13 Letter 14 Letter Letterpress Words Containing L

AAL (3) AIL (3) [noun] An ailment; trouble; illness. | [verb] To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.) | [verb] To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled. | [adjective] Painful; troublesome. | [noun] The awn of barley or other types of corn. ALA (3) [noun] A wing or winglike structure. | [noun] A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone. | [noun] The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family. | [preposition] In the style or manner of. ALB (5) [noun] A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments. ALE (3) [noun] A beer made without hops. | [noun] A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized. | [noun] A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. ALL (3) [noun] (with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of. | [noun] The totality of one's possessions. | [adjective] All gone; dead. ALP (5) [noun] A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe. ALS (3) [noun] The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye. | [adverb] (focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. | [adverb] To the same degree or extent; so, as. ALT (3) [noun] High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave. | [noun] A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition. | [noun] An alternate or secondary character. AWL (6) [noun] A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc. | [noun] Any of various hesperiid butterflies. BAL (5) [noun] A festival or celebration, especially a masked ball. | [noun] In Indian English, a child or young person. BEL (5) [noun] A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively. | [noun] A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos. | [noun] The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple. CEL (5) [noun] A piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a frame of an animated film. | [noun] Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried. | [noun] (by extension) Abstinence from sexual relations. COL (5) [noun] A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks. | [noun] A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions. DAL (4) [noun] Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils. | [noun] A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc. | [noun] A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea. DEL (4) [noun] The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator. | [noun] The symbol ∂, in the context of a partial differential | [noun] A part, portion | [noun] A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy DOL (4) [noun] The unit of measurement for pain. EEL (3) [noun] Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes. | [noun] The European eel, Anguilla anguilla. | [verb] To fish for eels. ELD (4) [noun] One's age, age in years, period of life. | [noun] Old age, senility; an old person. | [noun] Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time. ELF (6) [noun] A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy. | [noun] Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature. | [noun] Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar). ELK (7) [noun] Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). | [noun] The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus). ELL (3) [noun] A measure for cloth. An English ell was 1 1/4 yards (45 inches), whereas a Scottish ell measured only about 37 inches and a Flemish ell was 3/4 yard (27 inches). | [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter L. | [noun] An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building. ELM (5) [noun] A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers. | [noun] (usually attributive) Wood from an elm tree. ELS (3) [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter L. | [noun] An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago. | [noun] The | [adjective] (used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items. FIL (6) [noun] A Nordic dairy product, similar to yogurt, but using different bacteria which give a different taste and texture. FLU (6) [noun] Influenza. | [noun] Stomach flu. FLY (9) [noun] Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies. | [noun] (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges). | [noun] Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly. | [noun] The action of flying; flight. | [adjective] Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp. | [noun] (rural) A wing. GAL (4) [noun] A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints | [noun] Exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon | [noun] 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon") | [noun] A young woman. | [noun] A galileo (a unit of acceleration). GEL (4) [noun] A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal. | [noun] Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair. | [verb] To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc). | [noun] A girl. GUL (4) ILK (7) [noun] A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | [adjective] Very; same. ILL (3) [noun] (often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity. | [noun] Harm or injury. | [noun] Evil; moral wrongfulness. LAB (5) [noun] A laboratory. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) Laboratory experiment, test, investigation or result. | [noun] A Labrador retriever. | [noun] A telltale; a blabber. LAC (5) [noun] A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect. | [noun] One hundred thousand (commonly used in Pakistan and India). | [noun] Short for Cadillac. | [noun] Laceration. LAD (4) [noun] A boy or young man. | [noun] A Jack the lad; a boyo. | [noun] A familiar term of address for a young man. LAG (4) [noun] A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. | [noun] Delay; latency. | [noun] One sentenced to transportation for a crime. LAM (5) [verb] To beat or thrash. | [verb] To flee or run away. | [noun] The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل. It is preceded by ك and followed by م. LAP (5) [noun] The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. | [noun] An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. | [noun] The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered | [noun] The act or process of lapping. | [verb] To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue. | [adjective] Of, relating to, or using laparoscopy or a laparoscope. LAR (3) [noun] The lar gibbon. LAS (3) LAT (3) [noun] A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind. | [noun] A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation. | [noun] The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle. | [noun] Latitude LAV (6) [noun] An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace. | [noun] A kind of microphone intended to clip onto the lapel at about the level of the pendant on a lavalier. | [noun] A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly: LAW (6) [noun] The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities. | [noun] A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way. | [noun] (more generally) A rule, such as: | [noun] A tumulus of stones. | [interjection] An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks. LAX (10) [noun] A salmon. | [adjective] Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict. | [adjective] Loose; not tight or taut. | [noun] Lacrosse. LAY (6) [noun] Arrangement or relationship; layout. | [noun] A share of the profits in a business. | [noun] A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance. | [noun] A lake. | [adjective] Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them. | [verb] To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. | [noun] A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung. | [noun] A meadow; a lea. | [noun] A law. | [verb] To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)). LEA (3) [noun] An open field, meadow. | [noun] Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards. | [noun] A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle. LED (4) [verb] (heading) To guide or conduct. | [verb] To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb. | [verb] (heading) To begin, to be ahead. LEE (3) [noun] A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind. | [noun] The side of the ship away from the wind. | [noun] A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection. | [noun] Lees; dregs. LEG (4) [noun] A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion. | [noun] In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle. | [noun] The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle. | [adjective] Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking LEI (3) [noun] A garland of flowers in Hawaii. | [noun] The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani. | [noun] The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani. LEK (7) [noun] An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display | [verb] To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek | [verb] To play | [noun] The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka LET (3) [noun] The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent. | [verb] To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). | [verb] To leave. | [verb] To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). LEU (3) [noun] The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani. | [noun] The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani. LEV (6) [noun] The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki LEX (10) LEY (6) [noun] An open field, meadow. | [noun] A ley line. | [adjective] Fallow; unseeded. | [noun] An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes). | [noun] Law. LEZ (12) [noun] (sometimes vulgar) Lesbian. LIB (5) [noun] Liberal | [noun] Liberation | [noun] Library | [noun] A potion; magic potion; charm. | [verb] To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals). LID (4) [noun] A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye. | [noun] The top or cover of a container. | [noun] A cap or hat. LIE (3) [noun] The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck. | [noun] The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown. | [noun] The position of a fetus in the womb. | [verb] To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive. | [noun] An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood. LIN (3) LIP (5) [noun] Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. | [noun] A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia. | [noun] (by extension) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout. LIS (3) [noun] Fleur-de-lis | [noun] The Chinese mile, a traditional unit of distance equal to 1500 chis or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters). | [noun] The Korean mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 393 m. LIT (3) [verb] To start (a fire). | [verb] To set fire to; to set burning. | [verb] To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark. | [noun] Little. | [noun] Colour; blee; dye; stain. | [verb] To colour; dye. | [noun] The body of all written works. LOB (5) [noun] (ball sports) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air. | [verb] To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch. | [verb] To throw. | [noun] A lump. | [noun] A fish, the European pollock. | [verb] To cob (chip off unwanted pieces of stone). LOG (4) [noun] The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches. | [noun] Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc. | [noun] A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree. | [noun] A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress | [verb] To move to and fro; to rock. | [noun] A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 1/3 liter). | [noun] Logarithm. LOO (3) [verb] (used with at, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or by other shouting or outcry. | [interjection] A cry to urge on hunting dogs. | [noun] A meaningless chant or refrain. | [noun] A half-mask, particularly those velvet half-masks fashionable in the 17th century as a means of protecting women's complexion from the sun. | [noun] A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab. | [noun] A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. | [noun] Lieutenant. LOP (5) [noun] That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree. | [verb] (usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone. | [verb] To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side. | [noun] A flea. | [noun] (usually offensive) A disabled person, a cripple. LOT (3) [noun] A large quantity or number; a great deal. | [noun] A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively. | [noun] One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items. LOW (6) [noun] Something that is low; a low point. | [noun] The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period. | [noun] A depressed mood or situation. | [verb] To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter. | [verb] To moo. | [noun] A flame; fire; blaze. | [noun] Barrow, mound, tumulus. LOX (10) [noun] Salmon cured in brine and then smoked in low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked. | [noun] Liquid oxygen. LUG (4) [noun] The act of hauling or dragging. | [noun] That which is hauled or dragged. | [noun] Anything that moves slowly. LUM (5) [noun] A chimney. | [noun] A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine. | [noun] A woody valley. LUV (6) LUX (10) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx | [verb] To put out of joint; to luxate. LYE (6) [noun] An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes). | [noun] Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda). | [verb] To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. MEL (5) MIL (5) [noun] An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries. | [noun] A unit of measurement equal to 1⁄1000 of an inch, usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic. | [noun] A former subdivision (1/1000) of the Maltese lira MOL (5) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.) as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12. Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. NIL (3) [noun] Nothing; zero. OIL (3) [noun] Liquid fat. | [noun] Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant. | [noun] An oil painting. | [verb] To lubricate with oil. OLD (4) [noun] (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group. | [noun] (in combination) One of a specified age. | [noun] A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager. OLE (3) [interjection] An interjection used to stir up excitement. | [adjective] Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. | [adjective] Having been used and thus no longer new or unused. OWL (6) [noun] Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. | [noun] (by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active. | [noun] The owl pigeon. PAL (5) [noun] A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with. | [noun] An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way. | [verb] Be friends with, hang around with. PLY (8) [noun] A layer of material. | [noun] A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn. | [noun] Short for plywood. | [verb] To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit. | [noun] A bent; a direction. POL (5) [noun] A politician. PUL (5) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani. SAL (3) [noun] Salt | [noun] Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree. SEL (3) SLY (6) [adjective] Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. | [adjective] (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice | [adjective] Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle SOL (3) [noun] The fifth step in the solfège scale of C (Ut), preceded by fa and followed by la. | [noun] A solar day on Mars (equivalent to 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds). | [noun] A Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value. | [noun] A type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid. | [noun] An old French coin worth 12 deniers. TEL (3) [noun] A message transmitted by telegraph. | [noun] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating rapidly between distant points, especially by means of established visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical means. | [noun] A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take. | [noun] A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold. TIL (3) [preposition] Until, till | [preposition] ~ to: as far as; down to; up to, until | [conjunction] Until, till | [noun] The sesame plant ULU (3) [noun] An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women. | [noun] Anglicized spelling of ʻulu (Hawaiian for breadfruit)

AALS (4) ABLE (6) [adjective] Easy to use. | [adjective] Suitable; competent. | [adjective] Liable to. | [verb] To make ready. | [noun] The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet. ABLY (9) [adverb] In an able manner; with great ability. ACYL (9) [noun] Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid. AGLY (8) AILS (4) [noun] An ailment; trouble; illness. | [verb] To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.) | [verb] To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled. ALAE (4) [noun] Plural of ala, meaning wing-like structures or appendages in anatomy and biology. ALAN (4) ALAR (4) [adjective] Of or relating to the armpit; axillary. | [adjective] Having, resembling, or composed of wings or alae. ALAS (4) [interjection] Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief. | [noun] A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost. ALBA (6) [noun] A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn. | [noun] A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba. | [noun] A flower of the hybrid Rosa × alba. | [noun] A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs. ALBS (6) [noun] A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments. ALEC (6) [noun] An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried. | [noun] A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce. ALEE (4) [adverb] On the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather) ALEF (7) ALES (4) [noun] A beer made without hops. | [noun] A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized. | [noun] A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk. ALFA (7) ALGA (5) [noun] Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. ALIF (7) ALIT (4) ALKY (11) [noun] An alcoholic. ALLS (4) ALLY (7) [noun] A person, group, or state (etc) which is associated with another for a common cause; one united to another by treaty or common purpose; a confederate. | [noun] A person, group, concept (etc) which is associated with another as a helper; a supporter; an auxiliary. | [noun] Anything akin to something else by structure, etc. | [noun] A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. ALMA (6) ALME (6) ALMS (6) [noun] Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food. ALOE (4) [noun] (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. | [noun] A plant of the genus Aloe. | [noun] A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative. ALOW (7) [adverb] Low down. | [adverb] Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks. | [preposition] Below. | [adjective] Alight; ablaze ALPS (6) [noun] A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe. ALSO (4) [adverb] (focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. | [adverb] To the same degree or extent; so, as. ALTO (4) [noun] A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. | [noun] A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part. | [noun] An alto saxophone ALTS (4) [noun] An alternate or secondary character. | [noun] An alternate account. | [noun] An alternative investment or alternative fund. ALUM (6) [noun] An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O). | [noun] Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations. | [verb] To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. | [noun] (shortening) A past attendee or graduate (of either gender) of a college, university or other educational institution. AMYL (9) [noun] Pentyl | [adjective] Of or pertaining to starch ANAL (4) [noun] Any of the anal scales of a reptile. | [noun] Anal sex. | [adjective] Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. ANIL (4) [noun] A West Indian shrub from which indigo dye is obtained. | [noun] The indigo dye itself. ARIL (4) [noun] A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates. ARYL (7) [noun] Any univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removing a hydrogen atom. AULD (5) [adjective] Old AWLS (7) [noun] A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc. | [noun] Any of various hesperiid butterflies. AWOL (7) [noun] Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed. | [noun] A person who holds AWOL status. | [noun] (generic) Somebody who is absent without permission. AXAL (11) AXEL (11) [noun] A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air. AXIL (11) [noun] The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. AXLE (11) [noun] Shoulder. | [noun] The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. | [noun] A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. BAAL (6) [noun] A deity worshipped in ancient Phoenician and Hebrew cultures. | [noun] In Scrabble, a valid word referring to a false god or idol. BAIL (6) [noun] Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. | [noun] Release from imprisonment on payment of such money. | [noun] The person providing such payment. | [verb] To exit quickly. | [noun] A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket). | [verb] To confine. BALD (7) [noun] A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. | [verb] To become bald. | [adjective] Having no hair, fur or feathers. BALE (6) [noun] Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death. | [noun] Suffering, woe, torment. | [noun] A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire. | [noun] A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. | [verb] To remove water from a boat with buckets etc. BALK (10) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". | [verb] To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring. BALL (6) [noun] A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. | [noun] A round or ellipsoidal object. | [noun] (mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle. | [noun] A formal dance. BALM (8) [noun] Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. | [noun] A plant or tree yielding such substance. | [noun] Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one. BALS (6) [noun] Plural of bal, a type of traditional Balinese dance or festival. | [noun] Plural of bal, an archaic or dialectal term for balls or dances. BAWL (9) [noun] A loud, intense shouting or wailing. | [verb] To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. | [verb] To wail; to give out a blaring cry. BELL (6) [noun] A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. | [noun] The sounding of a bell as a signal. | [noun] A telephone call. | [noun] The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut. BELS (6) [noun] A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos. | [noun] The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple. | [noun] A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively. BELT (6) [noun] A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. | [noun] A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. | [noun] A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. BILE (6) [noun] A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. | [noun] Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility. | [noun] Two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology. | [noun] A boil (kind of swelling). BILK (10) [noun] The spoiling of someone's score in the crib. | [noun] A deception, a hoax. | [noun] A cheat or swindler. BILL (6) [noun] Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. | [noun] A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. | [noun] Somebody armed with a bill; a billman. | [noun] The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal. | [noun] A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.) | [noun] The bell, or boom, of the bittern. BIRL (6) [verb] To pour a drink (for). | [verb] To drink deeply or excessively; carouse. | [noun] A girl of boyish appearance. BLAB (8) [noun] One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper. | [noun] Gossip; prattle. | [verb] To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. BLAE (6) [noun] A dark blue or blue-black color, particularly used in Scottish dialect to describe the color of blackberries or bilberries. BLAH (9) [noun] Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. | [noun] (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. | [verb] To utter idle, meaningless talk. BLAM (8) [noun] A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot | [verb] To shoot, to let gunfire pass. | [verb] To shoot, to kill by gunshot. | [noun] Spam posted to a blog BLAT (6) [verb] To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat. | [verb] To make a senseless noise. | [verb] To talk inconsiderately. | [noun] Connections; relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society). BLAW (9) BLEB (8) [noun] A bubble, such as in paint or glass. | [noun] A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid. | [noun] An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis. BLED (7) [verb] (of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel. | [verb] To let or draw blood from. | [verb] To take large amounts of money from. | [noun] (in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field. BLET (6) [verb] To overripen or decay, as fruit does when it becomes soft and brown. | [noun] The process of fruit becoming overripe. BLEW (9) [verb] To produce an air current. | [verb] To propel by an air current. | [verb] To be propelled by an air current. BLIN (6) [noun] Cessation; end. | [verb] To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. | [noun] A blintz. BLIP (8) [verb] To emit one or more bleeps. | [verb] To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps. | [noun] A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen. BLOB (8) [noun] A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. | [noun] In astronomy, a large cloud of gas. In particular, an extended Lyman-Alpha blob is a huge body of gas that may be the precursor to a galaxy. | [noun] A bubble; a bleb. | [noun] Acronym of binary large object. (a data type that allows storage of binary data often of indeterminate length). BLOC (8) [noun] A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. | [noun] A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union. BLOT (6) [noun] A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. | [noun] (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. | [noun] A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier. BLOW (9) [noun] A strong wind. | [noun] A chance to catch one’s breath. | [noun] Cocaine. | [adjective] Blue. | [noun] The act of striking or hitting. | [noun] A mass or display of flowers; a yield. BLUB (8) [noun] The act of blubbing. | [verb] To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval). | [verb] To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. BLUE (6) [noun] The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this. | [noun] A blue dye or pigment. | [noun] Any of several processes to protect metal against rust. | [adjective] (entertainment) Pornographic or profane. BLUR (6) [noun] A smear, smudge or blot | [noun] Something that appears hazy or indistinct | [noun] A moral stain or blot. BOIL (6) [noun] A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. | [noun] The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour. | [noun] A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood. BOLA (6) [noun] A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord. BOLD (7) [noun] A dwelling; habitation; building. | [adjective] Courageous, daring. | [adjective] Visually striking; conspicuous. | [verb] To make (a font or some text) bold. BOLE (6) [noun] The trunk or stem of a tree. | [noun] Any of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually coloured red by iron oxide, and composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. | [noun] (colour) The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay. | [noun] The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. | [noun] An aperture with a shutter in the wall of a house, to admit air or light. BOLL (6) [noun] The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. | [noun] An old dry measure equal to six bushels. | [verb] To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed. BOLO (6) [noun] A long, heavy, single-edged machete. | [noun] A type of punch; an uppercut. | [verb] To attack or despatch with a bolo knife. | [noun] A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship. | [noun] A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide. | [noun] A request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect. BOLT (6) [noun] A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. | [noun] A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. | [noun] A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. | [noun] A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter. BOWL (9) [noun] A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. | [noun] As much as is held by a bowl. | [noun] A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl. | [noun] The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls. BUHL (9) [noun] A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works. | [noun] Furniture having ornamentation of this kind. BULB (8) [noun] Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. | [noun] A light bulb. | [noun] The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown. BULK (10) [noun] Size, specifically, volume. | [noun] Any huge body or structure. | [noun] The major part of something. BULL (6) [noun] An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. | [noun] A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age. | [noun] Any adult male bovine. | [verb] To force oneself (in a particular direction). | [noun] A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope. | [noun] A lie. | [noun] (16th century) A bubble. BURL (6) [noun] A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. | [noun] Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth. | [noun] A knot or lump in thread or cloth. BYRL (9) CALF (9) [noun] A young cow or bull. | [noun] Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding. | [noun] A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals). | [noun] The back of the leg below the knee. CALK (10) [noun] A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping. | [noun] A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging | [verb] To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice. CALL (6) [noun] A telephone conversation. | [noun] A short visit, usually for social purposes. | [noun] A visit by a ship or boat to a port. CALM (8) [noun] (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. | [noun] (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance. | [noun] A period of time without wind. CALO (6) CALX (13) [noun] The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation). | [noun] In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot. CARL (6) [noun] A rude, rustic man; a churl. | [noun] A stingy person; a niggard. | [verb] To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly. CAUL (6) [noun] A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen. | [noun] (often capitalized, used on maps) An entry to a mill lead taken from a burn or stream (a mill lead (or mill waterway) is generally smaller than a canal but moves a large volume of water). | [noun] A membrane. CEIL (6) [verb] To line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar. | [verb] To set a higher bound. | [noun] A ceiling | [noun] The overhead closure of a room. CELL (6) [noun] A single-room dwelling for a hermit. | [noun] A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment. | [noun] A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person. | [noun] A cellular phone. CELS (6) [noun] A piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a frame of an animated film. CELT (6) [noun] A prehistoric chisel-bladed tool. CLAD (7) [verb] (past tense clad) To clothe. | [verb] (past tense clad or cladded) To cover (with insulation or another material); to surround, envelop. | [verb] (figuratively) To imbue (with a specified quality) CLAG (7) [noun] A glue or paste made from starch. | [noun] Low cloud, fog or smog. | [noun] Unburned carbon (smoke) from a steam or diesel locomotive, or multiple unit. CLAM (8) [noun] A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. | [noun] Strong pincers or forceps. | [noun] A kind of vise, usually of wood. | [noun] A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. | [noun] Clamminess; moisture | [noun] Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism. A device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust set. CLAN (6) [noun] A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief. | [noun] A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain | [noun] Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity. CLAP (8) [noun] The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. | [noun] The explosive sound of thunder. | [noun] Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound. | [noun] (with "the") Gonorrhea. CLAW (9) [noun] A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. | [noun] A foot equipped with such. | [noun] The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod. | [verb] To scratch or to tear at. CLAY (9) [noun] A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. | [noun] An earth material with ductile qualities. | [noun] A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate. CLEF (9) [noun] A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff CLEW (9) [noun] A roughly spherical mass or body. | [noun] A ball of thread or yarn. | [noun] Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue. CLIP (8) [noun] Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. | [noun] An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace. | [noun] An embrace. | [noun] Something which has been clipped from a larger whole: CLOD (7) [noun] A lump of something, especially of earth or clay. | [noun] The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. | [noun] A stupid person; a dolt. CLOG (7) [noun] A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel. | [noun] A blockage. | [noun] A shoe of any type. CLON (6) CLOP (8) [noun] The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground. | [noun] My Little Pony-themed pornography | [verb] To make this sound; to walk so as to make this sound. CLOT (6) [noun] A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. | [noun] A solidified mass of any liquid. | [noun] A silly person. CLOY (9) [verb] To fill up or choke up; to stop up. | [verb] To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate. | [verb] To fill to loathing; to surfeit. CLUB (8) [noun] An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. | [noun] A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or plaything. | [noun] A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund. CLUE (6) [noun] A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. | [noun] Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. | [noun] An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence. COAL (6) [noun] A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. | [noun] A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English) | [noun] A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof. COIL (6) [noun] Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. | [noun] Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped. | [noun] A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. | [noun] A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil. COLA (6) [noun] The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. | [noun] A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. | [noun] The punctuation mark ":". | [noun] A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant. COLD (7) [adjective] (of a thing) Having a low temperature. | [adjective] (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold. | [adjective] (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort. | [noun] A condition of low temperature. | [adverb] While at low temperature. COLE (6) [noun] Cabbage. | [noun] Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed). | [noun] A stack or stook of hay. COLS (6) [noun] A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks. | [noun] A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions. COLT (6) [noun] A young male horse. | [noun] A young crane (bird). | [noun] A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice. COLY (9) [noun] Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. COOL (6) [noun] A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness. | [noun] A calm temperament. | [noun] The property of being cool, popular or in fashion. | [verb] To lose heat, to get colder. COWL (9) [noun] A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it. | [noun] A mask that covers the majority of the head. | [noun] A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling. | [noun] A vessel carried on a pole, a soe. | [noun] A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth). CULL (6) [noun] A selection. | [noun] An organised killing of selected animals. | [noun] (farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded. | [noun] A fool, gullible person; a dupe. CULM (8) [noun] Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack. | [noun] Anthracite, especially when found in small masses | [noun] The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge CULT (6) [noun] A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members. | [noun] Devotion to a saint. | [noun] The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context. CURL (6) [noun] A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet. | [noun] A curved stroke or shape. | [noun] A spin making the trajectory of an object curve. DAHL (8) [noun] An Indian dish of spiced lentils or split peas, often served with rice or bread. DALE (5) [noun] A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area. | [noun] A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump. DALS (5) [noun] Plural of dal, an Indian lentil dish or the lentils used to make it. DEAL (5) [noun] A division, a portion, a share. | [noun] (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good). | [noun] An act of dealing or sharing out. | [noun] Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir). DEIL (5) [noun] A Scottish word for devil. DELE (5) [noun] A sign signifying deletion | [verb] (usually imperative) to delete DELF (8) [noun] Glazed earthenware or pottery, typically blue and white, originally made in Delft, Netherlands. | [noun] Objects made from this type of pottery. DELI (5) [noun] A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. | [noun] Food sold at a delicatessen. DELL (5) [noun] A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. | [noun] A young woman; a wench. DELS (5) [noun] The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator. | [noun] The symbol ∂, in the context of a partial differential | [noun] A part, portion DHAL (8) [noun] Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils. | [noun] A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc. | [noun] A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea. DIAL (5) [noun] A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). | [noun] A clock face. | [noun] A sundial. DIEL (5) [adjective] Having a 24-hour period regardless of day or night. DILL (5) [noun] Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. | [noun] A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring | [noun] A fool. | [verb] To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. DIOL (5) [noun] Any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups DIRL (5) DOLE (5) [noun] Money or other goods given as charity. | [noun] Distribution; dealing; apportionment. | [noun] Payment by the state to the unemployed. | [noun] Sorrow or grief; dolour. DOLL (5) [noun] A toy in the form of a human. | [noun] (sometimes offensive) An attractive young woman | [noun] A term of endearment: darling, sweetheart. DOLS (5) DOLT (5) [noun] A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard. | [verb] To behave foolishly. DUAL (5) [noun] Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair. | [noun] Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces. | [noun] (grammar) dual number The grammatical number of a noun marking two of something (as in singular, dual, plural), sometimes referring to two of anything (a couple of, exactly two of), or a chirality-marked pair (as in left and right, as with gloves or shoes) or in some languages as a discourse marker, "between you and me". A few languages display trial number. DUEL (5) [noun] Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. | [noun] Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat) | [noun] Any struggle between two contending persons, groups or ideas. DULL (5) [verb] To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp. | [verb] To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy. | [verb] To lose a sharp edge; to become dull. DULY (8) [adverb] In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly. | [adverb] Regularly; at the proper time. EARL (4) [noun] (nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts. EELS (4) [noun] Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes. | [noun] The European eel, Anguilla anguilla. | [verb] To fish for eels. EELY (7) EGAL (5) ELAN (4) [noun] Ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm. ELDS (5) ELHI (7) ELKS (8) [noun] Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). | [noun] The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus). ELLS (4) [noun] A measure for cloth. An English ell was 1 1/4 yards (45 inches), whereas a Scottish ell measured only about 37 inches and a Flemish ell was 3/4 yard (27 inches). | [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter L. | [noun] An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building. ELMS (6) [noun] A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers. | [noun] (usually attributive) Wood from an elm tree. ELMY (9) ELSE (4) [adjective] (used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items. | [adverb] (follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not. | [conjunction] For otherwise; or else. ENOL (4) EVIL (7) [noun] Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. | [noun] Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief. | [noun] A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula). | [adverb] Wickedly, evilly, iniquitously FAIL (7) [noun] Poor quality; substandard workmanship. | [noun] A failure (condition of being unsuccessful) | [noun] A failure (something incapable of success) | [noun] A piece of turf cut from grassland. FALL (7) [noun] The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity. | [noun] A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc. | [noun] The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. | [noun] The chasing of a hunted whale. FALX (14) FARL (7) [noun] A quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake. | [noun] Any such cake or bread, now particularly used for Irish specialities as soda farls and potato farls. | [verb] To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag) FEAL (7) FEEL (7) [noun] A quality of an object experienced by touch. | [noun] A vague mental impression. | [noun] An act of fondling. | [adjective] Much; many. FELL (7) [noun] A cutting-down of timber. | [noun] The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down. | [noun] The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft. | [noun] An animal skin, hide, pelt. | [noun] (obsolete outside Britain) A rocky ridge or chain of mountains. | [adjective] Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage. | [noun] Anger; gall; melancholy. | [noun] The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting. | [verb] (heading) To be moved downwards. FELT (7) [noun] A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. | [noun] A hat made of felt. | [noun] A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. | [verb] (heading) To use or experience the sense of touch. FILA (7) FILE (7) [noun] A collection of papers collated and archived together. | [noun] A roll or list. | [noun] Course of thought; thread of narration. | [noun] A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side. | [noun] A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal. | [verb] To defile FILL (7) [verb] To occupy fully, to take up all of. | [verb] To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full. | [verb] To enter (something), making it full. | [noun] (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount. | [noun] One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. FILM (9) [noun] A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. | [noun] A medium used to capture images in a camera. | [noun] A movie. FILO (7) [noun] A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked. FILS (7) FLAB (9) [noun] Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat. FLAG (8) [noun] A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol. | [noun] An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites). | [noun] A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship. | [verb] To weaken, become feeble. | [noun] Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus. | [noun] A slice of turf; a sod. | [noun] A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc. FLAK (11) [noun] Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. | [noun] Anti-aircraft shell fire. | [noun] Adverse criticism. FLAM (9) [noun] A freak or whim; an idle fancy. | [noun] A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext | [verb] To deceive with a falsehood. | [noun] (drumming) Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note. FLAN (7) [noun] Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. (Compare quiche.) | [noun] (Belize) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries. | [noun] A coin die. (Compare planchet.) | [noun] A fan of the U.S. TV series Firefly. FLAP (9) FLAT (7) [noun] An area of level ground. | [noun] A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪). | [noun] A flat tyre/tire. | [noun] An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room. | [verb] To beat or strike; pound FLAW (10) [noun] A flake, fragment, or shiver. | [noun] A thin cake, as of ice. | [noun] A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion. | [noun] A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw. FLAX (14) [noun] A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds. | [noun] The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles. | [noun] The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps. FLAY (10) [noun] A fright; a scare. | [noun] Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual. | [verb] To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). | [verb] To strip skin off FLEA (7) [noun] A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities. | [noun] A thing of no significance. | [verb] To remove fleas from (an animal). | [verb] To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). FLED (8) [verb] To run away; to escape. | [verb] To escape from. | [verb] To disappear quickly; to vanish. FLEE (7) [verb] To run away; to escape. | [verb] To escape from. | [verb] To disappear quickly; to vanish. FLEW (10) [noun] (chiefly plural) The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip. | [verb] To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface. | [verb] To flee, to escape (from). | [adjective] Shallow; flat FLEX (14) [noun] Flexibility, pliancy. | [noun] The or an act of flexing. | [noun] Any flexible insulated electrical wiring. FLEY (10) FLIC (9) [noun] A data file containing computer animations. | [noun] A French policeman. FLIP (9) [noun] A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. | [noun] A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc. | [noun] A slingshot. | [interjection] Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error. | [adjective] Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose. | [noun] A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog). FLIT (7) [noun] A fluttering or darting movement. | [noun] A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state. | [noun] A homosexual. FLOC (9) [noun] A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. FLOE (7) [noun] A low, flat mass of floating ice. FLOG (8) [noun] A contemptible, often arrogant person. | [verb] To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment. | [verb] To use something to extreme; to abuse. | [noun] A weblog designed to look authentic, but actually developed as part of a commercial marketing strategy to promote some product or service. FLOP (9) [noun] An incident of a certain type of fall; a plopping down. | [noun] A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry. | [noun] The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game. | [noun] Any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation. FLOW (10) [noun] A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts | [noun] The movement of a real or figurative fluid. | [noun] A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set. | [noun] A morass or marsh. FLUB (9) [noun] An error; a mistake in the performance of an action. | [verb] To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action. FLUE (7) [noun] A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). | [noun] An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along. | [noun] A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this. | [adjective] Shallow; flat FLUS (7) FLUX (14) [noun] The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream. | [noun] A state of ongoing change. | [noun] A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding. FOAL (7) [noun] A young horse or related animal, especially just after birth or less than a year old. | [noun] A young boy who assisted the headsman by pushing or pulling the tub. | [verb] To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring. FOIL (7) [noun] A very thin sheet of metal. | [noun] Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food. | [noun] A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant. | [noun] Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage. | [noun] The track of an animal. | [verb] To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials. | [verb] To defile; to soil. FOLD (8) [noun] An act of folding. | [noun] A bend or crease. | [noun] Any correct move in origami. | [noun] A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals. | [noun] The Earth; earth; land, country. FOLK (11) [noun] A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation. | [noun] The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. | [noun] (plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents. FOOL (7) [noun] A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. | [noun] A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages). | [noun] Someone who derives pleasure from something specified. FOUL (7) [adjective] Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. | [adjective] (of words or a way of speaking) obscene, vulgar or abusive. | [adjective] Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome. | [noun] A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball. FOWL (10) [noun] A bird. | [noun] A bird of the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant, partridges and quail. | [noun] Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans. | [adjective] Foul FUEL (7) [noun] Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. | [noun] Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food. | [noun] Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action. FULL (7) [adjective] Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. | [adjective] Complete; with nothing omitted. | [adjective] Total, entire. | [noun] Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill. | [verb] To baptise. | [verb] To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk FURL (7) [verb] To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag) GALA (5) [noun] Pomp, show, or festivity. | [noun] A showy and festive