Words Containing NEC

447 words contain NEC anywhere. Scores range up to 33 points (BENZENECARBONYL), averaging 17 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Plural of ADENECTOMY.

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Surgical removal of adenoid glands.

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Plural of anecdoton or anecdotum.

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Garrulous old age marked by telling anecdotes.

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Plural of ANECDOTAGE.

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Based on or full of personal stories rather than evidence.

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The tendency to rely on anecdotes.

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Plural of ANECDOTALISM.

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One who tells anecdotes or favors them as evidence.

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Plural of ANECDOTALIST.

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In a manner based on personal stories.

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A short account of an interesting or amusing incident.

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Plural of ANECDOTE.

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Given to or characterized by telling anecdotes.

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Consisting of or full of anecdotes.

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In a way based on personal stories.

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A person who tells anecdotes skillfully.

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Plural of ANECDOTIST.

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Periods between molts in arthropods.

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The period between molts in some animals.

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Designed to absorb sound and produce no echoes.

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Serving to connect or join together.

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A carbonyl group attached to a benzene ring.

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A wide, high neckline that follows the collarbone and ends in points.

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Plural of BOATNECK.

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The narrow neck of a bottle.

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Past tense of BOTTLENECK.

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Present participle of BOTTLENECK.

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Plural of BOTTLENECK.

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Extremely fast and dangerous.

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A thick, short neck like a bull's.

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Past tense of BULLNECK.

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Plural of BULLNECK.

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A sweet wine, apparently from Portugal.

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Plural of CHARNECO.

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To join or fasten together; to establish a link.

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Able to be connected.

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Past tense of CONNECT.

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In a connected manner.

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The state of being linked or related.

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Plural of CONNECTEDNESS.

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Agent noun of CONNECT.

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Plural of CONNECTER.

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Able to be connected.

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Present participle of CONNECT.

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The state or act of being linked or joined.

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Relating to connections or connectionalism.

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A theory modeling mental processes via neural networks.

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Plural of CONNECTIONISM.

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A supporter of connectionism.

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Plural of CONNECTIONIST.

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Plural of CONNECTION.

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Something that joins or links things.

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In a manner that connects or joins together.

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Plural of CONNECTIVE.

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Plural of CONNECTIVITY.

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The state or extent of being connected.

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A device or part for joining two things together.

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Plural of CONNECTOR.

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Third-person singular present tense of CONNECT.

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How many words containing nec are there?

There are 447 words containing nec.

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What is the highest-scoring word contain NEC anywhere?

BENZENECARBONYL scores 33 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.