Definition of pleonastic

"pleonastic" in the adjective sense

1. pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological

repetition of same sense in different words

"`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"

"the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"

"at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant

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pleonastic in Scrabble®

The word pleonastic 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 pleonastic:

PLEONASTIC
(135)
PLEONASTIC
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (81 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pleonastic

PLEONASTIC
(135)
PLEONASTIC
(135)
PLEONASTIC
(90)
PLEONASTIC
(90)
PLEONASTIC
(60)
PLEONASTIC
(60)
PLEONASTIC
(56)
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(56)
PLEONASTIC
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PLEONASTIC
(56)
PLEONASTIC
(54)
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(54)
PLEONASTIC
(45)
PLEONASTIC
(45)
PLEONASTIC
(44)
PLEONASTIC
(44)
PLEONASTIC
(36)
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(36)
PLEONASTIC
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
PLEONASTIC
(36)
PLEONASTIC
(32)
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(32)
PLEONASTIC
(32)
PLEONASTIC
(32)
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(32)
PLEONASTIC
(32)
PLEONASTIC
(30)
PLEONASTIC
(30)
PLEONASTIC
(30)
PLEONASTIC
(30)
PLEONASTIC
(28)
PLEONASTIC
(28)
PLEONASTIC
(24)
PLEONASTIC
(24)
PLEONASTIC
(19)
PLEONASTIC
(19)
PLEONASTIC
(18)
PLEONASTIC
(18)
PLEONASTIC
(17)
PLEONASTIC
(17)
PLEONASTIC
(17)
PLEONASTIC
(17)

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

PLEONASTIC
(135)
PLEONASTIC
(135)
SPECIAL
(94 = 44 + 50)
PLICATE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PANICLE
(94 = 44 + 50)
INSPECT
(94 = 44 + 50)
CAPTION
(94 = 44 + 50)
PICANTE
(94 = 44 + 50)
ASEPTIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
ENCLASP
(94 = 44 + 50)
INCLASP
(94 = 44 + 50)
COALPIT
(94 = 44 + 50)
INPLACE
(94 = 44 + 50)
CAPLETS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PLASTIC
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OPTICAL
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SPLENIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
TOPICAL
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SPICATE
(94 = 44 + 50)
NEPOTIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
POETICS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PELICAN
(94 = 44 + 50)
PECTINS
(94 = 44 + 50)
TOECAPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
POLICES
(94 = 44 + 50)
CATNIPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
POLECAT
(94 = 44 + 50)
INSCAPE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PENCILS
(94 = 44 + 50)
CAPITOL
(94 = 44 + 50)
ECTOPIA
(94 = 44 + 50)
POLECAT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PLICATE
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CAPITOL
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
POETICS
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SPLENIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSCAPE
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSCAPE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAPITOL
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PLICATE
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SPLENIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
POLECAT
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CAPLETS
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NEPOTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
POETICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
OPTICAL
(92 = 42 + 50)
INSPECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOECAPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOECAPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOECAPS
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PELICAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATNIPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PELICAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATNIPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PENCILS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PENCILS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PENCILS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PANICLE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PLICATE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PICANTE
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOPICAL
(92 = 42 + 50)
PANICLE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PICANTE
(92 = 42 + 50)
COALPIT
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ASEPTIC
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ASEPTIC
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ASEPTIC
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PLASTIC
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PLASTIC
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OPTICAL
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COALPIT
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CAPLETS
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TOPICAL
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SPICATE
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ENCLASP
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INCLASP
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INPLACE
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INCLASP
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SPECIAL
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INSCAPE
(92 = 42 + 50)
ECTOPIA
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPECIAL
(92 = 42 + 50)
ECTOPIA
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAPTION
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INPLACE
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CAPTION
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SPICATE
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POLICES
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POLICES
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SPECIAL
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ENCLASP
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SPICATE
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NEPOTIC
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PLEONASTIC
(90)
PLEONASTIC
(90)
PICANTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLANETS
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ALPINES
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ENCLASP
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COALISE
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PICANTE
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INCLASP
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LECTION
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PICANTE
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ASEPTIC
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PENTAIL
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PENTAIL
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LECTION
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PLANETS
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LACTOSE
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LACTONE
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SPECIAL
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COALISE
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PICANTE
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PICANTE
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PICANTE
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STOICAL
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STOICAL
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PILATES
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ENCLASP
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PILATES
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LANCETS
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LANCETS
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LANCETS
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SPLENIC
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SPECIAL
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ACTIONS
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PECTINS
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PELICAN
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EPSILON
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PELICAN
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TOECAPS
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PELICAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CELOSIA
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PECTINS
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COALITE
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PELICAN
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SPANIEL
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TOECAPS
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ALOETIC
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PECTINS
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CELOSIA
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PECTINS
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ALOETIC
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PENCILS
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LEPTONS
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ACTIONS
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STENCIL
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PENCILS
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ALPINES
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SPECIAL
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SPECIAL
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LEPTONS
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PENCILS
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PELICAN
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SPECIAL
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TOECAPS
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INCLASP
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INCLASP
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LACTONE
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ASEPTIC
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POETICS
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CLIENTS
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INSCAPE
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INSPECT
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ENCLASP
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PLICATE
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INPLACE
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SPICATE
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POLECAT
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INSCAPE
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POLICES
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ENCLASP
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POLICES
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pleonastic in Words With Friends™

