Definition of tuberculosis

"tuberculosis" in the noun sense

1. tuberculosis, TB, T.B.

infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

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Quotations for tuberculosis

Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

tuberculosis in Scrabble®

The word tuberculosis 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters tuberculosis:

TUBERCULOSIS
(162)
TUBERCULOSIS
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (124 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word tuberculosis

TUBERCULOSIS
(162)
TUBERCULOSIS
(162)
TUBERCULOSIS
(108)
TUBERCULOSIS
(108)
TUBERCULOSIS
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(36)
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(21)
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(21)
TUBERCULOSIS
(20)

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

TUBERCULOSIS
(162)
TUBERCULOSIS
(162)
TUBERCULOSIS
(108)
TUBERCULOSIS
(108)
COBLESS
(94 = 44 + 50)
STROBIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SUBSECT
(94 = 44 + 50)
CUBLESS
(94 = 44 + 50)
BECURLS
(94 = 44 + 50)
BISECTS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SUBCULT
(94 = 44 + 50)
BECRUST
(94 = 44 + 50)
BESCOUR
(94 = 44 + 50)
BRUCITE
(94 = 44 + 50)
OBSCURE
(94 = 44 + 50)
CUBISTS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCRIBES
(94 = 44 + 50)
OBSCURE
(92 = 42 + 50)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
BISECTS
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BESCOUR
(92 = 42 + 50)
CUBLESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
OBSCURE
(92 = 42 + 50)
OBSCURE
(92 = 42 + 50)
BECRUST
(92 = 42 + 50)
BECRUST
(92 = 42 + 50)
BISECTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUBSECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
BESCOUR
(92 = 42 + 50)
BECURLS
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CUBLESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUBSECT
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CUBISTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
COBLESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
STROBIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
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BECURLS
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COBLESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUBCULT
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUBCULT
(92 = 42 + 50)
BRUCITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCRIBES
(92 = 42 + 50)
STROBIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUBCULT
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCRIBES
(92 = 42 + 50)
BRUCITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
BRUCITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CUBLESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BESCOUR
(86 = 36 + 50)
BESCOUR
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBSOIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUSTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBSECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUSTLER
(86 = 36 + 50)
BOILERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COUTURE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLICERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BUSTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBRULE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BOILERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BESCOUR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CELSIUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBRULE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIBLESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BETOILS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TUBLESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STROBES
(86 = 36 + 50)
BESCOUR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CUBLESS
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SECTORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OCULIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
OCULIST
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SUBSITE
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COBLESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COBLESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RIBOSES
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SUBSITE
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CUBLESS
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SUBSECT
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SUBSECT
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CLOSERS
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SUBSLOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBSECT
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CUBLESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BESCOUR
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBSECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUBSECT
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COLTERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLTERS
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TUBULES
(86 = 36 + 50)
COBLESS
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BOSSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CUBLESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BOSSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
COUTURE
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SUBSLOT
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CLOSERS
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RIBLESS
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OECISTS
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SUBLIST
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BESORTS
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STROBIC
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BLOUSES
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CLOSETS
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SUBLETS
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BOLSTER
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BLOUSES
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BESORTS
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CORSETS
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BOLTERS
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CRUISES
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BOLTERS
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BUSTERS
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SUBCULT
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STROBIC
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RUSTICS
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SUBCULT
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SUBCULT
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RUSTICS
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SUBCULT
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STROBIC
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CRUISES
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CORSETS
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SUBCULT
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STROBIC
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OECISTS
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RIBLETS
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STROBIC
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LOCUSTS
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BUSTERS
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CUBLESS
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SUBLIST
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BUTLERS
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OSSICLE
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SLUICES
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STROBES
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BLISTER
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STROBIC
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BLISTER
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CLOSEST
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BETOILS
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OSSICLE
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RUBOUTS
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LOBSTER
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RIBLETS
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CRESOLS
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SOURCES
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CUBISTS
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RUBOUTS
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LOCUSTS
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CUBISTS
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BUTLERS
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CUBISTS
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CELSIUS
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LOBSTER
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SOURCES
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RIBOSES
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BOLUSES
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CRESOLS
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BOLUSES
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SUBLETS
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BUSTLER
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CLOTURE
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TRILOBE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBSCURE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURIOUS
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COULTER
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COULTER
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CURIOUS
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COBLESS
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OBSCURE
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SCOUTER
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OBSCURE
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SORBETS
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TUBLESS
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BISTROS
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BISTROS
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TROUBLE
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SORBITE
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SCRIBES
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SCOUTER
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CULTURE
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BUSIEST
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SORBITE
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SUCROSE
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COSIEST
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SCRIBES
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TROUBLE
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OBSCURE
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CLOSURE
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CLOTURE
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RECOILS
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SUCROSE
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tuberculosis in Words With Friends™

