degree

1. By degrees Little by little; gradually.

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1. A classification of the severity of an injury, especially a burn: a third-degree burn.

2. A similar title conferred as an honorary distinction.

3. A step in a direct hereditary line of descent or ascent: First cousins are two degrees from their common ancestor.

4. A unit division of a temperature scale.

5. A unit of latitude or longitude, equal to 1/360 of a great circle.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
degree	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dee	4
reg	4
ree	3
red	4
ere	3
erg	4
ged	5
gee	4

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
reed	5
rede	5
gree	5
geed	6
eger	5
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dreg	6
dree	5
dere	5
deer	5

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
edger	7
greed	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
degree	8