noun: the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
Length: 14 letters
Scrabble value: 25
Words with Friends value: 27
Literati value: 18
TWL (USA): Found
SOWPODS (UK): Found
featherbedding
bighearted
bridgehead
featherbed
feathering
freehanded
frightened
beheading
benighted
bigheaded
breathing
denigrate
feathered
federated
gaberdine
hagridden
hebridean
hibernate
threadfin
aberdeen
abridged
adherent
befriend
beheaded
berating
bergenia
breathed
breeding
bretagne
brighten
deafened
deathbed
defeated
defender
deferent
dendrite
deranged
detainee
drafting
driftage
earthing
eighteen
farthing
federate
federita
figeater
fingered
freehand
frighten
gathered
generate
gradient
hangbird
hardened
heritage
indebted
redefine
renegade
retained
teenaged
teenager
tenerife
threaded
abridge
angered
antbird
bahrein
bardeen
bathing
beading
bearded
bearing
beating
bedding
bedight
behring
beignet
beneath
benefit
benight
betaine
bighead
braided
branded
breadth
breathe
bridget
brigade
brigand
brinded
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debrief
defiant
defined
degrade
derange
deterge
detrain
diehard
dighted
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draftee
dragnet
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enraged
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faberge
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feather
feedbag
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freight
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frigate
fringed
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grandee
granite
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grenade
habited
hairnet
harding
heading
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hearten
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herbage
ingraft
ingrate
integer
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reading
reagent
redding
redhead
refined
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tangier
tearing
teenage
teheran
terefah
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trading
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trainee
tribade
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aether
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banger
banter
bargee
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bather
beaded
beaner
beanie
beaten
beater
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bedrid
behead
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bended
bender
berate
bereft
bergen
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berith
betide
bidder
binate
binder
binger
brandt
breath
bridge
bright
dairen
dander
danger
daring
darned
dating
deaden
deafen
dearie
dearth
debate
defang
defeat
defend
define
degree
denier
dented
derain
derate
deride
detain
dieter
dither
dragee
dredge
earned
eating
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edited
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either
endear
enrage
entire
entree
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fading
faerie
fanged
father
feeder
fender
ferine
ferned
fidget
finder
finger
fridge
friend
fright
fringe
gainer
gaiter
gander
gandhi
garbed
garden
garnet
gather
geared
gender
gibran
gifted
graded
granth
greene
haired
handed
hanger
harden
haredi
hatred
headed
header
heated
heater
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hedged
hedger
hegari
hegira
heifer
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hernia
hidden
hinder
ideate
inbred
indeed
inhere
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needer
negate
nereid
nerita
nether
nigher
rating
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rebate
rebind
redden
refine
regain
regent
regina
reheat
renege
retain
retina
riband
ridged
ringed
tehran
tender
theban
thenar
thread
tiered
tinder
tirade
triage
tringa
abide
adder
adige
aegir
aerie
afire
after
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agent
agree
aided
aired
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ardeb
arete
badge
bairn
barde
bared
barge
barth
bated
bathe
beard
befit
beget
begin
beige
being
beira
benet
beret
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berit
berne
berth
bethe
bhang
bidet
bight
bihar
binet
binge
birth
biter
brage
bragi
brahe
braid
brain
brand
brant
bread
breed
brent
bride
brief
brine
bring
brith
dante
dated
death
debar
debit
deere
defat
defer
deign
deneb
deter
dinar
diner
dinge
dirge
draft
drain
dread
dried
drift
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eared
earth
eater
edgar
edged
edger
eerie
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eider
eigen
eight
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ended
enter
ether
faded
fagin
faint
faith
fated
feign
feint
feria
fetid
fiber
fibre
fiend
fight
finer
fired
firth
fried
gaddi
ganef
genet
genie
genre
gerea
ghent
giant
gidar
girth
grade
graft
grain
grand
grant
grate
great
grebe
greed
green
greet
grief
grind
haber
habit
harte
hated
hater
heard
heart
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hedge
herat
hinge
hired
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indra
inert
infer
infra
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nadir
neigh
niger
night
nigra
niter
nitre
rabid
ragee
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range
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reign
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rhine
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ridge
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tange
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thane
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there
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third
three
tiber
tiger
tinea
tined
tinge
tired
trade
train
tread
treed
trend
triad
tribe
tried
triga
trine
abed
abet
aden
adhd
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aged
agee
agni
aide
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airt
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anti
arid
arng
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bade
baht
bait
band
bane
bang
bard
bare
barf
bari
barn
bart
bate
bath
bead
bean
bear
beat
beda
bede
beef
beer
beet
bend
bent
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beta
beth
bida
bide
bier
bind
bine
bird
bite
brad
brae
brag
bran
brat
bren
brie
brig
brit
daft
dane
dard
dare
dari
darn
dart
date
dead
deaf
dean
dear
debt
deed
deer
deft
dent
diet
dine
ding
dint
dire
dirt
dita
drab
drag
dreg
drib
earn
ebit
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eden
edge
edit
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eira
eire
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fade
fahd
fain
fair
fang
fare
fart
fate
fear
feat
feed
fend
fern
fete
fiat
find
fine
fire
frat
free
fret
gain
gait
gand
garb
gari
gate
gbit
gean
gear
gene
genf
gent
geta
ghat
ghee
ghrf
gibe
gide
gift
gird
gita
gnat
grab
grad
graf
gran
grid
grin
grit
haft
hair
hand
hang
hani
hard
hare
hart
hate
head
hear
heat
hebe
heed
hefa
heft
heir
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herb
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hide
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hint
hire
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idea
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nagi
naif
nard
near
neat
nebe
need
nerd
nigh
nrti
raft
rage
ragi
raid
rain
rand
rani
rant
rate
read
rede
reed
reef
reid
rein
reit
rend
rent
rete
rhea
ride
rife
rift
riga
rind
ring
rite
tabi
taif
tang
tare
tarn
tear
teen
tend
tera
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thai
thea
then
thin
tide
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tine
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add
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bad
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bar
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bed
bee
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bid
big
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dah
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dba
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deb
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die
dig
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erg
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fab
fad
fae
fag
fan
far
fat
fbi
fda
fdr
feb
fed
fee
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fet
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fib
fig
fin
fir
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feasting
feather-foil
featherbrained
featheredge
featheredged
featherfoil