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CATACHRESIS
Catachresis (noun) — strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths').
Catachresis is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble (and Words With Friends letter values vary). Below are its anagrams and the shorter words hidden inside it.
Anagrams of CATACHRESIS
No anagrams — the letters AACCEHIRSST only spell this word.
Words made from the letters in CATACHRESIS
3 × 10-letter words
14 × 9-letter words
33 × 8-letter words
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102 × 7-letter words
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193 × 6-letter words
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255 × 5-letter words
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