Definition of transposition

"transposition" in the noun sense

1. transposition, heterotaxy

any abnormal position of the organs of the body

2. substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

3. transposition

genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

4. transposition

mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign

5. transposition

electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance

"he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"

6. transposition, reversal

the act of reversing the order or place of

7. transposition

music) playing in a different key from the key intended moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

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transposition in Scrabble®

The word transposition 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters transposition:

TRANSPOSITION
(153)
TRANSPOSITION
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (63 words)

anoints, artists, aspirin, instant, instars, intorts, introns, isospin, nations, nonarts, nonpros, nonriot, nonstop, notator, notions, notists, opinion, options, oration, parsons, passion, pastors, patriot, patrons, pianist, piarist, pinions, pistons, poisons, porosis, portion, potions, prisons, protist, protons, raisins, rapists, rations, rattons, rattoon, risotto, saponin, soprano, spinons, spirits, sponsor, sporont, sprains, sprints, statins, station, strains, straint, straits, taoists, taproot, tinpots, torsion, tosspot, transit, triptan, tropist, tsarist

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word transposition

TRANSPOSITION
(153)
TRANSPOSITION
(153)
TRANSPOSITION
(102)
TRANSPOSITION
(102)
TRANSPOSITION
(76)
TRANSPOSITION
(76)
TRANSPOSITION
(76)
TRANSPOSITION
(68)
TRANSPOSITION
(68)
TRANSPOSITION
(68)
TRANSPOSITION
(64)
TRANSPOSITION
(60)
TRANSPOSITION
(60)
TRANSPOSITION
(60)
TRANSPOSITION
(51)
TRANSPOSITION
(46)
TRANSPOSITION
(38)
TRANSPOSITION
(34)
TRANSPOSITION
(25)
TRANSPOSITION
(23)
TRANSPOSITION
(21)
TRANSPOSITION
(21)
TRANSPOSITION
(19)
TRANSPOSITION
(19)

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

TRANSPOSITION
(153)
TRANSPOSITION
(153)
TRANSPOSITION
(102)
TRANSPOSITION
(102)
NONPROS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PARSONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIARIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
POROSIS
(86 = 36 + 50)
POTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOSSPOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOSSPOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIARIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAPROOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PARSONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
POTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
ASPIRIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRINTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPINONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRINTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TINPOTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RAPISTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PINIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPONSOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
PASSION
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPONSOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
POROSIS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPORONT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SAPONIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
POISONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SAPONIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
POISONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPRANO
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIANIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRAINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPRANO
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRAINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PIANIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIPTAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RAPISTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPTIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
TINPOTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONSTOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
ASPIRIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPORONT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PATRONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONPROS
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PATRONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONPROS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIPTAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIPTAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPINION
(86 = 36 + 50)
PASSION
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
PATRIOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPINION
(86 = 36 + 50)
PISTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPIRITS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ISOSPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PISTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ISOSPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPINONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PASTORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPIRITS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PINIONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAPROOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRISONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PASTORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
TINPOTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRISONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
PATRIOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRAINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPRAINS
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ISOSPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SAPONIN
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PISTONS
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ASPIRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
SAPONIN
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PISTONS
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PATRONS
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ASPIRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
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PIANIST
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PROTIST
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NONPROS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
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ISOSPIN
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PIANIST
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PROTIST
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ASPIRIN
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NONPROS
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SPRAINS
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ASPIRIN
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NONPROS
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PATRONS
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NONPROS
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SPRAINS
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POISONS
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TINPOTS
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ASPIRIN
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NONPROS
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ISOSPIN
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ASPIRIN
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POISONS
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PROTONS
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SPRAINS
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PASTORS
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PATRIOT
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PROTONS
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SPRAINS
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SAPONIN
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ISOSPIN
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SAPONIN
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ISOSPIN
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ISOSPIN
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NONSTOP
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NONSTOP
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POISONS
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PROTONS
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PISTONS
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NONSTOP
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NONSTOP
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PIANIST
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PROTONS
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NONPROS
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POISONS
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PIANIST
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PIANIST
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POISONS
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NONSTOP
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ASPIRIN
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NONSTOP
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PATRONS
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SAPONIN
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SAPONIN
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SPRINTS
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PRISONS
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PATRIOT
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POTIONS
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POTIONS
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TOSSPOT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPRINTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASSION
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRISONS
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SPRINTS
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TOSSPOT
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SPRINTS
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SPRINTS
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PRISONS
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SPRINTS
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PASSION
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PASSION
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TOSSPOT
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASSION
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PATRIOT
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PATRIOT
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TINPOTS
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TINPOTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRISONS
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PASSION
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TINPOTS
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PASSION
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PRISONS
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PRISONS
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PROTIST
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TINPOTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PASSION
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PASTORS
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PRISONS
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PATRIOT
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PROTIST
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PATRIOT
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POTIONS
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PARSONS
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POTIONS
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ASPIRIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATRONS
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POTIONS
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PARSONS
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PARSONS
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PROTIST
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PARSONS
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POTIONS
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ISOSPIN
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PARSONS
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TINPOTS
(80 = 30 + 50)