The word tuberculosis 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: 21

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

TUBERCULOSIS
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (124 words)

becrust, becurls, bescour, besorts, betoils, bisects, bistros, blister, blouses, bluster, boilers, bolster, bolters, boluses, bossier, bousier, bristle, bristol, brucite, bruises, busiest, busters, bustier, bustler, bustles, butlers, celsius, closers, closest, closets, closure, cloture, cluster, cobless, colters, corsets, cosiest, coulter, courses, couture, cresols, cruises, cubists, cubless, culture, curious, elutors, erotics, escorts, estriol, estrous, lobster, locusts, loiters, lossier, lotuses, lousier, lucites, lusters, lustier, obscure, obtuser, oculist, oecists, oestrus, ossicle, ostlers, ousters, outlier, outlies, reboils, rebuilt, recoils, relists, resoils, results, ribless, riblets, riboses, rosiest, rubouts, rustics, rustles, rutiles, scouter, scribes, sectors, serious, slicers, sluicer, sluices, solutes, sorbets, sorbite, sorties, sources, sourest, sterols, stories, stourie, strobes, strobic, subcult, sublets, sublist, subrule, subsect, subsite, subslot, subsoil, subsort, subtler, sucrose, suiters, suitors, sutlers, sutures, toilers, toruses, tousles, trilobe, trouble, tubless, tubules

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word tuberculosis

TUBERCULOSIS
(297)
TUBERCULOSIS
(279)
TUBERCULOSIS
(243)
TUBERCULOSIS
(243)
TUBERCULOSIS
(150)
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(150)
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(92)
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(84)
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(66)
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(62)
TUBERCULOSIS
(54)
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(54)
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TUBERCULOSIS
(28)
TUBERCULOSIS
(27)
TUBERCULOSIS
(27)
TUBERCULOSIS
(27)
TUBERCULOSIS
(26)
TUBERCULOSIS
(26)
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(26)
TUBERCULOSIS
(25)
TUBERCULOSIS
(25)
TUBERCULOSIS
(24)
TUBERCULOSIS
(23)

