Dordle Words Containing H

AAH (6) AHA (6) [interjection] An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition. | [interjection] An exclamation of surprise, exaltation, or contempt. ASH (6) [noun] The solid remains of a fire. | [noun] The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process. | [noun] Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash. | [noun] A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus. BAH (8) [interjection] (sometimes humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper. CHI (8) [noun] The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets. | [noun] A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation. | [noun] The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm. DAH (7) [noun] The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code. | [noun] (Burma) A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard. EDH (7) [noun] A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language. ETH (6) [noun] A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language. FEH (9) [interjection] An expression of disgust or contempt. FOH (9) GHI (7) [noun] A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. | [noun] Vegetable oil for cooking. HAD (7) [verb] To possess, own. | [verb] To hold, as something at someone's disposal. | [verb] Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject. HAE (6) [verb] To possess, own. | [verb] To hold, as something at someone's disposal. | [verb] Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject. HAG (7) [noun] A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a wizard. | [noun] An ugly old woman. | [noun] A fury; a she-monster. | [noun] A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or enclosed for felling, or which has been felled. | [verb] To harass; to weary with vexation. HAH (9) [interjection] A representation of laughter. | [interjection] An exclamation of triumph or discovery. | [interjection] An exclamation of grief. | [noun] The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). HAJ (13) [noun] The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam. HAM (8) [noun] The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. | [noun] A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat. | [noun] Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food. | [noun] A dwelling. | [noun] An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style. HAO (6) HAP (8) [noun] (in the plural) Happenings; events; goings-on. | [noun] That which happens; an occurrence or happening, especially an unexpected, random, chance, or fortuitous event; chance; fortune; luck. | [verb] To happen; to befall; to chance. | [noun] (Western Pennsylvania) A wrap, such as a quilt or a comforter. Also, a small or folded blanket placed on the end of a bed to keep feet warm. | [noun] Any of the cichlid fishes of the tribe Haplochromini. HAS (6) [verb] To possess, own. | [verb] To hold, as something at someone's disposal. | [verb] Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject. HAT (6) [noun] A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone or a cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration. | [noun] A particular role or capacity that a person might fill. | [noun] Any receptacle from which numbers/names are pulled out in a lottery. | [verb] (heading, physical) To strike. HAW (9) [verb] To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. | [interjection] An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw). | [interjection] An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made. | [noun] Fruit of the hawthorn. | [verb] (of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left. | [noun] The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. HAY (9) [noun] Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder. | [noun] Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder. | [noun] Cannabis; marijuana. | [noun] A hedge. | [noun] The letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand. HEH (9) HEM (8) [noun] An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. | [verb] To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking. | [interjection] Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound. | [noun] The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying. | [pronoun] Them (now only in unstressed position following a consonant). HEN (6) [noun] A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs. | [noun] A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl. | [noun] A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean. | [adverb] Hence. | [verb] To throw. HEP (8) [noun] Hepatitis. | [noun] Abbreviation of high-energy physics. | [noun] A hip of a rose; a rosehip. | [verb] (US slang) To make aware of. | [noun] (usually reduplicated) An instance of crying hep!, especially as a call to attack Jewish people. HER (6) [noun] A female person or animal. | [pronoun] The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc. HES (6) [noun] The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he". | [noun] The player attempting to catch the others in this game. | [noun] A male. | [pronoun] Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. HET (6) [noun] A heterosexual person. | [noun] Fan fiction based on celebrities or fictional characters involved in an opposite-sex romantic and/or sexual relationship. | [adjective] Heterosexual. | [verb] To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up"). | [noun] Heterozygote | [noun] The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). HEW (9) [verb] To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down. | [verb] To shape; to form. | [verb] To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to. | [noun] Hue; colour HEX (13) [noun] An evil spell or curse. | [noun] A witch. | [noun] A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft). | [noun] A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte. | [noun] A hexagonal space on a game board. HEY (9) [interjection] An exclamation to get attention. | [interjection] A protest or reprimand. | [interjection] An expression of surprise. | [noun] (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately. | [noun] The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). HIC (8) [interjection] An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness. HID (7) [verb] To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. | [verb] To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. HIE (6) [noun] Haste; diligence. | [verb] To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry. | [verb] To hurry (oneself). HIM (8) [pronoun] Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. | [noun] A male person. | [pronoun] A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. HIN (6) [noun] A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L). | [noun] An Ancient Egyptian liquid measure of volume (about 0.48 L). HIP (8) [noun] The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue. | [noun] The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes. | [noun] In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord. | [noun] The fruit of a rose. | [verb] To inform, to make knowledgeable. HIS (6) [pronoun] Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. | [pronoun] That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun. | [noun] The word "hi" used as a greeting. HIT (6) [noun] A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything. | [noun] Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim. | [noun] An attack on a location, person or people. | [pronoun] It. HMM (10) [verb] To make a thoughtful humming noise. | [interjection] Indicating thinking or pondering. | [interjection] A demand for an answer to a question. HOB (8) [noun] A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear. | [noun] The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. | [noun] The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'. | [noun] A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey. HOD (7) [verb] To bob up and down on horseback; jog. | [noun] A three-sided box for carrying bricks or other construction materials, often mortar. It bears a long handle and is carried over the shoulder. | [noun] A receptacle for carrying coal, particularly one designed to facilitate loading coal or coke through the door of a firebox. HOE (6) [noun] An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows. | [noun] The horned or piked dogfish. | [verb] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool. | [noun] A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive name-calling word for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality. | [noun] A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory. HOG (7) [noun] Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar. | [noun] (specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine). | [noun] A greedy person; one who refuses to share. | [verb] To process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel. | [noun] A quahog (clam) HON (6) [noun] (used only to address someone) Honey, sweetheart, a term of endearment; a friendly term of address. | [interjection] ; cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo HOP (8) [noun] A short jump. | [noun] A jump on one leg. | [noun] A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane. | [noun] The plant (Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed. HOT (6) [verb] (with up) To heat; to make or become hot. | [verb] (with up) To become lively or exciting. | [adjective] (of an object) Having a high temperature. HOW (9) [noun] The means by which something is accomplished. | [adverb] To what degree. | [adverb] In what manner. | [noun] An artificial barrow or tumulus. | [interjection] A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech. HOY (9) [noun] A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port. | [verb] To incite; to drive onward. | [interjection] Ho!, hallo!, stop! | [verb] To throw. HUB (8) [noun] The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. | [noun] A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted. | [noun] A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub HUE (6) [noun] A color, or shade of color; tint; dye. | [noun] The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta. | [noun] A character; aspect. | [noun] A shout or cry. HUG (7) [noun] A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug"). | [noun] A particular grip in wrestling. | [verb] To crouch; huddle as with cold. HUH (9) [interjection] (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise. | [interjection] Used to express doubt or confusion. | [interjection] (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question. HUM (8) [interjection] Indicating thinking or pondering. | [interjection] A demand for an answer to a question. | [noun] A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed. HUN (6) [noun] (used only to address someone) Honey, sweetheart, a term of endearment; a friendly term of address. | [noun] A grey partridge. HUP (8) [interjection] The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action. HUT (6) [noun] A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials. | [noun] A small wooden shed. | [noun] A small stack of grain. HYP (11) [noun] (entertainment) hypnotism | [noun] (entertainment) hypnotist | [noun] Hypotenuse ICH (8) KHI (10) MHO (8) [noun] A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens. NAH (6) [interjection] No NOH (6) [noun] A form of classical Japanese music drama. NTH (6) [noun] The item at position n in a sequence. | [noun] The item in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series. | [adjective] Occurring at position n in a sequence. OHM (8) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω OHO (6) [interjection] Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha. OHS (6) [noun] An utterance of oh; a spoken expression of surprise, acknowledgement, etc. | [verb] To utter the interjection oh; to express surprise, etc. | [noun] The letter O, o (more commonly spelled o) OOH (6) [noun] An exclamation of ooh. | [verb] To exclaim ooh. | [interjection] An expression of surprise. PAH (8) [interjection] Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage. | [noun] Father, papa. | [noun] Grandpa, grandfather. PEH (8) PHI (8) [noun] Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph". | [noun] The golden ratio. | [noun] A visual illusion whereby a sequential pattern of lights produces a false sense of motion. PHT (8) POH (8) RAH (6) [noun] A person (especially a student) with a posh accent who looks down on those who are "common". | [adjective] Posh. | [interjection] An exclamation of encouragement. | [interjection] An expression of surprise. RHO (6) [noun] The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient. | [noun] The sensitivity of the option value to the risk-free interest rate. SHA (6) SHE (6) [noun] A female. | [pronoun] (personal) The female person or animal previously mentioned or implied. | [pronoun] (personal, sometimes affectionate) A ship or boat. SHH (9) [noun] An utterance of shh. | [verb] To utter shh. | [interjection] Requesting silence. SHY (9) [noun] An act of throwing. | [noun] A place for throwing. | [noun] A sudden start aside, as by a horse. THE (6) [adverb] With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives. | [adverb] With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the. | [preposition] For each; per. THO (6) [pronoun] Those; they. | [adverb] Then; thereupon. | [conjunction] When. | [adverb] Despite that; however. THY (9) [conjunction] Because, for sake, forwhy, since. UGH (7) [interjection] Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance. | [interjection] Used to express inarticulate vocalisations, such as used by a caveman. WHA (9) WHO (9) [noun] A person under discussion; a question of which person. | [pronoun] (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone. (used in a direct or indirect question) | [pronoun] (interrogative) What is one's position; asks whether someone deserves to say or do something. WHY (12) [noun] Reason | [adverb] For what cause, reason, or purpose (interrogative adverb). | [adverb] For which cause, reason, or purpose (relative adverb). | [noun] A young heifer. YAH (9) [adverb] Yes. | [noun] An upper-class person, especially a Sloane Ranger. YEH (9) [interjection] Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc. | [pronoun] (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object. | [pronoun] (reflexive pronoun) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.

AAHS (7) ACHE (9) [noun] Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. | [verb] To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. | [verb] To cause someone or something to suffer pain. | [noun] Parsley | [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter H. ACHY (12) [adjective] Suffering from aches, sore. AGHA (8) [noun] A commander or official of high rank in the Ottoman Empire or other Muslim countries. AHEM (9) [noun] A use of the interjection, ahem. | [interjection] The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat | [interjection] An exclamation or cough to get attention AHOY (10) [noun] An utterance of this interjection. | [verb] To hail with a cry of "ahoy". | [interjection] Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. AMAH (9) [noun] In South Asia, a woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse. | [noun] In China and Southeast Asia, a female domestic helper. ANKH (11) [noun] A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept. | [noun] Tau cross ARCH (9) [noun] An inverted U shape. | [noun] An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward. | [noun] An architectural element having the shape of an arch | [noun] A chief. ASHY (10) [adjective] Having the color of ashes. | [adjective] Having dry or dead skin (therefore discolored). AYAH (10) [noun] A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia. | [noun] A verse in the Quran. BACH (11) [noun] (northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction. | [verb] To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress. (Compare bachelor pad.) BAHT (9) [noun] The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. | [adverb] Without (Yorkshire dialect, famously part of the song title On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at) BASH (9) [noun] A large party; gala event. | [noun] An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists. | [verb] To strike heavily. | [verb] To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance. BATH (9) [noun] A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. | [noun] A building or area where bathing occurs. | [noun] The act of bathing. | [noun] A former Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 23 L or 6 gallons). BETH (9) [noun] The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁 | [noun] The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב | [noun] The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ BHUT (9) [noun] A variety of extremely hot chili pepper, also known as the ghost pepper, native to India. 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. BOSH (9) [noun] Nonsense. | [interjection] An expression of disbelief or annoyance. | [noun] The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack. | [noun] A figure. | [verb] To consume (illicit drugs). BOTH (9) [pronoun] Each of the two, or of the two kinds. | [conjunction] Including both of (used with and). | [conjunction] Including all of (used with and). 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. BUHR (9) [noun] A hard, siliceous rock used for millstones. | [noun] A millstone made from such rock. BUSH (9) [noun] A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category. | [noun] A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree. | [noun] A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself. | [noun] A tavern or wine merchant. | [noun] (often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated. | [noun] Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior" | [noun] A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal. CAPH (11) [noun] The palm of the hand. | [noun] A Hebrew letter. CASH (9) [noun] Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions. | [noun] Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged. | [noun] Money. | [noun] Any of several low-denomination coins of India, China, or Vietnam, especially the Chinese copper coin. | [verb] To disband. To do away with, kill CHAD (10) [noun] Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc. | [noun] One of these pieces of paper. | [noun] (pickup community) A very handsome, usually tall, man whom women find sexually attractive; at times seen as an alpha male of a group. CHAM (11) [noun] An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson. | [noun] A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. | [noun] An Ottoman sultan. | [verb] To chew. CHAO (9) [noun] A farewell greeting; goodbye (Italian origin, used in English). CHAP (11) [noun] (obsolete outside Britain and Australia) A man, a fellow. | [noun] A customer, a buyer. | [noun] A child. | [noun] A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin. | [noun] (often in the plural) The jaw. | [noun] (authorship) One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided. CHAR (9) [noun] A charred substance. | [verb] To burn something to charcoal. | [verb] To burn slightly or superficially so as to affect colour. | [noun] A charred substance. | [noun] A time; a turn or occasion. | [noun] A character (text element such as a letter or symbol). | [noun] Tea, sometimes specifically masala chai CHAT (9) [noun] Informal conversation. | [noun] A conversation to stop an argument or settle situations. | [noun] (totum pro parte, typically with definite article) The entirety of users in a chatroom or a single member thereof. | [noun] A small potato, such as is given to swine. | [noun] (local use) Mining waste from lead and zinc mines. | [noun] A louse (small, parasitic insect). | [noun] Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant CHAW (12) [noun] Chewing tobacco. | [noun] A plug or wad of chewing tobacco. | [noun] The jaw. CHAY (12) [noun] Tea, especially as served in India. | [noun] A type of tea made with spices and milk. CHEF (12) [noun] The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. | [noun] The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment. | [noun] Any cook. CHEW (12) [noun] The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth. | [noun] Level of chewiness. | [noun] A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing. CHEZ (18) [preposition] At the home of CHIA (9) [noun] A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. | [noun] Salvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico. CHIC (11) [noun] Good form; style. | [noun] A person with (a particular type of) chic. | [adjective] Elegant, stylish. | [noun] A kind of ritual buffoon or clown in Yucatec Maya culture. CHID (10) [verb] To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. | [verb] To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. | [verb] To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. CHIN (9) [noun] The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. | [noun] Talk. | [noun] A lie, a falsehood. | [noun] A chinchilla. CHIP (11) [noun] A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. | [noun] A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off. | [noun] (games) A token used in place of cash. | [verb] To chop or cut into small pieces. CHIS (9) [noun] The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets. | [noun] A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation. | [noun] The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm. CHIT (9) [noun] A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. | [noun] A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman. | [noun] The embryonic growing bud of a plant | [noun] A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message. | [noun] A small tool used in cleaving laths. Compare: froe. | [noun] Shit. CHON (9) CHOP (11) [noun] A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. | [noun] A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil. | [noun] A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched. | [noun] A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A jaw of an animal. | [noun] An official stamp or seal, as in China and India. | [noun] An IRC channel operator. CHOW (12) [noun] Food, especially snacks. | [noun] A Chow Chow. | [noun] A Chinese person. | [noun] A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district. | [noun] A run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit. CHUB (11) [noun] One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially: | [noun] (by extension) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes. | [noun] A chubby, plump person. CHUG (10) [noun] A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine. | [noun] A large gulp of drink. | [noun] A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival. | [noun] A dog; a cross between a pug and a chihuahua. | [verb] To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner. | [noun] (racial slur) A person of Native American descent. CHUM (11) [noun] A friend; a pal. | [noun] A roommate, especially in a college or university. | [verb] To share rooms with someone; to live together. | [noun] A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks | [noun] A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually. COHO (9) [noun] An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. COSH (9) [noun] A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack. | [noun] A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon. | [noun] The cane. | [adjective] Cosy; snug DAHL (8) DAHS (8) [noun] The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph Morse code. | [noun] (Burma) A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard. DASH (8) [noun] Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). | [noun] (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code. | [noun] A short run, flight. DHAK (12) 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. DHOW (11) [noun] A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail. DISH (8) [noun] A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. | [noun] The contents of such a vessel. | [noun] (metonym) A specific type of prepared food. DOTH (8) [verb] (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. | [verb] To perform; to execute. | [verb] To cause, make (someone) (do something). EACH (9) [noun] (operations) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping. | [adverb] For one; apiece; per. | [pronoun] Every one; every thing. EATH (7) ECHE (9) ECHO (9) [noun] A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. | [noun] An utterance repeating what has just been said. | [noun] A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line. EDHS (8) [noun] A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language. ELHI (7) EPHA (9) ETCH (9) [verb] To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. | [verb] To engrave a surface. | [verb] To make a lasting impression. | [noun] An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth. ETHS (7) [noun] A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language. FASH (10) [noun] A worry; trouble; bother. | [verb] To worry; to bother, annoy. | [verb] To trouble oneself; to take pains. | [noun] A fascist, a member of the far-right. FEHS (10) FISH (10) [noun] A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills. | [noun] Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water. | [noun] The flesh of the fish used as food. | [noun] A period of time spent fishing. | [verb] To hunt fish or other aquatic animals. | [noun] A counter, used in various games. FOHN (10) [noun] A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. | [noun] A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain. GASH (8) [noun] A deep cut. | [noun] A vulva. | [noun] A woman | [adjective] Ghastly; hideous GHAT (8) [noun] A descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place. | [noun] A mountain range. | [noun] A mountain pass. GHEE (8) [noun] A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. | [noun] Vegetable oil for cooking. GHIS (8) GOSH (8) [interjection] (minced oath) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. GUSH (8) [noun] A sudden rapid outflow. | [verb] To flow forth suddenly, in great volume. | [verb] To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume. HAAF (10) [noun] The open sea, especially as a place to fish | [noun] The practice of sea fishing for such as cod, ling and tusk HAAR (7) [noun] Coastal fog along the coast of North East England and Scotland bordering the North Sea. HABU (9) HACK (13) [noun] A tool for chopping. | [noun] A hacking blow. | [noun] A gouge or notch made by such a blow. | [noun] A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained. | [noun] A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired. | [noun] A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack. HADE (8) [noun] State; order, estate, rank, degree, or quality. | [noun] A slope; the slope of a vein, fault or dike from the vertical; the complement of the dip. | [verb] To slope or incline from the vertical. | [noun] A headland; a strip of land at the side of a field upon which a plough may be turned. HADJ (15) [noun] The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam. HAED (8) HAEM (9) [noun] The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. HAEN (7) HAES (7) HAET (7) HAFT (10) [noun] The handle of a tool or weapon. | [verb] To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon); to grip by the handle | [noun] A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted. HAGS (8) [noun] A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a wizard. | [noun] An ugly old woman. | [noun] A fury; a she-monster. HAHA (10) [interjection] An onomatopoeic representation of laughter. | [noun] Type of boundary to a garden, pleasure-ground, or park, designed not to interrupt the view and to be invisible until closely approached. HAHS (10) HAIK (11) [noun] A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs. 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. HAIR (7) [noun] A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. | [noun] The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body. | [noun] A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth. HAJI (14) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HAJJ (21) [noun] The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam. HAKE (11) [noun] A hook; a pot-hook. | [noun] A kind of weapon; a pike. | [noun] (in the plural) The draught-irons of a plough. | [noun] One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies. | [noun] A drying shed, as for unburned tile. | [verb] To loiter; to sneak. 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. HAME (9) [noun] A covering, skin, membrane. | [noun] Part of the harness that fits round the neck of a draught horse that the reins pass through. | [noun] A dwelling. | [noun] The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching. HAMS (9) [noun] The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. | [noun] A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat. | [noun] Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food. HAND (8) [noun] The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. | [noun] That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand. | [noun] In linear measurement: HANG (8) [noun] The way in which something hangs. | [noun] A grip, understanding. | [noun] An instance of ceasing to respond to input. | [noun] Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches. | [noun] Name and trademark of a musical instrument invented and built by PANArt Hangbau AG. HANK (11) [noun] A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. | [noun] A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down. | [noun] Doubt, difficulty. HANT (7) HAPS (9) [noun] (in the plural) Happenings; events; goings-on. | [noun] That which happens; an occurrence or happening, especially an unexpected, random, chance, or fortuitous event; chance; fortune; luck. | [verb] To happen; to befall; to chance. HARD (8) [noun] A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water. | [noun] A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums. | [noun] Crack cocaine. HARE (7) [noun] Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears. | [noun] The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed. | [verb] To move swiftly. | [verb] To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry. | [adjective] Grey, hoary; grey-haired, venerable (of people). HARK (11) [noun] (Scots) A whisper | [verb] To listen attentively; often used in the imperative. HARL (7) HARM (9) [noun] Physical injury; hurt; damage | [noun] Emotional or figurative hurt | [noun] Detriment; misfortune. HARP (9) [noun] A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body | [noun] A harmonica. | [noun] A grain sieve. HART (7) [noun] A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. | [noun] A red deer or one of related species. | [noun] A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. HASH (10) [noun] Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. | [noun] A confused mess. | [noun] The # symbol (octothorpe, pound). | [noun] Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant. HASP (9) [noun] A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door. | [noun] A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on. | [noun] An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier. HAST (7) [verb] To possess, own. | [verb] To hold, as something at someone's disposal. | [verb] Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject. HATE (7) [noun] An object of hatred. | [noun] Hatred. | [noun] Negative feedback, abusive behaviour. HATH (10) [verb] To possess, own. | [verb] To hold, as something at someone's disposal. | [verb] Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject. HATS (7) [noun] A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone or a cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration. | [noun] A particular role or capacity that a person might fill. | [noun] Any receptacle from which numbers/names are pulled out in a lottery. 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. HAUT (7) HAVE (10) [noun] A wealthy or privileged person. | [noun] One who has some (contextually specified) thing. | [verb] To possess, own. | [noun] A fraud or deception; something misleading. HAWK (14) [noun] A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. | [noun] Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon | [noun] An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions. | [noun] A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard. | [verb] To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle. | [noun] A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat. HAWS (10) [verb] To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. | [noun] Fruit of the hawthorn. | [noun] A hedge. HAYS (10) [noun] Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder. | [noun] Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder. | [noun] Cannabis; marijuana. HAZE (16) [noun] Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. | [noun] A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid. | [noun] An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent. | [verb] To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit. HAZY (19) [adjective] Thick or obscured with haze. | [adjective] Not clear or transparent. | [adjective] Obscure; confused; not clear. HEAD (8) [noun] The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs. | [noun] The topmost, foremost, or leading part. | [noun] (social, metonymy) A leader or expert. | [adjective] Foremost in rank or importance. 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. HEAP (9) [noun] A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. | [noun] A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. | [noun] A great number or large quantity of things. HEAR (7) [verb] (stative) To perceive sounds through the ear. | [verb] (stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. | [verb] To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to. HEAT (7) [noun] Thermal energy. | [noun] The condition or quality of being hot. | [noun] An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth. | [verb] To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up"). HEBE (9) [noun] A Jew. HECK (13) [noun] Hell. | [interjection] Hell. | [noun] The bolt or latch of a door. HEED (8) [noun] Careful attention. | [verb] To guard, protect. | [verb] To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe. 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. HEFT (10) [verb] To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). | [verb] To throw, cast. | [verb] To rise and fall. | [noun] A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed). | [noun] A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook. HEHS (10) HEIL (7) HEIR (7) [noun] Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. | [noun] One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office. | [noun] A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor. 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). HEME (9) [noun] The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. HEMP (11) [noun] A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. | [noun] Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis. HEMS (9) [noun] An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention. | [verb] To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking. | [noun] The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying. HENS (7) [noun] A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs. | [noun] A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl. | [noun] A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean. HENT (7) HERB (9) [noun] Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food. | [noun] A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine. | [noun] Marijuana. HERD (8) [noun] A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. | [noun] Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. | [noun] (now usually derogatory) A crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative: a rabble. | [noun] Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals; a herdsman. HERE (7) [noun] (abstract) This place; this location. | [noun] (abstract) This time, the present situation. | [adjective] Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis. 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 HERM (9) [noun] A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite. | [adjective] (of an individual organism) Having gender-ambiguous sexual organs, typically including both types of gonads. HERN (7) HERO (7) [noun] Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds. | [noun] A role model. | [noun] The protagonist in a work of fiction. HERS (7) [noun] A female person or animal. | [pronoun] That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. HEST (7) [noun] Command, injunction. HETH (10) HETS (7) [noun] A heterosexual person. | [noun] Fan fiction based on celebrities or fictional characters involved in an opposite-sex romantic and/or sexual relationship. | [noun] Heterozygote HEWN (10) [verb] To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down. | [verb] To shape; to form. | [verb] To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to. HEWS (10) [verb] To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down. | [verb] To shape; to form. | [verb] To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to. HICK (13) [noun] An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. | [verb] To hiccup HIDE (8) [verb] To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. | [verb] To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. | [noun] The skin of an animal. | [noun] A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents. HIED (8) [verb] To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry. | [verb] To hurry (oneself). HIES (7) [verb] To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry. | [verb] To hurry (oneself). HIGH (11) [noun] A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. | [noun] A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best. | [noun] A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs. | [noun] Thought; intention; determination; purpose. | [verb] To hie; to hasten. HIKE (11) [noun] A long walk. | [noun] An abrupt increase. | [noun] The snap of the ball to start a play. 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. HIND (8) [adjective] Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). | [noun] A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old. | [noun] A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus. | [noun] A servant, especially an agricultural labourer. HINS (7) [noun] A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L). | [noun] An Ancient Egyptian liquid measure of volume (about 0.48 L). HINT (7) [noun] A clue. | [noun] A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement. | [noun] A small, barely detectable amount of. HIPS (9) [noun] The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue. | [noun] The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes. | [noun] In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord. HIRE (7) [noun] Payment for the temporary use of something. | [noun] Reward, payment. | [noun] The state of being hired, or having a job; employment. | [verb] To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. HISN (7) HISS (7) [noun] A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative. | [noun] An expression of disapproval made using such a sound. | [verb] To make a hissing sound. HIST (7) [noun] An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent. | [interjection] An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention. | [interjection] An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard. | [noun] The aggregate of past events. | [verb] To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight). HITS (7) [noun] A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything. | [noun] Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim. | [noun] An attack on a location, person or people. HIVE (10) [noun] A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees. | [noun] The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. | [noun] A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. HOAR (7) [noun] A white or greyish-white colour. | [noun] Hoariness; antiquity. | [verb] To become mouldy or musty. HOAX (14) [noun] Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick. | [verb] To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. HOBO (9) [noun] A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. | [noun] Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not. | [noun] A kind of large handbag. HOBS (9) [noun] A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear. | [noun] The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. | [noun] The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'. HOCK (13) [noun] A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines. | [noun] The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog. | [noun] Meat from that part of a food animal. | [noun] Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan. | [verb] To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly | [noun] To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication. HODS (8) [noun] A three-sided box for carrying bricks or other construction materials, often mortar. It bears a long handle and is carried over the shoulder. | [noun] A receptacle for carrying coal, particularly one designed to facilitate loading coal or coke through the door of a firebox. | [noun] A pewterer's blowpipe. HOED (8) [verb] To care, be anxious, long. | [verb] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool. | [verb] To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe. HOER (7) HOES (7) [noun] A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive name-calling word for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality. | [noun] Care, anxiety, trouble, sorrow. | [verb] To care, be anxious, long. HOGG (9) [noun] A young sheep of either gender, until it cuts its first two teeth; a hogget. HOGS (8) [noun] Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar. | [noun] (specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine). | [noun] A greedy person; one who refuses to share. HOKE (11) [noun] A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. | [noun] A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook. | [noun] Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook. | [noun] Something contrived or artificial. | [verb] To scrounge, to grub. 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. HOME (9) [noun] A dwelling. | [noun] One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt. | [noun] The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat. HOMO (9) [noun] A human. HOMY (12) [adjective] Homely HONE (7) [noun] A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. | [noun] A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores. | [verb] To sharpen with a hone; to whet. | [noun] A kind of swelling in the cheek. | [verb] To grumble. HONG (8) HONK (11) [noun] The sound produced by a typical car horn. | [noun] The cry of a goose. | [noun] A bad smell. | [noun] (racial slur) A Caucasian person. HONS (7) HOOD (8) [noun] A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. | [noun] A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree. | [noun] An enclosure that protects something, especially from above. | [noun] Gangster, thug. | [noun] Neighborhood. | [noun] Person wearing a hoodie. HOOF (10) [noun] The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. | [noun] The human foot. | [noun] An ungula. HOOK (11) [noun] A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. | [noun] A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook. | [noun] Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook. HOOP (9) [noun] A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. | [noun] A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop. | [noun] A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent. | [noun] A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough. HOOT (7) [noun] A derisive cry or shout. | [noun] The cry of an owl. | [noun] A fun event or person. (See hootenanny) HOPE (9) [verb] To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. | [verb] To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes. | [verb] To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in. | [noun] The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen. | [noun] A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a comb. | [noun] A sloping plain between mountain ridges. HOPS (9) [noun] A short jump. | [noun] A jump on one leg. | [noun] A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane. HORA (7) [noun] A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. | [noun] A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods. HORN (7) [noun] A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. | [noun] Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar. | [noun] An antler. HOSE (7) [noun] A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid. | [noun] A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights. | [noun] Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee. HOST (7) [noun] One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. | [noun] One that provides a facility for an event. | [noun] A person or organization responsible for running an event. | [noun] A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels) | [noun] The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist. HOTS (7) [verb] (with up) To heat; to make or become hot. | [verb] (with up) To become lively or exciting. | [noun] A condition of physical attraction toward (for) someone. HOUR (7) [noun] A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day. | [noun] A season, moment, or time. | [noun] The time. HOVE (10) [verb] To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover. | [verb] To wait, linger. | [verb] To move on or by. | [verb] To raise; lift; hold up. | [verb] To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). HOWE (10) [noun] The means by which something is accomplished. | [noun] An artificial barrow or tumulus. | [noun] A small hill in northern England. (Usage preserved mainly in place names.) HOWF (13) HOWK (14) 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. HOWS (10) HOYA (10) [noun] Any plant of the genus Hoya HOYS (10) [noun] A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port. | [verb] To incite; to drive onward. | [verb] To throw. HUBS (9) [noun] The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. | [noun] A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed or diverted. | [noun] A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub HUCK (13) [noun] (Ultimate Frisbee) A long throw, generally at least half a field in length. | [noun] A drop or jump off a cliff or cornice. | [verb] To throw or chuck. | [noun] A person's hip. | [verb] To haggle in trading. HUED (8) [adjective] Coloured; having a hue. HUES (7) [noun] A color, or shade of color; tint; dye. | [noun] The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta. | [noun] A character; aspect. HUFF (13) [noun] A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. | [noun] An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc. | [noun] One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster. HUGE (8) [adjective] Very large. | [adjective] Distinctly interesting, significant, important, likeable, well regarded. HUGS (8) [noun] A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug"). | [noun] A particular grip in wrestling. | [verb] To crouch; huddle as with cold. HUIC (9) 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. HUMP (11) [noun] A mound of earth. | [noun] A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine. | [noun] (animals) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu. HUMS (9) [noun] A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed. | [noun] An often indistinct sound resembling human humming. | [noun] Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive. HUNG (8) [verb] To be or remain suspended. | [verb] To float, as if suspended. | [verb] (of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground. HUNH (10) HUNK (11) [noun] A large or dense piece of something. | [noun] A sexually attractive boy or man, especially one who is muscular. | [noun] A record of differences between almost contiguous portions of two files (or other sources of information). Differences that are widely separated by areas which are identical in both files would not be part of a single hunk. Differences that are separated by small regions which are identical in both files may comprise a single hunk. Patches are made up of hunks. | [noun] A goal or base in children's games. HUNS (7) [noun] (used only to address someone) Honey, sweetheart, a term of endearment; a friendly term of address. | [noun] A grey partridge. HUNT (7) [noun] The act of hunting. | [noun] A hunting expedition. | [noun] An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it. 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. HURT (7) [noun] An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience. | [noun] A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise. | [noun] Injury; damage; detriment; harm HUSH (10) [noun] A silence, especially after some noise | [noun] A mining method using water | [verb] To become quiet. HUSK (11) [noun] The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside | [noun] Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something | [noun] The supporting frame of a run of millstones. | [noun] An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm HUTS (7) [noun] A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials. | [noun] A small wooden shed. | [noun] A small stack of grain. HWAN (10) 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. HYMN (12) [noun] A song of praise or worship. | [verb] To sing a hymn. | [verb] To praise or extol in hymns. HYPE (12) [noun] Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims. | [verb] To promote heavily; to advertise or build up. | [adjective] Hyped. | [noun] A drug addict. | [noun] A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh from the back with the knee, and throws him on his back. HYPO (12) [noun] Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression. | [noun] A hypochondriac. | [noun] Sodium thiosulphate, a photographic fixing agent. HYPS (12) HYTE (10) ICHS (9) INCH (9) [noun] A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. | [noun] The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall. | [noun] The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch. | [noun] A small island ITCH (9) [noun] A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch. | [noun] A constant teasing desire or want. | [verb] To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched. JEHU (14) JOHN (14) [noun] A prostitute's client. | [noun] A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also a chamber pot or outhouse. | [noun] A Western man traveling in East Asia. JOSH (14) [noun] An instance of good-natured banter. | [verb] To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion. | [verb] To make or exchange good-natured jokes. KAPH (13) KHAF (14) KHAN (11) [noun] A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. | [noun] An Ottoman sultan. | [noun] A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan. | [noun] A caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan. KHAT (11) [noun] A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant. KHET (11) KHIS (11) KITH (11) [noun] Friends and acquaintances. | [noun] (rural) An acquaintance or a friend. 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. KOPH (13) LAKH (11) [numeral] (Sri Lanka) One hundred thousand; 100,000. Often used with units of money. 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. 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 LECH (9) [noun] A strong, lecherous desire or craving. | [noun] A lecher. | [verb] To behave lecherously | [noun] The capstone of a cromlech. LEHR (7) [noun] A long oven or kiln, often having a moving belt, used for annealing glass. LICH (9) 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. 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. 