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SYNTHESIZED, EXEMPLIFIED, CAPITALIZED, EXCEEDINGLY, SPECIALIZED, CATEGORIZED, PSYCHEDELIC, UNQUALIFIED, CENTRALIZED, COPYRIGHTED

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pts→unqualified24 pts→westernized24 pts→whitewashed24 pts→adjudicated23 pts→centralized23 pts→chambermaid23 pts→chauffeured23 pts→conjectured23 pts→copyrighted23 pts→diamondback23 pts→discography23 pts→doxorubicin23 pts→exacerbated23 pts→expendables23 pts→experienced23 pts→hardworking23 pts→highlighted23 pts→knighthoods23 pts→liberalized23 pts→masquerades23 pts→militarized23 pts→mineralized23 pts→mockingbird23 pts→multiplexed23 pts→overclocked23 pts→overwhelmed23 pts→paradoxical23 pts→pasteurized23 pts→prejudicial23 pts→prepackaged23 pts→pressurized23 pts→prioritized23 pts→quadruplets23 pts→scrutinized23 pts→secularized23 pts→trapezoidal23 pts→traumatized23 pts→woodpeckers23 pts→woodworking23 pts→acknowledge22 pts→adjudicator22 pts→antagonized22 pts→awkwardness22 pts→blackballed22 pts→blackmailed22 pts→confederacy22 pts→deceptively22 pts→demographic22 pts→disquieting22 pts→dynamically22 pts→exhilarated22 pts→extroverted22 pts→generalized22 pts→hammerheads22 pts→handicapped22 pts→harpsichord22 pts→hummingbird22 pts→hydrocarbon22 pts→hydroponics22 pts→jeopardised22 pts→liquidating22 pts→maladjusted22 pts→officialdom22 pts→psychedelia22 pts→regularized22 pts→rejuvenated22 pts→reorganized22 pts→squandering22 pts→standardize22 pts→switchblade22 pts→switchboard22 pts→sympathised22 pts→tachycardia22 pts→unjustified22 pts→unorganized22 pts→withdrawing22 pts→withholding22 pts→woodworkers22 pts→adjournment21 pts→adjustments21 pts→backgrounds21 pts→backsliding21 pts→bookbinding21 pts→brachiopods21 pts→cephalopods21 pts→comprehends21 pts→comradeship21 pts→defensively21 pts→delinquents21 pts→differently21 pts→disaffected21 pts→discrepancy21 pts→dishwashers21 pts→disjunction21 pts→dogfighting21 pts→downplaying21 pts→dumbfounded21 pts→equidistant21 pts→exaggerated21 pts→exasperated21 pts→expeditions21 pts→expeditious21 pts→expenditure21 pts→foreshadows21 pts→handcrafted21 pts→handicapper21 pts→initialized21 pts→interjected21 pts→intoxicated21 pts→keyboardist21 pts→kidnappings21 pts→liquidation21 pts→liquidators21 pts→methodology21 pts→naturalized21 pts→neutralized21 pts→overcharged21 pts→overcrowded21 pts→overshadows21 pts→overstuffed21 pts→photocopied21 pts→polypeptide21 pts→predictably21 pts→quadrillion21 pts→quarantined21 pts→quesadillas21 pts→radiography21 pts→scaffolding21 pts→sequestered21 pts→shepherding21 pts→standoffish21 pts→stockholder21 pts→taxidermist21 pts→unexplained21 pts→watermarked21 pts→wildflowers21 pts→windbreaker21 pts→withdrawals21 pts→wonderfully21 pts→accommodate20 pts→accompanied20 pts→accordingly20 pts→apprehended20 pts→blacklisted20 pts→bodybuilder20 pts→bombardment20 pts→bradycardia20 pts→brainwashed20 pts→breadbasket20 pts→breadcrumbs20 pts→breadsticks20 pts→brotherhood20 pts→camouflaged20 pts→candlestick20 pts→circumcised20 pts→commandment20 pts→commendable20 pts→complicated20 pts→compromised20 pts→confidently20 pts→countrywide20 