unnecessarily

1. Needlessly, not necessarily.

2. Not by necessity.

3. To an extent beyond what is needed.

4. Not by necessity to an degree .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
unnecessarily	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
al	2
an	2
ar	2
as	2
ay	5
el	2
en	2
er	2
es	2
in	2
is	2
la	2
li	2
na	2
ne	2
nu	2
re	2
si	2
un	2
us	2
ya	5
ye	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ace	5
ail	3
ain	3
air	3
ais	3
ale	3
als	3
ane	3
ani	3
any	6
arc	5
are	3
ars	3
ass	3
aye	6
ays	6
can	5
car	5
cay	8
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cru	5
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cur	5
ear	3
eau	3
ecu	5
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els	3
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ern	3
ers	3
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ire	3
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lei	3
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nae	3
nan	3
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nee	3
nil	3
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rue	3
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rya	6
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sac	5
sae	3
sal	3
san	3
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sec	5
see	3
sei	3
sel	3
sen	3
ser	3
sic	5
sin	3
sir	3
sis	3
sly	6
sri	3
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sus	3
syn	6
uni	3
uns	3
urn	3
use	3
yar	6
yas	6
yea	6
yen	6
yes	6
yin	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aces	6
acne	6
acre	6
acyl	9
aery	7
ails	4
ains	4
airn	4
airs	4
airy	7
alec	6
alee	4
ales	4
anes	4
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care	6
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clay	9
clue	6
cris	6
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curl	6
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earl	4
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ease	4
easy	7
ecru	6
ecus	6
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eely	7
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esse	4
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eyer	7
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eyne	7
eyra	7
eyre	7
ices	6
ilea	4
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ires	4
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lace	6
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lacy	9
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lens	4
less	4
leys	7
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lias	4
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lyre	7
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nene	4
ness	4
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nuns	4
nurl	4
race	6
racy	9
rail	4
rain	4
rais	4
rale	4
rani	4
rase	4
rays	7
real	4
recs	6
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rees	4
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reis	4
rely	7
rial	4
rias	4
rice	6
riel	4
rile	4
rins	4
rise	4
rues	4
ruin	4
rule	4
ruly	7
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ruse	4
ryas	7
ryes	7
ryus	7
sacs	6
sail	4
sain	4
sale	4
sals	4
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scar	6
scry	9
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sear	4
seas	4
secs	6
seel	4
seen	4
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slay	7
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ulan	4
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unai	4
unci	6
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urea	4
uric	6
urns	4
ursa	4
user	4
uses	4
yare	7
yarn	7
yean	7
year	7
yeas	7
yens	7
yins	7
yuan	7
yuca	9
yule	7
nare	4
arie	4
cria	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acnes	7
acres	7
acyls	10
aerie	5
airns	5
aisle	5
aiyee	8
alecs	7
alien	5
aline	5
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anise	5
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arcus	7
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ariel	5
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aulic	7
aurei	5
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auric	7
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ayins	8
cains	7
cairn	7
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carny	10
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cause	7
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curly	10
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nairu	5
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races	7
rails	5
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risus	5
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saris	5
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scaly	10
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scars	7
scary	10
scaur	7
scena	7
scene	7
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seals	5
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seine	5
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senna	5
sensa	5
sense	5
serac	7
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snail	5
snare	5
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sneer	5
snyes	8
sucre	7
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sulci	7
sunna	5
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sunny	8
sural	5
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surly	8
sycee	10
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sylis	8
syncs	10
syren	8
ulans	5
ulcer	7
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ulnar	5
ulnas	5
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unsay	8
unsee	5
uraei	5
urase	5
ureal	5
ureas	5
ureic	7
urial	5
urine	5
ursae	5
users	5
usnea	5
yarns	8
yeans	8
yearn	8
years	8
yeses	8
yince	10
yuans	8
yucas	10
yulan	8
yules	8
incel	7
crias	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acinus	8
aculei	8
aeneus	6
aeries	6
aerily	9
aisles	6
aliens	6
aliner	6
alines	6
aneles	6
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crissa	8
cruise	8
cruses	8
cuisse	8
cuneal	8
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curial	8
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cusser	8
cyanin	11
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cyesis	11
easels	6
easers	6
easier	6
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ennuye	9
ensile	6
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ensure	6
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ericas	8
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lacune	8
lancer	8
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lanner	6
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lassie	6
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layers	9