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. MACH (11) MASH (9) [noun] A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. | [noun] Ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort. | [noun] Mashed potatoes. | [verb] To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure | [noun] A mesh. | [noun] An infatuation, a crush, a fancy MATH (9) [noun] A mowing; what is gathered from mowing. | [noun] Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math). | [noun] A math course. | [noun] A monastic or similar religious establishment in Hinduism and Jainism, usually more formal and hierarchical than an ashram. MESH (9) [noun] A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. | [noun] The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space. | [noun] The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack. METH (9) [noun] Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. | [noun] Methadone. | [noun] (Mancunian) A tramp. | [noun] A spiced mead, originally from Wales. MHOS (9) [noun] A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens. MOTH (9) [noun] A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. | [noun] Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. | [verb] To hunt for moths. | [noun] The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean. | [noun] A small particle; a speck. MUCH (11) [adjective] Large, great. | [adjective] Long in duration. | [adverb] To a great extent. MUSH (9) [noun] A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance. | [noun] A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations. | [noun] The foam of a breaker. | [noun] A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge. | [noun] A walk, especially across the snow with dogs. | [noun] A magic mushroom. | [noun] (chiefly Southern England) A form of address to a man. | [verb] To notch, cut, or indent (cloth, etc.) with a stamp. MYTH (12) [noun] A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc. | [noun] Such stories as a genre. | [noun] A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality. NIGH (8) [verb] To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near | [adjective] Near, close by | [adjective] Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate. NOSH (7) [noun] Food; a light meal or snack. | [noun] Fellatio. | [verb] (usually with on) To eat a snack or light meal. OATH (7) [noun] A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. | [noun] A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge. | [noun] A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity. OHED (8) OHIA (7) OHMS (9) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω OKEH (11) OOHS (7) [verb] To exclaim ooh. OPAH (9) [noun] Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. OUCH (9) [interjection] An expression of one's own physical pain. | [interjection] An expression in sympathy at another's pain. | [interjection] A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking). | [noun] A brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when valuable or set with jewels. OUPH (9) PASH (9) [noun] A passionate kiss. | [noun] A romantic infatuation; a crush. | [noun] The object of a romantic infatuation; a crush. | [noun] A crushing blow. | [verb] To throw (or be thrown) and break. PATH (9) [noun] A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. | [noun] A course taken. | [noun] A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry. | [noun] (abbreviation) Pathology. PECH (11) [verb] To pant, to struggle for breath. PEHS (9) PHAT (9) [adjective] (originally African American Vernacular English) Excellent; cool; very good. | [adjective] Sexy. | [adjective] Rich in texture; prominent. PHEW (12) [interjection] Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise. | [interjection] Used to show disgust. PHIS (9) [noun] Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph". | [noun] The golden ratio. | [noun] A visual illusion whereby a sequential pattern of lights produces a false sense of motion. PHIZ (18) [noun] (chiefly Britain) The face. PHON (9) [noun] (acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured. PHOT (9) [noun] A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph). | [verb] To photograph PHUT (9) [verb] To produce such a sound. | [interjection] A sound resembling the release of a blast of steam or exhaust gas. PISH (9) [noun] A sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds. | [verb] To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh"). | [verb] To express contempt. PITH (9) [noun] The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. | [noun] The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn. | [noun] The spinal cord; the marrow. | [noun] One divided by pi. POOH (9) [noun] Feces. | [noun] A piece of feces or an act of defecation. | [noun] Cannabis resin. POSH (9) [noun] Fragments produced by an impact | [noun] Slush | [adjective] Associated with the upper classes. PUGH (10) PUSH (9) [noun] A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. | [noun] An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. | [noun] A great effort (to do something). | [noun] A pustule; a pimple. QOPH (18) RASH (7) [adjective] Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty. | [adjective] So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. | [adjective] Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. | [noun] An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin. | [noun] An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted. | [verb] To pull off or pluck violently. RATH (7) [noun] A walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age. | [noun] A Burmese carriage of state. | [adjective] Alternative form of rathe. RESH (7) RHEA (7) [noun] A large flightless bird of the genus Rhea, native to South America. | [noun] Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a fiber-yielding plant. RHOS (7) [noun] The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient. | [noun] The sensitivity of the option value to the risk-free interest rate. RHUS (7) RICH (9) [verb] To enrich. | [verb] To become rich. | [adjective] Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. RUSH (7) [noun] Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water. | [noun] The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. | [noun] The merest trifle; a straw. | [noun] A sudden forward motion. RUTH (7) [noun] Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy. | [noun] Repentance; regret; remorse. | [noun] Sorrow; misery; distress. SASH (7) [noun] A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist. | [noun] A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions. | [verb] To adorn with a sash. | [noun] The opening part (casement) of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window. SHAD (8) [noun] Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring. | [noun] The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix). SHAG (8) [noun] Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc. | [noun] Coarse shredded tobacco. | [noun] A type of rough carpet pile. | [noun] Several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts. | [noun] A swing dance. | [noun] (Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married. | [noun] Friend; mate; buddy. SHAH (10) [noun] A king of Persia or Iran. | [noun] A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations. | [noun] A Ukrainian monetary unit. SHAM (9) [noun] A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine. | [noun] Trickery, hoaxing. | [noun] A false front, or removable ornamental covering. SHAT (7) [verb] To defecate. | [verb] To excrete (something) through the anus. | [verb] To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful. | [noun] A dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter. | [noun] A fragment of anything shattered. SHAW (10) [noun] A thicket; a small wood or grove. | [noun] The leaves and tops of vegetables, especially potatoes and turnips. SHAY (10) [noun] A chaise. SHEA (7) [noun] A tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda. | [noun] The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed. SHED (8) [verb] To part, separate or divide. | [verb] To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of. | [verb] To pour; to make flow. | [noun] An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven. | [noun] A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut. SHES (7) [noun] A female. SHEW (10) [noun] A play, dance, or other entertainment. | [noun] An exhibition of items. | [noun] A broadcast program/programme. | [verb] To display, to have somebody see (something). SHIM (9) [noun] A wedge. | [noun] A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support. | [noun] A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes. | [noun] A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual. SHIN (7) [noun] The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone | [noun] A fishplate for a railway. | [verb] (as "shin up") To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like. | [noun] The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): Shin (letter) SHIP (9) [noun] A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat. | [noun] (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship. | [noun] A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts. | [verb] To send by water-borne transport. | [noun] A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional. SHIT (7) [noun] Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces. | [noun] An instance of defecation. | [noun] Rubbish; worthless matter. | [verb] To defecate. SHIV (10) [noun] A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush). | [noun] A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp. | [verb] To stab someone with a shiv. SHMO (9) SHOD (8) [adjective] Wearing shoes. | [adjective] Having tires equipped. | [verb] To put shoes on one's feet. SHOE (7) [noun] A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do. | [noun] A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe. | [noun] A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles. SHOG (8) SHOO (7) [verb] To induce someone or something to leave. | [verb] To leave under inducement. | [verb] To usher someone. SHOP (9) [noun] An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. | [noun] A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop. | [noun] A large garage where vehicle mechanics work. SHOT (7) [verb] To launch a projectile. | [verb] To move or act quickly or suddenly. | [verb] To act or achieve. | [noun] A charge to be paid, a scot or shout. | [interjection] Thank you. SHOW (10) [noun] A play, dance, or other entertainment. | [noun] An exhibition of items. | [noun] A broadcast program/programme. SHRI (7) SHUL (7) [noun] The synagogue. SHUN (7) [verb] To avoid, especially persistently. | [verb] To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc). | [verb] To screen, hide. SHUT (7) [adjective] Closed, shut. | [adjective] Narrow; confined. | [adjective] At a little distance; near. | [noun] A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets. SIGH (8) [noun] A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing. | [noun] Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament. | [noun] A person who is bored. SINH (7) [noun] A traditional tube skirt worn by Lao and Thai women, particularly northern Thai and northeastern Thai women. SITH (7) SOPH (9) SOTH (7) SUCH (9) [noun] Something being indicated that is similar to something else. | [pronoun] A person, a thing, people or things like the one or ones already mentioned. SUGH (8) SYPH (12) TACH (9) [noun] Tachometer | [noun] (costers) A hat. | [noun] Tachycardia. TAHR (7) [noun] Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes). TETH (7) THAE (7) THAN (7) [adverb] At that time; then. | [preposition] Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates. | [conjunction] Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. THAT (7) [noun] Something being indicated that is there; one of those. | [adverb] (degree) To a given extent or degree. | [adverb] (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions). THAW (10) [noun] The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost | [noun] A warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is frozen | [verb] To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen THEE (7) [verb] To address (a person) using the pronoun thee. | [verb] To use the word thee. | [pronoun] Objective and reflexive case of thou. | [verb] To thrive; prosper. | [noun] The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand. THEM (9) [pronoun] (plural) Those ones. | [pronoun] (singular) Him, her, or it; that one. THEN (7) [conjunction] Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. | [conjunction] (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for. | [noun] That time THEW (10) [noun] A bondman; a slave. | [adjective] Bond; servile. | [verb] To oppress; enslave. | [noun] Muscle or sinew. THEY (10) [pronoun] (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned. | [pronoun] (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but typically not if previously named and identified as male or female. | [pronoun] (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker. | [pronoun] There (especially as an expletive subject of be). THIN (7) [noun] A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole. | [noun] Any food produced or served in thin slices. | [verb] To make thin or thinner. THIO (7) THIR (7) THIS (7) [noun] Something being indicated that is here; one of these. | [noun] Referring to the current context in a programming environment in C-like languages. | [adverb] To the degree or extent indicated. THOU (7) THRO (7) [preposition] Through | [adjective] Eager; earnest; vehement. | [adjective] Bold. THRU (7) [preposition] From one side of an opening to the other. | [preposition] Entering, then later leaving. | [preposition] Surrounded by (while moving). THUD (8) [noun] The sound of a dull impact. | [noun] Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter. | [verb] To make the sound of a dull impact. THUG (8) [noun] Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. | [noun] One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her. | [noun] In gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed. THUS (7) [adverb] (manner) In this way or manner. | [adverb] As a result. | [noun] Frankincense obtained from conifers such as the Norway spruce, or long-leaved pine. TOPH (9) TOSH (7) [noun] Copper; items made of copper | [noun] Valuables retrieved from sewers and drains | [noun] Rubbish, trash, especially in the sense of nonsense, bosh, balderdash | [verb] To make ‘tosh’: to tidy, to trim. | [noun] A half-crown coin; its value TUSH (7) [noun] A tusk. | [noun] A small tusk sometimes found on the female Indian elephant. | [noun] The buttocks. | [noun] Nonsense; tosh. | [verb] To pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log. | [noun] A half-crown coin; its value UGHS (8) VUGH (11) WASH (10) [noun] The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid. | [noun] A liquid used for washing. | [noun] A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties. WHAM (12) [noun] A forceful blow | [noun] The sound of such a blow; a thud | [verb] To strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact WHAP (12) [noun] A blow; a hit; a variation of whop. | [noun] The curlew. | [verb] To strike hard and suddenly. WHAT (10) [adverb] (Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor. | [noun] Something; thing; stuff. | [noun] The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what. WHEE (10) [interjection] An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. WHEN (10) [noun] The time at which something happens. | [adverb] (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. | [adverb] At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances. WHET (10) [noun] The act of whetting something. | [noun] That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer. | [verb] To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. WHEW (13) [verb] To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover. | [interjection] An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. | [interjection] An expression of amazement or surprise. | [verb] To bustle about. WHEY (13) [noun] The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. WHID (11) WHIG (11) [noun] Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage. | [noun] Buttermilk | [verb] Urge forward; drive briskly. WHIM (12) [noun] A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea | [noun] A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes | [verb] To be seized with a whim; to be capricious. | [noun] A bird, the Eurasian wigeon. WHIN (10) [noun] Gorse; furze (Ulex spp.). | [noun] The plant woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria). | [noun] Whinstone. WHIP (12) [noun] A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. | [noun] A blow administered with a whip. | [noun] A whipper-in. WHIR (10) [noun] A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion. | [noun] A bustle of noise and excitement. | [verb] To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound. WHIT (10) [noun] The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. | [preposition] Against. | [preposition] In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. WHIZ (19) [noun] A whirring or hissing sound (as above). | [noun] Someone who is remarkably skilled at something. | [noun] (especially with the verb "take") An act of urination. | [preposition] Against. WHOA (10) [verb] To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa". | [interjection] Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. | [interjection] An expression of surprise. WHOM (12) [pronoun] (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people. | [pronoun] (relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people. | [pronoun] (fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever. WHOP (12) [noun] A blow or strike. | [verb] To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact. | [verb] To administer corporal punishment WHYS (13) [noun] Reason WICH (12) WISH (10) [noun] A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen. | [noun] An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power. | [noun] The thing desired or longed for. WITH (10) [adverb] Along, together with others, in a group, etc. | [preposition] Against. | [preposition] In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. | [noun] A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy. WYCH (15) YEAH (10) [interjection] Expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc. | [noun] A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference). | [noun] (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star. YECH (12) [noun] An exclamation of disgust. | [interjection] An exclamation of disgust. YODH (11) YOGH (11) [noun] A letter of the Middle English alphabet (capital Ȝ, small ȝ), in form derived from the Old English shape of the letter g, and used to represent various palatal and velar sounds. YUCH (12)

AAHED (9) AARGH (9) [interjection] Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration. ABASH (10) [verb] To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. | [verb] To lose self-possession; to become ashamed. ABHOR (10) [verb] To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe. | [verb] To fill with horror or disgust. | [verb] To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject. ABMHO (12) ABOHM (12) ACHED (11) [verb] To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. | [verb] To cause someone or something to suffer pain. ACHES (10) [noun] Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. | [verb] To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. | [verb] To cause someone or something to suffer pain. ACHOO (10) [interjection] An exclamation used to represent the sound of a sneeze. AGHAS (9) [noun] Plural of agha; a Turkish or Ottoman military commander or official of high rank. AHEAD (9) [adverb] In or to the front; in advance; onward. | [adverb] In the direction one is facing or moving. | [adverb] In or for the future. 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. AIRTH (8) [noun] A direction or point of the compass, specifically the cardinal direction between north and east; also used in Scottish English to mean direction or quarter. | [noun] The earth or ground. AITCH (10) [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter H. 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. ALMAH (10) ALMEH (10) 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. 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. ALTHO (8) AMAHS (10) [noun] In South Asia, a woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse. | [noun] In China and Southeast Asia, a female domestic helper. ANKHS (12) [noun] A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept. | [noun] Tau cross APHID (11) [noun] Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian. APHIS (10) [noun] An aphid. APISH (10) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of an ape ARHAT (8) [noun] One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. | [noun] One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed; arhanta. ASHED (9) [verb] Past tense of ash, meaning to cover with ash or to reduce to ash. | [verb] To remove ash from something, such as a cigarette. ASHEN (8) [adjective] Made from the wood of the ash-tree. | [adjective] Of or resembling ashes. | [adjective] Ash-colored; pale; anemic, anaemic. | [verb] To turn into ash; make or become ashy ASHES (8) [noun] The solid remains of a fire. | [noun] The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process. | [noun] Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash. AUGHT (9) [pronoun] Anything whatsoever, any part. | [noun] Whit, the smallest part, iota. | [noun] Zero | [noun] Estimation. | [noun] Property; possession | [numeral] A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine. AWASH (11) [adjective] Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water. | [adjective] (by extension) Covered, overspread (with or in something). AYAHS (11) [noun] A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia. | [noun] A verse in the Quran. AZOTH (17) [noun] The mercury of the alchemists, regarded as the universal remedy or elixir of life. | [noun] An alchemical term for the first matter or prima materia used in creating the philosopher's stone. BAHTS (10) [noun] Plural of baht, the basic monetary unit of Thailand. BAITH (10) [noun] A Scottish word meaning both or the two of something. BATCH (12) [noun] The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time. | [noun] (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation. | [noun] A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business. | [noun] A bank; a sandbank. | [verb] To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married. BATHE (10) [noun] The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath. | [verb] To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. | [verb] To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. BATHS (10) [noun] A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. | [noun] A building or area where bathing occurs. | [noun] The act of bathing. BEACH (12) [noun] The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. | [noun] A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water. | [noun] The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle. BEECH (12) [noun] A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. | [noun] The wood of the beech tree. BELCH (12) [noun] The sound one makes when belching. | [noun] Malt liquor. | [verb] To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. BENCH (12) [noun] A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. | [noun] The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary. | [noun] The place where the judges sit. | [noun] The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed. | [verb] To recite the Birkat Hamazon. BERTH (10) [noun] A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc). | [noun] Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.) | [noun] A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park. BETHS (10) [noun] The second letter of the Aramaic alphabet, 𐡁 | [noun] The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ב | [noun] The second letter of the Syriac alphabet, ܒ BHANG (11) [noun] Cannabis, especially as used in the Indian subcontinent. BHOOT (10) [noun] A ghost or spirit in Indian folklore and mythology. BHUTS (10) BIGHT (11) [noun] A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow | [noun] An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf | [noun] A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. BIMAH (12) [noun] The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. BIRCH (12) [noun] Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere. | [noun] A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. | [noun] A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment. BIRTH (10) [noun] The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. | [noun] An instance of childbirth. | [noun] A beginning or start; a point of origin. BITCH (12) [noun] (dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother. | [noun] A promiscuous woman, slut, whore. | [noun] A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman. 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. 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. BOCHE (12) [noun] A German. BOHEA (10) [noun] A black tea from China. BOOTH (10) [noun] A small stall for the display and sale of goods. | [noun] An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person. | [noun] An enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café. BOTCH (12) [noun] An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work. | [noun] A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner. | [noun] A mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing. | [noun] A tumour or other malignant swelling. BOTHY (13) [noun] A small cottage, especially one for communal use in remote areas by labourers or farmhands. BOUGH (11) [noun] A firm branch of a tree. | [noun] The gallows. BRACH (12) [noun] A female hunting dog, especially a pointer or setter. | [noun] A woman or girl (archaic or dialectal). BRASH (10) [noun] A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness. | [noun] A sudden burst of rain. | [noun] An attack or assault. | [noun] Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge. BROTH (10) [noun] Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. | [noun] A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat. BRUGH (11) [noun] A fairy mound or underground dwelling in Irish mythology. BRUSH (10) [noun] An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. | [noun] The act of brushing something. | [noun] A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine. BUHLS (10) [noun] Plural of buhl, a style of decorative inlaid woodwork using tortoiseshell and brass, popular in European furniture. BUHRS (10) BUMPH (14) [noun] Toilet paper. | [noun] Useless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc. BUNCH (12) [noun] A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together. | [noun] The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race. | [noun] An informal body of friends. BURGH (11) [noun] A small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names). | [noun] A borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland). BUSHY (13) [adjective] Like a bush in having many widely spread branches. | [adjective] Growing thickly. | [adjective] (Racial slur) Derogatory word used to refer to Afro-textured Hair. BUTCH (12) [noun] A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner. | [adjective] (originally Polari) Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude. CACHE (12) [noun] A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. | [noun] A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium. | [noun] (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game. CAHOW (13) [noun] An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel. CAPHS (12) CATCH (12) [noun] The act of seizing or capturing. | [noun] The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. | [noun] The act of noticing, understanding or hearing. CHADS (11) [noun] (pickup community) A very handsome, usually tall, man whom women find sexually attractive; at times seen as an alpha male of a group. | [noun] Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc. | [noun] One of these pieces of paper. CHAFE (13) [noun] Heat excited by friction. | [noun] Injury or wear caused by friction. | [noun] Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. CHAFF (16) [noun] The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant. | [noun] Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle. | [noun] Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless. CHAIN (10) [noun] A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. | [noun] A series of interconnected things. | [noun] A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name. CHAIR (10) [noun] An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench. | [noun] The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra. | [noun] An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices. 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. CHAMP (14) [noun] Buddy, sport, mate (as a term of address) | [noun] An ongoing winner in a game or contest. | [noun] Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest. | [noun] A meal of mashed potatoes and scallions | [noun] Champagne | [noun] (obsolete or rare) the field or ground on which carving appears in relief CHAMS (12) [noun] An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson. | [noun] A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. | [noun] An Ottoman sultan. CHANG (11) [noun] A type of beer brewed in Tibet and other Himalayan regions. CHANT (10) [noun] Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony. | [noun] A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music. | [noun] Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. CHAOS (10) [noun] The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony. | [noun] Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration. | [noun] A behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time. CHAPE (12) [noun] The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap. | [noun] The transverse guard of a sword or dagger. | [noun] The lower metallic cap of a sword's scabbard. CHAPS (12) [noun] (obsolete outside Britain and Australia) A man, a fellow. | [noun] A customer, a buyer. | [noun] A child. | [noun] Protective leather leggings attached at the waist. CHAPT (12) [verb] Past tense and past participle of "chap," meaning to crack or become cracked, especially of skin or lips. | [adjective] Cracked or roughened, typically describing skin. CHARD (11) [noun] An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste. | [noun] Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat. CHARE (10) [verb] To do chores or work as a hired hand. | [noun] A chore or task. CHARK (14) [verb] To char or burn; to reduce to charcoal. | [noun] Charred material or charcoal. CHARM (12) [noun] An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). | [noun] The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural. | [noun] A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer. | [noun] The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children. CHARR (10) [noun] One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus. CHARS (10) [noun] A charred substance. | [verb] To burn something to charcoal. | [verb] To burn slightly or superficially so as to affect colour. CHART (10) [noun] A map. | [noun] A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. | [noun] A written deed; a charter. CHARY (13) [adverb] In a chary manner. | [adjective] Careful, cautious, shy, wary. | [adjective] Excessively particular or fussy about details; fastidious. CHASE (10) [noun] The act of one who chases another; a pursuit. | [noun] A hunt. | [noun] A children's game where one player chases another. | [noun] A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making. | [noun] A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow. CHASM (12) [noun] A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss. | [noun] (by extension) A large difference of opinion. CHATS (10) [noun] Any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in India, or served as a starter in an Indian restaurant | [noun] Informal conversation. | [noun] A conversation to stop an argument or settle situations. CHAWS (13) [noun] Chewing tobacco. | [noun] A plug or wad of chewing tobacco. | [noun] The jaw. CHAYS (13) [noun] Plural of chay, a type of tea or a vehicle used in India. | [noun] Plural of chai, a spiced tea beverage. CHEAP (12) [noun] Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering. | [noun] A market; marketplace. | [noun] Price. CHEAT (10) [verb] To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation. | [verb] To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner. | [verb] To manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely. | [noun] Someone who cheats (informal: cheater). CHECK (16) [noun] A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. | [noun] An inspection or examination. | [noun] A control; a limit or stop. | [verb] To inspect; to examine. | [noun] (usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern. CHEEK (14) [noun] The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. | [noun] (usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts. | [noun] Impudence. CHEEP (12) [noun] A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird. | [verb] Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds sounding like "cheep". | [verb] To express in a chirping tone. CHEER (10) [noun] A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. | [noun] That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment. | [noun] A cry expressing joy, approval or support such as "hurray". | [noun] Cheerleading. CHEFS (13) [noun] The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. | [noun] The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment. | [noun] Any cook. CHELA (10) [noun] A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. | [noun] A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. CHEMO (12) [noun] Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state. | [noun] (most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient. CHERT (10) [noun] Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral. | [noun] A flint-like tool made from chert. CHESS (10) [noun] A board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king. | [noun] Any of several species of grass in the genus Bromus, generally considered weeds. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge. CHEST (10) [noun] A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid. | [noun] A coffin. | [noun] The place in which public money is kept; a treasury. | [noun] Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity. CHETH (13) [noun] The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. | [noun] A fence or hedge. CHEVY (16) [noun] A hunt or pursuit; a chase. | [noun] A cry used in hunting. | [noun] The game of prisoners' bars. CHEWS (13) [noun] The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth. | [noun] Level of chewiness. | [noun] A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing. CHEWY (16) [noun] Chewing gum. | [adjective] Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed. CHIAO (10) [noun] A monetary unit of China equal to one tenth of a yuan. | [noun] A monetary unit of Taiwan equal to one tenth of a dollar. CHIAS (10) [noun] A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. | [noun] Salvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico. CHICK (16) [noun] A young bird. | [noun] A young chicken. | [noun] (term of endearment) A young child. | [noun] A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows. CHICO (12) CHICS (12) [noun] Plural of chic; stylishly elegant or fashionable people or things. CHIDE (11) [verb] To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. | [verb] To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. | [verb] To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. CHIEF (13) [noun] A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. | [noun] The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third. | [noun] The principal part or top of anything. 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. CHIMB (14) [noun] The top of a ridge. | [noun] The spine of an animal. | [noun] A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. CHIME (12) [noun] A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. | [noun] An individual ringing component of such a set. | [noun] A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device. | [noun] The top of a ridge. CHIMP (14) [verb] To review each image on a digital camera after it is taken. | [verb] To get very excited when showing images on a digital camera. | [noun] A species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans. CHINA (10) [noun] The plant Smilax china, a liana of much of eastern Asia. | [noun] A plant or flower of the repeat-blooming Chinese rose species Rosa chinensis. | [noun] A plant or flower of one of the class of hybrids developed from Rosa chinensis. CHINE (10) [noun] The top of a ridge. | [noun] The spine of an animal. | [noun] A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. | [noun] (Southern England) A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea. | [verb] To crack, split, fissure, break. CHINK (14) [noun] A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. | [noun] A chip or dent in something metallic. | [noun] A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system. | [noun] A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink. | [noun] A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying. | [noun] A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity. CHINO (10) [noun] A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms. CHINS (10) [noun] The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. | [noun] Talk. | [noun] A lie, a falsehood. CHIPS (12) [noun] A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. | [noun] A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off. | [noun] (games) A token used in place of cash. CHIRK (14) [verb] To make a shrill sound or chirp. | [verb] To cheer or encourage. CHIRM (12) [noun] A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc. | [verb] To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does. CHIRO (10) [noun] A chiropractor. | [noun] Chiropractic. CHIRP (12) [noun] A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect. | [noun] (radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse. | [verb] To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets CHIRR (10) [noun] The trilled sound made by an insect. | [verb] To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada). CHITS (10) [noun] A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. | [noun] A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman. | [noun] The embryonic growing bud of a plant CHIVE (13) [noun] A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion. | [noun] (in the plural) The leaves of this plant used as a herb. | [noun] The style and stigma of a flower, especially saffron. | [noun] (thieves' cant) A knife. CHIVY (16) [noun] A hunt or pursuit; a chase. | [noun] A cry used in hunting. | [noun] The game of prisoners' bars. CHOCK (16) [noun] Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. | [noun] Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted. | [verb] To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch. | [noun] An encounter. | [verb] To make a dull sound. CHOIR (10) [noun] Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together. | [noun] The part of a church where the choir assembles for song. | [noun] (Christian angelology) One of the nine ranks or orders of angels. CHOKE (14) [noun] A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold. | [noun] In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation. | [noun] A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot. CHOKY (17) [adjective] Reminiscent of choking. | [noun] Prison | [noun] A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc. CHOLO (10) [noun] A Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics. CHOMP (14) [noun] The act of chomping (see below) | [verb] To bite or chew loudly or heavily. | [verb] (Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string) if it is a newline (or, less commonly, some other programmer-specified character). CHOOK (14) [noun] A chicken, especially a hen. | [noun] A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking. | [noun] A fool. CHOPS (12) [noun] A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. | [noun] A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil. | [noun] A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched. | [verb] To talk, chat; also, to talk back, to be cheeky. CHORD (11) [noun] A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. | [noun] A straight line between two points of a curve. | [noun] A horizontal member of a truss. CHORE (10) [noun] A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one. | [verb] To do chores. | [verb] To steal. | [noun] A choir or chorus. CHOSE (10) [verb] To pick; to make the choice of; to select. | [verb] To elect. | [verb] To decide to act in a certain way. | [noun] A thing; personal property. CHOTT (10) [noun] A shallow salt lake or depression in North Africa, typically dry except in winter. CHOWS (13) [noun] Food, especially snacks. | [noun] A Chow Chow. | [noun] A Chinese person. CHUBS (12) [noun] One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially: | [noun] (by extension) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes. | [noun] A chubby, plump person. CHUCK (16) [noun] Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. | [noun] Food. | [noun] A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder. | [noun] A chicken, a hen. | [noun] A gentle touch or tap. | [noun] A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax. | [noun] A small pebble. CHUFA (13) [noun] Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts). CHUFF (16) [noun] A coarse or stupid fellow. | [adjective] Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled. | [adjective] Stupid; churlish | [noun] (scriptwriting) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot. | [noun] The vagina. CHUGS (11) [noun] A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine. | [noun] A large gulp of drink. | [noun] A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival. CHUMP (14) [verb] To bite or chew loudly or heavily. | [verb] (Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string) if it is a newline (or, less commonly, some other programmer-specified character). | [noun] An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser. CHUMS (12) [noun] A friend; a pal. | [noun] A roommate, especially in a college or university. | [verb] To share rooms with someone; to live together. CHUNK (14) [noun] A part of something that has been separated. | [noun] A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular. | [noun] A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster. 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. CHURN (10) [noun] A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter. | [noun] Customer attrition; the phenomenon or rate of customers leaving a company. | [noun] The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider. CHURR (10) [noun] The trilled sound made by an insect. | [verb] To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada). | [noun] A low vocal sound made by some birds. CHUTE (10) [noun] A framework, trough or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel. | [noun] A waterfall or rapid. | [noun] The pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo. | [noun] A parachute. CHYLE (13) [noun] A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine. CHYME (15) [noun] The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum. CINCH (12) [noun] A simple saddle girth used in Mexico. | [noun] Something that is very easy to do. | [noun] A firm hold. | [noun] A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called "right Pedro") and the five of the same colour (called "left Pedro", and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) are each worth five. Fifty-one points make a game. 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. 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. 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. COACH (12) [noun] A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. | [noun] A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit. | [noun] (originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor. COHOG (11) [noun] A quahog clam, a hard-shelled edible clam found along the Atlantic coast of North America. COHOS (10) [noun] An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. CONCH (12) [noun] A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. | [noun] The shell of this sea animal. | [noun] A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet. COOCH (12) [noun] The hootchy-kootchy, a type of erotic dance. | [noun] (chiefly US) The vagina or vulva. COUCH (12) [noun] Couch grass, a species of persistent grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed. COUGH (11) [noun] A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary. | [noun] A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough. | [noun] Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame COUTH (10) [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. | [noun] Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners. CRASH (10) [noun] A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals. | [noun] An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident. | [noun] A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable. | [noun] (fibre) A type of rough linen. CRUSH (10) [noun] A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. | [noun] Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd. | [noun] A crowd that produces uncomfortable pressure. CRWTH (13) CUISH (10) [noun] Defensive armour for the thighs 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. CURCH (12) CUSHY (13) [adjective] Easy, making few demands, comfortable. | [adjective] Comfortable; often in a way that will suit a person's body. CUTCH (12) [noun] Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster. | [noun] Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached. | [noun] Rubbish; debris; refuse. DACHA (11) [noun] A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. DAHLS (9) DASHI (9) DASHY (12) DEASH (9) DEATH (9) [noun] The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. | [noun] (often capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper. The pronoun he is not the only option, but probably the most traditional one, as it matches with the male grammatical gender of Old English dēaþ, also with cognate German der Tod. The fourth apocalyptic rider (Bible, revelations 6:8) is male θᾰ́νᾰτος (thanatos) in Greek. It has the female name Mors in Latin, but is referred to with male forms qui and eum. The following quotes show this rider on a pale horse is his in the English Bible and she in Peter Gabriel's lyrics. | [noun] (the death) The collapse or end of something. DEPTH (11) [noun] The vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep | [noun] The distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet | [noun] The intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc. DHAKS (13) DHALS (9) DHOBI (11) [noun] A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan. DHOLE (9) [noun] An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus. DHOTI (9) [noun] A long loincloth worn by Hindu men in India. | [noun] The cotton fabric used for such loincloths. DHOWS (12) [noun] A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail. DHUTI (9) DIGHT (10) [verb] To deal with, handle. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse with. | [verb] To dispose, put (in a given state or condition). DISHY (12) [adjective] Attractive; good-looking; sexy. | [adjective] Tending to relay information and gossip. DITCH (11) [noun] A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. | [verb] To discard or abandon. | [verb] To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water. | [noun] Dirt ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc. DOETH (9) [verb] (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. | [verb] To perform; to execute. | [verb] To cause, make (someone) (do something). DOUGH (10) [noun] A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. | [noun] Money. | [verb] To make into dough. DUCHY (14) [noun] A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess. (A grand duchy may be a self-governing state. A simple duchy tends to be a part of a larger kingdom or empire.) DUNCH (11) DUTCH (11) [noun] Wife | [verb] To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor. EARTH (8) [proper noun] The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live. | [proper noun] The personification of the Earth or earth, as a fertile woman or goddess. | [noun] Soil. ECHED (11) ECHES (10) ECHOS (10) EIGHT (9) [noun] The digit/figure 8. | [noun] Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight. | [noun] A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars. | [noun] An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England. EPHAH (13) [noun] A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L). EPHAS (10) EPHOD (11) [noun] A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in Exodus 28: vi - xxx, which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed to wear. EPHOR (10) [noun] One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings. | [noun] (in modern Greece) A superintendent or curator. EPOCH (12) [noun] A particular period of history, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable. | [noun] A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period. | [noun] A precise instant of time that is used as a point of reference. ETHER (8) [noun] The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. | [noun] Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955). | [noun] The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace. | [verb] To viciously humiliate or insult. ETHIC (10) [noun] A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual. | [noun] The morality of an action. | [adjective] Moral, relating to morals. ETHOS (8) [noun] The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement. | [noun] A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct. | [noun] (aesthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos. ETHYL (11) [noun] The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. FAITH (11) [noun] A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence. | [noun] The process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation. | [noun] A religious or spiritual belief system. FAUGH (12) [interjection] An exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell. FETCH (13) [noun] An act of fetching, of bringing something from a distance. | [noun] The object of fetching; the source of an attraction; a force, propensity, or quality which attracts. | [noun] A stratagem or trick; an artifice. | [noun] (originally Ireland) The apparition of a living person; a person's double, the sight of which is supposedly a sign that they are fated to die soon, a doppelganger; a wraith. FICHE (13) [noun] A microfiche FICHU (13) [noun] A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest. FIFTH (14) [noun] The person or thing in the fifth position. | [noun] One of five equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The fifth gear of an engine. FIGHT (12) [verb] To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc. | [verb] To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc. | [verb] To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success. | [noun] An occasion of fighting. 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. 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. FINCH (13) [noun] Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak. | [verb] To hunt for finches, to go finching. FIRTH (11) [noun] An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. | [noun] An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. | [noun] Peace; security. FISHY (14) [noun] A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills. | [noun] Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water. | [noun] The flesh of the fish used as food. FITCH (13) [noun] The European polecat, Mustela putorius. | [noun] The skin of the polecat | [noun] A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads "spelt". 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. 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. 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. FOEHN (11) [noun] A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. | [noun] A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain. FOHNS (11) [noun] A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. | [noun] A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain. FORTH (11) [adverb] Forward in time, place or degree. | [adverb] Out into view; from a particular place or position. | [adverb] Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out. FRESH (11) [noun] A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood. | [noun] A stream or spring of fresh water. | [noun] The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea. | [adjective] Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward. FRITH (11) [noun] Peace; security. | [noun] Sanctuary, asylum. | [verb] To protect; guard. | [noun] A forest or wood; woodland generally. | [noun] An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. FROSH (11) [noun] A frog. | [noun] A first-year student, at certain universities, and a first-or-second-year student at other universities. | [verb] To initiate academic freshmen, notably in a testing way. FROTH (11) [noun] Foam | [noun] Unimportant events or actions; drivel | [verb] To create froth in (a liquid). GALAH (9) [noun] A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla, native to Australia. | [noun] A fool, an idiot. GARTH (9) [noun] A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters | [noun] A close; a yard; a croft; a garden. | [noun] A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in northern England GERAH (9) GHAST (9) GHATS (9) [noun] A descending path or stairway to a river; a ford or landing-place. | [noun] A mountain range. | [noun] A mountain pass. GHAUT (9) GHAZI (18) [noun] A hero or champion, especially as a Muslim against non-Muslims; often used as a title. GHEES (9) [noun] A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. | [noun] Vegetable oil for cooking. GHOST (9) [noun] The spirit; the soul of man. | [noun] The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death | [noun] Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image 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. GIGHE (10) GIRSH (9) GIRTH (9) [noun] A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place. | [noun] The part of an animal around which the girth fits. | [noun] One's waistline circumference, most often a large one. 