Definition of regulation

"regulation" in the noun sense

1. regulation, ordinance

an authoritative rule

2. rule, regulation

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"

"short haircuts were the regulation"

3. regulation

the state of being controlled or governed

4. regulation

embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

5. regulation, regularization, regularisation

the act of bringing to uniformity making regular

6. regulation, regulating

the act of controlling or directing according to rule

"fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"

"regulation" in the adjective sense

1. regulation

prescribed by or according to regulation

"regulation army equipment"

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Quotations for regulation

Order is the primary regulation of the celestial regions. [ J. Q. Saxe ]

Truth, such as is necessary to the regulation of life, is always found where it is honestly sought. [ Johnson ]

O God, impress upon me the value of time, and give regulation to all my thoughts and to all my movements. [ Chalmers ]

Short, isolated sentences were the mode in which ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts for the regulation of human conduct. [ Bishop Warburton ]

regulation in Scrabble®

The word regulation 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters regulation:

REGULATION
(108)
REGULATION
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (53 words)

aileron, aligner, elating, elation, eluting, elution, gaunter, gelatin, genital, gloater, goutier, granite, granule, gruntle, ingrate, ironage, languor, latrine, learing, lounger, neutral, orating, otarine, outearn, outgain, outgrin, outlier, outline, outrage, rainout, ratline, realign, regulon, reliant, retinal, retinol, ringlet, routine, routing, tagline, tailgun, tangelo, tangier, tearing, tingler, toenail, touring, trenail, unagile, unalert, unalter, uralite, urinate

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word regulation

REGULATION
(108)
REGULATION
(108)
REGULATION
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REGULATION
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REGULATION
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In regulation

REGULATION
(108)
REGULATION
(108)
GRANULE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TANGELO
(82 = 32 + 50)
GLOATER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GAUNTER
(82 = 32 + 50)
ROUTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TOURING
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TANGIER
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OUTRAGE
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GRUNTLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRANITE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GENITAL
(82 = 32 + 50)
ALIGNER
(82 = 32 + 50)
ORATING
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ELUTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
INGRATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
LANGUOR
(82 = 32 + 50)
TAGLINE
(82 = 32 + 50)
OUTGAIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
UNAGILE
(82 = 32 + 50)
RINGLET
(82 = 32 + 50)
IRONAGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
LOUNGER
(82 = 32 + 50)
OUTGRIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
ELATING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TINGLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GELATIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
GOUTIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TEARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
LEARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGULON
(82 = 32 + 50)
REALIGN
(82 = 32 + 50)
TAILGUN
(82 = 32 + 50)
TOURING
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTGRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTGAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
LOUNGER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TINGLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRUNTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ROUTING
(80 = 30 + 50)
TANGELO
(80 = 30 + 50)
GAUNTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RINGLET
(80 = 30 + 50)
GELATIN
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LEARING
(80 = 30 + 50)
TINGLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
ELUTING
(80 = 30 + 50)
GLOATER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TANGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRANITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALIGNER
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNAGILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRANULE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LANGUOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
TANGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRONAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILGUN
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGULON
(80 = 30 + 50)
REALIGN
(80 = 30 + 50)
LANGUOR
(80 = 30 + 50)
TEARING
(80 = 30 + 50)
OUTRAGE
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TANGELO
(80 = 30 + 50)
ELATING
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OUTGAIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALIGNER
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GENITAL
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RINGLET
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INGRATE
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ORATING
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TAGLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
UNAGILE
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GOUTIER
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OUTGRIN
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RETINAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
LATRINE
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URALITE
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UNALERT
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RELIANT
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ELATION
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ROUTINE
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UNALTER
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OUTEARN
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OTARINE
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TOENAIL
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ELUTION
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RATLINE
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AILERON
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TRENAIL
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URINATE
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NEUTRAL
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OUTLINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETINOL
(78 = 28 + 50)
OUTLIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
RAINOUT
(78 = 28 + 50)
GLOATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENITAL
(77 = 27 + 50)
TOURING
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LOUNGER
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GENITAL
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ALIGNER
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ROUTING
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ROUTING
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ALIGNER
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ALIGNER
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ORATING
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REGULON
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TAILGUN
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ORATING
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ALIGNER
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ALIGNER
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GENITAL
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GLOATER
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TAILGUN
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ORATING
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UNAGILE
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ALIGNER
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TAILGUN
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GAUNTER
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TAILGUN
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LANGUOR
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LOUNGER
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REGULON
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IRONAGE
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LOUNGER
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REGULON
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REGULON
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ELATING
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LANGUOR
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TAILGUN
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ELATING
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LOUNGER
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LANGUOR
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LANGUOR
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REGULON
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LOUNGER
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LOUNGER
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LANGUOR
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LANGUOR
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REGULON
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LOUNGER
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TAILGUN
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ORATING
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TAGLINE
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TOURING
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ORATING
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GENITAL
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GENITAL
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ELUTING
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ORATING
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TAGLINE
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UNAGILE
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TAGLINE
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GAUNTER
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GELATIN
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LEARING
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GLOATER
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GAUNTER
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GELATIN
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TAGLINE
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ELUTING
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IRONAGE
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ROUTING
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GELATIN
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UNAGILE
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LEARING
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ORATING
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LEARING
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GLOATER
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UNAGILE
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TOURING
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LEARING
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ELUTING
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UNAGILE
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GAUNTER
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GENITAL
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ELUTING
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UNAGILE
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ROUTING
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GAUNTER
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TAGLINE
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GENITAL
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TOURING
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GLOATER
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LEARING
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GELATIN
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TAILGUN
(77 = 27 + 50)
TOURING
(77 = 27 + 50)

