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736 results for pattern ???*ing???*er

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NYT : 35 from Modern Era daily puzzles
ACTINGCAREER BATTINGORDER BOARDINGOFFICER BOILINGWATER COMINGMOTHER COMMANDINGOFFICER CONTROLLINGPARTNER CROUCHINGTIGER FLYINGSAUCER FLYINGTIGER HEARINGEXAMINER LEANINGTOWER NOTHINGBURGER NOTHINGISBETTER PECKINGORDER RECYCLINGCENTER RIDINGMOWER ROLLINGTHUNDER RUNNINGWATER SHOPPINGCENTER SINGINGTOGETHER SNEEZINGPOWDER SPARRINGPARTNER SPRINGFEVER SQUIRTINGFLOWER STANDINGORDER STARTINGALLOVER STARTINGPITCHER STAYINGPOWER STERLINGSILVER STOCKINGSTUFFER THREERINGBINDER WEDDINGCRASHER WEDDINGPLANNER WRAPPINGPAPER
Variety words from Acrostic, Cryptic, PandA, Diagramless, etc. puzzles:
NYT : 1 from Variety puzzles
CONNINGTOWER
These pre-Shortz words have never appeared in any Modern Era crossword:
NYT : 28 from pre-Shortz puzzles
BRINGINGUPFATHER CHOPINGCENTER FOUNDINGFATHER GETTINGBETTER GUESSWHOSCOMINGTODINNER HANGINGAROUNDTHECORNER HOPPINGCENTER IWASNTSPEEDINGOFFICER MORNINGSHOWER MOVINGFASTER NATKINGCOLEPORTER PARKINGMETER PARTINGSTITCHER PLOWINGUNDER PRESERVINGORDER PUDDINGHEMPSUMMER PURCHASINGPOWER RISINGBAROMETER RISINGBATTER SELLINGPLATER SIGHINGSCISSORSSEIZER SLEEPINGPARTNER THEBABELYINGINAMANGER THEKINGOFTHEDARKCHAMBER THEMORNINGAFTER THEMOVINGFINGER WASHINGTONISCOMMANDER WEDDINGOFTHEMEMBER
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Private : 230 from the XWord Info word lists
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Regular Users see 168 basic words here from the XWord Info Word List.
Angels see 62 additional premium words from Jeff Chen's Personal List.
These unscored dictionary words aren't found in either NYT puzzles or our word lists:
Abridged : 62 from internal dictionaries
BANNINGORDER BEDLINGTONTERRIER BELTEDKINGFISHER BRINGINGCLOSETOGETHER CLIMBINGSALAMANDER CREEPINGBELLFLOWER DANCINGMASTER DANCINGPARTNER DANGLINGMODIFIER DARLINGRIVER DISTINGUISHER DRAWINGPAPER DRAWINGPOWER DROOPINGJUNIPER EATINGDISORDER EURASIANKINGFISHER EVENINGPRAYER EVENINGTRUMPETFLOWER EVERLASTINGFLOWER EXPLODINGCUCUMBER FIGHTINGJOEHOOKER FIRINGCHAMBER FLAMINGOFLOWER FLOATINGPOINTNUMBER FLOATINGVOTER FLYCATCHINGWARBLER FLYINGPHALANGER GEORGEWASHINGTONCARVER HEARINGOFFICER HOUSINGCOMMISSIONER HUNTINGSPIDER LEARNINGDISORDER LIGHTNINGARRESTER LIGHTNINGHURLER MAKINGWATER MARCHINGORDER MASKINGPAPER MININGENGINEER MOORINGTOWER MOVINGCOILGALVANOMETER ORBWEAVINGSPIDER PASSINGWATER PIPINGPLOVER PRESIDINGOFFICER PROSECUTINGOFFICER READINGTEACHER RESONATINGCHAMBER RETURNINGOFFICER REVERSINGTHERMOMETER RIDINGMASTER ROOFINGPAPER SAILINGMASTER SCALINGLADDER SHIPPINGFEVER SPELLINGCHECKER SPREADINGBELLFLOWER SPRINGKEEPER STARTINGBUFFER STINKINGCLOVER STINKINGELDER SUPPORTINGTOWER WASHINGPOWDER
These words found only in our unabridged dictionary tend to be obscure. Use with caution.