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. GNASH (9) [noun] A sudden snapping of the teeth. | [verb] To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger. | [verb] To grind between the teeth. GRAPH (11) [noun] (applied mathematics) A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers. | [noun] A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; (formally) a set of tuples (x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m, y)\in\R^{m+1}, where y=f(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m) for a given function f: \R^m\rightarrow\R. | [noun] (formally) An ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V; (less formally) a set of vertices (or nodes) together with a set of edges that connect (some of) the vertices. GRITH (9) 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. GURSH (9) GUSHY (12) [adjective] Gushing; effusive and often emotional. | [adjective] Tending to gush, to produce a large flow of liquid. HAAFS (11) HAARS (8) [noun] Coastal fog along the coast of North East England and Scotland bordering the North Sea. HABIT (10) [noun] An action performed on a regular basis. | [noun] An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness. | [noun] A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns. | [verb] To clothe. HABUS (10) HACEK (14) [noun] A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling a prime (′) instead. HACKS (14) [noun] A tool for chopping. | [noun] A hacking blow. | [noun] A gouge or notch made by such a blow. HADAL (9) [adjective] Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean. HADED (10) [verb] To slope or incline from the vertical. HADES (9) [noun] State; order, estate, rank, degree, or quality. | [noun] A slope; the slope of a vein, fault or dike from the vertical; the complement of the dip. | [verb] To slope or incline from the vertical. HADJI (16) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HADST (9) [verb] To possess, own. | [verb] To hold, as something at someone's disposal. | [verb] Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject. HAEMS (10) HAETS (8) HAFIS (11) HAFIZ (20) [noun] A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an HAFTS (11) [noun] The handle of a tool or weapon. | [verb] To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon); to grip by the handle | [noun] A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted. HAHAS (11) HAIKA (12) HAIKS (12) [noun] A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs. HAIKU (12) [noun] A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme. | [noun] A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme. HAILS (8) [verb] Of hail, to fall from the sky. | [verb] To send or release hail. | [verb] To pour down in rapid succession. HAIRS (8) [noun] A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. | [noun] The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body. | [noun] A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth. HAIRY (11) [adjective] Of a person, having a lot of hair on the body. | [adjective] Of an animal, having a lot of fur. | [adjective] Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it. HAJES (15) HAJIS (15) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HAJJI (22) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HAKES (12) [verb] To loiter; to sneak. HAKIM (14) [noun] A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine. | [noun] A judge or governor in Islamic India. 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) HAMES (10) [noun] A covering, skin, membrane. | [noun] Part of the harness that fits round the neck of a draught horse that the reins pass through. | [noun] A mess. HAMMY (15) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of ham. | [adjective] Amateurish; characterized by overacting. | [noun] One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh. | [noun] A hamster. HAMZA (19) [noun] A sign (ء‎ - a stand-alone hamza) used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif - ا‎), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw - و‎) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ - ى‎). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule". HANCE (10) HANDS (9) [noun] The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. | [noun] That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand. | [noun] In linear measurement: HANDY (12) [adjective] Easy to use, useful. | [adjective] Nearby, within reach. | [adjective] Of a person: dexterous, skilful. | [noun] A hand job. | [noun] A handgun. HANGS (9) [verb] To be or remain suspended. | [verb] To float, as if suspended. | [verb] (of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground. HANKS (12) [noun] A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. | [noun] A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down. | [noun] Doubt, difficulty. HANKY (15) [noun] A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands. | [noun] A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth. HANSA (8) HANSE (8) [noun] A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I. | [noun] The rights and privileges of such guilds, particularly their trade monopolies. | [noun] A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages. | [noun] That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost. HANTS (8) [noun] A ghost; a supernatural being. HAOLE (8) [noun] A non-Hawaiian, usually specifically a Caucasian. HAPAX (17) HAPLY (13) [adverb] By accident or luck. | [adverb] Perhaps. HAPPY (15) [noun] A happy event, thing, person, etc. | [noun] Preceded by the: happy people as a group. | [verb] Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up. HARDS (9) [noun] A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water. | [noun] A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums. | [noun] Crack cocaine. | [noun] The short coarser fibers of flax or hemp; tow. HARDY (12) [noun] (usually in the plural) Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy. | [noun] A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole. | [adjective] Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. HARED (9) [verb] To move swiftly. | [verb] To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry. HAREM (10) [noun] The private part of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers. | [noun] A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household. | [noun] A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, baboons, and elephant seals. HARES (8) [noun] Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears. | [noun] The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed. | [verb] To move swiftly. HARKS (12) [verb] To listen attentively; often used in the imperative. HARLS (8) HARMS (10) [noun] Physical injury; hurt; damage | [noun] Emotional or figurative hurt | [noun] Detriment; misfortune. HARPS (10) [noun] A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body | [noun] A harmonica. | [noun] A grain sieve. HARPY (13) [noun] A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture. | [noun] A shrewish woman. | [noun] One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner. HARRY (11) [verb] To plunder, pillage, assault. | [verb] To make repeated attacks on an enemy. | [verb] To strip, lay waste, ravage. HARSH (11) [verb] To negatively criticize. | [verb] To put a damper on (a mood). | [adjective] Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. HARTS (8) [noun] A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. | [noun] A red deer or one of related species. | [noun] A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. HASPS (10) [noun] A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door. | [noun] A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on. | [noun] An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier. HASTE (8) [noun] Speed; swiftness; dispatch. | [noun] Urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion; precipitance; vehemence. | [verb] To urge onward; to hasten. HASTY (11) [adjective] Acting in haste; being too hurried or quick HATCH (13) [noun] A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling. | [noun] A trapdoor. | [noun] An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through. | [noun] The act of hatching. | [verb] To shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with fine parallel lines, or with lines which cross each other (cross-hatch). HATED (9) [verb] To dislike intensely or greatly. | [verb] To experience hatred. | [adjective] Disliked; odious; reviled. HATER (8) [noun] One who hates. | [noun] One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy. HATES (8) [noun] An object of hatred. | [noun] Hatred. | [noun] Negative feedback, abusive behaviour. HAUGH (12) [noun] A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. 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. HAUNT (8) [noun] A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout. | [noun] A ghost. | [noun] A feeding place for animals. HAUTE (8) HAVEN (11) [noun] A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea. | [noun] (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary. | [noun] (by extension) A peaceful place. HAVER (11) [verb] To hem and haw | [verb] To talk foolishly; to chatter. | [noun] Oats (the cereal). | [noun] One who has something; a possessor. HAVES (11) [noun] The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots. HAVOC (13) [noun] Widespread devastation, destruction | [noun] Mayhem | [verb] To pillage. HAWED (12) HAWKS (15) [noun] A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. | [noun] Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon | [noun] An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions. HAWSE (11) [noun] The part of the bow containing the hawseholes. | [noun] A hawsehole or hawsepipe. | [noun] The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s). HAYED (12) HAYER (11) HAZAN (17) HAZED (18) [verb] To be or become hazy, or thick with haze. | [verb] To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit. | [verb] To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work. 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. HAZER (17) [noun] One who administers acts of hazing, or abusive initiation. | [noun] The rodeo performer who hazes the steer. HAZES (17) [noun] Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. | [noun] A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid. | [noun] An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent. HEADS (9) [noun] The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs. | [noun] The topmost, foremost, or leading part. | [noun] (social, metonymy) A leader or expert. | [verb] To be in command of. (See also head up.) | [noun] High-grade marijuana. HEADY (12) [adjective] Intoxicating or stupefying. | [adjective] Tending to upset the mind or senses. | [adjective] Exhilarating. 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. HEAPS (10) [noun] A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. | [noun] A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. | [noun] A great number or large quantity of things. HEARD (9) [verb] (stative) To perceive sounds through the ear. | [verb] (stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. | [verb] To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to. HEARS (8) [verb] (stative) To perceive sounds through the ear. | [verb] (stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. | [verb] To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to. HEART (8) [noun] A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. | [noun] Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general. | [noun] The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality. HEATH (11) [noun] A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. | [noun] Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae. | [noun] Certain butterflies and moths HEATS (8) [noun] Thermal energy. | [noun] The condition or quality of being hot. | [noun] An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth. HEAVE (11) [noun] An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy. | [noun] An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc. | [noun] A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode. HEAVY (14) [noun] A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts. | [noun] A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard. | [noun] A large multi-engined aircraft. (The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers.) | [adjective] Having the heaves. HEBES (10) [noun] A Jew. HECKS (14) HEDER (9) [noun] An elementary school in which students are taught to read Hebrew texts. HEDGE (10) [noun] A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. | [noun] A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm. | [noun] A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land. | [verb] To enclose with a hedge or hedges. HEDGY (13) HEEDS (9) [verb] To guard, protect. | [verb] To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe. | [verb] To pay attention, care. 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. HEEZE (17) HEFTS (11) [noun] Weight. | [noun] Heaviness, the feel of weight. | [noun] The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion. HEFTY (14) [adjective] Heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive. | [adjective] Strong; bulky. | [adjective] (of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built. HEIGH (12) [interjection] An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc. HEILS (8) HEIRS (8) [noun] Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. | [noun] One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office. | [noun] A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor. HEIST (8) [noun] A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum. | [noun] A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot. | [verb] To steal, rob or hold up (something). 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. HEMES (10) HEMIC (12) HEMIN (10) HEMPS (12) HEMPY (15) HENCE (10) [adverb] From here, from this place, away | [adverb] From the living or from this world | [adverb] (of a length of time) in the future from now HENNA (8) [noun] A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers | [noun] A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black. | [noun] A rich reddish-brown colour. HENRY (11) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H | [noun] A turd. | [noun] A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce. HENTS (8) HERBS (10) [noun] Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food. | [noun] A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine. | [noun] Marijuana. HERBY (13) [adjective] Of or pertaining to herbs HERDS (9) [noun] A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. | [noun] Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. | [noun] (now usually derogatory) A crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative: a rabble. HERES (8) 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 HERMA (10) HERMS (10) [noun] A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite. HERNS (8) HERON (8) [noun] A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae. HEROS (8) HERRY (11) HERTZ (17) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz HESTS (8) [noun] Command, injunction. HETHS (11) HEUCH (13) HEUGH (12) [noun] A steep crag or cliff, especially one with overhanging sides | [noun] A glen with steep, overhanging sides | [noun] A steep excavation, especially a coal pit HEWED (12) [verb] To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down. | [verb] To shape; to form. | [verb] To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to. HEWER (11) [noun] One who hews. HEXAD (16) [noun] A group of six. | [noun] An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen. HEXED (16) [verb] To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch. | [adjective] Cursed; afflicted with bad luck. HEXER (15) HEXES (15) [noun] An evil spell or curse. | [noun] A witch. | [noun] A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft). HEXYL (18) [noun] Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C6H13, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom HICKS (14) [noun] An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. | [verb] To hiccup HIDED (10) HIDER (9) HIDES (9) [verb] To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. | [verb] To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. | [noun] The skin of an animal. HIGHS (12) [noun] A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. | [noun] A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best. | [noun] A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs. HIGHT (12) [verb] To call, name. | [verb] To be called or named. | [verb] To command; to enjoin. | [noun] The distance from the base of something to the top. HIKED (13) [verb] To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise. | [verb] To unfairly or suddenly raise a price. | [verb] To snap the ball to start a play. HIKER (12) [noun] One who hikes, especially frequently. HIKES (12) [noun] A long walk. | [noun] An abrupt increase. | [noun] The snap of the ball to start a play. 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. HINDS (9) [noun] A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old. | [noun] A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus. | [noun] A servant, especially an agricultural labourer. HINGE (9) [noun] A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc. | [noun] A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve. | [noun] A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album. HINNY (11) [noun] The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey). | [verb] To whinny | [noun] A term of endearment usually for women. HINTS (8) [noun] A clue. | [noun] A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement. | [noun] A small, barely detectable amount of. HIPPO (12) [noun] A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) HIPPY (15) [noun] (1950s slang) A teenager who imitated the beatniks. | [noun] (1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc. | [noun] (modern slang) A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and wearing unusually long hair (for males), and because of it, often stereotyped as a deadbeat. | [adjective] Having prominent or in any other way unusual hips. HIRED (9) [verb] To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. | [verb] To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job. | [verb] To exchange the services of for remuneration. HIRER (8) HIRES (8) [noun] Payment for the temporary use of something. | [noun] Reward, payment. | [noun] The state of being hired, or having a job; employment. HISSY (11) HISTS (8) HITCH (13) [noun] A sudden pull. | [noun] Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope. | [noun] A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer. HIVED (12) [verb] To enter or possess a hive. | [verb] To form a hive-like entity. | [verb] To collect into a hive. HIVES (11) [noun] Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions. | [noun] A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees. | [noun] The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. HOAGY (12) [noun] A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich. HOARD (9) [noun] A hidden supply or fund. | [noun] A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove. | [verb] To amass, usually for one's own private collection. | [noun] A hoarding (temporary structure used during construction). HOARS (8) HOARY (11) [adjective] White, whitish, or greyish-white. | [adjective] White or grey with age. | [adjective] Of a pale silvery grey. HOBBY (15) [noun] An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. | [noun] An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby | [noun] Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo. HOBOS (10) [noun] A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. | [noun] Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not. | [noun] A kind of large handbag. HOCKS (14) [noun] A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines. | [noun] The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog. | [noun] Meat from that part of a food animal. HOCUS (10) [noun] A magician, illusionist, one who practises sleight of hand. | [noun] One who cheats or deceives. | [noun] Trick; trickery. HODAD (10) HOERS (8) HOGAN (9) [noun] A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud. HOGGS (10) [noun] A young sheep of either gender, until it cuts its first two teeth; a hogget. HOICK (14) [noun] A wild hook shot played without style. | [noun] Sputum. | [verb] To play such a shot. HOISE (8) HOIST (8) [noun] A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane. | [noun] The act of hoisting; a lift. | [noun] The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff. HOKED (13) [verb] To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc. | [verb] To scrounge, to grub. HOKES (12) [noun] Something contrived or artificial. | [verb] To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc. | [verb] To scrounge, to grub. HOKEY (15) [adjective] Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality | [adjective] Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental HOKKU (16) [noun] A type of Japanese poem. HOKUM (14) [noun] (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate. | [noun] (An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc. | [noun] A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material. 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. HOMED (11) [verb] (of animals) To return to its owner. | [verb] (always with "in on") To seek or aim for something. HOMER (10) [noun] Various former units of volume, particularly: | [noun] A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6 1/2 US bushels. | [noun] A four-base hit; a home run HOMES (10) [noun] An informal term of address, like man or dude. | [noun] A dwelling. | [noun] One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt. HOMEY (13) [noun] Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown. | [noun] A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang. | [noun] An inner-city youth. | [adjective] Befitting a home; cozy, intimate. HOMOS (10) [noun] A human. HONAN (8) HONDA (9) HONED (9) [verb] To sharpen with a hone; to whet. | [verb] To use a hone to produce a precision bore. | [verb] To refine or master (a skill). HONER (8) HONES (8) [noun] A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. | [noun] A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores. | [verb] To sharpen with a hone; to whet. HONEY (11) [noun] A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. | [noun] A variety of this substance. | [noun] Nectar. HONGS (9) HONKS (12) [noun] The sound produced by a typical car horn. | [noun] The cry of a goose. | [noun] A bad smell. HONKY (15) [noun] (racial slur) A Caucasian person. | [noun] A factory hand or general unskilled worker. HONOR (8) [noun] Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful) | [noun] The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity | [noun] A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen HOOCH (13) [noun] Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. | [noun] A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling. HOODS (9) [noun] A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. | [noun] A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree. | [noun] An enclosure that protects something, especially from above. HOODY (12) [noun] A sweatshirt, with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front. | [noun] (often with negative connotation of yobbishness) A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male. | [noun] Foreskin HOOEY (11) [noun] Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). | [noun] A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show. HOOFS (11) [noun] The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. | [noun] The human foot. | [noun] An ungula. HOOKA (12) HOOKS (12) [noun] A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. | [noun] A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook. | [noun] Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook. HOOKY (15) [noun] Absence from school or work. | [adjective] Full of hooks. | [adjective] Shaped like a hook. HOOLY (11) HOOPS (10) [noun] A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. | [noun] A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop. | [noun] A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent. HOOTS (8) [noun] A derisive cry or shout. | [noun] The cry of an owl. | [noun] A fun event or person. (See hootenanny) HOOTY (11) HOPED (11) [verb] To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. | [verb] To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes. | [verb] To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in. HOPER (10) HOPES (10) [verb] To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. | [verb] To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes. | [verb] To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in. HOPPY (15) HORAH (11) [noun] A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. | [noun] A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods. HORAL (8) [adjective] Of or relating to an hour, or to hours. HORAS (8) [noun] A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. HORDE (9) [noun] A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. | [noun] A large number of people. | [verb] To travel en masse, to flock HORNS (8) [noun] A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. | [noun] Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar. | [noun] An antler. HORNY (11) [adjective] Hard or bony, like an animal's horn. | [adjective] Having horns. | [adjective] Sexually aroused. HORSE (8) [noun] Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus. | [noun] Equipment with legs. | [noun] Type of equipment. | [verb] To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".) | [noun] Heroin (drug). HORST (8) [noun] An area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land. HORSY (11) [noun] A child's term or name for a horse. | [noun] A game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours. | [adjective] Of or relating to horses. HOSED (9) [verb] To water or spray with a hose. | [verb] To deliver using a hose. | [verb] To provide with hose (garment) 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. HOSEN (8) HOSES (8) [noun] A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid. | [noun] A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights. | [noun] Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee. HOSTA (8) [noun] Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta. HOSTS (8) [noun] One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. | [noun] One that provides a facility for an event. | [noun] A person or organization responsible for running an event. HOTCH (13) [verb] To move irregularly up and down. | [verb] To swarm (with). 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 HOUND (9) [noun] A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. | [noun] Any canine animal. | [noun] (by extension) Someone who seeks something. | [verb] To persistently harass. | [noun] (in the plural) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on. HOURI (8) [noun] A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. | [noun] (by extension) Any voluptuous, beautiful woman. HOURS (8) [noun] A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day. | [noun] A season, moment, or time. | [noun] The time. HOUSE (8) [noun] A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. | [noun] The people who live in a house; a household. | [noun] A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). | [verb] To keep within a structure or container. | [noun] House music. 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. HOVER (11) [noun] The act of hovering | [verb] To float in the air. | [verb] To linger or hang in one place, especially in an uncertain manner. | [noun] A cover; a shelter; a protection. HOWDY (15) [noun] A wife, a midwife. | [verb] To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy" | [interjection] An informal greeting used in the South of the USA. HOWES (11) [noun] The means by which something is accomplished. | [noun] An artificial barrow or tumulus. | [noun] A small hill in northern England. (Usage preserved mainly in place names.) HOWFF (17) [noun] Tavern; public house HOWFS (14) HOWKS (15) 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. HOYAS (11) [noun] Any plant of the genus Hoya HOYLE (11) HUBBY (15) [noun] (term of endearment) Husband. | [adjective] Full of hubs or protuberances. HUCKS (14) [noun] (Ultimate Frisbee) A long throw, generally at least half a field in length. | [noun] A drop or jump off a cliff or cornice. | [verb] To throw or chuck. HUFFS (14) [noun] A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. | [noun] An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc. | [noun] One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster. HUFFY (17) [adjective] Angry, annoyed, indignant or irritated. | [adjective] Easily offended; thin-skinned or touchy. | [adjective] Haughty, arrogant HUGER (9) [adjective] Very large. | [adjective] Distinctly interesting, significant, important, likeable, well regarded. 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. HUMAN (10) [noun] A human being, whether man, woman or child. | [verb] To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human. | [adjective] (notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. HUMIC (12) [adjective] Of, or relating to humus. HUMID (11) [adjective] Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery. HUMOR (10) [noun] The quality of being amusing, comical, funny. | [noun] A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim. | [noun] Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body. HUMPH (15) [verb] To utter "humph!" in doubt or disapproval. | [interjection] Used to express doubt or disapproval HUMPS (12) [noun] A mound of earth. | [noun] A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine. | [noun] (animals) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu. HUMPY (15) [noun] A hut or temporary shelter made from bark and tree branches, especially for Aborigines. HUMUS (10) [noun] A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms | [noun] A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze. It is mostly eaten in the Levant. HUNCH (13) [noun] A hump; a protuberance. | [noun] A stooped or curled posture; a slouch. | [noun] A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen. HUNKS (12) [noun] A crotchety or surly person. | [noun] A stingy man; a miser. | [noun] A large or dense piece of something. HUNKY (15) [adjective] Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty. | [adjective] Shaped like a hunk, or piece; chunky. | [adjective] All right; in good condition. | [noun] A lower-class person of Hungarian, Romanian, or Slavic, especially Ruthenian, descent. HUNTS (8) [noun] The act of hunting. | [noun] A hunting expedition. | [noun] An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it. HURDS (9) 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) HURRY (11) [noun] Rushed action. | [noun] Urgency. | [noun] An incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play. HURST (8) [noun] (rare outside place names) A wood or grove. HURTS (8) [noun] An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience. | [noun] A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise. | [noun] Injury; damage; detriment; harm HUSKS (12) [noun] The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside | [noun] Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something | [noun] The supporting frame of a run of millstones. HUSKY (15) [adjective] (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding. | [adjective] Burly, stout. | [adjective] Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. | [noun] Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs. HUSSY (11) [noun] A housewife or housekeeper. | [noun] A sexually immoral woman. | [noun] A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behavior. HUTCH (13) [noun] A cage for keeping rabbits, guinea pigs, etc. | [noun] A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed. | [noun] A measure of two Winchester bushels. HUZZA (26) [noun] A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event. | [verb] To cheer with a huzzah sound. | [interjection] Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting. HYDRA (12) [noun] Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles. | [noun] A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed. | [noun] A complex, multifarious problem or situation that cannot be solved easily and rapidly. HYDRO (12) [noun] Hydroelectric power | [noun] Electrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one); payment or bills for this. | [noun] A spa. HYENA (11) [noun] Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited. | [noun] (Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls. HYING (12) [verb] To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry. | [verb] To hurry (oneself). | [noun] Haste HYLAS (11) HYMEN (13) [noun] A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. | [noun] Marriage. HYMNS (13) [noun] A song of praise or worship. | [verb] To sing a hymn. | [verb] To praise or extol in hymns. HYOID (12) [noun] The hyoid bone. | [adjective] Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon; specifically, designating a bone or group of bones supporting the tongue. HYPED (14) [verb] To throw (an opponent) using this technique. | [verb] To promote heavily; to advertise or build up. | [adjective] Having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what is reasonable or appropriate. HYPER (13) [noun] Hyperextension exercise | [noun] Hyperspace | [adjective] Hyperactive | [noun] A wrestler who uses the hipe technique. HYPES (13) [noun] A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh from the back with the knee, and throws him on his back. | [verb] To throw (an opponent) using this technique. | [noun] Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims. HYPHA (16) [noun] Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus. HYPOS (13) [noun] Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression. | [noun] A hypochondriac. | [noun] Sodium thiosulphate, a photographic fixing agent. HYRAX (18) [noun] Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East. HYSON (11) [noun] A Chinese green tea. ICHOR (10) [noun] The liquid that in Greek mythology was said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods | [noun] Any bloodlike fluid | [noun] A watery, fetid discharge from a sore IHRAM (10) ITCHY (13) [adjective] Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch. ITHER (8) JEHAD (16) [noun] A holy war undertaken by Muslims. | [noun] An aggressive campaign for an idea. | [noun] A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil. JEHUS (15) JIHAD (16) [noun] A holy war undertaken by Muslims. | [noun] An aggressive campaign for an idea. | [noun] A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil. JOHNS (15) [noun] A prostitute's client. | [noun] A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also a chamber pot or outhouse. | [noun] A Western man traveling in East Asia. KAPHS (14) KASHA (12) [noun] A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats. KENCH (14) KETCH (14) [noun] A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post. | [verb] (heading) To capture, overtake. | [verb] (heading) To seize hold of. | [noun] A hangman. KHADI (13) [noun] A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India. KHAFS (15) KHAKI (16) [noun] A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. | [noun] Khaki green, a dull green colour. | [noun] A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms. KHANS (12) [noun] A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. | [noun] An Ottoman sultan. | [noun] A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan. KHAPH (17) KHATS (12) [noun] A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant. KHEDA (13) KHETH (15) KHETS (12) KHOUM (14) [noun] A subdivision of the Mauritanian ouguiya. 5 khoums equal one ouguiya. KITHE (12) KITHS (12) [noun] Friends and acquaintances. | [noun] (rural) An acquaintance or a friend. KNISH (12) [noun] An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough KOHLS (12) KOPHS (14) KYTHE (15) LAHAR (8) [noun] A volcanic mudflow. LAICH (10) LAIGH (9) LAITH (8) LAKHS (12) LARCH (10) [noun] A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles. | [noun] The wood of the larch. 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. 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) 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. 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. 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. 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. LEHRS (8) [noun] A long oven or kiln, often having a moving belt, used for annealing glass. LEHUA (8) 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) LICHI (10) LICHT (10) 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. 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. LOACH (10) [noun] A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. | [noun] Acronym of light observation helicopter. LOATH (8) [adjective] Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. | [adjective] Angry, hostile. | [adjective] Loathsome, unpleasant. | [verb] To detest, hate, revile. 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. LOTAH (8) LOUGH (9) [noun] A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland. 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. 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. 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. MACHE (12) [noun] Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb. | [noun] A former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring its daughters) per litre of air which ionizes a sustained current of 0.001 esu. | [noun] Glutinous rice balls flavoured with coconut and pandan. MACHO (12) [noun] A macho person; a person who tends to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, and bravado. | [noun] The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus). | [noun] A male llama. MACHS (12) MAHOE (10) [noun] Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean. | [noun] Either of two different trees, usually found around the tropics. MARCH (12) [noun] A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies. | [noun] A political rally or parade | [noun] Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music) | [noun] A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary. | [noun] Smallage. MARSH (10) [noun] An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass. MASHY (13) MATCH (12) [noun] A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match. | [noun] Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority. | [noun] Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison. | [noun] A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface. MATHS (10) [noun] An abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure, change and the relationships between these concepts. | [noun] A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels. MESHY (13) METHS (10) [noun] Methylated spirits. | [noun] Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. | [noun] Methadone. MICHE (12) MIGHT (11) [noun] Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group. | [noun] Physical strength or force. | [noun] The ability to do something. | [verb] To be strong; to have power (over). MILCH (12) [adjective] (of a cow, animal, etc.) Giving milk; in note | [adjective] Tender; pitiful; weeping. MIRTH (10) [noun] The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety. | [noun] That which causes merriment. MOCHA (12) [noun] A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof; a caffè mocha. | [noun] A coffee and chocolate mixed flavour. | [noun] A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. MOHEL (10) [noun] The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris. MOHUR (10) MONTH (10) [noun] A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. | [noun] A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof. | [noun] (in the plural) A woman's period; menstrual discharge. MOOCH (12) [noun] An aimless stroll. | [noun] One who mooches; a moocher. | [noun] A unit of time comprising ten days, used to measure how long someone holds a job. MORPH (12) [noun] (grammar) A physical form representing some morpheme in language. It is a recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds. | [noun] An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts. | [noun] Local variety of a species, distinguishable from other populations of the species by morphology or behaviour. | [noun] A computer-generated gradual change from one image to another. MOTHS (10) [noun] A small particle; a speck. | [noun] A meeting for discussion. | [noun] A body of persons who meet for discussion, especially about the management of affairs. MOTHY (13) [adjective] Infested with moths | [adjective] Moth-eaten MOUCH (12) MOUTH (10) [noun] The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. | [noun] The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water. | [noun] An outlet, aperture or orifice. 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. MUNCH (12) [noun] A location or restaurant where good eating can be expected. | [noun] An act of eating. | [noun] Food. MUSHY (13) [adjective] Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular. | [adjective] Soft; squishy. | [adjective] Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; maudlin. MUSTH (10) [noun] A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness and often secrete leaking temporin from the sides of their heads. MUTCH (12) [noun] A nightcap (hat worn to bed). | [noun] A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by elderly women and young children. MYNAH (13) [noun] One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. MYRRH (13) [noun] A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha. | [noun] The herb chervil. MYTHS (13) [noun] A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc. | [noun] Such stories as a genre. | [noun] A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality. MYTHY (16) NACHO (10) [noun] A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos. NATCH (10) [adverb] Naturally; of course. | [noun] The rump of beef, especially the lower and back part of the rump. | [noun] A notch. NEATH (8) [preposition] Beneath. NEIGH (9) [noun] The cry of a horse. | [verb] (of a horse) To make its cry. | [verb] To make a sound similar to a horse's cry. NICHE (10) [noun] A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. Hence, any similar position, literal or figurative. | [noun] A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited. | [noun] (by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business. NIGHS (9) NIGHT (9) [noun] The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark. | [noun] (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight. | [noun] (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise. NIHIL (8) NINTH (8) [noun] The person or thing in the ninth position. | [noun] One of nine equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth). NOHOW (11) [adverb] In no way; not at all; by no available means. NORTH (8) [noun] One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N. | [noun] The up or positive direction. | [noun] The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole). NOTCH (10) [noun] A V-shaped cut. | [noun] An indentation. | [noun] A mountain pass; a defile. NUCHA (10) NUDZH (18) NYMPH (15) [noun] (Greek, Roman) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc. | [noun] A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful. | [noun] The larva of certain insects. OATHS (8) [noun] A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. | [noun] A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge. | [noun] A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity. OBEAH (10) [noun] A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean. | [noun] A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft. | [noun] A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell. OCHER (10) [noun] An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide | [noun] A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour | [noun] The stop codon sequence "UAA." OCHRE (10) [noun] An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide | [noun] A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour | [noun] The stop codon sequence "UAA." | [noun] The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. OCHRY (13) OGHAM (11) [noun] A single character in this alphabet. | [proper noun] An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish. OHIAS (8) OHING (9) OHMIC (12) OKEHS (12) OOHED (9) [verb] To exclaim ooh. OOMPH (12) [noun] Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout. | [noun] Sex appeal. | [noun] A bassy grunting or thudding sound. OPAHS (10) [noun] Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. ORACH (10) [noun] The saltbush: any of several plants, of the genus Atriplex, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach. ORTHO (8) [noun] An isomer of a benzene derivative having two substituents adjacent on the ring. | [noun] A certain type of flat eyepiece. | [noun] An orthochromatic plate. OTHER (8) [noun] An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another. | [noun] The other one; the second of two. | [verb] To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien. OUGHT (9) [noun] Property; possession | [noun] Duty; place; office OUPHE (10) OUPHS (10) PACHA (12) [noun] A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire. | [noun] The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae. PARCH (12) [noun] The condition of being parched. | [verb] To burn the surface of, to scorch. | [verb] To roast, as dry grain. PASHA (10) [noun] A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire. | [noun] The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae. PATCH (12) [noun] A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole. | [noun] A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc. | [noun] A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future. | [noun] A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. PATHS (10) [noun] A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. | [noun] A course taken. | [noun] A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry. PEACH (12) [noun] A tree (Prunus persica), native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit. | [noun] The soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed. | [noun] A light moderate to strong yellowish pink to light orange color. | [verb] To inform on someone; turn informer. | [noun] A particular rock found in tin mines, sometimes associated with chlorite. PECHS (12) PERCH (12) [noun] Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. | [noun] Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially: | [noun] Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper. | [noun] Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. PHAGE (11) [noun] A virus that is parasitic on bacteria. PHASE (10) 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. PHONE (10) [noun] A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. | [verb] To call (someone) using a telephone. | [noun] A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language. PHONO (10) [noun] A phonograph. PHONS (10) [noun] (acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured. PHONY (13) [noun] A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. | [noun] A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. | [noun] Anything fraudulent or fake. PHOTO (10) [noun] A photograph. | [noun] A photo finish. | [verb] To take a photograph of. PHOTS (10) [verb] To photograph PHPHT (15) PHUTS (10) 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) PINCH (12) [noun] The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. | [noun] A close compression of anything with the fingers. | [noun] A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip. PITCH (12) [noun] A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap. | [noun] A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar. | [noun] Pitchstone. | [noun] A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand. | [noun] The perceived frequency of a sound or note. PITHS (10) [verb] To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree). | [verb] To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord. PITHY (13) [adjective] Concise and meaningful. | [adjective] Of, like, or abounding in pith. 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. 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. POACH (12) [noun] The act of cooking in simmering liquid. | [verb] To cook something in simmering liquid. | [verb] To be cooked in simmering liquid | [noun] The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return. POOCH (12) [noun] A dog. | [noun] A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel. | [noun] A bulge, an enlarged part POOHS (10) [verb] To defecate. | [verb] To dirty something with feces. | [verb] To say "pooh". PORCH (12) [noun] A covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. | [noun] A portico; a covered walk. | [noun] The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft. POUCH (12) [noun] A small bag usually closed with a drawstring. | [noun] A pocket in which a marsupial carries its young. | [noun] Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch. PRAHU (10) [noun] A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail. PSHAW (13) [verb] To express disgust or contempt. | [interjection] Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief. PSYCH (15) [noun] Psychology or psychiatry. | [noun] A psychologist; a psychiatrist. | [verb] To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up). PUJAH (17) PUNCH (12) [noun] A hit or strike with one's fist. | [noun] Power, strength, energy. | [noun] Impact. | [noun] A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface. | [noun] A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic. | [noun] Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia. PUSHY (13) [adjective] Aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined. QOPHS (19) QUASH (17) [verb] To defeat decisively. | [verb] To crush or dash to pieces. | [verb] To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.). QUOTH (17) [verb] To say or declare. | [verb] (defective, modal, auxiliary) to say QURSH (17) [noun] A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial. RAJAH (15) [noun] A Hindu prince or ruler in India. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes. RALPH (10) [verb] To vomit. | [noun] A raven. RANCH (10) [noun] A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. | [noun] A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States. | [noun] A house or property on a plot of ranch land. RAPHE (10) [noun] A ridge or seam on an organ, bodily tissue, or other structure, especially at the join between two halves or sections. RATCH (10) RATHE (8) [adjective] Ripening or blooming early. | [adverb] Quickly. | [adverb] Early in the morning. RAYAH (11) REACH (10) [noun] The act of stretching or extending; extension. | [noun] The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown. | [noun] The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity. REHAB (10) [noun] Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs. | [noun] An institution for rehabilitation. | [verb] To rehabilitate. REHEM (10) RETCH (10) [noun] An unsuccessful effort to vomit. | [verb] To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting. | [verb] To reck | [verb] To reach RHEAS (8) [noun] A large flightless bird of the genus Rhea, native to South America. RHEUM (10) [noun] Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. | [noun] Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism. | [noun] Tears. RHINO (8) [noun] A rhinoceros. | [noun] Money RHOMB (12) [noun] A rhombus. | [noun] A rhombohedron. RHUMB (12) [noun] A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle | [noun] One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points) | [noun] A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25° RHYME (13) [noun] Rhyming verse (poetic form) | [noun] A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse. | [noun] A word that rhymes with another. RHYTA (11) [noun] A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head. | [noun] A Thracian drinking horn. RIGHT (9) [adjective] Straight, not bent. | [adjective] Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. | [adjective] Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc. | [adverb] On the right side. | [noun] That which complies with justice, law or reason. | [verb] To correct. RISHI (8) [noun] A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character. | [noun] (post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men. ROACH (10) [noun] Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: | [noun] A cockroach. | [noun] An extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area. | [noun] (smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug. | [noun] A bed or stratum of some mineral. ROTCH (10) ROUGH (9) [noun] The unmowed part of a golf course. | [noun] A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy. | [noun] A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce. ROUTH (8) ROWTH (11) RUCHE (10) [noun] A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated. | [noun] A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist. | [noun] A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. RUSHY (11) RUTHS (8) SADHE (9) SADHU (9) [noun] An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty). SAHIB (10) [noun] A term of respect for a white European or other person of rank in colonial India. SAITH (8) [verb] To pronounce. | [verb] To recite. | [verb] To tell, either verbally or in writing. | [noun] The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens). SANGH (9) SAUCH (10) SAUGH (9) SCHAV (13) SCHMO (12) [noun] A stupid or obnoxious person. SCHUL (10) SCHWA (13) [noun] An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA. | [noun] The character ə. 