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Definition of retrieving

"retrieving" in the verb sense

1. recover, retrieve, find, regain

get or find back recover the use of

"She regained control of herself"

"She found her voice and replied quickly"

2. retrieve

go for and bring back

"retrieve the car from the parking garage"

3. retrieve

run after, pick up, and bring to the master

"train the dog to retrieve"

4. remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think

recall knowledge from memory have a recollection

"I can't remember saying any such thing"

"I can't think what her last name was"

"can you remember her phone number?"

"Do you remember that he once loved you?"

"call up memories"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for retrieving

Grief is so far from retrieving a loss that it makes it greater; but the way to lessen it is by a comparison with others' losses. [ Wycherley ]

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retrieving in Scrabble®

The word retrieving 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® Play In The Letters retrieving:

RETRIEVING
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

eviting, griever, igniter, inerter, integer, invitee, inviter, nervier, reeving, reigner, reinter, riveter, tiering, treeing, veering, veinier, vitrine

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retrieving

RETRIEVING
(162)
RETRIEVING
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(17)

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

RETRIEVING
(162)
RETRIEVING
(135)
RETRIEVING
(108)
REEVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
EVITING
(95 = 45 + 50)
VEERING
(95 = 45 + 50)
REEVING
(95 = 45 + 50)
GRIEVER
(95 = 45 + 50)
VEERING
(94 = 44 + 50)
GRIEVER
(94 = 44 + 50)
EVITING
(94 = 44 + 50)
REEVING
(94 = 44 + 50)
VEINIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
VITRINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
INVITEE
(92 = 42 + 50)
NERVIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
RIVETER
(92 = 42 + 50)
INVITER
(92 = 42 + 50)
NERVIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
NERVIER
(90 = 40 + 50)
VEINIER
(90 = 40 + 50)
INVITER
(90 = 40 + 50)
VITRINE
(90 = 40 + 50)
INVITEE
(90 = 40 + 50)
RIVETER
(90 = 40 + 50)
RETRIEVING
(90)
VEERING
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVITING
(89 = 39 + 50)
GRIEVER
(89 = 39 + 50)
REEVING
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVITING
(88 = 38 + 50)
GRIEVER
(88 = 38 + 50)
REEVING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEVING
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EVITING
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
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VEERING
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GRIEVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
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EVITING
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VEERING
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RIVETER
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEVING
(86 = 36 + 50)
INVITER
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEVING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEVING
(86 = 36 + 50)
INVITEE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EVITING
(86 = 36 + 50)
VEERING
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EVITING
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRIEVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRIEVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRIEVER
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EVITING
(86 = 36 + 50)
EVITING
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRIEVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRIEVER
(86 = 36 + 50)
INVITEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
INVITER
(83 = 33 + 50)
INVITER
(83 = 33 + 50)
INVITER
(83 = 33 + 50)
NERVIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
INVITEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
INVITER
(83 = 33 + 50)
INVITEE
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INVITEE
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NERVIER
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NERVIER
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INVITEE
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INVITEE
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INVITER
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RIVETER
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VEINIER
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VEINIER
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VEINIER
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INVITEE
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EVITING
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(83 = 33 + 50)
VEINIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
INVITER
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RIVETER
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VEINIER
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TIERING
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INTEGER
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REIGNER
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IGNITER
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GRIEVER
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VEERING
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VITRINE
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TIERING
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INVITEE
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INTEGER
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RIVETER
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INVITER
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REEVING
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RIVETER
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VEINIER
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INERTER
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INVITER
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INVITEE
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EVITING
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VEINIER
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VITRINE
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VEERING
(78 = 28 + 50)
GRIEVER
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VITRINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
REINTER
(78 = 28 + 50)
TIERING
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REIGNER
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TIERING
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TIERING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TIERING
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TIERING
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IGNITER
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TIERING
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TREEING
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REIGNER
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INTEGER
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IGNITER
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INTEGER
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IGNITER
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TREEING
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TREEING
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INTEGER
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INTEGER
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IGNITER
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IGNITER
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INTEGER
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IGNITER
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INTEGER
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TIERING
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REIGNER
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INTEGER
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EVITING
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EVITING
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VEERING
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VEERING
(76 = 26 + 50)
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retrieving in Words With Friends™

The word retrieving 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: 17

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

RETRIEVING
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

eviting, griever, igniter, inerter, integer, invitee, inviter, nervier, reeving, reigner, reinter, riveter, tiering, treeing, veering, veinier, vitrine

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retrieving

RETRIEVING
(261)
RETRIEVING
(189)
RETRIEVING
(162)
RETRIEVING
(114)
RETRIEVING
(93)
RETRIEVING
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RETRIEVING
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RETRIEVING
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(20)
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(19)
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(19)

