fiery zeal they burn the sufferer. [ Colton ]

persecuting in Scrabble®

The word persecuting 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters persecuting:

PERSECUTING
(153)
PERSECUTING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (89 words)

censure, centers, centres, cistern, cretins, cringes, crispen, cuprene, cuprite, cursing, cusping, encrust, ensuite, enteric, enticer, entices, entries, epicure, eugenic, eupneic, generic, genetic, gesture, greisen, gunters, gustier, gutsier, incrust, inepter, inspect, integer, neuters, nutsier, pectens, pectins, peering, percent, picture, pierces, pincers, pingers, precent, precise, precuts, present, princes, pterins, puniest, punster, punters, purines, pursing, receipt, recipes, recites, regents, reinput, repents, repines, respect, respice, respite, resting, retunes, reunite, reusing, rusting, scenter, scepter, sceptre, seeping, serpent, sincere, specter, spectre, stinger, stuping, tenures, terpine, treeing, triceps, trienes, turnips, unerect, uniters, unreset, unstrip, uprisen, uterine

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word persecuting

PERSECUTING
(153)
PERSECUTING
(153)
PERSECUTING
(102)
PERSECUTING
(102)
PERSECUTING
(76)
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PERSECUTING
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PERSECUTING
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PERSECUTING
(26)
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PERSECUTING
(20)
PERSECUTING
(19)
PERSECUTING
(19)

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

PERSECUTING
(153)
PERSECUTING
(153)
PERSECUTING
(102)
PERSECUTING
(102)
CUSPING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CUSPING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CUSPING
(95 = 45 + 50)
CUSPING
(95 = 45 + 50)
PRECUTS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRINCES
(94 = 44 + 50)
RESPICE
(94 = 44 + 50)
TRICEPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
EUPNEIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SPECTRE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PINCERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PECTINS
(94 = 44 + 50)
RECIPES
(94 = 44 + 50)
PIERCES
(94 = 44 + 50)
PICTURE
(94 = 44 + 50)
RECEIPT
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PERCENT
(94 = 44 + 50)
CUPRENE
(94 = 44 + 50)
INSPECT
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCEPTER
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRECENT
(94 = 44 + 50)
CUPRITE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRECISE
(94 = 44 + 50)
CRISPEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
PECTENS
(94 = 44 + 50)
EPICURE
(94 = 44 + 50)
SPECTER
(94 = 44 + 50)
RESPECT
(94 = 44 + 50)
PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PICTURE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PICTURE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CUPRENE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRISPEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECUTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CUSPING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CUPRENE
(92 = 42 + 50)
EPICURE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PIERCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CUPRITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CUPRITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECUTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECIPES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PINCERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRISPEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRINCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESPICE
(92 = 42 + 50)
EPICURE
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESPICE
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRICEPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESPICE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECISE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PIERCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
EPICURE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRINCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRICEPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PINCERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECIPES
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PRECISE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PINCERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECUTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECISE
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRICEPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECEIPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
EUPNEIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECEIPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
EUPNEIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
GENETIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
PURSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
EUGENIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
CRINGES
(90 = 40 + 50)
SEEPING
(90 = 40 + 50)
PINGERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
CURSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
GENERIC
(90 = 40 + 50)
PEERING
(90 = 40 + 50)
STUPING
(90 = 40 + 50)
STUPING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CUSPING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CUSPING
(89 = 39 + 50)
SEEPING
(89 = 39 + 50)
STUPING
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CUSPING
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GENETIC
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PURSING
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CUSPING
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PEERING
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SEEPING
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PINGERS
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CRINGES
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EUGENIC
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CURSING
(89 = 39 + 50)
GENERIC
(89 = 39 + 50)
REPINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCRUST
(86 = 36 + 50)
CENTRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SERPENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PECTINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RESPECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CISTERN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RESPITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PECTENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRICEPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECUTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SERPENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
RESPICE
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCRUST
(86 = 36 + 50)
CENTRES
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SPECTRE
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SINCERE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PECTENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PECTENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PECTENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECENT
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RESPICE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PECTINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CISTERN
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CRISPEN
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PRECISE
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PECTENS
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CRISPEN
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PRECUTS
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CRISPEN
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SPECTER
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SPECTRE
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SPECTRE
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SPECTER
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SPECTER
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PRECISE
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SPECTER
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RESPECT
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CRISPEN
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RESPECT
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PRECUTS
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PECTENS
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PRECISE
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RESPECT
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TRICEPS
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RESPECT
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SINCERE
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SPECTRE
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PRECISE
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RESPICE
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RESPICE
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RESPICE
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CRINGES
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SINCERE
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CRISPEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECISE
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PRECUTS
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PRECENT
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TRICEPS
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PRECENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
INEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENTERIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCEPTRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICTURE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
INSPECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICTURE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICTURE
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INEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TURNIPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICTURE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENCRUST
(86 = 36 + 50)

persecuting in Words With Friends™

The word persecuting 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: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters persecuting:

PERSECUTING
(279)
PERSECUTING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (89 words)

censure, centers, centres, cistern, cretins, cringes, crispen, cuprene, cuprite, cursing, cusping, encrust, ensuite, enteric, enticer, entices, entries, epicure, eugenic, eupneic, generic, genetic, gesture, greisen, gunters, gustier, gutsier, incrust, inepter, inspect, integer, neuters, nutsier, pectens, pectins, peering, percent, picture, pierces, pincers, pingers, precent, precise, precuts, present, princes, pterins, puniest, punster, punters, purines, pursing, receipt, recipes, recites, regents, reinput, repents, repines, respect, respice, respite, resting, retunes, reunite, reusing, rusting, scenter, scepter, sceptre, seeping, serpent, sincere, specter, spectre, stinger, stuping, tenures, terpine, treeing, triceps, trienes, turnips, unerect, uniters, unreset, unstrip, uprisen, uterine