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. SHACK (14) [noun] A crude, roughly built hut or cabin. | [noun] Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building. | [noun] The room from which a ham radio operator transmits. | [noun] Grain fallen to the ground and left after harvest. SHADE (9) [noun] Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. | [noun] Something that blocks light, particularly in a window. | [noun] A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint). | [verb] To shield from light. SHADS (9) [noun] Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring. | [noun] The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix). SHADY (12) [adjective] Abounding in shades. | [adjective] Causing shade. | [adjective] Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat. SHAFT (11) [noun] The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow. | [noun] The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin. | [noun] (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin. SHAGS (9) [noun] Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc. | [noun] Coarse shredded tobacco. | [noun] A type of rough carpet pile. SHAHS (11) [noun] A king of Persia or Iran. | [noun] A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations. | [noun] A Ukrainian monetary unit. SHAKE (12) [noun] The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion. | [noun] A milkshake. | [noun] A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float. SHAKO (12) [noun] A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume. | [noun] A bearskin or busby. | [noun] The squilla or mantis shrimp. SHAKY (15) [adjective] Shaking or trembling. | [adjective] Nervous, anxious. | [adjective] (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked. 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) SHAME (10) [noun] Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor or something being exposed that should have been kept private. | [noun] Something to regret. | [noun] Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision. | [verb] To cause to feel shame. SHAMS (10) [noun] A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine. | [noun] Trickery, hoaxing. | [noun] A false front, or removable ornamental covering. SHANK (12) [noun] The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle. | [noun] Meat from that part of an animal. | [noun] A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs. SHAPE (10) [noun] The status or condition of something | [noun] Condition of personal health, especially muscular health. | [noun] The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure. SHARD (9) [noun] A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig. | [noun] (by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery. | [noun] A tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle. | [noun] The plant chard. SHARE (8) [noun] A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone. | [noun] A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability. | [noun] A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network. | [noun] The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine. SHARK (12) [noun] A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head. | [verb] To fish for sharks. | [noun] Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion. | [verb] To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. SHARN (8) SHARP (10) [noun] The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher. | [noun] A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯. | [noun] A note that is sharp in a particular key. SHAUL (8) SHAVE (11) [verb] To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. | [verb] To cut anything in this fashion. | [verb] To remove hair from one's face by this means. | [noun] An instance of shaving. 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. SHAWM (13) [noun] A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body. SHAWN (11) SHAWS (11) [noun] A thicket; a small wood or grove. | [noun] The leaves and tops of vegetables, especially potatoes and turnips. SHAYS (11) [noun] A chaise. SHEAF (11) [noun] A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. | [noun] Any collection of things bound together; a bundle. | [noun] A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer. SHEAL (8) SHEAR (8) [noun] A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger. | [noun] The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing. | [noun] Forces that push in opposite directions. SHEAS (8) SHEDS (9) [verb] To part, separate or divide. | [verb] To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of. | [verb] To pour; to make flow. SHEEN (8) [noun] Splendor; radiance; shininess. | [noun] A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface. | [verb] To shine; to glisten. | [noun] The letter ش in the Arabic script. SHEEP (10) [noun] A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. | [noun] A timid, shy person who is easily led by others. | [noun] (chiefly plural) A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock). | [noun] A sheep; specifically singular form of sheep. SHEER (8) [noun] A sheer curtain or fabric. | [adjective] Very thin or transparent. | [adjective] Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated. | [noun] The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern. SHEET (8) [noun] A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. | [noun] A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. | [noun] A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking. SHEIK (12) [noun] The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. | [noun] An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order. | [noun] (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families. 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. SHEND (9) SHENT (8) SHEOL (8) SHERD (9) [noun] A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig. | [noun] (by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery. | [noun] A tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle. SHEWN (11) SHEWS (11) [noun] A play, dance, or other entertainment. | [noun] An exhibition of items. | [noun] A broadcast program/programme. SHIED (9) [verb] To avoid due to timidness or caution. | [verb] To jump back in fear. | [verb] To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling SHIEL (8) SHIER (8) SHIES (8) [noun] An act of throwing. | [noun] A place for throwing. | [noun] A sudden start aside, as by a horse. SHIFT (11) [noun] A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously). | [noun] A type of women's undergarment, a slip. | [noun] A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time. 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) SHIMS (10) [noun] A wedge. | [noun] A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support. | [noun] A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes. SHINE (8) [noun] Brightness from a source of light. | [noun] Brightness from reflected light. | [noun] Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour. | [verb] To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something). SHINS (8) [noun] The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone | [noun] A fishplate for a railway. | [verb] (as "shin up") To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like. SHINY (11) [noun] Anything shiny; a trinket. | [noun] Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https//books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717 | [adjective] Reflecting light. SHIPS (10) [noun] A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat. | [noun] (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship. | [noun] A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts. SHIRE (8) [noun] Physical area administered by a sheriff. | [noun] Former administrative area of Britain; a county. | [noun] The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom. SHIRK (12) [noun] One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility. | [verb] To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from. | [verb] To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away. | [noun] The unforgivable sin of idolatry. SHIRR (8) [noun] A shirring. | [verb] To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads. | [verb] To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish. SHIRT (8) [noun] An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms. | [noun] An interior lining in a blast furnace. | [noun] A member of the shirt-wearing team in a shirts and skins game. | [verb] To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt. SHIST (8) SHITS (8) [noun] A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very fluid or watery bowel movements. | [noun] The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements. | [noun] Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces. SHIVA (11) [noun] A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative. SHIVE (11) [noun] A slice, especially of bread. | [noun] A sheave. | [noun] A beam or plank of split wood. | [noun] A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching | [noun] A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush). | [noun] A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative. SHIVS (11) [noun] A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush). | [noun] A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp. | [verb] To stab someone with a shiv. 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. SHOAT (8) [noun] A young, newly-weaned pig. | [noun] A geep, a sheep-goat hybrid (whether artificially produced or the result of animals from these species naturally intermating). SHOCK (14) [noun] A sudden, heavy impact. | [noun] A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation. | [verb] To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset. | [noun] An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook. SHOED (9) SHOER (8) SHOES (8) [noun] A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do. | [noun] A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe. | [noun] A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles. SHOGS (9) SHOJI (15) [noun] A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper. SHONE (8) [verb] To emit light. | [verb] To reflect light. | [verb] To distinguish oneself; to excel. SHOOK (12) [noun] A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood. | [noun] The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together. | [verb] To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook. | [verb] To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. SHOOL (8) SHOON (8) SHOOS (8) [verb] To induce someone or something to leave. | [verb] To leave under inducement. | [verb] To usher someone. SHOOT (8) [noun] The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant. | [noun] A photography session. | [noun] A hunt or shooting competition. | [interjection] A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain SHOPS (10) [noun] An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. | [noun] A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop. | [noun] A large garage where vehicle mechanics work. SHORE (8) [noun] Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond. | [noun] (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port. | [verb] To set on shore. | [noun] A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it. | [verb] To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears. | [noun] (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer. | [verb] To warn or threaten. SHORL (8) SHORN (8) [verb] To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears. | [verb] To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping. | [verb] To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions. SHORT (8) [noun] A short circuit. | [noun] A short film. | [noun] A short version of a garment in a particular size. SHOTE (8) [noun] A young, newly-weaned pig. | [noun] A fish resembling the trout, the grayling (Thymallus thymallus). SHOTS (8) [noun] The result of launching a projectile or bullet. | [noun] The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal. | [noun] The heavy iron ball used for the shot put. SHOTT (8) SHOUT (8) [noun] A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or animated courage. | [noun] A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks. | [noun] A call-out for an emergency services team. | [noun] A light flat-bottomed boat used in duck-shooting. SHOVE (11) [noun] A rough push. | [noun] An all-in bet. | [noun] A forward movement of packed river-ice. SHOWN (11) [verb] To display, to have somebody see (something). | [verb] To bestow; to confer. | [verb] To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate. SHOWS (11) [noun] A play, dance, or other entertainment. | [noun] An exhibition of items. | [noun] A broadcast program/programme. SHOWY (14) [adjective] (sometimes derogatory) calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye SHOYU (11) [noun] A dark form of soy sauce SHRED (9) [noun] A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. | [noun] In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount. | [verb] To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips. SHREW (11) [noun] Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha). | [noun] Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha). | [noun] An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold. | [verb] To beshrew; to curse. SHRIS (8) SHRUB (10) [noun] A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base. | [verb] To lop; to prune. | [verb] (Kenyan English) To mispronounce a word by replacing its consonant sound(s) with another or others of a similar place of articulation. | [noun] A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur. SHRUG (9) [noun] A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge. | [noun] A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted. | [verb] To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc. SHTIK (12) SHUCK (14) [noun] The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts). | [noun] A fraud; a scam. | [noun] A phony. SHULN (8) SHULS (8) [noun] The synagogue. SHUNS (8) [verb] To avoid, especially persistently. | [verb] To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc). | [verb] To screen, hide. SHUNT (8) [noun] An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove. | [noun] A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit. | [noun] The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun. SHUSH (11) [verb] To be quiet; to keep quiet. | [verb] To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh. SHUTE (8) SHUTS (8) [noun] The act or time of shutting; close. | [noun] A door or cover; a shutter. | [noun] The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together. SHYER (11) [adjective] Easily frightened; timid. | [adjective] Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach. | [adjective] Cautious; wary; suspicious. SHYLY (14) [adverb] In a shy manner. SIGHS (9) [noun] A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing. | [noun] Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament. | [noun] A person who is bored. SIGHT (9) [noun] (in the singular) The ability to see. | [noun] The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view. | [noun] Something seen. SINHS (8) SIXTH (15) [noun] (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position. | [noun] One of six equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.) SKOSH (12) [noun] A tiny amount; a little bit; tad; smidgen; jot. 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. 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. SLUSH (8) [noun] Half-melted snow or ice. | [noun] Liquid mud or mire. | [noun] Flavored shaved ice served as a drink. SMASH (10) [noun] The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together. | [noun] A traffic collision. | [noun] Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc); a hit. SMITH (10) [noun] A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith. | [noun] (by extension) One who makes anything; wright. | [noun] An artist. | [verb] To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding. SNASH (8) [noun] Verbal abuse; insolence; guff. | [verb] To talk impudently. SNATH (8) SOOTH (8) [noun] Truth. | [noun] Augury; prognostication. | [noun] Blandishment; cajolery. SOPHS (10) SOPHY (13) [noun] Wisdom, knowledge, learning | [noun] A title of a Safavid dynasty shah. | [noun] A wise man; a sage or wite. | [noun] A mystic Muslim; a Muslim ascetic | [noun] Any one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophy. SOTHS (8) SOUGH (9) [noun] A murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound. | [noun] A gentle breeze; a waft; a breath. | [noun] A (deep) sigh. | [noun] A small drain; an adit. SOUTH (8) [noun] One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S. | [noun] The side of a church on the right hand of a person facing the altar. | [verb] To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south. SPAHI (10) [noun] (history) An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system. | [noun] (history) A soldier in a mainly Arab-recruited cavalry (originally horse, later light armored) regiment in French colonial service in (former/ in name still) Ottoman North African provinces STAPH (10) [noun] Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes. STASH (8) [noun] A collection, sometimes hidden; a reserve. | [noun] A place where drugs are stored. | [verb] To hide or store away for later use. | [noun] Mustache STICH (10) SUBAH (10) SUGHS (9) SURAH (8) [noun] Any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an. | [noun] Soft twilled silk SUSHI (8) [noun] A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat. | [noun] Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish. SWASH (11) [noun] The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken | [noun] A long, protruding ornamental line or pen stroke found in some typefaces and styles of calligraphy. | [noun] A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes. SWATH (11) [noun] The track cut out by a scythe in mowing. | [noun] A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people. SWISH (11) [noun] A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction. | [noun] A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail. | [noun] A sound of liquid flowing inside a container. SWITH (11) 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. SYNCH (13) [noun] Harmony. | [noun] A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films. | [verb] To synchronize, especially in the senses of data synchronization, time synchronization, or synchronizing music with video. SYNTH (11) [noun] A musical synthesizer. | [verb] To play on a musical synthesizer. SYPHS (13) TACHE (10) [noun] Moustache, mustache. | [noun] A spot, stain, or blemish. | [noun] Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button. TACHS (10) [noun] Tachometer TAHRS (8) [noun] Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes). TEACH (10) [verb] To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate. | [verb] (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to. | [verb] To pass on knowledge, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher. | [noun] (usually as a term of address) teacher TECHY (13) [adjective] Technical | [adjective] Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible. TEETH (8) [noun] The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect. | [verb] To grow teeth. | [verb] To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth. TENCH (10) [noun] A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca. TENTH (8) [noun] The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position. | [noun] One of ten equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third. TETHS (8) TEUCH (10) TEUGH (9) THACK (14) THANE (8) [noun] A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. THANK (12) [noun] An expression of appreciation; a thought. | [verb] To express gratitude or appreciation toward. | [verb] To feel gratitude or appreciation toward. THARM (10) THAWS (11) [noun] The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost | [noun] A warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is frozen | [verb] To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen THEBE (10) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Botswanan pula. THECA (10) [noun] Any external case or sheath. | [noun] The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther. | [noun] The twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle. THEFT (11) [noun] The act of stealing property. THEGN (9) [noun] A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. THEIN (8) THEIR (8) THEME (10) [noun] A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. | [noun] A recurring idea; a motif. | [noun] An essay written for school. THENS (8) THERE (8) [noun] That place. | [noun] That status; that position. | [adverb] (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here). THERM (10) [noun] A former unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units. Symbol: thm. THESE (8) [pronoun] The thing, item, etc. being indicated. THETA (8) [noun] The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. | [noun] The measure of an angle. | [noun] The sensitivity of the value of a derivative with respect to time; the "time decay". THEWS (11) [noun] A bondman; a slave. | [verb] To oppress; enslave. | [noun] Muscle or sinew. THEWY (14) THICK (14) [noun] The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something. | [noun] A thicket. | [noun] A stupid person; a fool. THIEF (11) [noun] One who carries out a theft. | [noun] One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence. | [noun] A waster in the snuff of a candle. THIGH (12) [noun] The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. | [noun] That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect. 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. THINE (8) [pronoun] Singular second person possessive pronoun; yours THING (9) [noun] That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept. | [noun] A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity. | [noun] An individual object or distinct entity. THINK (12) [noun] An act of thinking; consideration (of something). | [verb] To ponder, to go over in one's head. | [verb] To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem. | [verb] To seem, to appear. THINS (8) [noun] A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole. | [noun] Any food produced or served in thin slices. | [verb] To make thin or thinner. THIOL (8) [noun] A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical. THIRD (9) [noun] The person or thing in the third position. | [noun] One of three equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The third gear of a gearbox. 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. THONG (9) [noun] A strip of leather. | [noun] (usually in the plural) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour. | [noun] An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more. THORN (8) [noun] A sharp protective spine of a plant. | [noun] Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn. | [noun] That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome. THORO (8) THORP (10) [noun] (now chiefly in placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village. THOSE (8) [pronoun] (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. | [pronoun] The known (thing); used to refer to something just said. | [pronoun] (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality or proposition; used to emphatically affirm or deny a previous statement or question. THOUS (8) THRAW (11) THREE (8) [noun] The digit/figure 3. | [noun] Anything measuring three units, as length. | [noun] A person who is three years old. THREW (11) [verb] To change place. | [verb] To change in state or status | [verb] To move through time. THRIP (10) [noun] Optional singular for thrips, an insect of the order Thysanoptera. THROB (10) [noun] A beating, vibration or palpitation. | [verb] To pound or beat rapidly or violently. | [verb] To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm. THROE (8) [noun] A pang, spasm. | [noun] (usually plural) A hard struggle. | [noun] A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow. THROW (11) [verb] To change place. | [verb] To change in state or status | [verb] To move through time. | [noun] Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe. | [noun] A moment, time, occasion. THRUM (10) [noun] A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration. | [noun] A spicy taste; a tang. | [verb] To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking. | [noun] The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut. THUDS (9) [noun] The sound of a dull impact. | [noun] Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter. THUGS (9) [noun] Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. | [noun] One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her. | [noun] In gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed. THUJA (15) [noun] A tree of the genus Thuja. THUMB (12) [noun] The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. | [noun] The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider. | [noun] A thumbnail picture. THUMP (12) [noun] A blow that produces a muffled sound. | [noun] The sound of such a blow; a thud. | [noun] Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases. THUNK (12) [verb] To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound. | [interjection] Representing the dull sound of the impact of a heavy object striking another and coming to an immediate standstill, with neither object being broken by the impact. | [noun] (functional programming) A delayed computation. THURL (8) THUYA (11) [noun] Any member of the genus Thuya. THYME (13) [noun] Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. THYMI (13) [noun] A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes. THYMY (16) TIGHT (9) TILTH (8) [noun] Agricultural labour; husbandry. | [noun] The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture. | [noun] Rich cultivated soil. TITHE (8) [noun] A tenth. | [noun] The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. | [noun] A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church) | [noun] A boon (a grant or concession). TOOTH (8) [noun] A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. | [noun] A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement. | [noun] A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain. TOPHE (10) TOPHI (10) [noun] A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. TOPHS (10) TORAH (8) TORCH (10) [noun] A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material. | [noun] A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight. | [noun] An arsonist. TOUCH (10) TOUGH (9) [noun] A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully. | [verb] To endure. | [verb] To toughen. TRASH (8) [noun] Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. | [noun] A container into which things are discarded. | [noun] Something worthless or of poor quality. TROTH (8) [noun] An oath, pledge, or promise. | [noun] Truth; something true. | [verb] To pledge to marry somebody. TRUTH (8) [noun] True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. | [noun] Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy. | [noun] The state or quality of being true to someone or something. TUSHY (11) [noun] Buttocks, bottom TYTHE (11) 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. UNHAT (8) UNHIP (10) [adjective] Not hip; uncool, unfashionable. USHER (8) [noun] A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats. | [noun] A male escort at a wedding. | [noun] A doorkeeper in a courtroom. VETCH (13) [noun] Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds | [noun] Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae VICHY (16) VOUCH (13) [noun] Warrant; attestation. | [verb] To take responsibility for; to express confidence in; to witness; to obtest. | [verb] To warrant; to maintain by affirmations VUGHS (12) WAHOO (11) [noun] Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish. | [noun] The winged elm, Ulmus alata. | [noun] Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush. WASHY (14) [noun] A wash, an act of washing. | [adjective] Watery; damp; soft. | [adjective] Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble. WATCH (13) [noun] A portable or wearable timepiece. | [noun] The act of guarding and observing someone or something. | [noun] A particular time period when guarding is kept. | [verb] To look at, see, or view for a period of time. WAUGH (12) WECHT (13) WEIGH (12) [verb] To determine the weight of an object. | [verb] Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale. | [verb] To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate. 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. WELSH (11) [verb] To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt. WENCH (13) [noun] (possibly offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one. | [noun] Used as a term of endearment for a female person, especially a wife, daughter, or girlfriend: darling, sweetheart. | [noun] A woman servant; a maidservant. WHACK (17) [adjective] Egregious. | [adjective] Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange. | [adjective] Crazy, mad, insane. 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. WHAMO (13) WHAMS (13) [noun] A forceful blow | [noun] The sound of such a blow; a thud | [verb] To strike or smash (into) something with great force or impact WHANG (12) [noun] A blow; a whack. | [noun] A large piece or slice; a chunk. | [noun] A house-cleaning party. WHAPS (13) [noun] A blow; a hit; a variation of whop. | [noun] The curlew. WHARF (14) [noun] A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank. | [noun] The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea. | [verb] To secure by a wharf. WHATS (11) WHAUP (13) [noun] Curlew 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. WHEAT (11) [noun] Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. | [noun] A light brown colour, like that of wheat. | [adjective] Wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat. 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. WHEEN (11) [noun] A little; a small number. | [noun] A quantity; a goodly number. WHEEP (13) 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. WHENS (11) WHERE (11) [noun] The place in which something happens. | [adverb] Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: at what place; to what place; what place. | [adverb] In what situation. WHETS (11) [verb] To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. | [verb] To stimulate or make more keen. | [verb] To preen. WHEWS (14) WHEYS (14) WHICH (16) [pronoun] (interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied). | [pronoun] The/Any ones that; whichever. | [pronoun] (relative) Introduces a relative clause giving further information about something previously mentioned. WHIDS (12) WHIFF (17) [noun] A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air | [noun] An odour carried briefly through the air | [noun] A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe. | [verb] To fish with a handline. WHIGS (12) [noun] Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage. | [noun] Buttermilk | [verb] Urge forward; drive briskly. 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. WHIMS (13) [noun] A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea | [noun] A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes | [noun] A bird, the Eurasian wigeon. WHINE (11) [noun] A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound | [noun] A complaint or criticism | [verb] To utter a high-pitched cry. WHINS (11) [noun] Gorse; furze (Ulex spp.). | [noun] The plant woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria). WHINY (14) [adjective] Whining; tending to whine or complain. WHIPS (13) [noun] A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. | [noun] A blow administered with a whip. | [noun] A whipper-in. WHIPT (13) WHIRL (11) [noun] An act of whirling. | [noun] Something that whirls. | [noun] A confused tumult. WHIRR (11) [noun] A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion. | [noun] A bustle of noise and excitement. | [verb] To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound. WHIRS (11) [noun] A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion. | [noun] A bustle of noise and excitement. WHISH (14) WHISK (15) [noun] A quick, light sweeping motion. | [noun] A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function). | [noun] A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush. | [noun] The card game whist. WHIST (11) [noun] Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge. | [noun] A session of playing this card game. | [interjection] (Irish and British) Shush, silence, be quiet! WHITE (11) [noun] The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths. | [noun] A person of European descent with light-coloured skin. | [noun] Any butterfly of the family Pieridae. WHITS (11) [noun] The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. WHITY (14) [noun] A white person, a person of European descent. | [noun] A state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use. | [adjective] Close to white in colour. WHIZZ (29) [noun] A whirring or hissing sound (as above). | [noun] Someone who is remarkably skilled at something. | [noun] (especially with the verb "take") An act of urination. WHOLE (11) [noun] Something complete, without any parts missing. | [noun] An entirety. | [adjective] Entire, undivided. WHOMP (15) [verb] Hit extremely hard. WHOOF (14) WHOOP (13) [noun] A loud, eager cry, usually of joy. | [noun] A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough. | [noun] A bump on a racetrack. | [verb] To beat, to strike. WHOPS (13) [noun] A blow or strike. | [verb] To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact. | [verb] To administer corporal punishment WHORE (11) [noun] Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood. | [noun] A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. | [noun] A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut. 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. WHORT (11) WHOSE (11) [pronoun] (interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom. | [pronoun] (relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom. WHOSO (11) [pronoun] Whosoever, whatever person WHUMP (15) [noun] A thumping sound. | [noun] A genre of fan fiction in which a character endures injury, torture, or other forms of physical and mental suffering. | [verb] To strike something with a whump. WIDTH (12) [noun] The state of being wide. | [noun] The measurement of the extent of something from side to side. | [noun] A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric. WIGHT (12) [noun] A living creature, especially a human being. | [noun] A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor. | [noun] A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity. | [adjective] (except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong. WINCH (13) [noun] A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope or cable. | [noun] A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501). | [noun] A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth). | [verb] To wince; to shrink WISHA (11) WITCH (13) [noun] A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or man who practices witchcraft. | [noun] An ugly or unpleasant woman. | [noun] One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person. | [noun] A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper. WITHE (11) [noun] A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy. | [noun] A band of twisted twigs. | [noun] An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows. WITHY (14) [noun] The osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow. | [noun] A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe. | [adjective] Flexible, like a withe. WOOSH (11) [noun] A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed. | [verb] To make a breathy sound like a whoosh. WORTH (11) [noun] Value. | [noun] Merit, excellence. | [noun] Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions. | [verb] (except in set phrases) To be, become, betide. WRATH (11) [noun] Great anger. | [noun] Punishment. | [verb] To anger; to enrage. WROTH (11) [adjective] Full of anger; wrathful. YACHT (13) [noun] A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock. | [noun] Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes. | [verb] To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht. YAHOO (11) [noun] A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person; yokel; lout. | [noun] A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas. | [verb] To give a cry of "yahoo". YECCH (15) [noun] An exclamation of disgust. | [interjection] An exclamation of disgust. YECHS (13) YECHY (16) YIRTH (11) YODHS (12) YOGHS (12) [noun] A letter of the Middle English alphabet (capital Ȝ, small ȝ), in form derived from the Old English shape of the letter g, and used to represent various palatal and velar sounds. YOUTH (11) [noun] The quality or state of being young. | [noun] The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood. | [noun] A young person. YUCCH (15) 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.

AAHING (10) AARRGH (10) ABHORS (11) [verb] To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe. | [verb] To fill with horror or disgust. | [verb] To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject. ABLUSH (11) [adjective] Blushing; ruddy. | [adverb] Blushing; ruddy. ABMHOS (13) ABOHMS (13) ACHENE (11) [noun] A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup. ACHIER (11) [adjective] Suffering from aches, sore. ACHING (12) [verb] To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. | [verb] To cause someone or something to suffer pain. | [noun] The feeling of an ache; a dull pain. ADHERE (10) [verb] To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. | [verb] To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc. | [verb] To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. AETHER (9) [noun] The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. | [noun] Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955). | [noun] The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace. AFGHAN (13) [noun] A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted. | [noun] A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut. AFRESH (12) [adverb] Anew; again; once more AGHAST (10) [adjective] Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. AGUISH (10) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of an ague; feverish or shivering. | [adjective] Inclined to cause ague or fever. AHCHOO (14) [interjection] A representation of the sound of a sneeze. AHIMSA (11) [noun] A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them. AHOLDS (10) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "ahold," meaning to grasp or obtain a hold of something. AHORSE (9) [adverb] On or mounted upon a horse. AIRTHS (9) ALEPHS (11) [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. ALIGHT (10) [verb] (with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount. | [verb] (with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop. | [verb] (followed by upon) To find by accident; to come upon. | [verb] To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate. | [verb] To light; light up; illuminate. | [adjective] Lit, on fire, switched on. ALIYAH (12) [noun] The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah. | [noun] The immigration of Jews to Israel. | [noun] One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel. ALMAHS (11) ALMEHS (11) ALOHAS (9) [noun] Good wishes, love. | [noun] An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below). ALPHAS (11) [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. ALPHYL (14) ALTHEA (9) AMBUSH (13) [noun] The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise. | [noun] An attack launched from a concealed position. | [noun] The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait. ANARCH (11) [noun] The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt. ANCHOR (11) [noun] A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement. | [noun] An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501). | [noun] The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.) | [verb] To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point. | [noun] A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity. ANKUSH (13) [noun] A pointed stick or rod used to guide and control an elephant. ANTHEM (11) [noun] Antiphon. | [noun] A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric. | [noun] A hymn of praise or loyalty. ANTHER (9) [noun] The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower. ANYHOW (15) [adverb] (manner) In any way or manner whatever. | [adverb] In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. APACHE (13) [noun] Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache. | [noun] A person belonging to an Apache people. | [noun] A Parisian gangster of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. APATHY (14) [noun] Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). APHIDS (12) [noun] Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian. APHTHA (14) [noun] Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida) | [noun] An oral ulcer, disregarding the cause. | [noun] Foot-and-mouth disease ARCHED (12) [verb] To form into an arch shape | [verb] To cover with an arch or arches. | [adjective] Curved. ARCHER (11) [noun] One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow. | [noun] The bishop in chess. | [adjective] Knowing, clever, mischievous. ARCHES (11) [noun] An inverted U shape. | [noun] An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward. | [noun] An architectural element having the shape of an arch ARCHIL (11) [noun] Orchil, a violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, etc. | [noun] The plant from which the dye is obtained. ARCHLY (14) [adverb] In a manner that is playfully mischievous, teasing, or knowing; with a sly or ironic quality. ARCHON (11) [noun] A chief magistrate of ancient Athens. | [noun] A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings. | [noun] A ruler, head of state or other leader. ARHATS (9) [noun] One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. | [noun] One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed; arhanta. ARIGHT (10) [adverb] Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form. | [adverb] To or on the right-hand side. | [verb] To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly. ARSHIN (9) [noun] A unit of length used in Russia and some other countries, equal to about 28 inches or 71 centimeters. ASHCAN (11) [noun] A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. A dustbin. | [noun] A kind of large firecracker. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art. ASHIER (9) [adjective] More ashy in appearance or consistency; containing more ash or having a grayish color resembling ash. ASHING (10) [verb] The act of reducing something to ashes by burning. | [verb] Coating or covering with ash. ASHLAR (9) [noun] A large cuboid stone; masonry making use of such stone blocks. | [noun] A hurling stone used in warfare. ASHLER (9) [noun] A squared stone used in building or masonry work. | [noun] Masonry made of squared stones. ASHMAN (11) [noun] A person whose job is to collect and remove ashes, especially from fireplaces or furnaces. ASHMEN (11) [noun] Plural of ashman, a person whose job is to collect and remove ashes. ASHORE (9) [adverb] On the land as opposed to onboard. | [adverb] On, or towards the shore. ASHRAM (11) [noun] A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage. ASPISH (11) ASTHMA (11) [noun] A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. ATTACH (11) [verb] To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). | [verb] To adhere; to be attached. | [verb] To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest. AUGHTS (10) [noun] The first decade of a century, such as 1900 to 1909 or 2000 to 2009, whose digit in the tens place is zero; the oughts, the noughties. AUTHOR (9) [noun] The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition. | [noun] Someone who writes books for a living. | [noun] One's authority for something: an informant. AVOUCH (14) [noun] Evidence; declaration | [verb] To declare freely and openly; to assert. | [verb] To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction. AWEIGH (13) [adjective] Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor. AWHILE (12) [adverb] For some time; for a short time. | [adverb] (Pennsylvania Dutch English, US) In the meantime; during an implicit ongoing process. AWHIRL (12) [adjective] Whirling. AZOTHS (18) [noun] Plural of azoth, the alchemical term for mercury or the universal solvent sought by alchemists. | [noun] In occult philosophy, a vital life force or spiritual energy. BACHED (14) [verb] To live apart from women, as during the period when a divorce is in progress. (Compare bachelor pad.) BACHES (13) [noun] (northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction. BANISH (11) [verb] (heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning. | [verb] To expel, especially from the mind. BARHOP (13) [verb] To drink at a number of bars during a single day or evening. BASHAW (14) [noun] A Turkish title of high rank; a pasha. | [noun] A man of great power or importance; a person of consequence. BASHED (12) [verb] To strike heavily. | [verb] To collide. | [verb] To criticize harshly. BASHER (11) [noun] One who bashes something, figuratively or literally. | [noun] One who engages in gratuitous physical or verbal attacks on a group or type of people. | [noun] A trainspotter. http//groups.google.co.uk/groups/search?q=%22bashers%22+uk+railway&btnG=Search&sitesearch=groups.google.com BASHES (11) [noun] A large party; gala event. | [noun] An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists. | [verb] To strike heavily. BATHED (12) [verb] To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. | [verb] To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. | [verb] To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath. | [verb] To wash a person or animal in a bath BATHER (11) [noun] One who bathes or swims. | [noun] One who gives a bath to another. BATHES (11) [verb] To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. | [verb] To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. | [verb] To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath. BATHOS (11) [noun] Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos. | [noun] Depth. | [noun] (the arts) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to BEACHY (16) [adjective] Pertaining to the material making up the edge of a seashore, as with pebbles, gravel, and sand. | [adjective] Pertaining to a beach or something beach-like. BEECHY (16) BEHALF (14) [noun] The interest or benefit of a person or group, as in "on behalf of" meaning in the interest of or as a representative of. BEHAVE (14) [verb] To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way. | [verb] To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. | [verb] To conduct, manage, regulate (something). BEHEAD (12) [verb] To remove the head of; to cut someone's head off. BEHELD (12) [verb] To see or look at, esp. appreciatively; to descry, look upon. | [verb] To look. | [verb] To contemplate. BEHEST (11) [noun] A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of. | [noun] A vow; a promise. | [verb] To promise; vow. BEHIND (12) [noun] The rear, back-end | [noun] Butt, the buttocks, bottom | [noun] A one-point score. BEHOLD (12) [verb] To see or look at, esp. appreciatively; to descry, look upon. | [verb] To look. | [verb] To contemplate. BEHOOF (14) [noun] That which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit. BEHOVE (14) [verb] To befit, to suit. | [verb] To be necessary for (someone). | [verb] To be in the best interest of; to benefit. BEHOWL (14) BERTHA (11) [noun] A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress BERTHS (11) [noun] A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc). | [noun] Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.) | [noun] A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park. BETHEL (11) [noun] A sacred place or shrine, particularly in biblical contexts. | [noun] A chapel or meeting place for seamen. BHAKTA (15) [noun] Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper. BHAKTI (15) [noun] Devotion to God BHANGS (12) [noun] Cannabis or a preparation made from cannabis, especially bhang, a drink or paste made from cannabis leaves and flowers used in India. