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Definition of predatory

"predatory" in the adjective sense

1. marauding, predatory, raiding

characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

"bands of marauding Indians"

"predatory warfare"

"a raiding party"

2. predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

"a predatory bird"

"the rapacious wolf"

"raptorial birds"

"ravening wolves"

"a vulturine taste for offal"

3. predaceous, predacious, predatory

living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain

"predatory capitalists"

"a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott

"a predacious kind of animal

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predatory in Scrabble®

The word predatory 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® Play In The Letters predatory:

PREDATORY

(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

adopter, drapery, eardrop, portray, praetor, prorate, readopt

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word predatory

PREDATORY

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

PREDATORY

(153)

PREDATORY

(144)

DRAPERY

(102 = 52 + 50)

PREDATORY

(102)

DRAPERY

(101 = 51 + 50)

PORTRAY

(98 = 48 + 50)

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(98 = 48 + 50)

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DRAPERY

(98 = 48 + 50)

PREDATORY

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EARDROP

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ADOPTER

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READOPT

(90 = 40 + 50)

EARDROP

(89 = 39 + 50)

PORTRAY

(89 = 39 + 50)

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DRAPERY

(89 = 39 + 50)

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READOPT

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(89 = 39 + 50)

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EARDROP

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READOPT

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PRORATE

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PRAETOR

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ADOPTER

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EARDROP

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READOPT

(86 = 36 + 50)

DRAPERY

(86 = 36 + 50)

PORTRAY

(86 = 36 + 50)

DRAPERY

(84 = 34 + 50)

PORTRAY

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DRAPERY

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READOPT

(83 = 33 + 50)

READOPT

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EARDROP

(83 = 33 + 50)

EARDROP

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READOPT

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ADOPTER

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READOPT

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EARDROP

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ADOPTER

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READOPT

(83 = 33 + 50)

EARDROP

(83 = 33 + 50)

EARDROP

(83 = 33 + 50)

PORTRAY

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DRAPERY

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READOPT

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PRAETOR

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ADOPTER

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EARDROP

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PRAETOR

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(74 = 24 + 50)

READOPT

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READOPT

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ADOPTER

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PORTRAY

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EARDROP

(72 = 22 + 50)

READOPT

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READOPT

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PRORATE

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PRORATE

(72 = 22 + 50)

ADOPTER

(72 = 22 + 50)

READOPT

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READOPT

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EARDROP

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PRAETOR

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PRORATE

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PRAETOR

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(70 = 20 + 50)

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predatory in Words With Friends™

The word predatory 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: 15

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

PREDATORY

(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

adopter, drapery, eardrop, portray, praetor, prorate, readopt

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word predatory

PREDATORY

(189)

PREDATORY

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PREDATORY

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PREDATORY

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

PREDATORY

(189)

PREDATORY

(114)

ADOPTER

(104 = 69 + 35)

DRAPERY

(104 = 69 + 35)

DRAPERY

(104 = 69 + 35)

READOPT

(104 = 69 + 35)

PREDATORY

(102)

PORTRAY

(101 = 66 + 35)

DRAPERY

(98 = 63 + 35)

DRAPERY

(98 = 63 + 35)

ADOPTER

(98 = 63 + 35)

DRAPERY

(98 = 63 + 35)

EARDROP

(98 = 63 + 35)

PORTRAY

(95 = 60 + 35)

PRAETOR

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PORTRAY

(95 = 60 + 35)

PRORATE

(95 = 60 + 35)

DRAPERY

(92 = 57 + 35)

EARDROP

(92 = 57 + 35)

DRAPERY

(92 = 57 + 35)

ADOPTER

(92 = 57 + 35)

READOPT

(92 = 57 + 35)

ADOPTER

(92 = 57 + 35)

PORTRAY

(89 = 54 + 35)

PRORATE

(89 = 54 + 35)

PRAETOR

(89 = 54 + 35)

DRAPERY

(87 = 52 + 35)

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READOPT

(86 = 51 + 35)

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EARDROP

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PORTRAY

(83 = 48 + 35)

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PORTRAY

(83 = 48 + 35)

EARDROP

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DRAPERY

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ADOPTER

(80 = 45 + 35)

DRAPERY

(80 = 45 + 35)

EARDROP

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READOPT

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READOPT

(80 = 45 + 35)

READOPT

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ADOPTER

(80 = 45 + 35)

EARDROP

(79 = 44 + 35)

READOPT

(79 = 44 + 35)

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(79 = 44 + 35)

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(79 = 44 + 35)

EARDROP

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ADOPTER

(79 = 44 + 35)

EARDROP

(79 = 44 + 35)

ADOPTER

(79 = 44 + 35)

ADOPTER

(79 = 44 + 35)

PRAETOR

(77 = 42 + 35)