The word pleonastic 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: 18

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

PLEONASTIC
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (81 words)

aconite, actions, alecost, aloetic, alpines, aplites, apostle, aseptic, atonics, cantles, capitol, caplets, caption, castile, cations, catnips, celosia, clients, coalise, coalite, coalpit, ectopia, elastic, elastin, elation, enclasp, entails, epsilon, inclasp, inplace, inscape, inspect, isolate, laciest, lactone, lactose, lancets, leantos, lection, leptons, lionets, locates, nailset, nepotal, nepotic, notices, octanes, oilcans, opaline, opiates, optical, panicle, panties, patines, pectins, pelican, pencils, pentail, picante, pilates, planets, plastic, pleions, plicate, poetics, polecat, polices, salient, sealion, section, spaniel, special, spicate, splenic, stencil, stoical, toecaps, toenail, topical, topline, topsail

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pleonastic

PLEONASTIC
(216)
PLEONASTIC
(198)
PLEONASTIC
(120)
PLEONASTIC
(120)
PLEONASTIC
(88)
PLEONASTIC
(88)
PLEONASTIC
(80)
PLEONASTIC
(76)
PLEONASTIC
(76)
PLEONASTIC
(76)
PLEONASTIC
(72)
PLEONASTIC
(72)
PLEONASTIC
(72)
PLEONASTIC
(72)
PLEONASTIC
(66)
PLEONASTIC
(66)
PLEONASTIC
(60)
PLEONASTIC
(60)
PLEONASTIC
(56)
PLEONASTIC
(56)
PLEONASTIC
(48)
PLEONASTIC
(48)
PLEONASTIC
(40)
PLEONASTIC
(40)
PLEONASTIC
(36)
PLEONASTIC
(36)
PLEONASTIC
(36)
PLEONASTIC
(36)
PLEONASTIC
(28)
PLEONASTIC
(27)
PLEONASTIC
(27)
PLEONASTIC
(27)
PLEONASTIC
(25)
PLEONASTIC
(24)
PLEONASTIC
(23)
PLEONASTIC
(23)
PLEONASTIC
(22)
PLEONASTIC
(22)
PLEONASTIC
(22)
PLEONASTIC
(22)
PLEONASTIC
(22)
PLEONASTIC
(22)
PLEONASTIC
(21)
PLEONASTIC
(21)
PLEONASTIC
(20)
PLEONASTIC
(20)