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of "bhang," to prepare or consume bhang. BHARAL (11) [noun] A blue sheep, being any species of the genus Pseudois, goatlike bovids of the Himalayas and western China with a bluish-grey coat; the Himalayan blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur. BHOOTS (11) [noun] Plural of bhoot, a ghost or spirit in Indian folklore and Hindu mythology. BIGHTS (12) [noun] A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow | [noun] An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf | [noun] A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. BIMAHS (13) [noun] The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. BIRTHS (11) [noun] The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. | [noun] An instance of childbirth. | [noun] A beginning or start; a point of origin. BISHOP (13) [noun] An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory. | [noun] The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc. | [noun] Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker. | [verb] To murder by drowning. BITCHY (16) [adjective] Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant. | [adjective] Irritable. BLANCH (13) [verb] To grow or become white | [verb] To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach | [verb] To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water. | [verb] To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed. BLEACH (13) [adjective] Pale; bleak. | [noun] A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening. | [noun] A variety of bleach. | [noun] An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun. | [noun] A disease of the skin. BLENCH (13) [noun] A deceit; a trick. | [noun] A sidelong glance. | [verb] To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off. | [verb] To blanch. BLIGHT (12) [noun] Any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts. | [noun] The bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition. | [noun] (by extension) Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life. BLITHE (11) [adjective] (dated or literary) Happy, cheerful. | [adjective] Casually indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern. BLOTCH (13) [noun] An uneven patch of color or discoloration. | [noun] An irregularly shaped area. | [noun] Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain. BLUISH (11) [adjective] Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. | [adjective] Somewhat depressed; sad. BOCHES (13) [noun] A German. BOHEAS (11) [noun] Plural of bohea, a type of Chinese black tea that was popular in 18th-century Britain. BOHUNK (15) [noun] An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated. | [noun] A brawny or coarse person. BOLSHY (14) [noun] A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader. | [adjective] Difficult or rebellious. BOOHOO (11) [verb] To cry, weep. | [noun] The sailfish. BOOTHS (11) [noun] A small stall for the display and sale of goods. | [noun] An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person. | [noun] An enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café. BORSCH (13) [noun] A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream. | [noun] Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed BORSHT (11) [noun] A beet soup, typically served hot or cold, that is a traditional dish in Eastern European cuisine, particularly in Jewish and Ukrainian cooking. BOSHES (11) [noun] Plural of bosh; nonsensical or foolish talk. | [verb] Third person singular of bosh; to speak nonsense or dismiss as foolish. BOTCHY (16) [adjective] Characterized by poor quality or careless work; done in a clumsy or bungling manner. BOTHER (11) [noun] Fuss, ado. | [noun] Trouble, inconvenience. | [verb] To annoy, to disturb, to irritate. BOUGHS (12) [noun] A firm branch of a tree. | [noun] The gallows. BOUGHT (12) [verb] To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods | [verb] To obtain by some sacrifice. | [verb] To bribe. | [noun] A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle. BOYISH (14) [adjective] Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor. BRACHS (13) BRAHMA (13) [noun] A Hindu deity associated with creation, the first god in the Trimurti. | [noun] A large domesticated chicken breed originating from Asia. BRANCH (13) [noun] The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. | [noun] Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree. | [noun] A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.) BRASHY (14) [adjective] Made of or resembling brass. | [adjective] Bold or impudent in manner; brassy. BREACH (13) [noun] A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence | [noun] A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out. | [noun] A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves BREATH (11) [noun] The act or process of breathing. | [noun] A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air. | [noun] Air expelled from the lungs. BREECH (13) [noun] (now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. | [noun] The buttocks or backside. | [noun] The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. BRIGHT (12) [noun] An artist's brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head. | [noun] Splendour; brightness | [noun] A person with a naturalistic worldview with no supernatural or mystical elements. BROACH (13) [noun] A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here. | [noun] A broad chisel for stone-cutting. | [noun] A spit for cooking food. | [verb] To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves. BROCHE (13) [noun] A decorative clasp or pin worn on clothing. | [noun] A spit or skewer for roasting meat. BROOCH (13) [noun] A piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body. | [noun] A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting. | [verb] To adorn as with a brooch. BROTHS (11) [noun] Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. | [noun] A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat. BROTHY (14) [adjective] Resembling or containing broth; having the quality or consistency of broth. BRUGHS (12) [noun] Plural of brugh, a fairy mound or underground dwelling in Irish mythology. BRUNCH (13) [noun] A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals. | [verb] To eat brunch. BRUSHY (14) [adjective] Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy. | [adjective] Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby. BUGSHA (12) BUMPHS (15) [noun] Plural of bumph; printed materials or documents, especially those considered tedious or superfluous. | [noun] Toilet paper. BUNCHY (16) [adjective] Growing or gathered in bunches or clusters. | [adjective] Thick and shapeless in form. BUQSHA (20) [noun] A monetary unit of Yemen, equal to one twentieth of a rial. BURGHS (12) [noun] A small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names). | [noun] A borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland). BUSHED (12) [adjective] Very tired; exhausted. | [adjective] Mentally unwell due to isolation, especially due to working in a remote mine or camp; experiencing cabin fever. | [adjective] Incorporating a bush, a mechanical part. BUSHEL (11) [noun] A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts. | [noun] A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure. | [noun] A quantity that fills a bushel measure. BUSHER (11) [noun] A minor league baseball player. | [noun] An incompetent or amateurish person. BUSHES (11) [noun] A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category. | [noun] A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree. | [noun] A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself. BUSHWA (14) [noun] Nonsense. BYPATH (16) [noun] An unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway. CACHED (14) [verb] To place in a cache. CACHES (13) [noun] A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. | [noun] A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium. | [noun] (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game. CACHET (13) [noun] A seal, as of a letter. | [noun] A special characteristic or quality; prestige. | [noun] A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage. CACHOU (13) [noun] A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath. | [noun] A small metallic ball used as edible decoration on cakes etc. CAHIER (11) [noun] A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; especially one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers. | [noun] A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc. CAHOOT (11) [noun] A secret partnership or conspiracy, usually for an illicit purpose; often used in the phrase "in cahoots with." CAHOWS (14) [noun] An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel. CALASH (11) [noun] A silk and whalebone hood worn by ladies to shade the face. | [noun] A type of carriage with low wheels, especially pulled by horses. CALIPH (13) [noun] The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual. CANCHA (13) [noun] A playing field or court, especially for ball games like polo or jai alai. CANTHI (11) [noun] Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet. CARHOP (13) [noun] A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant, sometimes on rollerskates. | [verb] To work as a carhop. CAROCH (13) CASBAH (13) [noun] The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East. | [noun] (by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East. CASHAW (14) [noun] A variant spelling of cashew, a tropical tree or its kidney-shaped nut. CASHED (12) [verb] To exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills. | [verb] To obtain a payout from a tournament. | [verb] To disband. To do away with, kill CASHES (11) [noun] Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions. | [noun] Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged. | [noun] Money. CASHEW (14) [noun] A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples. | [noun] A cashew nut. CASHOO (11) CATCHY (16) [adjective] Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase). | [adjective] Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling. | [adjective] Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable. CAUGHT (12) [verb] (heading) To capture, overtake. | [verb] (heading) To seize hold of. | [verb] (heading) To intercept. CERIPH (13) [noun] A small line or stroke extending from the end of a letter in certain typefaces; a serif. CHABUK (17) [noun] A type of riding whip or leather strap used in India and other South Asian countries. CHACMA (15) [noun] A large baboon native to southern Africa, characterized by a dark coat and dog-like snout. CHADAR (12) [noun] A loose robe, made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by Muslim women, especially in Iran. CHADOR (12) [noun] A loose robe, made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by Muslim women, especially in Iran. CHADRI (12) [noun] A garment worn by some Muslim women that covers the entire body and face, with only the eyes visible through a mesh screen; also spelled chaddar or chador. CHAETA (11) [noun] A chitinous bristle of an annelid worm CHAFED (15) [verb] To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. | [verb] To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. | [verb] To fret and wear by rubbing. CHAFER (14) [noun] One who chafes. | [noun] A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan. | [noun] Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer CHAFES (14) [verb] To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. | [verb] To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. | [verb] To fret and wear by rubbing. CHAFFS (17) [verb] To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter. | [verb] To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz. CHAFFY (20) [adjective] Resembling or containing chaff; of poor quality or worthless. CHAINE (11) [noun] A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. | [noun] A series of interconnected things. | [noun] A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name. CHAINS (11) [noun] A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. | [noun] A series of interconnected things. | [noun] A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name. CHAIRS (11) [noun] An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench. | [noun] The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra. | [noun] An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices. CHAISE (11) [noun] An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels. | [noun] A chaise longue. | [noun] A post chaise. CHAKRA (15) [noun] (Ayurveda) Any of (at least more than) seven centres of spiritual energy in the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy. CHALAH (14) [noun] A braided loaf of bread traditionally eaten by Jews, especially on the Sabbath and holidays. CHALEH (14) CHALET (11) [noun] An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves. CHALKS (15) [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. CHALKY (18) [adjective] Consisting of or containing chalk. | [adjective] Resembling chalk in some way. | [adjective] Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games. CHALLA (11) [noun] A braided loaf of bread traditionally eaten by Jewish people on the Sabbath and holidays. CHALLY (14) CHALOT (11) [noun] A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov. | [noun] The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible. | [noun] The portion separated in fulfillment of the above. CHAMMY (18) [noun] A soft leather made from the skin of sheep, goats, or deer, used for cleaning and polishing. | [noun] A variant spelling of "chamois," referring to a small goat-like mammal found in mountain regions of Europe. CHAMPS (15) [verb] To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently. CHAMPY (18) CHANCE (13) [noun] An opportunity or possibility. | [noun] Random occurrence; luck. | [noun] The probability of something happening. | [verb] To happen by chance, to occur. CHANCY (16) [adjective] Uncertain, risky, hazardous | [adjective] Subject to chance; random | [adjective] Lucky; bringing good luck CHANGE (12) [noun] The process of becoming different. | [noun] Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination. | [noun] A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes CHANGS (12) [noun] Plural of chang, a type of alcoholic beverage made from grain in Tibet and other Himalayan regions. CHANTS (11) [noun] Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony. | [noun] A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music. | [noun] Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. CHANTY (14) [noun] A roughly-built hut or cabin. | [noun] A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned. | [noun] An unlicensed pub. CHAPEL (13) [noun] A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church. | [noun] A place of worship in another building or within a civil institution such as a larger church, airport, prison, monastery, school, etc.; often primarily for private prayer. | [noun] A funeral home, or a room in one for holding funeral services. CHAPES (13) [noun] The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap. | [noun] The transverse guard of a sword or dagger. | [noun] The lower metallic cap of a sword's scabbard. CHARAS (11) [noun] Cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in India. CHARDS (12) [noun] An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste. | [noun] Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat. CHARED (12) [verb] Past tense of "char," meaning to burn or scorch the surface of something. | [verb] To cook food quickly over high heat until the surface is blackened. CHARES (11) [verb] Third person singular of "chare," meaning to do chores or work as a cleaning servant. | [noun] Plural of "chare," referring to chores or cleaning work. CHARGE (12) [noun] The amount of money levied for a service. | [noun] A ground attack against a prepared enemy. | [noun] A forceful forward movement. CHARKA (15) [noun] A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton. CHARKS (15) CHARMS (13) [noun] An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). | [noun] The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural. | [noun] A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer. CHARRO (11) [noun] A type of Mexican horseman. | [noun] (usually plural) Short for charro bean. CHARRS (11) [noun] Plural of char, referring to charred remains or marks made by burning. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of char, meaning to burn or scorch the surface of something. CHARRY (14) [adjective] Resembling or containing cherries; having the characteristics of cherries. CHARTS (11) [noun] A map. | [noun] A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. | [noun] A written deed; a charter. CHASED (12) [verb] To pursue. | [verb] To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser | [verb] To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings. CHASER (11) [noun] A person or thing (ship, plane, car, etc.) that chases. | [noun] A hunter. | [noun] A person who does the chasing on metalwork. | [noun] Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing. CHASES (11) [noun] The act of one who chases another; a pursuit. | [noun] A hunt. | [noun] A children's game where one player chases another. CHASMS (13) [noun] A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss. | [noun] (by extension) A large difference of opinion. CHASMY (16) [adjective] Resembling or having the characteristics of a chasm; marked by a wide gap or opening. CHASSE (11) [noun] A small serving of spirits taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, etc. | [noun] A gliding movement in dance (especially ballet) with the same foot always leading. | [verb] To perform this step. | [noun] A reliquary casket. CHASTE (11) [adjective] Abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse. | [adjective] Virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience. | [adjective] Austere, simple, undecorative. CHATTY (14) [adjective] Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting. | [adjective] Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style. | [adjective] Supplying more information than necessary; verbose. | [adjective] Infested with lice; or, dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy. | [noun] A clay pot for holding water. CHAUNT (11) [verb] To sing or chant, especially in a rhythmic or monotonous manner. CHAWED (15) [verb] To chew; to grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud) | [verb] To ruminate (about) in thought; to ponder; to consider | [verb] To steal. CHAWER (14) CHAZAN (20) [noun] A cantor or official who leads liturgical prayer and singing in a Jewish synagogue. CHEAPO (13) [noun] A person who is stingy, a cheapskate. | [noun] A primitive trap, often set in the hope of swindling a win or draw from a losing position. | [adjective] Inexpensive and of poor quality. CHEAPS (13) [verb] Third person singular of "cheap," meaning to make something cost less or to reduce the price of something. | [noun] Plural of "cheap," referring to inexpensive items or bargains. CHEATS (11) [verb] To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation. | [verb] To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner. | [verb] To manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely. CHEBEC (15) [noun] A small fast-sailing ship with two or three masts, formerly used by privateers and pirates. CHECKS (17) [noun] A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. | [noun] An inspection or examination. | [noun] A control; a limit or stop. CHEDER (12) [noun] An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew. CHEEKS (15) [noun] The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. | [noun] (usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts. | [noun] Impudence. CHEEKY (18) [adjective] Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing. | [adjective] (of swimwear, underwear, etc.) tending to reveal the cheeks of the buttocks. | [adjective] (Australian Aboriginal) Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent. CHEEPS (13) [noun] A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird. | [verb] Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds sounding like "cheep". | [verb] To express in a chirping tone. CHEERO (11) CHEERS (11) [noun] A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. | [noun] That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment. | [noun] A cry expressing joy, approval or support such as "hurray". CHEERY (14) [adjective] (often sarcastic) In a good mood, happy, cheerful. CHEESE (11) [noun] A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk. | [noun] Any particular variety of cheese. | [noun] A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture. | [noun] Wealth, fame, excellence, importance. | [verb] To stop; to refrain from. | [verb] To use an unsporting tactic; to repeatedly use an attack which is overpowered or difficult to counter. CHEESY (14) [adjective] Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived. | [adjective] Of or relating to cheese. | [adjective] Resembling or containing cheese. CHEGOE (12) [noun] A tropical flea that burrows into the skin of humans and animals, causing irritation and infection. CHELAE (11) [noun] A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. CHELAS (11) [noun] A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. CHEMIC (15) [adjective] Of or relating to chemistry or chemical processes. | [noun] A substance used in or produced by a chemical process. CHEMOS (13) [noun] Plural of chemo, informal term for chemotherapy, a medical treatment using chemical substances to treat disease, particularly cancer. CHEQUE (20) [noun] A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity. CHERRY (14) [noun] A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. | [noun] Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries. | [noun] The wood of a cherry tree. CHERTS (11) [noun] Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral. | [noun] A flint-like tool made from chert. CHERTY (14) [adjective] Containing or resembling chert, a hard sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline quartz. CHERUB (13) [noun] A winged creature attending God, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim; similar to a lamassu in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts. | [noun] An artistic depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child or a child's head with wings but no body. | [noun] A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent. CHESTS (11) [noun] A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid. | [noun] A coffin. | [noun] The place in which public money is kept; a treasury. CHESTY (14) [adjective] (of a woman) Having large breasts; busty. | [adjective] (of a cough or cold) Not dry; involving the coughing of phlegm. | [adjective] Coming from, or associated with, the chest. CHETAH (14) CHETHS (14) [noun] Plural of cheth, the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. CHEVRE (14) [noun] A type of soft cheese from goat’s milk, originating in France, often formed in a cylinder. CHEWED (15) [verb] To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. | [verb] To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth. | [verb] To think about something; to ponder; to chew over. CHEWER (14) [noun] One who chews. | [noun] Something suitable for chewing. CHIASM (13) [noun] The crossing or intersection of two structures, particularly the optic nerves in the brain. | [noun] A cross-shaped anatomical structure or junction. CHIAUS (11) [noun] A Turkish official or messenger; also spelled chiaous or chaus. CHICER (13) [adjective] Elegant, stylish. CHICHI (16) [adjective] Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish | [noun] (Latin America, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast. CHICKS (17) [noun] A young bird. | [noun] A young chicken. | [noun] (term of endearment) A young child. CHICLE (13) [noun] The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum CHICLY (16) [adverb] In a chic or stylish manner; with elegance and sophistication. CHICOS (13) [noun] Plural of chico, a boy or young man, especially in Spanish-speaking contexts. | [noun] A type of seasoning or spice blend used in cooking. CHIDED (13) [verb] To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. | [verb] To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. | [verb] To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. CHIDER (12) [noun] One who chides; a person who scolds or rebukes. CHIDES (12) [verb] To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. | [verb] To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. | [verb] To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. CHIEFS (14) [noun] A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. | [noun] The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third. | [noun] The principal part or top of anything. CHIELD (12) [noun] A Scottish or dialectal word for a child or young man. CHIELS (11) [noun] Plural of chiel, a Scottish word for a child or young man. CHIGOE (12) [noun] A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores. CHILDE (12) [noun] A child of noble birth. | [noun] The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title. CHILES (11) [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. CHILLI (11) [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. CHILLS (11) [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. CHILLY (14) [adjective] Cold enough to cause discomfort. | [adjective] Feeling uncomfortably cold. | [adjective] Distant and cool; unfriendly. | [noun] The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. CHIMAR (13) [noun] A type of garment worn by some Muslim women, consisting of a veil or cloak that covers the body and face. CHIMBS (15) [noun] The top of a ridge. | [noun] The spine of an animal. | [noun] A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. CHIMED (14) [verb] To make the sound of a chime. | [verb] To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. | [verb] To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically. CHIMER (13) CHIMES (13) [noun] A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. | [noun] An individual ringing component of such a set. | [noun] A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device. CHIMLA (13) CHIMPS (15) [noun] A species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans. CHINAS (11) [noun] The plant Smilax china, a liana of much of eastern Asia. | [noun] A plant or flower of the repeat-blooming Chinese rose species Rosa chinensis. | [noun] A plant or flower of one of the class of hybrids developed from Rosa chinensis. CHINCH (16) [noun] The bedbug (Cimex lectularius). CHINED (12) [adjective] Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; used in composition. | [adjective] Broken in the back. CHINES (11) [noun] The top of a ridge. | [noun] The spine of an animal. | [noun] A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. CHINKS (15) [noun] A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity. | [noun] A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. | [noun] A chip or dent in something metallic. CHINKY (18) [noun] (possibly offensive) A Chinese takeaway restaurant. | [noun] (possibly offensive) A meal of Chinese food. | [noun] A Chinese person. CHINOS (11) [noun] Trousers made from chino CHINTS (11) [noun] Plural of chint, a variant or informal spelling of chintz (a printed cotton fabric). | [noun] Third person singular present tense of the verb "to chint," though this verb usage is non-standard or archaic. CHINTZ (20) [noun] A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs. CHIPPY (18) [noun] A fish-and-chip shop. | [noun] A carpenter. | [noun] The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk. CHIRAL (11) [adjective] Of an object that exhibits chirality, as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix. CHIRKS (15) [verb] To make a shrill sound; to chirp. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of "chirk," meaning to make cheerful or lively. CHIRMS (13) [verb] To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird does. CHIROS (11) CHIRPS (13) [noun] A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect. | [noun] (radar, sonar, radio telescopy etc.) A pulse of signal whose frequency sweeps through a band of frequencies for the duration of the pulse. | [verb] To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets CHIRPY (16) [noun] An electronic device which uses a piezoelectric transducer to make chirping noise, often designed to be hidden and function as an annoyance | [noun] Specifically, a version of the above designed to be thrown for placement. Similar to a throwie. | [adjective] In a good mood; happy and energetic. CHIRRE (11) [verb] To make a trilling or chirping sound. | [noun] A trilling or chirping sound, especially made by insects. CHIRRS (11) [noun] The trilled sound made by an insect. | [verb] To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada). CHISEL (11) [noun] A cutting tool consisting of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer or mallet. | [verb] To use a chisel. | [verb] To work something with a chisel. | [noun] Gravel. CHITAL (11) [noun] A large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka CHITIN (11) [noun] A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans. CHITON (11) [noun] A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece. | [noun] Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton. CHITTY (14) [noun] A small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; a chit. | [adjective] Full of chits or sprouts | [adjective] Childish; like a baby CHIVES (14) [noun] A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion. | [noun] (in the plural) The leaves of this plant used as a herb. | [noun] The style and stigma of a flower, especially saffron. CHIVVY (20) [noun] Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur. | [verb] To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. | [verb] To subject to harassment or verbal abuse. CHOANA (11) [noun] An opening at the back of the nasal cavity that leads to the nasopharynx. CHOCKS (17) [noun] Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. | [noun] Any fitting or fixture used to restrict movement, especially movement of a line; traditionally was a fixture near a bulwark with two horns pointing towards each other, with a gap between where the line can be inserted. | [verb] To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch. CHOICE (13) [noun] An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something. | [noun] The power to choose. | [noun] One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision. CHOIRS (11) [noun] Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together. | [noun] The part of a church where the choir assembles for song. | [noun] (Christian angelology) One of the nine ranks or orders of angels. CHOKED (16) [verb] To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict). | [verb] To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe. | [verb] To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it. CHOKER (15) [noun] A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat. | [noun] One who, or that which, chokes or strangles. | [noun] One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition. CHOKES (15) [noun] A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold. | [noun] In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation. | [noun] A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot. CHOKEY (18) [adjective] Reminiscent of choking. | [noun] Prison | [noun] A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc. CHOLER (11) [noun] Anger or irritability. | [noun] One of the four humours of ancient physiology, also known as yellow bile. CHOLLA (11) [noun] Any of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having very spiny, cylindrical stem segments. CHOLOS (11) [noun] A Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics. CHOMPS (15) [noun] The act of chomping (see below) | [verb] To bite or chew loudly or heavily. | [verb] (Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string) if it is a newline (or, less commonly, some other programmer-specified character). CHOOKS (15) [noun] A chicken, especially a hen. | [noun] A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking. | [noun] A fool. CHOOSE (11) [verb] To pick; to make the choice of; to select. | [verb] To elect. | [verb] To decide to act in a certain way. | [noun] The act of choosing; selection. CHOOSY (14) [adjective] Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements. CHOPIN (13) CHOPPY (18) [adjective] (of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves. | [adjective] Discontinuous, intermittent. | [adjective] (of wind) Shifting, variable CHORAL (11) [adjective] Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus. | [noun] A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune. | [noun] A chorus or choir. CHORDS (12) [noun] A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. | [noun] A straight line between two points of a curve. | [noun] A horizontal member of a truss. CHOREA (11) [noun] An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus. | [noun] Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance. CHORED (12) [verb] Past tense of "chore," meaning to do chores or assign chores to someone. CHORES (11) [noun] A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one. | [verb] To do chores. | [verb] To steal. CHORIC (13) [adjective] Including or involving a Greek chorus | [adjective] Intended to be sung by a choir or chorus (e.g. a hymn) CHORUS (11) [noun] A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece. | [noun] A group of people in a play or performance who recite together. | [noun] A group of singers; singing group who perform together. CHOSEN (11) [verb] To pick; to make the choice of; to select. | [verb] To elect. | [verb] To decide to act in a certain way. CHOSES (11) [noun] Personal possessions or goods; property or things owned. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of "chose," meaning to select or pick. CHOTTS (11) [noun] Plural of chott, a shallow salt lake or depression in North Africa, particularly in Algeria and Tunisia. CHOUGH (15) [noun] Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia. | [noun] The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands. CHOUSE (11) [verb] To cheat or swindle someone. | [noun] A person who cheats or swindles. CHOUSH (14) CHOWED (15) [verb] To eat. | [verb] To call a discarded tile to produce a chow. CHOWSE (14) CHRISM (13) [noun] A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation. CHROMA (13) [noun] The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area | [noun] The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation | [noun] A note in a chromatic scale CHROME (13) [noun] Chromium, when used to plate other metals. | [noun] The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content. | [noun] Handguns (collectively) CHROMO (13) [noun] A color print produced by chromolithography. | [noun] A prostitute. | [adjective] Of or relating to the chromodomain, a protein structural domain associated with chromatin production CHUBBY (18) [noun] A chubby, plump person | [noun] An overweight or obese gay man. | [noun] A penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference; a boner. CHUCKS (17) [noun] Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. | [noun] Food. | [noun] A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder. CHUCKY (20) CHUFAS (14) [noun] Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts). CHUFFS (17) [noun] A coarse or stupid fellow. | [noun] (scriptwriting) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot. | [noun] A breathy noise produced by a tiger, similar in function to a cat's purr. CHUFFY (20) CHUKAR (15) [noun] A species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar). CHUKKA (19) [noun] Chukka boot | [noun] One of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo. CHUMMY (18) [noun] A friend; a pal. | [noun] A roommate, especially in a college or university. | [noun] A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks CHUMPS (15) [noun] An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser. | [noun] A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense. | [noun] The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat. CHUNKS (15) [noun] A part of something that has been separated. | [noun] A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular. | [noun] A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster. CHUNKY (18) [adjective] Having chunks. | [adjective] (of a person) Fat. | [adjective] Of a cat: having a large, solid bodyline. | [noun] A sport or game played by the Cherokee and other Native Americans in the Carolinas, which involved rolling stone disks across the ground and throwing spears at them in an attempt to land the spear as close to the stopped stone as possible. CHURCH (16) [noun] A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. | [noun] Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity. | [noun] A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. CHURLS (11) [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. CHURNS (11) [noun] A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter. | [noun] Customer attrition; the phenomenon or rate of customers leaving a company. | [noun] The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider. CHURRS (11) [verb] To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada). | [verb] To make the low vocal sound of some birds. CHUTED (12) [verb] Past tense of chute, meaning to convey or transport through a chute. | [adjective] Equipped with or having a chute or chutes. CHUTES (11) [noun] A framework, trough or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel. | [noun] A waterfall or rapid. | [noun] The pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo. CHYLES (14) [noun] A milky fluid containing emulsified fats absorbed from the small intestine and transported through the lymphatic system. CHYMES (16) [noun] Plural of chyme, the semifluid mass of partly digested food and digestive juices formed in the stomach. | [noun] The pulpy mixture of food and gastric juices that passes from the stomach into the small intestine. CHYMIC (18) [adjective] Of or relating to alchemy or chemistry; alchemical. | [noun] An alchemist or chemist. CIPHER (13) [noun] A numeric character. | [noun] Any text character. | [noun] A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram. CITHER (11) [noun] A stringed musical instrument, also spelled "zither," with numerous strings stretched across a resonating body and played by plucking or strumming. CLACHS (13) CLENCH (13) [noun] Tight grip. | [noun] A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings. | [noun] A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion. CLICHE (13) [noun] Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. | [noun] A stereotype (printing plate). | [verb] To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché. CLINCH (13) [noun] Any of several fastenings. | [noun] The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip or grasp. | [noun] A pun. CLOCHE (13) [noun] A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth. | [noun] A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim. | [noun] A tableware cover, often resembling a bell. CLOTHE (11) [verb] To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing. | [verb] To cover or invest, as if with a garment. CLOTHS (11) [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. CLOUGH (12) [noun] A narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge. | [noun] A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land. | [noun] A cliff; a rocky precipice. | [noun] Formerly an allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight. CLUTCH (13) [noun] The claw of a predatory animal or bird. | [noun] (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil. | [noun] A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. | [noun] A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs. | [noun] An important or critical situation. COCHIN (13) [noun] A breed of large domestic chicken with feathered legs, originally from Cochin China. | [noun] A city in India, also known as Kochi. COHEAD (12) COHEIR (11) [noun] A person who inherits jointly with another; a joint heir. COHERE (11) [verb] To stick together physically, by adhesion. | [verb] To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose. COHOGS (12) [noun] Plural of cohog, a hard-shell clam found along the Atlantic coast of North America. COHORT (11) [noun] A group of people supporting the same thing or person. | [noun] A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic. | [noun] Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 men. COHOSH (14) [noun] A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine. | [noun] A smooth herb, Actaea racemosa, marketed for medicinal use. COHOST (11) [noun] A joint host alongside another (compare costar). | [verb] To act as a joint host. | [verb] To store data or applications on a shared server (as in web hosting). COHUNE (11) [noun] A species of palm, Attalea cohune, native to South America, that produces large nuts. COMETH (13) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "come" in archaic or biblical English usage. CONCHA (13) [noun] Any shell-shaped structure. | [noun] The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone. | [noun] Any of the nasal conchae. CONCHS (13) [noun] A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. | [noun] The shell of this sea animal. | [noun] A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet. CONCHY (16) [noun] A conscientious objector. COOLTH (11) [noun] The state of being cool, temperature-wise; coolness. COPRAH (13) [noun] The dried meat or kernel of the coconut, used for extracting coconut oil. COSHED (12) [verb] To strike with a weapon of this kind. COSHER (11) COSHES (11) [noun] A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack. | [noun] A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon. | [noun] The cane. COUGHS (12) [noun] A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary. | [noun] A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough. | [noun] Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame COUTHS (11) COYISH (14) CRANCH (13) CRATCH (13) [verb] To scratch. | [noun] A grated crib or manger. | [noun] The vertical planks at the forward end of the hold of a traditional English narrowboat which constrain the cargo and support the top plank or walkway. | [noun] A swelling on a horse's pastern, under the fetlock. CRECHE (13) [noun] A representation of the nativity scene. | [noun] A hospital for orphaned infants; a foundling hospital. | [noun] A day nursery. CREESH (11) CROTCH (13) [noun] The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place. | [noun] The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus. | [noun] Either the male or female genitalia. CROUCH (13) [noun] A bent or stooped position. | [verb] To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear. | [verb] To bend servilely; to bow in reverence or humility. | [noun] A cross. CRUNCH (13) [noun] A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching. | [noun] A critical moment or event. | [noun] A problem that leads to a crisis. CRUTCH (13) [noun] A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg. | [noun] Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop | [noun] A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk. CRWTHS (14) CULTCH (13) [noun] Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster. | [noun] Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached. | [noun] Rubbish; debris; refuse. CURAGH (12) CUSHAT (11) [noun] A pigeon, wood pigeon or ring dove. CUSHAW (14) [noun] Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash. CYPHER (16) [noun] A numeric character. | [noun] Any text character. | [noun] A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram. DACHAS (12) [noun] A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. DAHLIA (10) [noun] Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico. DAHOON (10) DALEDH (11) DALETH (10) DANISH (10) [noun] Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese. DAPHNE (12) [noun] Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals. DASHED (11) [verb] To run quickly or for a short distance. | [verb] To leave or depart. | [verb] To destroy by striking (against). DASHER (10) [noun] A person who dashes; a fast runner. | [noun] That which dashes or agitates. | [noun] A dashboard or splashboard. DASHES (10) [noun] Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). | [noun] (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code. | [noun] A short run, flight. DASHIS (10) DATCHA (12) [noun] A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. DEARTH (10) [noun] A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine. | [noun] (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply. | [noun] Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly. DEATHS (10) [noun] The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. | [noun] (often capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper. The pronoun he is not the only option, but probably the most traditional one, as it matches with the male grammatical gender of Old English dēaþ, also with cognate German der Tod. The fourth apocalyptic rider (Bible, revelations 6:8) is male θᾰ́νᾰτος (thanatos) in Greek. It has the female name Mors in Latin, but is referred to with male forms qui and eum. The following quotes show this rider on a pale horse is his in the English Bible and she in Peter Gabriel's lyrics. | [noun] (the death) The collapse or end of something. DEATHY (13) DEHORN (10) [verb] To remove the horns from. DEHORT (10) [verb] To dissuade. DEPTHS (12) [noun] The vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep | [noun] The distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet | [noun] The intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc. DETACH (12) [verb] To take apart from; to take off. | [verb] To separate for a special object or use. | [verb] To come off something. DHARMA (12) [noun] The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order. | [noun] One's obligation in respect to one's position in society, one's duty. | [noun] The teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment. DHARNA (10) [noun] A nonviolent sit-in protest. | [noun] (specifically) A fast undertaken at the door of an offender, especially a debtor. DHOBIS (12) [noun] A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan. DHOLES (10) [noun] An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus. DHOOLY (13) DHOORA (10) DHOOTI (10) DHOTIS (10) [noun] A long loincloth worn by Hindu men in India. | [noun] The cotton fabric used for such loincloths. DHURNA (10) DHUTIS (10) DIGHTS (11) [verb] To deal with, handle. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse with. | [verb] To dispose, put (in a given state or condition). DINGHY (14) [noun] A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship. | [noun] An inflatable rubber life raft. | [verb] To travel by dinghy. DIRHAM (12) [noun] A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. | [noun] A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.). DISHED (11) [verb] To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food. | [verb] To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another. | [verb] To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish. DISHES (10) [noun] A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. | [noun] The contents of such a vessel. | [noun] (metonym) A specific type of prepared food. DITHER (10) [noun] The state of being undecided. | [verb] To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold. | [verb] To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something. DOUCHE (12) [noun] A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for vaginal irrigation. | [noun] Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense, such as a syringe. | [noun] A jet or spray of any liquid. DOUGHS (11) [noun] A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. | [noun] Money. DOUGHT (11) DOUGHY (14) [adjective] Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as DOURAH (10) DOVISH (13) DRACHM (14) [noun] A small unit of weight, variously: | [noun] The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro. | [noun] A coin worth one drachma. DREICH (12) [adjective] Bleak, miserable, dismal, cheerless, dreary. DREIGH (11) DRENCH (12) [noun] A draught administered to an animal. | [noun] A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging. | [verb] To soak, to make very wet. | [noun] A military vassal, mentioned in the Domesday Book. DRIEGH (11) DROUTH (10) [noun] A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell. | [noun] (by extension) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport. DRYISH (13) DUDISH (11) EARTHS (9) [noun] Soil. | [noun] Any general rock-based material. | [noun] The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea). EARTHY (12) [adjective] Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth). | [adjective] Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural. | [adjective] Coarse and unrefined, crude. ECHARD (12) ECHING (12) ECHINI (11) ECHOED (12) [verb] (of a sound or sound waves) To reflect off a surface and return. | [verb] To reflect back (a sound). | [verb] (by extension) To repeat (another's speech, opinion etc.). ECHOER (11) ECHOES (11) [noun] A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. | [noun] An utterance repeating what has just been said. | [noun] A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line. ECHOEY (14) [adjective] (of a sound) That echoes. ECHOIC (13) [adjective] Of or pertaining to an echo | [adjective] Imitative of a sound; onomatopoeic. EIGHTH (13) [noun] The person or thing in the eighth position. | [noun] One of eight equal parts of a whole. | [noun] An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs. EIGHTS (10) [noun] An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England. | [noun] The digit/figure 8. | [noun] Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight. EIGHTY (13) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80. EITHER (9) [adverb] (after a negative) As well. | [pronoun] One or other of two people or things. | [pronoun] Both, each of two or more. ELFISH (12) [adjective] Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven. | [adjective] Mischievous. ELVISH (12) [adjective] Of or having to do with elves; elven. ENCASH (11) [verb] To convert a financial instrument or funding source into cash. ENHALO (9) ENMESH (11) [verb] To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh or net like manner. | [verb] To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult | [verb] To involve in difficulties. ENOUGH (10) [adverb] Sufficiently. | [adverb] Fully; quite; used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very. | [pronoun] A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc. ENRICH (11) [verb] To enhance. | [verb] To make (someone or something) rich or richer. | [verb] To adorn, ornate more richly. EOLITH (9) [noun] Crudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation. EPARCH (13) [noun] The governor or prefect of a province. | [noun] The ruler of an eparchy. | [noun] The metropolitan bishop of a province or eparchy. EPHAHS (14) [noun] A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L). EPHEBE (13) [noun] A 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training. | [noun] (by extension) A young man; a youth. EPHEBI (13) EPHODS (12) [noun] A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in Exodus 28: vi - xxx, which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed to wear. EPHORI (11) EPHORS (11) [noun] One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings. | [noun] (in modern Greece) A superintendent or curator. EPOCHS (13) [noun] A particular period of history, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable. | [noun] A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period. | [noun] A precise instant of time that is used as a point of reference. ESCHAR (11) [noun] A superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, commonly, but not necessarily dark, adhering to underlying living or necrotic tissue, caused by gangrene or a burn | [noun] (loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue. | [noun] (figurative or literary) The emotional imprint of a trauma such as grief, loss, or degradation ESCHEW (14) [verb] To avoid; to shun, to shy away from. ETCHED (12) [verb] To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. | [verb] To engrave a surface. | [verb] To make a lasting impression. ETCHER (11) ETCHES (11) [verb] To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. | [verb] To engrave a surface. | [verb] To make a lasting impression. ETHANE (9) [noun] An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas. | [noun] The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals. ETHENE (9) [noun] (IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4 | [noun] Any alkene derived from ethylene ETHERS (9) [noun] The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. | [noun] Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955). | [noun] The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace. ETHICS (11) [noun] The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct. | [noun] Morality. | [noun] The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession. ETHION (9) ETHNIC (11) [noun] An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community. | [noun] An ethnic minority. | [noun] A heathen, a pagan. ETHNOS (9) ETHOXY (19) ETHYLS (12) [noun] The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. ETHYNE (12) [noun] (official IUPAC name) The organic compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H2. EUCHRE (11) [noun] A trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards. | [verb] To deceive or outwit. EUNUCH (11) [noun] A castrated human male. | [noun] Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials. | [noun] (in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate. EXARCH (18) [noun] In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province. | [noun] In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch. | [noun] In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese. EXHALE (16) [noun] An exhalation. | [verb] To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out. | [verb] To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm. EXHORT (16) [verb] To urge; to advise earnestly. EXHUME (18) [verb] To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. | [verb] To uncover; to bring to light. FAITHS (12) [noun] A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence. | [noun] The process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation. | [noun] A religious or spiritual belief system. FAMISH (14) [verb] To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger. | [verb] To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hunger. | [verb] To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary. FASHED (13) [verb] To worry; to bother, annoy. | [verb] To trouble oneself; to take pains. FASHES (12) [noun] A worry; trouble; bother. | [verb] To worry; to bother, annoy. | [verb] To trouble oneself; to take pains. FATHER (12) [noun] A (generally human) male who begets a child. | [noun] A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor. | [noun] A term of respectful address for an elderly man. FATHOM (14) [noun] Grasp, envelopment, control. | [noun] (now usually nautical) An English unit of length for water depth notionally based upon the width of grown man's outstretched arms but standardized as 6 feet (about 1.8 m). | [noun] Various similar units in other systems. FELLAH (12) [noun] A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. | [noun] (chiefly South US) used to address a male | [noun] A colleague or partner. FETICH (14) [noun] Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. | [noun] Sexual attraction to or arousal at something sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body. | [noun] An irrational, or abnormal fixation or preoccupation; an obsession. FETISH (12) [noun] Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. | [noun] Sexual attraction to or arousal at something sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body. | [noun] An irrational, or abnormal fixation or preoccupation; an obsession. FICHES (14) [noun] A microfiche FICHUS (14) [noun] A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest. FIFTHS (15) [noun] The person or thing in the fifth position. | [noun] One of five equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The fifth gear of an engine. FIGHTS (13) [verb] To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc. | [verb] To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc. | [verb] To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success. FILTHS (12) FILTHY (15) [verb] To make very dirty; to cover in filth. | [adjective] Covered with filth; very dirty. | [adjective] Obscene or offensive. FINISH (12) [noun] An end; the end of anything. | [noun] A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces. | [noun] The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth. FIRTHS (12) [noun] An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. | [noun] Peace; security. | [noun] Sanctuary, asylum. FISHED (13) [verb] To hunt fish or other aquatic animals. | [verb] To search (a body of water) for something other than fish. | [verb] To use as bait when fishing. FISHER (12) [noun] A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport. | [noun] A person attempting to catch fish. | [noun] A North American marten, Martes pennanti, that has thick brown fur. FISHES (12) [noun] A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills. | [noun] Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water. | [noun] The flesh of the fish used as food. FITCHY (17) [adjective] Sharpened to a point; pointed. FLASHY (15) [adjective] Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing. | [adjective] Flashing; producing flashes. | [adjective] Drunk; tipsy FLECHE (14) [noun] An arrow. | [noun] Any of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board. | [noun] A spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style; an object emerging from the ridge of a roof. FLEECH (14) FLENCH (14) [verb] To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. FLESHY (15) [adjective] Of, related to, or resembling flesh. | [adjective] (of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump. FLETCH (14) [noun] The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight. | [noun] (fisheries) A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna. | [verb] To feather, as an arrow. FLIGHT (13) [noun] The act of flying. | [noun] An instance of flying. | [noun] The act of fleeing. | [noun] The act of fleeing. FLINCH (14) [noun] A reflexive jerking away. | [noun] The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. | [verb] To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe. | [verb] To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. FLITCH (14) [noun] The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon. | [noun] A piece or strip cut off of something else, generally a piece of wood (timber). | [verb] To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips. FLYSCH (17) [noun] A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary. FOEHNS (12) [noun] A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. | [noun] A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain. FORWHY (18) FOUGHT (13) [verb] To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc. | [verb] To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc. | [verb] To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success. FOURTH (12) [noun] (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position. | [noun] (chiefly American) A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole. | [noun] (not used in the plural) The fourth gear of an engine. FRENCH (14) [verb] To prepare food by cutting it into strips. | [verb] To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth. | [verb] To kiss in this manner. FRIGHT (13) [noun] A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm. | [noun] Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. | [verb] To frighten. | [adjective] Frightened; afraid; affright FRITHS (12) [noun] An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. | [noun] Peace; security. | [noun] Sanctuary, asylum. FROTHS (12) [verb] To create froth in (a liquid). | [verb] (of a liquid) To bubble. | [verb] To spit, vent, or