party. | [adjective] Celebratory; festive. | [noun] A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna. GALE (5) [verb] To sing; charm; enchant. | [verb] To cry; groan; croak. | [verb] (of a person) To talk. | [noun] A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale. | [noun] A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens. | [noun] A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity. GALL (5) [noun] Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. | [noun] The gall bladder. | [noun] Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances. | [noun] A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, especially that of the common oak gall wasp Cynips quercusfolii. GALS (5) [noun] A young woman. | [noun] A galileo (a unit of acceleration). | [noun] A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints GAOL (5) [noun] A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. | [noun] Confinement in a jail. | [noun] The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days). GELD (6) [noun] Money. | [noun] A female animal, such as a ewe or cow, that is not pregnant. | [verb] To castrate a male (usually an animal). GELS (5) [noun] A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal. | [noun] Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair. | [verb] To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc). GELT (5) [noun] A lunatic. | [noun] Gilding; gilt. | [verb] To castrate a male (usually an animal). | [noun] Money. | [noun] Money, especially that given as a gift on Hanukkah or used in games of dreidel. GILD (6) [verb] To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf. | [verb] To adorn. | [verb] To decorate with a golden surface appearance. | [noun] A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages. GILL (5) [noun] (animal anatomy) a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals | [noun] (of a fish) a gill slit or gill cover | [noun] One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, on the surface of which the spore-producing organs are borne | [noun] A drink measure for spirits and wine (size varies regionally but it is about one quarter of a pint) | [noun] Rivulet | [noun] A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber | [noun] A leech | [noun] A female ferret GILT (5) [verb] To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf. | [verb] To adorn. | [verb] To decorate with a golden surface appearance. | [noun] A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding. GIRL (5) [noun] A female child, adolescent, or a young woman. | [noun] A young female animal. | [noun] (sometimes offensive) A woman, especially a young woman GLAD (6) [verb] To make glad | [adjective] Pleased, happy, gratified. | [adjective] Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness. GLED (6) GLEE (5) [noun] Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. | [noun] Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. | [noun] An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry. GLEG (6) GLEN (5) [noun] A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. GLEY (8) [noun] A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen. | [verb] To be converted into this kind of soil. | [verb] To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things. GLIA (5) [noun] The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue. GLIB (7) [verb] To make glib. | [adjective] Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow. | [adjective] Smooth or slippery. | [noun] A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly worn in Ireland. | [verb] To castrate; to geld; to emasculate. GLIM (7) [noun] Brightness; splendour | [noun] A light; a candle; a lantern; a fire. | [noun] An eye. GLOB (7) [noun] A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance. | [noun] A limited pattern matching technique using wildcards, less powerful than a regular expression. | [noun] A millimeter-sized colour module found beyond the visual area V2 in the brain's parvocellular pathway. GLOM (7) [verb] To steal, to grab. | [verb] To stare. | [verb] To attach. | [noun] Short for glomerulus. GLOP (7) [verb] To stare in amazement. | [noun] Any gooey substance. | [noun] A gooey blob of some substance. GLOW (8) [noun] The state of a glowing object. | [noun] The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings. | [noun] The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face). GLUE (5) [noun] A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. | [noun] Anything that binds two things or people together. | [noun] Birdlime. GLUG (6) [noun] The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle. | [noun] The amount of liquid issued when the "glug" sound is heard. | [verb] To flow in noisy bursts. GLUM (7) [adjective] Despondent; moody; sullen | [noun] Sullenness | [verb] To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum. GLUT (5) [noun] An excess, too much. | [noun] That which is swallowed. | [noun] Something that fills up an opening. GOAL (5) [noun] A result that one is attempting to achieve. | [noun] In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object. | [noun] The act of placing the object into the goal. GOLD (6) [noun] A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. | [noun] A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so. | [noun] A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold. | [adjective] (of software) In a finished state, ready for manufacturing. GOLF (8) [noun] A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. | [noun] The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet. | [verb] To play the game of golf. GULF (8) [noun] A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. | [noun] That which swallows; the gullet. | [noun] That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. GULL (5) [noun] A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. | [noun] Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora. | [noun] A cheating trick; a fraud. GULP (7) [noun] The usual amount swallowed. | [noun] The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear. | [noun] An unspecified small number of bytes, often two. GULS (5) HAIL (7) [noun] Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. | [verb] Of hail, to fall from the sky. | [verb] To send or release hail. | [verb] To greet; give salutation to; salute. HALE (7) [noun] Health, welfare. | [adjective] Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. | [verb] To drag or pull, especially forcibly. HALF (10) [noun] One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. | [noun] Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider. | [noun] (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2. HALL (7) [noun] A corridor; a hallway. | [noun] A meeting room. | [noun] A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion). HALM (9) HALO (7) [noun] A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere. | [noun] A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies. | [noun] Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs. HALT (7) [verb] To limp; move with a limping gait. | [verb] To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer. | [verb] To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification. | [noun] A cessation, either temporary or permanent. | [noun] Lameness; a limp. HARL (7) HAUL (7) [noun] An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug. | [noun] The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long. | [noun] An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip. HEAL (7) [noun] A spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment. | [noun] Health | [verb] To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. | [verb] To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. HEEL (7) [noun] The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. | [noun] The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel. | [noun] The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot. | [noun] The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant. | [verb] To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. HEIL (7) HELD (8) [verb] To grasp or grip. | [verb] To contain or store. | [verb] (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state. HELL (7) HELM (9) [noun] The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. | [noun] (maritime) The member of the crew in charge of steering the boat. | [noun] A position of leadership or control. | [noun] A helmet. | [noun] The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching. HELO (7) [noun] Helicopter HELP (9) [noun] Action given to provide assistance; aid. | [noun] (usually uncountable) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task. | [noun] Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer. | [verb] To provide assistance to (someone or something). HERL (7) [noun] A strand of hair | [noun] The fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling | [noun] An artificial fly made with this barb HILA (7) [noun] The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support. | [noun] The nucleus of a starch grain. | [noun] A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta. HILI (7) [noun] A hilum. HILL (7) [noun] An elevated location smaller than a mountain. | [noun] A sloping road. | [noun] A heap of earth surrounding a plant. HILT (7) [noun] The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. | [noun] The base of the penis. | [verb] To provide with a hilt. HOLD (8) [noun] A grasp or grip. | [noun] An act or instance of holding. | [noun] A place where animals are held for safety | [noun] The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold). | [adjective] Gracious; friendly; faithful; true. HOLE (7) [noun] A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure. | [noun] (heading) In games. | [noun] An excavation pit or trench. | [adjective] Entire, undivided. HOLK (11) HOLM (9) [noun] (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly. | [noun] A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak. | [noun] An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot. HOLP (9) HOLS (7) [noun] Holidays (time off work or time spent travelling). HOLT (7) [noun] A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. | [noun] The lair of an animal, especially of an otter. HOLY (10) [noun] A thing that is extremely holy; used almost exclusively in Holy of Holies. | [adjective] Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. | [adjective] Revered in a religion. HOWL (10) [noun] The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound. | [noun] A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. | [verb] To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. HULA (7) [noun] A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. | [verb] To dance the hula. HULK (11) [noun] A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of rigging and equipment, and often put to other uses such as storage or accommodation. | [noun] Any large ship that is difficult to maneuver. | [noun] A large structure with a dominating presence. | [verb] To remove the entrails of; to disembowel. HULL (7) [noun] The outer covering of a fruit or seed. | [noun] Any covering. | [verb] To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed. | [noun] The body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane. HURL (7) [noun] A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling. | [noun] The act of vomiting. | [noun] The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley. HYLA (10) [noun] A tree frog of the genus Hyla. | [noun] Matter | [noun] The first matter of the cosmos, from which the four elements arose, according to the doctrines of Empedocles and Aristotle. IDLE (5) [noun] An idle animation. | [noun] An idle game. | [verb] To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume. IDLY (8) [adverb] In an idle manner. | [adverb] Without specific purpose, intent or effort. IDOL (5) [noun] A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. | [noun] A cultural icon, or especially popular person. | [noun] (originally Japan) Popular entertainer; usually young, captivating, attractive; and often female, with an image of being close to fans. IDYL (8) [noun] Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls. | [noun] An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience. | [noun] A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner. IGLU (5) ILEA (4) [noun] The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. ILEX (11) [noun] Holm oak (Quercus ilex). | [noun] Any of the numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex. ILIA (4) [noun] The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis. | [noun] The ileum, part of the small intestine. ILKA (8) ILKS (8) ILLS (4) [noun] (often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity. | [noun] Harm or injury. | [noun] Evil; moral wrongfulness. ILLY (7) INLY (7) [adjective] Inward; interior; secret. | [adverb] Inwardly, within; internally; secretly. | [adverb] Heartily, completely, fully, thoroughly; extremely. ISLE (4) [noun] A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. | [noun] A clear path through rows of seating. | [noun] A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale. JAIL (11) [noun] A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. | [noun] Confinement in a jail. | [noun] The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days). JARL (11) [noun] A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark. JELL (11) [noun] A jelly or gel | [verb] To gel JILL (11) [verb] (of a female) To masturbate. | [noun] A female ferret. JILT (11) [noun] A woman who jilts a lover. | [verb] To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love. JOLE (11) JOLT (11) [noun] An act of jolting. | [noun] A surprise or shock. | [noun] A long prison sentence. JOWL (14) [noun] The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible. | [verb] To throw, dash, or knock. | [noun] A fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin). KAIL (8) [noun] Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. | [noun] A broth made with kale or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner. | [noun] An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) KALE (8) [noun] An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) | [noun] Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea. | [noun] Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient. KEEL (8) [noun] Red chalk; ruddle. | [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. KELP (10) [noun] Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales). | [noun] The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture. KILL (8) [noun] The act of killing. | [noun] Specifically, the death blow. | [noun] The result of killing; that which has been killed. | [noun] (north-east US) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea. | [noun] A kiln. KILN (8) [noun] An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. | [verb] To bake in a kiln. KILO (8) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg | [noun] The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. KILT (8) [noun] A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. | [noun] Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid | [noun] A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. KOEL (8) [noun] A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific. KOHL (11) [noun] A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite. | [verb] To decorate one's eyes with kohl. KOLA (8) [noun] The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. | [noun] A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. | [noun] A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. KOLO (8) [noun] A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle. LABS (6) [noun] A laboratory. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) Laboratory experiment, test, investigation or result. | [noun] A Labrador retriever. LACE (6) [noun] A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp | [noun] A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Wp | [noun] A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. | [verb] To fasten (something) with laces. LACK (10) [noun] A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy. | [noun] A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. | [verb] To be without, to need, to require. LACS (6) [noun] A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect. | [noun] One hundred thousand (commonly used in Pakistan and India). | [noun] Short for Cadillac. LACY (9) [adjective] Made of lace or decorated with it. | [adjective] Looking like lace. LADE (5) [noun] A load. | [verb] To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). | [verb] To weigh down, oppress, or burden. | [noun] The mouth of a river. LADS (5) [noun] A boy or young man. | [noun] A Jack the lad; a boyo. | [noun] A familiar term of address for a young man. LADY (8) [noun] An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers. | [noun] A high priestess. | [noun] The mistress of a household. LAGS (5) [noun] A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. | [noun] Delay; latency. | [noun] One sentenced to transportation for a crime. LAIC (6) [noun] A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy. | [adjective] Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical. LAID (5) [adjective] (of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould. | [verb] To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position. | [verb] To cause to subside or abate. LAIN (4) [verb] To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. | [verb] To be placed or situated. | [verb] To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition. | [verb] To conceal, keep quiet about. LAIR (4) [noun] A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. | [noun] A shed or shelter for domestic animals. | [noun] A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway. | [noun] A bog; a mire. | [noun] A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off. LAKE (8) [noun] A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain. | [noun] A large, landlocked stretch of water. | [noun] A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake. | [noun] An offering, sacrifice, gift. | [noun] A kind of fine, white linen. | [noun] In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant. LAKH (11) [numeral] (Sri Lanka) One hundred thousand; 100,000. Often used with units of money. LAKY (11) LALL (4) LAMA (6) [noun] A master of Tibetan Buddhism. | [noun] A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. LAMB (8) [noun] A young sheep. | [noun] The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food. | [noun] A person who is meek, docile and easily led. LAME (6) [noun] A stupid or undesirable person. | [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to become lame. | [adjective] Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. | [noun] A lamina; a thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor. | [verb] To shine. LAMP (8) [noun] A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. | [noun] A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp. | [noun] A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets. LAMS (6) [verb] To beat or thrash. | [verb] To flee or run away. | [noun] The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل. It is preceded by ك and followed by م. LAND (5) [noun] The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. | [noun] Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected. | [noun] A country or region. | [noun] Lant; urine LANE (4) [noun] (used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. | [noun] A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees. | [noun] A narrow road, as in the country. LANG (5) LANK (8) [verb] To become lank. | [adjective] Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. | [adjective] Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity. LAPS (6) [noun] The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. | [noun] An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. | [noun] The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered LARD (5) [noun] Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. | [noun] Fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork. | [verb] To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking. LARI (4) [noun] The national currency of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri. LARK (8) [noun] Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. | [noun] Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark. | [noun] (by extension) One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks. | [noun] A romp, frolic, some fun. LARS (4) LASE (4) [verb] To use a laser beam on, as for cutting. | [verb] To operate as a laser, to release coherent light due to stimulation. LASH (7) [noun] The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. | [noun] A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. | [noun] A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough. | [verb] To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten. | [adjective] Remiss, lax. LASS (4) [noun] A young woman or girl. | [noun] (Mackem) A sweetheart. LAST (4) [adjective] Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. | [adjective] Most recent, latest, last so far. | [adjective] Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable. | [verb] To perform, carry out. | [noun] A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes. | [noun] A burden; load; a cargo; freight. LATE (4) [noun] A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night. | [adjective] Near the end of a period of time. | [adjective] Specifically, near the end of the day. LATH (7) [noun] A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. | [verb] To cover or line with laths LATI (4) LATS (4) [noun] A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind. | [noun] A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation. | [noun] Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation. | [noun] A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind. | [noun] The latissimus dorsi muscles. | [noun] A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind. LAUD (5) [noun] Praise or glorification. | [noun] Hymn of praise. | [noun] (in the plural, also Lauds) A prayer service following matins. LAVA (7) [noun] The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. | [noun] Magma. | [noun] A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava. LAVE (7) [verb] To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. | [verb] To draw, as water; drink in. | [verb] To give bountifully; lavish. | [noun] (archaic or dialectal) The remainder, rest; that which is left, remnant; others. LAVS (7) [noun] An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace. | [noun] A kind of microphone intended to clip onto the lapel at about the level of the pendant on a lavalier. | [noun] A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly: LAWN (7) [noun] An open space between woods. | [noun] Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. | [noun] An overgrown agar culture, such that no separation between single colonies exists. | [noun] A type of thin linen or cotton. LAWS (7) [noun] The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities. | [noun] A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way. | [noun] (more generally) A rule, such as: LAYS (7) [noun] Arrangement or relationship; layout. | [noun] A share of the profits in a business. | [noun] A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance. LAZE (13) [noun] An instance of lazing. | [noun] Laziness. | [verb] To be lazy, waste time. | [noun] Acidic steam created when super-hot lava contacts salt water. LAZY (16) [noun] A lazy person. | [noun] Sloth (animal). | [verb] To laze, act in a lazy manner. LEAD (5) [noun] A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). | [noun] A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots. | [noun] A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing. | [noun] The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course LEAF (7) [noun] The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. | [noun] Anything resembling the leaf of a plant. | [noun] A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin. LEAK (8) [noun] A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. | [noun] The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. | [noun] A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret. LEAL (4) [adjective] Loyal, honest. | [adjective] True, genuine. LEAN (4) [noun] (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical. | [verb] To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. | [verb] To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc. | [noun] Meat with no fat on it. | [verb] To conceal. | [noun] A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States. LEAP (6) [noun] The act of leaping or jumping. | [noun] The distance traversed by a leap or jump. | [noun] A group of leopards. | [noun] A basket. LEAR (4) LEAS (4) [noun] An open field, meadow. | [noun] Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards. | [noun] A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle. LECH (9) [noun] A strong, lecherous desire or craving. | [noun] A lecher. | [verb] To behave lecherously | [noun] The capstone of a cromlech. LEEK (8) [noun] The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. | [noun] Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild. LEER (4) [noun] A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look. | [noun] An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance. | [verb] To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent. | [noun] The cheek. | [adjective] Empty; unoccupied; clear. | [verb] To teach. | [noun] A long oven or kiln, often having a moving belt, used for annealing glass. LEES (4) [noun] The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit. | [noun] A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind. | [noun] The side of the ship away from the wind. LEET (4) [noun] A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves. | [verb] To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). | [verb] To leave. | [noun] A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction. | [noun] The European pollock. | [noun] An artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace | [noun] Abbreviation of leetspeak. LEFT (7) [noun] The left side or direction. | [noun] The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group. | [noun] The left hand or fist. | [verb] To have a consequence or remnant. | [verb] To have a consequence or remnant. LEGS (5) [noun] A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion. | [noun] In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle. | [noun] The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle. LEHR (7) [noun] A long oven or kiln, often having a moving belt, used for annealing glass. LEIS (4) [noun] A garland of flowers in Hawaii. LEKE (8) LEKS (8) [noun] An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display | [noun] The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka LEKU (8) LEND (5) [noun] The lumbar region; loin. | [noun] (of a person or animal) The loins; flank; buttocks. | [verb] To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. LENO (4) [noun] A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains. LENS (4) [noun] An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it. | [noun] A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams. | [noun] A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune. LENT (4) [noun] A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. | [noun] The second term of the academic year at some British schools. | [verb] To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. LEPT (6) LESS (4) [noun] A smaller amount or quantity. | [verb] To make less; to lessen. | [adverb] To a smaller extent or degree. | [conjunction] Unless LEST (4) [conjunction] For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case. | [conjunction] (after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension) that (without the negative particle; introduces the reason for an emotion.) LETS (4) [noun] The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent. | [verb] To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to). | [verb] To leave. LEUD (5) LEVA (7) [noun] The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki LEVO (7) [adjective] (of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the left, or anticlockwise. LEVY (10) [noun] The act of levying. | [noun] The tax, property or people so levied. | [verb] To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property. | [noun] The Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence. LEWD (8) [verb] To get high on quaalude. | [verb] To express lust; to behave in a lewd manner. | [adjective] Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude. LEYS (7) [noun] An open field, meadow. | [noun] A ley line. LIAR (4) [noun] One who tells lies. | [noun] A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week. LIBS (6) [noun] Liberal | [noun] Liberation | [noun] Library LICE (6) [noun] A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea. | [noun] (not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm. LICH (9) LICK (10) [noun] The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue. | [noun] The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick. | [noun] A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue. LIDO (5) [noun] Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities. | [noun] An outdoor swimming pool. LIDS (5) [noun] A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye. | [noun] The top or cover of a container. | [noun] A cap or hat. LIED (5) [noun] An art song, sung in German and accompanied on the piano. | [verb] To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive. | [verb] To convey a false image or impression. LIEF (7) [adjective] Beloved, dear, agreeable. | [adjective] Ready, willing. | [adverb] Readily, willingly, rather. | [noun] The fibre by which the petioles of the date palm are bound together, from which various kinds of cordage are made. LIEN (4) [noun] A tendon. | [noun] A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) The spleen. LIER (4) LIES (4) [noun] The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck. | [noun] The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown. | [noun] The position of a fetus in the womb. LIEU (4) [noun] Place, stead; See in lieu or in lieu of LIFE (7) [noun] The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. | [noun] The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc. | [noun] Lifeforms, generally or collectively. LIFT (7) [noun] An act of lifting or raising. | [noun] The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip. | [noun] Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator. | [noun] Air. LIKE (8) [noun] (usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers). | [noun] An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet. | [verb] To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. | [noun] (sometimes as the likes of') Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort. | [verb] To be likely. LILT (4) [noun] Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness. | [noun] A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune. | [noun] A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking. LILY (7) [noun] Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. | [noun] Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other. | [noun] The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis. LIMA (6) LIMB (8) [noun] A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). | [noun] A branch of a tree. | [noun] The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip. | [noun] The apparent visual edge of a celestial body. LIME (6) [noun] Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). | [noun] Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime. | [verb] To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). | [noun] A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree, or its wood. | [noun] Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. | [verb] To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach. | [noun] A leash. LIMN (6) [verb] To draw or paint; to delineate. | [verb] To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour. LIMO (6) [noun] An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front. | [noun] An automobile with such a body. | [noun] A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. LIMP (8) [noun] An irregular, jerky or awkward gait. | [noun] A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve. | [verb] To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg. | [noun] A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging. | [verb] To happen; befall; chance. LIMY (9) LINE (4) [noun] A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. | [noun] A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness. | [noun] A hose or pipe, of any size. | [noun] Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax. | [verb] (of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate. LING (5) [noun] Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod. | [noun] The common ling, Molva molva. | [noun] Any of various varieties of heather or broom. | [noun] Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod. | [noun] The scientific study of language. LINK (8) [noun] Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. | [noun] (by extension) An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function. | [noun] A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas. | [noun] A torch, used to light dark streets. | [verb] To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly. LINN (4) [noun] A pool of water, especially one below a waterfall. | [noun] A waterfall or cataract, or a ravine down which its water rushes. LINO (4) [noun] An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride. | [noun] An assistant referee. | [noun] A male line judge. LINS (4) LINT (4) [noun] A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds. | [noun] Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. | [noun] The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant. | [verb] To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors. LINY (7) LION (4) [noun] A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. | [noun] (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion. | [noun] A Chinese foo dog. LIPS (6) [noun] Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. | [noun] A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia. | [noun] (by extension) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout. LIRA (4) [noun] The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel. | [noun] The basic unit of currency in Turkey. | [noun] The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar) | [noun] A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy. | [noun] Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs LIRE (4) [noun] Flesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin. | [noun] The fleshy part of a roast capon, etc. as distinguished from a limb or joint. | [noun] The cheek. | [noun] The Manx shearwater (bird). | [noun] The basic unit of currency in Turkey. LIRI (4) LISP (6) [noun] The habit or an act of lisping. | [verb] To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children. | [verb] To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk. LIST (4) [noun] A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth. | [noun] Material used for cloth selvage. | [noun] A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. | [noun] Art; craft; cunning; skill. | [verb] To listen. | [noun] Desire, inclination. | [noun] A tilt to a building. LITE (4) [noun] Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light. | [noun] A source of illumination. | [noun] Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information. | [noun] A little, bit. | [noun] The act of waiting; a wait. LITS (4) LITU (4) LIVE (7) [verb] To be alive; to have life. | [verb] To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. | [verb] To survive; to persevere; to continue. | [noun] Life LOAD (5) [noun] A burden; a weight to be carried. | [noun] A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind. | [noun] A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time. LOAF (7) [noun] (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. | [noun] Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar. | [noun] Shortened from "loaf of bread", the brain or the head (mainly in the phrase use one's loaf). | [verb] To do nothing, to be idle. LOAM (6) [noun] A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. | [noun] A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern. | [verb] To cover, smear, or fill with loam. LOAN (4) [noun] An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. | [noun] A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest). | [noun] The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan. | [noun] A lonnen. LOBE (6) [noun] Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. | [noun] A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. | [noun] A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it. LOBO (6) [noun] A wolf. LOBS (6) [noun] (ball sports) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air. | [noun] A lump. | [noun] A country bumpkin; a yokel. LOCA (6) LOCH (9) [noun] A lake. | [noun] A bay or arm of the sea. | [noun] A medicine in a soft form taken by licking; a lambative, a linctus. LOCI (6) [noun] A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. | [noun] The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition. | [noun] A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes. LOCK (10) [noun] Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. | [noun] (by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. | [noun] A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels. | [noun] A tuft or length of hair, wool etc. LOCO (6) [adverb] A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. | [noun] A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism. | [verb] To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism. | [noun] A locomotive. LODE (5) [noun] A way or path; a road. | [noun] A watercourse. | [noun] A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure. LOFT (7) [noun] (except in derivatives) air, the air; the sky, the heavens. | [noun] An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building. | [noun] The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure. LOGE (5) [noun] A booth or stall. | [noun] The lodge of a concierge. | [noun] An upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine. LOGO (5) [noun] A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. | [noun] (by extension) An audio recording for the same purpose; a jingle. | [noun] A single graphic which contains one or more separate elements. LOGS (5) [noun] The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches. | [noun] Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc. | [noun] A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree. LOGY (8) [adjective] Slow to respond or react; lethargic. | [noun] A term formed with the -logy suffix. LOIN (4) [noun] The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips | [noun] Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal LOLL (4) [verb] To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. | [verb] To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. | [verb] To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way. LONE (4) [adjective] Solitary; having no companion. | [adjective] Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship. | [adjective] Sole; being the only one of a type. LONG (5) [noun] A long vowel. | [noun] A long syllable. | [noun] A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. | [adverb] Over a great distance in space. | [verb] To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true) | [verb] To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to. | [noun] Longitude | [verb] To belong. LOOF (7) LOOK (8) LOOM (6) [noun] A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general. | [noun] A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making. | [noun] The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft. | [noun] Loon (bird of order Gaviiformes) | [noun] A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar. LOON (4) [noun] An idler, a lout. | [noun] A boy, a lad. | [noun] A harlot; mistress. | [noun] Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry. LOOP (6) [noun] A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. | [noun] The opening so formed. | [noun] A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself. | [verb] To form something into a loop. LOOS (4) [noun] A half-mask, particularly those velvet half-masks fashionable in the 17th century as a means of protecting women's complexion from the sun. | [noun] A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. | [noun] A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation. | [noun] Praise, fame, reputation. LOOT (4) [noun] A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks. | [noun] The act of plundering. | [noun] Plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city. LOPE (6) [noun] An easy pace with long strides. | [verb] To travel an easy pace with long strides. | [verb] To jump, leap. LOPS (6) [noun] That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree. | [verb] (usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone. | [verb] To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side. LORD (5) [noun] The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor | [noun] One possessing similar mastery over others; any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron) | [noun] One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~) LORE (4) [noun] All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience. | [noun] The backstory created around a fictional universe. | [noun] Workmanship. | [noun] The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians. | [verb] To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons. LORN (4) [adjective] Doomed; lost. | [adjective] Abandoned, forlorn, lonely. LORY (7) [noun] Any of various small, brightly coloured, parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae. LOSE (4) [verb] To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons. | [verb] To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from. | [verb] To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). | [noun] Fame, renown; praise. LOSS (4) [noun] The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. | [noun] The destruction or ruin of an object. | [noun] Something that has been destroyed or ruined. LOST (4) [verb] To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons. | [verb] To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from. | [verb] To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). LOTA (4) [noun] A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass. | [noun] A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another. LOTH (7) [adjective] Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. | [adjective] Angry, hostile. | [adjective] Loathsome, unpleasant. | [noun] A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce. LOTI (4) [noun] A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae. | [noun] A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India. | [noun] A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria. | [noun] The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender. LOTS (4) [noun] A large quantity or number; a great deal. | [noun] A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively. | [noun] One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items. LOUD (5) [noun] A loud sound or part of a sound. | [noun] High-quality marijuana. | [adjective] (of a sound) Of great intensity. | [adverb] Loudly. LOUP (6) [noun] A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. LOUR (4) [noun] A frown, a scowl; an angry or sullen look. | [noun] Of the sky, the weather, etc.: a dark, gloomy, and threatening appearance. | [verb] To frown; to look sullen. LOUT (4) [noun] A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob. | [noun] A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. | [verb] To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. | [verb] To bend, bow, stoop. LOVE (7) [noun] Strong affection. | [noun] A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved. | [noun] A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings. | [verb] To praise; commend. | [noun] (racquet sports) Zero, no score. LOWE (7) [noun] A flame; fire; blaze. LOWN (7) LOWS (7) [noun] Something that is low; a low point. | [noun] The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period. | [noun] A depressed mood or situation. LUAU (4) [noun] An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. LUBE (6) [noun] Lubricant | [verb] To lubricate LUCE (6) [noun] The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown. LUCK (10) [noun] Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. | [noun] A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success. | [noun] Success. LUDE (5) LUES (4) [verb] To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver. LUFF (10) [noun] The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind. | [noun] The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. | [noun] The roundest part of a ship's bow. LUGE (5) [noun] A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. | [noun] The sport of racing on luges. | [noun] A piece of ice, bone or other material with a channel down which a (usually alcoholic) drink can be poured into someone's mouth. LUGS (5) [noun] The act of hauling or dragging. | [noun] That which is hauled or dragged. | [noun] Anything that moves slowly. LULL (4) [noun] A period of rest or soothing. | [noun] A period of reduced activity; a respite | [noun] A period without waves or wind. LULU (4) [noun] A remarkable person, object or idea. | [noun] A very attractive or alluring person. | [noun] A very bad mistake or error. LUMP (8) [noun] Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape. | [noun] A group, set, or unit. | [noun] A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful. LUMS (6) [noun] A chimney. | [noun] A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine. | [noun] A woody valley. LUNA (4) LUNE (4) [noun] A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. | [noun] A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles. | [noun] Anything crescent-shaped. | [noun] (hawking) A leash for a hawk. LUNG (5) [noun] A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. | [noun] (plural) Capacity for exercise or exertion; breath. | [noun] That which supplies oxygen or fresh air, such as trees, parklands, forest, etc., to a place. LUNK (8) [noun] A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead. LUNT (4) LUNY (7) LURE (4) [noun] Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure | [noun] An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish | [noun] A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk | [noun] A trumpet with long curved tube, used for calling cattle, etc. LURK (8) [noun] The act of lurking. | [noun] A swindle. | [verb] To remain concealed in order to ambush. LUSH (7) [adjective] Juicy, succulent. | [adjective] Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned; fertile. | [adjective] (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant. | [noun] Drunkard, sot, alcoholic. LUST (4) [noun] A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal. | [noun] A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual. | [noun] A delightful cause of joy, pleasure. LUTE (4) [noun] A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard. | [verb] To play on a lute, or as if on a lute. | [noun] Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight. LUTZ (13) [noun] A jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, rotates counterclockwise and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate. LUVS (7) LUXE (11) [noun] Luxury LWEI (7) [noun] A monetary unit of Angola used from 1975-1990, one hundredth of a kwanza. LYES (7) LYNX (14) [noun] Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx. LYRE (7) [noun] An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke. | [noun] A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical. | [noun] A composer of lyric poetry. LYSE (7) [verb] To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis. | [verb] To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis. MAIL (6) [noun] A bag or wallet. | [noun] A bag containing letters to be delivered by post. | [noun] The material conveyed by the postal service. | [noun] Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together. | [noun] An old French coin worth half a denier. MALE (6) [noun] One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. | [adjective] Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. | [adjective] Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.) MALL (6) [noun] A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. | [noun] An enclosed shopping centre. | [noun] An alley where the game of pall mall was played. MALM (8) [noun] A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone. | [noun] An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color. MALT (6) [noun] Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. | [noun] Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. | [noun] A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor. MARL (6) [noun] A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. | [verb] To cover with the earthy substance called marl. | [verb] To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding. MAUL (6) [noun] A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat. | [noun] A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier. | [verb] To handle someone or something in a rough way. MEAL (6) [noun] Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack). | [noun] Food served or eaten as a repast. | [noun] A time or an occasion. | [noun] The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour. | [noun] A speck or spot. MELD (7) [verb] To combine multiple similar objects into one | [noun] A combination of cards which is melded. | [verb] In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards. MELL (6) MELS (6) MELT (6) [noun] Molten material, the product of melting. | [noun] The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state. | [noun] The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions. MERL (6) [noun] The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula. | [noun] Any blackbird. | [noun] A type of mottled colouration on dogs. MEWL (9) [noun] A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling. | [verb] To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine. MILD (7) [noun] A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale | [adjective] Gentle and not easily angered. | [adjective] (of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict. MILE (6) [noun] The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. | [noun] Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values. | [noun] Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet. MILK (10) [noun] A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt. | [noun] A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk. | [noun] An individual serving of milk. | [verb] To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow). MILL (6) [noun] A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. | [noun] The building housing such a grinding apparatus. | [noun] A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process. | [noun] An obsolete coin worth one thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent. | [noun] An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries. | [noun] A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games. | [noun] (trading card games) Discarding a card from one's deck. MILO (6) [noun] Sorghum MILS (6) [noun] An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries. | [noun] A unit of measurement equal to 1⁄1000 of an inch, usually used for thin objects, such as sheets of plastic. | [noun] A former subdivision (1/1000) of the Maltese lira MILT (6) [noun] The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food. | [noun] The semen of a male fish. | [verb] To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt. MOIL (6) [noun] Hard work. | [noun] Confusion, turmoil. | [noun] A spot; a defilement. | [noun] The glass circling the tip of a blowpipe or punty, such as the residual glass after detaching a blown vessel, or the lower part of a gather. MOLA (6) [noun] A traditional textile art form of the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia, consisting of cloth panels to be worn on clothing, featuring complex designs made with multiple layers of cloth in a reverse appliqué technique. | [noun] A sunfish, Mola mola. MOLD (7) [noun] A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. | [noun] A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped. | [noun] Something that is made in or shaped on a mold. | [noun] A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air. | [noun] Loose friable soil, rich in humus and fit for planting. MOLE (6) [noun] A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy. | [noun] Any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family Talpidae. | [noun] Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole rats. | [noun] A moll, a bitch, a slut. | [noun] A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water. | [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.) as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12. Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. | [noun] A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum. | [noun] One of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America, especially the sauce which contains chocolate and which is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts. MOLL (6) [noun] A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. | [noun] A prostitute or woman with loose sexual morals. | [noun] Bitch, slut; an insulting epithet applied to a female. | [adjective] Minor; in the minor mode MOLS (6) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.) as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12. Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. MOLT (6) [noun] The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. | [noun] The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting. | [verb] To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one. | [verb] To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. MOLY (9) [noun] A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe. | [noun] Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly. | [noun] Molybdenum MOOL (6) MULE (6) [noun] The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. | [noun] The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals. | [noun] A hybrid plant. | [noun] A shoe that has no fitting or strap around the heel, but which covers the foot. MULL (6) [noun] A thin, soft muslin. | [noun] Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking. | [noun] A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers. | [noun] A promontory. | [noun] Dirt; rubbish NAIL (4) [noun] The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. | [noun] The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera. | [noun] The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds. | [verb] To fix (an object) to another object using a nail. NILL (4) NILS (4) [noun] Nothing; zero. NOEL (4) [noun] Christmas | [noun] A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. NOIL (4) [noun] A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns. Sometimes it is referred to as 'Raw Silk', although this is somewhat of a misnomer. NOLO (4) NURL (4) OBOL (6) [noun] A silver coin of Ancient Greece. | [noun] A weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma. ODYL (8) OGLE (5) [noun] An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare. | [noun] (usually in the plural) An eye. | [verb] To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. OILS (4) [noun] Liquid fat. | [noun] Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant. | [noun] An oil painting. OILY (7) [noun] A marble with an oily lustre. | [noun] (in the plural) Oilskins. (waterproof garment) | [adjective] Relating to or resembling oil. OLDS (5) [noun] Parents | [noun] Information that is no longer new. OLDY (8) OLEA (4) OLEO (4) [noun] The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine. | [noun] Margarine OLES (4) OLIO (4) [noun] A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. | [noun] A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch. | [noun] A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany. OLLA (4) ONLY (7) [noun] An only child. | [adjective] Alone in a category. | [adjective] Singularly superior; the best. OPAL (6) [noun] A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. | [noun] A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA." | [noun] Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena. ORAL (4) [noun] A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class. | [noun] A physical examination of the mouth. | [noun] Oral sex. ORLE (4) [noun] A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge | [noun] The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse | [noun] A fillet under the ovolo of a capital OVAL (7) [noun] An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. | [noun] A thing having such a shape, such as an arena. | [noun] In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point. OWLS (7) [noun] Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. | [noun] (by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active. | [noun] The owl pigeon. PAIL (6) [noun] A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover). | [noun] (In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container. PALE (6) [noun] Paleness; pallor. | [verb] To turn pale; to lose colour. | [verb] To become insignificant. | [noun] A wooden stake; a picket. PALL (6) [noun] Senses relating to cloth. | [noun] Senses relating to clothing. | [verb] To cloak or cover with, or as if with, a pall. | [verb] To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull, to weaken. | [noun] A feeling of nausea caused by disgust or overindulgence. PALM (8) [noun] Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics. | [noun] A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. | [noun] (by extension) Triumph; victory. | [noun] The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. PALP (8) [noun] A pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in invertebrates; has a variety of functions but is often primarily used for predating. | [noun] A fleshy part of a fingertip. | [noun] Short for palpation. PALS (6) [noun] A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with. | [noun] An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way. | [verb] Be friends with, hang around with. PALY (9) [adjective] Vertically striped | [adjective] Pale; lacking colour PAWL (9) [noun] A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction. | [noun] A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets. | [verb] To stop with a pawl. PEAL (6) [noun] A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. | [noun] A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale. | [noun] The changes rung on a set of bells. | [noun] A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. PEEL (6) [noun] (usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. | [noun] The action of peeling away from a formation. | [noun] A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate. | [noun] A stake. | [noun] A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven. | [noun] An equal or match; a draw. | [verb] To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own). | [verb] To plunder; to pillage, rob. | [noun] A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. PELE (6) PELF (9) [noun] Money; riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired (compare lucre). PELT (6) [noun] A blow or stroke from something thrown. | [verb] To bombard, as with missiles. | [verb] To throw; to use as a missile. PIAL (6) PILE (6) [noun] A mass of things heaped together; a heap. | [noun] A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process. | [noun] A mass formed in layers. | [noun] A dart; an arrow. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A hemorrhoid. | [noun] Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.) PILI (6) PILL (6) [noun] A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. | [noun] (definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill. | [noun] A comical or entertaining person. | [noun] The peel or skin. | [noun] An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. PILY (9) PLAN (6) [noun] A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. | [noun] A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal. | [noun] A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation. PLAT (6) [noun] A plot of land; a lot. | [noun] A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document. | [noun] A plot, a scheme. | [noun] A braid; a plait (of hair, straw, etc.). | [adjective] (obsolete except Scotland) Flat; level; (by extension) frank, on the level. PLAY (9) [noun] Activity for amusement only, especially among the young. | [noun] Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills. | [noun] The conduct, or course, of a game. PLEA (6) [noun] An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty. | [noun] An excuse; an apology. | [noun] That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification. PLEB (8) [noun] A commoner, a member of the lower class of a society. | [noun] A common person, an unsophisticated or cultureless person. | [noun] (usually derogatory) A freshman cadet at a military academy. PLED (7) [verb] To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case. | [verb] To beg, beseech, or implore. | [verb] To offer by way of excuse. PLEW (9) [noun] Beaver pelt PLIE (6) [noun] A smooth and continuous bending of the knees PLOD (7) [noun] A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity. | [verb] To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over). | [verb] To trudge over or through. | [noun] A puddle. | [noun] (mildly, usually with "the") the police, police officers PLOP (8) [noun] A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. | [noun] Excrement; derived from the "plop" sound made when it hits water in a toilet. | [verb] To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid. PLOT (6) [noun] (authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. | [noun] An area or land used for building on or planting on. | [noun] A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device. PLOW (9) [noun] The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres. | [noun] A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. | [noun] The use of a plough; tillage. PLOY (9) [noun] A tactic, strategy, or gimmick. | [noun] Sport; frolic. | [noun] Employment. | [verb] To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision. PLUG (7) [noun] A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one. | [noun] Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole. | [noun] A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. PLUM (8) [noun] The fruit and its tree. | [noun] Extended senses. | [adjective] Of a dark bluish-red colour. | [verb] To plumb. PLUS (6) [noun] A positive quantity. | [noun] An asset or useful addition. | [noun] A plus sign: +. POLE (6) [noun] Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. | [noun] A type of basic fishing rod. | [noun] A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used. | [noun] Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object. POLL (6) [noun] A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. | [noun] A formal election. | [noun] A polling place (usually as plural, polling places) | [noun] A pet parrot. | [noun] (Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman. POLO (6) [noun] A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. | [noun] The ice polo, one of the ancestors of ice hockey; a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates. | [noun] A polo shirt. | [noun] A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands. | [noun] A dress shirt. POLS (6) [noun] A politician. POLY (9) [noun] Polytechnic. | [noun] Polyethylene (polythene). | [noun] Polyurethane | [noun] A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean. POOL (6) [noun] A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water. | [noun] A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle. | [noun] A supply of resources. | [noun] (game) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game. PULA (6) [noun] Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck. | [noun] The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe. PULE (6) [noun] A plaintive melancholy whine. | [verb] To whimper or whine. | [verb] To pipe or chirp. | [noun] A Serbian cheese made from donkey milk. PULI (6) [noun] One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. PULL (6) [noun] An act of pulling (applying force) | [noun] An attractive force which causes motion towards the source | [noun] Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope PULP (8) [noun] A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. | [noun] A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper. | [verb] To make or be made into pulp. PULS (6) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Afghan afghani. PURL (6) [noun] A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance. | [noun] The edge of lace trimmed with loops. | [noun] An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. | [noun] A heavy or headlong fall; an upset. | [noun] A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple. | [noun] Ale or beer spiced with wormwood or other bitter herbs, regarded as a tonic. | [noun] A tern. RAIL (4) [noun] A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. | [noun] The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad. | [noun] A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation. | [noun] Any of several birds in the family Rallidae. | [verb] To complain violently (against, about). | [noun] An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress. | [verb] (of a liquid) To gush, flow. RALE (4) [noun] (now chiefly in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema. REAL (4) [noun] A commodity; see realty. | [noun] (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages. | [noun] A real number. | [noun] Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies. | [noun] A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942. REEL (4) [noun] A shaky or unsteady gait. | [noun] A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel. | [noun] A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound. RELY (7) [verb] (with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend. RIAL (4) [noun] The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. | [noun] An old gold coin of England. RIEL (4) [noun] The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol: ៛ RILE (4) [verb] To make angry | [verb] To stir or move from a state of calm or order RILL (4) [noun] A very small brook; a streamlet. | [verb] To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream. | [noun] A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. ROIL (4) [verb] To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. | [verb] To annoy; to make someone angry. | [verb] To bubble, seethe. ROLE (4) [noun] A character or part played by a performer or actor. | [noun] The expected behaviour of an individual in a society. | [noun] The function or position of something. | [noun] An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment. ROLF (7) [verb] To apply the Rolfing massage technique to. ROLL (4) [noun] The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled. | [noun] A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble. | [noun] Something which rolls. | [noun] That which is rolled up. ROTL (4) RULE (4) [noun] A regulation, law, guideline. | [noun] A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure. | [noun] A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing. | [verb] To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over. | [noun] Revelry. RULY (7) [adjective] Pitiable; miserable. | [adverb] Pitiably; miserably. | [adjective] Neat and orderly. SAIL (4) [noun] A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes. | [noun] (nautical,uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance. | [noun] The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport. | [verb] To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power. SALE (4) [noun] A hall. | [noun] An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit. | [noun] (Short for discount sale) The sale of goods at reduced prices. SALL (4) SALP (6) [noun] Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae. SALS (4) [noun] Shorea robusta, a dipterocarpaceous tree. SALT (4) [noun] A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative. | [noun] One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid. | [noun] A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea. SAUL (4) SEAL (4) [noun] A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal. | [noun] A bearing representing a creature something like a walrus. | [verb] To hunt seals. | [noun] A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax. | [verb] To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls. SEEL (4) [adjective] Good; fortunate; opportune; happy. | [noun] Good fortune; happiness; bliss. | [noun] Opportunity; time; season. | [verb] To sew together the eyes of a young hawk. | [noun] The rolling or agitation of a ship in a storm. SELF (7) [noun] One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition. | [noun] The subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts. | [noun] An individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness (plural selves). SELL (4) [noun] An act of selling. | [noun] An easy task. | [noun] An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity. | [noun] A seat or stool. | [noun] A rope (usually for tying up cattle, but can also mean any sort of rope). SELS (4) SHUL (7) [noun] The synagogue. SIAL (4) [noun] The rocks rich in silicon and aluminum that form the upper layer of the earth's crust, which lies beneath all continental landmasses. SILD (5) [noun] Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine. SILK (8) [noun] A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). | [noun] A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. | [noun] Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes. SILL (4) [noun] (also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window. | [noun] A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing. | [noun] A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds. | [noun] A young herring. | [noun] The shaft or thill of a carriage. SILO (4) [noun] A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage. | [noun] From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain. | [noun] An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched. SILT (4) [noun] Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. | [noun] (by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport. | [noun] A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. SLAB (6) [noun] A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat. | [noun] A paving stone; a flagstone. | [noun] A carton containing 24 cans of beer. | [noun] Mud, sludge. | [noun] A car that has been modified with equipment such as loudspeakers, lights, special paint, hydraulics, and other accessories. SLAG (5) [noun] Waste material from a coal mine | [noun] Scum that forms on the surface of molten metal | [noun] Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders SLAM (6) [noun] A sudden impact or blow. | [noun] The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object. | [noun] A slam dunk. | [noun] A type of card game, also called ruff and honours. | [noun] A shambling fellow. SLAP (6) [noun] A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. | [noun] The sound of such a blow. | [noun] Makeup; cosmetics. SLAT (4) [noun] A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal. | [noun] (aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord line of the airfoil, affecting the angle of attack. Employed in conjunction with flaps to allow for a lower stall speed in the landing attitude, facilitating slow flight. | [noun] A ski. SLAW (7) [noun] Coleslaw. SLAY (7) [verb] To kill, murder. | [verb] To eradicate or stamp out. | [verb] (by extension) To defeat, overcome (in a competition or contest). SLED (5) [noun] A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills. (A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.) | [noun] A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice. (contrast "sleigh", which is larger) | [noun] A snowmobile. SLEW (7) [noun] The act, or process of slewing. | [noun] A device used for slewing. | [noun] A change of position. | [noun] A wet place; a river inlet. | [verb] To kill, murder. | [noun] A large amount. SLID (5) [verb] To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface | [verb] To move on a low-friction surface. | [verb] To drop down and skid into a base. SLIM (6) [noun] A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes. | [noun] A potato farl. | [noun] AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages. SLIP (6) [noun] A thin, slippery mix of clay and water. | [noun] Mud, slime. | [noun] A twig or shoot; a cutting. | [noun] An act or instance of slipping. SLIT (4) [noun] A narrow cut or opening; a slot. | [noun] The opening of the vagina. | [noun] A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute. SLOB (6) [noun] A lazy and slovenly person. | [noun] A lazy and obese person. SLOE (4) [noun] The small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). | [noun] The tree Prunus spinosa. | [noun] Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit. SLOG (5) [noun] A long, tedious walk, or session of work. | [noun] An aggressive shot played with little skill. | [verb] To walk slowly, encountering resistance. SLOP (6) [noun] A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A rubber thong sandal. | [noun] (in the plural) See slops. | [noun] Liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud. | [noun] (costers) A policeman. SLOT (4) [noun] A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc. | [noun] A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece. | [noun] An implement for baring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like. | [noun] A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it. SLOW (7) [noun] Someone who is slow; a sluggard. | [noun] A slow song. | [verb] To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of. SLUB (6) [noun] A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects. | [noun] Fabric fiber produced by slubbing. | [verb] To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning. SLUE (4) [noun] The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued. | [noun] A slough; a run or wet place. | [verb] To rotate something on an axis. SLUG (5) [noun] Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. | [noun] A slow, lazy person; a sluggard. | [noun] A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug. | [noun] A hard blow, usually with the fist. SLUM (6) [noun] A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. | [noun] Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game. | [verb] To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own. | [noun] Slumgullion; a meat-based stew SLUR (4) [noun] An insult or slight. | [noun] A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation. | [noun] The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie). SLUT (4) [noun] A sexually promiscuous woman or girl. | [noun] Any sexually promiscuous person, often a gay man. | [noun] Someone who seeks attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree. SOIL (4) [noun] A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth. | [noun] The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants. | [noun] The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics. | [noun] Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes. | [noun] A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted. | [verb] To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food. SOLA (4) [noun] A wild plant found in Bengal and Assam, Aeschynomene aspera, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artefacts. SOLD (5) [verb] (ditransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. | [verb] To be sold. | [verb] To promote a product or service. | [noun] Salary; military pay SOLE (4) [noun] A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall. | [noun] A pond or pool; a dirty pond of standing water. | [verb] To pull by the ears; to pull about; haul; lug. | [adjective] Only | [noun] The bottom or plantar surface of the foot. SOLI (4) [noun] A piece of music for one performer. | [noun] A job or performance done by one person alone. | [noun] (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner SOLO (4) [noun] A piece of music for one performer. | [noun] A job or performance done by one person alone. | [noun] (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner SOLS (4) [noun] A solar day on Mars (equivalent to 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds). | [noun] A Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value. | [noun] A type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid. SOUL (4) [noun] The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality. Often believed to live on after the person's death. | [noun] The spirit or essence of anything. | [noun] Life, energy, vigor. | [verb] To afford suitable sustenance. SULK (8) [noun] A state of sulking. | [verb] To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. | [noun] A furrow. SULU (4) [noun] An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji. SYLI (7) TAEL (4) [noun] Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams. | [noun] Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver. | [noun] Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms TAIL (4) [noun] The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. | [noun] An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails. | [noun] The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything. | [noun] Limitation of inheritance to certain heirs. TALA (4) [noun] The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene. | [noun] A rhythmic pattern in Indian music. TALC (6) [noun] Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic. | [noun] A microscope slide made of a plate of mica, generally in use from the start of modern microscopy until the early nineteenth century, after which glass slides became the standard medium. | [noun] A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses. TALE (4) [noun] An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie. | [noun] A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. | [noun] A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration. | [verb] To speak; discourse; tell tales. | [noun] Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams. TALI (4) [noun] The bone of the ankle. TALK (8) [verb] To communicate, usually by means of speech. | [verb] To discuss; to talk about. | [verb] To speak (a certain language). | [noun] A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal. TALL (4) [noun] (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall. | [adjective] (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. | [adjective] (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high. TEAL (4) [noun] Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks. | [noun] A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan. | [adjective] Having a bluish-green colour TEEL (4) TELA (4) TELE (4) [noun] Television. | [noun] A television set. | [noun] A hotel or motel. TELL (4) [noun] A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold. | [noun] That which is told; a tale or account. | [noun] A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper. | [noun] A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements. TELS (4) TILE (4) [noun] A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. | [noun] A rectangular graphic. | [noun] Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. | [verb] To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. TILL (4) [preposition] Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). | [preposition] To, up to (physically). | [preposition] To make it possible that. | [noun] A cash register. | [verb] To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.). | [noun] Glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders | [noun] A vetch; a tare. TILS (4) TILT (4) [noun] A slope or inclination. | [noun] The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc. | [noun] The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this. | [noun] A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc. TIRL (4) TOIL (4) [noun] Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. | [noun] Trouble, strife. | [noun] (usually in plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey. TOLA (4) TOLD (5) [verb] (archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate. | [verb] To narrate. | [verb] To convey by speech; to say. TOLE (4) [noun] A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded | [noun] Tola (unit of mass) | [verb] To entice; to allure or attract. | [noun] A portion of grain paid to the miller who grinds it. TOLL (4) [noun] Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. | [noun] A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc. | [noun] A fee for using any kind of material processing service. | [noun] The act or sound of tolling | [verb] To draw; pull; tug; drag. | [verb] To take away; to vacate; to annul. TOLU (4) [noun] The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery. TOOL (4) [noun] A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. | [noun] Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade. | [noun] Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means. TULE (4) [noun] Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus | [noun] A type of chinook salmon which spawns in the Columbia River basin UGLY (8) [noun] Ugliness. | [noun] An ugly person or thing. | [noun] A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet. ULAN (4) ULNA (4) [noun] The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. ULUS (4) [noun] An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women. | [noun] Anglicized spelling of ʻulu (Hawaiian for breadfruit) | [noun] An administrative division of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, similar to райо́н in Russia proper. ULVA (7) VAIL (7) [noun] Profit; return; proceeds. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale. | [noun] Submission. | [noun] Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. VALE (7) [noun] A valley. | [interjection] (usually seen in obituaries) Farewell. VEAL (7) [noun] The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. VEIL (7) [noun] Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. | [noun] A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. | [noun] The calyptra of mosses. VELA (7) [noun] A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as: | [noun] An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus. VELD (8) [noun] The open pasture land or grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries. VIAL (7) [noun] A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical. | [verb] To put or keep in, or as in, a vial. VILE (7) [adjective] Morally low; base; despicable. | [adjective] Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid. VILL (7) [noun] The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish. | [noun] A villa; a country residence. | [verb] (now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something). VIOL (7) [noun] A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold. | [verb] To play the viol. VIRL (7) VOLE (7) [noun] Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. | [noun] A deal in a card game, écarté, that draws all the tricks. | [verb] To win all the tricks by a vole. VOLT (7) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V | [noun] A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks. | [noun] A sudden movement to avoid a thrust. WAIL (7) [noun] A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. | [noun] Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl. | [noun] A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster. | [verb] To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt. WALE (7) [noun] A ridge or low barrier. | [noun] A raised rib in knit goods or fabric, especially corduroy. (As opposed to course). | [noun] The texture of a piece of fabric. | [noun] Something selected as being the best, preference; choice. WALK (11) [verb] To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. | [verb] To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty. | [verb] Of an object, to go missing or be stolen. | [noun] A trip made by walking. WALL (7) [noun] A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. | [noun] A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc. | [noun] Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure. | [verb] To boil. | [noun] A spring of water. | [noun] A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale. | [interjection] Used to acknowledge a statement or situation. WALY (10) WAUL (7) [verb] To wail, to cry plaintively. WAWL (10) WEAL (7) [noun] Wealth, riches. | [noun] Welfare, prosperity. | [noun] (by extension) Boon, benefit. | [noun] A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt. WEEL (7) [noun] A whirlpool. | [noun] A kind of trap for catching fish; a weely. | [verb] (now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something). WELD (8) [noun] A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye. | [noun] The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant. | [noun] The joint made by welding. | [verb] To wield. WELL (7) [adjective] In good health. | [adjective] Good, content. | [adjective] Prudent; good; well-advised. | [noun] A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. | [verb] To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring. WELT (7) [verb] To roll; revolve | [noun] A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal. | [noun] (shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling. | [verb] To decay. WILD (8) [noun] The undomesticated state of a wild animal | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) a wilderness | [verb] To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang. | [noun] A wood or forest WILE (7) [verb] To pass (time) idly. | [verb] To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass. | [verb] To loiter. WILL (7) [verb] (now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something). | [verb] (nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that). | [verb] (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action). | [noun] One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. | [verb] To wish, desire. WILT (7) [noun] The act of wilting or the state of being wilted. | [noun] Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting. | [verb] To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). | [verb] (now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something). WILY (10) [adjective] Sly, cunning, full of tricks WOLD (8) [noun] An unforested or deforested plain, a grassland, a moor. | [noun] A wood or forest, especially a wooded upland. | [adjective] Old. WOLF (10) [noun] The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) that are not dingoes or dogs. | [noun] A man who makes amorous advances to many women. | [noun] A wolf tone or wolf note. WOOL (7) [noun] The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. | [noun] A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep. | [noun] Anything with a texture like that of wool. WYLE (10) YALD (8) YAWL (10) [noun] A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. | [noun] A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post. | [verb] To cry out; to howl. YELD (8) YELK (11) YELL (7) [noun] A shout. | [noun] A phrase to be shouted. | [verb] Shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. | [adjective] Dry (of cow) YELP (9) [noun] An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance. | [noun] A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail. | [verb] To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise. YILL (7) YLEM (9) [noun] In the Big Bang theory, the hot and dense plasma which made up the cosmos at the time of recombination in an early stage of its expansion and cooling, when the first atoms formed and photons decoupled. The ylem is regarded as the source of the cosmic microwave background. YOLK (11) [noun] The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. | [noun] The grease in a sheep's fleece. YOWL (10) [noun] A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl. | [verb] Utter a yowl. | [verb] Express by yowling; utter with a yowl. YULE (7) [noun] Alternative letter-case form of Yule ZEAL (13) [noun] The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest. | [noun] A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion. | [noun] The collective noun for a group of zebras. ZILL (13)

AALII (5) ABELE (7) [noun] The white poplar (Populus alba). ABLER (7) [adjective] Easy to use. | [adjective] Suitable; competent. | [adjective] Liable to. ABLES (7) ABOIL (7) ACOLD (8) [adjective] Chilled or cold; affected by cold. | [adverb] In a cold manner; coldly. ACYLS (10) [noun] Plural of acyl, an organic chemical group derived from a carboxylic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group. ADDLE (7) [verb] (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. | [verb] (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen. | [noun] A foolish or dull-witted fellow. ADULT (6) [noun] A fully grown human or animal. | [noun] A person who has reached the legal age of majority. | [verb] To (cause to) be or become an adult. AFOUL (8) [adverb] (principally nautical) In a state of collision or entanglement. | [adverb] (with of) In a state of entanglement or conflict (with). AGILE (6) [adjective] Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move | [adjective] Characterised by quick motion | [adjective] Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams. AGLEE (6) [adjective] Awry; askew; in a crooked or slanted position. AGLET (6) [noun] The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying. | [noun] A catkin. | [noun] A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice. AGLEY (9) [adjective] Wrong; askew. | [adverb] Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly. AGLOW (9) [adjective] (sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant AHOLD (9) [verb] To grasp or hold onto something. | [noun] A grip or hold on something. AHULL (8) [adverb] On or toward the hull of a ship; in or toward the direction of the hull. AILED (6) [verb] To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.) | [verb] To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled. AIOLI (5) [noun] A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil. AISLE (5) [noun] A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. | [noun] A clear path through rows of seating. | [noun] A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale. AKELA (9) [noun] The leader of a pack of Cub Scouts. ALACK (11) [interjection] An expression of sorrow or mourning. ALAMO (7) ALAND (6) ALANE (5) [noun] A chemical compound, aluminum hydride (AlH₃), used as a reducing agent and rocket fuel. | [adjective] Solitary or alone (archaic/poetic usage). ALANG (6) ALANS (5) [noun] Plural of alan, a type of large hunting dog or mastiff, particularly those used in medieval times. | [noun] Members of a nomadic Iranian people who inhabited the Caucasus region. ALANT (5) ALARM (7) [noun] A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. | [noun] Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. | [noun] A sudden attack; disturbance. ALARY (8) [adjective] Relating to or resembling wings. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the axilla (armpit area). ALATE (5) [noun] A winged, reproductive form of several social insects. | [adjective] Having winglike extensions or parts; winged. | [adverb] Recently; lately; of late. ALBAS (7) [noun] A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn. | [noun] A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba. | [noun] A flower of the hybrid Rosa × alba. ALBUM (9) [noun] A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs. | [noun] A collection, especially of literary items | [noun] A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks ALCID (8) [noun] A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins. ALDER (6) [noun] Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family. | [noun] An alderman or alderwoman. ALDOL (6) [noun] Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position ALECS (7) [noun] An anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried. | [noun] A sauce made from alecs; alec sauce. ALEFS (8) ALEPH (10) [noun] The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀, Aramaic 𐡀, Syriac ܐ, Hebrew א and Arabic ا. ALERT (5) [noun] An alarm. | [noun] A notification of higher importance than an advisory. | [noun] A state of readiness for potential combat. | [verb] To give warning to. ALFAS (8) [noun] Plural of alfa, a type of grass (esparto) used for making paper and rope. ALGAE (6) [noun] Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. | [noun] Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth. | [noun] A particular kind of algae. ALGAL (6) [noun] An alga. | [adjective] Pertaining to, or like, algae ALGAS (6) ALGID (7) ALGIN (6) ALGOR (6) ALGUM (8) ALIAS (5) [noun] Another name; an assumed name. | [noun] A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. | [noun] An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks. ALIBI (7) [noun] The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed | [verb] To provide an alibi for. | [verb] To provide an excuse for. ALIEN (5) [noun] Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin. | [noun] A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration. | [noun] A foreigner residing in a country. ALIFS (8) ALIGN (6) [verb] To form a line; to fall into line. | [verb] To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line. | [verb] To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size. ALIKE (9) [adjective] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. | [adverb] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally. ALINE (5) [verb] To form a line; to fall into line. | [verb] To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line. | [verb] To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size. | [adverb] In line ALIST (5) ALIVE (8) [adjective] Having life; living; not dead | [adjective] In a state of action; in force or operation; existent | [adjective] Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy. ALIYA (8) ALKYD (13) [noun] A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings. ALKYL (12) [noun] Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. ALLAY (8) [noun] Alleviation; abatement; check. | [noun] An alloy. | [verb] To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. ALLEE (5) [noun] A tree-lined avenue, often particularly one that is part of a landscaped garden. ALLEY (8) [noun] A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. | [noun] The area between the outfielders. | [noun] An establishment where bowling is played. | [noun] A glass marble or taw. ALLOD (6) [noun] Allodium ALLOT (5) [verb] To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. | [verb] To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose. ALLOW (8) [verb] To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. | [verb] To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion. | [verb] To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct. ALLOY (8) [noun] A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal. | [noun] A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value. | [noun] An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc. | [verb] To mix or combine; often used of metals. ALLYL (8) [noun] (especially in combination) The univalent radical, CH2=CH-CH2-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard. ALMAH (10) ALMAS (7) ALMEH (10) ALMES (7) ALMUD (8) ALMUG (8) ALOES (5) [noun] (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. | [noun] A plant of the genus Aloe. | [noun] A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative. ALOFT (8) [adverb] At, to, or in the air or sky. | [adverb] Above, overhead, in a high place; up. | [adverb] In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging. ALOHA (8) [noun] Good wishes, love. | [noun] An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below). | [interjection] Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye. ALOIN (5) ALONE (5) [adjective] By oneself, solitary. | [adjective] Apart from, or exclusive of, others. | [adjective] Considered separately. ALONG (6) [adverb] In company; together. | [adverb] Onward, forward, with progressive action. | [preposition] By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. ALOOF (8) [adjective] Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish. | [adverb] At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. | [adverb] Without sympathy; unfavorably. ALOUD (6) [adjective] Spoken out loud. | [adverb] With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly. | [adverb] Audibly, as opposed to silently/quietly. ALPHA (10) [noun] The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. | [noun] Latin alpha | [noun] The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix. ALTAR (5) [noun] A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. | [noun] A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary. | [noun] Anything that is worshipped or sacrificed to. ALTER (5) [verb] To change the form or structure of. | [verb] To become different. | [verb] To tailor clothes to make them fit. | [noun] (especially in the plural) An identity or headmate of a person with dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder). | [noun] A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. ALTHO (8) ALTOS (5) [noun] A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. | [noun] A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part. | [noun] An alto saxophone ALULA (5) [noun] A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. | [noun] A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid ALUMS (7) [noun] An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O). | [noun] Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations. | [noun] (shortening) A past attendee or graduate (of either gender) of a college, university or other educational institution. ALWAY (11) [adverb] At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning. | [adverb] Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally). | [adverb] In any event. AMBLE (9) [noun] An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll. | [noun] An easy gait, especially that of a horse. | [verb] To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely. AMOLE (7) [noun] Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as soap | [noun] Other Mexican and North American plants used as soap AMPLE (9) [adjective] Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. | [adjective] Fully sufficient; abundant; plenty | [adjective] Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive AMPLY (12) [adverb] In an ample manner. AMPUL (9) [noun] A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection. | [noun] An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel. | [noun] A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil. AMYLS (10) [noun] Plural of amyl, a univalent radical derived from pentane, commonly used in chemistry and organic compounds. ANELE (5) [verb] To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil. ANGEL (6) [noun] An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes. | [noun] (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues. | [noun] A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness. | [noun] A person who has Angelman syndrome. ANGLE (6) [noun] A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). | [noun] The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere. | [noun] A corner where two walls intersect. | [noun] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. ANILE (5) [adjective] Of, relating to, or resembling an old woman; showing the weakness or senility of old age. ANILS (5) [noun] Plural of anil, a West Indian shrub from which indigo dye is obtained. | [noun] The indigo dye itself extracted from the anil plant. ANKLE (9) [noun] The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. | [verb] To walk. | [verb] To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution. ANLAS (5) ANNAL (5) [noun] The record of a single event or item. ANNUL (5) [verb] To formally revoke the validity of. | [verb] To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid. ANOLE (5) [noun] Any of the Anolis genus of arboreal American lizards (such as the American chameleon) from the iguana family which feature a brightly colored dewlap and color-changing ability. ANVIL (8) [noun] A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. | [noun] An incus bone in the middle ear. | [noun] A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails. APPAL (9) [verb] To fill with horror; to dismay. | [verb] To make pale; to blanch. | [verb] To weaken; to reduce in strength APPEL (9) [noun] A stamp of the foot in fencing to signal readiness or to distract an opponent. APPLE (9) [noun] A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates. | [noun] Any of various tree-borne fruits or vegetables especially considered as resembling an apple; also (with qualifying words) used to form the names of other specific fruits such as custard apple, rose apple, thorn apple etc. | [noun] The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, eaten by Adam and Eve according to post-Biblical Christian tradition; the forbidden fruit. APPLY (12) [verb] To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) | [verb] To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case | [verb] To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative | [adjective] Resembling apples, apple-like. APTLY (10) [adverb] In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; appropriately AREAL (5) [adjective] Relating to or denoting an area or surface. | [noun] A unit of metric land area equal to 100 square meters. ARGAL (6) [noun] A crust of tartar formed during the fermentation of wine. | [adverb] Therefore; consequently (archaic). ARGIL (6) [noun] Potter's clay. ARGLE (6) ARGOL (6) [noun] Potassium tartrate ARIEL (5) [noun] A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia. ARILS (5) [noun] A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates. ARLES (5) [noun] Earnest money or a deposit given as a pledge to secure a bargain or contract. ARTAL (5) [noun] A unit of weight used in some Muslim countries, typically equal to about 2.8 pounds or roughly 1.3 kilograms. ARTEL (5) [noun] A Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective. ARVAL (8) [adjective] Relating to plowed land or fields; of or pertaining to arable land. ARYLS (8) [noun] Plural of aryl; chemical groups derived from aromatic hydrocarbons by removal of one hydrogen atom. ASYLA (8) [noun] Plural of asylum, referring to places of refuge or institutions for the care of people with mental illness or other conditions. ATILT (5) [adjective] At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. | [adverb] At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over. | [adverb] Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust). ATLAS (5) [noun] A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text. | [noun] A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject. | [noun] (especially of the human body) A detailed visual conspectus of something of great and multi-faceted complexity, with its elements splayed so as to be presented in as discrete a manner as possible whilst retaining a realistic view of the whole. | [noun] A rich satin fabric. ATOLL (5) [noun] A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls AULIC (7) [adjective] Relating to a royal court or palace; characteristic of a court. AURAL (5) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the ear. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to sound. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to an aura. AVAIL (8) [noun] Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). | [noun] Proceeds; profits from business transactions. | [noun] An advertising slot or package. AWFUL (11) [adjective] Very bad. | [adjective] Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively. | [adjective] Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible. AWOLS (8) [noun] Plural of AWOL; instances of absence without leave from military duty or obligation. AXELS (12) [noun] A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air. AXIAL (12) [noun] A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds. | [noun] A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth. | [adjective] Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis AXILE (12) [adjective] Relating to or situated on an axis. AXILS (12) [noun] The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. AXLED (13) [adjective] Having an axle or axles; equipped with an axle. AXLES (12) [noun] Shoulder. | [noun] The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. | [noun] A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. AZLON (14) [noun] A synthetic fiber made from cellulose, used in textiles and clothing. AZOLE (14) [noun] A five-membered aromatic heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen atoms, used in various organic compounds and fungicides. BAALS (7) [noun] Plural of baal, referring to false gods or idols in ancient Semitic religions, or used more broadly to mean any false god or object of worship. BABEL (9) [noun] A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. | [noun] A place or scene of noise and confusion. | [noun] A tall, looming structure. BABUL (9) [noun] A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica. BADLY (11) [adjective] Ill, unwell. | [adverb] In a bad manner. | [adverb] Very much; to a great degree. BAGEL (8) [noun] A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked. | [noun] A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero). | [noun] An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man. BAILS (7) [noun] Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. | [noun] Release from imprisonment on payment of such money. | [noun] The person providing such payment. BALAS (7) [noun] A type of spinel gemstone, typically red or pink in color, valued as a precious stone. BALDS (8) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bald," meaning to become bald or to make bald. | [noun] Plural of "bald," referring to bald people or things. BALDY (11) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) Someone who is bald. BALED (8) [verb] To remove water from a boat with buckets etc. BALER (7) [noun] A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton. | [noun] A person who creates bales, either by operating or feeding such a machine, or by creating the bales by hand. BALES (7) [noun] A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire. | [noun] A funeral pyre. | [noun] A beacon-fire. BALKS (11) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BALKY (14) [adjective] Refusing to proceed or cooperate. BALLS (7) [noun] A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. | [noun] A round or ellipsoidal object. | [noun] (mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle. BALLY (10) [adjective] Bloody (used as a mild intensifier). | [adverb] Very. | [noun] A balaclava. BALMS (9) [noun] Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. | [noun] A plant or tree yielding such substance. | [noun] Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one. BALMY (12) [adjective] Producing balm. | [adjective] Soothing or fragrant. | [adjective] Mild and pleasant. BALSA (7) [noun] A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight. | [noun] The wood of this tree. | [noun] A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America. BANAL (7) [adjective] Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. | [adjective] (history) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service. BASAL (7) [noun] Base, bottom, minimum | [noun] Any basal structure or part | [adjective] Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin. BASIL (7) [noun] A plant (Ocimum basilicum). | [noun] The leaves of this plant used as a herb. | [noun] Any other species in the genus Ocimum. | [noun] The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away. | [noun] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. BAULK (11) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BAWLS (10) [verb] To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. | [verb] To wail; to give out a blaring cry. BEDEL (8) [noun] An administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students. BELAY (10) [noun] The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection. | [noun] The object to which a rope is secured. | [noun] A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner. BELCH (12) [noun] The sound one makes when belching. | [noun] Malt liquor. | [verb] To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. BELGA (8) [noun] A monetary unit of Belgium, equal to one hundredth of a franc. BELIE (7) [verb] To lie around; encompass. | [verb] (of an army) To surround; beleaguer. | [verb] To tell lies about. BELLE (7) [noun] An attractive woman. BELLS (7) [noun] A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. | [noun] The sounding of a bell as a signal. | [noun] A telephone call. BELLY (10) [noun] The abdomen, especially a fat one. | [noun] The stomach. | [noun] The womb. BELOW (10) [adverb] In a lower place. | [adverb] On a lower storey. | [adverb] Further down. BELTS (7) [noun] A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. | [noun] A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. | [noun] A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. BERYL (10) [noun] A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone. | [noun] An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl. | [noun] A dull blueish green colour. BETEL (7) [noun] Either of two plants often used in combination: | [noun] A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan. BEVEL (10) [noun] An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. | [noun] An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square. | [verb] To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer. BEZEL (16) [noun] The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool. | [noun] The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting. | [noun] The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set; the collet. BEZIL (16) [noun] The slanted edge or face of a gem or precious stone, typically at the sides or back of a stone in a setting. | [noun] A groove or channel cut into a surface at an angle. BIALI (7) [noun] A roll of bread similar to a bagel but flatter and with a depression in the center instead of a hole, typically topped with onions and poppy seeds. BIALY (10) [noun] A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle. BIBLE (9) [noun] An exemplar of the Bible. | [noun] A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible). | [noun] (at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments. BIELD (8) [noun] Shelter or protection from wind or weather. | [verb] To shelter or protect from the elements. BIGLY (11) [adverb] In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale. | [adverb] Strongly, with great force. | [adverb] In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously. | [adjective] Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing. BILBO (9) [noun] A device for punishment. See bilboes. | [noun] A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao. BILES (7) [noun] Plural of bile, a bitter yellowish-green fluid secreted by the liver. | [verb] Third person singular of "bile," though rarely used as a verb in standard English. BILGE (8) [noun] The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. | [noun] The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates. | [noun] The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water. BILGY (11) BILKS (11) [verb] To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage. | [verb] To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone). | [verb] To evade, elude. BILLS (7) [noun] Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. | [noun] A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. | [noun] Somebody armed with a bill; a billman. BILLY (10) [noun] A billy club. | [noun] A billy goat. | [noun] A good friend. BINAL (7) BIRLE (7) [verb] To spin or rotate a log in water. | [verb] To pour drinks, especially whiskey. BIRLS (7) [noun] A girl of boyish appearance. BLABS (9) [verb] To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. BLACK (13) [noun] The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. | [noun] A black dye or pigment. | [noun] A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment. BLADE (8) [noun] The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade/sword. | [noun] The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc. | [noun] The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal. BLAHS (10) [noun] Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. | [noun] (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. BLAIN (7) [noun] A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch. BLAME (9) [noun] Censure. | [noun] Culpability for something negative or undesirable. | [noun] Responsibility for something meriting censure. | [verb] To censure (someone or something); to criticize. BLAMS (9) [noun] Plural of blam, an onomatopoeia representing a loud explosive sound. | [verb] Third person singular of blam, meaning to make a loud explosive sound or to strike forcefully. BLAND (8) [adjective] Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. | [adjective] Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor. | [adjective] Lacking interest; boring; dull. | [verb] To mix; blend; mingle. | [noun] Mixture; union. BLANK (11) [noun] A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence . | [noun] A nonplus . | [noun] The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim . BLARE (7) [noun] A loud sound. | [noun] Dazzling, often garish, brilliance. | [verb] To make a loud sound. BLASE (7) [adjective] Unimpressed with something because of over-familiarity. BLAST (7) [noun] A violent gust of wind. | [noun] A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc. | [noun] A hit from a pipe. | [verb] To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din. | [noun] An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast). | [verb] To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). BLATE (7) [verb] To bleat or cry out like a sheep or goat. | [verb] To expose or reveal something. BLATS (7) [verb] To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat. | [verb] To make a senseless noise. | [verb] To talk inconsiderately. BLAWN (10) [verb] Past participle of blow, especially in Scottish or dialectal English. | [adjective] Blown or swollen. BLAWS (10) [noun] Plural of blaw, a Scottish word meaning to blow or blast. | [verb] Third person singular of blaw, meaning to blow or blast in Scottish dialect. BLAZE (16) [noun] A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. | [noun] Intense, direct light accompanied with heat. | [noun] The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face. | [verb] To be on fire, especially producing bright flames. | [noun] Publication; the act of spreading widely by report BLEAK (11) [adjective] Without color; pale; pallid. | [adjective] Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. | [adjective] Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. | [noun] A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae. BLEAR (7) [adjective] (of eyes or vision) Dim, unclear from water or rheum. | [adjective] Causing or caused by dimness of sight. | [verb] To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes. BLEAT (7) [noun] The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat. | [verb] Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound. | [verb] Of a person, to complain. BLEBS (9) [noun] A bubble, such as in paint or glass. | [noun] A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid. | [noun] An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis. BLEED (8) [noun] An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia. | [noun] A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet). | [noun] (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended. BLEEP (9) [noun] A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device. | [noun] Something named by an explicit noun in the original, unedited version of the containing sentence. | [noun] A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock. BLEND (8) [noun] A mixture of two or more things. | [noun] A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word. | [verb] To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. BLENT (7) [verb] To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. | [verb] To be mingled or mixed. | [verb] To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain. BLESS (7) [verb] To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify. | [verb] To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify. | [verb] To invoke divine favor upon. | [interjection] Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement. BLEST (7) [adjective] Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing. | [adjective] A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs. | [adjective] Held in veneration; revered. BLETS (7) [verb] To undergo the process of overripening or decay, especially of fruit like medlars, to become soft and edible. BLIMP (11) [noun] An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container. | [noun] (by extension) Any large airborne inflatable. | [noun] An obese person. BLIMY (12) BLIND (8) [noun] A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. | [noun] A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc. | [noun] Any device intended to conceal or hide. BLINI (7) [noun] A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. BLINK (11) [noun] The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again. | [noun] The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes. | [noun] A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis. BLIPS (9) [verb] To emit one or more bleeps. | [verb] To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps. | [noun] A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen. BLISS (7) [noun] Perfect happiness BLITE (7) [noun] A plant of the amaranth family, also called strawberry blite, having small red berries. | [noun] Any of various plants with edible leaves, such as orache or spinach. BLITZ (16) [noun] A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz. | [noun] A swift and overwhelming attack or effort. | [noun] A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer. BLOAT (7) [noun] Distention of the abdomen from death. | [noun] Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant. | [noun] Wasteful use of space or other resources. BLOBS (9) [noun] Acronym of binary large object. (a data type that allows storage of binary data often of indeterminate length). | [noun] A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. | [noun] In astronomy, a large cloud of gas. In particular, an extended Lyman-Alpha blob is a huge body of gas that may be the precursor to a galaxy. BLOCK (13) [noun] A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | [noun] A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading. | [noun] A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets. BLOCS (9) [noun] A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. | [noun] A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union. BLOKE (11) [noun] A man, a fellow; an ordinary man, a man on the street. | [noun] A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner. | [noun] (A lower deck term for) the Captain or Executive Officer of a warship, with particular reference to discipline and punishment. BLOND (8) [noun] A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color. | [noun] A person with this hair color. | [verb] To color or dye blond BLOOD (8) [noun] A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods. | [noun] A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. | [noun] A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood). BLOOM (9) [noun] A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. | [noun] Flowers, collectively. | [noun] The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open. | [verb] To cause to blossom; to make flourish. | [noun] The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process. BLOOP (9) [noun] A low-pitched beeping sound. | [verb] To make a hit just beyond the infield. | [verb] To produce a low-pitched beeping sound. BLOTS (7) [noun] A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. | [noun] (by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. | [noun] A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier. BLOWN (10) [verb] To produce an air current. | [verb] To propel by an air current. | [verb] To be propelled by an air current. BLOWS (10) [noun] A strong wind. | [noun] A chance to catch one’s breath. | [noun] Cocaine. BLOWY (13) [noun] (sex) A blow job. | [noun] A blowfly, Lucilia cuprina. | [noun] The common toadfish, Tetractenos hamiltoni. BLUBS (9) [verb] To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval). | [verb] To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. BLUED (8) [verb] To make or become blue. | [verb] To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust. | [verb] (laundry) To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid) BLUER (7) [adjective] Of the colour blue. | [adjective] Depressed, melancholic, sad. | [adjective] Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame. | [noun] A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School. | [noun] The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this. BLUES (7) [noun] The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this. | [noun] A blue dye or pigment. | [noun] Any of several processes to protect metal against rust. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A feeling of sadness or depression. | [verb] To make or become blue. BLUET (7) [noun] Any of several different plants having blue flowers from several genera. | [noun] Common name for several small damselfly species, including the genera Coenagrion and Enallagma. BLUEY (10) [noun] The metal lead. | [noun] A bushman's blanket. | [noun] A collection of clothes and other belongings rolled up into a bundle for carrying; a swag. BLUFF (13) [noun] An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio. | [noun] An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does. | [noun] The card game poker. | [noun] A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. | [verb] To fluff, puff or swell up. BLUME (9) BLUNT (7) [noun] A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip. | [noun] A short needle with a strong point. | [noun] (smoking) A marijuana cigar. | [verb] To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. BLURB (9) [noun] A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes. | [verb] To write or quote in a blurb. | [verb] To supply with a blurb. BLURS (7) [noun] A smear, smudge or blot | [noun] Something that appears hazy or indistinct | [noun] A moral stain or blot. BLURT (7) [noun] An abrupt outburst. | [verb] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out. BLUSH (10) [noun] An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused by shame, modesty, etc. | [noun] A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red. | [noun] Feeling or appearance of optimism. | [noun] The collective noun for a group of boys. BLYPE (12) [noun] A thin layer or shred of skin that peels off, especially from sunburn. | [verb] To peel off in thin layers or shreds. BOGLE (8) [noun] A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear. BOILS (7) [noun] A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. | [noun] The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour. | [noun] A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood. BOLAR (7) [adjective] Of or relating to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey. BOLAS (7) [noun] A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs. | [noun] A sticky thread whirled around by certain spiders to catch prey. BOLDS (8) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bold," meaning to make something bold or to embolden. | [noun] Plural of "bold," referring to typeface styling that is darker and thicker than regular text. BOLES (7) [noun] The trunk or stem of a tree. | [noun] Any of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually coloured red by iron oxide, and composed essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more rarely of magnesia. | [noun] (colour) The shade of reddish brown which resembles this clay. BOLLS (7) [noun] The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. | [noun] An old dry measure equal to six bushels. BOLOS (7) [noun] A long, heavy, single-edged machete. | [noun] A type of punch; an uppercut. | [noun] A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship. BOLTS (7) [noun] A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. | [noun] A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. | [noun] A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. BOLUS (7) [noun] A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. | [noun] A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form. | [verb] To take a dose of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes. BORAL (7) BOTEL (7) [noun] A floating hotel; a boat that acts as a hotel BOULE (7) [noun] One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. | [noun] A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. | [noun] A round loaf of bread. | [noun] A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works. | [noun] A council of citizens in Ancient Greece BOWEL (10) [noun] A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. | [noun] (in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach. | [noun] (in the plural) The (deep) interior of something. BOWLS (10) [noun] A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. | [noun] As much as is held by a bowl. | [noun] A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl. BOYLA (10) BRAIL (7) [noun] A small rope used to truss up sails. | [noun] A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. | [noun] A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. BRAWL (10) [noun] A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved. | [verb] To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel. | [verb] To create a disturbance; to complain loudly. | [verb] To move to and fro, to quiver, to shake. | [noun] A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance. BRILL (7) [noun] A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus. | [adjective] Wonderful, amusing. Denotes approval of the noun it is applied to, comparable to "cool". BROIL (7) [noun] Food prepared by broiling. | [verb] To cook by direct, radiant heat. | [verb] To expose to great heat. | [noun] A brawl; a rowdy disturbance. BUBAL (9) [noun] An extinct subspecies of the hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus, which was formerly native to northern Africa. BUGLE (8) [noun] A horn used by hunters. | [noun] A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series | [noun] A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover, Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the genus Ajuga. | [noun] A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim | [noun] A sort of wild ox; a buffalo. BUHLS (10) [noun] Plural of buhl, a style of decorative inlaid woodwork using tortoiseshell and brass, popular in European furniture. BUILD (8) [noun] The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body. | [noun] Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. | [noun] Any structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, created by the player. BUILT (7) [verb] To form (something) by combining materials or parts. | [verb] To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process. | [verb] To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to. BULBS (9) [noun] Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. | [noun] A light bulb. | [noun] The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown. BULGE (8) [noun] Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure. | [noun] The bilge or protuberant part of a cask. | [noun] The bilge of a vessel. BULGY (11) [adjective] Having one or more bulges; bulging BULKS (11) [noun] Size, specifically, volume. | [noun] Any huge body or structure. | [noun] The major part of something. BULKY (14) [adjective] Being large in size, mass, or volume. | [adjective] Unwieldy. | [adjective] Having excess body mass, especially muscle. BULLA (7) [noun] A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion. | [noun] A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents. | [noun] In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss. | [noun] A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg. BULLS (7) [noun] An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. | [noun] A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age. | [noun] Any adult male bovine. BULLY (10) [noun] A person who is intentionally, physically, or emotionally cruel to others; especially to those who are weaker or have less power or privilege. | [noun] A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. | [noun] A hired thug. BURLS (7) [noun] A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. | [noun] Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth. | [noun] A knot or lump in thread or cloth. BURLY (10) [adjective] (usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular. | [adjective] (East End of London) Great, amazing, unbelievable. | [adjective] (surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both. | [adjective] Full of burls or knots; knotty. BUTLE (7) [verb] To serve as or perform the duties of a butler. BUTYL (10) [noun] Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. | [noun] A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene. BYLAW (13) [noun] A local custom or law of a settlement or district. | [noun] A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs. | [noun] A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business). BYRLS (10) [noun] Plural of byrl; a drinking custom where participants pass a drink around while standing on one leg, or a festive drinking bout. | [verb] Third person singular of byrl; to participate in such a drinking custom. CABAL (9) [noun] # A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose. | [noun] A secret plot. | [noun] An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism. CABLE (9) [noun] (material) A long object used to make a physical connection. | [noun] (communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables. | [noun] A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable. CALFS (10) [noun] Plural of calf, referring to young domestic cattle or the fleshy part of the leg below the knee. CALIF (10) [noun] The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual. CALIX (14) [noun] The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop. | [noun] Any of various cup-like structures. CALKS (11) [noun] A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping. | [noun] A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging | [verb] To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice. CALLA (7) [noun] A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. | [noun] The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica. CALLS (7) [noun] A telephone conversation. | [noun] A short visit, usually for social purposes. | [noun] A visit by a ship or boat to a port. CALMS (9) [noun] (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. | [noun] (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance. | [noun] A period of time without wind. CALVE (10) [verb] To give birth to a calf | [verb] To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf | [verb] To give birth to (a calf) CALYX (17) [noun] The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop. | [noun] Any of various cup-like structures. CAMEL (9) [noun] A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus. | [noun] A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown). | [noun] Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle. | [noun] A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones. CANAL (7) [noun] An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. | [noun] A tubular channel within the body. | [noun] One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars. CARLE (7) [noun] A man or fellow, especially a peasant or man of low social status; a churl or rustic man. CARLS (7) [noun] A rude, rustic man; a churl. | [noun] A stingy person; a niggard. CAROL (7) [noun] A small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study. | [noun] Hence, a partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library. CAULD (8) [noun] A cauldron or large pot, especially one used for cooking or heating water. | [adjective] Cold (Scottish dialect). CAULK (11) [noun] A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping. | [noun] A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging | [noun] Caulking. CAULS (7) [noun] A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen. | [noun] (often capitalized, used on maps) An entry to a mill lead taken from a burn or stream (a mill lead (or mill waterway) is generally smaller than a canal but moves a large volume of water). | [noun] A membrane. CAVIL (10) [noun] A petty or trivial objection or criticism. | [verb] To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons. CECAL (9) [adjective] Relating to or resembling a cecum, a pouch-like structure at the beginning of the large intestine. | [adjective] Ending in a blind pouch or closed end. CEILS (7) [verb] To line or finish (a surface, such as a wall), with plaster, stucco, thin boards, or similar. | [verb] To set a higher bound. CELEB (9) [noun] A celebrity; a famous person. CELLA (7) [noun] The central, enclosed part of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticos. CELLI (7) [noun] Plural of cello, a stringed musical instrument of the violin family. CELLO (7) [noun] A large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest C-G-D-A, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight. | [noun] Cellophane CELLS (7) [noun] A single-room dwelling for a hermit. | [noun] A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment. | [noun] A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person. CELOM (9) [noun] A fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum. CELTS (7) [noun] A prehistoric chisel-bladed tool. CEORL (7) [noun] An Anglo-Saxon churl. CHALK (14) [noun] A soft, white, powdery limestone. | [noun] A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard. | [noun] Tailor's chalk. CHELA (10) [noun] A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. | [noun] A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. CHIEL (10) [noun] A Scottish word for a child or young man. | [noun] A fellow or guy. CHILD (11) [noun] A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority) | [noun] (specifically) A female child, a girl. | [noun] (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; a son or daughter. | [verb] To give birth; to beget or procreate. CHILE (10) [noun] The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. | [noun] Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. | [noun] (Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer. | [noun] A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority) CHILI (10) [noun] The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. | [noun] Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. | [noun] (Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer. | [noun] A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef. CHILL (10) [noun] A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. | [noun] A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness. | [noun] An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold. CHOLO (10) [noun] A Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics. CHURL (10) [noun] A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf). | [noun] A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor. | [noun] A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard. CHYLE (13) [noun] A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine. CIBOL (9) CILIA (7) [noun] Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ. | [noun] A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors. | [noun] One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing. CIVIL (10) [adjective] Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. | [adjective] Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner. | [adjective] Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters. CLACH (12) [noun] A stone or rock, especially a large one; a boulder or cliff. | [noun] In Scottish, a stone used in the game of curling. CLACK (13) [noun] An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. | [noun] Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve. | [noun] Chatter; prattle. CLADE (8) [noun] A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species. | [noun] A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup. | [verb] To be part of a clade; to form a clade. CLADS (8) [verb] (past tense clad) To clothe. | [verb] (past tense clad or cladded) To cover (with insulation or another material); to surround, envelop. | [verb] (figuratively) To imbue (with a specified quality) CLAGS (8) [verb] To stick or adhere; to clog or become blocked. | [noun] Plural of clag, a sticky substance or adhesive. CLAIM (9) [noun] A demand of ownership made for something. | [noun] The thing claimed. | [noun] The right or ground of demanding. CLAMP (11) [noun] A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together. | [noun] An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc. | [noun] A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp. | [noun] A heavy footstep; a tramp. CLAMS (9) [noun] Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism. A device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust set. | [noun] A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. | [noun] Strong pincers or forceps. CLANG (8) [noun] A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other. | [noun] Quality of tone. | [noun] The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose. CLANK (11) [noun] A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal. | [verb] To make a clanking sound | [verb] To cause to sound with a clank. CLANS (7) [noun] A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief. | [noun] A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain | [noun] Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity. CLAPS (9) [noun] The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. | [noun] The explosive sound of thunder. | [noun] Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound. CLAPT (9) [verb] Past tense and past participle of "clap," meaning to applaud by striking palms together, or to move or strike suddenly and loudly. CLARO (7) [adjective] Clear or bright, especially in reference to cigars made from light-colored tobacco. | [interjection] Of course; certainly (used in Spanish but sometimes appears in English text). CLARY (10) [noun] Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) CLASH (10) [noun] A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects. | [noun] A skirmish, a hostile encounter. | [noun] A match; a game between two sides. CLASP (9) [noun] A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps. | [noun] (in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake. | [verb] To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly. CLASS (7) [noun] A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes. | [noun] A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes; upper class, middle class and working class. | [noun] The division of society into classes. CLAST (7) [noun] A fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit. CLAVE (10) [verb] To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. | [verb] To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. | [verb] To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. | [noun] A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave. CLAVI (10) [noun] Plural of clavis, a key or keylike structure, especially in anatomy or biology. CLAWS (10) [noun] A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. | [noun] A foot equipped with such. | [noun] The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod. CLAYS (10) [noun] A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. | [noun] An earth material with ductile qualities. | [noun] A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate. CLEAN (7) [noun] Removal of dirt. | [noun] The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders. | [verb] To remove dirt from a place or object. CLEAR (7) [noun] Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls. | [noun] The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game. | [noun] A person who is free from the influence of engrams. CLEAT (7) [noun] A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc. | [noun] A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components. | [noun] A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release. CLEEK (11) [noun] A golf club with an iron head and a long shaft, used for long-distance shots. | [noun] A large hook or crook. CLEFS (10) [noun] A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff CLEFT (10) [noun] An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting. | [noun] A piece made by splitting. | [noun] A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. | [verb] To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. CLEPE (9) [noun] A cry; an appeal; a call. | [verb] To give a call; cry out; appeal. | [verb] To call; call upon; cry out to. CLEPT (9) [verb] To give a call; cry out; appeal. | [verb] To call; call upon; cry out to. | [verb] To call to oneself; invite; summon. CLERK (11) [noun] One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. | [noun] A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs. | [noun] In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk). CLEWS (10) [noun] A roughly spherical mass or body. | [noun] A ball of thread or yarn. | [noun] Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue. CLICK (13) [noun] A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand. | [noun] An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure. | [noun] Sound made by a dolphin. | [noun] A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand. | [noun] A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. | [verb] To snatch. CLIFF (13) [noun] A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. | [noun] A point where something abruptly fails or decreases in value etc. | [noun] A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff CLIFT (10) CLIMB (11) [noun] An act of climbing. | [noun] The act of getting to somewhere more elevated. | [noun] An upwards struggle CLIME (9) [noun] A particular region defined by its weather or climate. | [noun] Climate. CLINE (7) [noun] A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species or other group. | [noun] Any graduated continuum. | [noun] (inversive geometry) A generalized circle. CLING (8) [noun] Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit. | [noun] Adherence; attachment; devotion | [verb] To hold very tightly, as to not fall off. | [verb] To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell. CLINK (11) [noun] The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. | [verb] To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another. | [verb] To rhyme. | [noun] A prison. | [verb] To clinch; to rivet. CLIPS (9) [noun] Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. | [noun] An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace. | [noun] An embrace. CLIPT (9) CLOAK (11) [noun] A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. | [noun] A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical. | [noun] That which conceals; a disguise or pretext. CLOCK (13) [noun] An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece. | [noun] The odometer of a motor vehicle. | [noun] An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules. | [noun] A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking. | [noun] A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius). | [verb] To make the sound of a hen; to cluck. CLODS (8) [noun] A lump of something, especially of earth or clay. | [noun] The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. | [noun] A stupid person; a dolt. CLOGS (8) [noun] A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel. | [noun] A blockage. | [noun] A shoe of any type. CLOMB (11) [verb] To ascend; rise; to go up. | [verb] To mount; to move upwards on. | [verb] To scale; to get to the top of something. CLOMP (11) [noun] The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly. | [verb] To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs. | [verb] To make some object hit something, thereby producing a clomping sound. CLONE (7) [noun] A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. | [noun] A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.http//www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2754 | [noun] A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it. CLONK (11) [noun] The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact. | [noun] A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait. | [verb] To make such a sound. CLONS (7) CLOOT (7) [noun] A cloth or piece of fabric, especially a patch or rag. | [noun] A lump or clot, particularly of blood or earth. CLOPS (9) [noun] The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground. | [noun] My Little Pony-themed pornography | [verb] To make this sound; to walk so as to make this sound. CLOSE (7) [noun] An end or conclusion. | [noun] The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. | [noun] A grapple in wrestling. | [noun] (chiefly Yorkshire) An enclosed field. CLOTH (10) [noun] A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. | [noun] Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards. | [noun] A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose. CLOTS (7) [noun] A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. | [noun] A solidified mass of any liquid. | [noun] A silly person. CLOUD (8) [noun] A rock; boulder; a hill. | [noun] A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. | [noun] Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass. CLOUR (7) CLOUT (7) [noun] Influence or effectiveness, especially political. | [noun] A blow with the hand. | [noun] A home run. | [verb] To form a clot or mass. CLOVE (10) [noun] A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. | [noun] A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice. | [noun] An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone. | [noun] Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic. | [verb] To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. | [noun] A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch CLOWN (10) [noun] A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig. | [noun] A person who acts in a silly fashion. | [noun] A stupid person. CLOYS (10) [verb] To fill up or choke up; to stop up. | [verb] To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate. | [verb] To fill to loathing; to surfeit. CLOZE (16) [noun] A test or exercise in which words are removed from a text and must be filled in by the reader. | [verb] To create or complete a cloze test. CLUBS (9) [noun] An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. | [noun] A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or plaything. | [noun] A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund. CLUCK (13) [noun] The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. | [noun] Any sound similar to this. | [noun] A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse. CLUED (8) [verb] To provide with a clue. | [verb] To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up"). CLUES (7) [noun] A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. | [noun] Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. | [noun] An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence. CLUMP (11) [noun] A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass. | [noun] A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair. | [noun] A dull thud. CLUNG (8) [verb] To hold very tightly, as to not fall off. | [verb] To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films. | [verb] To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing. CLUNK (11) [noun] A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. | [noun] The sound of liquid coming out of a bottle, etc.; a glucking sound. | [verb] To make such a sound COALA (7) COALS (7) [noun] A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. | [noun] A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English) | [noun] A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof. COALY (10) [adjective] Resembling, containing, or consisting of coal. COBLE (9) [noun] Small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland. COILS (7) [noun] Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. | [noun] Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped. | [noun] A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. COLAS (7) [noun] The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. | [noun] A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. | [noun] A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant. COLDS (8) [noun] A condition of low temperature. | [noun] (with 'the') A harsh place; a place of abandonment. | [noun] A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever. COLED (8) COLES (7) [noun] Cabbage. | [noun] Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed). | [noun] A stack or stook of hay. COLIC (9) [noun] Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). | [noun] A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms. | [adjective] Relating to the colon; colonic. COLIN (7) [noun] A young rabbit or hare. | [noun] A column or pillar. COLLY (10) [verb] To blacken with coal dust or soot; to make dark or dirty. COLOG (8) COLON (7) [noun] The punctuation mark ":". | [noun] The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon). | [noun] A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete. | [noun] Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus. | [noun] A husbandman. COLOR (7) [noun] The spectral composition of visible light | [noun] A subset thereof: | [noun] A paint. COLTS (7) [noun] A young male horse. | [noun] A young crane (bird). | [noun] A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice. COLZA (16) [noun] Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes. COMAL (9) [noun] A thin, griddle-like pan used in Mexican cooking for making tortillas and roasting foods. COOLS (7) [verb] To lose heat, to get colder. | [verb] To make cooler, less warm. | [verb] To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate. COOLY (10) [noun] A laborer or porter, especially in India or other Asian countries; an unskilled worker hired for manual labor. COPAL (9) [noun] A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea courbaril and Schinus terebinthifolia, used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink. CORAL (7) [noun] A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps. | [noun] A colony of marine polyps. | [noun] A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral. COULD (8) [verb] (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. | [verb] (modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to. | [verb] (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible. COWLS (10) [noun] A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it. | [noun] A mask that covers the majority of the head. | [noun] A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling. COXAL (14) [adjective] Relating to or located near the coxa (hip joint or the basal segment of an arthropod's leg). COYLY (13) [adverb] In a coy manner. CRAAL (7) CRAWL (10) [noun] The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops. | [noun] A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick. | [noun] A very slow pace. | [noun] A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish. CREEL (7) [noun] An osier basket, such as anglers use to hold fish. | [noun] A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule. | [verb] To place (fish) in a creel. CRUEL (7) [verb] To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success) | [verb] To violently provoke (a child) in the belief that this will make them more assertive. | [adjective] Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. | [noun] Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery. CULCH (12) [noun] The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves. | [verb] To prepare an oyster bed with such (culch) attachments. | [verb] To accumulate small household items of little value. CULET (7) [noun] The small flat facet at the bottom of a cut gemstone, especially a diamond. CULEX (14) [noun] Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease. CULLS (7) [noun] A selection. | [noun] An organised killing of selected animals. | [noun] (farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded. CULLY (10) [noun] A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person. | [noun] A companion. | [noun] A male client of a prostitute; a john, a gonk. CULMS (9) [noun] Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack. | [noun] Anthracite, especially when found in small masses | [noun] The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge CULPA (9) [noun] Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart. CULTI (7) CULTS (7) [noun] A group or sect of people with a deviant religious, philosophical or cultural identity, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members. | [noun] Devotion to a saint. | [noun] The veneration and religious rites given to a deity, esp. in a historical polytheistic context. CUPEL (9) [noun] A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead. | [verb] To refine by means of a cupel. CURLS (7) [noun] A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet. | [noun] A curved stroke or shape. | [noun] A spin making the trajectory of an object curve. CURLY (10) [noun] A person or animal with curly hair. | [adjective] Having curls. | [adjective] Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes) CYCLE (12) [noun] An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. | [noun] A complete rotation of anything. | [noun] A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence. CYCLO (12) [noun] A tuk-tuk. | [noun] A cycle rickshaw CYLIX (17) [noun] A shallow drinking cup with two handles used in ancient Greece, typically used for wine. CYMOL (12) [noun] A colorless liquid hydrocarbon derived from cumin oil or produced synthetically, used in perfumes and disinfectants. DAHLS (9) [noun] Plural of dahl, a type of lentil dish commonly served in Indian cuisine. | [noun] Plural of dahl, referring to split lentils used in cooking. DAILY (9) [noun] Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day. | [verb] To drive an automobile frequently, on a daily basis, for regular and mundane tasks. | [adjective] That occurs every day, or at least every working day | [adverb] Quotidianly, every day DALES (6) [noun] A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area. | [noun] A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump. DALLY (9) [verb] To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. | [verb] To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet | [verb] To delay unnecessarily; to while away. | [noun] Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping. DEALS (6) [noun] A division, a portion, a share. | [noun] (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good). | [noun] An act of dealing or sharing out. DEALT (6) [verb] To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share. | [verb] To administer or give out, as in small portions. | [verb] To distribute cards to the players in a game. DECAL (8) [noun] A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily. | [noun] A decorative sticker. | [verb] To apply decals to. DEDAL (7) DEILS (6) DELAY (9) [noun] A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. | [noun] An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay. | [verb] To put off until a later time; to defer. | [verb] To dilute, temper. DELED (7) [verb] (usually imperative) to delete DELES (6) [noun] A sign signifying deletion DELFS (9) [noun] Plural of delf; glazed earthenware or pottery, typically blue and white Dutch or English ware. | [noun] Earthenware or crockery in general. DELFT (9) [noun] A style of blue and white earthenware. | [noun] A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch. DELIS (6) [noun] A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. | [noun] Food