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

PLEONASTIC
(216)
PLEONASTIC
(198)
CAPITOL
(125 = 90 + 35)
INSCAPE
(125 = 90 + 35)
PICANTE
(125 = 90 + 35)
INSPECT
(125 = 90 + 35)
SPECIAL
(125 = 90 + 35)
CAPLETS
(125 = 90 + 35)
CAPTION
(125 = 90 + 35)
PECTINS
(125 = 90 + 35)
TOECAPS
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPICATE
(122 = 87 + 35)
PLEONASTIC
(120)
PLEONASTIC
(120)
SPLENIC
(116 = 81 + 35)
INPLACE
(116 = 81 + 35)
PELICAN
(116 = 81 + 35)
PELICAN
(116 = 81 + 35)
PENCILS
(116 = 81 + 35)
PANICLE
(116 = 81 + 35)
PENCILS
(116 = 81 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
TOPICAL
(113 = 78 + 35)
PLICATE
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INSCAPE
(113 = 78 + 35)
OPTICAL
(113 = 78 + 35)
CATNIPS
(113 = 78 + 35)
INSPECT
(113 = 78 + 35)
POLECAT
(113 = 78 + 35)
POLICES
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INCLASP
(110 = 75 + 35)
PANICLE
(110 = 75 + 35)
PENCILS
(110 = 75 + 35)
SPLENIC
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ENCLASP
(110 = 75 + 35)
ENCLASP
(110 = 75 + 35)
INPLACE
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INCLASP
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TOPICAL
(107 = 72 + 35)
PLASTIC
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PLASTIC
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CATNIPS
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LECTION
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STENCIL
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COALPIT
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SPANIEL
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SPECIAL
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PLICATE
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PLICATE
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COALPIT
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LACTONE
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OPTICAL
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LEPTONS
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NEPOTIC
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CANTLES
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POLECAT
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OPALINE
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PENTAIL
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NEPOTAL
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POLICES
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OILCANS
(107 = 72 + 35)
ECTOPIA
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PELICAN
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TOECAPS
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ATONICS
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PENCILS
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POETICS
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LACIEST
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PILATES
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CELOSIA
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INPLACE
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ENCLASP
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PENCILS
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ALECOST
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ENCLASP
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INPLACE
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SPICATE
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ASEPTIC
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ASEPTIC
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ASEPTIC
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LACTOSE
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POETICS
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STOICAL
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SPLENIC
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INCLASP
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ACONITE
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ECTOPIA
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SPLENIC
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PANICLE
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PANTIES
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LOCATES
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INCLASP
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PENCILS
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EPSILON
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PLANETS
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POLICES
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INSPECT
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CLIENTS
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CAPTION
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INSPECT
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INSCAPE
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PECTINS
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CAPLETS
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PLICATE
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TOPLINE
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ASEPTIC
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SPLENIC
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ECTOPIA
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ENCLASP
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COALITE
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SPICATE
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PATINES
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TOPSAIL
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TOECAPS
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ACTIONS
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POETICS
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ALECOST
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COALISE
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CATIONS
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CASTILE
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TOECAPS
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PANICLE
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CAPTION
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PECTINS
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PENCILS
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SPLENIC
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TOPLINE
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PENTAIL
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PENCILS
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OILCANS
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OILCANS
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CAPITOL
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ENCLASP
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OPALINE
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ENCLASP
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OPALINE
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OPIATES
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CANTLES
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CAPLETS
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ENCLASP
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EPSILON
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CLIENTS
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PICANTE
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INPLACE
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INPLACE
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COALPIT
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PELICAN
(95 = 60 + 35)
PELICAN
(95 = 60 + 35)
PELICAN
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPANIEL
(95 = 60 + 35)

Words within the letters of pleonastic

2 letter words in pleonastic (19 words)

9 letter words in pleonastic (6 words)

10 letter words in pleonastic (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence pleonastic

Words that start with pleonastic (3 words)

Words with pleonastic in them (1 word)

Words that end with pleonastic (1 word)

Word Growth involving pleonastic

Shorter words in pleonastic

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on eon pleonast

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Longer words containing pleonastic

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