Definition of straitjackets

"straitjackets" in the noun sense

1. straitjacket

anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines

"they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"

"the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

2. straitjacket, straightjacket

a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person

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straitjackets in Scrabble®

The word straitjackets 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: 26

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters straitjackets:

STRAITJACKETS
(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (74 words)

acaters, actress, artiest, artists, ascites, atresia, attacks, attests, attires, attract, attrist, attrite, cakiest, caskets, casters, cattier, citrate, cristae, iratest, jackets, jitters, kaisers, karites, karstic, raciest, racists, rackets, recasts, restack, restick, retacks, retasks, rickets, sackers, satiate, satires, scatter, seajack, searats, seasick, seastar, sickest, sitters, skaters, skitter, stacker, staters, statice, statics, statist, sticker, straits, stratas, streaks, striate, stricks, strikes, tackers, tackier, tartest, taskers, tasters, tastier, tatters, tattier, teacart, tickers, tickets, titrate, titters, traject, trijets, trisect, tsarist

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word straitjackets

STRAITJACKETS
(288)
STRAITJACKETS
(252)
STRAITJACKETS
(192)
STRAITJACKETS
(168)
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(148)
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(140)
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(136)
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(136)
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(112)
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(112)
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(112)
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(104)
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(104)
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(104)
STRAITJACKETS
(84)
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(76)
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(60)
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(56)
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(40)
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(39)
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(38)
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(37)
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(32)
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(30)

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

STRAITJACKETS
(288)
STRAITJACKETS
(252)
STRAITJACKETS
(192)
STRAITJACKETS
(168)
STRAITJACKETS
(148)
STRAITJACKETS
(140)
STRAITJACKETS
(136)
STRAITJACKETS
(136)
JACKETS
(134 = 84 + 50)
SEAJACK
(134 = 84 + 50)
SEAJACK
(134 = 84 + 50)
JACKETS
(130 = 80 + 50)
SEAJACK
(130 = 80 + 50)
JACKETS
(125 = 75 + 50)
SEAJACK
(125 = 75 + 50)
JACKETS
(125 = 75 + 50)
TRAJECT
(122 = 72 + 50)
TRAJECT
(122 = 72 + 50)
JACKETS
(119 = 69 + 50)
SEAJACK
(119 = 69 + 50)
TRIJETS
(116 = 66 + 50)
TRIJETS
(116 = 66 + 50)
JITTERS
(116 = 66 + 50)
TRAJECT
(114 = 64 + 50)
SEAJACK
(113 = 63 + 50)
SEAJACK
(113 = 63 + 50)
SEAJACK
(113 = 63 + 50)
JACKETS
(113 = 63 + 50)
JACKETS
(113 = 63 + 50)
SEAJACK
(113 = 63 + 50)
JACKETS
(113 = 63 + 50)
JACKETS
(113 = 63 + 50)
STRAITJACKETS
(112)
JACKETS
(112 = 62 + 50)
STRAITJACKETS
(112)
STRAITJACKETS
(112)
JACKETS
(110 = 60 + 50)
SEAJACK
(110 = 60 + 50)
TRAJECT
(107 = 57 + 50)
JACKETS
(106 = 56 + 50)
JACKETS
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TRIJETS
(106 = 56 + 50)
JITTERS
(106 = 56 + 50)
TACKIER
(104 = 54 + 50)
RETACKS
(104 = 54 + 50)
CASKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
TACKERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
RICKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
ATTACKS
(104 = 54 + 50)
CASKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
KARSTIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
RESTICK
(104 = 54 + 50)
TACKERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
STRAITJACKETS
(104)
TACKIER
(104 = 54 + 50)
STICKER
(104 = 54 + 50)
RACKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
TICKERS
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SACKERS
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CAKIEST
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TICKERS
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SEASICK
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STACKER
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RACKETS
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SICKEST
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TICKETS
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SICKEST
(104 = 54 + 50)
TICKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
RICKETS
(104 = 54 + 50)
RESTACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
STRAITJACKETS
(104)
SACKERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
STRICKS
(104 = 54 + 50)
STRAITJACKETS
(104)
RICKETS
(102 = 52 + 50)
STRICKS
(102 = 52 + 50)
SEAJACK
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CASKETS
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RESTACK
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CAKIEST
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TICKETS
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RESTICK
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STICKER
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SEAJACK
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TACKERS
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RACKETS
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SICKEST
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STACKER
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TACKIER
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TICKERS
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KARSTIC
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RETACKS
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SEASICK
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TRAJECT
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TRAJECT
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TRAJECT
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TRAJECT
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TRAJECT
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SEAJACK
(100 = 50 + 50)
SEAJACK
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TRAJECT
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RICKETS
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SEASICK
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STACKER
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STRIKES
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STACKER
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KAISERS
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TASKERS
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RETACKS
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STICKER
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KARITES
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RACKETS
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STREAKS
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KARSTIC
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SACKERS
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SKITTER
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RETASKS
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CASKETS
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TACKIER
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TACKERS
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ATTACKS
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RESTACK
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STICKER
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STICKER
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RETACKS
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CAKIEST
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STRICKS
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STACKER
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ATTACKS
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JITTERS
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SEAJACK
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JITTERS
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JITTERS
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JITTERS
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JITTERS
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TRIJETS
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JITTERS
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TRIJETS
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TRIJETS
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TRIJETS
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JITTERS
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JITTERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
TRIJETS
(95 = 45 + 50)
TRIJETS
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STREAKS
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RETASKS
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SEAJACK
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SKATERS
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STRIKES
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JACKETS
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JACKETS
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JITTERS
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JITTERS
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SEAJACK
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SEAJACK
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TRAJECT
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SKITTER
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KAISERS
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TASKERS
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SEAJACK
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KARITES
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TACKIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SEASICK
(92 = 42 + 50)
TACKIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SEASICK
(92 = 42 + 50)
CASKETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CASKETS
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CAKIEST
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CAKIEST
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STRICKS
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TACKERS
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ATTACKS
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JACKETS
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SEAJACK
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CAKIEST
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RACKETS
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TACKERS
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RESTACK
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CASKETS
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TACKIER
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JITTERS
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ATTACKS
(92 = 42 + 50)
STRICKS
(92 = 42 + 50)
KARSTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESTICK
(92 = 42 + 50)