pts→deciphering20 pts→dehydrating20 pts→despondency20 pts→differences20 pts→diffraction20 pts→disapproved20 pts→dispatching20 pts→doublespeak20 pts→dysfunction20 pts→friendships20 pts→godforsaken20 pts→handicrafts20 pts→headscarves20 pts→hemorrhoids20 pts→hydrostatic20 pts→inductively20 pts→kindhearted20 pts→lightheaded20 pts→monohydrate20 pts→overpowered20 pts→parathyroid20 pts→pathfinders20 pts→preoccupied20 pts→readjusting20 pts→rediscovery20 pts→refurbished20 pts→screwdriver20 pts→seductively20 pts→spendthrift20 pts→stewardship20 pts→unabashedly20 pts→unashamedly20 pts→valedictory20 pts→abbreviated19 pts→advancement19 pts→aerodynamic19 pts→antioxidant19 pts→aphrodisiac19 pts→archdiocese19 pts→blindfolded19 pts→campgrounds19 pts→compounding19 pts→confidences19 pts→confiscated19 pts→credibility19 pts→cylindrical19 pts→daydreaming19 pts→decomposing19 pts→dehydration19 pts→demagoguery19 pts→deployments19 pts→descriptive19 pts→detachments19 pts→development19 pts→dichotomies19 pts→dichotomous19 pts→disapproval19 pts→disapproves19 pts→disassembly19 pts→discharging19 pts→discomforts19 pts→dishevelled19 pts→dismembered19 pts→dispatchers19 pts→diversified19 pts→documentary19 pts→domesticity19 pts→dressmaking19 pts→echinoderms19 pts→embellished19 pts→endothermic19 pts→extradition19 pts→femtosecond19 pts→figureheads19 pts→floodlights19 pts→grandfather19 pts→handwriting19 pts→identifying19 pts→immediately19 pts→indubitably19 pts→maddeningly19 pts→maladaptive19 pts→medicinally19 pts→melodically19 pts→merchandise19 pts→misinformed19 pts→monogrammed19 pts→myocarditis19 pts→orthopaedic19 pts→orthopedics19 pts→overstepped19 pts→paedophiles19 pts→paedophilia19 pts→paraphrased19 pts→periodicity19 pts→placeholder19 pts→pterodactyl19 pts→purportedly19 pts→recommended19 pts→republished19 pts→repurchased19 pts→shipbuilder19 pts→shorthanded19 pts→sidetracked19 pts→solidifying19 pts→stakeholder19 pts→syndicalism19 pts→thunderclap19 pts→trademarked19 pts→tumbleweeds19 pts→unblemished19 pts→unconfirmed19 pts→undergrowth19 pts→unspecified19 pts→windshields19 pts→windsurfing19 pts→aboveground18 pts→abracadabra18 pts→academician18 pts→accumulated18 pts→admonishing18 pts→appreciated18 pts→apprenticed18 pts→autographed18 pts→bewildering18 pts→biomedicine18 pts→bloodhounds18 pts→bondholders18 pts→brandishing18 pts→candlelight18 pts→cardholders18 pts→centrifuged18 pts→coincidence18 pts→commodities18 pts→compensated18 pts→concordance18 pts→condominium18 pts→conductance18 pts→confounding18 pts→conscripted18 pts→consummated18 pts→deactivated18 pts→democracies18 pts→demolishing18 pts→derivatives18 pts→dermatology18 pts→diminishing18 pts→disbelieved18 pts→discovering18 pts→disembodied18 pts→disgraceful18 pts→dishonestly18 pts→disinfected18 pts→divergences18 pts→downgrading18 pts→draughtsman18 pts→emancipated18 pts→embodiments18 pts→encompassed18 pts→evidentiary18 pts→fingerboard18 pts→freeholders18 pts→gerrymander18 pts→grandmother18 pts→headhunters18 pts→horseradish18 pts→householder18 pts→immobilised18 pts→impediments18 pts→implemented18 pts→impoundment18 pts→indemnified18 pts→indifferent18 pts→interlocked18 pts→interviewed18 