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PERTINACIOUS
Pertinacious (adjective) — stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot.
“dogged persistence”
Pertinacious is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble (and Words With Friends letter values vary). Below are its anagrams and the shorter words hidden inside it.
Anagrams of PERTINACIOUS
No anagrams — the letters ACEIINOPRSTU only spell this word.
Words made from the letters in PERTINACIOUS
3 × 11-letter words
21 × 10-letter words
77 × 9-letter words
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222 × 8-letter words
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277 × 7-letter words
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