straitjackets in Words With Friends™

The word straitjackets 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: 29

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

STRAITJACKETS
(513)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (74 words)

acaters, actress, artiest, artists, ascites, atresia, attacks, attests, attires, attract, attrist, attrite, cakiest, caskets, casters, cattier, citrate, cristae, iratest, jackets, jitters, kaisers, karites, karstic, raciest, racists, rackets, recasts, restack, restick, retacks, retasks, rickets, sackers, satiate, satires, scatter, seajack, searats, seasick, seastar, sickest, sitters, skaters, skitter, stacker, staters, statice, statics, statist, sticker, straits, stratas, streaks, striate, stricks, strikes, tackers, tackier, tartest, taskers, tasters, tastier, tatters, tattier, teacart, tickers, tickets, titrate, titters, traject, trijets, trisect, tsarist

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word straitjackets

STRAITJACKETS
(513)
STRAITJACKETS
(459)
STRAITJACKETS
(297)
STRAITJACKETS
(246)
STRAITJACKETS
(198)
STRAITJACKETS
(156)
STRAITJACKETS
(124)
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(124)
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(124)
STRAITJACKETS
(116)
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(116)
STRAITJACKETS
(116)
STRAITJACKETS
(82)
STRAITJACKETS
(66)
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(66)
STRAITJACKETS
(45)
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(42)
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(37)
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(36)
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(35)
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(35)
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(33)
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(33)
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(32)

