Those letters spell "caravans".
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How about 'stronger'?
Acrostic.
Acrostic.
ABRASION
Spinach.
meanders
Sycamore.
The letters 'norst' unscramble to spell the word snort.The next possible longest words are rots, snot, sort and torn.
SNNUOTTIC unscrambled is CONTINUES (with one T left over).
Recessive is the correct spelling.