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

RETRIEVING
(261)
RETRIEVING
(189)
RETRIEVING
(162)
REEVING
(119 = 84 + 35)
RETRIEVING
(114)
EVITING
(113 = 78 + 35)
REEVING
(113 = 78 + 35)
VEERING
(113 = 78 + 35)
GRIEVER
(110 = 75 + 35)
INVITER
(107 = 72 + 35)
NERVIER
(107 = 72 + 35)
VEERING
(107 = 72 + 35)
REEVING
(107 = 72 + 35)
REEVING
(107 = 72 + 35)
NERVIER
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INVITEE
(107 = 72 + 35)
VEINIER
(107 = 72 + 35)
EVITING
(107 = 72 + 35)
VITRINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
RIVETER
(104 = 69 + 35)
REEVING
(101 = 66 + 35)
NERVIER
(101 = 66 + 35)
VEINIER
(101 = 66 + 35)
VEERING
(101 = 66 + 35)
VITRINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EVITING
(101 = 66 + 35)
NERVIER
(101 = 66 + 35)
GRIEVER
(98 = 63 + 35)
REEVING
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VEERING
(95 = 60 + 35)
EVITING
(95 = 60 + 35)
VEERING
(95 = 60 + 35)
EVITING
(95 = 60 + 35)
RETRIEVING
(93)
GRIEVER
(92 = 57 + 35)
VEERING
(91 = 56 + 35)
VEERING
(91 = 56 + 35)
VEERING
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVITING
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVITING
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REEVING
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EVITING
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REEVING
(91 = 56 + 35)
REEVING
(91 = 56 + 35)
TREEING
(89 = 54 + 35)
INVITEE
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VEINIER
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EVITING
(89 = 54 + 35)
VEINIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
EVITING
(89 = 54 + 35)
REIGNER
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TIERING
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REIGNER
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NERVIER
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REEVING
(89 = 54 + 35)
REEVING
(89 = 54 + 35)
INVITER
(89 = 54 + 35)
VEERING
(89 = 54 + 35)
VEERING
(89 = 54 + 35)
INTEGER
(89 = 54 + 35)
IGNITER
(89 = 54 + 35)
VITRINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRIEVER
(87 = 52 + 35)
GRIEVER
(87 = 52 + 35)
GRIEVER
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GRIEVER
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NERVIER
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TIERING
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EVITING
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REIGNER
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TREEING
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INVITEE
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NERVIER
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EVITING
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VITRINE
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INVITEE
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INVITEE
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VEINIER
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VEINIER
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INTEGER
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VEINIER
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NERVIER
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VEINIER
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VEINIER
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INVITER
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REIGNER
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INVITEE
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VITRINE
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IGNITER
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INVITER
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INVITER
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EVITING
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VEERING
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VEERING
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INVITER
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IGNITER
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INVITER
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REIGNER
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VITRINE
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NERVIER
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VITRINE
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VEINIER
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INVITER
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VEERING
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GRIEVER
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GRIEVER
(80 = 45 + 35)
RETRIEVING
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RIVETER
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GRIEVER
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RIVETER
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GRIEVER
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RIVETER
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GRIEVER
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GRIEVER
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INVITER
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RIVETER
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VEINIER
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RIVETER
(79 = 44 + 35)
RIVETER
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INVITEE
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VITRINE
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INVITER
(77 = 42 + 35)
IGNITER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TIERING
(77 = 42 + 35)
INVITER
(77 = 42 + 35)
INERTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREEING
(77 = 42 + 35)
NERVIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTEGER
(77 = 42 + 35)
VEINIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
INVITEE
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REIGNER
(77 = 42 + 35)
INVITEE
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INTEGER
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TIERING
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RIVETER
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REINTER
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VEINIER
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IGNITER
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VEINIER
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INVITER
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INVITER
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INVITEE
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VITRINE
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INVITER
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INVITEE
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TIERING
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VITRINE
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VITRINE
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NERVIER
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TREEING
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INVITEE
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REINTER
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NERVIER
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RETRIEVING
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TIERING
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TREEING
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REIGNER
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REIGNER
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REIGNER
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RIVING
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VENTER
(75)
INTEGER
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TIERING
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TREEING
(75 = 40 + 35)
TREEING
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IGNITER
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EVITING
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IGNITER
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INTEGER
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VEERING
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TIERING
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IGNITER
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REEVING
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INTEGER
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VIRGIN
(75)
RIVETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RIVETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RIVETER
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RIVETER
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RIVETER
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RIVETER
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VEERING
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GRIEVER
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EVITING
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Words containing the sequence retrieving

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