Definition of supererogatory

"supererogatory" in the adjective sense

1. excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

more than is needed, desired, or required

"trying to lose excess weight"

"found some extra change lying on the dresser"

"yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"

"skills made redundant by technological advance"

"sleeping in the spare room"

"supernumerary ornamentation"

"it was supererogatory of her to gloat"

"delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"

"extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"

"surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

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supererogatory in Scrabble®

The word supererogatory 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: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters supererogatory:

SUPEREROGATORY
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (138 words)

apogees, arguers, arouser, austere, autopsy, epurate, erasure, estuary, euaster, eyespot, garrets, garters, gearset, gesture, goatees, grasper, graters, grayest, grayout, greaser, greater, greyest, gropers, grouper, grouser, grouter, gruyere, gyrates, gyrator, operate, orators, oratory, outages, outgoes, outpray, outrage, outraps, outroar, outsoar, outspar, pargets, parrots, pasture, payouts, poorest, portage, porters, portray, postage, posture, potages, pourers, pouters, praetor, praters, prayers, presage, presort, prorate, protege, protura, purgers, ragouts, raptors, rapture, reapers, reargue, rearose, regears, regrasp, regrate, regrets, regroup, regrout, repages, reparse, repaste, repeats, reports, reposer, repours, reprays, rerapes, reroast, reroots, reroute, respray, restage, restore, restrap, resurge, retapes, retears, retours, retraps, retypes, reurges, roarers, roaster, rooster, rooters, roseate, routers, rugrats, seagoer, seaport, serrate, spearer, spouter, sprayer, spurrer, spurrey, spurter, stooper, storage, strayer, sugarer, surgery, taperer, tearers, terrors, torpors, toupees, tourers, trooper, trouper, troupes, trouser, turgors, uprates, uprears, uproars, uproots, upstage, ureters, urostea, yaupers, yogurts

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word supererogatory

SUPEREROGATORY
(216)
SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
(34)
SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
(27)
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(24)

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

SUPEREROGATORY
(216)
SUPEREROGATORY
(198)
SUPEREROGATORY
(144)
SUPEREROGATORY
(132)
SUPEREROGATORY
(104)
SUPEREROGATORY
(100)
OUTPRAY
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EYESPOT
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RETYPES
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PAYOUTS
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PRAYERS
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RESPRAY
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OUTPRAY
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SUPEREROGATORY
(96)
GREYEST
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GRAYOUT
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PRAYERS
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GRUYERE
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GREYEST
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RETYPES
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RESPRAY
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GRUYERE
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REPRAYS
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YOGURTS
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SURGERY
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OUTPRAY
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YAUPERS
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SPRAYER
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OUTPRAY
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GYRATES
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GREYEST
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GYRATOR
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GRUYERE
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ORATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
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STRAYER
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UPSTAGE
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PARGETS
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UPSTAGE
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PAYOUTS
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GYRATES
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SUPEREROGATORY
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GRAYOUT
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SEAPORT
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PRESORT
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supererogatory in Words With Friends™

The word supererogatory 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: 22

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

SUPEREROGATORY
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (138 words)

apogees, arguers, arouser, austere, autopsy, epurate, erasure, estuary, euaster, eyespot, garrets, garters, gearset, gesture, goatees, grasper, graters, grayest, grayout, greaser, greater, greyest, gropers, grouper, grouser, grouter, gruyere, gyrates, gyrator, operate, orators, oratory, outages, outgoes, outpray, outrage, outraps, outroar, outsoar, outspar, pargets, parrots, pasture, payouts, poorest, portage, porters, portray, postage, posture, potages, pourers, pouters, praetor, praters, prayers, presage, presort, prorate, protege, protura, purgers, ragouts, raptors, rapture, reapers, reargue, rearose, regears, regrasp, regrate, regrets, regroup, regrout, repages, reparse, repaste, repeats, reports, reposer, repours, reprays, rerapes, reroast, reroots, reroute, respray, restage, restore, restrap, resurge, retapes, retears, retours, retraps, retypes, reurges, roarers, roaster, rooster, rooters, roseate, routers, rugrats, seagoer, seaport, serrate, spearer, spouter, sprayer, spurrer, spurrey, spurter, stooper, storage, strayer, sugarer, surgery, taperer, tearers, terrors, torpors, toupees, tourers, trooper, trouper, troupes, trouser, turgors, uprates, uprears, uproars, uproots, upstage, ureters, urostea, yaupers, yogurts

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word supererogatory

SUPEREROGATORY
(270)
SUPEREROGATORY
(234)
SUPEREROGATORY
(192)
SUPEREROGATORY
(156)
SUPEREROGATORY
(120)
SUPEREROGATORY
(108)
SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
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SUPEREROGATORY
(29)
SUPEREROGATORY
(27)
SUPEREROGATORY
(26)
SUPEREROGATORY
(26)

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

SUPEREROGATORY
(270)
SUPEREROGATORY
(234)
SUPEREROGATORY
(192)
SUPEREROGATORY
(156)
SUPEREROGATORY
(120)
AUTOPSY
(116 = 81 + 35)
PAYOUTS
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APOGEES
(113 = 78 + 35)
OUTPRAY
(110 = 75 + 35)
SUPEREROGATORY
(108)
YOGURTS
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POUTERS
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SPURREY
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SPOUTER
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REGROUP
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GROUPER
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YAUPERS
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OUTPRAY
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YAUPERS
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POURERS
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SUPEREROGATORY
(104)
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YAUPERS
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UPSTAGE
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REGRASP
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PROTEGE
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POSTAGE
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PARGETS
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GRASPER
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PORTRAY
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GRUYERE
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GRAYOUT
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GROPERS
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RETYPES
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EYESPOT
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PORTAGE
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SPRAYER
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SUPEREROGATORY
(100)
SPURREY
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UPSTAGE
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POSTURE
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TROUPER
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OUTPRAY
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PROTURA
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PORTAGE
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YOGURTS
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SUGARER
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OUTGOES
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PRORATE
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RESTRAP
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Words within the letters of supererogatory

2 letter words in supererogatory (18 words)

10 letter words in supererogatory (5 words)

14 letter words in supererogatory (1 word)

Words containing the sequence supererogatory

Words that start with supererogatory (1 word)

Words with supererogatory in them (1 word)

Words that end with supererogatory (1 word)

Word Growth involving supererogatory

Shorter words in supererogatory

at gator

or gator

to gator

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pe per super

up super

Longer words containing supererogatory

(No longer words found)