transposition in Words With Friends™

The word transposition 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: 18

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

TRANSPOSITION
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (63 words)

anoints, artists, aspirin, instant, instars, intorts, introns, isospin, nations, nonarts, nonpros, nonriot, nonstop, notator, notions, notists, opinion, options, oration, parsons, passion, pastors, patriot, patrons, pianist, piarist, pinions, pistons, poisons, porosis, portion, potions, prisons, protist, protons, raisins, rapists, rations, rattons, rattoon, risotto, saponin, soprano, spinons, spirits, sponsor, sporont, sprains, sprints, statins, station, strains, straint, straits, taoists, taproot, tinpots, torsion, tosspot, transit, triptan, tropist, tsarist

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word transposition

TRANSPOSITION
(252)
TRANSPOSITION
(198)
TRANSPOSITION
(198)
TRANSPOSITION
(144)
TRANSPOSITION
(132)
TRANSPOSITION
(88)
TRANSPOSITION
(84)
TRANSPOSITION
(80)
TRANSPOSITION
(80)
TRANSPOSITION
(72)
TRANSPOSITION
(72)
TRANSPOSITION
(72)
TRANSPOSITION
(56)
TRANSPOSITION
(48)
TRANSPOSITION
(44)
TRANSPOSITION
(25)
TRANSPOSITION
(24)
TRANSPOSITION
(24)
TRANSPOSITION
(23)
TRANSPOSITION
(22)
TRANSPOSITION
(22)
TRANSPOSITION
(21)
TRANSPOSITION
(21)
TRANSPOSITION
(21)

