Words Starting With SEC

273 words start with SEC. Scores range up to 26 points (SECTARIANIZING), averaging 14.1 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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A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute.

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A type of sugar found in rye.

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Plural of SECALOSE.

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In trigonometry, the reciprocal of the cosine.

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In a cutting or dividing manner.

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Plural of SECANT.

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A pruning shears.

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Plural of SECATEUR.

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Dry, as in painting on dry plaster.

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Plural of SECCO.

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To withdraw from a political union or organization.

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Past tense of SECEDE.

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Agent noun of SECEDE.

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Plural of SECEDER.

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Third-person singular present tense of SECEDE.

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Present participle of SECEDE.

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To distinguish or discriminate between things.

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Past tense of SECERN.

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Secretory; relating to secretion.

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Plural of SECERNENT.

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Present participle of SECERN.

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The process of distinguishing or secreting.

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Plural of SECERNMENT.

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Third-person singular present tense of SECERN.

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Supporting Southern secession during the US Civil War.

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Comparative form of SECESH.

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Plural of SECESHER.

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Plural of SECESH.

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The act of formally withdrawing from a political or religious union.

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Relating to withdrawal from a group.

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The belief in or support for withdrawing from a union.

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Plural of SECESSIONISM.

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A person who advocates withdrawing from a union.

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Plural of SECESSIONIST.

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Plural of SECESSION.

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Pronunciation spelling of such.

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The German word for six.

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A small, sweet, reddish-brown pear.

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Plural of SECKEL.

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To settle down or relax.

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Third-person singular present tense of SECKLE.

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To keep apart from others; isolate.

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Past tense of SECLUDE.

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In a secluded manner.

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The state of being private and isolated.

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Plural of SECLUDEDNESS.

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Third-person singular present tense of SECLUDE.

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Present participle of SECLUDE.

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The state of being private and away from other people.

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A person who advocates for seclusion or isolation.

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Plural of SECLUSIONIST.

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Plural of SECLUSION.

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Tending to keep oneself apart from others.

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In a secluded or isolated manner.

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The state of preferring isolation or privacy.

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Plural of SECLUSIVENESS.

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Acronym for sustainer engine cutoff.

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A sedative and hypnotic barbiturate drug.

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Plural of SECOBARBITAL.

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Having blade-like teeth for cutting.

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How many words starting with sec are there?

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SECTARIANIZING scores 26 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.