pts→livelihoods18 pts→loudspeaker18 pts→memorandums18 pts→microsecond18 pts→mishandling18 pts→netherworld18 pts→nickelodeon18 pts→pandemonium18 pts→panhandling18 pts→pedagogical18 pts→pericardium18 pts→pigeonholed18 pts→playgrounds18 pts→predicament18 pts→predictable18 pts→radiographs18 pts→redeveloped18 pts→rescheduled18 pts→shareholder18 pts→skateboards18 pts→soundtracks18 pts→spearheaded18 pts→spotlighted18 pts→steadfastly18 pts→synthesised18 pts→telegraphed18 pts→thalidomide18 pts→thousandths18 pts→thunderbird18 pts→thyroiditis18 pts→uncommitted18 pts→uncompleted18 pts→underplayed18 pts→undeveloped18 pts→undoubtedly18 pts→unfulfilled18 pts→unfurnished18 pts→unscheduled18 pts→unvarnished18 pts→videotaping18 pts→vindicating18 pts→accrediting17 pts→aficionados17 pts→amalgamated17 pts→amyloidosis17 pts→anecdotally17 pts→battlefield17 pts→breadwinner17 pts→bridesmaids17 pts→broadcasted17 pts→candidacies17 pts→cardinality17 pts→chandeliers17 pts→cheerleader17 pts→chlorinated17 pts→confederate17 pts→contentedly17 pts→contravened17 pts→deactivates17 pts→dealerships17 pts→debridement17 pts→decapitated17 pts→declarative17 pts→declaratory17 pts→deductibles17 pts→defenceless17 pts→deflections17 pts→deformation17 pts→deformities17 pts→deification17 pts→deliciously17 pts→deliverable17 pts→deliverance17 pts→depopulated17 pts→deprecating17 pts→depreciated17 pts→deprivation17 pts→desperately17 pts→destructive17 pts→disappeared17 pts→disbandment17 pts→disciplined17 pts→discoverers17 pts→discoveries17 pts→disfiguring17 pts→dissembling17 pts→distinctive17 pts→documenting17 pts→doubtlessly17 pts→downloading17 pts→downtrodden17 pts→dreadnought17 pts→duplicating17 pts→edification17 pts→electrified17 pts→embroidered17 pts→endothelium17 pts→established17 pts→eviscerated17 pts→facilitated17 pts→floodplains17 pts→floorboards17 pts→fundamental17 pts→haloperidol17 pts→headmasters17 pts→identically17 pts→impregnated17 pts→inactivated17 pts→inadvisable17 pts→incredulity17 pts→indefinable17 pts→indivisible17 pts→infanticide17 pts→landscaping17 pts→leaderships17 pts→loggerheads17 pts→ludicrously17 pts→mindfulness17 pts→misdirected17 pts→moneylender17 pts→orthodontic17 pts→overreacted17 pts→personified17 pts→philanderer17 pts→predeceased17 pts→prerecorded17 pts→proceedings17 pts→promulgated17 pts→proofreader17 pts→provisioned17 pts→radioactive17 pts→reactivated17 pts→readability17 pts→referendums17 pts→replenished17 pts→reprimanded17 pts→reproducing17 pts→rudimentary17 pts→safeguarded17 pts→scapegoated17 pts→secondarily17 pts→sedimentary17 pts→serendipity17 pts→sidestepped17 pts→smallholder17 pts→smorgasbord17 pts→snowboarder17 pts→spondylitis17 pts→spreadsheet17 pts→springboard17 pts→stereotyped17 pts→studentship17 pts→subdivision17 pts→syndicalist17 pts→syndication17 pts→thunderbolt17 pts→transformed17 pts→unavoidable17 pts→uncivilised17 pts→underhanded17 pts→undertaking17 pts→uninhabited17 pts→uninhibited17 pts→upholstered17 pts→vindication17 pts→waterlogged17 pts→windscreens17 pts→wrongdoings17 pts→abandonment16 pts→accelerated16 pts→accentuated16 pts→adolescence16 pts→adventuring16 pts→advertising16 