regulation in Words With Friends™

The word regulation 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™ Plays In The Letters regulation:

REGULATION
(189)
REGULATION
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (53 words)

aileron, aligner, elating, elation, eluting, elution, gaunter, gelatin, genital, gloater, goutier, granite, granule, gruntle, ingrate, ironage, languor, latrine, learing, lounger, neutral, orating, otarine, outearn, outgain, outgrin, outlier, outline, outrage, rainout, ratline, realign, regulon, reliant, retinal, retinol, ringlet, routine, routing, tagline, tailgun, tangelo, tangier, tearing, tingler, toenail, touring, trenail, unagile, unalert, unalter, uralite, urinate

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word regulation

REGULATION
(189)
REGULATION
(189)
REGULATION
(114)
REGULATION
(102)
REGULATION
(75)
REGULATION
(72)
REGULATION
(68)
REGULATION
(64)
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REGULATION
(17)
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(17)
REGULATION
(17)

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

REGULATION
(189)
REGULATION
(189)
REGULATION
(114)
REGULATION
(102)
TAILGUN
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNAGILE
(101 = 66 + 35)
GRUNTLE
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNAGILE
(101 = 66 + 35)
OUTGAIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
REALIGN
(98 = 63 + 35)
ALIGNER
(98 = 63 + 35)
TANGELO
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENITAL
(98 = 63 + 35)
OUTGRIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
GELATIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
GAUNTER
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LOUNGER
(95 = 60 + 35)
LANGUOR
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IRONAGE
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GRANULE
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REGULON
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REGULON
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LANGUOR
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GOUTIER
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LOUNGER
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LANGUOR
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GRANULE
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ELUTING
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TAILGUN
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GRUNTLE
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OUTGRIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
TINGLER
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RINGLET
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RINGLET
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TAGLINE
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LEARING
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TAGLINE
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ROUTING
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TANGELO
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ELATING
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OUTGAIN
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TINGLER
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ALIGNER
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TOURING
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GRANULE
(89 = 54 + 35)
TEARING
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ORATING
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UNAGILE
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TANGIER
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UNALERT
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TANGIER
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LANGUOR
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GRUNTLE
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UNALTER
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GRUNTLE
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INGRATE
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LOUNGER
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OUTRAGE
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OUTLINE
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ELUTING
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OUTLINE
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GRANULE
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GLOATER
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ELUTING
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TAILGUN
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UNAGILE
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GRANITE
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ELUTING
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REGULON
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ELUTING
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LOUNGER
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NEUTRAL
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GRANULE
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LANGUOR
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REGULON
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LEARING
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GAUNTER
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ROUTING
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ELATING
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REALIGN
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REALIGN
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REALIGN
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RINGLET
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ALIGNER
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ROUTING
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RETINOL
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TINGLER
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RINGLET
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GELATIN
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REGULON
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GRANULE
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GRANITE
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ELUTION
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ELUTION
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GLOATER
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OUTRAGE
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NEUTRAL
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UNAGILE
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IRONAGE
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IRONAGE
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ORATING
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INGRATE
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UNAGILE
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ELUTING
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TAILGUN
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LOUNGER
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GRUNTLE
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GRANULE
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TANGIER
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TAILGUN
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TEARING
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GRUNTLE
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TAILGUN
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GRUNTLE
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TAILGUN
(83 = 48 + 35)

Words within the letters of regulation

2 letter words in regulation (19 words)

9 letter words in regulation (2 words)

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

regulation + 1 blank (3 words)

Word Growth involving regulation

Shorter words in regulation

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Longer words containing regulation

autoregulation

crossregulation

deregulation deregulationisation

deregulation deregulationised

deregulation deregulationises

deregulation deregulationising

deregulation deregulationization

deregulation deregulationized

deregulation deregulationizing

deregulation deregulations

downregulation downregulations

immunoregulation immunoregulations

misregulation misregulations

nonregulation nonregulations

osmoregulation osmoregulations

overregulation overregulations

regulationist regulationists

regulations deregulations

regulations downregulations

regulations immunoregulations

regulations misregulations

regulations nonregulations

regulations osmoregulations

regulations overregulations

regulations reregulations

regulations selfregulations

regulations thermoregulations

regulations underregulations

regulations upregulations

reregulation reregulations

selfregulation selfregulations

thermoregulation thermoregulations

underregulation underregulations

upregulation upregulations