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

TRANSPOSITION
(252)
TRANSPOSITION
(198)
TRANSPOSITION
(198)
TRANSPOSITION
(144)
TRANSPOSITION
(132)
OPINION
(107 = 72 + 35)
SPINONS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PINIONS
(107 = 72 + 35)
ISOSPIN
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPONSOR
(104 = 69 + 35)
NONSTOP
(101 = 66 + 35)
SAPONIN
(101 = 66 + 35)
NONPROS
(101 = 66 + 35)
NONPROS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SOPRANO
(98 = 63 + 35)
PASSION
(98 = 63 + 35)
POTIONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPRAINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TRIPTAN
(98 = 63 + 35)
TRIPTAN
(98 = 63 + 35)
PARSONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PORTION
(98 = 63 + 35)
PIANIST
(98 = 63 + 35)
PATRONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
POISONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPORONT
(98 = 63 + 35)
OPTIONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRISONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PISTONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROTONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TINPOTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ASPIRIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
TINPOTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPRINTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TROPIST
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPINONS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPINONS
(95 = 60 + 35)
OPINION
(95 = 60 + 35)
SAPONIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONSTOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONSTOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
POROSIS
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONPROS
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONPROS
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONPROS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PATRIOT
(95 = 60 + 35)
TOSSPOT
(95 = 60 + 35)
PIARIST
(95 = 60 + 35)
PINIONS
(95 = 60 + 35)
RAPISTS
(95 = 60 + 35)
TAPROOT
(95 = 60 + 35)
PROTIST
(95 = 60 + 35)
TROPIST
(95 = 60 + 35)
PASTORS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPIRITS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PISTONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRIPTAN
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPRINTS
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SPONSOR
(92 = 57 + 35)
PROTONS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRIPTAN
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POTIONS
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PARSONS
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PORTION
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TINPOTS
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OPTIONS
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PIANIST
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SPORONT
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PRISONS
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PASSION
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PATRONS
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POISONS
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TINPOTS
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SPRAINS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TROPIST
(89 = 54 + 35)
PASTORS
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SPIRITS
(89 = 54 + 35)
POROSIS
(89 = 54 + 35)
PROTIST
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PATRIOT
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OPINION
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PINIONS
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TROPIST
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OPINION
(89 = 54 + 35)
PIARIST
(89 = 54 + 35)
TRANSPOSITION
(88)
PISTONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
ASPIRIN
(86 = 51 + 35)
PIANIST
(86 = 51 + 35)
POTIONS
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PASSION
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROTONS
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PIANIST
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONARTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PORTION
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONRIOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPORONT
(86 = 51 + 35)
SOPRANO
(86 = 51 + 35)
PATRONS
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PRISONS
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TINPOTS
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POISONS
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SPRAINS
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SPRINTS
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SPONSOR
(86 = 51 + 35)
OPTIONS
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PARSONS
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TRIPTAN
(86 = 51 + 35)
TRANSPOSITION
(84)
NONSTOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
OPINION
(83 = 48 + 35)
OPINION
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NONPROS
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PINIONS
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PINIONS
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OPINION
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NONPROS
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SAPONIN
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SAPONIN
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SAPONIN
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SAPONIN
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SAPONIN
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SAPONIN
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OPINION
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NONPROS
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PINIONS
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NONSTOP
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NONSTOP
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SPINONS
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SPINONS
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SPINONS
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SPINONS
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SPINONS
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OPINION
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPINONS
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SPINONS
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SPINONS
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NONPROS
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OPINION
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NONSTOP
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PINIONS
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NONSTOP
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NONSTOP
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PINIONS
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PINIONS
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NONPROS
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PORTION
(80 = 45 + 35)
PISTONS
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PISTONS
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NATIONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPRAINS
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PORTION
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SPRAINS
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PORTION
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SPRAINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRIPTAN
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRANSPOSITION
(80)
SPRINTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PARSONS
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INSTANT
(80 = 45 + 35)
PARSONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PARSONS
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TRIPTAN
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PRISONS
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INSTANT
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NOTIONS
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PASSION
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POISONS
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SPONSOR
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRANSPOSITION
(80)
PIANIST
(80 = 45 + 35)
PISTONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PASSION
(80 = 45 + 35)
ASPIRIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
PATRONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRISONS
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SPONSOR
(80 = 45 + 35)
ISOSPIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
POTIONS
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ASPIRIN
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ISOSPIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
ASPIRIN
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SPONSOR
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OPTIONS
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ISOSPIN
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ISOSPIN
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NATIONS
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PROTONS
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SPONSOR
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PATRONS
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PROTONS
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OPTIONS
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SPORONT
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SPORONT
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SPORONT
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POISONS
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INTRONS
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NOTIONS
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Words within the letters of transposition

2 letter words in transposition (17 words)

11 letter words in transposition (2 words)

13 letter words in transposition (1 word)

transposition + 1 blank (1 word)

transposition + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence transposition

Words that start with transposition (2 words)

Words with transposition in them (3 words)

Words that end with transposition (3 words)

Word Growth involving transposition

Shorter words in transposition

on ion position

os posit position

it sit posit position

an ran

Longer words containing transposition

nontransposition nontranspositions

retrotransposition retrotranspositions

transpositions nontranspositions

transpositions retrotranspositions