pts→ambassadors16 pts→androgynous16 pts→anticipated16 pts→apportioned16 pts→benediction16 pts→bloodstream16 pts→bludgeoning16 pts→blunderbuss16 pts→broadcaster16 pts→camaraderie16 pts→capitalised16 pts→capitulated16 pts→caramelised16 pts→caricatured16 pts→clostridium16 pts→condolences16 pts→congregated16 pts→consecrated16 pts→constipated16 pts→constricted16 pts→constructed16 pts→contradicts16 pts→contributed16 pts→corresponds16 pts→cosponsored16 pts→dangerously16 pts→deconstruct16 pts→demarcation16 pts→departments16 pts→deprecation16 pts→description16 pts→descriptors16 pts→desiccation16 pts→determinism16 pts→devastating16 pts→dialectical16 pts→dilapidated16 pts→disappoints16 pts→disarmament16 pts→disassemble16 pts→discernable16 pts→discernible16 pts→discernment16 pts→disciplines16 pts→disclaimers16 pts→disconnects16 pts→discouraged16 pts→discredited16 pts→dishonoured16 pts→disparaging16 pts→dispensable16 pts→disposables16 pts→disrespects16 pts→distinguish16 pts→disturbance16 pts→domesticate16 pts→dragonflies16 pts→drunkenness16 pts→duplication16 pts→duplicitous16 pts→emasculated16 pts→embarrassed16 pts→endeavoring16 pts→endeavoured16 pts→endometrium16 pts→enlightened16 pts→fairgrounds16 pts→floundering16 pts→fluoridated16 pts→freeloading16 pts→fundraising16 pts→gallbladder16 pts→gingerbread16 pts→girlfriends16 pts→grandiosity16 pts→headdresses16 pts→impassioned16 pts→incremented16 pts→indictments16 pts→indignantly16 pts→individuals16 pts→indomitable16 pts→inducements16 pts→insecticide16 pts→intercepted16 pts→interlinked16 pts→invalidated16 pts→invigorated16 pts→iridescence16 pts→irreducible16 pts→landholders16 pts→landscapers16 pts→manipulated16 pts→masterminds16 pts→masturbated16 pts→medications16 pts→millisecond16 pts→misdemeanor16 pts→modernistic16 pts→nearsighted16 pts→nondescript16 pts→outstripped16 pts→overdressed16 pts→overloading16 pts→paediatrics16 pts→paragliding16 pts→pericardial16 pts→periodicals16 pts→perpetrated16 pts→perpetuated16 pts→politicised16 pts→popularised16 pts→predecessor16 pts→predictions16 pts→predominant16 pts→predominate16 pts→productions16 pts→radiocarbon16 pts→rangefinder16 pts→reassembled16 pts→rebroadcast16 pts→recollected16 pts→recuperated16 pts→redemptions16 pts→redoubtable16 pts→reprocessed16 pts→resubmitted16 pts→roughriders16 pts→scleroderma16 pts→scoreboards16 pts→shouldering16 pts→slaughtered16 pts→specialised16 pts→speedometer16 pts→strongholds16 pts→supermodels16 pts→timberlands16 pts→transcribed16 pts→troglodytes16 pts→uncollected16 pts→unconcerned16 pts→unconnected16 pts→uncorrected16 pts→uncorrupted16 pts→undemanding16 pts→undertakers16 pts→undervalued16 pts→unimpressed16 pts→unperturbed16 pts→unpopulated16 pts→unprocessed16 pts→unprotected16 pts→unsupported16 pts→unsuspected16 pts→addressable15 pts→adventurers15 pts→adventurous15 pts→adversaries15 pts→adversities15 pts→advertisers15 pts→annihilated15 pts→assiduously15 pts→audiovisual15 pts→beleaguered15 pts→borderlands15 pts→candidature15 pts→candidiasis15 pts→categorised15 pts→conditioned15 pts→considering15 pts→coordinated15 pts→debilitated15 pts→decelerated15 pts→dedications15 pts→defenseless15 