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

TUBERCULOSIS
(297)
TUBERCULOSIS
(279)
TUBERCULOSIS
(243)
TUBERCULOSIS
(243)
TUBERCULOSIS
(150)
TUBERCULOSIS
(150)
BECURLS
(128 = 93 + 35)
CUBLESS
(128 = 93 + 35)
BECRUST
(125 = 90 + 35)
CUBISTS
(125 = 90 + 35)
COBLESS
(125 = 90 + 35)
OBSCURE
(125 = 90 + 35)
STROBIC
(122 = 87 + 35)
SUBCULT
(119 = 84 + 35)
SUBCULT
(119 = 84 + 35)
BRUCITE
(113 = 78 + 35)
SUBCULT
(113 = 78 + 35)
BESCOUR
(113 = 78 + 35)
CULTURE
(110 = 75 + 35)
COUTURE
(107 = 72 + 35)
BESCOUR
(107 = 72 + 35)
LOCUSTS
(107 = 72 + 35)
COULTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUBCULT
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUBSECT
(107 = 72 + 35)
OBSCURE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUBSECT
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRUCITE
(107 = 72 + 35)
LUCITES
(107 = 72 + 35)
CELSIUS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BLUSTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUBCULT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CLUSTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
BESCOUR
(107 = 72 + 35)
BOLUSES
(107 = 72 + 35)
OCULIST
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRUCITE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CUBLESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
COURSES
(104 = 69 + 35)
LOBSTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SUBRULE
(104 = 69 + 35)
SLICERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BECURLS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BOLSTER
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BECURLS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCRIBES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCOUTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CUBLESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TUBULES
(104 = 69 + 35)
BRUISES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCRIBES
(104 = 69 + 35)
TRILOBE
(104 = 69 + 35)
BOUSIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
BOLTERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BISECTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
OBTUSER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CRUISES
(104 = 69 + 35)
COLTERS
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BISECTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
REBUILT
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUBLIST
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SUBLETS
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SUBTLER
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SUBSECT
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BUTLERS
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CURIOUS
(101 = 66 + 35)
TROUBLE
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BLOUSES
(101 = 66 + 35)
SLUICES
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SLUICER
(101 = 66 + 35)
CLOTURE
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SUBSOIL
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RUBOUTS
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OBSCURE
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SUBSLOT
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CLOSURE
(101 = 66 + 35)
TUBLESS
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BESCOUR
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BUSTLER
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OBSCURE
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BUSTLES
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OBSCURE
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COBLESS
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BRUCITE
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BRUCITE
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BRUCITE
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BESCOUR
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CUBISTS
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BECRUST
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BESCOUR
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SUBCULT
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TUBERCULOSIS
(100)
SUBCULT
(99 = 64 + 35)
SUBCULT
(99 = 64 + 35)
SUBCULT
(99 = 64 + 35)
SCRIBES
(98 = 63 + 35)
BRISTLE
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BETOILS
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CLOSEST
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SOURCES
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RUSTICS
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RIBLESS
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BRISTOL
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SUBSORT
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SUCROSE
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SLICERS
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CRESOLS
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BECURLS
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BOILERS
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CLOSETS
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TUBULES
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CULTURE
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BUSIEST
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BUSTERS
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REBOILS
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OSSICLE
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RIBLETS
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SUBSITE
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BLISTER
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STROBIC
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CUBLESS
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BISECTS
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RECOILS
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TUBERCULOSIS
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BESORTS
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COUTURE
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CUBLESS
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OBSCURE
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SUBSECT
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STROBES
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BECURLS
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SORBETS
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SUBLETS
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SORBETS
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SUBCULT
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SECTORS
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CLUSTER
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RIBOSES
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CUBLESS
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CELSIUS
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REBUILT
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CLOTURE
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BUTLERS
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CURIOUS
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BECRUST
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COULTER
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BLOUSES
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BISTROS
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SORBITE
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SUBLIST
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BUSTLES
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CLOSURE
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BUSTLER
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CUBISTS
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CORSETS
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COBLESS
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BOSSIER
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ESCORTS
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CUBLESS
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TROUBLE
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OECISTS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BECURLS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BUTLERS
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BLUSTER
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EROTICS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SORBITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
OCULIST
(95 = 60 + 35)
BOLUSES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SUBCULT
(95 = 60 + 35)
TUBLESS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BLOUSES
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COBLESS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BOLTERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SUBRULE
(92 = 57 + 35)
CLOSEST
(92 = 57 + 35)
TUBERCULOSIS
(92)
CUBLESS
(92 = 57 + 35)
OBTUSER
(92 = 57 + 35)
CUBLESS
(92 = 57 + 35)
BECURLS
(92 = 57 + 35)
CULTURE
(92 = 57 + 35)
BECURLS
(92 = 57 + 35)
CULTURE
(92 = 57 + 35)
CUBLESS
(92 = 57 + 35)
CRESOLS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SUBRULE
(92 = 57 + 35)
SUBRULE
(92 = 57 + 35)
COURSES
(92 = 57 + 35)
SLICERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
BUSIEST
(92 = 57 + 35)
COLTERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
BETOILS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCOUTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
BRISTOL
(92 = 57 + 35)
BUSTIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
CLOSETS
(92 = 57 + 35)

Words within the letters of tuberculosis

2 letter words in tuberculosis (10 words)

10 letter words in tuberculosis (6 words)

12 letter words in tuberculosis (1 word)

Words containing the sequence tuberculosis

Words that start with tuberculosis (1 word)

Words with tuberculosis in them (1 word)

Words that end with tuberculosis (2 words)

Word Growth involving tuberculosis

Shorter words in tuberculosis

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be tube tuber

tub tube tuber

Longer words containing tuberculosis

fibrotuberculosis