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Definition of sustenance

"sustenance" in the noun sense

1. nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals

a source of materials to nourish the body

2. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance

the financial means whereby one lives

"each child was expected to pay for their keep"

"he applied to the state for support"

"he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

3. sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

"they were in want of sustenance"

"fishing was their main sustainment"

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Quotations for sustenance

Newspapers are to the body politic what arteries are to the human body, their function being to carry blood and sustenance and repair to every part of the body. [ Henry Ward Beecher ]

Food, improperly taken, not only produces originnl diseases, but affords those that are already engendered both matter and sustenance; so that, let the father of disease be what it may. In temperance is certainly its mother. [ Burton ]

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sustenance in Scrabble®

The word sustenance 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters sustenance:

SUSTENANCE
(117)
SUSTENANCE
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

ascents, canteen, cuneate, encases, nascent, neatens, nuances, nutcase, sanctus, sateens, seances, secants, senates, sensate, stances, suntans, uneaten, unseats

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word sustenance

SUSTENANCE
(117)
SUSTENANCE
(117)
SUSTENANCE
(78)
SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
(15)
SUSTENANCE
(15)
SUSTENANCE
(15)
SUSTENANCE
(15)

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

SUSTENANCE
(117)
SUSTENANCE
(117)
NUTCASE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NASCENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENCASES
(86 = 36 + 50)
NUTCASE
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SANCTUS
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ASCENTS
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NASCENT
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CANTEEN
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ENCASES
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CUNEATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
STANCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CUNEATE
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NUTCASE
(86 = 36 + 50)
STANCES
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SECANTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NASCENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SEANCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SANCTUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SEANCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SECANTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ASCENTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SANCTUS
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NUANCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
NUANCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SANCTUS
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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NUTCASE
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ASCENTS
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ENCASES
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NUANCES
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NUTCASE
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ASCENTS
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CUNEATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ASCENTS
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SECANTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANTEEN
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CANTEEN
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SEANCES
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ASCENTS
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ASCENTS
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NASCENT
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CUNEATE
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CUNEATE
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CANTEEN
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NASCENT
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ASCENTS
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NASCENT
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NASCENT
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UNSEATS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SENSATE
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SATEENS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SUNTANS
(78 = 28 + 50)
UNEATEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
SUSTENANCE
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SENATES
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SUSTENANCE
(78)
NEATENS
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ASCENTS
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CUNEATE
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SECANTS
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ENCASES
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SEANCES
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NUTCASE
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CANTEEN
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NUANCES
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NASCENT
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CANTEEN
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ASCENTS
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SEANCES
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ENCASES
(76 = 26 + 50)
CUNEATE
(76 = 26 + 50)
STANCES
(76 = 26 + 50)
NUANCES
(76 = 26 + 50)
NEATENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
UNEATEN
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SENSATE
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NEATENS
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CANTEEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
SEANCES
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SENSATE
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SECANTS
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NEATENS
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SATEENS
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CUNEATE
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UNEATEN
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CANTEEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
SENSATE
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NEATENS
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CUNEATE
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UNSEATS
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SENSATE
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ENCASES
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UNEATEN
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NEATENS
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UNSEATS
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UNEATEN
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SUNTANS
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SUNTANS
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SATEENS
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UNSEATS
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UNSEATS
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SENATES
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SATEENS
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NEATENS
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SUNTANS
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SATEENS
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UNSEATS
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sustenance in Words With Friends™

The word sustenance 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: 16

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

SUSTENANCE
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

ascents, canteen, cuneate, encases, nascent, neatens, nuances, nutcase, sanctus, sateens, seances, secants, senates, sensate, stances, suntans, uneaten, unseats

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word sustenance

SUSTENANCE
(198)
SUSTENANCE
(180)
SUSTENANCE
(108)
SUSTENANCE
(108)
SUSTENANCE
(80)
SUSTENANCE
(78)
SUSTENANCE
(72)
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(72)
SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
(68)
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
(66)
SUSTENANCE
(64)
SUSTENANCE
(64)
SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
(36)
SUSTENANCE
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
SUSTENANCE
(22)
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(22)
SUSTENANCE
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SUSTENANCE
(20)
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(20)
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(19)
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(19)
SUSTENANCE
(19)
SUSTENANCE
(19)
SUSTENANCE
(18)
SUSTENANCE
(18)

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

SUSTENANCE
(198)
SUSTENANCE
(180)
SUSTENANCE
(108)
SUSTENANCE
(108)
NASCENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
SANCTUS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CANTEEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
CUNEATE
(107 = 72 + 35)
NUTCASE
(107 = 72 + 35)
NUANCES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SANCTUS
(101 = 66 + 35)
NUTCASE
(101 = 66 + 35)
NASCENT
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NUANCES
(98 = 63 + 35)
ASCENTS
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ENCASES
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SEANCES
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STANCES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SECANTS
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NUTCASE
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NASCENT
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SANCTUS
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NUTCASE
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NASCENT
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CANTEEN
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SANCTUS
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CUNEATE
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NUANCES
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NASCENT
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CUNEATE
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NUTCASE
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SANCTUS
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CANTEEN
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NUANCES
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STANCES
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SECANTS
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ENCASES
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SEANCES
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ASCENTS
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STANCES
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SEANCES
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NUANCES
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NUANCES
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NUANCES
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CANTEEN
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CUNEATE
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CUNEATE
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NASCENT
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CANTEEN
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SANCTUS
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NASCENT
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CANTEEN
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CANTEEN
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UNEATEN
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UNEATEN
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UNEATEN
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CUNEATE
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NASCENT
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STANCES
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SECANTS
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NUANCES
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STANCES
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SUSTENANCE
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NEATENS
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UNSEATS
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NUANCES
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UNSEATS
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ASCENTS
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ENCASES
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ENCASES
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SUSTENANCE
(78)
NUTCASE
(77 = 42 + 35)
UNEATEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
CANTEEN
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SANCTUS
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CANTEEN
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UNEATEN
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UNEATEN
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SENATES
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SENSATE
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SUNTANS
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CUNEATE
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SUNTANS
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SUNTANS
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CUNEATE
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SATEENS
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NUTCASE
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UNEATEN
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CUNEATE
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NUANCES
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SANCTUS
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CANTEEN
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CUNEATE
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CANTEEN
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ASCENTS
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SEANCES
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ASCENTS
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NEATENS
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SECANTS
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ENCASES
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ASCENTS
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NEATENS
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ENCASES
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ASCENTS
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SUSTENANCE
(72)
SUSTENANCE
(72)
SUSTENANCE
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SATEENS
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UNEATEN
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UNEATEN
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Words containing the sequence sustenance

Words that start with sustenance (1 word)

sustenance

Words with sustenance in them (1 word)

sustenance

Words that end with sustenance (2 words)

nonsustenancesustenance
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Word Growth involving sustenance

Shorter words in sustenance

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Longer words containing sustenance

nonsustenance