sold at a delicatessen. DELLS (6) [noun] A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. | [noun] A young woman; a wench. DELLY (9) [noun] A delicatessen or deli counter where food items are sold. | [noun] Food or products sold at a delicatessen. DELTA (6) [noun] The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ. | [noun] A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water. | [noun] The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet. DELVE (9) [verb] To dig the ground, especially with a shovel. | [verb] To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out | [verb] To dig, to excavate. | [noun] A pit or den. DEVEL (9) DEVIL (9) [noun] An evil creature. | [noun] (with article) The chief devil; Satan. | [noun] A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior. DHALS (9) [noun] Plural of dhal, a dried legume commonly used in Indian cuisine, particularly lentils. | [noun] A dish made from cooked dhal served as a staple in Indian meals. DHOLE (9) [noun] An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus. DIALS (6) [noun] A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). | [noun] A clock face. | [noun] A sundial. DILDO (7) [noun] An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. | [noun] An idiot, a bore. | [noun] A columnar cactaceous plant of the West Indies (Pilosocereus royenii). | [interjection] A burden: a phrase or theme that recurs at the end of a verse of a folk song. DILLS (6) [noun] Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. | [noun] A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring | [noun] A fool. DILLY (9) [adjective] Redolent of dill (the herb). | [noun] Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual. | [noun] A dilly bag. | [noun] A kind of stagecoach. DIMLY (11) [adverb] In a dim manner. DIOLS (6) [noun] Any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups DIRLS (6) DOBLA (8) DOILY (9) [noun] A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food. | [noun] An old kind of woollen material. DOLCE (8) [noun] A soft-toned organ stop. DOLCI (8) DOLED (7) [verb] To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. DOLES (6) [verb] To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. DOLLS (6) [noun] A toy in the form of a human. | [noun] (sometimes offensive) An attractive young woman | [noun] A term of endearment: darling, sweetheart. DOLLY (9) [noun] A doll. | [noun] A contrivance for stirring: | [noun] A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet. | [adjective] Pretty; attractive. | [noun] An offering of fruit or flowers. DOLMA (8) [noun] Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices. DOLOR (6) [noun] Sorrow, grief, misery or anguish. | [noun] A unit of pain used to theoretically weigh people's outcomes. DOLTS (6) [noun] A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard. DOMAL (8) [adjective] Of or relating to a dome. | [adjective] In the shape of a dome. | [adjective] Of or relating to an astrological house. DOOLY (9) DOTAL (6) DOWEL (9) [noun] A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. | [noun] A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from. | [noun] A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it. DOYLY (12) DRAIL (6) [noun] A hook with a lead shank. | [noun] The piece of lead around the shank of such a hook. | [noun] The iron bow of a plough from which the traces draw. DRAWL (9) [noun] A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots. | [verb] To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently. | [verb] To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance. DRILL (6) [noun] A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece. | [noun] The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit. | [noun] An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence. | [noun] An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made. | [noun] A small trickling stream; a rill. | [verb] To entice or allure; to decoy; with on. | [noun] An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face. | [noun] A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave. DRILY (9) [adverb] In a dry manner DROLL (6) [noun] A funny person; a buffoon, a wag. | [verb] To jest, to joke. | [adjective] Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish. DROOL (6) [noun] Saliva trickling from the mouth. | [noun] Stupid talk. | [verb] To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food. DRYLY (12) [adverb] In a dry manner. DUALS (6) [noun] Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair. | [noun] Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces. | [noun] (grammar) dual number The grammatical number of a noun marking two of something (as in singular, dual, plural), sometimes referring to two of anything (a couple of, exactly two of), or a chirality-marked pair (as in left and right, as with gloves or shoes) or in some languages as a discourse marker, "between you and me". A few languages display trial number. DUCAL (8) [adjective] Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold. DUELS (6) [noun] Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. | [noun] Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat) | [noun] Any struggle between two contending persons, groups or ideas. DULIA (6) [noun] The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God. DULLS (6) [verb] To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp. | [verb] To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy. | [verb] To lose a sharp edge; to become dull. DULLY (9) [adverb] In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre. DULSE (6) [noun] A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. DUPLE (8) [adjective] Double. | [adjective] Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure. | [adjective] Having two beats in each foot. DURAL (6) DWELL (9) [noun] A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. | [noun] A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed. | [noun] A planned delay in a timed control program. DWELT (9) [verb] To live; to reside. | [verb] To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on). | [verb] To be in a given state. DYNEL (9) EAGLE (6) [noun] Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. | [noun] A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States. | [noun] A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I. EARLS (5) [noun] (nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts. EARLY (8) [noun] A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day. | [adjective] At a time in advance of the usual or expected event. | [adjective] Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time. EASEL (5) [noun] An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas. ECLAT (7) [noun] A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown. EDILE (6) ELAIN (5) ELAND (6) [noun] A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. ELANS (5) ELATE (5) [verb] To make joyful or proud. | [verb] To lift up; raise; elevate. | [adjective] Elated; exultant ELBOW (10) [noun] The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. | [noun] (by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent. | [noun] A detective. ELDER (6) [noun] An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community. | [noun] One who is older than another. | [noun] One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor. | [noun] A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries ELECT (7) [noun] One chosen or set apart. | [noun] In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation. | [verb] To choose or make a decision (to do something) ELEGY (9) [noun] A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. | [noun] A composition of mournful character. ELEMI (7) [noun] A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines. | [noun] A resin harvested from the elemi tree. ELFIN (8) [noun] An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. | [noun] A little urchin or child. | [noun] Any of the butterflies in the subgenus Incisalia of the North American lycaenid genus Callophrys. | [adjective] Relating to or resembling an elf or elves, especially in its tiny size or features. ELIDE (6) [verb] To leave out or omit (something). | [verb] To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable. | [verb] To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between. ELINT (5) ELITE (5) [noun] A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society. | [noun] Someone who is among the best at a certain task. | [adjective] Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. ELOIN (5) ELOPE (7) [verb] (of a married person) To run away from home with a paramour. | [verb] (of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement. | [verb] To run away from home (for any reason). ELUDE (6) [verb] To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill | [verb] To shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip | [verb] To escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to ELUTE (5) [verb] To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse. ELVER (8) [noun] A young eel. ELVES (8) [noun] A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy. | [noun] Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature. | [noun] Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar). ENOLS (5) ENROL (5) [verb] To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list | [verb] To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of | [verb] To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something) EQUAL (14) [noun] A person or thing of equal status to others. | [noun] State of being equal; equality. | [verb] To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to. ERVIL (8) ETHYL (11) [noun] The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. EVILS (8) [noun] Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. | [noun] Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief. | [noun] A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula). EXALT (12) [verb] To honor; to hold in high esteem. | [verb] To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate. | [verb] To elate, or fill with the joy of success. EXCEL (14) [verb] To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. | [verb] To be much better than others. | [verb] To exceed, to go beyond EXILE (12) [noun] The state of being banished from one's home or country. | [noun] Someone who is banished from their home or country. | [verb] To send into exile. EXPEL (14) [verb] To eject or erupt. | [verb] To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.). | [verb] To remove from membership. EXTOL (12) [verb] To praise; to make high. EXULT (12) [verb] To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph. FABLE (10) [noun] A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables. | [noun] Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk. | [noun] Fiction; untruth; falsehood. FAILS (8) [noun] Poor quality; substandard workmanship. | [noun] A failure (condition of being unsuccessful) | [noun] A failure (something incapable of success) FALLS (8) [noun] The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity. | [noun] A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc. | [noun] The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. FALSE (8) [noun] One of two options on a true-or-false test. | [adjective] Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. | [adjective] Based on factually incorrect premises. FARLE (8) FARLS (8) [noun] A quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake. | [noun] Any such cake or bread, now particularly used for Irish specialities as soda farls and potato farls. FATAL (8) [noun] A fatality; an event that leads to death. | [noun] A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate. | [adjective] Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny. FATLY (11) FAULD (9) FAULT (8) [noun] A defect; something that detracts from perfection. | [noun] A mistake or error. | [noun] A weakness of character; a failing. FECAL (10) [adjective] Of or relating to feces. FEELS (8) [adjective] Of or relating to the emotions. | [adjective] Characterised by emotion. | [adjective] Determined by emotion rather than reason. FELID (9) [noun] Any member of the cat family (Felidae). FELLA (8) [noun] (chiefly South US) used to address a male | [noun] A colleague or partner. | [noun] A companion; a comrade. FELLS (8) [noun] A cutting-down of timber. | [noun] The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down. | [noun] The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft. FELLY (11) [noun] The outer rim of a wheel, supported by the spokes. | [adverb] Fiercely, harshly. FELON (8) [noun] A person who has committed a felony. | [noun] A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony. | [noun] A wicked person. | [noun] A bacterial infection at the end of a finger or toe. FELTS (8) [verb] To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together. | [verb] To cover with, or as if with, felt. | [verb] To cause a player to lose all their chips. FERAL (8) [noun] A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans. | [noun] A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly. | [noun] A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle. FERLY (11) FETAL (8) [adjective] Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus. FEYLY (14) FIELD (9) [noun] A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country. | [noun] A wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals. | [noun] A place where competitive matches are carried out. FILAR (8) FILCH (13) [noun] Something which has been filched or stolen. | [noun] An act of filching; larceny, theft. | [noun] A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief. FILED (9) [verb] To commit (official papers) to some office. | [verb] To place in an archive in a logical place and order | [verb] To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer. FILER (8) FILES (8) [noun] A collection of papers collated and archived together. | [noun] A roll or list. | [noun] Course of thought; thread of narration. FILET (8) [noun] A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration. | [noun] A fine strip of any material, in various technical uses. | [noun] A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet. FILLE (8) FILLO (8) FILLS (8) [verb] To occupy fully, to take up all of. | [verb] To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full. | [verb] To enter (something), making it full. FILLY (11) [noun] A young female horse. | [noun] A young attractive female. FILMS (10) [noun] A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. | [noun] A medium used to capture images in a camera. | [noun] A movie. FILMY (13) [adjective] Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy | [adjective] Covered by (or as if by) a film; hazy FILOS (8) FILTH (11) [noun] Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles. | [noun] Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution. | [noun] (with definite article) The police. FILUM (10) FINAL (8) [noun] A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. | [noun] The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined. | [noun] A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.). FITLY (11) FJELD (16) FLABS (10) FLACK (14) [verb] To flutter; palpitate. | [verb] To hang loosely; flag. | [verb] To beat by flapping. | [noun] A publicist, a publicity agent. | [noun] Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. FLAGS (9) [noun] A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol. | [noun] An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites). | [noun] A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship. FLAIL (8) [noun] A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. | [noun] A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain. | [verb] To beat using a flail or similar implement. FLAIR (8) [noun] A natural or innate talent or aptitude. | [noun] Distinctive style or elegance. | [noun] Smell; odor. FLAKE (12) [noun] A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything | [noun] A scale of a fish or similar animal | [noun] A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone. | [noun] Dogfish. | [noun] Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. FLAKY (15) [adjective] Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. | [adjective] (of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans. | [adjective] (of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely to malfunction. FLAME (10) [noun] The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. | [noun] A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair. | [noun] Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger. FLAMS (10) [verb] To deceive with a falsehood. | [verb] (drumming) To play (notes as) a flam. FLAMY (13) FLANK (12) [noun] The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side. | [noun] A cut of meat from the flank of an animal. | [noun] The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc. FLANS (8) [noun] Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. (Compare quiche.) | [noun] (Belize) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries. | [noun] A coin die. (Compare planchet.) FLAPS (10) FLARE (8) [noun] A sudden bright light. | [noun] A source of brightly burning light or intense heat. | [noun] A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up. FLASH (11) [noun] A device that produces a short flash of light to help illuminate a scene, mostly for night-time or indoors photography. | [noun] A sudden, short, temporary burst of light. | [noun] A very short amount of time. | [noun] A pool. FLASK (12) [noun] A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc. | [noun] A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask. | [noun] Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base. FLATS (8) [noun] An area of level ground. | [noun] A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪). | [noun] A flat tyre/tire. FLAWS (11) [noun] A flake, fragment, or shiver. | [noun] A thin cake, as of ice. | [noun] A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion. FLAWY (14) FLAXY (18) FLAYS (11) [verb] To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). | [verb] To frighten; scare; terrify. | [verb] To be fear-stricken. FLEAM (10) FLEAS (8) [verb] To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). | [verb] To frighten; scare; terrify. | [verb] To be fear-stricken. FLECK (14) [noun] A flake | [noun] A lock, as of wool. | [noun] A small spot or streak; a speckle. FLEER (8) [noun] Mockery; derision | [verb] To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn | [verb] To grin with an air of civility; to leer. | [noun] One who flees FLEES (8) [verb] To run away; to escape. | [verb] To escape from. | [verb] To disappear quickly; to vanish. FLEET (8) [noun] A group of vessels or vehicles. | [noun] Any group of associated items. | [noun] A large, coordinated group of people. | [noun] An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek. | [verb] To float. | [noun] Floor; bottom; lower surface. FLESH (11) [noun] The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. | [noun] The skin of a human or animal. | [noun] (by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso. FLEWS (11) [noun] (chiefly plural) The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip. FLEYS (11) FLICK (14) [noun] A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. | [noun] A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. | [noun] A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. FLICS (10) [noun] A data file containing computer animations. | [noun] A French policeman. FLIED (9) [verb] To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb). FLIER (8) [noun] That which flies, as a bird or insect. | [noun] A machine that flies. | [noun] An airplane pilot. FLIES (8) [noun] The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung. | [noun] Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies. | [noun] (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges). FLING (9) [noun] An act of throwing, often violently. | [noun] An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance. | [noun] An act or period of unrestrained indulgence. | [verb] To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash. FLINT (8) [noun] A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck. | [noun] A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker. | [noun] A small cylinder of some other material of the same function in a cigarette lighter, etc. FLIPS (10) [noun] A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. | [noun] A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc. | [noun] A slingshot. FLIRT (8) [noun] A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion | [noun] Someone who flirts a lot or enjoys flirting; a flirtatious person. | [noun] An act of flirting. FLITE (8) FLITS (8) [noun] A fluttering or darting movement. | [noun] A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state. | [noun] A homosexual. FLOAT (8) [noun] A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid. | [noun] A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft. | [noun] A float board. FLOCK (14) [noun] A large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration. | [noun] A large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together. | [noun] Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd. | [noun] Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding. FLOCS (10) [noun] A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. FLOES (8) [noun] A low, flat mass of floating ice. FLOGS (9) [noun] A contemptible, often arrogant person. | [verb] To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment. | [verb] To use something to extreme; to abuse. FLONG (9) FLOOD (9) [noun] A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. | [noun] A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with. | [noun] The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb. FLOOR (8) [noun] The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. | [noun] Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground). | [noun] The lower inside surface of a hollow space. FLOPS (10) [noun] Any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation. | [noun] An incident of a certain type of fall; a plopping down. | [noun] A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry. FLORA (8) [noun] Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc. | [noun] A book describing the plants of a country, region, time, etc. | [noun] The microorganisms that inhabit some part of the body FLOSS (8) [noun] A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth. | [noun] Raw silk fibres. | [noun] The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans. | [noun] A small stream of water. FLOTA (8) FLOUR (8) [noun] Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. | [noun] The food made by grinding and bolting cleaned wheat (not durum or red durum) until it meets specified levels of fineness, dryness and freedom from bran and germ, also containing any of certain enzymes, ascorbic acid and certain bleaching agents. | [noun] Powder of other material. FLOUT (8) [noun] The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law. | [noun] A mockery or insult. | [verb] To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. FLOWN (11) [adjective] Suspended in the flies. | [verb] To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface. | [verb] To flee, to escape (from). FLOWS (11) [noun] A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts | [noun] The movement of a real or figurative fluid. | [noun] A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set. FLUBS (10) [noun] An error; a mistake in the performance of an action. | [verb] To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action. FLUED (9) FLUES (8) [noun] A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). | [noun] An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along. | [noun] A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this. FLUFF (14) [noun] Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. | [noun] Anything inconsequential or superficial. | [noun] A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines. FLUID (9) [noun] Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma. | [noun] A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas). | [noun] (specifically, typically in the plural) Intravenous fluids. FLUKE (12) [noun] A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated. | [verb] To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance. | [verb] To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way. | [noun] A flounder. | [noun] Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail. FLUKY (15) [adjective] Lucky | [adjective] Unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes FLUME (10) [noun] A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through. | [noun] An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids. | [verb] To transport (logs of wood) by floating them along a water-filled channel or trough. FLUMP (12) [noun] The dull sound so produced. | [noun] A type of large marshmallow. | [noun] (by extension) A fat out-of-shape person. FLUNG (9) [verb] To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash. | [verb] To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl. | [verb] To throw; to wince; to flounce. FLUNK (12) [verb] Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. | [verb] Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. | [verb] To shirk (a task or duty). FLUOR (8) FLUSH (11) [noun] A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc. | [verb] To cause to take flight from concealment. | [verb] To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover. | [adjective] Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out. | [noun] A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes. | [noun] A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit. FLUTE (8) [noun] A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin. | [noun] A recorder, also a woodwind instrument. | [noun] A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne. | [noun] A kind of flyboat; a storeship. FLUTY (11) [adjective] Resembling the sound of a flute. FLUYT (11) FLYBY (16) [noun] A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations. | [noun] A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade. | [noun] A brief visit. FLYER (11) [noun] That which flies, as a bird or insect. | [noun] A machine that flies. | [noun] An airplane pilot. FLYTE (11) FOALS (8) [noun] A young horse or related animal, especially just after birth or less than a year old. | [noun] A young boy who assisted the headsman by pushing or pulling the tub. | [verb] To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring. FOCAL (10) [adjective] Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus | [adjective] Limited to a small area FOILS (8) [noun] A very thin sheet of metal. | [noun] Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food. | [noun] A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant. FOLDS (9) [noun] An act of folding. | [noun] A bend or crease. | [noun] Any correct move in origami. FOLIA (8) [noun] A leaf, especially a thin leaf or plate. | [noun] A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches having a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop. FOLIO (8) [noun] A leaf of a book or manuscript | [noun] A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book. | [noun] A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages. FOLKS (12) [noun] A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation. | [noun] The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. | [noun] (plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents. | [noun] (California) Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States. FOLKY (15) [adjective] Having the character of folk music FOLLY (11) [noun] Foolishness. | [noun] Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence. | [noun] A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons. FOOLS (8) [noun] A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. | [noun] A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages). | [noun] Someone who derives pleasure from something specified. FOULS (8) [noun] A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball. | [noun] A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released the ball. | [noun] A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines. FOWLS (11) [noun] A bird. | [noun] A bird of the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant, partridges and quail. | [noun] Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans. FRAIL (8) [noun] A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins. | [noun] The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail. | [noun] A rush for weaving baskets. FRILL (8) [noun] A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim. | [noun] A substance or material on the edge of something, resembling such a strip of fabric. | [noun] A wrinkled edge to a film. | [verb] To shake or shiver as with cold (with reference to a hawk). FUELS (8) [noun] Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. | [noun] Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food. | [noun] Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action. FUGAL (9) [adjective] Relating to a fugue | [adjective] Relating to flight (fleeing) FUGLE (9) FULLS (8) [verb] (of the moon) To become full or wholly illuminated. | [verb] To baptise. | [verb] To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk FULLY (11) [adverb] In a full manner; without lack or defect. | [adverb] In a full degree; to a full extent. | [adverb] As a minimum; at least. FURLS (8) [verb] To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag) FUSEL (8) FUSIL (8) [noun] A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge. | [noun] A light flintlock musket or firelock. | [adjective] That can be melted; meltable. FUZIL (17) GABLE (8) [noun] The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches). | [noun] A cable. GAILY (9) [adverb] Merrily. | [adverb] Showily. GALAH (9) [noun] A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla, native to Australia. | [noun] A fool, an idiot. GALAS (6) [noun] Pomp, show, or festivity. | [noun] A showy and festive party. | [noun] A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna. GALAX (13) GALEA (6) [noun] A Roman helmet. | [noun] An organ or a part of a plant that is shaped like a galea (helmet). | [noun] A mouthpart found in some species of chewing insect, which is shaped like a galea (helmet). GALES (6) [noun] A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale. | [noun] An outburst, especially of laughter. | [noun] A light breeze. GALLS (6) [noun] Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. | [noun] The gall bladder. | [noun] Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances. GALLY (9) GALOP (8) [noun] A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time. | [noun] The music for a dance of this kind. GAOLS (6) [noun] A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. | [noun] Confinement in a jail. | [noun] The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days). GAULT (6) [noun] A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks. GAVEL (9) [noun] Rent. | [noun] Usury; interest on money. | [noun] An old Saxon and Welsh form of tenure by which an estate passed, on the holder's death, to all the sons equally. | [noun] A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction. | [noun] A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. | [noun] A gable. GAYAL (9) [noun] Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle. GAYLY (12) GELDS (7) [noun] Money. | [noun] A female animal, such as a ewe or cow, that is not pregnant. | [verb] To castrate a male (usually an animal). GELEE (6) GELID (7) [adjective] Very cold; icy or frosty. GELTS (6) GHOUL (9) [noun] (Muslim demonology) A demon said to feed on corpses. | [noun] A graverobber. | [noun] A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive. GHYLL (12) [noun] A ravine. GILDS (7) [verb] To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf. | [verb] To adorn. | [verb] To decorate with a golden surface appearance. GILLS (6) [noun] (animal anatomy) a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals | [noun] (of a fish) a gill slit or gill cover | [noun] One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, on the surface of which the spore-producing organs are borne GILLY (9) GILTS (6) [noun] Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. | [noun] Money. | [noun] A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged) GIMEL (8) GIRLS (6) [noun] A female child, adolescent, or a young woman. | [noun] A young female animal. | [noun] (sometimes offensive) A woman, especially a young woman GIRLY (9) [noun] Girl. | [adjective] Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine. GLACE (8) GLADE (7) [noun] An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. | [noun] An everglade. | [noun] An open space in the ice on a river or lake. GLADS (7) [verb] To make glad GLADY (10) GLAIR (6) [noun] Egg-white, especially as used in various industrial preparations. | [noun] Any viscous, slimy substance. | [noun] A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd. GLAND (7) [noun] An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). | [noun] A secretory structure on the surface of an organ. | [noun] A compressable cylindrical case and its contents around a shaft where it passes through a barrier, intended to prevent the passage of a fluid past the barrier, such as: GLANS (6) [noun] The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis. | [noun] The vascular body which forms the extremity of the clitoris. | [noun] The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits. GLARE (6) [noun] An intense, blinding light. | [noun] Showy brilliance; gaudiness. | [noun] An angry or fierce stare. GLARY (9) GLASS (6) [verb] To apply fibreglass to. | [noun] An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime. | [noun] A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material. GLAZE (15) [noun] The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb). | [noun] A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint. | [noun] A smooth edible coating applied to food. GLAZY (18) GLEAM (8) [noun] A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light. | [noun] A glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something. | [noun] Brightness or shininess; splendor. GLEAN (6) [noun] A collection made by gleaning. | [verb] To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering. | [verb] To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard). | [noun] Cleaning; afterbirth GLEBA (8) GLEBE (8) [noun] Turf; soil; ground; sod. | [noun] In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses. | [noun] A meadow, land or fields GLEDE (7) GLEDS (7) GLEED (7) GLEEK (10) GLEES (6) [noun] Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. | [noun] Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. | [noun] An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry. GLEET (6) [noun] (except Scots) Stomach mucus, especially of a hawk. | [noun] (except Scots) Any slimy, viscous substance. | [noun] A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhoea. GLENS (6) [noun] A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. GLEYS (9) [noun] A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen. GLIAL (6) GLIAS (6) GLIDE (7) [noun] The act of gliding. | [noun] A transitional sound, especially a semivowel. | [noun] An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact. GLIFF (12) GLIME (8) GLIMS (8) [noun] Brightness; splendour | [noun] A light; a candle; a lantern; a fire. | [noun] An eye. GLINT (6) [noun] A short flash of light. | [verb] To flash or gleam briefly. | [verb] To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter. GLITZ (15) [noun] Garish, brilliant showiness. GLOAM (8) GLOAT (6) [noun] An act or instance of gloating. | [verb] To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune. | [verb] To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel. GLOBE (8) [noun] Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object. | [noun] The planet Earth. | [noun] A spherical model of Earth or any planet. GLOBS (8) [noun] A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance. | [noun] A limited pattern matching technique using wildcards, less powerful than a regular expression. | [noun] A millimeter-sized colour module found beyond the visual area V2 in the brain's parvocellular pathway. GLOGG (8) [noun] A Scandinavian version of vin chaud or mulled wine; a hot punch made of red wine, brandy and sherry flavoured with almonds, raisins and orange peel. GLOMS (8) [verb] To steal, to grab. | [verb] To stare. | [verb] To attach. GLOOM (8) [noun] Darkness, dimness or obscurity. | [noun] A melancholic, depressing or despondent atmosphere. | [noun] Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness. GLOPS (8) [verb] To stare in amazement. | [noun] Any gooey substance. | [noun] A gooey blob of some substance. GLORY (9) [noun] Great or overwhelming beauty or splendour. | [noun] Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown. | [noun] That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour. GLOSS (6) [noun] A surface shine or luster/lustre | [noun] A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance | [verb] To give a gloss or sheen to. | [noun] A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text. | [verb] To add a gloss to (a text). GLOST (6) [noun] Lead glazing used for pottery. GLOUT (6) GLOVE (9) [noun] An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers. | [noun] A baseball mitt. | [noun] The ability to catch a hit ball. GLOWS (9) [noun] The state of a glowing object. | [noun] The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings. | [noun] The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face). GLOZE (15) [noun] A comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss; commentary. | [noun] Flattery. | [noun] (False) appearance. GLUED (7) [verb] To join or attach something using glue. | [verb] To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively. GLUER (6) GLUES (6) [noun] A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. | [noun] Anything that binds two things or people together. | [noun] Birdlime. GLUEY (9) [adjective] Viscous and adhesive, as glue. GLUGS (7) [noun] The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle. | [noun] The amount of liquid issued when the "glug" sound is heard. GLUME (8) [noun] A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae). GLUON (6) [noun] A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force. GLUTS (6) [noun] An excess, too much. | [noun] That which is swallowed. | [noun] Something that fills up an opening. GLYPH (14) [noun] A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. | [noun] Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information. | [noun] A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style. GNARL (6) [noun] A knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree. | [noun] Something resembling a knot in wood, such as in stone or limbs. | [verb] To knot or twist something. | [verb] To snarl or growl; to gnar. GOALS (6) [noun] A result that one is attempting to achieve. | [noun] In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object. | [noun] The act of placing the object into the goal. GODLY (10) [adjective] Of or pertaining to a god | [adjective] Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous. | [adjective] Gloriously good. GOLDS (7) [noun] A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. | [noun] A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so. | [noun] A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold. GOLEM (8) [noun] A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. | [noun] (by extension) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic. GOLFS (9) [verb] To play the game of golf. | [verb] To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf) GOLLY (9) [interjection] God! | [noun] A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel. | [noun] (racist) A black person. | [noun] A galosh. | [noun] (juvenile) Chewing gum. GORAL (6) [noun] A type of Asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four species of the genus Naemorhedus. GRAAL (6) GRAIL (6) [noun] The Holy Grail. | [noun] The object of an extended or difficult quest.http//www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grail | [noun] A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual. | [noun] Small particles of earth; gravel. | [noun] One of the small feathers of a hawk. GRILL (6) [noun] A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack. | [noun] On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it. | [noun] A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English | [verb] To make angry; provoke; incite. | [noun] Harm. GROWL (9) [noun] A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal. | [noun] (by extension) The rumbling sound made by a person's stomach when hungry. | [noun] (by extension) An aggressive grumbling. GRUEL (6) [noun] A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill. | [verb] To exhaust; use up; disable; to punish. GUILD (7) [noun] A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages. | [noun] A corporation. | [noun] A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits. GUILE (6) [noun] Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. | [noun] Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty. | [verb] To deceive, beguile, bewile. GUILT (6) [noun] Responsibility for wrongdoing. | [noun] The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings. | [noun] The regret of having done wrong. | [verb] To commit offenses; act criminally. GULAG (7) [noun] A prison camp. | [noun] The system of all Soviet prison and/or labor camps in use during the Stalinist period. | [verb] To force into this prison or a similar system. GULAR (6) [noun] A plate or scale in the throat region of the body of a fish or reptile (especially a snake). | [adjective] Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula or the throat. | [noun] Ficus racemosa, a species of plant native to India, southeast Asia, and Australia. GULCH (11) [noun] A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully. | [noun] An act of gulching or gulping. | [noun] A glutton. GULES (6) [noun] The throat; the gullet. | [noun] Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines. | [adjective] In blazon, of the colour red. GULFS (9) [noun] A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. | [noun] That which swallows; the gullet. | [noun] That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. GULFY (12) GULLS (6) [noun] A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. | [noun] Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora. | [noun] A cheating trick; a fraud. GULLY (9) [noun] A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. | [noun] A small valley. | [noun] A drop kerb. | [noun] (northern UK) A large knife. GULPS (8) [noun] The usual amount swallowed. | [noun] The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear. | [noun] An unspecified small number of bytes, often two. GULPY (11) GYRAL (9) [adjective] Of or pertaining to a gyrus | [adjective] Moving circularly or spirally; gyratory; whirling. HADAL (9) [adjective] Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean. HAILS (8) [verb] Of hail, to fall from the sky. | [verb] To send or release hail. | [verb] To pour down in rapid succession. HALED (9) [verb] To drag or pull, especially forcibly. HALER (8) [adjective] Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. | [noun] A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire. | [noun] A subdivision of the Czech, Slovakian and Czechoslovakian koruna. 100 hellers make up one koruna. HALES (8) [verb] To drag or pull, especially forcibly. HALID (9) HALLO (8) [noun] The cry "hallo!" | [noun] A shout of exultation. | [verb] To shout, or to call with a loud voice. HALLS (8) [noun] A corridor; a hallway. | [noun] A meeting room. | [noun] A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion). HALMA (10) [noun] A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares. | [noun] In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands. HALMS (10) HALOS (8) [noun] A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere. | [noun] A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies. | [noun] Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs. HALTS (8) [verb] To limp; move with a limping gait. | [verb] To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer. | [verb] To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification. HALVA (11) [noun] A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. HALVE (11) [verb] To reduce to half the original amount. | [verb] To divide into two halves. | [verb] To make up half of. HAMAL (10) HAOLE (8) [noun] A non-Hawaiian, usually specifically a Caucasian. HAPLY (13) [adverb] By accident or luck. | [adverb] Perhaps. HARLS (8) HAULM (10) [noun] The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching. | [noun] An individual plant stem. | [noun] Part of a harness; a hame. HAULS (8) [verb] To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. | [verb] To draw or pull something heavy. | [verb] To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move. HAZEL (17) [noun] A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts. | [noun] The nut of the hazel tree. | [noun] The wood of a hazelnut tree. HEALS (8) [noun] A spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment. | [noun] Health | [verb] To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. HEELS (8) [noun] The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. | [noun] The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel. | [noun] The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot. HEILS (8) HELIO (8) [noun] A heliotrope (surveying instrument). HELIX (15) [noun] A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase. | [noun] A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital. | [noun] The incurved rim of the external ear. HELLO (8) [noun] "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting. | [verb] To greet with "hello". | [interjection] A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. HELLS (8) HELMS (10) [noun] The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching. | [noun] An individual plant stem. | [noun] Part of a harness; a hame. HELOS (8) [noun] Helicopter HELOT (8) [noun] A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs. | [noun] A serf; a slave. HELPS (10) [noun] Action given to provide assistance; aid. | [noun] (usually uncountable) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task. | [noun] Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer. HELVE (11) [noun] The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. | [noun] A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head. | [verb] To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve. HEMAL (10) [adjective] Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels. | [adjective] Ventral rather than neural. HERLS (8) [noun] A strand of hair | [noun] The fibrous shaft or barb of a feather (especially that of the ostrich or peacock) used to make artificial flies for angling | [noun] An artificial fly made with this barb HEXYL (18) [noun] Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C6H13, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom HILAR (8) [adjective] Relating to or near a hilum. HILLO (8) HILLS (8) [noun] An elevated location smaller than a mountain. | [noun] A sloping road. | [noun] A heap of earth surrounding a plant. HILLY (11) [adjective] (of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills. HILTS (8) [noun] The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. | [noun] The base of the penis. | [verb] To provide with a hilt. HILUM (10) [noun] The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support. | [noun] The nucleus of a starch grain. | [noun] A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta. HILUS (8) [noun] A hilum. HOLDS (9) [noun] A grasp or grip. | [noun] An act or instance of holding. | [noun] A place where animals are held for safety HOLED (9) [verb] To make holes in (an object or surface). | [verb] (by extension) To destroy. | [verb] To go into a hole. HOLES (8) [noun] A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure. | [noun] (heading) In games. | [noun] An excavation pit or trench. HOLEY (11) HOLKS (12) HOLLA (8) [verb] To cry "hollo" | [interjection] Hey, hello | [verb] To shout out or greet casually. HOLLO (8) HOLLY (11) [noun] Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. | [noun] The wood from this tree. | [noun] (with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries HOLMS (10) [noun] (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly. | [noun] A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak. | [noun] An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot. HOLTS (8) [noun] A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. | [noun] The lair of an animal, especially of an otter. HOOLY (11) HORAL (8) [adjective] Of or relating to an hour, or to hours. HOSEL (8) [noun] The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club attaches. | [noun] (slang) A semester, in the context of a course of study which should be enjoyable as opposed to required work. HOTEL (8) [noun] A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. | [noun] An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. | [noun] A restaurant; any dining establishment. HOTLY (11) [adverb] With great amounts of heat | [adverb] In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently HOVEL (11) [noun] An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather. | [noun] A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut. | [noun] In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped. HOWLS (11) [noun] The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound. | [noun] A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. | [verb] To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. HOYLE (11) HULAS (8) [noun] A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. | [verb] To dance the hula. HULKS (12) [noun] A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of rigging and equipment, and often put to other uses such as storage or accommodation. | [noun] Any large ship that is difficult to maneuver. | [noun] A large structure with a dominating presence. HULKY (15) HULLO (8) [noun] "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting. | [verb] To greet with "hello". | [interjection] A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. HULLS (8) [noun] The outer covering of a fruit or seed. | [noun] Any covering. | [verb] To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed. HURLS (8) [verb] To throw (something) with force. | [verb] To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target. | [verb] To participate in the sport of hurling. HURLY (11) HYLAS (11) ICILY (10) IDEAL (6) [noun] A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at. | [noun] A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring. | [noun] (lattice theory) A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins). IDLED (7) [verb] To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume. | [verb] To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business. | [verb] Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over. IDLER (6) [noun] One who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction. | [noun] One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard. | [noun] Any member of a ship's crew who is not required to keep the night-watch IDLES (6) [verb] To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume. | [verb] To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business. | [verb] Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over. IDOLS (6) [noun] A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. | [noun] A cultural icon, or especially popular person. | [noun] (originally Japan) Popular entertainer; usually young, captivating, attractive; and often female, with an image of being close to fans. IDYLL (9) [noun] Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls. | [noun] An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience. | [noun] A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner. IDYLS (9) [noun] Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls. | [noun] An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience. | [noun] A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner. IGLOO (6) [noun] A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. | [noun] A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice. | [noun] A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons. IGLUS (6) ILEAC (7) ILEAL (5) ILEUM (7) [noun] The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. ILEUS (5) [noun] (modern usage) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis. | [noun] (broad definition, now rare) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract from any cause. ILIAC (7) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the ilium. ILIAD (6) ILIAL (5) ILIUM (7) [noun] The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis. | [noun] The ileum, part of the small intestine. ILLER (5) [adjective] Evil; wicked (of people). | [adjective] Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy. | [adjective] Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. IMPEL (9) [verb] To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation. | [verb] To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action. IMPLY (12) [verb] (of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence | [verb] (of a person) to suggest by logical inference | [verb] (of a person or proposition) to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement INDOL (6) INGLE (6) [noun] An open fireplace. | [noun] A catamite. | [noun] A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart. | [noun] A male lover. INKLE (9) [verb] To hint at; disclose. | [verb] To have a hint or inkling of; divine. | [noun] Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces INLAY (8) [noun] The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration. | [noun] A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place. | [noun] The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a CD or DVD INLET (5) [verb] To let in; admit. | [verb] To insert; inlay. | [noun] A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary. ISLED (6) ISLES (5) [noun] A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. | [noun] A clear path through rows of seating. | [noun] A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale. ISLET (5) [noun] A small island | [noun] An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function ISTLE (5) [noun] A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber. | [noun] The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber. IXTLE (12) [noun] A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber. | [noun] The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber. JACAL (14) [noun] A wattle-and-mud hut common in Mexico and the south-western US. JAILS (12) [noun] A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. | [noun] Confinement in a jail. | [noun] The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days). JALAP (14) [noun] A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico. | [noun] A jalapeño. JALOP (14) JARLS (12) [noun] A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark. JEBEL (14) [noun] A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa). JELLS (12) [noun] A jelly or gel JELLY (15) [noun] An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp. | [noun] A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America. | [noun] A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English. | [adjective] Jealous. JEWEL (15) [noun] A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone. | [noun] A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery. | [noun] Anything precious or valuable. JILLS (12) [verb] (of a female) To masturbate. JILTS (12) [noun] A woman who jilts a lover. | [verb] To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love. JOLES (12) JOLLY (15) [noun] A pleasure trip or excursion. | [noun] A marine in the English navy. | [verb] To amuse or divert. JOLTS (12) [noun] An act of jolting. | [noun] A surprise or shock. | [noun] A long prison sentence. JOLTY (15) JOUAL (12) [noun] The dialect of working-class Quebecers. JOULE (12) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Also equal to the energy of one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J JOWLS (15) [noun] The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible. | [noun] A fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin). | [noun] The cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog. JOWLY (18) JUGAL (13) [noun] A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals. | [adjective] Relating to a yoke or marriage. | [adjective] Pertaining to the jugal bone. JULEP (14) [noun] A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and sometimes alcohol. | [noun] A pleasant-tasting liquid medicine in which other nauseous medicines are taken. JURAL (12) [adjective] Of or pertaining to law. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to moral rights and obligations. JUREL (12) KAILS (9) KALAM (11) KALES (9) KALIF (12) KALPA (11) [noun] A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 yugas). KEELS (9) [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. KELEP (11) KELIM (11) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KELLY (12) KELPS (11) [noun] Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales). | [noun] The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture. KELPY (14) KETOL (9) KEVEL (12) [noun] A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. | [noun] A stonemason's hammer. | [noun] A gazelle. KEVIL (12) KIBLA (11) [noun] The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. KILIM (11) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KILLS (9) [noun] The act of killing. | [noun] Specifically, the death blow. | [noun] The result of killing; that which has been killed. KILNS (9) [noun] An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. | [verb] To bake in a kiln. KILOS (9) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg | [noun] The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. KILTS (9) [noun] A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. | [noun] Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid | [noun] A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA. KILTY (12) KLONG (10) [noun] A canal on the central plain of Thailand. KLOOF (12) [noun] A deep glen or ravine. KLUGE (10) [verb] To build or use a kludge. | [noun] Something that should not work, but does. | [noun] A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes. KLUTZ (18) [noun] A clumsy or stupid person. KNEEL (9) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNELL (9) [noun] The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death). | [noun] A sign of the end or demise of something or someone. | [verb] To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. KNELT (9) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNOLL (9) [noun] A small mound or rounded hill. | [noun] A knell. | [verb] To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell. | [verb] To arrange related objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles. KNURL (9) [noun] A contorted knot in wood. | [noun] A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection. | [noun] A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip. KOALA (9) [noun] A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. KOELS (9) [noun] A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific. KOHLS (12) KOLAS (9) [noun] The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. | [noun] A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. | [noun] A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. KOLOS (9) [noun] A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle. KRAAL (9) [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. | [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade. | [noun] An enclosure for livestock. KRILL (9) [noun] Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca. KUGEL (10) [noun] A traditional Jewish dish consisting of baked pudding of rice, pasta, or potatoes with vegetables or raisins and spices | [noun] Traditional house ornament made of glass | [noun] Overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish woman KULAK (13) [noun] A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers. KYLIX (19) [noun] An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body LAARI (5) LABEL (7) [noun] A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. | [noun] A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group. | [noun] A company that sells records. LABIA (7) [noun] The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina. | [noun] A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva. | [noun] The lip of a labiate corolla. LABOR (7) [noun] Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. | [noun] That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. | [noun] Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour. LABRA (7) [noun] The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects. | [noun] Any of several lip-like projections. | [noun] A large basin of warm water, with an overhanging lip, in a Roman bath. LACED (8) [verb] To fasten (something) with laces. | [verb] To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink). | [verb] To interweave items. LACER (7) LACES (7) [noun] A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp | [noun] A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Wp | [noun] A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. LACEY (10) LACKS (11) [noun] A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy. | [noun] A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. | [verb] To be without, to need, to require. LADED (7) [verb] To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). | [verb] To weigh down, oppress, or burden. | [verb] To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water). LADEN (6) [verb] To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). | [verb] To weigh down, oppress, or burden. | [verb] To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water). LADER (6) LADES (6) [verb] To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). | [verb] To weigh down, oppress, or burden. | [verb] To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water). LADLE (6) [noun] A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle. | [noun] A container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal. | [noun] The float of a mill wheel; a ladle board. LAEVO (8) LAGAN (6) [noun] Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership. LAGER (6) [noun] A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast. | [verb] To store (lager beer) at a low temperature for maturing and clarification. | [noun] A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers. LAHAR (8) [noun] A volcanic mudflow. LAICH (10) LAICS (7) [noun] A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy. LAIGH (9) LAIRD (6) [noun] The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner. | [noun] Often in the form Laird of, followed by a patronymic: a Scottish clan chief. | [verb] Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over). LAIRS (5) [noun] A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. | [noun] A shed or shelter for domestic animals. | [noun] A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway. LAITH (8) LAITY (8) [noun] People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. | [noun] The common man or woman. | [noun] The unlearned, untrained or ignorant. LAKED (10) LAKER (9) [noun] One engaged in sport; a player; an actor. | [noun] A wharfman who resides near a lake. | [noun] A ship used on the Great Lakes. LAKES (9) [noun] A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain. | [noun] A large, landlocked stretch of water. | [noun] A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake. LAKHS (12) LALLS (5) LAMAS (7) [noun] A master of Tibetan Buddhism. | [noun] A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. LAMBS (9) [noun] A young sheep. | [noun] The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food. | [noun] A person who is meek, docile and easily led. LAMBY (12) LAMED (8) [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to become lame. | [verb] To shine. | [noun] The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). LAMER (7) [adjective] Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. | [adjective] Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function. | [adjective] (by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect. LAMES (7) [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to become lame. | [verb] To shine. | [noun] Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour. LAMIA (7) [noun] A monster preying upon human beings and who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent. LAMPS (9) [noun] A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. | [noun] A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp. | [noun] A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets. LANAI (5) [noun] (Florida) A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. LANCE (7) [noun] A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. | [noun] A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour. | [noun] A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen. LANDS (6) [noun] The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. | [noun] Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected. | [noun] A country or region. LANES (5) [noun] (used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. | [noun] A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees. | [noun] A narrow road, as in the country. LANKY (12) [adjective] Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward. LAPEL (7) [noun] Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between. LAPIN (7) LAPIS (7) [noun] Lapis lazuli. LAPSE (7) [noun] A temporary failure; a slip. | [noun] A decline or fall in standards. | [noun] A pause in continuity. LARCH (10) [noun] A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles. | [noun] The wood of the larch. LARDS (6) [verb] To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking. | [verb] To smear with fat or lard. | [verb] To garnish or strew, especially with reference to words or phrases in speech and writing. LARDY (9) LAREE (5) LARES (5) LARGE (6) [noun] An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves. | [noun] Liberality, generosity. | [noun] (plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds. LARGO (6) [noun] A very slow tempo | [noun] A musical piece or movement in such a tempo | [adjective] Strong and stately LARIS (5) [noun] The national currency of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri. LARKS (9) [verb] To catch larks (type of bird). | [verb] To sport, engage in harmless pranking. | [verb] To frolic, engage in carefree adventure. LARKY (12) LARUM (7) LARVA (8) [noun] An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish. | [noun] An animal in the aforementioned stage. | [noun] A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage. LASED (6) [verb] To use a laser beam on, as for cutting. | [verb] To operate as a laser, to release coherent light due to stimulation. LASER (5) [noun] A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light. | [noun] A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam. | [noun] A laser printer. | [noun] A gum resin obtained from certain umbelliferous plants. LASES (5) [verb] To use a laser beam on, as for cutting. | [verb] To operate as a laser, to release coherent light due to stimulation. LASSO (5) [noun] A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses. | [noun] An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline. | [verb] To catch with a lasso. LASTS (5) [verb] To perform, carry out. | [verb] To endure, continue over time. | [verb] To hold out, continue undefeated or entire. LATCH (10) [verb] To close or lock as if with a latch. | [verb] To catch; lay hold of. | [noun] A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side. | [verb] To smear; to anoint. LATED (6) LATEN (5) LATER (5) [adjective] Near the end of a period of time. | [adjective] Specifically, near the end of the day. | [adjective] (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period. LATEX (12) [noun] A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph) | [noun] The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber. | [noun] An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like. LATHE (8) [verb] To invite; bid; ask. | [noun] An administrative division of the county of Kent, in England, from the Anglo-Saxon period until it fell entirely out of use in the early twentieth century. | [noun] A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool. LATHI (8) [noun] A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen. | [noun] A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India. LATHS (8) [noun] A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. LATHY (11) LATKE (9) [noun] A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. LATTE (5) [noun] A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. | [noun] A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea). | [noun] A pillar capped by a hemispherical stone capital with the flat side facing up, used as building supports by the ancient Chamorro people and now used as a sign of Chamorro identity. LAUAN (5) LAUDS (6) [noun] Praise or glorification. | [noun] Hymn of praise. | [noun] (in the plural, also Lauds) A prayer service following matins. LAUGH (9) [noun] An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. | [noun] Something that provokes mirth or scorn. | [noun] A fun person. LAURA (5) LAVAS (8) [noun] The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. | [noun] Magma. | [noun] A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava. LAVED (9) [verb] To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. | [verb] To draw, as water; drink in. | [verb] To give bountifully; lavish. LAVER (8) [noun] A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable. | [noun] Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially: | [noun] One who laves: a washer. LAVES (8) [verb] To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. | [verb] To draw, as water; drink in. | [verb] To give bountifully; lavish. LAWED (9) LAWNS (8) [noun] An open space between woods. | [noun] Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. | [noun] An overgrown agar culture, such that no separation between single colonies exists. LAWNY (11) LAXER (12) [adjective] Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict. | [adjective] Loose; not tight or taut. | [adjective] Lacking care; neglectful, negligent. | [noun] Lacrosse player LAXLY (15) LAYED (9) LAYER (8) [noun] A single thickness of some material covering a surface. | [noun] A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum. | [noun] One of the items in a hierarchy. | [noun] A person who lays things, such as tiles. LAYUP (10) [noun] A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away. | [noun] A relatively easy task. | [noun] The state of being laid up. LAZAR (14) [noun] A sufferer of an infectious disease, especially leprosy. LAZED (15) [verb] To be lazy, waste time. | [verb] To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge. LAZES (14) [noun] An instance of lazing. | [noun] Laziness. | [verb] To be lazy, waste time. LEACH (10) [noun] A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. | [noun] A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. | [noun] A jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century. | [verb] To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid. LEADS (6) [noun] A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). | [noun] A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots. | [noun] A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing. LEADY (9) LEAFS (8) [verb] To produce leaves; put forth foliage. | [verb] To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves. LEAFY (11) [adjective] Covered with leaves | [adjective] Containing much foliage | [adjective] In the form of leaves (of some material) LEAKS (9) [noun] A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. | [noun] The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. | [noun] A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret. LEAKY (12) [adjective] Having leaks; not fully sealed. LEANS (5) [noun] (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical. | [verb] To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. | [verb] To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc. LEANT (5) [verb] To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. | [verb] To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc. | [verb] Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc. LEAPS (7) [noun] The act of leaping or jumping. | [noun] The distance traversed by a leap or jump. | [noun] A group of leopards. LEAPT (7) [verb] To jump. | [verb] To pass over by a leap or jump. | [verb] To copulate with (a female beast); to cover. LEARN (5) [noun] The act of learning something | [verb] To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. | [verb] To attend a course or other educational activity. | [verb] To teach. LEARS (5) LEARY (8) LEASE (5) [verb] (chiefly dialectal) To gather. | [verb] (chiefly dialectal) To pick, select, pick out; to pick up. | [verb] (chiefly dialectal) To glean. | [verb] To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate. | [noun] An open pasture or common. | [verb] To release; let go; unloose. | [noun] A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent. | [noun] The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom. LEASH (8) [noun] A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog. | [noun] A brace and a half; a tierce. | [noun] A set of three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general. LEAST (5) [noun] Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit. | [adverb] Used for forming superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est. | [adverb] In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others. LEAVE (8) [verb] To have a consequence or remnant. | [verb] To depart; to separate from. | [verb] To transfer something. | [noun] The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball. | [noun] Permission to be absent; time away from one's work. | [verb] To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant. | [verb] To produce leaves or foliage. | [verb] To raise; to levy. LEAVY (11) LEBEN (7) LEDGE (7) [noun] A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery. | [noun] A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks. | [noun] A layer or stratum. | [noun] A lege; a legend. | [noun] A provincial or territorial legislature building. LEDGY (10) LEECH (10) [noun] An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. | [noun] A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion. | [noun] A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum. | [noun] A physician. | [verb] To treat, cure or heal. | [noun] The vertical edge of a square sail. LEEKS (9) [noun] The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. | [noun] Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild. LEERS (5) [noun] A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look. | [noun] An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance. | [verb] To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent. LEERY (8) [adjective] Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns. LEETS (5) [noun] An artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace | [noun] A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves. | [noun] A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction. LEFTS (8) [noun] The left side or direction. | [noun] The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group. | [noun] The left hand or fist. LEFTY (11) [noun] One who is left-handed. | [noun] One who has left-wing political views. | [noun] One's left testicle. LEGAL (6) [noun] The legal department of a company. | [noun] Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm). | [noun] A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc. LEGER (6) LEGES (6) LEGGY (10) [adjective] (chiefly of a woman) Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. | [adjective] (chiefly of a woman) Exposing the bare or pantyhose-clad legs, especially the thighs. | [adjective] Taller or longer than usual. LEGIT (6) [noun] A legitimate; a legitimate actor. | [noun] A legitimate child. | [adjective] Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. LEHRS (8) [noun] A long oven or kiln, often having a moving belt, used for annealing glass. LEHUA (8) LEMAN (7) [noun] One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover, gallant, or mistress). | [noun] (often negative) A paramour. LEMMA (9) [noun] A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition. | [noun] The canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the nominative singular of a noun, the bare infinitive of a verb, etc. | [noun] (psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word. | [noun] The outer shell of a fruit or similar body. LEMON (7) [noun] A yellowish citrus fruit. | [noun] A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits. | [noun] A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons. LEMUR (7) [noun] Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands. | [noun] Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). | [noun] A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ. LENDS (6) [verb] To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. | [verb] To make a loan. | [verb] To be suitable or applicable, to fit. LENES (5) LENIS (5) [noun] A lenis consonant. | [adjective] Weakly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants. LENOS (5) [noun] A trough used in ancient winemaking. LENSE (5) LENTO (5) [noun] A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played very slowly. | [adjective] Very slow. | [adverb] Very slowly. LEONE (5) [noun] A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents. LEPER (7) [noun] A person who has leprosy. | [noun] A person who is shunned; a pariah. LEPTA (7) [noun] A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent). | [noun] A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century B.C.E., considered by some to be the widow's mite. | [noun] An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon. LETCH (10) [noun] Strong desire; passion. | [noun] A lecher. | [noun] A stream or pool in boggy land. | [noun] A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. LETHE (8) LETUP (7) [noun] A pause or period of slackening. LEUDS (6) LEVEE (8) [noun] An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi. | [noun] The steep bank of a river. | [noun] The border of an irrigated field. | [noun] The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest. LEVEL (8) [noun] A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference. | [noun] A distance relative to a given reference elevation. | [noun] Degree or amount. LEVER (8) [noun] (except in generalized senses below) A crowbar. | [noun] A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. | [noun] A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button). | [adverb] Rather. | [noun] A levee. LEVIN (8) [noun] Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light. LEWIS (8) [noun] A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry. | [noun] (by extension) The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age. | [noun] A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth. LEXES (12) LEXIS (12) [noun] The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language. | [noun] (pedagogy, TEFL) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations. | [noun] The vocabulary used by a writer LEZZY (26) [noun] A lesbian. LIANA (5) [noun] A climbing woody vine, usually tropical. LIANE (5) [noun] A climbing woody vine, usually tropical. LIANG (6) LIARD (6) [noun] A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou. LIARS (5) [noun] One who tells lies. | [noun] A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week. LIBEL (7) [noun] A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. | [noun] The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly. | [noun] Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire. LIBER (7) LIBRA (7) [noun] A Roman unit of weight equal to about 327 grams. | [noun] Any of various units of weight in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries approximately equal to 460 grams or a little more than a US or UK pound. | [noun] Alternative spelling of libbra, an Italian unit of weight. LIBRI (7) LICHI (10) LICHT (10) LICIT (7) [adjective] Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. | [adjective] Explicitly established or constituted by law. LICKS (11) [noun] The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue. | [noun] The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick. | [noun] A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue. LIDAR (6) [noun] The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere. LIDOS (6) [noun] Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities. | [noun] An outdoor swimming pool. LIEGE (6) [noun] A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign. | [noun] (in full liege lord) A king or lord. | [noun] The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman. LIENS (5) [noun] A tendon. | [noun] A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged. LIERS (5) LIEUS (5) LIEVE (8) LIFER (8) [noun] A prisoner sentenced to life in prison. | [noun] A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life. | [noun] A person with a singular career path, especially in the military. LIFTS (8) [noun] An act of lifting or raising. | [noun] The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip. | [noun] Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator. LIGAN (6) LIGER (6) [noun] An animal born to a male lion and a tigress. LIGHT (9) [noun] Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light. | [noun] A source of illumination. | [noun] Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information. | [verb] To start (a fire). | [adjective] Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure. | [noun] A stone that is not thrown hard enough. | [verb] To find by chance. LIKED (10) [verb] To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. | [verb] To please. | [verb] To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something. LIKEN (9) [verb] (followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else). LIKER (9) LIKES (9) [noun] (usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers). | [noun] An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet. | [verb] To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. LILAC (7) [noun] A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink or purple flowers. | [noun] A flower of the lilac shrub. | [noun] (color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers. LILTS (5) [noun] Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness. | [noun] A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune. | [noun] A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking. LIMAN (7) LIMAS (7) LIMBA (9) [noun] A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments. LIMBI (9) [noun] A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea. LIMBO (9) [noun] (Roman Catholic theology, since circa 400 A.D.) The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum). | [noun] (by extension, since the 16th century) Any in-between place, state or condition of neglect or oblivion which results in an unresolved status, delay or deadlock. | [noun] A dance played by taking turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position. LIMBS (9) [noun] A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). | [noun] A branch of a tree. | [noun] The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip. LIMBY (12) LIMED (8) [verb] To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). | [verb] To smear with birdlime. | [verb] To apply limewash. LIMEN (7) [noun] A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response. LIMES (7) [noun] A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire. | [noun] Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). | [noun] Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime. LIMEY (10) [noun] An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent. | [adjective] Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like. | [adjective] Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit). LIMIT (7) [noun] A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. | [noun] A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge). | [noun] Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit. | [verb] To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries. LIMNS (7) [verb] To draw or paint; to delineate. | [verb] To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour. LIMOS (7) [noun] An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front. | [noun] An automobile with such a body. | [noun] A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. LIMPA (9) LIMPS (9) [noun] An irregular, jerky or awkward gait. | [noun] A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve. | [verb] To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg. LINAC (7) [noun] A linear particle accelerator. LINDY (9) LINED (6) [verb] To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align. | [verb] To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify. | [verb] To form a line along. LINEN (5) [noun] Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. | [noun] Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens. | [noun] A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed. LINER (5) [noun] Someone who fits a lining to something. | [noun] A removable cover or lining | [noun] The pamphlet which is contained inside an album of music or movie | [noun] A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner. LINES (5) [noun] A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. | [noun] A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness. | [noun] A hose or pipe, of any size. LINEY (8) LINGA (6) [noun] (Shaivism) The aniconic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva. LINGO (6) [noun] Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect. LINGS (6) [noun] Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod. | [noun] The common ling, Molva molva. | [noun] Any of various varieties of heather or broom. LINGY (9) LININ (5) LINKS (9) [noun] Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. | [noun] (by extension) An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function. | [noun] A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas. | [noun] A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea. LINKY (12) [adjective] Of or pertaining to hyperlinks. LINNS (5) [noun] A pool of water, especially one below a waterfall. | [noun] A waterfall or cataract, or a ravine down which its water rushes. LINOS (5) [noun] An assistant referee. | [noun] A male line judge. | [noun] An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside. LINTS (5) LINTY (8) LINUM (7) LIONS (5) [noun] A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. | [noun] (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion. | [noun] A Chinese foo dog. LIPID (8) [noun] Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body. LIPIN (7) LIPPY (12) [adjective] Having prominent lips. | [adjective] Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner. | [noun] Lip gloss or lipstick; a stick of this product. | [noun] An old dry measure amounting to one quarter of a peck (for goods sold by weight, 1¾ pounds or about four-fifths of a kilogram); also, a container of that capacity. LIRAS (5) LIROT (5) LISLE (5) [noun] A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread. LISPS (7) [noun] The habit or an act of lisping. | [verb] To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children. | [verb] To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk. LISTS (5) [noun] A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth. | [noun] Material used for cloth selvage. | [noun] A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. LITAI (5) LITAS (5) [noun] The former currency or money of Lithuania, divided into 100 centai. LITER (5) [noun] The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L, ℓ | [noun] A measure of volume equivalent to a litre. LITHE (8) [verb] To go. | [adjective] Mild; calm. | [adjective] Slim but not skinny. | [verb] To become calm. | [verb] To attend; listen, hearken. | [noun] Shelter. LITHO (8) [verb] To lithograph. | [adjective] Related to the method of lithography. LITRE (5) [noun] The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L, ℓ | [noun] A measure of volume equivalent to a litre. LIVED (9) [verb] To be alive; to have life. | [verb] To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. | [verb] To survive; to persevere; to continue. LIVEN (8) [verb] To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. | [verb] To be alive; to have life. | [verb] To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. LIVER (8) [noun] A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions. | [noun] This organ, as taken from animals used as food. | [noun] A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver. | [noun] Someone who lives (usually in a specified way). LIVES (8) LIVID (9) [adjective] Having a dark, bluish appearance. | [adjective] Pale, pallid. | [adjective] So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious. LIVRE (8) LLAMA (7) [noun] A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. LLANO (5) [noun] A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. LOACH (10) [noun] A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. | [noun] Acronym of light observation helicopter. LOADS (6) [noun] A burden; a weight to be carried. | [noun] A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind. | [noun] A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time. LOAFS (8) [verb] To do nothing, to be idle. | [verb] (Cockney rhyming slang) To headbutt, (from loaf of bread) LOAMS (7) LOAMY (10) [adjective] Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam. LOANS (5) [noun] An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. | [noun] A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest). | [noun] The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan. LOATH (8) [adjective] Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. | [adjective] Angry, hostile. | [adjective] Loathsome, unpleasant. | [verb] To detest, hate, revile. LOBAR (7) [adjective] Of or relating to a lobe. LOBBY (12) [noun] An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. | [noun] That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the official use of the assembly. | [noun] A class or group of people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists. | [noun] Scouse (from lobscouse) LOBED (8) LOBES (7) [noun] Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. | [noun] A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. | [noun] A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it. LOBOS (7) [noun] A wolf. LOCAL (7) [noun] A person who lives near a given place. | [noun] A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union. | [noun] A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones. LOCHS (10) [noun] A lake. | [noun] A bay or arm of the sea. | [noun] A medicine in a soft form taken by licking; a lambative, a linctus. LOCKS (11) [noun] Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. | [noun] (by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. | [noun] A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels. LOCOS (7) [noun] A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism. | [verb] To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism. | [verb] (by extension) To render insane. LOCUM (9) [noun] Short for locum tenens. | [noun] A share in a Genoese trading vessel. LOCUS (7) [noun] A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. | [noun] The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition. | [noun] A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes. LODEN (6) [noun] A thick waterproof cloth used for garments. | [noun] A dark green colour, like that of loden cloth. | [adjective] Of a dark green colour, like that of loden cloth. LODES (6) [noun] A way or path; a road. | [noun] A watercourse. | [noun] A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure. LODGE (7) [noun] A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin. | [noun] Short for porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially as a college mailroom. | [noun] A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons. LOESS (5) [noun] Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin LOFTS (8) [noun] (except in derivatives) air, the air; the sky, the heavens. | [noun] An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building. | [noun] The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure. LOFTY (11) [adjective] High, tall, having great height or stature | [adjective] Idealistic, implying over-optimism | [adjective] Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty LOGAN (6) [noun] A rocking or balanced stone. | [noun] A marsh. LOGES (6) [noun] A booth or stall. | [noun] The lodge of a concierge. | [noun] An upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine. LOGGY (10) LOGIA (6) [noun] A traditional saying of a religious leader. | [noun] (specifically) A saying that is attributed to Jesus in ancient or reconstructed texts that was (originally) handed down without narrative context. LOGIC (8) [noun] A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method. | [noun] The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration. | [noun] The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements. LOGOI (6) LOGOS (6) [noun] A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses logic as the main argument. | [noun] Alternative letter-case form of Logos | [noun] A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. LOINS (5) [noun] The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips | [noun] Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal | [noun] The pubic region. LOLLS (5) [verb] To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. | [verb] To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. | [verb] To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way. LOLLY (8) [noun] A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop. | [noun] Money. | [noun] Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy. | [noun] Snow or fine ice floating on water. LONER (5) [noun] One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others. LONGE (6) [noun] A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while longeing. | [noun] A lunge; a thrust. | [noun] The training ground for a horse. | [noun] A musical note equal to two or three breves, i.e. four or six whole notes. LONGS (6) [noun] A long vowel. | [noun] A long syllable. | [noun] A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. LOOBY (10) LOOED (6) LOOEY (8) [noun] Lieutenant LOOFA (8) [noun] A tropical vine, of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd | [noun] The dried fibrous interior used as a sponge for bathing | [noun] Any bathing sponge LOOFS (8) LOOIE (5) [noun] Lieutenant. LOOKS (9) [noun] One's appearance or attractiveness. LOOMS (7) [noun] A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general. | [noun] A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making. | [noun] The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft. LOONS (5) [noun] An idler, a lout. | [noun] A boy, a lad. | [noun] A harlot; mistress. LOONY (8) [noun] An insane or very foolish person. | [adjective] (of a person) Insane. | [adjective] (of a thing) Very silly, absurd. LOOPS (7) [noun] A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. | [noun] The opening so formed. | [noun] A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself. LOOPY (10) [adjective] Having loops. | [adjective] Idiotic, crazy or drunk. LOOSE (5) [noun] The release of an arrow. | [noun] A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment. | [noun] All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs). LOOTS (5) [verb] To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence. | [verb] To steal from. | [verb] To examine the corpse of a fallen enemy for loot. LOPED (8) [verb] To travel an easy pace with long strides. | [verb] To jump, leap. LOPER (7) LOPES (7) [noun] An easy pace with long strides. | [verb] To travel an easy pace with long strides. | [verb] To jump, leap. LOPPY (12) [adjective] Somewhat lop; inclined to lop. LORAL (5) LORAN (5) LORDS (6) [noun] The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor | [noun] One possessing similar mastery over others; any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron) | [noun] One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~) LORES (5) [noun] All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience. | [noun] The backstory created around a fictional universe. | [noun] Workmanship. LORIS (5) [noun] Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the family Lorisidae, found in India and southeast Asia. LORRY (8) [noun] A motor vehicle for transporting goods, and in some cases people; a truck. | [noun] A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations. | [noun] A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish. LOSEL (5) [noun] A worthless or despicable person. | [adjective] Worthless; wasteful. LOSER (5) [noun] A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive. | [noun] Something of poor quality. | [noun] A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life. LOSES (5) [verb] To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons. | [verb] To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from. | [verb] To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). LOSSY (8) [adjective] Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength. | [adjective] (power systems) Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss. | [adjective] (of an algorithm for converting or compressing data) Reducing the amount of information in data. LOTAH (8) LOTAS (5) [noun] A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass. | [noun] A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another. LOTIC (7) [adjective] Characterised by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing rivers, streams, etc. | [adjective] Living in flowing water; adapted to life in flowing water. LOTOS (5) LOTTE (5) LOTTO (5) [noun] A game of chance similar to bingo | [noun] A lottery LOTUS (5) [noun] A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae. | [noun] A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India. | [noun] A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria. LOUGH (9) [noun] A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland. LOUIE (5) LOUIS (5) [noun] Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres. | [noun] The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic. | [noun] The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs. LOUPE (7) [noun] A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers. | [noun] A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists. LOUPS (7) [noun] A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. LOURS (5) [verb] To frown; to look sullen. | [verb] To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest. LOURY (8) LOUSE (5) [noun] A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea. | [noun] (not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm. | [verb] To remove lice from. LOUSY (8) [adjective] Remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible. | [adjective] Infested with lice. | [adjective] (usually with with) Filled or packed (with something, usually bad). LOUTS (5) [noun] A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob. | [noun] A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. | [verb] To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. LOVAT (8) [noun] A dusty blue-green colour. | [adjective] Of a dusty blue-green colour. LOVED (9) [verb] (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something). | [verb] To need, thrive on. | [verb] To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like. LOVER (8) [noun] One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse. | [noun] A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair. | [noun] A person who loves something. | [noun] A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. LOVES (8) [noun] Strong affection. | [noun] A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved. | [noun] A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings. LOWED (9) [verb] To depress; to lower. | [verb] To moo. | [verb] To burn; to blaze. LOWER (8) [adjective] Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty. | [adjective] Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured. | [adjective] Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.) | [verb] To frown; to look sullen. LOWES (8) [noun] A flame; fire; blaze. LOWLY (11) [adjective] Not high; not elevated in place; low. | [adjective] Low in rank or social importance. | [adjective] Not lofty or sublime; humble. LOWSE (8) LOXED (13) LOXES (12) LOYAL (8) [adjective] Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something. | [adjective] Firm in allegiance to a person or institution. | [adjective] Faithful to a person or cause. LUAUS (5) [noun] An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. LUBES (7) [verb] To lubricate LUCES (7) LUCID (8) [noun] A lucid dream. | [adjective] Clear; easily understood | [adjective] Mentally rational; sane LUCKS (11) [noun] Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. | [noun] A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success. | [noun] Success. LUCKY (14) [adjective] (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune | [adjective] Producing, or resulting in, good fortune LUCRE (7) [noun] Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner. LUDES (6) LUDIC (8) [adjective] Of or pertaining to play; playful. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to games of chance. LUFFA (11) [noun] A tropical vine, of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd | [noun] The dried fibrous interior used as a sponge for bathing | [noun] Any bathing sponge LUFFS (11) [noun] The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind. | [noun] The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. | [noun] The roundest part of a ship's bow. LUGED (7) [verb] To travel by luge; to ride a luge. LUGER (6) [noun] Someone who competes in the luge. LUGES (6) [noun] A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. | [noun] The sport of racing on luges. | [noun] A piece of ice, bone or other material with a channel down which a (usually alcoholic) drink can be poured into someone's mouth. LULLS (5) [noun] A period of rest or soothing. | [noun] A period of reduced activity; a respite | [noun] A period without waves or wind. LULUS (5) [noun] A remarkable person, object or idea. | [noun] A very attractive or alluring person. | [noun] A very bad mistake or error. LUMEN (7) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm. | [noun] The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ. | [noun] The cavity bounded by a plant cell wall. LUMPS (9) [noun] Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape. | [noun] A group, set, or unit. | [noun] A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful. LUMPY (12) [adjective] Full of lumps, not smooth. | [adjective] Of a water surface: covered in many small waves as a result of wind; choppy. LUNAR (5) [noun] The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon. | [noun] An observation of a lunar distance, especially for establishing the longitude of a ship at sea. | [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon); Lunar. LUNAS (5) LUNCH (10) [noun] A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. | [noun] A break in play between the first and second sessions. | [noun] (Minnesota) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering. LUNES (5) [noun] A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. | [noun] A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles. | [noun] Anything crescent-shaped. LUNET (5) LUNGE (6) [noun] A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword. | [noun] A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a lunge line, approximately 20–30 feet long, attached to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while lungeing. | [noun] An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position. LUNGI (6) [noun] A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan. LUNGS (6) [noun] A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. | [noun] (plural) Capacity for exercise or exertion; breath. | [noun] That which supplies oxygen or fresh air, such as trees, parklands, forest, etc., to a place. LUNKS (9) [noun] A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead. LUNTS (5) LUPIN (7) [noun] Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae. | [noun] A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly. LUPUS (7) [noun] Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus. LURCH (10) [noun] A sudden or unsteady movement. | [verb] To make such a sudden, unsteady movement. | [verb] To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. | [noun] An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. LURED (6) [verb] To attract by temptation etc.; to entice | [verb] To recall a hawk with a lure LURER (5) LURES (5) [noun] Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure | [noun] An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish | [noun] A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk LURID (6) [adjective] Shocking, horrifying. | [adjective] Melodramatic. | [adjective] Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance. LURKS (9) [verb] To remain concealed in order to ambush. | [verb] To remain unobserved. | [verb] To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself. LUSTS (5) [verb] (usually in the phrase "lust after") To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature. LUSTY (8) [adjective] Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality. | [adjective] Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring. | [adjective] Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful. LUSUS (5) LUTEA (5) LUTED (6) [verb] To play on a lute, or as if on a lute. | [verb] To fix or fasten something with lute. LUTES (5) [noun] A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard. | [verb] To play on a lute, or as if on a lute. | [noun] Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight. LUXES (12) LWEIS (8) LYARD (9) LYART (8) LYASE (8) [noun] Any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond LYCEA (10) LYCEE (10) [noun] A public secondary school in France. LYING (9) [verb] To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. | [verb] To be placed or situated. | [verb] To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition. | [verb] To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. LYMPH (15) [noun] (poetical) Pure water. | [noun] A colourless, watery bodily fluid, carried by the lymphatic system, that consists mainly of white blood cells. | [noun] Discharge from a sore, inflammation etc. LYNCH (13) [verb] To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob. | [noun] A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet. | [noun] An acclivity; a small hill or hillock. LYRES (8) [noun] An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke. | [noun] A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical. | [noun] A composer of lyric poetry. LYRIC (10) [noun] A lyric poem. | [noun] (also in plural) The words of a song or other vocal music. The singular form often refers to a part of the words, whereas the plural form can refer to all of the words. | [adjective] Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style LYSED (9) [verb] To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis. | [verb] To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis. LYSES (8) [verb] To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis. | [verb] To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis. LYSIN (8) [noun] Any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc LYSIS (8) [noun] A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis). | [noun] The disintegration or destruction of cells | [noun] The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules LYSSA (8) LYTIC (10) [adjective] Of, relating to, or causing lysis | [adjective] Of or relating to lysin LYTTA (8) MACLE (9) [noun] Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section. | [noun] A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance. | [noun] A twin crystal. MADLY (11) [adverb] In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly. MAILE (7) MAILL (7) MAILS (7) [noun] A bag or wallet. | [noun] A bag containing letters to be delivered by post. | [noun] The material conveyed by the postal service. MALAR (7) [noun] The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit. | [adjective] Pertaining to the cheek. MALES (7) [noun] One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. MALIC (9) MALLS (7) [noun] A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. | [noun] An enclosed shopping centre. | [noun] An alley where the game of pall mall was played. MALMS (9) [noun] A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone. | [noun] An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color. MALMY (12) MALTS (7) [noun] Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. | [noun] Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. | [noun] A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor. MALTY (10) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of malt MANLY (10) [adjective] Having the characteristics of a man. | [adjective] Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble. MAPLE (9) [noun] A tree of the Acer genus, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds. | [noun] The wood of such a tree, prized for its hardness and attractive appearance MARLS (7) [verb] To cover with the earthy substance called marl. | [verb] To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding. MARLY (10) MAULS (7) [noun] A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat. | [noun] A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier. | [verb] To handle someone or something in a rough way. MEALS (7) [noun] Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack). | [noun] Food served or eaten as a repast. | [noun] A time or an occasion. MEALY (10) [adjective] Resembling meal (the foodstuff). MEDAL (8) [noun] A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object. | [noun] A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward. | [verb] To win a medal. MELDS (8) [verb] To combine multiple similar objects into one | [verb] In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards. MELEE (7) [noun] A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. | [noun] A noisy, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap. | [noun] Any any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation. MELIC (9) [noun] Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from north temperate regions | [adjective] Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse. MELLS (7) MELON (7) [noun] Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. | [noun] The fruit of such plants. | [noun] A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh. | [noun] The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link. MELTS (7) [noun] Molten material, the product of melting. | [noun] The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state. | [noun] The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions. MERLE (7) [noun] The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula. | [noun] Any blackbird. | [noun] A type of mottled colouration on dogs. MERLS (7) [noun] The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula. | [noun] Any blackbird. | [noun] A type of mottled colouration on dogs. METAL (7) [noun] (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from. | [noun] A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or. | [noun] Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects. MEWLS (10) [noun] A soft cry or whimper; an act of mewling. | [verb] To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine. MIAUL (7) [noun] The cry of a cat. | [verb] To give the cry of a cat. MILCH (12) [adjective] (of a cow, animal, etc.) Giving milk; in note | [adjective] Tender; pitiful; weeping. MILER (7) [noun] (often in combination) An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or a specified number of miles. | [noun] (in combination) A race whose length is the specified number of miles. MILES (7) [noun] The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. | [noun] Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values. | [noun] Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet. MILIA (7) [noun] A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth. MILKS (11) [noun] A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt. | [noun] A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk. | [noun] An individual serving of milk. MILKY (14) [adjective] Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk. | [adjective] (color science) Of the black in an image, appearing as dark gray rather than black. | [adjective] (of a drink) Containing (an especially large amount of) milk. MILLE (7) MILLS (7) [noun] A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. | [noun] The building housing such a grinding apparatus. | [noun] A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process. MILOS (7) MILPA (9) MILTS (7) [noun] The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food. | [noun] The semen of a male fish. MILTY (10) MODAL (8) [noun] A modal proposition. | [noun] A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary. | [noun] (grammar) A modal verb. MODEL (8) [noun] A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing. | [noun] A person, usually an attractive female, hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items given away as prizes on a TV game show. | [noun] A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature. MOGUL (8) [noun] A rich or powerful person; a magnate. | [noun] A hump or bump on a skiing piste. | [noun] A larger-sized (39 mm diameter) screw base used for large, high-power light bulbs, known as mogul (screw) base light bulbs. MOHEL (10) [noun] The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris. MOILS (7) [noun] Hard work. | [noun] Confusion, turmoil. | [noun] A spot; a defilement. MOLAL (7) [adjective] Of or designating a solution that contains one mole of solute per 1000g of solvent MOLAR (7) [noun] A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food. | [adjective] Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding. | [noun] A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre. MOLAS (7) [noun] A traditional textile art form of the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia, consisting of cloth panels to be worn on clothing, featuring complex designs made with multiple layers of cloth in a reverse appliqué technique. | [noun] A sunfish, Mola mola. MOLDS (8) [noun] A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. | [noun] A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped. | [noun] Something that is made in or shaped on a mold. MOLDY (11) [adjective] Covered with mold. | [adjective] Stale or musty. MOLES (7) [noun] A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy. | [noun] Any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family Talpidae. | [noun] Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole rats. MOLLS (7) [noun] A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. | [noun] A prostitute or woman with loose sexual morals. | [noun] Bitch, slut; an insulting epithet applied to a female. MOLLY (10) [noun] A woman or girl, especially of low status. | [noun] An effeminate male, a male homosexual. | [noun] Pure MDMA powder. | [noun] A fish of the genus Poecilia, except for those known as guppies. MOLTO (7) MOLTS (7) [noun] The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. | [noun] The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting. | [verb] To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one. MOOLA (7) [noun] Money, cash. MOOLS (7) MORAL (7) [noun] (of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct. | [noun] A morality play. MOREL (7) [noun] Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the common morel or yellow morel. | [noun] Any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. | [noun] A variety of cultivated cherry, Prunus cerasus 'austera', having a dark skin MOTEL (7) [noun] A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there. | [noun] A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel. | [verb] To stay in a motel or motels. MOULD (8) [noun] A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. | [noun] A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped. | [noun] Something that is made in or shaped on a mold. | [noun] A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. MOULT (7) [noun] The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. | [noun] The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting. | [verb] To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one. MUHLY (13) MULCH (12) [noun] Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture. | [noun] A material used as mulch, as a decorative redwood bark mulch. | [verb] To apply mulch. MULCT (9) [noun] A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one. | [verb] To impose such a fine or penalty. | [verb] To swindle (someone) out of money. MULED (8) MULES (7) [noun] The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. | [noun] The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals. | [noun] A hybrid plant. | [verb] To remove skin from (an animal) to prevent myiasis. MULEY (10) [adjective] (of cattle or deer) Without horns. | [noun] Mule deer MULLA (7) [noun] A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law. MULLS (7) [noun] A thin, soft muslin. | [noun] Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking. | [noun] A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers. MURAL (7) [noun] A large painting, usually drawn on a wall. | [verb] To create a mural. | [adjective] Of or relating to a wall; on, or in, or against a wall. NAILS (5) [noun] The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. | [noun] The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera. | [noun] The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds. NALED (6) NASAL (5) [noun] A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. | [noun] A vowel or consonant (such as [m] or [n]) articulated with air flowing through the nose. | [noun] Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard. NATAL (5) [adjective] Of or relating to birth. | [adjective] Of or relating to the buttocks. NAVAL (8) [adjective] Of or relating to a navy. | [adjective] Of or relating to ships in general. NAVEL (8) [noun] The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. | [noun] The central part or point of anything; the middle. | [noun] A navel orange. NELLY (8) [noun] A person's life. | [noun] An effeminate homosexual man. | [noun] A silly person. NEROL (5) NEWEL (8) [noun] A central pillar around which a staircase spirals. | [noun] A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail. | [noun] A novelty; a new thing. NEWLY (11) [adverb] Very recently; in the immediate past. NICOL (7) NIDAL (6) NIHIL (8) NILLS (5) NIVAL (8) [adjective] Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference to plant habitats). | [adjective] Found or thriving in snowy conditions. NOBLE (7) [noun] An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. | [noun] A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. | [adjective] Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character. NOBLY (10) [adverb] In a noble manner. NODAL (6) [adjective] Of the nature of, or relating to, a node. | [adjective] Of or relating to the nodus. NOELS (5) [noun] Christmas | [noun] A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. NOILS (5) [noun] A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns. Sometimes it is referred to as 'Raw Silk', although this is somewhat of a misnomer. NOILY (8) NOLOS (5) NONYL (8) [noun] Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C9H19, formally derived from nonane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. NOPAL (7) [noun] A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food. NOTAL (5) NOVEL (8) [adjective] Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. | [adjective] Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type. | [noun] A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. | [noun] A novelty; something new. | [noun] A new legal constitution in ancient Rome. NULLS (5) [noun] A non-existent or empty value or set of values. | [noun] Zero quantity of expressions; nothing. | [noun] Something that has no force or meaning. NURLS (5) NYALA (8) [noun] A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist. NYLON (8) [noun] Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. | [noun] (in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs. OBELI (7) [noun] A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk. | [noun] A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk. OBOLE (7) OBOLI (7) OBOLS (7) [noun] A silver coin of Ancient Greece. | [noun] A weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma. OCTAL (7) [noun] The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. | [noun] A digit or value in the octal number system. | [adjective] Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal. OCTYL (10) [noun] Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C8H17, formally derived from octane by the loss of a hydrogen atom OCULI (7) [noun] A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). ODDLY (10) [adverb] In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually. | [adverb] In a manner measured by an odd number. ODYLE (9) ODYLS (9) OFFAL (11) [noun] The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. | [noun] A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc. | [noun] A dead body; carrion. OGLED (7) [verb] To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. OGLER (6) OGLES (6) [noun] An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare. | [noun] (usually in the plural) An eye. | [verb] To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. OILED (6) [verb] To lubricate with oil. | [verb] To grease with oil for cooking. | [adjective] Covered in, or supplied with, oil. OILER (5) [noun] One who or that which oils. | [noun] An oil tanker. | [noun] An oil well. OLDEN (6) [adjective] From or relating to a previous era. | [adjective] Old; ancient. | [verb] To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age. OLDER (6) [adjective] Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. | [adjective] Having been used and thus no longer new or unused. | [adjective] Having existed or lived for the specified time. OLDIE (6) [noun] Something or someone old. | [noun] A song or record from a previous era. | [noun] (in the plural) The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras. OLEIC (7) OLEIN (5) OLEOS (5) OLEUM (7) [noun] A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid. OLIOS (5) [noun] A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. | [noun] A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch. | [noun] A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany. OLIVE (8) [noun] A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. | [noun] The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). | [noun] The wood of the olive tree. OLLAS (5) OLOGY (9) [noun] Any branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”. OPALS (7) [noun] A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. | [noun] A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA." | [noun] Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Nesolycaena. ORALS (5) [noun] A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class. | [noun] A physical examination of the mouth. | [noun] Oral sex. ORIEL (5) [noun] A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall. | [noun] A gallery for minstrels. | [noun] A small apartment next to a hall, used for dining. ORLES (5) [noun] A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge | [noun] The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse | [noun] A fillet under the ovolo of a capital ORLOP (7) [noun] The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship. OSMOL (7) OUSEL (5) [noun] The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula. | [noun] The water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird, Cinclus mexicanus. OUZEL (14) [noun] The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula. | [noun] The water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird, Cinclus mexicanus. OVALS (8) [noun] An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. | [noun] A thing having such a shape, such as an arena. | [noun] In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point. OVOLI (8) OVOLO (8) [noun] A classical convex moulding carved with an egg-and-dart ornament. OVULE (8) [noun] The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. | [noun] An immature ovum in mammals. OWLET (8) [noun] Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. | [noun] (by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active. | [noun] The owl pigeon. OXLIP (14) [noun] The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers. PADLE (8) PAILS (7) [noun] A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover). | [noun] (In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container. PALEA (7) [noun] The interior chaff or husk of grasses. | [noun] One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower. | [noun] A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap. PALED (8) [verb] To turn pale; to lose colour. | [verb] To become insignificant. | [verb] To make pale; to diminish the brightness of. PALER (7) [adjective] Light in color. | [adjective] (of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.). | [adjective] Feeble, faint. PALES (7) [verb] To turn pale; to lose colour. | [verb] To become insignificant. | [verb] To make pale; to diminish the brightness of. | [noun] A wooden stake; a picket. PALET (7) PALLS (7) [noun] Senses relating to cloth. | [noun] Senses relating to clothing. | [verb] To cloak or cover with, or as if with, a pall. PALLY (10) [noun] An affectionate term of address. | [noun] A slightly derogatory and insulting term of address. | [adjective] Like a pal; friendly. | [noun] A paladin. PALMS (9) [noun] Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics. | [noun] A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. | [noun] (by extension) Triumph; victory. PALMY (12) [adjective] Made out of palm leaves or palm sap. | [adjective] Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees. | [adjective] Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving. PALPI (9) [noun] Palp (invertebrate appendage) PALPS (9) [noun] A pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in invertebrates; has a variety of functions but is often primarily used for predating. | [noun] A fleshy part of a fingertip. | [noun] Short for palpation. PALSY (10) [noun] Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking. | [verb] To paralyse, either completely or partially. | [adjective] Chummy, friendly. PANEL (7) [noun] A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc. | [noun] A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example. | [noun] An individual frame or drawing in a comic. PAPAL (9) [adjective] Having to do with the pope or the papacy. PARLE (7) PAROL (7) [noun] A word; an oral utterance. | [noun] Oral declaration; word of mouth. | [noun] A writing not under seal. | [noun] An ornamental star-like Christmas lantern from the Philippines. PATLY (10) PAWLS (10) [noun] A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction. | [noun] A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets. PEALS (7) [noun] A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. | [noun] A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale. | [noun] The changes rung on a set of bells. PEARL (7) [noun] A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery. | [noun] Something precious. | [noun] A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for e.g. medicinal application. PEDAL (8) [noun] A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano | [noun] A foot or footlike part. | [noun] An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on. PEELS (7) [noun] A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. | [noun] (usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. | [noun] The action of peeling away from a formation. PELES (7) PELFS (10) PELON (7) PELTS (7) [noun] A blow or stroke from something thrown. | [verb] To bombard, as with missiles. | [verb] To throw; to use as a missile. PENAL (7) [adjective] Of or relating to punishment. | [adjective] Subject to punishment; punishable. | [adjective] Serving as a place of punishment. PEPLA (9) PERIL (7) [noun] A situation of serious and immediate danger. | [noun] Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. | [noun] An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event. PETAL (7) [noun] One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored. | [noun] Term of endearment. PHIAL (10) [noun] A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines. | [verb] To put or keep in, or as in, a phial. PHLOX (17) [noun] Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox. PHYLA (13) [noun] A tribe. | [noun] A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank | [noun] A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another. PHYLE (13) PIBAL (9) PICAL (9) PICUL (9) PILAF (10) [noun] A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added. PILAR (7) PILAU (7) [noun] A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added. | [adjective] Filthy PILAW (10) PILEA (7) [noun] The top of a bird's head, from the base of the bill to the nape. PILED (8) [verb] (often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate | [verb] To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load. | [verb] To add something to a great number. PILEI (7) [noun] The cap of a mushroom. | [noun] The bell of a jellyfish. | [noun] A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud. PILES (7) [noun] A mass of things heaped together; a heap. | [noun] A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process. | [noun] A mass formed in layers. | [noun] Haemorrhoids. PILIS (7) PILLS (7) [noun] A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. | [noun] (definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill. | [noun] A comical or entertaining person. PILOT (7) [noun] A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. | [noun] A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast. | [noun] A guide book for maritime navigation. PILUS (7) PIPAL (9) [noun] The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa. PIXEL (14) [noun] One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. | [noun] One of the squares that make up a pixel art work or a zoomed in image in a computer. | [verb] To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels. PLACE (9) [noun] (physical) An area; somewhere within an area. | [noun] A location or position in space. | [noun] A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader. | [verb] To put (an object or person) in a specific location. PLACK (13) PLAGE (8) [noun] A region; country | [noun] A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun PLAID (8) [noun] A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern. | [noun] A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands. | [noun] The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan. | [verb] To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. PLAIN (7) [adjective] Flat, level. | [adjective] Simple. | [adjective] Obvious. | [noun] A lamentation. | [noun] A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country. PLAIT (7) [noun] A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat. | [noun] A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. | [verb] To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat PLANE (7) [noun] A level or flat surface. | [noun] A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane). | [noun] A level of existence or development. (eg, astral plane) | [noun] A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface. | [noun] An airplane; an aeroplane. | [noun] A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus. PLANK (11) [noun] A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick. | [noun] A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue. | [noun] Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time. PLANS (7) [noun] A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. | [noun] A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal. | [noun] A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation. PLANT (7) [noun] An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree. | [noun] An organism of the kingdom Plantae; now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism. | [noun] Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall. PLASH (10) [noun] A small pool of standing water; a puddle. | [noun] A splash, or the sound made by a splash. | [noun] A sudden downpour. | [noun] The branch of a tree partly cut or bent, and bound to, or intertwined with, other branches. PLASM (9) [noun] A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape. | [noun] Protoplasm PLATE (7) [noun] A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. | [noun] Such dishes collectively. | [noun] The contents of such a dish. | [noun] Precious metal, especially silver. PLATS (7) [noun] A plot of land; a lot. | [noun] A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document. | [noun] A plot, a scheme. PLATY (10) [adjective] Resembling plates. | [adjective] Of a field semy of plates. | [adjective] Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral. | [noun] Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails). PLAYA (10) [noun] A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely. | [noun] A dude (an informal term of address or general term to describe a person, typically male). | [noun] A player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships). PLAYS (10) [noun] Activity for amusement only, especially among the young. | [noun] Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills. | [noun] The conduct, or course, of a game. PLAZA (16) [noun] A town's public square. | [noun] An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches. | [noun] A strip mall. PLEAD (8) [verb] To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case. | [verb] To beg, beseech, or implore. | [verb] To offer by way of excuse. PLEAS (7) [noun] An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty. | [noun] An excuse; an apology. | [noun] That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification. PLEAT (7) [noun] A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance. | [noun] A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness. | [noun] A plait. PLEBE (9) [noun] (usually in the plural) A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens. | [noun] The plebs, the plebeian class. | [noun] The similar lower class of any area. PLEBS (9) [noun] A commoner, a member of the lower class of a society. | [noun] A common person, an unsophisticated or cultureless person. | [noun] (usually derogatory) A freshman cadet at a military academy. PLENA (7) PLEWS (10) [noun] Beaver pelt PLICA (9) [noun] A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue. | [noun] Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together. | [noun] A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches. PLIED (8) [verb] To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit. | [verb] To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.). | [verb] To work at (something) diligently. PLIER (7) PLIES (7) [noun] A layer of material. | [noun] A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn. | [noun] Short for plywood. | [noun] A smooth and continuous bending of the knees PLINK (11) [noun] A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound. | [verb] To make a plink sound. | [verb] (with "out") To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano. PLODS (8) [verb] To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over). | [verb] To trudge over or through. | [verb] To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently. PLONK (11) [noun] The sound of something solid landing. | [verb] To set or toss (something) down carelessly. | [verb] To automatically ignore a particular poster. | [noun] Cheap or inferior everyday wine. | [noun] A female police constable. PLOPS (9) [noun] A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. | [noun] Excrement; derived from the "plop" sound made when it hits water in a toilet. | [verb] To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid. PLOTS (7) [noun] (authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. | [noun] An area or land used for building on or planting on. | [noun] A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device. PLOTZ (16) [verb] To flop down wearily. | [verb] To faint. | [verb] To fall down dead. PLOWS (10) [noun] The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres. | [noun] A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. | [noun] The use of a plough; tillage. PLOYS (10) [noun] A tactic, strategy, or gimmick. | [noun] Sport; frolic. | [noun] Employment. PLUCK (13) [noun] An instance of plucking. | [noun] The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals. | [noun] Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence. PLUGS (8) [noun] A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one. | [noun] Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole. | [noun] A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. PLUMB (11) [noun] A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction. | [noun] A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water. | [noun] The perpendicular direction or position. | [noun] The fruit and its tree. PLUME (9) [noun] A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration. | [noun] A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle. | [noun] A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward. | [verb] To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes. PLUMP (11) [verb] To grow plump; to swell out. | [verb] To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up. | [verb] To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily. | [noun] The sound of a sudden heavy fall. | [noun] A knot or cluster; a group; a crowd. PLUMS (9) [noun] The fruit and its tree. | [noun] Extended senses. | [verb] To plumb. PLUMY (12) [adjective] Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery. PLUNK (11) [noun] The dull thud of something landing on a surface. | [noun] A large sum of money. | [noun] A dollar. PLUSH (10) [noun] A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet. | [noun] A plush toy. | [adjective] Very extravagant. PLYER (10) POILU (7) [noun] A French infantryman during the First World War POLAR (7) [noun] The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line. | [adjective] Of or having a pole or polarity. | [adjective] Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles. POLED (8) [verb] To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole. | [verb] To identify something quite precisely using a telescope. | [verb] To furnish with poles for support. POLER (7) [noun] One who propels a boat using a pole. | [noun] A horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle. | [noun] An extortioner. POLES (7) [noun] Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. | [noun] A type of basic fishing rod. | [noun] A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used. POLIO (7) [noun] A sufferer from poliomyelitis. | [noun] Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity. POLIS (7) [noun] A Greek city-state. | [noun] The police. | [noun] A police officer. POLKA (11) [noun] A lively dance originating in Bohemia. | [noun] The music for this dance. | [noun] A polka jacket. POLLS (7) [noun] A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. | [noun] A formal election. | [noun] A polling place (usually as plural, polling places) POLOS (7) POLYP (12) [noun] An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane | [noun] A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles POLYS (10) [noun] Polytechnic. | [noun] Polyethylene (polythene). | [noun] Polyurethane POOLS (7) [noun] A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water. | [noun] A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle. | [noun] A supply of resources. POULT (7) [noun] A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). PRILL (7) [noun] A rill, a small stream | [noun] A spinning top | [verb] To flow, spurt | [noun] A pellet, a granule, a small bead | [noun] The brill, a kind of flatfish. | [verb] To grow sour. PROLE (7) [noun] A member of the proletariat; a proletarian | [noun] A pleb (ordinary person). PROWL (10) [noun] The act of prowling. | [verb] To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty. | [verb] To idle; to go about aimlessly. PSALM (9) [noun] A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. | [noun] One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship. | [verb] To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing PULED (8) [verb] To whimper or whine. | [verb] To pipe or chirp. PULER (7) PULES (7) [noun] A plaintive melancholy whine. | [verb] To whimper or whine. | [verb] To pipe or chirp. PULIK (11) [noun] One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. PULIS (7) PULLS (7) [noun] An act of pulling (applying force) | [noun] An attractive force which causes motion towards the source | [noun] Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope PULPS (9) [noun] A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. | [noun] A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper. | [verb] To make or be made into pulp. PULPY (12) [adjective] Having the characteristics of pulp | [adjective] Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence PULSE (7) [noun] A normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart. | [noun] A beat or throb. | [noun] The beat or tactus of a piece of music. | [verb] To beat, to throb, to flash. | [noun] Any annual legume yielding from 1 to 12 grains or seeds within a pod, and used as food for humans or animals, especially in the mature, dry condition. PUPAL (9) PUPIL (9) [noun] A learner under the supervision of a teacher or professor. | [noun] An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state. | [noun] The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina. PURLS (7) [noun] A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance. | [noun] The edge of lace trimmed with loops. | [noun] An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. PYLON (10) [noun] A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. | [noun] A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables. | [noun] A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage. QUAIL (14) [verb] To waste away; to fade, to wither | [verb] To daunt or frighten (someone) | [verb] To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful. | [noun] Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae. | [verb] To curdle or coagulate, as milk does. QUALE (14) [noun] An instance of subjective, conscious experience. QUALM (16) [noun] A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. | [noun] A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness. | [noun] A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now often in negative constructions.) QUELL (14) [noun] A subduing. | [verb] To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. | [verb] To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. | [noun] A source, especially a spring. QUILL (14) [noun] The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs. | [noun] A pen made from a feather. | [noun] Any pen. QUILT (14) [noun] A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design. | [noun] A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing. | [noun] A quilted skirt worn by women. RAILS (5) [noun] A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. | [noun] The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad. | [noun] A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation. RALES (5) [noun] (now chiefly in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema. | [noun] Abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound heard from the lungs, often audible only with a stethoscope. RALLY (8) [noun] A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. | [noun] A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America. | [noun] A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point. | [noun] Good-humoured raillery. RALPH (10) [verb] To vomit. | [noun] A raven. RATAL (5) RATEL (5) [noun] A carnivorous mammal, Mellivora capensis, found in Africa and some parts of Asia; the honey badger. RAVEL (8) [noun] A snarl; a complication. | [noun] A ravelled thread. | [verb] To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse. RAWLY (11) REALM (7) [noun] An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined. | [noun] The domain of a certain abstraction. | [noun] A scope of operation in networking or security. REALS (5) [noun] A commodity; see realty. | [noun] (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages. | [noun] A real number. REBEL (7) [noun] A person who resists an established authority, often violently | [noun] A person from the Confederate States of America | [verb] To resist or become defiant toward an authority. REDLY (9) REELS (5) [noun] A shaky or unsteady gait. | [noun] A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel. | [noun] A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound. REFEL (8) REFLY (11) REGAL (6) [adjective] Of or relating to royalty. | [adjective] Befitting a king, queen, emperor, or empress. | [noun] A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; today it has been revived for the performance of music from those times. RELAX (12) [verb] To calm down. | [verb] To make something loose. | [verb] To become loose. RELAY (8) [noun] A new set of hounds. | [noun] A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired. | [noun] (by extension) A new set of anything. | [verb] To lay (for example, flooring or railroad track) again. RELET (5) [noun] A property that has been let again | [verb] To let a property again RELIC (7) [noun] That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion. | [noun] Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons. | [noun] A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration. RELIT (5) [verb] To light or kindle anew. | [verb] To render again with different simulated lighting conditions. RENAL (5) [adjective] Pertaining to the kidneys. REOIL (5) REPEL (7) [verb] To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. | [verb] To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). | [verb] To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). REPLY (10) [noun] A written or spoken response; part of a conversation. | [noun] Something given in reply. | [noun] A counterattack. REVEL (8) [noun] An instance of merrymaking; a celebration. | [noun] A kind of dance. | [noun] A wake for the dead. | [noun] The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb. RIALS (5) [noun] The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. | [noun] An old gold coin of England. RIELS (5) [noun] The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol: ៛ RIFLE (8) [noun] A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy. | [noun] (usually plural) A rifleman. | [noun] An artillery piece with a rifled barrel. RILED (6) [verb] To make angry | [verb] To stir or move from a state of calm or order RILES (5) [verb] To make angry | [verb] To stir or move from a state of calm or order RILEY (8) [adjective] Angry, upset. RILLE (5) [noun] A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. RILLS (5) [noun] A very small brook; a streamlet. | [noun] A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. RIVAL (8) [noun] A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor. | [noun] Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another. | [noun] One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. RIYAL (8) [noun] The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. ROBLE (7) ROILS (5) [verb] To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. | [verb] To annoy; to make someone angry. | [verb] To bubble, seethe. ROILY (8) [adjective] (of water) muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment) | [adjective] Turbulent ROLES (5) [noun] A character or part played by a performer or actor. | [noun] The expected behaviour of an individual in a society. | [noun] The function or position of something. ROLFS (8) [verb] To apply the Rolfing massage technique to. ROLLS (5) [noun] The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled. | [noun] A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble. | [noun] Something which rolls. ROTLS (5) ROWEL (8) [noun] The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur. | [noun] A little flat ring or wheel on a horse's bit. | [noun] A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of a horse in the manner of a seton in human surgery. ROYAL (8) [noun] A royal person; a member of a royal family. | [noun] A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches. | [noun] A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches. RUBLE (7) [noun] The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽. RUGAL (6) RULED (6) [verb] To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over. | [verb] To excel. | [verb] To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines). RULER (5) [noun] A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings. | [noun] A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others. | [verb] To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment). RULES (5) [noun] A regulation, law, guideline. | [noun] A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure. | [noun] A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing. RURAL (5) [noun] A person from the countryside; a rustic. | [adjective] Relating to the countryside or to agriculture. SABLE (7) [noun] A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia). | [noun] The marten, especially Martes americana (syn. Mustela americana). | [noun] The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur. SADLY (9) [adverb] In a sad manner; sorrowfully. | [adverb] Unfortunately, sad to say. | [adverb] Very much (of a desire etc.); dearly; urgently. SAILS (5) [noun] A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes. | [noun] (nautical,uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance. | [noun] The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport. SALAD (6) [noun] A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise. | [noun] A raw vegetable of the kind used in salads. SALAL (5) [noun] A leathery-leaved North American shrub, Gaultheria shallon, with edible sepals and leaves. SALEP (7) [noun] A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as the early-purple orchid (Orchis mascula). SALES (5) [noun] A hall. | [noun] An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit. | [noun] (Short for discount sale) The sale of goods at reduced prices. SALIC (7) SALLY (8) [noun] A willow | [noun] Any tree that looks like a willow | [noun] An object made from the above trees' wood | [noun] A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy. | [noun] A member of the Salvation Army. | [noun] A kind of stonefly. SALMI (7) [noun] A rich stew or ragout, especially of game. SALOL (5) SALON (5) [noun] A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests. | [noun] A gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting. | [noun] An art gallery or exhibition; especially the Paris salon or autumn salon. SALPA (7) SALPS (7) [noun] Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae. SALSA (5) [noun] A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers. | [noun] A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock. | [noun] Any of several dances performed to salsa music. SALTS (5) [noun] A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative. | [noun] One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid. | [noun] A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea. SALTY (8) [adjective] Tasting of salt. | [adjective] Containing salt. | [adjective] Coarse, provocative, earthy; said of language. SALVE (8) [noun] An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects. | [noun] Any remedy or action that soothes or heals. | [verb] To calm or assuage. | [verb] To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies). | [interjection] Hail; a greeting. | [verb] To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute. SALVO (8) [noun] An exception; a reservation; an excuse. | [noun] A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley. | [noun] A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon. SAULS (5) SAULT (5) SCALD (8) [noun] A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam. | [verb] To burn with hot liquid. | [verb] To heat almost to boiling. | [noun] Scaliness; a scabby skin disease. | [noun] A Nordic poet of the Viking Age SCALE (7) [noun] A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. | [noun] An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude. | [noun] Size; scope. | [noun] Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile. | [noun] A device to measure mass or weight. SCALL (7) SCALP (9) [noun] The top of the head; the skull. | [noun] The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from. | [noun] A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory. SCALY (10) [noun] The scaly yellowfish, Labeobarbus natalensis. | [adjective] Covered or abounding with scales. | [adjective] Composed of scales lying over each other. SCHUL (10) SCOLD (8) [verb] To burn with hot liquid. | [verb] To heat almost to boiling. | [noun] A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman. SCOWL (10) [noun] The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown. | [noun] (by extension) Gloom; dark or threatening aspect. | [verb] To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry. | [noun] Old workings of iron ore. SCULK (11) SCULL (7) [noun] A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward. | [noun] One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower. | [noun] A small rowing boat, for one person. | [noun] A skull cap. A small bowl-shaped helmet, without visor or bever. | [noun] A shoal of fish. | [noun] The skua gull. SCULP (9) [verb] (sometimes humorous) To sculpture; to carve or engrave. | [verb] To flay. SEALS (5) [noun] A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal. | [noun] A bearing representing a creature something like a walrus. | [verb] To hunt seals. SEELS (5) [verb] To sew together the eyes of a young hawk. | [verb] (by extension) To blind. | [verb] (of a ship) To roll on the waves in a storm. SEELY (8) SELAH (8) [noun] A pause or rest of a contemplative nature. | [interjection] A word occurring between verses or paragraphs in parts of the Hebrew Bible, namely in Habakkuk and the Psalms; perhaps indicating a pause, either for contemplation or for the singer to clear his or her throat. SELFS (8) [noun] One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition. | [noun] The subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts. | [noun] An individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness (plural selves). SELLE (5) SELLS (5) [noun] An act of selling. | [noun] An easy task. | [noun] An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity. SELVA (8) [noun] Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin. SEPAL (7) [noun] One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when the sepals in a plant's calyx are not fused into a single structure. SERAL (5) SETAL (5) SHALE (8) [noun] A shell or husk; a cod or pod. | [noun] A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure. | [verb] To take off the shell or coat of. SHALL (8) [verb] (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. | [verb] Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural. | [verb] Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action. SHALT (8) [verb] (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. | [verb] Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural. | [verb] Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action. SHALY (11) SHAUL (8) SHAWL (11) [noun] A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. | [noun] A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting. | [verb] To wrap in a shawl. SHEAL (8) SHELF (11) [noun] A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects. | [noun] The capacity of such an object | [noun] A projecting ledge that resembles such an object. SHELL (8) [noun] A hard external covering of an animal. | [noun] The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg. | [noun] One of the outer layers of skin of an onion. SHEOL (8) SHIEL (8) SHILL (8) [noun] A person paid to endorse a product favourably, while pretending to be impartial. | [noun] An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game. | [noun] A