eject, as froth. FROTHY (15) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A serving of beer. | [adjective] Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles. | [adjective] Lightweight; lacking depth or substance FUHRER (12) [noun] A leader, especially one exercising the powers of a tyrant | [noun] (definite) Adolf Hitler when he was the chancellor of Nazi Germany FULHAM (14) GALAHS (10) [noun] A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla, native to Australia. | [noun] A fool, an idiot. GALOSH (10) [noun] A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow. | [noun] A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions. | [verb] To walk while wearing, or as if wearing, galoshes; to splash about. GANJAH (17) GARISH (10) [adjective] Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste. GARTHS (10) [noun] A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters | [noun] A close; a yard; a croft; a garden. | [noun] A clearing in the woods; as such, part of many placenames in northern England GASHED (11) [verb] To make a deep, long cut; to slash. | [adjective] Having gashes; slashed. GASHER (10) GASHES (10) [noun] A deep cut. | [noun] A vulva. | [noun] A woman GATHER (10) [noun] A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker. | [noun] The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward. | [noun] The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb). GAUCHE (12) [adjective] Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling. | [adjective] Skewed, not plane. | [adjective] Describing a torsion angle of 60°. GAUCHO (12) [noun] A cowboy of the South American pampas. GEISHA (10) [noun] A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. GERAHS (10) GHARRI (10) GHARRY (13) [noun] A wheeled cart or carriage (usually horsedrawn), used especially in Myanmar. | [noun] A jeep or small truck for conveying troops. GHAUTS (10) GHAZIS (19) [noun] A hero or champion, especially as a Muslim against non-Muslims; often used as a title. GHERAO (10) [noun] A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met. | [verb] To surround for this purpose. GHETTO (10) [noun] An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.) | [noun] An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity or race. | [noun] An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated. GHIBLI (12) [noun] (Libya) sirocco GHOSTS (10) [noun] The spirit; the soul of man. | [noun] The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death | [noun] Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image GHOSTY (13) GHOULS (10) [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. GHYLLS (13) [noun] A ravine. GIRTHS (10) [noun] A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place. | [noun] The part of an animal around which the girth fits. | [noun] One's waistline circumference, most often a large one. GLITCH (12) [noun] A problem affecting function. | [noun] An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time. | [noun] A bug or an exploit. GLUNCH (12) GLYPHS (15) [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. GOLOSH (10) GONOPH (12) GOPHER (12) [noun] A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae. | [noun] The gopher tortoise. | [noun] The gopher rockfish. | [noun] A worker who runs errands; an errand boy. GORHEN (10) GOTHIC (12) [adjective] Of or relating to the Goths or their language. | [adjective] Barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical. | [adjective] Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc. GOYISH (13) GRAHAM (12) [noun] Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran. | [noun] A graham cracker. GRAPHS (12) [noun] (applied mathematics) A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers. | [noun] A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; (formally) a set of tuples (x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m, y)\in\R^{m+1}, where y=f(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m) for a given function f: \R^m\rightarrow\R. | [noun] (formally) An ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V; (less formally) a set of vertices (or nodes) together with a set of edges that connect (some of) the vertices. GRINCH (12) [noun] A grouch or killjoy. | [noun] A person who aggressively sets out to ruin the Christmas holidays for others. GRITHS (10) GROUCH (12) [noun] A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor. | [noun] One who is grumpy or irritable. | [verb] To be grumpy or irritable; to complain. GROWTH (13) [noun] An increase in size, number, value, or strength. | [noun] The act of growing, getting bigger or higher. | [noun] Something that grows or has grown. GRUTCH (12) GUSHED (11) [verb] To flow forth suddenly, in great volume. | [verb] To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume. | [verb] (especially of a woman) To ejaculate during orgasm. GUSHER (10) [noun] One who gushes (makes an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment). | [noun] An oil well that has a natural flow and so requires no pumping. GUSHES (10) [noun] A sudden rapid outflow. | [verb] To flow forth suddenly, in great volume. | [verb] To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume. HABILE (11) [adjective] Generally able or adroit; handy. HABITS (11) [noun] An action performed on a regular basis. | [noun] An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness. | [noun] A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns. HABOOB (13) [noun] A violent sandstorm or duststorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America. HACEKS (15) [noun] A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling a prime (′) instead. HACKED (16) [verb] To chop or cut down in a rough manner. | [verb] To cough noisily. | [verb] To withstand or put up with a difficult situation. HACKEE (15) HACKER (15) [noun] One who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computer. | [noun] One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data, or to carry out malicious attacks. | [noun] A computer security professional. HACKIE (15) HACKLE (15) [noun] An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. | [noun] (usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster. | [noun] A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather. HACKLY (18) HADING (11) [verb] To slope or incline from the vertical. HADITH (13) [noun] An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad (or sometimes one of his companions) not otherwise found in the Quran. | [noun] A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence. HADJEE (17) HADJES (17) HADJIS (17) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HADRON (10) [noun] A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon. HAEING (10) HAEMAL (11) [adjective] Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels. | [adjective] Ventral rather than neural. HAEMIC (13) HAEMIN (11) HAERES (9) HAFFET (15) HAFFIT (15) HAFTED (13) [verb] To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon); to grip by the handle HAFTER (12) HAGBUT (12) HAGDON (11) HAGGED (12) HAGGIS (11) [noun] A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky. | [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HAGGLE (11) [verb] To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller. | [verb] To hack (cut crudely) | [verb] To stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. HAILED (10) [verb] Of hail, to fall from the sky. | [verb] To send or release hail. | [verb] To pour down in rapid succession. HAILER (9) HAIRDO (10) [noun] A hairstyle. | [noun] A haircut. HAIRED (10) [verb] To remove the hair from. | [verb] To grow hair (where there was a bald spot). | [verb] To cause to have hair; to provide with hair HAJJES (23) HAJJIS (23) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HAKEEM (15) HAKIMS (15) [noun] A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine. | [noun] A judge or governor in Islamic India. HALALA (9) [noun] A wedlease (temporary marriage) to a stranger undertaken prior to remarriage to an ex, that is to make the remarriage halal, or the woman halala (f) to marry. | [noun] A monetary unit of Saudi Arabia equal to one hundredth of a riyal. HALERS (9) [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. HALERU (9) HALEST (9) HALIDE (10) [noun] A salt of any halogen acid. HALIDS (10) HALING (10) [verb] To drag or pull, especially forcibly. HALITE (9) [noun] Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt. | [noun] An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state. HALLAH (12) HALLEL (9) [noun] A hymn of praise chanted during the Passover supper, consisting of Psalms cxiii to cxviii. HALLOA (9) HALLOO (9) [noun] A shout of halloo. | [verb] To shout halloo. | [verb] To encourage with shouts; to egg (someone) on. HALLOS (9) [noun] A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov. | [noun] The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible. | [noun] The portion separated in fulfillment of the above. HALLOT (9) HALLOW (12) [noun] (obsolete outside set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle. | [verb] To make holy, to sanctify. | [noun] A shout, cry; a hulloo. | [adjective] (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside. HALLUX (16) [noun] The big toe. HALMAS (11) HALOED (10) [verb] To encircle with a halo. | [adjective] Encircled with a halo HALOES (9) [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. HALOID (10) HALTED (10) [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. HALTER (9) [noun] A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them. | [noun] A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope. | [noun] A halter top. | [noun] One who halts or limps; a cripple. | [noun] A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight. HALUTZ (18) HALVAH (15) [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. HALVAS (12) HALVED (13) [verb] To reduce to half the original amount. | [verb] To divide into two halves. | [verb] To make up half of. HALVES (12) [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. HAMADA (12) HAMALS (11) HAMATE (11) [noun] The hamate bone. | [adjective] Hooked at the end. HAMAUL (11) HAMLET (11) [noun] A small village or a group of houses. | [noun] A village that does not have its own church. | [noun] Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae. HAMMAL (13) HAMMED (14) [verb] To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions. HAMMER (13) [noun] A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. | [noun] The act of using a hammer to hit something}} | [noun] A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun. HAMPER (13) [noun] A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals | [noun] (uncommon except in) A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper), as opposed to a covered wicker basket which is a true hamper | [verb] To put into a hamper. | [noun] A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. HAMULI (11) [noun] A hook, or hooklike process. | [noun] A hooked barbicel of a feather. HAMZAH (23) HAMZAS (20) [noun] A sign (ء‎ - a stand-alone hamza) used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif - ا‎), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw - و‎) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ - ى‎). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule - "seat of hamza rule". HANCES (11) HANDED (11) [verb] To give, pass, or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively. | [verb] To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct. | [verb] To manage. HANDLE (10) [noun] The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved. | [noun] An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext. | [noun] The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments. | [verb] To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s). HANGAR (10) [noun] A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept. | [noun] A covered shed for carriages. | [verb] To store (an aircraft) in a hangar. HANGED (11) [verb] To be or remain suspended. | [verb] To float, as if suspended. | [verb] (of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground. HANGER (10) [noun] One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc. | [noun] A person who attempts suicide by hanging. | [noun] That by which a thing is suspended. | [noun] Hunger and anger, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger. HANGUL (10) HANGUP (12) [noun] An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition; a complex. | [noun] An unforeseen obstacle to progress; a hitch. HANIWA (12) HANKED (14) HANKER (13) [verb] To crave, want or desire. HANKIE (13) [noun] (abbreviation, short) A handkerchief HANSAS (9) HANSEL (9) [noun] A lucky omen. | [noun] A gift given at New Year, or at the start of some enterprise or new situation, meant to ensure good luck. | [noun] Price, payment; especially the first installment of a series. HANSES (9) [noun] A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I. | [noun] The rights and privileges of such guilds, particularly their trade monopolies. | [noun] A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages. HANSOM (11) [noun] A Hansom cab; a carriage HANTED (10) HANTLE (9) HAOLES (9) [noun] A non-Hawaiian, usually specifically a Caucasian. HAPPED (14) [verb] To happen; to befall; to chance. | [verb] To happen to. | [verb] To wrap, clothe. HAPPEN (13) [verb] To occur or take place. | [verb] To happen to; to befall. | [verb] (with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly. HAPTEN (11) [noun] Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein. HAPTIC (13) [adjective] Of or relating to the sense of touch. | [adjective] Of or relating to haptics. HARASS (9) [noun] Devastation; waste | [noun] Worry; harassment | [verb] To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts. HARBOR (11) [noun] Any place of shelter. | [noun] A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading. | [noun] (glassworking) A mixing box for materials. | [verb] To provide a harbor or safe place for. HARDEN (10) [verb] To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure). | [verb] To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure). | [verb] To strengthen. | [noun] A coarse kind of linen made from hurds. HARDER (10) [adjective] (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. | [adjective] (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. | [adjective] Unquestionable. | [noun] Liza haematocheilus, the redlip mullet, a mugilid fish. HARDLY (13) [adverb] (manner) Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion. | [adverb] (manner) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner. | [adverb] With difficulty. HAREEM (11) HAREMS (11) [noun] The private part of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers. | [noun] A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household. | [noun] A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals, sea lions, baboons, and elephant seals. HARING (10) [verb] To move swiftly. | [verb] To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry. HARKED (14) [verb] To listen attentively; often used in the imperative. HARKEN (13) [verb] To hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era). | [verb] (obsolete except poetic) To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something). | [verb] To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience. HARLOT (9) [noun] A female prostitute. | [noun] A female who is considered promiscuous. | [noun] A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth. HARMED (12) [verb] To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something. HARMER (11) HARMIN (11) HARPED (12) [verb] (usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject. | [verb] To play on (a harp or similar instrument) | [verb] To play (a tune) on the harp. HARPER (11) [noun] A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals. | [noun] An old Irish brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp. HARPIN (11) HARROW (12) [noun] A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow. | [noun] An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried. | [verb] To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow. | [interjection] A call for help, or of distress, alarm etc. HARTAL (9) [noun] The closure of shops and offices, typically as a strike. HASHED (13) [verb] To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash. | [verb] To make a quick, rough version | [verb] To transform according to a hash function. HASHES (12) [noun] Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. | [noun] A confused mess. | [noun] The # symbol (octothorpe, pound). HASLET (9) [noun] The internal organs of an animal, especially the heart and liver of a pig. | [noun] A meatloaf made of these organs. HASPED (12) [verb] To shut or fasten with a hasp. | [adjective] Fitted with a hasp. HASSEL (9) HASSLE (9) [noun] Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems. | [noun] A fight or argument. | [noun] An action which is not worth the difficulty involved. HASTED (10) [verb] To urge onward; to hasten. | [verb] To move with haste. HASTEN (9) [verb] To move or act in a quick fashion. | [verb] To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker. | [verb] To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier. HASTES (9) [verb] To urge onward; to hasten. | [verb] To move with haste. HATBOX (18) [noun] A piece of luggage for a hat; a case or box for a hat. HATERS (9) [noun] One who hates. | [noun] One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy. HATFUL (12) HATING (10) [verb] To dislike intensely or greatly. | [verb] To experience hatred. HATPIN (11) [noun] A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair. HATRED (10) [noun] Strong aversion; intense dislike HATTED (10) [verb] To place a hat on. | [verb] To appoint as cardinal. | [adjective] (often in combination) Wearing a hat; wearing a specified type of hat. HATTER (9) [noun] A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats. | [noun] A person who lives alone in the bush. | [noun] A miner who works by himself. | [verb] To tire or worry. HAUGHS (13) [noun] A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. HAULED (10) [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. HAULER (9) [noun] A person or thing that hauls another person or thing. | [noun] A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods. | [noun] A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft. HAULMS (11) [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. HAULMY (14) HAUNCH (14) [noun] The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters. | [noun] The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food. | [noun] A squat vertical support structure. HAUNTS (9) [noun] A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout. | [noun] A ghost. | [noun] A feeding place for animals. HAUSEN (9) HAVENS (12) [verb] To put into, or provide with a haven. HAVERS (12) [verb] To hem and haw | [verb] To talk foolishly; to chatter. | [noun] Oats (the cereal). HAVING (13) [verb] To possess, own. | [verb] To hold, as something at someone's disposal. | [verb] Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject. HAVIOR (12) HAVOCS (14) [verb] To pillage. | [verb] To cause havoc. HAWING (13) HAWKED (17) [verb] To hunt with a hawk. | [verb] To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk. | [verb] To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle. HAWKER (16) [noun] A peddler, huckster, who travels about to sell easily transportable goods. | [noun] Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a darner. | [noun] Someone who breeds and trains hawks and other falcons; a falconer. HAWKEY (19) HAWKIE (16) HAWSER (12) [noun] A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship HAWSES (12) [noun] The part of the bow containing the hawseholes. | [noun] A hawsehole or hawsepipe. | [noun] The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s). HAYERS (12) HAYING (13) [verb] To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder. | [verb] To lay snares for rabbits. | [noun] The act of gathering hay. HAYMOW (17) [noun] A pile of hay stored in a barn. | [noun] The place in a barn where hay is deposited. HAZANS (18) HAZARD (19) [noun] The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. | [noun] An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally. | [noun] (in driving a vehicle) An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it. HAZELS (18) [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. HAZERS (18) [noun] One who administers acts of hazing, or abusive initiation. | [noun] The rodeo performer who hazes the steer. HAZIER (18) [adjective] Thick or obscured with haze. | [adjective] Not clear or transparent. | [adjective] Obscure; confused; not clear. HAZILY (21) HAZING (19) [verb] To be or become hazy, or thick with haze. | [verb] To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college or military unit. | [verb] To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work. HAZZAN (27) [noun] A Jewish cantor in a synagogue. HEADED (11) [adjective] Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. pre-printed at the top. | [adjective] (in combination) Having a head with specified characteristics. | [adjective] (in combination) Heading in a certain direction. | [verb] To be in command of. (See also head up.) HEADER (10) [noun] The upper portion of a page (or other) layout. | [noun] Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it. | [noun] Text, or other visual information, that goes at the top of a column of information in a table. HEALED (10) [verb] To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. | [verb] To become better or healthy again. | [verb] To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt. HEALER (9) [noun] One who heals, especially through faith. | [noun] Anything that heals; a medicine that heals some wound, injury, ailment, or disease. HEALTH (12) [noun] The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. | [noun] A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level. | [noun] Physical condition. | [noun] A warrior; hero; man. HEAPED (12) [verb] To pile in a heap. | [verb] To form or round into a heap, as in measuring. | [verb] To supply in great quantity. HEARER (9) HEARSE (9) [noun] A hind (female deer) in the second year of her age. | [noun] A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies. | [noun] A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument. HEARTH (12) [noun] A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or oven. | [noun] An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built. | [noun] The lowest part of a metallurgical furnace. HEARTS (9) [noun] A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. | [noun] Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general. | [noun] The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality. HEARTY (12) [noun] A term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. | [adjective] Warm and cordial towards another person | [adjective] Energetic, active or eager. HEATED (10) [verb] To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up"). | [verb] To become hotter. | [verb] To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish. HEATER (9) [noun] A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building. | [noun] A person who heats something, for example in metalworking. | [noun] A gun. HEATHS (12) [noun] A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. | [noun] Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae. | [noun] Certain butterflies and moths HEATHY (15) HEAUME (11) HEAVED (13) [verb] To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). | [verb] To throw, cast. | [verb] To rise and fall. HEAVEN (12) [noun] The sky, specifically: | [noun] The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially: | [noun] The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically: HEAVER (12) HEAVES (12) [noun] An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy. | [noun] An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc. | [noun] A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode. HECKLE (15) [noun] An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. | [noun] (usually now in the plural) One of the long, narrow feathers on the neck of birds, most noticeable on the rooster. | [noun] A feather used to make a fishing lure or a fishing lure incorporating a feather. HECTIC (13) [noun] A hectic fever. | [noun] A flush like one produced by such a fever. | [adjective] Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin. HECTOR (11) [noun] Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a blusterer, bully. | [verb] To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer. | [verb] To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully. HEDDLE (11) [noun] A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded. | [noun] One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom. | [verb] To thread each strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle. HEDERS (10) [noun] An elementary school in which students are taught to read Hebrew texts. HEDGED (12) [verb] To enclose with a hedge or hedges. | [verb] To obstruct or surround. | [verb] To offset the risk associated with. HEDGER (11) HEDGES (11) [noun] A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. | [noun] A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm. | [noun] A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land. HEEDED (11) [verb] To guard, protect. | [verb] To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe. | [verb] To pay attention, care. HEEDER (10) HEEHAW (15) [noun] The cry of an ass or donkey. | [noun] Nothing. | [verb] To utter the cry of an ass or donkey. HEELED (10) [verb] To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. | [verb] To become better or healthy again. | [verb] To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt. HEELER (9) [noun] A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs. | [noun] A quick runner. | [noun] A dog that readily comes to heel. HEEZED (19) HEEZES (18) HEFTED (13) [verb] To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy. | [verb] To test the weight of something by lifting it. | [verb] (Northern England and Scotland) To make (a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture. HEFTER (12) HEGARI (10) HEGIRA (10) [noun] A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus. HEIFER (12) [noun] A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved. | [noun] A wife. | [noun] A girl. HEIGHT (13) [noun] The distance from the base of something to the top. | [noun] The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse). | [noun] The highest point or maximum degree. HEILED (10) HEINIE (9) [noun] The buttocks. HEIRED (10) HEISHI (12) HEISTS (9) [noun] A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum. | [noun] A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot. | [verb] To steal, rob or hold up (something). HEJIRA (16) [noun] A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus. HELIAC (11) HELIOS (9) HELIUM (11) [noun] The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas. | [noun] A form or sample of the element. HELLED (10) HELLER (9) [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. HELLOS (9) [noun] "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting. | [verb] To greet with "hello". HELMED (12) [verb] To be a helmsman or a member of the helm; to be in charge of steering the boat. | [verb] (by extension) To lead (a project, etc.). | [adjective] Wearing a helm. HELMET (11) [noun] A protective head covering, usually part of armour. | [noun] That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. | [verb] To cover with, or as if with, a helmet. HELOTS (9) [noun] A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs. | [noun] A serf; a slave. HELPED (12) [verb] To provide assistance to (someone or something). | [verb] To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to. | [verb] To contribute in some way to. HELPER (11) [noun] One who helps; an aide. | [noun] That which helps; anything serving to assist. | [noun] A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee. HELVED (13) HELVES (12) [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. HEMINS (11) HEMMED (14) [verb] To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking. | [verb] (in sewing) To make a hem. | [verb] : To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something. HEMMER (13) HEMOID (12) HEMPEN (13) [adjective] Made of hemp | [adjective] Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment. HEMPIE (13) HENBIT (11) [noun] Lamium amplexicaule, an annual plant with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves. HENNAS (9) [noun] A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers | [noun] A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black. | [noun] A rich reddish-brown colour. HENRYS (12) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H HENTED (10) HEPCAT (13) [noun] A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s and 1950s. | [noun] A person associated with the jazz subculture of the 1940s and 1950s; a hipster. | [noun] A sophisticated person, one who is stylish. HEPTAD (12) [noun] A group of seven things. | [noun] A sequence of seven bases. HERALD (10) [noun] A messenger, especially one bringing important news. | [noun] A harbinger, giving signs of things to come. | [noun] An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms. | [noun] The long-tailed duck, or oldsquaw. HERBAL (11) [noun] A manual of herbs and their medical uses | [noun] An herbal supplement | [adjective] Made from or with herbs. HERBED (12) [adjective] Seasoned with herbs | [noun] A Zoroastrian priest of a minor order. HERDED (11) [verb] To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. | [verb] To unite or associate in a herd | [verb] To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. HERDER (10) [noun] One who herds. HERDIC (12) HEREAT (9) [adverb] At this time; upon this event. | [adverb] At this; because of this. HEREBY (14) [adverb] Near this place; nearby. | [adverb] By this means, action or process. HEREIN (9) [adverb] Within this content, context, or thing. HEREOF (12) [adverb] Of this; concerning this. | [adverb] From or as a result of this. HEREON (9) HERESY (12) [noun] A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma. | [noun] A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science. HERETO (9) [adverb] To here, to this | [adverb] Yet, so far | [adverb] Regarding this subject HERIOT (9) [noun] The return of military equipment | [noun] A payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant | [noun] A tribute HERMAE (11) HERMAI (11) HERMIT (11) [noun] A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite. | [noun] A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship. | [noun] A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts. HERNIA (9) [noun] A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen. HEROES (9) [noun] Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds. | [noun] A role model. | [noun] The protagonist in a work of fiction. HEROIC (11) [noun] A heroic verse. | [adjective] Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble | [adjective] Courageous; displaying heroism. HEROIN (9) [noun] A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. HERONS (9) [noun] A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae. HERPES (11) [noun] A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals. HETERO (9) [noun] A heterosexual person. | [adjective] Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person. HETMAN (11) [noun] (history) A Cossack headman or general. | [noun] Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century). HEUCHS (14) HEUGHS (13) [noun] A steep crag or cliff, especially one with overhanging sides | [noun] A glen with steep, overhanging sides | [noun] A steep excavation, especially a coal pit HEWERS (12) [noun] One who hews. HEWING (13) [verb] To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down. | [verb] To shape; to form. | [verb] To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to. HEXADE (17) HEXADS (17) [noun] A group of six. | [noun] An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen. HEXANE (16) [noun] Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids. HEXERS (16) HEXING (17) [verb] To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch. | [noun] The act of casting a hex or curse. HEXONE (16) HEXOSE (16) [noun] A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms. HEXYLS (19) HEYDAY (16) [noun] A period of success, popularity, or power; prime. | [noun] An exultation of the spirits; gaiety; frolic. | [interjection] A lively greeting. HEYDEY (16) HIATAL (9) HIATUS (9) [noun] A gap in a series, making it incomplete. | [noun] An interruption, break or pause. | [noun] An unexpected break from work. HICCUP (15) [noun] A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound. | [noun] (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change. | [noun] A minor setback. HICKEY (18) [noun] A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. | [noun] An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. | [noun] A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area. HIDDEN (11) [adjective] Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent. | [adjective] Obscure. | [verb] To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. HIDERS (10) HIDING (11) [verb] To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. | [verb] To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. | [verb] To beat with a whip made from hide. | [noun] A beating or spanking. HIEING (10) [verb] To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry. | [verb] To hurry (oneself). HIEMAL (11) [adjective] Of or pertaining to winter, wintry. HIGGLE (11) [verb] To hawk or peddle provisions. | [verb] To wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); to haggle. HIGHER (13) [adjective] Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. | [adjective] Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured. | [adjective] Having a specified elevation or height; tall. HIGHLY (16) [adverb] In a high or esteemed manner. | [adverb] Extremely; greatly; very much. HIGHTH (16) HIGHTS (13) HIJACK (22) [noun] An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. | [noun] An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process. | [noun] An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions. HIKERS (13) [noun] One who hikes, especially frequently. HIKING (14) [verb] To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise. | [verb] To unfairly or suddenly raise a price. | [verb] To snap the ball to start a play. HILLED (10) [verb] To form into a heap or mound. | [verb] To heap or draw earth around plants. | [adjective] Having hills. HILLER (9) HILLOA (9) HILLOS (9) HILTED (10) HINDER (10) [verb] To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate. | [verb] To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent. | [verb] To cause harm. | [adjective] Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). HINGED (11) [verb] To attach by, or equip with a hinge. | [verb] (with on or upon) To depend on something. | [verb] The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break. HINGER (10) HINGES (10) [noun] A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc. | [noun] A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve. | [noun] A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album. HINTED (10) [verb] To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue. | [verb] To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner. | [verb] To develop and add hints to a font. HINTER (9) HIPPED (14) [adjective] Having hips or a feature resembling hips. | [verb] To use one's hips to bump into someone. | [verb] To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip ("cross-buttock"). | [verb] To use one's hips to bump into someone. | [adjective] Depressed. HIPPER (13) [adjective] Aware, informed, up-to-date, trendy. HIPPIE (13) [noun] (1950s slang) A teenager who imitated the beatniks. | [noun] (1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc. | [noun] (modern slang) A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and wearing unusually long hair (for males), and because of it, often stereotyped as a deadbeat. HIPPOS (13) [noun] A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) HIRERS (9) HIRING (10) [verb] To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. | [verb] To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job. | [verb] To exchange the services of for remuneration. HIRPLE (11) [verb] To walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling. HIRSEL (9) HIRSLE (9) HISPID (12) [adjective] (obsolete outside biology) Covered in short, stiff hairs; bristly. HISSED (10) [verb] To make a hissing sound. | [verb] To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing. | [verb] To utter (something) with a hissing sound. HISSER (9) HISSES (9) [noun] A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative. | [noun] An expression of disapproval made using such a sound. | [verb] To make a hissing sound. HISTED (10) HITHER (12) [adjective] On this side; the nearer. | [adverb] To this place, to here. | [adverb] Over here HITTER (9) [noun] Agent noun of hit; one who hits. | [noun] One who comes up to bat. HIVING (13) [verb] To enter or possess a hive. | [verb] To form a hive-like entity. | [verb] To collect into a hive. HOAGIE (10) [noun] A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich. HOARDS (10) [noun] A hidden supply or fund. | [noun] A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove. | [verb] To amass, usually for one's own private collection. HOARSE (9) [adjective] Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc. HOAXED (17) [verb] To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. HOAXER (16) [noun] Someone who perpetrates hoaxes. HOAXES (16) [noun] Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick. | [verb] To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. HOBBED (14) HOBBIT (13) [noun] A Welsh unit of weight, equal to four Welsh pecks, or 168 pounds | [noun] An old unit of volume (2 1/2 bushels, the volume of 168 pounds of wheat). HOBBLE (13) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off. | [noun] An unsteady, off-balance step. | [noun] A difficult situation; a scrape. HOBNOB (13) [noun] A toast made while touching glasses together. | [noun] A drinking together. | [noun] An informal chat. HOBOED (12) HOBOES (11) [noun] A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. | [noun] Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not. | [noun] A kind of large handbag. HOCKED (16) [verb] To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough. | [verb] To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan. | [verb] To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly HOCKER (15) HOCKEY (18) [noun] Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks. | [noun] Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick. | [noun] A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, shinny, or ball hockey. | [noun] Faeces, excrement. | [noun] A line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throwing a dart. HODADS (11) HODDEN (11) [noun] A coarse woollen fabric. HODDIN (11) HOEING (10) [verb] To care, be anxious, long. | [verb] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool. | [verb] To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe. HOGANS (10) [noun] A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud. HOGGED (12) [verb] To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others. | [verb] To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly. | [verb] To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom. HOGGER (11) [noun] Agent noun of hog; one who, or that which, hogs. | [noun] A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work. | [noun] A marijuana cigarette HOGGET (11) [noun] A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth). | [noun] The meat of a young sheep. | [noun] A young boar of the second year. HOGNUT (10) [noun] The pignut or hickory (Carya glabra of family Juglandaceae). | [noun] Conopodium majus, a tuberous plant of the Apiaceae. | [noun] Bunium bulbocastanum (black cumin) of the Apiaceae. HOGTIE (10) [noun] The act of tying the feet together in this way. | [verb] To tie an animal's or someone's feet together; originally all four legs of a quadruped. | [verb] To render helpless. HOICKS (15) [verb] To play such a shot. | [verb] To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist. | [verb] To throw something out. HOIDEN (10) HOISED (10) HOISES (9) HOISTS (9) [noun] A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane. | [noun] The act of hoisting; a lift. | [noun] The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff. HOKIER (13) [adjective] Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality | [adjective] Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental HOKILY (16) HOKING (14) [verb] To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc. | [verb] To scrounge, to grub. HOKUMS (15) HOLARD (10) HOLDEN (10) HOLDER (10) [noun] A thing that holds. | [noun] A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something. | [noun] One who is employed in the hold of a vessel. HOLDUP (12) [noun] A delay or wait. | [noun] A robbery at gunpoint. | [noun] The holding back of a card that could win a trick in order to use it later. HOLIER (9) [adjective] Having, or being full of, holes | [adjective] Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. | [adjective] Revered in a religion. HOLIES (9) HOLILY (12) HOLING (10) [verb] To make holes in (an object or surface). | [verb] (by extension) To destroy. | [verb] To go into a hole. | [noun] Undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass HOLISM (11) [noun] A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. | [noun] A practice based on such a theory or belief. HOLIST (9) HOLKED (14) HOLLAS (9) HOLLER (9) [noun] A yell, shout. | [noun] By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention. | [verb] To yell or shout. | [noun] A small valley between mountains. HOLLOA (9) HOLLOO (9) HOLLOS (9) HOLLOW (12) [noun] A small valley between mountains. | [noun] A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial. | [noun] A sunken area. | [adjective] (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside. | [interjection] Hey, hello HOLMIC (13) HOLPEN (11) HOMAGE (12) [noun] A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death | [noun] An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style. Recently, the pronunciation /oʊˈmɒːʒ/ has been introduced from French for this usage; see hommage, which preserves the French spelling. | [noun] In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights. HOMBRE (13) [noun] (in Spanish-speaking contexts) A man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man. HOMELY (14) [adjective] Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive. | [adjective] Cozy, befitting a home. | [adjective] Characteristic of or belonging to home; domestic. HOMERS (11) [noun] Various former units of volume, particularly: | [noun] A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6 1/2 US bushels. | [noun] A four-base hit; a home run HOMIER (11) [adjective] Befitting a home; cozy, intimate. HOMILY (14) [noun] A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter. | [noun] A moralizing lecture. | [noun] A platitude. HOMING (12) [verb] (of animals) To return to its owner. | [verb] (always with "in on") To seek or aim for something. HOMINY (14) [noun] A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits. HOMMOS (13) HONANS (9) HONCHO (14) [noun] Boss, leader | [verb] To lead or manage. HONDAS (10) HONDLE (10) HONERS (9) HONEST (9) [verb] To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable. | [adjective] (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. | [adjective] (of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased. HONEYS (12) [noun] A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. | [noun] A variety of this substance. | [noun] Nectar. HONIED (10) [adjective] Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey. | [adjective] Sugary, syrupy. | [adjective] Dulcet or mellifluous. HONING (10) [verb] To sharpen with a hone; to whet. | [verb] To use a hone to produce a precision bore. | [verb] To refine or master (a skill). HONKED (14) [verb] To use a car horn. | [verb] To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn. | [verb] To make the vocal sound of a goose. HONKER (13) [noun] One who honks. | [noun] A large nose. | [noun] A wild goose. HONKEY (16) HONKIE (13) HONORS (9) [noun] Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful) | [noun] The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity | [noun] A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen HONOUR (9) [noun] Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful) | [noun] The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity | [noun] A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen HOODED (11) [verb] To cover something with a hood. | [adjective] Wearing a hood. | [adjective] Covered with a hood. HOODIE (10) [noun] A sweatshirt, with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front. | [noun] (often with negative connotation of yobbishness) A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male. | [noun] Foreskin HOODOO (10) [noun] A practitioner of voodoo. | [noun] Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck. | [noun] A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. HOOEYS (12) HOOFED (13) [verb] To trample with hooves. | [verb] To walk. | [verb] To dance, especially as a professional. HOOFER (12) [noun] A professional dancer, particularly one who has paid his or her dues HOOKAH (16) [noun] A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored. HOOKAS (13) HOOKED (14) [verb] To attach a hook to. | [verb] To catch with a hook (hook a fish). | [verb] To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet. HOOKER (13) [noun] A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. | [noun] A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook. | [noun] Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook. | [noun] A prostitute. HOOKEY (16) [noun] Truancy, especially from school. HOOKUP (15) [noun] (sometimes attributive) A connection. | [noun] A brief sexual relationship or encounter. | [noun] A sexual partner. HOOLIE (9) HOOPED (12) [verb] To bind or fasten using a hoop. | [verb] To clasp; to encircle; to surround. | [verb] To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout. HOOPER (11) [noun] One who applies hoops to casks or tubs. | [noun] One who hula hoops. | [noun] The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus). HOOPLA (11) [noun] A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise. | [noun] A carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs. HOOPOE (11) [noun] An Old World bird, Upupa epops, known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill. HOOPOO (11) HOORAH (12) HOORAY (12) [noun] A shout to signify victory. | [noun] An expression of excitement. | [verb] To shout an expression of excitement. HOOTCH (14) [noun] Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. | [noun] A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling. HOOTED (10) [verb] To cry out or shout in contempt. | [verb] To make the cry of an owl, a hoo. | [verb] To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts. HOOTER (9) [noun] A person who hoots. | [noun] The horn in a motor vehicle. | [noun] A siren or steam whistle, especially one in a factory and used to indicate the beginning or the end of a working day or shift. HOOVED (13) HOOVES (12) [noun] The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. | [noun] The human foot. | [noun] An ungula. HOPERS (11) HOPING (12) [verb] To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. | [verb] To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes. | [verb] To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in. HOPPED (14) [verb] To jump a short distance. | [verb] To jump on one foot. | [verb] To be in state of energetic activity. HOPPER (13) [noun] One who or that which hops. | [noun] A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped. | [noun] A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes. | [noun] A Sri Lankan food made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast. HOPPLE (13) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to graze. | [verb] To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hobble. | [verb] To entangle; to hamper. HORAHS (12) [noun] A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. | [noun] A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods. HORARY (12) [noun] A book containing the divine offices for the various canonical hours. | [noun] A narrative or account that is kept hourly. | [noun] A plan or programme that gives the hours at which events are to take place; a timetable; a horarium. HORDED (11) HORDES (10) [noun] A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. | [noun] A large number of people. HORNED (10) [adjective] Having horns. | [adjective] Cuckolded | [verb] (of an animal) To assault with the horns. HORNET (9) [noun] A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting. | [noun] A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks. HORRID (10) [adjective] Bristling, rough, rugged. | [adjective] Causing horror or dread. | [adjective] Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable. HORROR (9) [noun] An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. | [noun] Something horrible; that which excites horror. | [noun] Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence. HORSED (10) [verb] To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".) | [verb] To provide with a horse; supply horses for. | [verb] To get on horseback. | [adjective] Mounted on a horse. HORSES (9) [noun] Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus. | [noun] Equipment with legs. | [noun] Type of equipment. HORSEY (12) [noun] A child's term or name for a horse. | [noun] A game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours. | [adjective] Of or relating to horses. HORSTE (9) HORSTS (9) [noun] An area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land. HOSELS (9) [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. HOSIER (9) [noun] One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose. HOSING (10) [verb] To water or spray with a hose. | [verb] To deliver using a hose. | [verb] To provide with hose (garment) | [noun] A spraying or washing with a hose. | [noun] Material used for making hosiery. HOSTAS (9) [noun] Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta. HOSTED (10) [verb] To perform the role of a host. | [verb] To lodge at an inn. | [verb] To run software made available to a remote user or process. HOSTEL (9) [noun] A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel | [noun] (not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food | [noun] A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge. HOSTLY (12) HOTBED (12) [noun] A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse. | [noun] (by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable. | [noun] An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool. HOTBOX (18) [noun] A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents. | [noun] An overheated shaft bearing. | [verb] To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby purportedly intensifying the drug's effects. HOTDOG (11) [noun] A sandwich consisting of a frankfurter, or wiener, in a bread roll, usually served with ketchup, mustard, relish, etc. | [noun] A sausage of the type used as a general ingredient in this sandwich. | [noun] A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing. HOTELS (9) [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. HOTROD (10) [noun] Typically a passenger vehicle modified to run and/or accelerate faster. The term may be used generically to apply to any car, truck, or motorcycle (et al.) modified for increased speed and/or performance. It may also be used to specifically describe and refer to modified cars from the original (or traditional) era of "hot rods", post World War II and prior to 1960. | [noun] (sexuality) The penis. HOTTED (10) [verb] (with up) To heat; to make or become hot. | [verb] (with up) To become lively or exciting. HOTTER (9) [adjective] (of an object) Having a high temperature. | [adjective] (of the weather) Causing the air to be hot. | [adjective] (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort. | [verb] To vibrate; to rattle. HOUDAH (13) HOUNDS (10) [noun] A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. | [noun] Any canine animal. | [noun] (by extension) Someone who seeks something. HOURIS (9) [noun] A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. | [noun] (by extension) Any voluptuous, beautiful woman. HOURLY (12) [noun] Something produced each hour. | [adjective] Occurring every hour. | [adjective] Unsalaried, paid by the hour; (by extension) blue-collar. HOUSED (10) [verb] To keep within a structure or container. | [verb] To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour. | [verb] To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge. HOUSEL (9) HOUSER (9) HOUSES (9) [noun] A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. | [noun] The people who live in a house; a household. | [noun] A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). HOVELS (12) [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. HOVERS (12) [verb] To float in the air. | [verb] To linger or hang in one place, especially in an uncertain manner. | [verb] To waver, or be uncertain. HOWDAH (16) [noun] A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel. | [noun] An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant. HOWDIE (13) HOWFFS (18) [noun] Tavern; public house HOWKED (17) HOWLED (13) [verb] To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. | [verb] To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. | [verb] To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. HOWLER (12) [noun] That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey. | [noun] A person hired to howl at a funeral. | [noun] A painfully obvious mistake. HOWLET (12) [noun] An owl; an owlet. HOYDEN (13) [noun] A rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman. | [verb] To behave in a hoydenish manner. | [adjective] Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish. HOYLES (12) HUBBLY (16) HUBBUB (15) [noun] A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket. | [verb] To cause a tumult or racket. HUBCAP (15) [noun] A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car wheel HUBRIS (11) [noun] Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods). HUCKLE (15) HUDDLE (11) [noun] A dense and disorderly crowd. | [noun] A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play. | [noun] A hesitation during play to think about one's next move. HUFFED (16) [verb] To breathe heavily. | [verb] To say in a huffy manner. | [verb] To enlarge; to swell up. HUGELY (13) [adverb] Greatly; to a huge extent HUGEST (10) [adjective] Very large. | [adjective] Distinctly interesting, significant, important, likeable, well regarded. HUGGED (12) [verb] To crouch; huddle as with cold. | [verb] To cling closely together. | [verb] To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms. HUGGER (11) [noun] One who hugs or embraces. | [verb] To conceal; to lurk in ambush. HUIPIL (11) HULKED (14) HULLED (10) [verb] To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed. | [verb] To drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled. | [verb] To hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc. HULLER (9) HULLOA (9) HULLOS (9) [noun] "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting. | [verb] To greet with "hello". HUMANE (11) [adjective] (notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. | [adjective] Having the nature or attributes of a human being. | [adjective] Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate. HUMANS (11) [noun] A human being, whether man, woman or child. HUMATE (11) HUMBLE (13) [noun] (Baltimore) An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject. | [verb] To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of | [verb] To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive. | [noun] A stag that has failed to grow antlers; a cow that has not developed horns. HUMBLY (16) [adverb] In a humble manner. HUMBUG (14) [noun] A hoax, jest, or prank. | [noun] A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable). | [noun] A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite. HUMERI (11) [noun] The bone of the upper arm. HUMMED (14) [verb] To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed. | [verb] To express by humming. | [verb] To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly HUMMER (13) [noun] One who hums. | [noun] A Humvee. | [noun] A type of vehicle resembling a jeep but bulkier. | [noun] An arrest on false pretexts. HUMMUS (13) [noun] A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze. It is mostly eaten in the Levant. HUMORS (11) [noun] The quality of being amusing, comical, funny. | [noun] A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim. | [noun] Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body. HUMOUR (11) [noun] The quality of being amusing, comical, funny. | [noun] A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim. | [noun] Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body. HUMPED (14) [verb] To bend something into a hump. | [verb] To carry (something), especially with some exertion. | [verb] To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse HUMPHS (16) HUMVEE (14) [noun] A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware HUNGER (10) [noun] A need or compelling desire for food. | [noun] (by extension) Any strong desire. | [verb] To be in need of food. HUNGRY (13) [adjective] Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food. | [adjective] Causing hunger | [adjective] Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something. HUNKER (13) [verb] To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down | [verb] To apply oneself to a task | [noun] A political conservative. HUNTED (10) [verb] To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. | [verb] To try to find something; search (for). | [verb] To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc. HUNTER (9) [noun] One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. | [noun] A dog used in hunting. | [noun] A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting. HURDLE (10) [noun] An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race. | [noun] A perceived obstacle. | [noun] A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes. HURLED (10) [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. HURLER (9) [noun] Agent noun of hurl; someone who hurls or throws. | [noun] (1800s) The pitcher. | [noun] Someone who participates in the sport of hurling. HURLEY (12) [noun] A stick used in the game of hurling. | [noun] The game of hurling. HURRAH (12) [noun] A cheer; a cry of hurrah!. | [verb] To give a hurrah (to somebody). | [interjection] Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. HURRAY (12) [interjection] Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. | [verb] To cheer with a "hurray". HURSTS (9) [noun] (rare outside place names) A wood or grove. HURTER (9) HURTLE (9) [noun] A fast movement in literal or figurative sense. | [noun] A clattering sound. | [verb] To move rapidly, violently, or without control. HUSHED (13) [verb] To become quiet. | [verb] To make quiet. | [verb] To appease; to allay; to soothe. HUSHES (12) [verb] To become quiet. | [verb] To make quiet. | [verb] To appease; to allay; to soothe. HUSKED (14) [verb] To remove husks from. | [verb] To cough, clear one's throat. | [verb] To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice. HUSKER (13) HUSSAR (9) [noun] A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland. | [noun] A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies. HUSTLE (9) [noun] A state of busy activity. | [noun] A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle. | [noun] (preceded by definite article) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle. HUTTED (10) [verb] To provide (someone) with shelter in a hut. | [verb] To take shelter in a hut. | [verb] To stack (sheaves of grain). HUTZPA (20) [noun] Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion. HUZZAH (30) [noun] A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event. | [verb] To cheer with a huzzah sound. | [interjection] Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting. HUZZAS (27) [noun] A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event. HYAENA (12) [noun] Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited. | [noun] (Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls. HYALIN (12) [noun] Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky. | [noun] A clear translucent substance in tissues. | [noun] The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible to alcoholic fermentation. HYBRID (15) [noun] Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains. | [noun] Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. | [adjective] Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components. HYBRIS (14) HYDRAE (13) HYDRAS (13) [noun] Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles. | [noun] A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed. | [noun] A complex, multifarious problem or situation that cannot be solved easily and rapidly. HYDRIA (13) [noun] A three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water. HYDRIC (15) [adjective] Characterized by, or requiring, moisture. | [adjective] Sufficiently wet to inhibit the survival of many species. | [adjective] Relating to hydrogen. HYDRID (14) HYDROS (13) [noun] Hydroelectric power | [noun] Electrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one); payment or bills for this. | [noun] A spa. HYENAS (12) [noun] Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited. | [noun] (Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls. HYENIC (14) HYETAL (12) HYMENS (14) [noun] A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. | [noun] Marriage. HYMNAL (14) [noun] A collection of hymns; a hymn book. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to hymns. HYMNED (15) [verb] To sing a hymn. | [verb] To praise or extol in hymns. HYOIDS (13) [noun] The hyoid bone. HYPHAE (17) [noun] Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus. HYPHAL (17) HYPHEN (17) [noun] The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. | [noun] Something that links two more consequential things. | [noun] An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings. HYPING (15) [verb] To throw (an opponent) using this technique. | [verb] To promote heavily; to advertise or build up. HYPNIC (16) HYPOED (15) HYSONS (12) HYSSOP (14) [noun] Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally | [noun] Any of several similar plants | [noun] The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ICHORS (11) IHRAMS (11) IMMESH (13) IMPHEE (13) IMPISH (13) [adjective] Mischievous; of or befitting an imp. INARCH (11) [verb] To graft by uniting, as a scion, to a stock, without separating either from its root before the union is complete. INCHED (12) [verb] (followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction). | [verb] To drive by inches, or small degrees. | [verb] To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. INCHES (11) [noun] A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. | [noun] The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall. | [noun] The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch. INHALE (9) [noun] An inhalation. | [verb] To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. | [verb] To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. INHAUL (9) [noun] A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom INHERE (9) [verb] To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something INHUME (11) [verb] To bury in a grave. INMESH (11) INRUSH (9) [noun] A crowding or flooding in. | [noun] The initial flow of electricity into a component when it is switched on. | [verb] To rush in. ISCHIA (11) [noun] The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. ISOHEL (9) [noun] A line of equal or constant solar radiation. ISTHMI (11) [noun] A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses. | [noun] Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures. | [noun] An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph. ITCHED (12) [verb] To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched. | [verb] To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something. | [verb] To cause to feel an itch. ITCHES (11) [noun] A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch. | [noun] A constant teasing desire or want. | [verb] To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched. JADISH (17) JARRAH (16) [noun] Eucalyptus marginata, a eucalypt tree occurring in the southwest of Western Australia, or its wood. JEHADS (17) [noun] A holy war undertaken by Muslims. | [noun] An aggressive campaign for an idea. | [noun] A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil. JIHADS (17) [noun] A holy war undertaken by Muslims. | [noun] An aggressive campaign for an idea. | [noun] A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil. JOHNNY (19) [noun] A prostitute's client. | [noun] A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also a chamber pot or outhouse. | [noun] A Western man traveling in East Asia. JOSEPH (18) JOSHED (17) [verb] To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion. | [verb] To make or exchange good-natured jokes. JOSHER (16) JOSHES (16) [verb] To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion. | [verb] To make or exchange good-natured jokes. JUBBAH (20) JUBHAH (21) KAHUNA (13) [noun] A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion. | [noun] A great surfer. KALIPH (15) KASBAH (15) [noun] The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East. | [noun] (by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East. KASHAS (13) KASHER (13) KEBLAH (15) KEDDAH (15) [noun] An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants. KHADIS (14) KHAKIS (17) [noun] Khaki-coloured/colored cotton trousers (pants). | [noun] A khaki uniform of pants (trousers) or shorts, shirt, and hat or other head covering such as a turban. KHALIF (16) KHAPHS (18) KHAZEN (22) KHEDAH (17) KHEDAS (14) KHETHS (16) KHOUMS (15) [noun] A subdivision of the Mauritanian ouguiya. 5 khoums equal one ouguiya. KIAUGH (14) KIBBEH (17) [noun] A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat. KIBLAH (15) [noun] The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. KIBOSH (15) [noun] Nonsense, bosh. | [noun] Fashion; style. | [verb] To decisively terminate. KIMCHI (17) [noun] A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation. | [noun] A Korean person. KIRSCH (15) [noun] (often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser. KISHKA (17) KISHKE (17) [noun] A dish made from stuffed intestine. | [noun] (often in the plural) Intestines, guts. KITHED (14) KITHES (13) KITSCH (15) [noun] Art, decorative objects and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar. | [adjective] Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar. KLATCH (15) [noun] An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation. KLEPHT (15) [noun] An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. KNIGHT (14) [noun] A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord. | [noun] A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire. | [noun] (by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages. | [verb] To confer knighthood upon. KOLHOZ (22) KOSHER (13) [verb] To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law. | [adjective] Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food). | [adjective] (by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice. KUCHEN (15) [noun] Any of several types of cake, typically eaten with coffee. KVETCH (18) [noun] A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything. | [noun] An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine. | [verb] To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly. KWACHA (18) [noun] Malawi's major currency unit; 100 tambala = 1 kwacha. | [noun] Zambia's major currency unit; 100 ngwee = 1 kwacha. KYBOSH (18) [noun] Nonsense, bosh. | [noun] Fashion; style. | [verb] To decisively terminate. KYTHED (17) KYTHES (16) LACHES (11) [noun] An unreasonable delay in bringing a claim alleging a wrong, which means the person who waited shall not be permitted to seek an equitable remedy because the delay prejudiced the moving party. Sleeping on one's rights. LAHARS (9) [noun] A volcanic mudflow. LAICHS (11) LAIGHS (10) LAMEDH (12) LASHED (10) [verb] To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one. | [verb] To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash. | [verb] To throw out with a jerk or quickly. LASHER (9) LASHES (9) [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. LATHED (10) [verb] To invite; bid; ask. | [verb] To shape with a lathe. | [verb] To produce a three-dimensional model by rotating a set of points around a fixed axis. LATHER (9) [noun] The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. | [noun] Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. | [noun] A state of agitation. | [verb] To cover with lather. LATHES (9) [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. LATHIS (9) [noun] A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen. | [noun] A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India. LATISH (9) [adjective] Somewhat late. LAUGHS (10) [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. LAUNCH (11) [noun] The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.) | [noun] The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.). | [noun] An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party. | [noun] The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch". LAVISH (12) [verb] To give out extremely generously; to squander. | [verb] To give out to (somebody) extremely generously. | [adjective] Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal. LEACHY (14) LECHED (12) [verb] To behave lecherously LECHER (11) [noun] A lecherous person. | [verb] To practice lewdness. LECHES (11) [verb] To behave lecherously LECHWE (14) [noun] Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions. LEHUAS (9) LENGTH (10) [noun] The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. | [noun] Duration. | [noun] The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race. LETHAL (9) [noun] Any weapon that causes death. | [noun] An allele that causes the death of the organism that carries it. | [adjective] Deadly; mortal; fatal. | [noun] One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. LETHES (9) LICHEE (11) [noun] The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. | [noun] That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril. | [noun] A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red). LICHEN (11) [noun] Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc. | [noun] Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage. LICHES (11) LICHIS (11) LICHTS (11) LIGHTS (10) [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). LIROTH (9) LITCHI (11) [noun] The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. | [noun] That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril. | [noun] A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red). LITHER (9) [adjective] Mild; calm. | [adjective] Slim but not skinny. | [adjective] Capable of being easily bent; flexible. | [adjective] Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful; lazy. LITHIA (9) [noun] Lithium oxide, Li2O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass. LITHIC (11) [noun] A stone tool or projectile | [noun] A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder. | [noun] A lithic fragment: a piece of another rock eroded down to sand size. LITHOS (9) [verb] To lithograph. LOATHE (9) [verb] To detest, hate, revile. LOCHAN (11) [noun] A small loch. LOCHIA (11) [noun] Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth. LOOFAH (12) [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 LOTAHS (9) LOUCHE (11) [verb] To make (an alcoholic beverage, e.g. absinthe or ouzo) cloudy by mixing it with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the ouzo effect. | [adjective] Of questionable taste or morality; decadent. | [adjective] Not reputable or decent. LOUGHS (10) [noun] A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland. LOWISH (12) LUSHED (10) [verb] To drink (liquor) to excess. LUSHER (9) [adjective] Juicy, succulent. | [adjective] Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned; fertile. | [adjective] (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant. LUSHES (9) [noun] Drunkard, sot, alcoholic. | [noun] Intoxicating liquor. | [noun] (Pidgin) A person who enjoys talking about themselves LUSHLY (12) LYCHEE (14) [noun] The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. | [noun] That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril. | [noun] A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red). LYMPHS (16) MACHES (13) MACHOS (13) [noun] Exaggerated masculinity MAHOES (11) [noun] Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean. | [noun] Either of two different trees, usually found around the tropics. MAHOUT (11) [noun] An elephant driver and keeper. | [verb] To drive elephants. MAHZOR (20) MAIHEM (13) MALTHA (11) MANCHE (13) MARISH (11) MARSHY (14) [adjective] Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy. | [adjective] Growing in marshy ground. MASHED (12) [verb] To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure | [verb] In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort. | [verb] To press down hard (on). MASHER (11) [noun] One who, or that which, mashes. | [noun] A machine for making mash. | [noun] A fashionable man in the late Victorian era. MASHES (11) [verb] To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure | [verb] In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort. | [verb] To press down hard (on). MASHIE (11) [noun] A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft, the equivalent of a five iron in a modern set of clubs. MATSAH (11) MATZAH (20) [noun] Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine. | [noun] A piece of the above bread. MATZOH (20) [noun] Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine. | [noun] A piece of the above bread. MAYHAP (16) [adverb] Maybe, perhaps, possibly, perchance: MAYHEM (16) [noun] A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos. | [noun] Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing. | [noun] The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his limbs which are necessary for defense or protection. MEGOHM (14) [noun] One million (106) ohms, abbreviated as MΩ. MENHIR (11) [noun] A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially of prehistoric times. MENSCH (13) [noun] A person (chiefly male) of strength, integrity and honor or compassion. | [noun] A gentleman. MESHED (12) [verb] To connect together by interlocking, as gears do. | [verb] (by extension) To fit in; to come together harmoniously. | [verb] To catch in a mesh. MESHES (11) [noun] A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. | [noun] The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space. | [noun] The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack. METHOD (12) [noun] A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process): | [noun] (often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Constantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed. | [noun] A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object, synonym of member function | [noun] A trick where the boarder grabs the heel edge of the board with their back hand, between their feet, and then pulls the board towards their back, while arching their back and bending knees. METHYL (14) [noun] The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical. MICHED (14) MICHES (13) MIGHTS (12) MIGHTY (15) [noun] A warrior of great strength and courage. | [adjective] Very strong; possessing might. | [adjective] Very heavy and powerful. MIHRAB (13) [noun] A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays | [noun] A design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function MIKVAH (18) [noun] A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed. MIKVEH (18) [noun] A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed. MINISH (11) MIRTHS (11) MISHAP (13) [noun] An accident, mistake, or problem. | [noun] Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. | [verb] To happen through misfortune; to mishappen. MISHIT (11) [noun] An incorrect or bad hit. | [verb] To incorrectly or badly hit. MITHER (11) [verb] To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother. | [verb] To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at children. | [noun] Mother MOCHAS (13) [noun] A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof; a caffè mocha. | [noun] A coffee and chocolate mixed flavour. | [noun] A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. MODISH (12) [adjective] Conforming with fashion or style. | [adjective] In the current mode. MOHAIR (11) [noun] Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials. | [noun] The long, fine hair of the Angora goat. | [noun] An Angora goat. MOHELS (11) [noun] The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris. MOHURS (11) MOLLAH (11) MOLOCH (13) [noun] Moloch horridus, an Australian lizard thought to be the sole member of the genus Moloch. MONISH (11) MONTHS (11) [noun] A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. | [noun] A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof. | [noun] (in the plural) A woman's period; menstrual discharge. MOOLAH (11) [noun] A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law. | [noun] Money, cash. MOPISH (13) MORPHO (13) [noun] Any of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies. MORPHS (13) [noun] (grammar) A physical form representing some morpheme in language. It is a recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds. | [noun] An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts. | [noun] Local variety of a species, distinguishable from other populations of the species by morphology or behaviour. MOSHAV (14) [noun] An Israeli town or settlement: in particular, a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah. MOTHER (11) [noun] A (human) female who has given birth to a baby | [noun] A human female who parents an adopted or fostered child | [noun] A human female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. | [verb] To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.) | [noun] A stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air. | [noun] Motherfucker. | [noun] A person (especially an entomologist) or animal that catches moths. MOUTHS (11) [noun] The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. | [noun] The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water. | [noun] An outlet, aperture or orifice. MOUTHY (14) [adjective] Overly talkative, insolent, and loud. MUCHES (13) MUCHLY (16) [adverb] Very much, very MULISH (11) [adjective] Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable MULLAH (11) [noun] A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law. | [verb] To grind up into, or as if into, powder. | [verb] To beat; to thrash (a person). MURPHY (16) [noun] An Irish or white potato. MURRHA (11) MUSHED (12) [verb] To squish so as to break into smaller pieces or to combine with something else. | [verb] To walk, especially across the snow with dogs. | [verb] To drive dogs, usually pulling a sled, across the snow. MUSHER (11) [noun] One who operates a dogsled, traditionally using the verbal command “mush”. | [noun] One who travels by dogsled. | [noun] One who races in a dogsled in a race. MUSHES (11) [noun] A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance. | [noun] A mixture of noise produced by the harmonics of continuous-wave stations. | [noun] The foam of a breaker. MUSTHS (11) MUZHIK (24) [noun] A (male) peasant, especially in pre-revolutionary (imperial) Russia. MYNAHS (14) [noun] One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. MYRRHS (14) [noun] A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha. | [noun] The herb chervil. MYTHIC (16) [adjective] Mythical; existing in myth. | [adjective] Larger-than-life. MYTHOI (14) [noun] Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale). | [noun] A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology. | [noun] (by extension) A set of assumptions or beliefs about something. MYTHOS (14) [noun] Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale). | [noun] A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology. | [noun] (by extension) A set of assumptions or beliefs about something. NACHAS (11) NACHES (11) [noun] (usually Jewish) Feeling of contentment at another's successes. NACHOS (11) [noun] A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos. | [noun] A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, sometimes covered in melted cheese. | [noun] (usually Jewish) Feeling of contentment at another's successes. NAUGHT (10) [noun] Nothingness. | [numeral] (old-fashioned) Alternative spelling of nought | [pronoun] Nothing. NAUTCH (11) [noun] A dance in South Asia, performed by professional dancing girls. NEIGHS (10) [noun] The cry of a horse. | [verb] (of a horse) To make its cry. | [verb] To make a sound similar to a horse's cry. NEPHEW (14) [noun] A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew). | [noun] A son of one's child. NETHER (9) [adjective] Lower; under. | [adjective] Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface. | [adverb] Down; downward. | [noun] Oppression; stress; a withering or stunting influence. NEWISH (12) NICHED (12) [adjective] In a niche. NICHES (11) [noun] A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. Hence, any similar position, literal or figurative. | [noun] A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited. | [noun] (by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business. NIGHED (11) NIGHER (10) NIGHTS (10) [adverb] At night. | [adverb] Every night. | [noun] The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark. NIGHTY (13) NIHILS (9) NINTHS (9) [noun] The person or thing in the ninth position. | [noun] One of nine equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth). NORTHS (9) NOSHED (10) [verb] (usually with on) To eat a snack or light meal. | [verb] To perform fellatio (on); to blow. NOSHER (9) NOSHES (9) [noun] Food; a light meal or snack. | [noun] Fellatio. | [verb] (usually with on) To eat a snack or light meal. NOTHER (9) [adjective] (obsolete outside Britain and Caribbean dialectal) Neither. | [pronoun] (obsolete outside Britain and Caribbean dialectal) Neither. | [adjective] (largely obsolete outside the United States phrase a whole nother) Different, other. NOUGHT (10) [noun] Nothing; something which does not exist. | [noun] A thing or person of no worth or value; nil. | [noun] Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game. NUCHAE (11) NUCHAL (11) [noun] The back of the neck. | [noun] Short for nuchal translucency scan. | [noun] A neck scale, especially of a lizard. NULLAH (9) [noun] A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater. NYMPHA (16) NYMPHO (16) [verb] To become obsessed about sex. | [noun] A woman with an excessive libido. NYMPHS (16) [noun] (Greek, Roman) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc. | [noun] A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful. | [noun] The larva of certain insects. OAFISH (12) [adjective] Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid. OBEAHS (11) OCHERS (11) OCHERY (14) OCHONE (11) OCHREA (11) [noun] A greave or legging. | [noun] A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf. OCHRED (12) OCHRES (11) ODDISH (11) [adjective] Somewhat odd. OFFISH (15) [adjective] Aloof OGHAMS (12) [noun] A single character in this alphabet. OGRISH (10) OHMAGE (12) OLDISH (10) ONRUSH (9) [noun] A forceful rush or flow forward. | [noun] An aggressive assault. | [verb] To rush or flow forward forcefully. OOHING (10) [verb] To exclaim ooh. | [noun] An ooh sound. OOLITH (9) [noun] A spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral around a core. Calcium carbonate (limestone) is the most common mineral that forms ooliths, but they may also form from other minerals such as dolomite and silica. | [noun] Oolite. OOMPAH (13) [noun] A genre of Germanic music (especially Bavarian music) typically involving brass instruments. | [noun] A bassline characteristic of such music, alternating lower and higher notes or chords on the beat, or in a mid-high-low-high sequence. | [verb] To produce an oom-pah sound. OOMPHS (13) OPHITE (11) ORACHE (11) [noun] The saltbush: any of several plants, of the genus Atriplex, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach. ORCHID (12) [noun] A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. | [noun] A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour. | [adjective] (colour) having a light purple colour. ORCHIL (11) [noun] Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora. | [noun] The dye, orcein, extracted from them. ORCHIS (11) [noun] Any plant of the genus Orchis; an orchid. | [noun] Testis ORPHAN (11) [noun] A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. | [noun] A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them. | [noun] A young animal with no mother. ORPHIC (13) OTHERS (9) [noun] An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another. | [noun] The other one; the second of two. | [verb] To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien. OUCHED (12) OUCHES (11) OUGHTS (10) OUPHES (11) OUTHIT (9) [verb] To hit something better or further than another, especially to score better in a game involving hitting a ball with a bat. OWLISH (12) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of an owl. | [adjective] Wise and solemn. | [adjective] Stupid; dull-looking. PACHAS (13) [noun] A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire. | [noun] The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae. PAINCH (13) PAKEHA (15) [noun] A non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander. PALISH (11) PARAPH (13) [noun] A flourish made after or below one's signature, originally to prevent forgery. | [noun] A mark used by medieval rubricators to indicate textual division. | [verb] To add a paraph to; to sign, especially with one's initials. PARDAH (12) PARIAH (11) [noun] A person who is rejected from society or home; an outcast. | [noun] A demographic group, species, or community that is generally despised. | [noun] Someone in exile. PARISH (11) [noun] In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church. | [noun] The community attending that church; the members of the parish. | [noun] An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live. | [verb] To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. PASHAS (11) [noun] A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire. | [noun] The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae. PASHED (12) [verb] To snog, to make out, to kiss. | [verb] To throw (or be thrown) and break. | [verb] To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash into pieces. PASHES (11) [noun] A passionate kiss. | [noun] A romantic infatuation; a crush. | [noun] The object of a romantic infatuation; a crush. PATCHY (16) [adjective] Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches. | [adjective] Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven. PATHOS (11) [noun] The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality. | [noun] A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity. | [noun] An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character. PAUNCH (13) [noun] The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen. | [noun] The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one. | [noun] A paunch mat. PEACHY (16) [adjective] Resembling a peach, peach-like. | [adjective] Very good, excellent. PEAHEN (11) [noun] A female peafowl. PECHAN (13) PECHED (14) [verb] To pant, to struggle for breath. | [adjective] Tired, out of breath, worn out. PERISH (11) [verb] To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. | [verb] To decay in such a way that it can't be used for its original purpose | [verb] To die; to cease to live. PHAGES (12) [noun] A virus that is parasitic on bacteria. PHALLI (11) [noun] A penis, especially when erect. | [noun] A representation of an erect penis symbolising fertility or potency. | [noun] A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male ratites. PHAROS (11) PHASED (12) [adjective] Organized or structured chronologically in phases PHASES (11) [noun] Phase; stage | [noun] Aspect PHASIC (13) [adjective] Of or relating to phase | [adjective] Describing the discontinuous activity of excitable cells or tissues PHASIS (11) PHATIC (13) [adjective] Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship, e.g., polite mood, rather than meaning; for example, "How are you?" is often not a literal question but is said only as a greeting. (Similarly, a response such as "Fine" is often not an accurate answer, but merely an acknowledgement of the greeting.) PHENIX (18) PHENOL (11) [noun] A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid. | [noun] Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring. PHENOM (13) [noun] Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf. | [noun] One who is hip and fashionable. PHENYL (14) [noun] A univalent hydrocarbon radical (C6H5) formally derived from benzene by the removal of a hydrogen atom, and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives. PHIALS (11) [noun] A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines. | [verb] To put or keep in, or as in, a phial. PHIZES (20) [noun] (chiefly Britain) The face. PHLEGM (14) [noun] One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. | [noun] Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. | [noun] A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution. PHLOEM (13) [noun] A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot PHOBIA (13) [noun] An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something). PHOBIC (15) [noun] A person who has a phobia. | [adjective] Relating to a phobia. | [adjective] Experiencing or expressing phobia (strong fear and/or dislike). PHOEBE (13) [noun] Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis. PHONAL (11) PHONED (12) [verb] To call (someone) using a telephone. PHONES (11) [noun] A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. | [verb] To call (someone) using a telephone. | [noun] A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language. PHONEY (14) [noun] A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. | [noun] A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. | [noun] Anything fraudulent or fake. PHONIC (13) [adjective] Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic. PHONON (11) [noun] The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave. | [noun] A unit of phonemics. PHONOS (11) [noun] A phonograph. PHOOEY (14) [noun] Hooey; nonsense | [interjection] An expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment. PHOTIC (13) [adjective] Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible. PHOTOG (12) [noun] A photographer, especially a professional one. PHOTON (11) [noun] The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson. PHOTOS (11) [noun] A photograph. | [noun] A photo finish. | [verb] To take a photograph of. PHRASE (11) [noun] A short written or spoken expression. | [noun] (grammar) A word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words. | [noun] A small section of music in a larger piece. PHYLAE (14) PHYLAR (14) PHYLIC (16) PHYLLO (14) [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. PHYLON (14) PHYLUM (16) [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. PHYSED (15) PHYSES (14) PHYSIC (16) [noun] A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative. | [noun] The art or profession of healing disease; medicine. | [noun] Natural philosophy; physics. PHYSIS (14) PHYTOL (14) PHYTON (14) PISHED (12) PISHES (11) PITCHY (16) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch. | [adjective] Very dark black; pitch-black. | [adjective] Off pitch; out of tune. PITHED (12) [verb] To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree). | [verb] To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord. PLANCH (13) PLASHY (14) PLEACH (13) [noun] An act or result of interweaving; specifically, a hedge or lattice created by interweaving the branches of shrubs, trees, etc. | [noun] A branch of a shrub, tree, etc., used for pleaching; a pleacher. | [noun] A notch cut into a branch so that it can be bent when pleaching is carried out. PLENCH (13) PLIGHT (12) [noun] A dire or unfortunate situation. | [noun] A (neutral) condition or state. | [noun] Good health. | [noun] Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril. | [verb] To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait. | [noun] A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. PLINTH (11) [noun] A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based. | [noun] The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall. | [noun] A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet. PLOUGH (12) [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. PLUSHY (14) [adjective] Like plush; soft and shaggy. | [adjective] Plush; sumptuous. POACHY (16) POISHA (11) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a rupee in various Asian countries. | [noun] (British India) A subdivision of currency equivalent to 1/64 of a rupee or three pies. | [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bangladeshi taka. POLISH (11) [noun] A substance used to polish. | [noun] Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess. | [noun] Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation. PONCHO (13) [noun] A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head. | [noun] A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood. POOHED (12) [verb] To defecate. | [verb] To dirty something with feces. | [verb] To say "pooh". POPISH (13) [adjective] (used by early Protestants) of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism | [adjective] Acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope. POSHER (11) [adjective] Associated with the upper classes. | [adjective] Stylish, elegant, exclusive (expensive). | [adjective] (usually offensive) Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that one is better than everyone else. POSHLY (14) POTASH (11) [noun] The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer. | [noun] An impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts. | [noun] Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash". POTHER (11) [noun] A commotion, a tempest. | [verb] To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy. | [verb] To puzzle or perplex. POUCHY (16) PRAHUS (11) [noun] A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail. PREACH (13) [noun] A religious discourse. | [verb] To give a sermon. | [verb] To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue. PRUTAH (11) PSHAWS (14) [verb] To express disgust or contempt. PSYCHE (16) [noun] The human soul, mind, or spirit. | [noun] (chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual. | [noun] A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia. | [verb] To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind. PSYCHO (16) [noun] A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane. | [noun] A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner. | [adjective] Psychotic, or otherwise insane. | [noun] A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught. PSYCHS (16) [noun] Psychology or psychiatry. | [noun] A psychologist; a psychiatrist. | [verb] To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up). PUJAHS (18) PUNCHY (16) [adjective] Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous. | [adjective] Behaving or appearing punch drunk. | [adjective] (of a person) Being over-reactive to routine events. PUNISH (11) [verb] To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action. | [verb] To treat harshly and unfairly. | [verb] To handle or beat severely; to maul. PUNKAH (15) [noun] A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling; in the past often operated by a servant. PURDAH (12) [noun] A curtain, especially as used to conceal and divide women from men and strangers in some Hindu or Muslim traditions. | [noun] A striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains. | [noun] The state or system of social gender seclusion in some Muslim or Hindu communities. PUSHED (12) [verb] To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. | [verb] To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action. | [verb] To press or urge forward; to drive. PUSHER (11) [noun] Someone or something that pushes. | [noun] A person employed to push passengers onto trains at busy times, so they can depart on schedule. | [noun] A girl or woman. PUSHES (11) [noun] A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. | [noun] An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. | [noun] A great effort (to do something). PUSHUP (13) [noun] An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor. | [noun] A push-up bra. PUTSCH (13) [noun] A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government. PYTHON (14) [noun] A type of large constricting snake. | [noun] Penis QUAHOG (19) [noun] An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria. | [noun] A similar edible clam found along coasts around the North Atlantic, generally in deeper waters, the ocean quahog, black quahog, mahogany clam or Icelandic cyprine, Arctica islandica | [verb] To dig for quahogs. QUAICH (20) [noun] A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship. It was originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor. | [noun] (by extension) Any two-handled drinking vessel or trophy. QUAIGH (19) [noun] A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship. It was originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor. | [noun] (by extension) Any two-handled drinking vessel or trophy. QUENCH (20) [noun] The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state. | [noun] A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system. | [verb] To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst. QUICHE (20) [noun] A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a pastry crust. Other ingredients such as chopped meat or vegetables are often added to the eggs before the quiche is baked. | [adjective] Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring. QUITCH (20) [verb] To shake (something); to stir, move. | [verb] To stir; to move. | [verb] To flinch; shrink. | [noun] Elymus repens, couch grass (a species of grass, often considered a weed) QUOHOG (19) QUOTHA (18) QURUSH (18) RACHET (11) RACHIS (11) [noun] The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. | [noun] An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. | [noun] The central shaft of a feather. RADISH (10) [noun] A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. | [noun] The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked. | [noun] With a distinguishing word: some other plant of the Raphanus genus or Brassicaceae family. RAJAHS (16) [noun] A Hindu prince or ruler in India. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes. RAKISH (13) [adjective] Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance. | [adjective] Like a rake; dissolute; profligate. RALPHS (11) [verb] To vomit. RANCHO (11) RAPHAE (11) [noun] A ridge or seam on an organ, bodily tissue, or other structure, especially at the join between two halves or sections. RAPHES (11) RAPHIA (11) RAPHIS (11) RASHER (9) [adjective] Acting too quickly without considering the risks and consequences; not careful; hasty. | [adjective] So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn. | [adjective] Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. | [noun] A strip of bacon. RASHES (9) [noun] An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin. | [noun] A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend. | [verb] To prepare with haste. RASHLY (12) [adverb] In a rash manner; with precipitation; hastily RATHER (9) [verb] To prefer; to prefer to. | [adjective] Prior; earlier; former. | [adverb] More quickly; sooner, earlier. RAUNCH (11) [noun] Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy. | [noun] Dishonorable, base, and vulgar expression. | [noun] Socially unacceptable sexual behavior. RAVISH (12) [verb] To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. | [verb] (usually passive) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. | [verb] To rape. RAWISH (12) RAYAHS (12) RECHEW (14) REECHO (11) REECHY (14) REHABS (11) [noun] Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs. | [noun] An institution for rehabilitation. | [verb] To rehabilitate. REHANG (10) [verb] To hang again. REHASH (12) [noun] Something reworked, or made up from old materials. | [noun] A recomputation of the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items. | [verb] To repeat with minor variation. REHEAR (9) [verb] To hear again. | [verb] To try (a lawsuit, etc.) again judicially. REHEAT (9) [noun] An afterburner. | [verb] To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses). | [verb] To become hot again after having cooled off (also in figurative senses). | [verb] Alternative form of rehete REHEEL (9) [verb] To fit (a shoe, stocking, etc.) with a replacement heel. REHEMS (11) REHIRE (9) [noun] A former employee who has been hired again. | [verb] To hire again. REHUNG (10) [verb] To hang again. RELISH (9) [noun] A pleasant taste | [noun] Enjoyment; pleasure. | [noun] A quality or characteristic tinge. RESHES (9) RESHIP (11) RESHOD (10) RESHOE (9) RESHOT (9) [verb] To shoot again, especially of video recording. RESHOW (12) [verb] To show again. REWASH (12) [noun] The act of washing something again | [verb] Wash again RHAPHE (14) RHEBOK (15) [noun] A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns. RHESUS (9) RHETOR (9) [noun] A rhetorician. RHEUMS (11) RHEUMY (14) [adjective] Of, relating to, or producing rheum from the mucous membranes; watery RHINAL (9) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal | [adjective] Of or pertaining to those parts of the brain concerned with the sense of smell RHINOS (9) [noun] A rhinoceros. RHODIC (12) RHOMBI (13) [noun] A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. | [noun] In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer. | [noun] Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus. RHOMBS (13) [noun] A rhombus. | [noun] A rhombohedron. RHUMBA (13) [noun] A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time. | [verb] To dance the rumba RHUMBS (13) [noun] A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle | [noun] One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points) | [noun] A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25° RHUSES (9) RHYMED (15) [verb] To compose or treat in verse; versify. | [verb] (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end. | [verb] Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each. RHYMER (14) RHYMES (14) [noun] Rhyming verse (poetic form) | [noun] A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse. | [noun] A word that rhymes with another. RHYTHM (17) [noun] The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. | [noun] A specifically defined pattern of such variation. | [noun] A flow, repetition or regularity. RHYTON (12) [noun] A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head. | [noun] A Thracian drinking horn. RICHEN (11) [verb] To make or render rich or richer. | [verb] To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness. | [verb] (of a colour) To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy. RICHER (11) [adjective] Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. | [adjective] Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour. | [adjective] Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling. RICHES (11) [noun] Money, goods, wealth, treasure. | [noun] An abundance of anything desirable. RICHLY (14) [adverb] In a rich manner; full of flavor or expression. | [adverb] Thoroughly RIGHTO (10) [interjection] Okay; all right. RIGHTS (10) [noun] That which complies with justice, law or reason. | [noun] A legal, just or moral entitlement. | [noun] The right side or direction. RIGHTY (13) [noun] A right-handed person. | [noun] A right-wing person. | [interjection] Right; used to indicate agreement or change of topic. RISHIS (9) [noun] A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character. | [noun] (post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men. ROCHET (11) [noun] A white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church. | [noun] A frock or outer garment worn in the 13th and 14th centuries. | [noun] The red gurnard. ROTCHE (11) ROUCHE (11) ROUGHS (10) [noun] The unmowed part of a golf course. | [noun] A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy. | [noun] A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce. ROUTHS (9) ROWTHS (12) RUCHED (12) RUCHES (11) [noun] A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated. | [noun] A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist. | [noun] A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. RUPIAH (11) [noun] The unit of currency in Indonesia. RUSHED (10) [verb] To hurry; to perform a task with great haste. | [verb] To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily. | [verb] To dribble rapidly. RUSHEE (9) RUSHER (9) [noun] A person who rushes. | [noun] The fast defensive position whose objective is to sack the offensive team's quarterback. | [noun] One who strews rushes. RUSHES (9) [noun] Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water. | [noun] The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. | [noun] The merest trifle; a straw. SACHEM (13) [noun] The chief of a Native American tribe; a sagamore. | [noun] A leader in the Tammany Hall society. SACHET (11) [noun] A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri. | [noun] A cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving. | [noun] A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material. SADDHU (11) SADHES (10) SADHUS (10) [noun] An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty). SAHIBS (11) [noun] A term of respect for a white European or other person of rank in colonial India. SAITHE (9) [noun] The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens). SAMECH (13) SAMEKH (15) SAMSHU (11) SANDHI (10) [noun] Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words. SANGHS (10) SASHAY (12) [noun] A chassé. | [noun] A sequence of sideways steps in a circle in square dancing. | [verb] To walk casually, showily or in a flirty manner; to strut, swagger or flounce. SASHED (10) SASHES (9) [noun] A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist. | [noun] A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions. | [noun] The opening part (casement) of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window. SAUCHS (11) SAUGHS (10) SAUGHY (13) SCARPH (13) SCATHE (11) [noun] Harm; damage; injury; hurt; misfortune; waste. | [verb] To injure or harm. | [verb] To blast; scorch; wither. SCHAVS (14) SCHEMA (13) [noun] An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema). | [noun] A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column. | [noun] (markup languages) A formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as XML schemas for XML files. SCHEME (13) [noun] A systematic plan of future action. | [noun] A plot or secret, devious plan. | [noun] An orderly combination of related parts. SCHISM (13) [noun] A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord. | [noun] A formal division or split within a religious body. | [noun] A split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy. SCHIST (11) [noun] Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates. SCHIZO (20) [noun] Schizophrenic. SCHIZY (23) SCHLEP (13) [noun] A long or burdensome journey. | [noun] A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person. | [noun] A sloppy or slovenly person. SCHMOE (13) SCHMOS (13) SCHNOZ (20) [noun] Nose. SCHOOL (11) [noun] (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. | [noun] A multitude. | [verb] (of fish) To form into, or travel in a school. | [noun] An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution. SCHORL (11) [noun] The