pts→definitions15 pts→deliberated15 pts→deliriously15 pts→demoralised15 pts→denominated15 pts→derangement15 pts→derivations15 pts→descendants15 pts→descendents15 pts→desecrating15 pts→destructing15 pts→determining15 pts→devaluation15 pts→devastation15 pts→diagnostics15 pts→discoloured15 pts→discounting15 pts→discourages15 pts→disengaging15 pts→disinclined15 pts→dislocating15 pts→dismantling15 pts→dismounting15 pts→disobedient15 pts→dispiriting15 pts→displeasing15 pts→disregarded15 pts→dissipating15 pts→dissociated15 pts→distasteful15 pts→distracting15 pts→distributed15 pts→distrustful15 pts→divestiture15 pts→domineering15 pts→editorially15 pts→elucidating15 pts→endothelial15 pts→eradicating15 pts→federalists15 pts→federations15 pts→foundations15 pts→freeloaders15 pts→friendliest15 pts→fundraisers15 pts→gendarmerie15 pts→grandmaster15 pts→grandparent15 pts→hairdresser15 pts→hinterlands15 pts→hollandaise15 pts→identifiers15 pts→ideological15 pts→inadvertent15 pts→independent15 pts→indulgences15 pts→infiltrated15 pts→insidiously15 pts→intensified15 pts→interleaved15 pts→intertwined15 pts→intimidated15 pts→introducing15 pts→introverted15 pts→invalidates15 pts→inventoried15 pts→modernising15 pts→neanderthal15 pts→newsreaders15 pts→outbuilding15 pts→outfielders15 pts→plagiarised15 pts→predestined15 pts→preordained15 pts→radicalised15 pts→redecorated15 pts→redirecting15 pts→reevaluated15 pts→remodelling15 pts→repudiating15 pts→retrofitted15 pts→revitalised15 pts→shortlisted15 pts→silhouetted15 pts→smouldering15 pts→stigmatised15 pts→stonewalled15 pts→subsidising15 pts→substandard15 pts→superseding15 pts→tetrahedron15 pts→transcended15 pts→transferred15 pts→undermanned15 pts→undermining15 pts→underpinned15 pts→underscored15 pts→underwriter15 pts→undisturbed15 pts→unmitigated15 pts→unsatisfied15 pts→unwarranted15 pts→volunteered15 pts→worldliness15 pts→absurdities14 pts→adaptations14 pts→administers14 pts→admonitions14 pts→adolescents14 pts→antecedents14 pts→articulated14 pts→ascertained14 pts→assimilated14 pts→attendances14 pts→auditoriums14 pts→balustrades14 pts→bloodstains14 pts→carotenoids14 pts→centralised14 pts→clandestine14 pts→condensates14 pts→conditional14 pts→conditioner14 pts→considerate14 pts→consolidate14 pts→constituted14 pts→constrained14 pts→coordinates14 pts→coordinator14 pts→credentials14 pts→declaration14 pts→declination14 pts→decorations14 pts→degenerated14 pts→degradation14 pts→demolitions14 pts→demonstrate14 pts→denigrating14 pts→denominator14 pts→deportation14 pts→depositions14 pts→depressants14 pts→depressions14 pts→derailments14 pts→deregulated14 pts→dereliction14 pts→desecration14 pts→designating14 pts→desperation14 pts→destruction14 pts→determinant14 pts→determinate14 pts→detrimental14 pts→dictatorial14 pts→dimensional14 pts→directional14 pts→directorate14 pts→directories14 pts→disagreeing14 pts→disclosures14 pts→discontents14 pts→discontinue14 pts→discussions14 pts→disgruntled14 pts→dislocation14 pts→disparities14 pts→dispersions14 pts→displeasure14 pts→disposition14 pts→disputation14 pts→disruptions14 pts→dissections14 pts→disseminate14 pts→dissipation14 