dystrophy
Definitions
Noun
- Any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
- Any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
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| 1 | destroy | 2 | 48 |
| 2 | destroyed | 2 | 39 |
| 3 | trophy | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | atrophy | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | hypertrophy | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | destroyer | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | dysentery | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | dystrophin | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | stroh | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | sophy | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | destroys | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | stroup | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | strope | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | stroop | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | strohm | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | strohl | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | dropsy | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | droopy | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | diastrophism | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | daytop | 2 | 0 |
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Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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