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

STRAITJACKETS
(513)
STRAITJACKETS
(459)
STRAITJACKETS
(297)
STRAITJACKETS
(246)
STRAITJACKETS
(198)
SEAJACK
(188 = 153 + 35)
JACKETS
(188 = 153 + 35)
TRAJECT
(176 = 141 + 35)
SEAJACK
(170 = 135 + 35)
SEAJACK
(164 = 129 + 35)
SEAJACK
(164 = 129 + 35)
JACKETS
(164 = 129 + 35)
TRAJECT
(158 = 123 + 35)
STRAITJACKETS
(156)
TRAJECT
(152 = 117 + 35)
TRAJECT
(152 = 117 + 35)
JACKET
(150)
TRIJETS
(149 = 114 + 35)
TRIJETS
(149 = 114 + 35)
JITTERS
(149 = 114 + 35)
TRIJETS
(143 = 108 + 35)
JITTERS
(143 = 108 + 35)
TRIJETS
(143 = 108 + 35)
JACKETS
(140 = 105 + 35)
JACKETS
(140 = 105 + 35)
SEAJACK
(140 = 105 + 35)
JACKETS
(134 = 99 + 35)
JACKETS
(134 = 99 + 35)
SEAJACK
(134 = 99 + 35)
CAKIEST
(131 = 96 + 35)
SEAJACK
(128 = 93 + 35)
JACKETS
(127 = 92 + 35)
JACKETS
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SEAJACK
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SEAJACK
(127 = 92 + 35)
JACKETS
(127 = 92 + 35)
SEAJACK
(127 = 92 + 35)
JACKET
(126)
STRAITJACKETS
(124)
STRAITJACKETS
(124)
STRAITJACKETS
(124)
JACKS
(123)
JACKETS
(121 = 86 + 35)
JACK
(120)
STRAITJACKETS
(116)
JACKETS
(116 = 81 + 35)
STRAITJACKETS
(116)
TRAJECT
(116 = 81 + 35)
SEAJACK
(116 = 81 + 35)
STRAITJACKETS
(116)
JERKS
(114)
STACKER
(113 = 78 + 35)
CASKETS
(113 = 78 + 35)
TACKIER
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SACKERS
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TACKERS
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RESTICK
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STRICKS
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RICKETS
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TICKERS
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STICKER
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RESTACK
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RACKETS
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RACKETS
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TICKETS
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RETACKS
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CASKETS
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KARSTIC
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SICKEST
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SACKERS
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SEASICK
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TACKIER
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RICKETS
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ATTACKS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SICKEST
(113 = 78 + 35)
TRAJECT
(111 = 76 + 35)
JERK
(111)
TRIJET
(111)
JITTER
(111)
TRAJECT
(111 = 76 + 35)
TRAJECT
(111 = 76 + 35)
SEAJACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
SEAJACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
JACKETS
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JACKETS
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JACKETS
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TICKETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
ATTACKS
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STRICKS
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RETACKS
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STICKER
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TICKETS
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STRICKS
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TICKERS
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TICKERS
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TACKIER
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TACKIER
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KARSTIC
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STACKER
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TACKIER
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RACKETS
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TICKETS
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RESTACK
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TACKERS
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RETACKS
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RACKETS
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TACKERS
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SEASICK
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SICKEST
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TACKERS
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KARSTIC
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SACKERS
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RICKETS
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CASKETS
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SACKERS
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SICKEST
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RESTICK
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RESTACK
(107 = 72 + 35)
JITTERS
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SEASICK
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TRIJET
(105)
JITTER
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TRAJECT
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KARITES
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RETASKS
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TASKERS
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KAISERS
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TASKERS
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TRAJECT
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STRIKES
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STREAKS
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SKATERS
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SKITTER
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JACKET
(102)
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(102)
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STICKER
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STICKER
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KARSTIC
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SEAJACK
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CAKIEST
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RESTACK
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JITTERS
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TRIJETS
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TRIJETS
(99 = 64 + 35)
JEST
(99)
JARS
(99)
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(99 = 64 + 35)
JETS
(99)
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TRAJECT
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SKITTER
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KARITES
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JACKETS
(97 = 62 + 35)
SEAJACK
(97 = 62 + 35)
JACKET
(96)
TEACART
(95 = 60 + 35)
ATTRACT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CASTERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
JITTERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
RACIEST
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RACISTS
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ASCITES
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CRISTAE
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ACTRESS
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STATICE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATTIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCATTER
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TEACART
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JITTERS
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ACATERS
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Words within the letters of straitjackets

2 letter words in straitjackets (9 words)

10 letter words in straitjackets (2 words)

12 letter words in straitjackets (1 word)

13 letter words in straitjackets (1 word)

straitjackets + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence straitjackets

Words that start with straitjackets (1 word)

Words with straitjackets in them (1 word)

Words that end with straitjackets (1 word)

Word Growth involving straitjackets

Shorter words in straitjackets

jack jacket jackets

jack jacket straitjacket

ai trait strait straitjacket

it trait strait straitjacket

Longer words containing straitjackets

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