pts→dissociates14 pts→distinction14 pts→distraction14 pts→distributes14 pts→distributor14 pts→doctrinaire14 pts→dormitories14 pts→educational14 pts→ellipsoidal14 pts→elucidation14 pts→encountered14 pts→endangering14 pts→endometrial14 pts→endorsement14 pts→engendering14 pts→eradication14 pts→grandstands14 pts→illuminated14 pts→incidentals14 pts→incinerated14 pts→incredulous14 pts→indications14 pts→inseminated14 pts→interpreted14 pts→interrupted14 pts→intimidates14 pts→liberalised14 pts→meditations14 pts→modulations14 pts→nanoseconds14 pts→needlepoint14 pts→nucleotides14 pts→obliterated14 pts→opinionated14 pts→outdoorsman14 pts→partitioned14 pts→pedestrians14 pts→periodontal14 pts→pressurised14 pts→prioritised14 pts→prostituted14 pts→readmission14 pts→reallocated14 pts→redesigning14 pts→remediation14 pts→remunerated14 pts→repatriated14 pts→repossessed14 pts→represented14 pts→repudiation14 pts→residencies14 pts→resplendent14 pts→respondents14 pts→resurrected14 pts→reticulated14 pts→roundabouts14 pts→roundtables14 pts→salamanders14 pts→sarcoidosis14 pts→scrutinised14 pts→secondaries14 pts→standpoints14 pts→steamrolled14 pts→streamlined14 pts→subordinate14 pts→substituted14 pts→transdermal14 pts→transducers14 pts→transmitted14 pts→transponder14 pts→transported14 pts→traumatised14 pts→trepidation14 pts→troubadours14 pts→unannounced14 pts→uncluttered14 pts→uncontested14 pts→underground14 pts→underscores14 pts→undersigned14 pts→undesirable14 pts→unsolicited14 pts→unsurpassed14 pts→unsurprised14 pts→adulterated13 pts→auditioning13 pts→degenerates13 pts→delegations13 pts→delineating13 pts→denigration13 pts→designation13 pts→dignitaries13 pts→digressions13 pts→disentangle13 pts→disoriented13 pts→distressing13 pts→distrusting13 pts→generalised13 pts→goaltenders13 pts→graduations13 pts→guillotined13 pts→inaugurated13 pts→indigestion13 pts→indignation13 pts→indignities13 pts→ingredients13 pts→nonstandard13 pts→outstanding13 pts→radiologist13 pts→railroading13 pts→regenerated13 pts→reorganised13 pts→ringleaders13 pts→standardise13 pts→surrendered13 pts→surrounding13 pts→transgender13 pts→underlining13 pts→understands13 pts→understated13 pts→unorganised13 pts→unregulated13 pts→aldosterone12 pts→attitudinal12 pts→deleterious12 pts→delineation12 pts→destination12 pts→destitution12 pts→deteriorate12 pts→detonations12 pts→disillusion12 pts→disinterest12 pts→dissolution12 pts→distortions12 pts→entertained12 pts→illustrated12 pts→indentation12 pts→industrials12 pts→industrious12 pts→intentioned12 pts→irradiation12 pts→naturalised12 pts→neutralised12 pts→nonresident12 pts→relatedness12 pts→residential12 pts→retardation12 pts→roadrunners12 pts→traditional12 pts→turnarounds12 pts→ultrasounds12 pts→undulations12 pts→uninitiated12 pts→unsaturated12 pts→

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How many 11-letter words containing d are there?

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Some strong matches are SYNTHESIZED, EXEMPLIFIED, CAPITALIZED, EXCEEDINGLY, SPECIALIZED, CATEGORIZED, PSYCHEDELIC, UNQUALIFIED, CENTRALIZED, COPYRIGHTED.

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