Definition of supernumeraries

"supernumeraries" in the noun sense

1. supernumerary

a person serving no apparent function

"reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries"

2. supernumerary, spear carrier, extra

a minor actor in crowd scenes

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supernumeraries in Scrabble®

The word supernumeraries 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters supernumeraries:

SUPERNUMERARIES
(567)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (132 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word supernumeraries

SUPERNUMERARIES
(567)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(378)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(96)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(92)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(84)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(76)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(27)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(25)

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

SUPERNUMERARIES
(567)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(378)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(96)
IMPRESS
(94 = 44 + 50)
MISPENS
(94 = 44 + 50)
EPIMERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
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(94 = 44 + 50)
REPRIME
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IMPASSE
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SUPREME
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EMPRESS
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PREEMIE
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IMPURER
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PRESUME
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PREMIER
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SPUMIER
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EMPIRES
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PREMISS
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PREMISE
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PREARMS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRIMASE
(94 = 44 + 50)
SIMPERS
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UMPIRES
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PRIMERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PREMISS
(92 = 42 + 50)
IMPRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
IMPRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
EPIMERS
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PRIMASE
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MISPENS
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PREMISE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRESUME
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PRIMERS
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PRESUME
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PREMIER
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EPIMERS
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IMPASSE
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REPRIME
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SPUMIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMISS
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AMPERES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPUMIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMISS
(92 = 42 + 50)
IMPASSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
AMPERES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREARMS
(92 = 42 + 50)
REPRIME
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREARMS
(92 = 42 + 50)
EPIMERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
EMPRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPUMIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPREME
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(92)
SIMPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
UMPIRES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIMPERS
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UMPIRES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIMPERS
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PREMIER
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PREEMIE
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PREMIER
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PREMISE
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PRIMASE
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IMPURER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMIE
(92 = 42 + 50)
MISPENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
IMPURER
(92 = 42 + 50)
EMPRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRIMASE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMISE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRIMERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
EMPIRES
(92 = 42 + 50)
EMPIRES
(92 = 42 + 50)
MISPENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPREME
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRIMERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
UPRISER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREARMS
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PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREENER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREENER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREARMS
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PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
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PREEMIE
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UPRISER
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PREEMIE
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UPRISEN
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PREARMS
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SERIEMA
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SIEMENS
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UMPIRES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PANSIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIEMENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIEMENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIAMESE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIAMESE
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPREARS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PARESIS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PARESIS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIAMESE
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPREARS
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PARSERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PARSERS
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SERIEMA
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PREARMS
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SEMINAR
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PRAISES
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PRAISES
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PRAISER
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SEMINAR
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PERUSES
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PERUSES
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UPRISEN
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SERAPES
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PENISES
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SEEPIER
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PREMISS
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SEEPIER
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PRUNERS
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PRIMASE
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PRIMASE
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PRIMASE
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PRIMASE
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URANIUM
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PRIMERS
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PRIMERS
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PRIMERS
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PANSIES
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SEAMIER
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PRUNERS
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SEEPIER
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URANIUM
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PURSUER
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PURSUER
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PURSUES
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PURSUES
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PRIMASE
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PREMIER
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PREMIER
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PREMIER
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PREMISE
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PREMISE
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PREMISE
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SIMPERS
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AMPERES
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PREMISS
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AMPERES
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PREMISS
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AMPERES
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PRESUME
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UPRISES
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SIMPERS
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MISPENS
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EPIMERS
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SPUMIER
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SPURNER
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SPURRER
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EPIMERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ASPIRER
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EPIMERS
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ASPERSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPIMERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPIMERS
(86 = 36 + 50)

supernumeraries in Words With Friends™

The word supernumeraries 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: 24

