Those letters spell foyer.
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wove
The word you can make with the letters f, r, z, o, and e is "froze."
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The word is before.
The 12-letter word you can form with the letters f, e, s, l, o, r, a, i, and n is "reaffiliation."
The word you are looking for is "defeat." It contains all the letters d, e, f, o, t, and u, along with the letter b, forming a coherent word.
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P L T V F E O:Eft (Scrabble word)ElfFeltFet (Scrabble word)FloeFlopFoeFopLeftLept (Scrabble word)LetLoftLopeLopLotLoveOftOleOpeOptPelf (Scrabble word)PeltPetPlotPoetPolePolPotTelToeToleTope (Scrabble word)TopT.V.VetVetoVoeVoleVote
s-e-a-f-o-o-d?
Forced
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