PRAETOR

(77 = 42 + 35)

PRORATE

(77 = 42 + 35)

PORTRAY

(77 = 42 + 35)

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(77 = 42 + 35)

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(77 = 42 + 35)

PORTRAY

(77 = 42 + 35)

PRORATE

(77 = 42 + 35)

PRAETOR

(77 = 42 + 35)

PRORATE

(77 = 42 + 35)

PREDATORY

(76)

PRORATE

(75 = 40 + 35)

PRORATE

(75 = 40 + 35)

PRORATE

(75 = 40 + 35)

PRAETOR

(75 = 40 + 35)

PORTRAY

(75 = 40 + 35)

PREDATORY

(75)

PRAETOR

(75 = 40 + 35)

PRAETOR

(75 = 40 + 35)

ADOPTER

(74 = 39 + 35)

ADOPTER

(74 = 39 + 35)

READOPT

(74 = 39 + 35)

EARDROP

(74 = 39 + 35)

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(74 = 39 + 35)

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(74 = 39 + 35)

READOPT

(74 = 39 + 35)

READOPT

(74 = 39 + 35)

ADOPTER

(74 = 39 + 35)

DRAPERY

(73 = 38 + 35)

READOPT

(73 = 38 + 35)

EARDROP

(73 = 38 + 35)

PREDATORY

(72)

PRORATE

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRAETOR

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRAETOR

(71 = 36 + 35)

PORTRAY

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRORATE

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRAETOR

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRAETOR

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRORATE

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRORATE

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRAETOR

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRORATE

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRAETOR

(71 = 36 + 35)

PRORATE

(71 = 36 + 35)

DRAPERY

(69 = 34 + 35)

PREDATORY

(69)

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(67 = 32 + 35)

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(67 = 32 + 35)

PREDRY

(66)

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PRAYED

(66)

DEPORT

(66)

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(66)

PRAYED

(66)

PARODY

(66)

DRAPERY

(65 = 30 + 35)

DRAPERY

(65 = 30 + 35)

ADOPTER

(65 = 30 + 35)

READOPT

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DRAPERY

(65 = 30 + 35)

PORTRAY

(65 = 30 + 35)

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EARDROP

(65 = 30 + 35)

DRAPERY

(65 = 30 + 35)

PREDATORY

(64)

PREDATORY

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PORTRAY

(63 = 28 + 35)

DRAPERY

(63 = 28 + 35)

REPRAY

(63)

DRAPERY

(63 = 28 + 35)

DRAPERY

(63 = 28 + 35)

PREDATORY

(63)

PORTRAY

(63 = 28 + 35)

POETRY

(63)

PRAETOR

(63 = 28 + 35)

PORTRAY

(63 = 28 + 35)

DRAPERY

(63 = 28 + 35)

PORTRAY

(63 = 28 + 35)

PRORATE

(63 = 28 + 35)

PRAYER

(63)

EARDROP

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DRAPERY

(61 = 26 + 35)

PORTRAY

(61 = 26 + 35)

ADOPTER

(61 = 26 + 35)

READOPT

(61 = 26 + 35)

DRAPERY

(61 = 26 + 35)

READOPT

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EARDROP

(61 = 26 + 35)

ADOPTER

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DRAPERY

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PORTRAY

(61 = 26 + 35)

EARDROP

(61 = 26 + 35)

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DRAPERY

(61 = 26 + 35)

EARDROP

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READOPT

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(59 = 24 + 35)

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Words within the letters of predatory

2 letter words in predatory (13 words)

ad ar at ay do or pa pe re ta to ya ye

3 letter words in predatory (55 words)

ado ape apt are art ate aye day dey doe dot dry dye ear eat era err eta oar oat ode opt ore pad par pat pay pea per pet pod pot pry rap rat ray red rod roe rot rye tad tap tar tea toe top toy try yap yar yea yep yet yod

4 letter words in predatory (65 words)

5 letter words in predatory (69 words)

6 letter words in predatory (30 words)

adorer artery darter depart deport draper dreary dryrot orated parody parrot parted petard poetry ported porter prated prater prayed prayer predry raptor report repray retard retrap roared rotary tarred trader

7 letter words in predatory (7 words)

adopter drapery eardrop portray praetor prorate readopt

8 letter words in predatory (3 words)

predator prorated teardrop

9 letter words in predatory (Anagrams) (2 words)

portrayed predatory

predatory + 2 blanks (5 words)

deprecatory depredatory predatorily predicatory pyritohedra

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Words containing the sequence predatory

Words that start with predatory (1 word)

predatory

Words with predatory in them (1 word)

predatory

Words that end with predatory (3 words)

depredatory nonpredatory predatory

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Word Growth involving predatory

Shorter words in predatory

at predator

or predator

re red predator

to predator

Longer words containing predatory

depredatory

nonpredatory