Unabridged : 380 from our unabridged dictionary
ACTINGMANAGER ACTINGORDER ARMINGDAGGER BACKINGHAMMER BALINGERMASTER BATWINGBURNER BEATINGORDER BEGGINGLETTER BEGGINGLETTERWRITER BELONGINGTOGETHER BINDINGRAFTER BLACKINGMANUFACTURER BLOWINGCYLINDER BOARDINGMASTER BOWSTRINGGIRDER BOWSTRINGMAKER BUFFINGSLICKER BUNTINGTOSSER CAPPINGLEATHER CARDINGCYLINDER CARRYINGPOWER CHARGINGORDER CHASINGHAMMER CHOPPINGTAKER CHRISTENINGDINNER CHRISTENINGWATER CLEARINGBANKER CLOSINGHAMMER COCKINGLEVER COCKINGLIFTER COLOURINGMATTER COPYINGPAPER CROSSINGKEEPER CROSSINGSWEEPER CURLINGPAPER CUTTINGBURNISHER CUTTINGCYLINDER CUTTINGNIPPER CUTTINGPLIER DANCINGCHAMBER DANCINGTEACHER DASHINGLEATHER DETONATINGPOWDER DICINGCHAMBER DININGCHAMBER DIVINGBLADDER DIVINGSPIDER DOFFINGCYLINDER DRAININGAUGER DRAWINGCHAMBER DRAWINGMASTER DRESSINGLEATHER DRIVINGPOWER DRYINGCHAMBER DRYINGCYLINDER DRYINGPAPER DUPLICATINGPAPER DWELLINGCHAMBER ENTERINGLADDER EVAPORATINGPOWER EVERYTHINGMAKER FALLINGWEATHER FARTHINGCOINER FENCINGMASTER FIGHTINGORDER FIGHTINGSTOPPER FILLINGTIMBER FILTERINGPAPER FININGROLLER FINISHINGHAMMER FINISHINGMASTER FLANGINGHAMMER FLATTINGHAMMER FLOGGINGHAMMER FLOORINGTIMBER FLUTINGCYLINDER FLYINGSTATIONER FOAMEXTINGUISHER FORGINGHAMMER FOWLINGCUTTER FRAMINGTIMBER FULLINGHAMMER FULMINATINGSILVER GALLINGLEATHER GINNINGCYLINDER GLUINGMATTER GRAINGROWER GRAININGROLLER GRATINGSPECTROMETER GRAYLINGANGLER GUNNINGMATTER HANGINGHOLDER HANGINGMATTER HANGINGPAPER HANSINGSILVER HEADINGCIRCLER HEADINGHAMMER HEADINGJOINTER HEADINGPLANER HEATINGPOWER HELINGCOSTER HERRINGCOOPER HERRINGCOPER HERRINGCOUPER HERRINGCURER HERRINGFISHER HERRINGLUGGER HERRINGMONGER HERRINGSILVER HOUSINGBEARER HUNTINGTOWER INKINGCYLINDER INKINGPOWER INKINGROLLER JOBBINGMASTER JOBBINGPRINTER JUMPINGPOWDER KINDLINGMATTER KNAPPINGHAMMER KNOCKINGBUCKER LACINGCUTTER LANDINGTOWER LANDINGWAITER LEASINGBEARER LEASINGMAKER LEASINGMONGER LIGHTINGPOWER LIGHTNINGDISCHARGER LIGHTNINGPAPER LIGHTNINGPLAYER LINKEXTINGUISHER LIVINGBROKER LIVINGGRIPER LOADINGCHAMBER LOADINGHAMMER LOADINGTOWER LODGINGCHAMBER LODGINGLETTER LODGINGSEEKER LOOKINGGLASSFITTER LOOKINGGLASSMAKER LURKINGCORNER MAINSPRINGWINDER MAKINGCYLINDER MASHINGWATER MASKINGRUDDER MASSINGMATTER MILLINGCUTTER MILLINGPOWER MININGRECORDER MORNINGFLOWER MORNINGKILLER MORSINGPOWDER MOULDINGPOWDER MOURNINGNOTEPAPER MOURNINGPAPER NESTINGCOVER NIGHTINGALECATCHER NIPPINGROLLER NURSINGFATHER NURSINGMOTHER PACKINGEXPANDER PACKINGLEATHER PACKINGOFFICER PACKINGPAPER PADDINGCONDENSER PAILINGHAMMER PAINTINGBYNUMBER PAINTINGCLEANER PATCHINGRUBBER PAVINGHAMMER PAVINGRAMMER PAVINGROLLER PEGGINGRAMMER PICKINGLEVER PLANNINGENGINEER PLANNINGOFFICER PLOTTINGPAPER POLISHINGHAMMER POLISHINGPOWDER POWDERINGSLIPPER PRAYINGCYLINDER PRESSINGCYLINDER PRESSINGPAPER PRESSINGROLLER PRIMINGPOWDER PRINTINGCYLINDER PRINTINGHAMMER PRINTINGLETTER PRINTINGROLLER PUDDINGEATER PUDDINGFILLER PUDDINGMAKER PUMPINGCHAMBER PURCHASINGMANAGER PURCHASINGOFFICER PUSHINGMASTER PUTTINGTOGETHER QUARTERINGHAMMER RACINGDRIVER RACINGLOSER RACINGOUTRIGGER 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