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lierne	6
linacs	8
linear	6
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liners	6
linney	9
linsey	9
lucern	8
lucres	8
lunacy	11
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lyases	9
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lysine	9
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nacres	8
nailer	6
nairus	6
narine	6
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neural	6
nicely	11
nieces	8
niners	6
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raises	6
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ranees	6
rassle	6
reales	6
recane	8
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recuse	8
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renail	6
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resays	9
rescue	8
reseal	6
reseau	6
resile	6
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resiny	9
reuses	6
rinses	6
riyals	9
runnel	6
rusine	6
saices	8
sailer	6
saline	6
sanely	9
sanies	6
sansei	6
sarees	6
sarins	6
sarnie	6
sarsen	6
saucer	8
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scaler	8
scales	8
scares	8
scarey	11
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screen	8
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scries	8
sealer	6
seance	8
secern	8
secure	8
seiner	6
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seiser	6
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senary	9
seneca	8
senile	6
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senryu	9
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serais	6
serein	6
serial	6
series	6
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sieurs	6
silane	6
sinner	6
sirees	6
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slicer	8
slices	8
sluice	8
sluicy	11
snails	6
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snarls	6
snarly	9
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sneery	9
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uracil	8
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uranyl	9
urases	6
urease	6
urials	6
urinal	6
urines	6
ursine	6
usance	8
usneas	6
yearns	9
yeelin	9
yessir	9
yulans	9
incels	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airless	7
aliener	7
aliners	7
ancress	9
aneurin	7
arcsine	9
arcuses	9
arsenic	9
arsines	7
auricle	9
canines	9
cannels	9
canners	9
cannery	12
cannier	9
cannily	12
careens	9
carless	9
carline	9
carlins	9
carneys	12
carnies	9
caseins	9
caserne	9
caserns	9
cassene	9
cassine	9
cauline	9
causers	9
causeys	12
cayenne	12
cayuses	12
ceilers	9
censers	9
censual	9
censure	9
cereals	9
ceresin	9
cerises	9
ceruses	9
cesurae	9
cesuras	9
claries	9
classer	9
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clayier	12
cleaner	9
cleanse	9
clerisy	12
crassly	12
creases	9
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cresyls	12
crissal	9
cruises	9
crusily	12
cuirass	9
cunners	9
cyanine	12
cyanins	12
earless	7
eclairs	9
elysian	10
encases	9
encinal	9
encinas	9
enisles	7
enlaces	9
ensiles	7
ensnare	7
ensnarl	7
ensures	7
essayer	10
eucaine	9
euclase	9
iceless	9
ileuses	7
inanely	10
incases	9
incense	9
incuses	9
inlaces	9
inlayer	10
innerly	10
innless	7
insaner	7
insnare	7
insulae	7
insular	7
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inulase	7
ireless	7
lacunes	9
lancers	9
lanners	7
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launces	9
leaners	7
leasers	7
leisure	7
leucine	9
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license	9
liernes	7
linneys	10
linseys	10
lucarne	9
lucerne	9
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lyncean	12
lysines	10
nailers	7
narcein	9
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nuances	9
nuclear	9
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rayless	10
realise	7
recanes	9
reclean	9
recline	9
recluse	9
recusal	9
recuses	9
reissue	7
relaces	9
relines	7
renails	7
rennase	7
resails	7
resales	7
rescale	9
rescues	9
reseals	7
reseaus	7
resiles	7
runless	7
runnels	7
sailers	7
salines	7
sanicle	9
sarnies	7
saucers	9
saucier	9
saucily	12
saurels	7
sauries	7
scalene	9
scaleni	9
scalers	9
scalier	9
scanner	9
scarily	12
scenery	12
sclerae	9
scleras	9
screens	9
scunner	9
sealers	7
sealery	10
seances	9
secerns	9
secular	9
secures	9
seiners	7
seisure	7
selenic	9
senecas	9
seniles	7
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serails	7
sereins	7
serials	7
serines	7
siennas	7
silanes	7
silence	9
silenus	7
sincere	9
sinners	7
sinsyne	10
slayers	10
slicers	9
sluices	9
sucrase	9
suncare	9
sunnier	7
sunnily	10
sunrays	10
sunrise	7
synurae	10
uncases	9
uncials	9
uncinal	9
unclean	9
unclear	9
uneases	7
unlaces	9
unlearn	7
unnails	7
unreels	7
unrisen	7
unseals	7
unsnarl	7
uracils	9
uranyls	10
ureases	7
urinals	7
usances	9
yeelins	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alieners	8
aneurins	8
anserine	8
anureses	8
anuresis	8
arcsines	10
arsenics	10
auricles	10
careless	10
carlines	10
casernes	10
causerie	10
cayennes	13
censures	10
ceresins	10
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classier	10
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cleanses	10
crannies	10
culinary	13
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cyanines	13
ensnares	8
ensnarls	8
enuresis	8
eucaines	10
euclases	10
incenses	10
increase	10
inlayers	11
insanely	11
insecure	10
insnares	8
insulars	8
inulases	8
issuance	10
laciness	10
lanciers	10
leanness	8
leisures	8
leniency	13
leucines	10
licenser	10
licenses	10
lucarnes	10
lucernes	10
lunacies	10
narceine	10
narceins	10
nearness	8
neurines	8
niceness	10
nuclease	10
nucleins	10
nuisance	10
raciness	10
rainless	8
realises	8
realness	8
recleans	10
reclines	10
recluses	10
recusals	10
reinless	8
reliance	10
rennases	8
rescales	10
salience	10
saliency	13
sanicles	10
sauciers	10
scalenes	10
scalenus	10
scanners	10
scrannel	10
scunners	10
seculars	10
securely	13
senarius	8
silencer	10
silences	10
sinecure	10
suncares	10
surcease	10
syncline	13
unclassy	13
uneasier	8
uneasily	11
unlearns	8
unsnarls	8
uranylic	13
yearlies	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alienness	9
anserines	9
canneries	11
causeries	11
ceruleans	11
cleansers	11
clearness	11
cruelness	11
curliness	11
earliness	9
increases	11
insurance	11
larcenies	11
licensers	11
licensure	11
narceines	11
necessary	14
nucleases	11
nuisances	11
reliances	11
saliences	11
scrannels	11
silencers	11
sincerely	14
sinecures	11
sunscreen	11
synclines	14
uncleaner	11
cleanness	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
insecurely	15
insurances	12
licensures	12
secularise	12
urinalyses	13

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
necessarily	16
unnecessary	16

13 Letters	Scrabble® Points
unnecessarily	18