house player in a casino. SHILY (11) SHLEP (10) [noun] A long or burdensome journey. | [noun] A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person. | [noun] A sloppy or slovenly person. SHOAL (8) [noun] A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow. | [noun] A shallow in a body of water. | [verb] To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area. | [noun] Any large number of persons or things. SHOOL (8) SHORL (8) SHULN (8) SHULS (8) [noun] The synagogue. SHYLY (14) [adverb] In a shy manner. SIALS (5) SIBYL (10) [noun] A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl. SIDLE (6) [noun] An act of sidling. | [verb] To (cause something to) move sideways. | [verb] In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner. SIGIL (6) [noun] A seal, signature or signet. | [noun] An occult or magical sign, image or symbol. | [noun] A nonalphanumeric character affixed to a symbol (e.g. variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope. SILDS (6) SILEX (12) [noun] Flint. | [noun] A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc. SILKS (9) [noun] A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). | [noun] A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. | [noun] Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes. SILKY (12) [noun] A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin. | [noun] A chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers. | [adjective] Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk. SILLS (5) [noun] (also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window. | [noun] A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing. | [noun] A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds. SILLY (8) [noun] A silly person. | [noun] A term of address. | [noun] A mistake. SILOS (5) [noun] A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage. | [noun] From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain. | [noun] An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched. SILTS (5) [verb] To clog or fill with silt. | [verb] To become clogged with silt. | [verb] To flow through crevices; to percolate. SILTY (8) SILVA (8) SISAL (5) [noun] A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope. | [noun] The fibre of the plant. | [noun] A sisal mat. SKALD (10) [noun] A Nordic poet of the Viking Age SKELM (11) SKELP (11) [noun] A blow; a smart stroke. | [noun] A squall; a heavy fall of rain. | [noun] A large portion. | [noun] A narrow strip of rolled or forged metal, ready to be bent and welded to form a pipe. SKILL (9) [noun] Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate. | [noun] Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause. | [noun] Knowledge; understanding. | [verb] To set apart; separate. SKIRL (9) [noun] A shrill sound, as of bagpipes. | [verb] To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes. SKOAL (9) [verb] To make such a toast. | [interjection] A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers. SKULK (13) [noun] A group of foxes. | [noun] A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans). | [noun] The act of skulking. SKULL (9) [noun] The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible. | [noun] A symbol for death; death's-head | [noun] The mind or brain. | [noun] (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. SLABS (7) [noun] A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat. | [noun] A paving stone; a flagstone. | [noun] A carton containing 24 cans of beer. SLACK (11) [noun] The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. | [noun] A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains. | [adjective] (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. | [verb] To slacken. | [noun] A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place. | [noun] A valley, or small, shallow dell. | [noun] Small coal; coal dust. SLAGS (6) [noun] Waste material from a coal mine | [noun] Scum that forms on the surface of molten metal | [noun] Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders SLAIN (5) [noun] (with "the") Those who have been killed. | [verb] To kill, murder. | [verb] To eradicate or stamp out. SLAKE (9) [verb] To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). | [verb] To cool (something) with water or another liquid. | [verb] To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. | [noun] A sloppy mess. SLAMS (7) [verb] To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise. | [verb] To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.) | [verb] To strike forcefully with some implement. SLANG (6) [noun] Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register. | [noun] Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon. | [noun] The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant. | [verb] To throw with a circular or arcing motion. | [noun] Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. | [noun] A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. | [verb] To sell (especially illegal drugs). SLANK (9) SLANT (5) [noun] A slope; an incline, inclination. | [noun] A sloped surface or line. | [noun] A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam. SLAPS (7) [noun] A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. | [noun] The sound of such a blow. | [noun] Makeup; cosmetics. SLASH (8) [noun] A slashing action or motion, particularly: | [noun] A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly: | [noun] Something resembling such a mark, particularly: | [noun] A drink of something; a draft. | [noun] A swampy area; a swamp. | [noun] The period of a transitory breeze. SLATE (5) [noun] A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. | [noun] The bluish-grey colour of most slate. | [noun] A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools | [verb] To cover with slate. SLATS (5) [noun] A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal. | [noun] (aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord line of the airfoil, affecting the angle of attack. Employed in conjunction with flaps to allow for a lower stall speed in the landing attitude, facilitating slow flight. | [noun] A ski. SLATY (8) SLAVE (8) [noun] A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control. | [noun] A drudge; one who labors or is obliged (e.g. by prior contract) to labor like a slave with limited rights, e.g. an indentured servant. | [noun] An abject person. SLAWS (8) SLAYS (8) [verb] To kill, murder. | [verb] To eradicate or stamp out. | [verb] (by extension) To defeat, overcome (in a competition or contest). SLEDS (6) [noun] A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills. (A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.) | [noun] A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice. (contrast "sleigh", which is larger) | [noun] A snowmobile. SLEEK (9) [noun] That which makes smooth; varnish. | [verb] To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive. | [adjective] Having an even, smooth surface; smooth SLEEP (7) [verb] To rest in a state of reduced consciousness. | [verb] (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion. | [verb] To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion. | [noun] The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. SLEET (5) [noun] Pellets of ice made of mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes. | [noun] A mixture of rain and snow. | [noun] A smooth coating of ice formed on ground or other objects by freezing rain. SLEPT (7) [verb] To rest in a state of reduced consciousness. | [verb] (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion. | [verb] To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion. SLEWS (8) [verb] To rotate or turn something about its axis. | [verb] To veer a vehicle. | [verb] To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time. SLICE (7) [noun] That which is thin and broad. | [noun] A thin, broad piece cut off. | [noun] An amount of anything. SLICK (11) [noun] A covering of liquid, particularly oil. | [noun] Someone who is clever and untrustworthy. | [noun] A tool used to make something smooth or even. | [noun] The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes. SLIDE (6) [noun] An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. | [noun] A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke. | [noun] The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche. SLIER (5) SLILY (8) [adverb] In a sly manner, cunningly. SLIME (7) [noun] Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing. | [noun] Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs. | [noun] A sneaky, unethical person; a slimeball. SLIMS (7) [noun] A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes. | [noun] A potato farl. | [noun] AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages. SLIMY (10) [noun] A ponyfish. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to slime | [adjective] Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime SLING (6) [noun] An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. | [noun] A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported. | [noun] A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load. | [noun] A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity. SLINK (9) [noun] A furtive sneaking motion. | [noun] The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf. | [noun] The meat of such a prematurely born animal. SLIPE (7) SLIPS (7) [noun] A thin, slippery mix of clay and water. | [noun] Mud, slime. | [noun] A twig or shoot; a cutting. SLIPT (7) SLITS (5) [noun] A narrow cut or opening; a slot. | [noun] The opening of the vagina. | [noun] A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute. SLOBS (7) [noun] A lazy and slovenly person. | [noun] A lazy and obese person. SLOES (5) [noun] The small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). | [noun] The tree Prunus spinosa. | [noun] Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit. SLOGS (6) [noun] A long, tedious walk, or session of work. | [noun] An aggressive shot played with little skill. SLOID (6) SLOJD (13) SLOOP (7) [noun] A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail. | [noun] A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck. | [noun] A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette. SLOPE (7) [noun] An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward. | [noun] The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward. | [noun] The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical. SLOPS (7) [noun] A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A rubber thong sandal. | [noun] (in the plural) See slops. | [noun] A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall. SLOSH (8) [noun] A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash. | [noun] A sloshing sound or motion. | [noun] Slush. | [noun] Backslash, the character \. SLOTH (8) [noun] Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour. | [noun] A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity. | [noun] A collective term for a group of bears. SLOTS (5) [noun] A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc. | [noun] A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece. | [noun] An implement for baring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like. SLOWS (8) [verb] To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of. | [verb] To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of. | [verb] To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate. SLOYD (9) SLUBS (7) [noun] A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects. | [noun] Fabric fiber produced by slubbing. | [verb] To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning. SLUED (6) [adjective] Somewhat drunk; tipsy. | [verb] To rotate something on an axis. | [verb] To turn something sharply. SLUES (5) [noun] The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued. | [noun] A slough; a run or wet place. SLUFF (11) SLUGS (6) [noun] Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. | [noun] A slow, lazy person; a sluggard. | [noun] A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug. SLUMP (9) [noun] A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period. | [noun] A measure of the fluidity of freshly mixed concrete, based on how much the concrete formed in a standard slump cone sags when the cone is removed. | [noun] A boggy place. SLUMS (7) [noun] A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. | [noun] Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game. | [verb] To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own. SLUNG (6) [verb] To throw with a circular or arcing motion. | [verb] To throw with a sling. | [verb] To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle. SLUNK (9) [verb] To sneak about furtively. | [verb] To give birth to an animal prematurely. | [noun] An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively. SLURB (7) SLURP (7) [noun] A loud sucking noise made in eating or drinking | [noun] A mouthful of liquid | [verb] To eat or drink noisily. SLURS (5) [noun] An insult or slight. | [noun] A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation. | [noun] The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie). SLUSH (8) [noun] Half-melted snow or ice. | [noun] Liquid mud or mire. | [noun] Flavored shaved ice served as a drink. SLUTS (5) [noun] A sexually promiscuous woman or girl. | [noun] Any sexually promiscuous person, often a gay man. | [noun] Someone who seeks attention through inappropriate means or to an excessive degree. SLYER (8) [adjective] Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. | [adjective] (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice | [adjective] Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle SLYLY (11) [adverb] In a sly manner, cunningly. SLYPE (10) [noun] A covered passageway, especially one connecting the transept of a cathedral or monastery to the chapter house. SMALL (7) [noun] Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back. | [verb] To make little or less. | [verb] To become small; to dwindle. SMALT (7) [noun] A deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide SMELL (7) [noun] A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance. | [noun] The sense that detects odours. | [noun] A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate. SMELT (7) [noun] Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe. | [noun] A fool; a simpleton. | [verb] To sense a smell or smells. | [noun] Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal. SMILE (7) [noun] A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety. | [noun] Favour; propitious regard. | [noun] A drink bought by one person for another. SMOLT (7) [adjective] Bright; serene. | [adjective] (of weather) Calm; fine; fair. | [adjective] Smooth and shining. | [noun] A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color. SNAIL (5) [noun] Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell. | [noun] (by extension) A slow person; a sluggard. | [noun] A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock. SNARL (5) [noun] A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle. | [noun] An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation. | [noun] A slow-moving traffic jam. | [noun] The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention. SNELL (5) [adjective] Quick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively. | [adjective] Quick-witted; witty. | [adjective] Harsh; severe. | [noun] A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line. SNOOL (5) [noun] An abject, cowardly person who submits tamely to others. | [verb] To submit tamely to others. SOCLE (7) [noun] A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork. | [noun] A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall. | [noun] The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R. SOILS (5) [noun] A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth. | [noun] The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants. | [noun] The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics. SOKOL (9) SOLAN (5) [noun] Solan goose SOLAR (5) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun | [adjective] Born under the predominant influence of the sun. | [adjective] Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year. | [noun] A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room. SOLDI (6) [noun] An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira. SOLDO (6) [noun] An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira. SOLED (6) [verb] To pull by the ears; to pull about; haul; lug. | [verb] To put a sole on (a shoe or boot) | [adjective] (in combination) Having a specified kind of sole. SOLEI (5) [noun] A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf. SOLES (5) [noun] A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall. | [noun] A pond or pool; a dirty pond of standing water. | [noun] The bottom or plantar surface of the foot. SOLID (6) [noun] A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas). | [noun] A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve). | [noun] A favor. SOLON (5) SOLOS (5) [noun] A piece of music for one performer. | [noun] A job or performance done by one person alone. | [noun] (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner SOLUM (7) SOLUS (5) [adjective] Alone, unaccompanied (as a stage direction) SOLVE (8) [noun] (chiefly law enforcement) A solution; an explanation. | [verb] To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. | [verb] To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities. SONLY (8) SOREL (5) [noun] A young buck (deer) in the third year. | [noun] A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel. | [noun] Any of various plants with acidic leaves, especially SOTOL (5) [noun] Any of several species of North American desert plants of the genus Dasylirion, of the asparagus family. | [noun] A distilled spirit made from the sap of some of these plants, especially Dasylirion wheeleri. SOULS (5) [noun] The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality. Often believed to live on after the person's death. | [noun] The spirit or essence of anything. | [noun] Life, energy, vigor. SPAIL (7) SPALE (7) SPALL (7) [noun] A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone. | [verb] To break into fragments or small pieces. | [verb] To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering. | [noun] The shoulder. SPEEL (7) SPEIL (7) SPELL (7) [noun] Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. | [noun] A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. | [noun] Speech, discourse. | [verb] To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. | [noun] A shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour. | [noun] A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk. SPELT (7) [verb] To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort. | [verb] (sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. | [verb] To be able to write or say the letters that form words. | [noun] A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon. | [noun] A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter. SPIEL (7) [noun] A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade. | [noun] An early form of rap music. | [verb] To talk at length. | [noun] A game of curling. SPILE (7) [noun] A splinter. | [noun] A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask. | [noun] A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap. | [noun] A pile; a post or girder. | [verb] Spoil. SPILL (7) [noun] A mess of something that has been dropped. | [noun] A fall or stumble. | [noun] A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire. SPILT (7) [verb] To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. | [verb] To spread out or fall out, as above. | [verb] To drop something that was intended to be caught. SPLAT (7) [noun] The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back. | [noun] The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface. | [noun] The irregular shape of a viscous liquid or soft solid which has hit a solid surface. SPLAY (10) [noun] A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them. | [verb] To spread; spread out. | [verb] To dislocate, as a shoulder bone. SPLIT (7) [noun] A crack or longitudinal fissure. | [noun] A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division. | [noun] A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment. SPOIL (7) [noun] (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. | [noun] Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. | [verb] To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour. SPOOL (7) [noun] A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle. | [noun] A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc. | [verb] To wind on a spool or spools. | [noun] A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa. STALE (5) [noun] Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh. | [verb] (of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer). | [verb] To make stale; to cause to go out of fashion or currency; to diminish the novelty or interest of, particularly by excessive exposure or consumption. | [noun] A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.) | [noun] A fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line. | [noun] (livestock) Urine, especially used of horses and cattle. | [noun] A live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap. STALK (9) [noun] The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts. | [noun] The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant. | [noun] Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill. | [noun] A particular episode of trying to follow or contact someone. | [noun] A haughty style of walking. STALL (5) [noun] A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed. | [noun] A stable; a place for cattle. | [noun] A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale. | [noun] An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay. STEAL (5) [noun] The act of stealing. | [noun] A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price. | [noun] A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team. STEEL (5) [noun] An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness. | [noun] Any item made of this metal, particularly including: | [noun] Medicinal consumption of this metal; chalybeate medicine; (eventually) any iron or iron-treated water consumed as a medical treatment. | [proper noun] Coldbath Fields Prison in London, closed in 1877. STELA (5) [noun] An obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone STELE (5) [noun] Something stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh. | [noun] A long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.) | [noun] The posts and rungs composing a ladder. | [noun] An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela. | [noun] The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome. STILE (5) [noun] A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass. | [noun] A vertical component of a frame or panel, such as that of a door, window, or ladder. | [noun] Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. STILL (5) [noun] A period of calm or silence. | [noun] A photograph, as opposed to movie footage. | [noun] A resident of the Falkland Islands. | [noun] A device for distilling liquids. | [verb] To calm down, to quiet | [verb] To trickle, drip. STILT (5) [noun] Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers. | [noun] A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water. | [noun] Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills. STOLE (5) [verb] To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else. | [verb] (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement. | [verb] To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully. | [noun] An ecclesiastical garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck with each end hanging over the chest. | [noun] A stolon. STOOL (5) [noun] A seat, especially for one person and without armrests. | [noun] A close-stool; a seat used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot, commode, outhouse seat, or toilet. | [noun] A plant that has been cut down until its main stem is close to the ground, resembling a stool, to promote new growth. | [noun] A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil. STULL (5) STYLE (8) [noun] Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. | [noun] (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. | [noun] A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. STYLI (8) [noun] Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. | [noun] (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. | [noun] A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. SULCI (7) [noun] A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue. | [noun] Any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain. | [noun] A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process. SULFA (8) [noun] A sulfonamide or sulfanilamide. | [adjective] Of or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide. SULFO (8) SULKS (9) [noun] A state of sulking. | [verb] To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. | [noun] A furrow. SULKY (12) [noun] A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing. | [noun] Any carriage seating only the driver. | [adjective] Silent and withdrawn after being upset SULLY (8) [noun] A blemish. | [verb] To soil or stain; to dirty. | [verb] To corrupt or damage. SULUS (5) [noun] An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji. SURAL (5) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg. SURLY (8) [adjective] Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly. | [adjective] Threatening, menacing, gloomy. | [adjective] Lordly, arrogant, supercilious. SWAIL (8) SWALE (8) [noun] A low tract of moist or marshy land. | [noun] A long narrow and shallow trough between ridges on a beach, running parallel to the coastline. | [noun] A shallow troughlike depression that's created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch. | [noun] A gutter in a candle. SWELL (8) [verb] To become bigger, especially due to being engorged. | [verb] To cause to become bigger. | [verb] To grow gradually in force or loudness. | [noun] The act of swelling; increase in size. | [adjective] Fashionable, like a swell or dandy. SWILL (8) [noun] (collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose. | [noun] (by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid. | [noun] (by extension) Anything disgusting or worthless. SWIRL (8) [noun] A whirling eddy. | [noun] A twist or coil of something. | [noun] The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait. SYLIS (8) SYLPH (13) [noun] An invisible being of the air. | [noun] The elemental being of air, usually female. | [noun] (by extension) A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people. SYLVA (11) TABLA (7) [noun] A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos. TABLE (7) [noun] Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. | [noun] A two-dimensional presentation of data. | [noun] The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate. TAELS (5) [noun] Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams. | [noun] Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver. | [noun] Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms TAILS (5) [noun] The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. | [noun] An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails. | [noun] The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything. TALAR (5) TALAS (5) [noun] The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene. | [noun] A rhythmic pattern in Indian music. TALCS (7) [noun] Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic. | [noun] A microscope slide made of a plate of mica, generally in use from the start of modern microscopy until the early nineteenth century, after which glass slides became the standard medium. | [noun] A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses. TALER (5) TALES (5) [noun] Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams. | [noun] Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver. | [noun] Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms | [noun] A person available to fill vacancies in a jury. TALKS (9) [verb] To communicate, usually by means of speech. | [verb] To discuss; to talk about. | [verb] To speak (a certain language). TALKY (12) [adjective] (of a person) Talkative or loquacious | [adjective] (of a book etc.) Containing a great deal of dialogue or talking in general TALLY (8) [interjection] Target sighted. | [noun] (by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept. | [noun] (by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate. | [verb] To count something. | [adverb] In a tall way; stoutly; with spirit. TALON (5) [noun] A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal. | [noun] One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth. | [noun] A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.) TALUK (9) [noun] A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district. TALUS (5) [noun] The bone of the ankle. | [noun] A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice. | [noun] The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top. TAMAL (7) TEALS (5) [noun] Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks. | [noun] A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan. TEELS (5) TELAE (5) TELES (5) [noun] Television. | [noun] A television set. | [noun] A hotel or motel. TELEX (12) [noun] A communications system consisting of a network of teletypewriters. | [noun] A message sent through such a network. | [noun] The machine used to send and receive such messages. TELIA (5) TELIC (7) [adjective] Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end. | [adjective] (grammar) That expresses an end or purpose. | [adjective] That expresses the perfective aspect. TELLS (5) [noun] A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold. | [noun] That which is told; a tale or account. | [noun] A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper. TELLY (8) [noun] Television. | [noun] A television set. | [noun] A hotel or motel. TELOI (5) [noun] The aim or goal. TELOS (5) [noun] The aim or goal. TEPAL (7) [noun] Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals. TESLA (5) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity. Symbol: T THILL (8) [noun] One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft. | [noun] The shallow stratum of underclay that lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam. THIOL (8) [noun] A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical. THIRL (8) THOLE (8) [noun] The ability to bear or endure something; endurance, patience. | [verb] To suffer. | [verb] To endure, to put up with, to tolerate. | [noun] A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars. | [noun] A cupola, a dome, a rotunda; a tholus. THURL (8) TICAL (7) TIDAL (6) [adjective] Relating to tides TILAK (9) [noun] A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status. TILDE (6) [noun] The grapheme of character ~. | [noun] The character used to represent negation, usually ~ or ¬. TILED (6) [verb] To cover with tiles. | [verb] To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). | [verb] To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. TILER (5) [noun] A person who sets tiles. | [noun] A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons. TILES (5) [noun] A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. | [noun] A rectangular graphic. | [noun] Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. TILLS (5) [noun] A cash register. | [noun] A removable box within a cash register containing the money. | [noun] The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift. TILTH (8) [noun] Agricultural labour; husbandry. | [noun] The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture. | [noun] Rich cultivated soil. TILTS (5) [noun] A slope or inclination. | [noun] The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc. | [noun] The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this. TIRLS (5) TITLE (5) [noun] A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also | [noun] Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this. | [noun] In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice. TOILE (5) [noun] Plain or simple twilled fabric TOILS (5) [noun] Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. | [noun] Trouble, strife. | [noun] (usually in plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey. TOLAN (5) TOLAS (5) TOLED (6) TOLES (5) TOLLS (5) [noun] Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. | [noun] A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc. | [noun] A fee for using any kind of material processing service. TOLUS (5) TOLYL (8) TONAL (5) [adjective] Of or relating to tones or tonality. | [adjective] Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something. | [adjective] Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic. | [noun] An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death. TOOLS (5) [noun] A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. | [noun] Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade. | [noun] Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means. TOTAL (5) [noun] An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. | [noun] Sum. | [verb] To add up; to calculate the sum of. TOWEL (8) [noun] A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath. | [verb] To hit with a towel. | [verb] To dry by using a towel. TRAIL (5) [noun] The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky. | [noun] A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc. | [noun] A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme. TRAWL (8) [noun] A net or dragnet used for trawling. | [noun] A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline. | [verb] To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl. TRIAL (5) [noun] An opportunity to test something out; a test. | [noun] Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined. | [noun] A difficult or annoying experience. | [adjective] Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components. TRILL (5) [noun] A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. | [noun] A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish rr. | [noun] A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats. | [verb] To trickle. | [verb] To twirl. TRIOL (5) TROLL (5) [noun] A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. | [noun] An ugly person of either sex, especially one seeking sexual experiences. | [noun] Optical ejections from the top of the electrically active core regions of thunderstorms that are red in color that seem to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward toward the cloud tops. | [noun] An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line. | [noun] The act of moving round; routine; repetition. TRULL (5) [noun] A female prostitute or harlot. | [noun] A set of three special trump cards used in some Tarock games, having a higher value than the other trumps. TRULY (8) [adverb] (manner) In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately. | [adverb] (modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really. | [adverb] (degree) Very. TUBAL (7) [adjective] Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one TULES (5) [noun] Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus | [noun] A type of chinook salmon which spawns in the Columbia River basin TULIP (7) [noun] A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa. | [noun] The flower of this plant. TULLE (5) [noun] A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc. TWILL (8) [noun] A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. | [noun] A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern. | [verb] To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface. TWIRL (8) [noun] A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette. | [noun] Any rotating movement; a spin. | [noun] A little twist of some substance; a swirl. TYPAL (10) UHLAN (8) [noun] A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian/German, Austrian, and Russian armies. ULAMA (7) [noun] A (modern) ball game, descended from tlachtli. | [noun] The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka) ULANS (5) ULCER (7) [noun] An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection. | [noun] Peptic ulcer | [noun] Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character. ULEMA (7) [noun] An educated scholar of Islamic law; a member of the ulema class ULNAD (6) ULNAE (5) [noun] The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. ULNAR (5) ULNAS (5) [noun] The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. ULPAN (7) ULTRA (5) [noun] An ultraroyalist in France. | [noun] An extremist, especially an ultranationalist. | [noun] An especially devoted football fan, typically associated with the intimidating use of extremist slogans, pyrotechnics and sometimes hooligan violence. ULVAS (8) UMBEL (9) [noun] A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the individual flower stalks arise from the same point, the youngest flowers being at the centre. UNCLE (7) [noun] The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. | [noun] The male cousin of one’s parent. | [noun] A companion to one's (usually unmarried) mother. UNLAY (8) [verb] To untwist. UNLED (6) UNLET (5) [adjective] (of property) Not let (not in temporary possession in return for rent) UNLIT (5) [adjective] Not lit UNTIL (5) [preposition] Up to the time of (something happening). | [preposition] Up to (a certain place) | [preposition] Before (a time). UPLIT (7) UREAL (5) URIAL (5) [noun] A bearded reddish sheep, subspecies of Ovis orientalis (including Ovis orientalis vignei), previously classified as Ovis vignei, being endemic to southern Asia and believed to be a wild ancestor of domestic sheep. USUAL (5) [noun] The typical state of something, or something that is typical. | [noun] A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders. | [adjective] Most commonly occurring; typical. UTILE (5) [noun] A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed quantity of satisfaction derived from an economic transaction. | [adjective] Useful. UVEAL (8) UVULA (8) [noun] The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing. | [noun] The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate. | [noun] An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper. VAGAL (9) [adjective] Of or relating to the vagus nerve. VAILS (8) [noun] Profit; return; proceeds. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale. | [noun] Submission. VAKIL (12) [noun] A lawyer or advocate mainly a representative in the court of law and a vakil can be a representative, especially of a political figure; an official or ambassador. VALES (8) [noun] A valley. VALET (8) [noun] A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. | [noun] A hotel employee performing such duties for guests. | [noun] (professional wrestling) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience. VALID (9) [adjective] Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent. | [adjective] Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules. | [adjective] Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant. VALOR (8) [noun] Value; worth. | [noun] Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness VALSE (8) [noun] A waltz. VALUE (8) [noun] The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable. | [noun] The degree of importance given to something. | [noun] That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system. VALVE (11) [noun] A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. | [noun] A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit. | [noun] One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction VASAL (8) VAULT (8) [noun] An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building. | [noun] Any arched ceiling or roof. | [noun] Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves. | [noun] An act of vaulting, formerly by deer; a leap or jump. VEALS (8) VEALY (11) VEILS (8) [noun] Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. | [noun] A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. | [noun] The calyptra of mosses. VELAR (8) [noun] A sound articulated at the soft palate | [adjective] Articulated at the velum or soft palate. | [adjective] Referring to a veil or velum. VELDS (9) [noun] The open pasture land or grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries. VELDT (9) [noun] The open pasture land or grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries. VELUM (10) [noun] A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as: | [noun] An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus. VENAL (8) [adjective] Venous; pertaining to veins. | [adjective] For sale; available for purchase. | [adjective] Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit. VEXIL (15) VIALS (8) [noun] A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical. | [verb] To put or keep in, or as in, a vial. VIGIL (9) [noun] An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray. | [noun] A period of observation or surveillance at any hour. | [noun] The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions. VILER (8) [adjective] Morally low; base; despicable. | [adjective] Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid. VILLA (8) [noun] (plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. | [noun] (plural "villas") A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street. | [noun] (plural "villae") A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard. VILLI (8) [noun] A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines. | [noun] One of the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants. VILLS (8) [noun] The smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish. | [noun] A villa; a country residence. VINAL (8) VINYL (11) [noun] The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene. | [noun] Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics. | [noun] Phonograph records as a medium. VIOLA (8) [noun] A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone. | [noun] An organ stop having a similar tone. | [noun] A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music. | [noun] (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies. | [interjection] Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold! VIOLS (8) [noun] A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold. VIRAL (8) [noun] A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes. | [adjective] Of or relating to a biological virus. | [adjective] Caused by a virus. VIRLS (8) VITAL (8) [adjective] Relating to, or characteristic of life. | [adjective] Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. | [adjective] Invigorating or life-giving. VOCAL (10) [noun] A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal | [noun] (Roman Catholic Church) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the voice or speech VOILA (8) [interjection] Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold! VOILE (8) [noun] A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. VOLAR (8) [adjective] Pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot. VOLED (9) VOLES (8) [noun] Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. | [noun] A deal in a card game, écarté, that draws all the tricks. VOLTA (8) VOLTE (8) [noun] A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated). | [noun] A volte | [noun] A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet. VOLTI (8) VOLTS (8) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V | [noun] A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks. | [noun] A sudden movement to avoid a thrust. VOLVA (11) [noun] A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi. | [noun] In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy. | [noun] (by extension) Any prophetess, sooth-sayer, or witch. VOWEL (11) [noun] A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable. | [noun] A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y. | [verb] To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic) VULGO (9) VULVA (11) [noun] The external female sexual organs, collectively. WAILS (8) [noun] A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. | [noun] Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl. | [noun] A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster. WALED (9) WALER (8) [noun] A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse. | [noun] (structural engineering) A plank of wood, block of concrete, etc., used for support or to maintain required separation between components in order to help maintain the form of a construction under stress. WALES (8) [noun] A ridge or low barrier. | [noun] A raised rib in knit goods or fabric, especially corduroy. (As opposed to course). | [noun] The texture of a piece of fabric. WALKS (12) [verb] To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. | [verb] To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty. | [verb] Of an object, to go missing or be stolen. WALLA (8) WALLS (8) [noun] A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. | [noun] A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc. | [noun] Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure. WALLY (11) [verb] To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something. | [verb] To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work. | [verb] To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon. WALTZ (17) [noun] A ballroom dance in 3/4 time. | [noun] A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time). | [noun] A simple task. WANLY (11) WAULS (8) [verb] To wail, to cry plaintively. WAWLS (11) WEALD (9) WEALS (8) [noun] A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt. WEDEL (9) WELCH (13) [noun] A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one. | [verb] To fail to repay a small debt. | [verb] To fail to fulfill an obligation. WELDS (9) [noun] The joint made by welding. | [verb] To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination. | [verb] To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately. WELLS (8) [noun] A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. | [noun] A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring. | [noun] A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects. WELLY (11) [noun] Wellington boot. | [noun] Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor. | [noun] Force or effort. | [adverb] Almost; nearly. WELSH (11) [verb] To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt. WELTS (8) [verb] To roll; revolve | [noun] A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow; a wheal or weal. | [noun] (shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling. WETLY (11) WHALE (11) [noun] Any of several species of large sea mammals of the infraorder Cetacea. | [noun] Something, or someone, that is very large. | [noun] Something, or someone, that is excellent. | [verb] To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly. WHEAL (11) [verb] To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt. | [verb] To give a surface a texture of wales or welts. | [verb] To choose, select. | [noun] A mine. WHEEL (11) [noun] A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. | [noun] The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture. | [noun] A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel. WHELK (15) [noun] Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe. | [noun] Pimple | [noun] A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. WHELM (13) [noun] A surge of water. | [verb] To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge. | [verb] To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. WHELP (13) [noun] A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub. | [noun] An insolent youth; a mere child. | [noun] A kind of ship. | [verb] (of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth. | [interjection] Well, typically used in exasperation. WHILE (11) [noun] An uncertain duration of time, a period of time. | [verb] To pass (time) idly. | [verb] To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass. WHIRL (11) [noun] An act of whirling. | [noun] Something that whirls. | [noun] A confused tumult. WHOLE (11) [noun] Something complete, without any parts missing. | [noun] An entirety. | [adjective] Entire, undivided. WHORL (11) [noun] A pattern of concentric circles. | [noun] A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. | [noun] A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell. WIELD (9) [verb] To command, rule over; to possess or own. | [verb] To control, to guide or manage. | [verb] To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool. WILCO (10) [interjection] (radio communications) Used to indicate agreement and compliance. | [noun] A species of South American tree, Anadenanthera colubrina. WILDS (9) [noun] A wood or forest | [noun] An open country | [noun] The undomesticated state of a wild animal WILED (9) [verb] To pass (time) idly. | [verb] To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass. | [verb] To loiter. WILES (8) [noun] (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice WILLS (8) [noun] One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. | [noun] One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands. | [noun] The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. WILLY (11) [adjective] Willing; favourable; ready; eager. | [adjective] Self-willed; willful. | [noun] Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. | [noun] A willow basket. | [noun] (hypocoristic) the penis. | [noun] A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it. WILTS (8) [noun] The act of wilting or the state of being wilted. | [noun] Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting. | [verb] To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). WOALD (9) WOFUL (11) WOLDS (9) [noun] An unforested or deforested plain, a grassland, a moor. | [noun] A wood or forest, especially a wooded upland. WOLFS (11) [verb] To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously. | [verb] To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex. | [verb] To hunt for wolves. WOOLS (8) [noun] The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. | [noun] A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep. | [noun] Anything with a texture like that of wool. WOOLY (11) [noun] A sweater or similar garment made of wool. | [noun] A sheep not yet shorn. | [noun] A piece of woolwork. WORLD (9) [noun] (with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general. | [noun] The Universe. | [noun] (with "the") The Earth. WOULD (9) [noun] Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality. WRYLY (14) [adverb] In a wry manner. WYLED (12) WYLES (11) XYLAN (15) XYLEM (17) [noun] A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood. XYLOL (15) XYLYL (18) YAULD (9) YAWLS (11) [noun] A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. | [noun] A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post. YELKS (12) YELLS (8) [noun] A shout. | [noun] A phrase to be shouted. | [verb] Shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. YELPS (10) [noun] An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance. | [noun] A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail. | [verb] To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise. YIELD (9) [verb] To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite. | [verb] To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. | [verb] To give way; to allow another to pass first. | [noun] Payment; tribute. YILLS (8) YLEMS (10) YODEL (9) [noun] A song incorporating yodelling. | [verb] To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto. YODLE (9) YOKEL (12) [noun] An unsophisticated person. | [noun] A person of rural background. YOLKS (12) [noun] The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. | [noun] The grease in a sheep's fleece. YOLKY (15) YOWLS (11) [noun] A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl. | [verb] Utter a yowl. | [verb] Express by yowling; utter with a yowl. YULAN (8) [noun] Magnolia denudata, a species of magnolia with large white blossoms that open before the leaves. YULES (8) ZEALS (14) ZILCH (19) [noun] A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character. | [noun] Nothing, zero. | [verb] To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat. ZILLS (14) ZLOTE (14) ZLOTY (17) [noun] Złoty, the currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy. ZOEAL (14) ZONAL (14) [adjective] Divided into zones. | [adjective] Related to, associated with, or similar to zones. | [adjective] (of air or ocean currents) roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east) ZORIL (14)