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With many thanks to Charlie Reams and Kirk Bevins.



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Seven letter words that are NOT *starred are valid words.

root A E I O U

01. ARSINGS* SARANGIS ASSIGNER ARISINGS ASSIGNOR ASSURING
02. BATTERS - ABETTERS BIRETTAS ABETTORS ABUTTERS
03. BLASTER ARBALEST BLEATERS LIBRATES BLOATERS BALUSTER
04. CANTERS CATERANS SARCENET CANISTER ANCESTOR RECUSANT
05. DEPARTS READAPTS PEDERAST TRAIPSED ADOPTERS PASTURED
06. GINNERS* GRANNIES SNEERING RESINING NEGRONIS ENSURING
07. PINTERS* PAINTERS SPREITEN PRISTINE PROTEINS -
08. RANDITS* RADIANTS DETRAINS DISTRAIN INTRADOS UNITARDS
09. RESTERS* ASSERTER STEERERS RESISTER RESTORES TRESSURE
10. RIDNESS* SARDINES DIRENESS INSIDERS INDORSES SUNDRIES
11. SPORTED READOPTS DOPESTER DIOPTRES DOORSTEP SPROUTED
12. STORERS ASSERTOR RESTORES RESISTOR ROOSTERS TROUSERS
13. STRIPED TRAIPSED RESPITED SPIRITED DIOPTRES DISPUTER
14. TERCELS CLEAREST RESELECT SCLERITE SELECTOR LECTURES
15. TINTERS NITRATES INTEREST NITRITES TENORIST RUNTIEST

16. TONNERS* RESONANT TENONERS INTONERS NORTENOS NEUTRONS

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Q words without U:
QINTARS and TARIQAS


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******** Most common 9s (according to Apterous) ********
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Rank Word Hits

1st NOTARISED 47
2nd ORDINATES 47
3rd DERATIONS 47
4th RELATIONS 26
5th IDOLATERS 26
6th TENSORIAL 26
7th STEROIDAL 26
8th ORIENTALS 26
9th ANTIPODES 21
10th INDURATES 19
11th CATENOIDS 19
12th SONICATED 19
13th TRUANCIES 18
14th REDACTION 18
15th EPILATORS 18
16th ACTIONERS 17
17th DELATIONS 17
18th CREATIONS 17
19th NARCOTISE 17
20th DESERTION 17
21st REACTIONS 17
22nd PERSONATE 17
23rd PREDATION 16
24th AMORTISED 16
25th ANTIDOTES 16
26th MEDIATORS 16
27th STATIONED 16
28th RESONATED 15
29th DENTARIES 15
30th DETAINERS 15
31st UITLANDER 15
32nd RESINATED 15
33rd CURTAINED 14
34th ANTISERUM 14
35th ANOINTERS 14
36th RUMINATES 14
37th DATELINES 14
38th DIPTERANS 14
39th DENTALISE 14
40th CREMATION 13
41st ISOPTERAN 13
42nd LEGATIONS 13
43rd MANTICORE 13
44th PATRONISE 13
45th DOMINATES 13
46th STATIONER 13
47th STAMINODE 13
48th NEUROPILS 13
49th TOTALISER 13
50th ASTEROIDS 13
51st STERADIAN 13
52nd REPULSION 13
53rd TRIPLANES 12
54th ASCERTAIN 12
55th CRANIATES 12
56th RANDOMISE 12
57th INTERLAPS 12
58th SECTARIAN 12
59th ASSERTION 12
60th ROMANISED 12
61st STRAPLINE 12
62nd NOTARISES 12
63rd TRAPLINES 12
64th SENORITAS 12
65th PRACTISED 11
66th DURATIONS 11
67th ALMONRIES 11
68th AERATIONS 11
69th STORIATED 11
70th NORMALISE 11
71st INSULATOR 11
72nd SUPINATED 11
73rd PENALTIES 11
74th PROTAMINE 11
75th SAINTLIER 11
76th MINARETED 10
77th TREENAILS 10
78th STINGAREE 10
79th TRIANGLES 10
80th HORSETAIL 10
81st OUTSAILED 10
82nd UNDERSOIL 10
83rd REINSTATE 10
84th ORDAINERS 10
85th PINAFORES 10
86th ESTIMATOR 10
87th MOUSETRAP 10
88th GNARLIEST 10
89th BOTANISED 10
90th RESEATING 10
91st DOSIMETER 10
92nd INTEGRALS 10
93rd TARNISHED 10
94th DANGEROUS 10
95th FORNICATE 9
96th HORTENSIA 9
97th GRANDIOSE 9
98th REFLATION 9
99th SENHORITA 9
100th LATENCIES 9