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word persecuting

PERSECUTING
(279)
PERSECUTING
(279)
PERSECUTING
(243)
PERSECUTING
(138)
PERSECUTING
(138)
PERSECUTING
(112)
PERSECUTING
(92)
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PERSECUTING
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(50)
PERSECUTING
(42)
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PERSECUTING
(33)
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PERSECUTING
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PERSECUTING
(25)
PERSECUTING
(25)
PERSECUTING
(24)
PERSECUTING
(24)
PERSECUTING
(23)
PERSECUTING
(23)

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

PERSECUTING
(279)
PERSECUTING
(279)
PERSECUTING
(243)
PERSECUTING
(138)
PERSECUTING
(138)
CUPRENE
(128 = 93 + 35)
PICTURE
(125 = 90 + 35)
CUPRITE
(125 = 90 + 35)
EPICURE
(125 = 90 + 35)
INSPECT
(125 = 90 + 35)
PECTINS
(125 = 90 + 35)
PECTENS
(125 = 90 + 35)
CUSPING
(122 = 87 + 35)
RESPICE
(122 = 87 + 35)
SCEPTER
(122 = 87 + 35)
SCEPTRE
(122 = 87 + 35)
TRICEPS
(122 = 87 + 35)
RESPECT
(122 = 87 + 35)
CUSPING
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPECTER
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPECTRE
(122 = 87 + 35)
CUSPING
(116 = 81 + 35)
PERCENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
STUPING
(113 = 78 + 35)
INSPECT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CRISPEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
EUGENIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRECENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PINCERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERSECUTING
(112)
CUSPING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CUSPING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CUSPING
(110 = 75 + 35)
EUPNEIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
PINGERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
CUSPING
(110 = 75 + 35)
EUPNEIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
SEEPING
(110 = 75 + 35)
PRECUTS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRECUTS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CENSURE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRECUTS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRINCES
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRINCES
(107 = 72 + 35)
PUNIEST
(107 = 72 + 35)
PUNTERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CURSING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CRISPEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
PINCERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PURSING
(107 = 72 + 35)
STUPING
(107 = 72 + 35)
PERCENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PUNSTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
TURNIPS
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PRECENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRECENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PINCERS
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PERCENT
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EPICURE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CENTRES
(104 = 69 + 35)
PIERCES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPECTRE
(104 = 69 + 35)
INEPTER
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RECIPES
(104 = 69 + 35)
RECIPES
(104 = 69 + 35)
RECEIPT
(104 = 69 + 35)
RECEIPT
(104 = 69 + 35)
GENERIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
CUSPING
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCEPTRE
(104 = 69 + 35)
GENERIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
PIERCES
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TRICEPS
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CRINGES
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SEEPING
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CENTERS
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PEERING
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GENETIC
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SCEPTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRECISE
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GENETIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
RESPECT
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SERPENT
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RESPICE
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EUPNEIC
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PRECISE
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CUPRENE
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TERPINE
(104 = 69 + 35)
EUPNEIC
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SPECTER
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SCENTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRECISE
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CUSPING
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CUSPING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CUSPING
(103 = 68 + 35)
PINCERS
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PECTINS
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CRISPEN
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CUPRITE
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STUPING
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CURSING
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STUPING
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PERCENT
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CURSING
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UNERECT
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PRECENT
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PINCERS
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PECTENS
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PRECENT
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PRECUTS
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PERCENT
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INCRUST
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PRECUTS
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PRINCES
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PRECENT
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INSPECT
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INSPECT
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PERCENT
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INSPECT
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PRECUTS
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PURINES
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PINCERS
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STUPING
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPICURE
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REINPUT
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPICURE
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EUGENIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNSTRIP
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPICURE
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ENCRUST
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
PICTURE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EUGENIC
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UPRISEN
(101 = 66 + 35)
CUSPING
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRESENT
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SCEPTER
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CUSPING
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SCEPTER
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SPECTRE
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REPENTS
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SINCERE
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REPINES
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RESPECT
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RESPECT
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PRECISE
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SINCERE
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INEPTER
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SPECTRE
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PRECISE
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SPECTER
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SPECTER
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CUPRENE
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PRECISE
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RESPICE
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RESPECT
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CUPRENE
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RESPICE
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RESPICE
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EUPNEIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCEPTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPECTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENETIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPECTRE
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENTICES
(98 = 63 + 35)
CRINGES
(98 = 63 + 35)
GUNTERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEEPING
(98 = 63 + 35)
CRINGES
(98 = 63 + 35)
PEERING
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TRICEPS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PEERING
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SEEPING
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SEEPING
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TRICEPS
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CISTERN
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ENTICER
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PINGERS
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PINGERS
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SCEPTRE
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TERPINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENERIC
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SCEPTRE
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CRETINS
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PINGERS
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PIERCES
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ENTERIC
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PTERINS
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SERPENT
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TRICEPS
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RECEIPT
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCEPTRE
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EUGENIC
(95 = 60 + 35)
RESPITE
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TURNIPS
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RESPITE
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EPICURE
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TURNIPS
(95 = 60 + 35)
UNERECT
(95 = 60 + 35)

Words within the letters of persecuting

2 letter words in persecuting (11 words)

9 letter words in persecuting (6 words)

10 letter words in persecuting (2 words)

11 letter words in persecuting (1 word)

persecuting + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence persecuting

Words that start with persecuting (2 words)

Words with persecuting in them (1 word)

Words that end with persecuting (1 word)

Word Growth involving persecuting

Shorter words in persecuting

cut cutin

in tin cutin

pe per

in tin ting

Longer words containing persecuting

persecutingly