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

SUPERNUMERARIES
(504)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (132 words)

amperes, arenium, asperse, aspirer, aspires, assumer, earners, emerses, empires, empress, enemies, ensears, ensurer, ensures, epimers, erasers, erasure, eupneas, impasse, impress, impurer, inseams, insurer, insures, manurer, manures, mariner, marines, marrers, marrier, marries, masseur, meanies, measure, merrier, messier, minuses, mispens, misuser, nemesis, nursers, pansies, paresis, parsers, penises, peruses, praiser, praises, prearms, preemie, preener, premier, premise, premiss, presser, presume, primase, primers, pruners, purines, pursers, pursuer, pursues, pussier, raisers, raspers, raspier, reamers, reapers, rearise, reissue, remains, remines, renames, repairs, reparse, repiner, repines, repress, reprime, reprise, reprune, rerapes, rerinse, resnaps, respans, respins, respire, resumer, resumes, rinsers, seamers, seamier, seepier, seminar, serapes, serener, seriema, siamese, siemens, sierras, simpers, sirname, smearer, snarers, sneerer, snipers, sparers, sparser, spearer, spireas, sprains, spumier, spurner, spurrer, sunrise, supreme, surmise, surname, suspire, umpires, unpairs, unparse, unriper, upraise, uprears, uprisen, upriser, uprises, uranium, ureases, usurper

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word supernumeraries

SUPERNUMERARIES
(504)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(270)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(120)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(116)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(96)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(32)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(30)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(29)

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

SUPERNUMERARIES
(504)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(270)
SPUMIER
(125 = 90 + 35)
EPIMERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(120)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(116)
IMPURER
(113 = 78 + 35)
MISPENS
(113 = 78 + 35)
UMPIRES
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRESUME
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUPREME
(107 = 72 + 35)
SURNAME
(107 = 72 + 35)
IMPURER
(107 = 72 + 35)
MANURER
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRESUME
(107 = 72 + 35)
UMPIRES
(107 = 72 + 35)
MANURES
(107 = 72 + 35)
MISPENS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRUNERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
UNPAIRS
(107 = 72 + 35)
MISPENS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUPREME
(107 = 72 + 35)
UNPARSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
MINUSES
(107 = 72 + 35)
SPUMIER
(107 = 72 + 35)
PREEMIE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMISS
(104 = 69 + 35)
IMPRESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMISS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMISS
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SIMPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
EMPRESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIRNAME
(104 = 69 + 35)
SUSPIRE
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SIMPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIMPERS
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SIEMENS
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PRIMASE
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PRIMASE
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IMPASSE
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RESPINS
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AMPERES
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PRIMASE
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AMPERES
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PRIMERS
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PRIMERS
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PRIMERS
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RESNAPS
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PENISES
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PREARMS
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RESPANS
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PREARMS
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URANIUM
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ENEMIES
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IMPRESS
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EMPRESS
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PANSIES
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PREMIER
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NEMESIS
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SNIPERS
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PREEMIE
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REPRIME
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REPRIME
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PREMIER
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EMPIRES
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PREMISE
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EMPIRES
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PREMIER
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(101 = 66 + 35)
MISPENS
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PURSUES
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MISPENS
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UNRIPER
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PURSUER
(101 = 66 + 35)
USURPER
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SPURNER
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MISPENS
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SUPREME
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UMPIRES
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UPRISEN
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IMPURER
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ARENIUM
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PURINES
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PRESUME
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UPREARS
(98 = 63 + 35)
MASSEUR
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMIER
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PRIMASE
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PREMISE
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PREENER
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SIMPERS
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UPRISER
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PREMISS
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SIEMENS
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UPRISES
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PRIMASE
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URANIUM
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PERUSES
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MARINES
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REMINES
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SURMISE
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IMPASSE
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RESUMES
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REPINER
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REPINES
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MISUSER
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EMPIRES
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REPRIME
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SNIPERS
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RESPANS
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ENEMIES
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PREARMS
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MARINER
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SPRAINS
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PUSSIER
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AMPERES
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PURSERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SEMINAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
URANIUM
(98 = 63 + 35)
SUPERNUMERARIES
(96)
RASPIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
REPRISE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SUPREME
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PURSUER
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PRUNERS
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ARENIUM
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REPRESS
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SIAMESE
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SPIREAS
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MESSIER
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UPRISEN
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MARRIER
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SIAMESE
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SPUMIER
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RERAPES
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RESPIRE
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MARRERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
RESPIRE
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SERIEMA
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPURNER
(95 = 60 + 35)
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MANURES
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REPARSE
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RASPERS
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REAMERS
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SEEPIER
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EUPNEAS
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RASPERS
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SMEARER
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IMPURER
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