most common variety of tourmaline. SCHRIK (15) SCHROD (12) SCHTIK (15) SCHUIT (11) SCHULN (11) SCHUSS (11) [noun] A straight run downhill | [verb] To ski a schuss. SCHWAS (14) [noun] An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA. | [noun] The character ə. SCORCH (13) [noun] A slight or surface burn. | [noun] A discolouration caused by heat. | [noun] Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi. SCOTCH (13) [noun] A surface cut or abrasion. | [noun] A line drawn on the ground, as one used in playing hopscotch. | [noun] A block for a wheel or other round object; a chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping. | [noun] (as a plural noun, the Scotch) The people of Scotland. | [noun] Scotch tape SCOUTH (11) SCUTCH (13) [noun] An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them. | [noun] The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. | [verb] To beat or whip; to drub. | [noun] A tuft or clump of grass. SCYPHI (16) SCYTHE (14) [noun] An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath. | [noun] A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. | [noun] The tenth Lenormand card. SEARCH (11) [noun] An attempt to find something. | [noun] The act of searching in general. | [verb] To look in (a place) for something. SEETHE (9) [verb] To boil. | [verb] (of a liquid) To boil vigorously. | [verb] (of a liquid) To foam in an agitated manner, as if boiling. SEICHE (11) [noun] A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, characteristic of its geometry SELAHS (9) SENHOR (9) [noun] A Portuguese gentleman. | [noun] A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or an older man. SERAPH (11) [noun] A six-winged angel; the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. They are the 5th highest order of angels in Jewish angelology. A detailed description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6 SHABBY (16) [adjective] Torn or worn; unkempt. | [adjective] Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. | [adjective] Mean; paltry; despicable. SHACKO (15) SHACKS (15) [noun] A crude, roughly built hut or cabin. | [noun] Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building. | [noun] The room from which a ham radio operator transmits. SHADED (11) [verb] To shield from light. | [verb] To alter slightly. | [verb] To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color. SHADER (10) SHADES (10) [noun] Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. | [noun] Something that blocks light, particularly in a window. | [noun] A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint). SHADOW (13) [noun] A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. | [noun] Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity. | [noun] A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight). SHADUF (13) SHAFTS (12) [noun] The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow. | [noun] The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin. | [noun] (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin. SHAGGY (14) [adjective] With long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool. | [adjective] With a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap. SHAIRD (10) SHAIRN (9) SHAKEN (13) [verb] To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. | [verb] To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval. | [verb] To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion. SHAKER (13) [noun] A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken. | [noun] A variety of pigeon. | [noun] One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered. SHAKES (13) [noun] The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion. | [noun] A milkshake. | [noun] A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float. SHAKOS (13) [noun] A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume. | [noun] A bearskin or busby. | [noun] The squilla or mantis shrimp. SHALED (10) SHALES (9) [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. SHALEY (12) SHALOM (11) [noun] Peace | [interjection] A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. SHAMAN (11) [noun] A traditional (prescientific) faith healer. | [noun] A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds. SHAMAS (11) [noun] Copsychus malabaricus (white-rumped shama), a saxicoline songbird of India, glossy black with a white rump and brown underparts, and six other species in genus Copsychus. SHAMED (12) [verb] To cause to feel shame. | [verb] To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace. | [verb] To drive or compel by shame. SHAMES (11) [noun] Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor or something being exposed that should have been kept private. | [noun] Something to regret. | [noun] Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision. | [noun] A sexton in a synagogue. SHAMMY (16) [noun] Chamois leather. | [noun] A cloth made of this leather. | [verb] To clean with a chamois leather cloth. SHAMOS (11) SHAMOY (14) SHAMUS (11) [noun] A private detective; originally, a policeman or police detective. SHANDY (13) [noun] A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade. | [noun] A glass of this drink. | [adjective] Wild, energetic, romping, boisterous, rambunctious SHANKS (13) [noun] The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle. | [noun] Meat from that part of an animal. | [noun] A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs. SHANNY (12) [noun] A fish, the prickleback. SHANTI (9) SHANTY (12) [noun] A roughly-built hut or cabin. | [noun] A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned. | [noun] An unlicensed pub. | [noun] A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work. | [adjective] Jaunty; showy. SHAPED (12) [verb] To create or make. | [verb] To give something a shape and definition. | [verb] To form or manipulate something into a certain shape. SHAPEN (11) SHAPER (11) SHAPES (11) [noun] The status or condition of something | [noun] Condition of personal health, especially muscular health. | [noun] The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure. SHARDS (10) [noun] A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig. | [noun] (by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery. | [noun] A tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle. SHARED (10) [verb] To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume. | [verb] To have or use in common. | [verb] To divide and distribute. SHARER (9) SHARES (9) [noun] A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone. | [noun] A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability. | [noun] A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network. SHARIF (12) [noun] A traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets. SHARKS (13) [noun] A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head. | [verb] To fish for sharks. | [noun] Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion. SHARNS (9) SHARNY (12) SHARPS (11) [noun] The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher. | [noun] A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯. | [noun] A note that is sharp in a particular key. SHARPY (14) SHAUGH (13) SHAULS (9) SHAVED (13) [verb] To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. | [verb] To cut anything in this fashion. | [verb] To remove hair from one's face by this means. SHAVEN (12) [verb] To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. | [verb] To cut anything in this fashion. | [verb] To remove hair from one's face by this means. SHAVER (12) [noun] One who shaves. | [noun] A barber, one whose occupation is to shave. | [noun] A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor. SHAVES (12) [verb] To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. | [verb] To cut anything in this fashion. | [verb] To remove hair from one's face by this means. SHAVIE (12) SHAWED (13) SHAWLS (12) [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. SHAWMS (14) [noun] A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body. SHEAFS (12) [noun] A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. | [noun] Any collection of things bound together; a bundle. | [noun] A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer. SHEALS (9) SHEARS (9) [noun] A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger. | [noun] The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing. | [noun] Forces that push in opposite directions. SHEATH (12) [noun] A holster for a sword; a scabbard. | [noun] (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide. | [noun] The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses. | [verb] To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath. SHEAVE (12) [noun] A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley. | [noun] A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole. | [verb] To gather and bind into a sheaf. SHEENS (9) [verb] To shine; to glisten. SHEENY (12) [noun] A Jew. | [noun] A cheat or fraudster. | [adjective] Having a sheen; glossy SHEERS (9) [noun] A sheer curtain or fabric. | [noun] The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern. | [noun] An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship. SHEETS (9) [noun] A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. | [noun] A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. | [noun] A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking. SHEEVE (12) SHEIKH (16) [noun] The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. | [noun] An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order. | [noun] (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families. SHEIKS (13) [noun] The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. | [noun] An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order. | [noun] (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families. SHEILA (9) [noun] A woman. | [noun] A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim women. SHEKEL (13) [noun] A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel. | [noun] (often antisemitic) Money, especially that purportedly owned or distributed as bribes by Jewish elites. | [noun] An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina. SHELLS (9) [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. SHELLY (12) SHELTA (9) SHELTY (12) [noun] A Shetland pony; any small pony. | [noun] Sheepdog. | [noun] A Shetlander. SHELVE (12) [noun] A rocky ledge or shelf. | [verb] To place on a shelf. | [verb] To set aside; to quit or postpone. SHELVY (15) SHENDS (10) SHEOLS (9) SHEQEL (18) SHERDS (10) [noun] A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig. | [noun] (by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery. | [noun] A tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle. SHERIF (12) [noun] A member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca. SHERPA (11) [noun] A mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Sherpa people so employed. | [noun] An expert sent by a country’s leader to a summit meeting. | [noun] A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool or fleece. SHERRY (12) [noun] A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere. | [noun] A variety of sherry. | [noun] A glass of sherry. SHEUCH (14) SHEUGH (13) [noun] A ditch, especially a field boundary ditch usually used to drain fields and mark their boundaries. | [noun] The space between the buttocks. | [noun] The Atlantic ocean, the sea. SHEWED (13) [verb] To display, to have somebody see (something). | [verb] To bestow; to confer. | [verb] To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate. SHEWER (12) SHIBAH (14) SHIELD (10) [noun] Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection. | [noun] A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos. | [noun] A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock. | [verb] To protect, to defend. SHIELS (9) SHIERS (9) SHIEST (9) SHIFTS (12) [noun] A modifier key whose main function is shifting between two or more functions of any of certain other keys (usually by pressing Shift and the other button simultaneously). | [noun] A type of women's undergarment, a slip. | [noun] A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time. SHIFTY (15) [adjective] Subject to frequent changes in direction. | [adjective] (of a person's eyes) Moving from one object to another, not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking. | [adjective] Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal or unreliable. SHIKAR (13) [noun] Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition. | [noun] Hunting guide (elsewhere besides India, e.g. Australia) SHIKSA (13) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young. SHIKSE (13) SHILLS (9) [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. SHIMMY (16) [noun] A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately. | [noun] A dance that was popular in the 1920s. | [noun] An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. SHINDY (13) [noun] A shindig. | [noun] An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot. | [noun] Hockey; shinney SHINED (10) [verb] To emit light. | [verb] To reflect light. | [verb] To distinguish oneself; to excel. SHINER (9) [noun] One who shines; a luminary. | [noun] One who causes things to shine; a polisher. | [noun] A black eye. SHINES (9) [noun] Brightness from a source of light. | [noun] Brightness from reflected light. | [noun] Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour. SHINNY (12) [verb] To climb in an awkward manner. | [noun] An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball. | [noun] Street hockey. | [noun] Moonshine (illegal alcohol) SHIRES (9) [noun] Physical area administered by a sheriff. | [noun] Former administrative area of Britain; a county. | [noun] The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom. SHIRKS (13) [verb] To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from. | [verb] To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away. | [verb] To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation. SHIRRS (9) [verb] To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads. | [verb] To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish. SHIRTS (9) [noun] An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms. | [noun] An interior lining in a blast furnace. | [noun] A member of the shirt-wearing team in a shirts and skins game. SHIRTY (12) [adjective] Ill-tempered or annoyed. SHISTS (9) SHITTY (12) [adjective] Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant. | [adjective] Under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol; drunk; high. | [adjective] Annoyed. SHIVAH (15) [noun] A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative. SHIVAS (12) SHIVER (12) [noun] The act of shivering. | [noun] A bodily response to early hypothermia.Wp | [verb] To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened. | [noun] A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone. SHIVES (12) [noun] A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush). | [noun] A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp. | [noun] A slice, especially of bread. SHLEPP (13) SHLEPS (11) [noun] A long or burdensome journey. | [noun] A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person. | [noun] A sloppy or slovenly person. SHLOCK (15) [noun] Commodity that is shoddy or inferior. SHLUMP (13) [noun] Someone who is lazy, slovenly or dull-looking. SHMEAR (11) [noun] A spread that goes on a bagel. | [noun] A batch of things that go together. | [noun] An aggregate. SHMOES (11) [noun] A stupid or obnoxious person. SHMUCK (17) [noun] A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant. | [noun] A deplorable, pitiful person; often in the form poor schmuck. SHNAPS (11) SHNOOK (13) [noun] A person who is easily taken advantage of. SHOALS (9) [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. SHOALY (12) SHOATS (9) [noun] A young, newly-weaned pig. | [noun] A geep, a sheep-goat hybrid (whether artificially produced or the result of animals from these species naturally intermating). SHOCKS (15) [noun] A sudden, heavy impact. | [noun] A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation. | [verb] To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset. SHODDY (14) [noun] A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool. | [noun] Worthless goods. | [noun] Vulgar pretence or sham. SHOERS (9) SHOFAR (12) [noun] A ram’s-horn trumpet SHOGUN (10) [noun] The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan. SHOJIS (16) [noun] A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper. SHOLOM (11) SHOOED (10) [verb] To induce someone or something to leave. | [verb] To leave under inducement. | [verb] To usher someone. SHOOKS (13) [noun] A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood. | [noun] The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together. SHOOLS (9) SHOOTS (9) [noun] The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant. | [noun] A photography session. | [noun] A hunt or shooting competition. SHOPPE (13) [noun] (sometimes capitalized) A fanciful spelling of shop, chiefly used in the names of businesses to give an air of old-fashionedness. SHORAN (9) SHORED (10) [adjective] Having a shore, often one of a specified type. | [verb] To set on shore. | [verb] (without up) To provide with support. SHORES (9) [noun] Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond. | [noun] (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port. | [verb] To set on shore. SHORLS (9) SHORTS (9) [noun] A short circuit. | [noun] A short film. | [noun] A short version of a garment in a particular size. SHORTY (12) [noun] A short person. | [noun] A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc. | [noun] A child. SHOTES (9) [noun] A young, newly-weaned pig. | [noun] A fish resembling the trout, the grayling (Thymallus thymallus). SHOTTS (9) SHOULD (10) [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. SHOUTS (9) [noun] A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or animated courage. | [noun] A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks. | [noun] A call-out for an emergency services team. SHOVED (13) [verb] To push, especially roughly or with force. | [verb] To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off. | [verb] (by ellipsis) To make an all-in bet. SHOVEL (12) [noun] A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots. | [noun] A spade. | [verb] To move materials with a shovel. SHOVER (12) SHOVES (12) [noun] A rough push. | [noun] An all-in bet. | [noun] A forward movement of packed river-ice. SHOWED (13) [verb] To display, to have somebody see (something). | [verb] To bestow; to confer. | [verb] To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate. SHOWER (12) [noun] A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade). | [noun] A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump. | [noun] An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself. | [noun] One who shows. SHOYUS (12) SHRANK (13) [verb] To cause to become smaller. | [verb] To become smaller; to contract. | [verb] To cower or flinch. | [noun] (Pennsylvania Dutch English) A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet. SHREDS (10) [noun] A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. | [noun] In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount. SHREWD (13) [adjective] Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters. | [adjective] Artful, tricky or cunning. | [adjective] Streetwise. SHREWS (12) [noun] Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha). | [noun] Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha). | [noun] An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold. SHRIEK (13) [noun] A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. | [noun] An exclamation mark. | [verb] To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. SHRIFT (12) [noun] The act of going to or hearing a religious confession. | [noun] Confession to a priest. | [noun] Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission. SHRIKE (13) [noun] Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. SHRILL (9) [noun] A shrill sound. | [verb] To make a shrill noise. | [adjective] High-pitched and piercing. SHRIMP (13) [noun] Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen. | [noun] The flesh of such crustaceans. | [noun] A small, puny or unimportant person. SHRINE (9) [noun] A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped. | [noun] A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint. | [noun] A place or object hallowed from its history or associations. SHRINK (13) [noun] Shrinkage; contraction; recoil. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist. | [noun] Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date. SHRIVE (12) [verb] To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.) | [verb] To prescribe penance or absolution. | [verb] To confess, and receive absolution. SHROFF (15) [noun] A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or a local expert at detecting bad coin. | [noun] A cashier, especially for a carpark. | [noun] Short for shroff office: the office of a shroff at a carpark, etc. SHROUD (10) [noun] That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. | [noun] Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet. | [noun] That which covers or shelters like a shroud. | [verb] To cover with a shroud. | [noun] The branching top of a tree; foliage. SHROVE (12) [verb] To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.) | [verb] To prescribe penance or absolution. | [verb] To confess, and receive absolution. SHRUBS (11) [noun] A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base. | [noun] A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur. SHRUGS (10) [noun] A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge. | [noun] A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted. SHRUNK (13) [verb] To cause to become smaller. | [verb] To become smaller; to contract. | [verb] To cower or flinch. SHTETL (9) [noun] A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe. SHTICK (15) [noun] A generally humorous routine | [noun] A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves. | [noun] A gimmick. SHTIKS (13) SHUCKS (15) [noun] The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts). | [noun] A fraud; a scam. | [noun] A phony. SHUNTS (9) [noun] An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove. | [noun] A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit. | [noun] The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun. SHUTED (10) SHUTES (9) SHYERS (12) SHYEST (12) [adjective] Easily frightened; timid. | [adjective] Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach. | [adjective] Cautious; wary; suspicious. SHYING (13) [verb] To avoid due to timidness or caution. | [verb] To jump back in fear. | [verb] To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling SIGHED (11) [verb] To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like. | [verb] To lament; to grieve. | [verb] To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. SIGHER (10) SIGHTS (10) [noun] (in the singular) The ability to see. | [noun] The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view. | [noun] Something seen. SIPHON (11) [noun] A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another. | [noun] A soda siphon. | [noun] A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants. SIRRAH (9) [noun] A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern day equivalent would be "little man". SIXTHS (16) [noun] (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position. | [noun] One of six equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.) SKEIGH (14) SKETCH (15) [noun] A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines. | [noun] A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book. | [noun] A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline. SLATCH (11) SLEIGH (10) [noun] A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller) | [verb] To ride or drive a sleigh. | [adjective] Sly. SLEUTH (9) [noun] A detective. | [noun] A sleuth-hound; a bloodhound. | [noun] An animal’s trail or track. | [noun] Slowness; laziness, sloth. SLIGHT (10) [noun] The act of slighting; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy. | [noun] Sleight. | [verb] To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of. SLOSHY (12) [adjective] That sloshes or splashes SLOTHS (9) [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. SLOUCH (11) [noun] A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance | [noun] Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim. | [noun] Someone who is slow to act. SLOUGH (10) [noun] The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. | [noun] Dead skin on a sore or ulcer. | [verb] To shed (skin). | [noun] A muddy or marshy area. SLUSHY (12) [noun] A flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals. | [noun] A kitchen helper. | [adjective] Covered in slush. SMIRCH (13) [noun] Dirt, or a stain. | [noun] A stain on somebody's reputation. | [verb] To dirty; to make dirty. | [noun] A chirp of radiation power from an astronomical body that has a smeared appearance on its plot in the time-frequency plane (usually associated with massive bodies orbiting supermassive black holes) SMITHS (11) [noun] A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith. | [noun] (by extension) One who makes anything; wright. | [noun] An artist. SMITHY (14) [noun] The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works, a forge. | [verb] To forge, especially by hand SMOOCH (13) [noun] A kiss. | [verb] To kiss. | [verb] To soil, stain or smudge. SMOOTH (11) [noun] Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily. | [noun] A smoothing action. | [noun] A domestic animal having a smooth coat. SMUTCH (13) SNATCH (11) [noun] A quick grab or catch. | [noun] A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. | [noun] A piece of some sound, usually music or conversation. SNATHE (9) SNATHS (9) SNEESH (9) SNITCH (11) [noun] A thief. | [noun] An informer, usually one who betrays his group. | [noun] A nose. SOOTHE (9) [verb] To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh. | [verb] To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften. | [verb] To smooth over; render less obnoxious. SOOTHS (9) SORGHO (10) SOUGHS (10) [verb] To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound. | [verb] To drain. SOUGHT (10) [verb] To try to find; to look for; to search for. | [verb] To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. | [verb] To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at. SOUTHS (9) [verb] To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south. | [verb] To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line. SPAHEE (11) SPAHIS (11) [noun] (history) An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system. | [noun] (history) A soldier in a mainly Arab-recruited cavalry (originally horse, later light armored) regiment in French colonial service in (former/ in name still) Ottoman North African provinces SPATHE (11) [noun] A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix. SPEECH (13) [noun] The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the ability to speak or to use vocalizations to communicate. | [noun] A session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person. | [noun] A style of speaking. SPHENE (11) [noun] Titanite SPHERE (11) [noun] A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter . | [noun] A spherical physical object; a globe or ball. | [noun] The apparent outer limit of space; the edge of the heavens, imagined as a hollow globe within which celestial bodies appear to be embedded. SPHERY (14) SPHINX (18) [noun] A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal (commonly a lion). | [noun] A person who keeps his/her thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic person. | [noun] A mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, formerly classified a baboon, and called sphinx baboon. SPILTH (11) [noun] A spillage; spilled material. SPLASH (11) [noun] The sound made by an object hitting a liquid. | [noun] A small amount of liquid. | [noun] A small amount (of color). SPLOSH (11) [noun] A heavy splashing sound. | [noun] Tea (the drink). | [verb] To make a heavy splashing sound. SQUASH (18) [noun] A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets. | [noun] A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water. | [noun] A place or a situation where people have limited space to move. | [noun] A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind. | [noun] Muskrat. SQUISH (18) [noun] The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed. | [noun] A political moderate. | [noun] Marmalade. | [noun] A non-romantic and generally non-sexual infatuation with somebody one is not dating, or the object of that infatuation; a platonic crush. SQUUSH (18) SRADHA (10) STANCH (11) [noun] That which stanches or checks a flow. | [noun] A floodgate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release. | [verb] To stop the flow of. STAPHS (11) [noun] Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes. STARCH (11) [noun] A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc. | [noun] (nutrition) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods. | [noun] A stiff, formal manner; formality. STENCH (11) [noun] A strong foul smell; a stink. | [noun] A foul quality. | [noun] A smell or odour, not necessarily bad. STICHS (11) STITCH (11) [noun] A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. | [noun] An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style. | [noun] An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise. | [verb] To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches. STITHY (12) STRATH (9) [noun] A wide, flat river valley. SUBAHS (11) SUCCAH (13) [noun] A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot). SUGHED (11) SUKKAH (17) [noun] A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot). SULPHA (11) [noun] A sulphanilamide. | [adjective] Of or containing sulphanilamide. SUMACH (13) [noun] Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria). | [noun] Dried and chopped-up leaves and stems of a plant of the genus Rhus, particularly the tanner's sumac (see sense 1), used for dyeing and tanning leather or for medicinal purposes. | [noun] A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean, made from the berries of tanner's sumac. SUNNAH (9) SURAHS (9) [noun] Any of the 114 chapters of the Qur'an. | [noun] Soft twilled silk SUSHIS (9) SWARTH (12) SWATCH (14) [noun] A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material. | [noun] A selection of such samples bound together. | [noun] A clump or portion of something. | [noun] A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore. SWATHE (12) [noun] A bandage; a band | [verb] To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers | [noun] The track cut out by a scythe in mowing. SWATHS (12) [noun] The track cut out by a scythe in mowing. | [noun] A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people. SWISHY (15) [adjective] Producing a swishing sound. | [adjective] Swish; fancy, posh, impressive. | [adjective] (of a man) Effeminate; gay SWITCH (14) [noun] A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bond in such a way that binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding. | [noun] A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow. | [noun] A change or exchange. SWITHE (12) SWOOSH (12) [noun] A swooshing movement or sound | [noun] A pattern or logo suggesting a swooshing movement. | [verb] To move with a rushing or swirling sound SYLPHS (14) [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. SYLPHY (17) SYNCHS (14) [noun] Harmony. | [noun] A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films. | [noun] The state or property of being synchronized. SYNTHS (12) [noun] A musical synthesizer. | [verb] To play on a musical synthesizer. SYPHER (14) SYPHON (14) [noun] A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another. | [noun] A soda siphon. | [noun] A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants. TACHES (11) [noun] Moustache, mustache. | [noun] A spot, stain, or blemish. | [noun] Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button. TAHINI (9) [noun] A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc. TAHSIL (9) [noun] An administrative division in India and Pakistan. TAKAHE (13) [noun] A species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand. TAUGHT (10) [verb] To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate. | [verb] (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to. | [verb] To pass on knowledge, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher. TECHED (12) TECHIE (11) [noun] One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers. | [noun] A person who works on the technical side of events. TEETHE (9) [verb] To grow teeth. | [verb] To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth. TEMPEH (13) [noun] An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked fermented soybeans, mixed with a fungus (Rhizopus oligosporus). TENTHS (9) [noun] The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position. | [noun] One of ten equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third. TEPHRA (11) [noun] The solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that settles on the surrounding areas. TERAPH (11) [noun] An image of a Semitic household god. TETCHY (14) [adjective] Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible. TETHER (9) [noun] A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement | [noun] A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay | [noun] (by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc. THACKS (15) THAIRM (11) THALER (9) [noun] A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc. | [noun] The currency of Baden from 1829 to 1837, valued at 100 Kreuzer. THALLI (9) [noun] An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae. | [noun] Any plant body lacking vascular tissue. THANES (9) [noun] A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. THANKS (13) [noun] An expression of appreciation; a thought. | [verb] To express gratitude or appreciation toward. | [verb] To feel gratitude or appreciation toward. THARMS (11) THATCH (14) [noun] Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain. | [noun] Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching. | [noun] A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn. | [verb] To cover the roof with straw, reed, leaves, etc. THAWED (13) [verb] To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen | [verb] To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally. | [verb] To grow gentle or genial. THAWER (12) THECAE (11) [noun] Any external case or sheath. | [noun] The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther. | [noun] The twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle. THECAL (11) THEFTS (12) [noun] The act of stealing property. THEGNS (10) [noun] A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. THEINE (9) [noun] Caffeine when present in tea. THEINS (9) THEIRS (9) [pronoun] That which belongs to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun. THEISM (11) [noun] Belief in the existence of at least one deity. | [noun] (narrowly) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation. | [noun] A morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea. THEIST (9) [noun] One who believes in the existence of a god or gods. THEMED (12) [verb] To give a theme to. | [verb] To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software). | [adjective] (often in combination) Having a particular theme or topic THEMES (11) [noun] A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. | [noun] A recurring idea; a motif. | [noun] An essay written for school. THENAL (9) THENAR (9) [noun] The palm of the hand or sole of the foot. | [noun] The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it. | [adjective] Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot. THENCE (11) [adverb] From there, from that place or from that time. | [adverb] Deriving from this fact or circumstance; therefore, therefrom. | [adverb] From that time; thenceforth; thereafter THEORY (12) [noun] A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate. | [noun] Mental conception; reflection, consideration. | [noun] A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc. THERES (9) [noun] That place. | [noun] That status; that position. THERME (11) THERMS (11) [noun] A former unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units. Symbol: thm. THESES (9) [noun] Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc. | [noun] Senses relating to music and prosody. THESIS (9) [noun] Senses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc. | [noun] Senses relating to music and prosody. THETAS (9) [noun] The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. | [noun] The measure of an angle. | [noun] The sensitivity of the value of a derivative with respect to time; the "time decay". THETIC (11) THICKS (15) THIEVE (12) [verb] To commit theft. THIGHS (13) [noun] The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. | [noun] That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect. THILLS (9) [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. THINGS (10) [noun] That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept. | [noun] A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity. | [noun] An individual object or distinct entity. THINKS (13) [noun] An act of thinking; consideration (of something). | [verb] To ponder, to go over in one's head. | [verb] To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem. THINLY (12) [adverb] In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly. THIOLS (9) [noun] A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen atom; a compound containing such a radical. THIRAM (11) [noun] The fungicide and bird repellent tetramethylthiuram disulfide. THIRDS (10) [noun] The person or thing in the third position. | [noun] One of three equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The third gear of a gearbox. THIRLS (9) THIRST (9) [noun] A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which spots the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane | [noun] The condition producing the sensation of thirst. | [noun] A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing. THIRTY (12) [noun] A rack of thirty beers. | [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30. THOLED (10) [verb] To suffer. | [verb] To endure, to put up with, to tolerate. THOLES (9) [noun] A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars. | [noun] A pin, or handle, of the snath (shaft) of a scythe. | [noun] A cupola, a dome, a rotunda; a tholus. THOLOI (9) [noun] A dome, or domed building; a cupola. | [noun] A dome-shaped tomb from the Mycenaean period of Ancient Greece. THOLOS (9) [noun] A dome, or domed building; a cupola. | [noun] A dome-shaped tomb from the Mycenaean period of Ancient Greece. THONGS (10) [noun] A strip of leather. | [noun] (usually in the plural) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour. | [noun] An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more. THORAX (16) [noun] The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs. | [noun] The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached. THORIA (9) [noun] The rare earth, thorium oxide. THORIC (11) THORNS (9) [noun] A sharp protective spine of a plant. | [noun] Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn. | [noun] That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome. THORNY (12) [adjective] Having thorns or spines | [adjective] Troublesome or vexatious | [adjective] Aloof and irritable THORON (9) THORPE (11) [noun] (now chiefly in placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village. THORPS (11) [noun] (now chiefly in placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village. THOUED (10) THOUGH (13) [adverb] Despite that; however. | [adverb] (degree) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed. | [conjunction] Despite the fact that; although. THRALL (9) [noun] One who is enslaved or under mind control. | [noun] The state of being under the control of another person. | [noun] A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. | [verb] To make a thrall; enslave. THRASH (12) [noun] A beat or blow; the sound of beating. | [noun] Thrash metal | [verb] To beat mercilessly. THRAVE (12) THRAWN (12) THRAWS (12) THREAD (10) [noun] A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string. | [noun] A continued theme or idea. | [noun] A screw thread. THREAP (11) [noun] An altercation, quarrel, argument | [noun] An accusation or serious charge | [noun] Stubborn insistence | [verb] To contradict THREAT (9) [noun] An expression of intent to injure or punish another. | [noun] An indication of potential or imminent danger. | [noun] A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace. | [verb] To press; urge; compel. THREEP (11) THREES (9) [noun] The digit/figure 3. | [noun] Anything measuring three units, as length. | [noun] A person who is three years old. THRESH (12) [verb] To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery. | [verb] To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub. THRICE (11) [adverb] Three times. THRIFT (12) [noun] The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). | [noun] A savings bank. | [noun] Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima. THRILL (9) [noun] A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion. | [noun] A cause of sudden excitement; a kick. | [noun] A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur. | [verb] To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements. THRIPS (11) [noun] Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants. THRIVE (12) [verb] To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish. | [verb] To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable. THROAT (9) [noun] The front part of the neck. | [noun] The gullet or windpipe. | [noun] A narrow opening in a vessel. THROBS (11) [noun] A beating, vibration or palpitation. | [verb] To pound or beat rapidly or violently. | [verb] To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm. THROES (9) [noun] A pang, spasm. | [noun] (usually plural) A hard struggle. | [noun] A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow. THRONE (9) [noun] An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions. | [noun] Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch. | [noun] The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope. THRONG (10) [noun] A group of people crowded or gathered closely together. | [noun] A group of things; a host or swarm. | [verb] To crowd into a place, especially to fill it. THROVE (12) [verb] To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish. | [verb] To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable. THROWN (12) [verb] To change place. | [verb] To change in state or status | [verb] To move through time. THROWS (12) [verb] To change place. | [verb] To change in state or status | [verb] To move through time. THRUMS (11) [noun] A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration. | [noun] A spicy taste; a tang. | [verb] To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking. THRUSH (12) [noun] Any of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae, often with spotted underbellies such as the bluebird, nightingale, and American robin have. | [noun] A female singer. | [noun] A fungal infection caused by Candida, now especially of the vagina; candidiasis. THRUST (9) [noun] An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point. | [noun] A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.) | [noun] The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine. THUJAS (16) [noun] A tree of the genus Thuja. THULIA (9) THUMBS (13) [noun] The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. | [noun] The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider. | [noun] A thumbnail picture. THUMPS (13) [noun] A blow that produces a muffled sound. | [noun] The sound of such a blow; a thud. | [noun] Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases. THUNKS (13) [noun] (functional programming) A delayed computation. | [noun] In the Scheme programming language, a function or procedure taking no arguments. | [noun] A mapping of machine data from one system-specific form to another, usually for compatibility reasons, such as from 16-bit addresses to 32-bit to allow a 16-bit program to run on a 32-bit operating system. THURLS (9) THUSLY (12) [adverb] (sometimes proscribed) thus (in this way). THUYAS (12) [noun] Any member of the genus Thuya. THWACK (18) [noun] The act of thwacking; a strike or blow, especially with a flat implement. | [noun] A heavy slapping sound. | [verb] To hit with a flat implement. THWART (12) [noun] A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit. | [noun] A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail. | [noun] An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle. THYMES (14) [noun] Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. THYMEY (17) THYMIC (16) [adjective] Of or relating to the thymus gland | [adjective] Derived from thymol THYMOL (14) [noun] A monoterpene phenol, C10H13OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming THYMUS (14) [noun] A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes. THYRSE (12) THYRSI (12) [noun] A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers. | [noun] A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut. TIGHTS (10) [noun] A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet. | [noun] A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers. | [noun] A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers. TILTHS (9) TITHED (10) [verb] To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly: | [verb] To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly: | [verb] To compose the tenth part of something. TITHER (9) TITHES (9) [noun] A tenth. | [noun] The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. | [noun] A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church) TOCHER (11) [noun] A dowry. | [verb] To supply with a dowry. TONISH (9) TOOTHS (9) TOOTHY (12) [adjective] Having prominent teeth TOPHES (11) TOPHUS (11) [noun] A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. TORAHS (9) TORCHY (14) TOROTH (9) TOSHES (9) [noun] Copper; items made of copper | [noun] Valuables retrieved from sewers and drains | [noun] Rubbish, trash, especially in the sense of nonsense, bosh, balderdash TOTHER (9) [adjective] The other (of two). | [adjective] Other, all others. | [pronoun] Other. Most often used after the. TOUCHE (11) [interjection] An acknowledgement of a hit. | [interjection] An acknowledgement of the validity, appropriateness or superiority of an opponent's argument or statement in a discussion. TOUCHY (14) [adjective] (of a situation) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness. | [adjective] (of a person) Easily offended; oversensitive; ticklish. TOUGHS (10) [noun] A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully. TOUGHY (13) TOWHEE (12) [noun] Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone. TOYISH (12) TRASHY (12) [adjective] Like trash; containing much trash | [adjective] Having a sound like white noise TREFAH (12) TRENCH (11) [noun] A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground. | [noun] A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces. | [noun] A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation. TROCHE (11) TROPHY (14) [noun] Tropæum. | [noun] An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement. | [noun] An object taken as a prize by a hunter or conqueror, especially one that is displayed. TROTHS (9) TROUGH (10) [noun] A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. | [noun] Any similarly shaped container. | [noun] A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates. TROWTH (12) TRUTHS (9) [noun] True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. | [noun] Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy. | [noun] The state or quality of being true to someone or something. TUCHUN (11) TUSCHE (11) TUSHED (10) TUSHES (9) [noun] A half-crown coin; its value | [noun] A crown coin; its value | [noun] A tusk. TUSHIE (9) TUSSAH (9) [noun] A deep gold-coloured silk produced from larvae of several species of silk worms belonging to the moth genus Antheraea | [noun] Any of the moth species used to produce tussar silk TUSSEH (9) TWITCH (14) [noun] Couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed) TYPHON (14) TYPHUS (14) [noun] One of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever. TYTHED (13) TYTHES (12) UHLANS (9) [noun] A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian/German, Austrian, and Russian armies. UNCHIC (13) UNHAIR (9) UNHAND (10) [verb] To release from the hand; to let go. UNHANG (10) [verb] Hypothetically, to undo the execution of (a person) by hanging. | [verb] To take down something (such as a picture) from a hanging position UNHATS (9) UNHELM (11) UNHEWN (12) UNHOLY (12) [adjective] Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted. | [adjective] Dreadful, terrible, or otherwise atrocious. UNHOOD (10) [verb] To remove the hood from. UNHOOK (13) [verb] To remove from a hook. | [verb] To unfasten by means of hooks. | [verb] To unfasten the bra of (its wearer). UNHUNG (10) [adjective] (of a person) Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged. | [adjective] (of a painting) Not selected for exhibition. | [adjective] (of game) Cooked without being hung to mature. UNHURT (9) [adjective] Not hurt; unharmed or unscathed UNHUSK (13) [verb] To remove the husk of. UNLASH (9) [verb] To unfasten. UNMESH (11) UNSHED (10) [adjective] That has not been shed. UNSHIP (11) [verb] To unload cargo from a ship or other vessel | [verb] To remove an oar or mast from its normal position | [verb] To throw from a horse; to unseat UNSHOD (10) [adjective] Not shod; without shoes. | [adjective] Of a vehicle, not fitted with tyres on the wheels. | [verb] To remove a shoe (especially a horseshoe) from. UNSHUT (9) UNWISH (12) UPHEAP (13) UPHELD (12) [verb] To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. | [verb] To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling | [verb] To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned) UPHILL (11) [noun] An uphill route. | [adjective] Located up a slope or on a hill. | [adjective] Going up a slope or a hill. UPHOLD (12) [verb] To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. | [verb] To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling | [verb] To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned) UPHOVE (14) UPHROE (11) UPPISH (13) [adjective] (since circa 1678) Having plenty of money. | [adjective] Proud; arrogant; assuming | [adjective] (of a shot) In which the ball is hit into the air, with the chance of being caught. UPRUSH (11) [noun] An upwards rush. | [verb] To rush upward. UPSHOT (11) [noun] A concise summary. | [noun] The final result, or outcome of something. URCHIN (11) [noun] A mischievous child. | [noun] A street urchin, a child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets. | [noun] A sea urchin. USHERS (9) [noun] A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats. | [noun] A male escort at a wedding. | [noun] A doorkeeper in a courtroom. VAHINE (12) VANISH (12) [noun] The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part. | [noun] A magic trick in which something seems to disappear. | [verb] To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed. WAHINE (12) [noun] A Polynesian or Maori woman. | [noun] A female surfer. WAHOOS (12) [noun] Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish. | [noun] The winged elm, Ulmus alata. | [noun] Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush. WALLAH (12) [noun] A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah. | [noun] A guy or bloke. | [adverb] By God (Allah); may God be my witness used in making a solemn oath WARMTH (14) [noun] A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm. | [noun] Friendliness, kindness or affection. | [noun] Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression. WASHED (13) [verb] To clean with water. | [verb] To move or erode by the force of water in motion. | [verb] To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water. WASHER (12) [noun] Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher. | [noun] A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman. | [noun] A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction or prevent leakage. WASHES (12) [noun] The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid. | [noun] A liquid used for washing. | [noun] A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties. WASHUP (14) [noun] The act by which something is washed. | [noun] Something or somebody that is washed up; a has-been. | [noun] A meeting to gauge the success or failure of an operation or war game. WAUCHT (14) WAUGHT (13) WEALTH (12) [noun] Riches; valuable material possessions. | [noun] A great amount; an abundance or plenty. | [noun] Prosperity; well-being; happiness. WECHTS (14) WEIGHS (13) [verb] To determine the weight of an object. | [verb] Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale. | [verb] To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate. WEIGHT (13) [noun] (physical) Matter, material. | [noun] A large quantity; a sum. | [noun] The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism. WETHER (12) [noun] A castrated buck goat. | [noun] A castrated ram. | [verb] To castrate a male sheep or goat. | [noun] The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. WHACKO (18) [noun] An amusingly eccentric or irrational person. | [adjective] Amusingly eccentric or irrational. WHACKS (18) [noun] The sound of a heavy strike. | [noun] The strike itself. | [noun] The stroke itself, regardless of its successful impact. WHACKY (21) [adjective] Zany; eccentric WHALED (13) [verb] To hunt for whales. | [verb] To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly. WHALER (12) [noun] One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry. | [noun] A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales. | [noun] One who whales (flogs or beats). WHALES (12) [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. WHAMMO (16) [noun] An action-packed scene in a film, etc. | [interjection] Used to emphasis the suddenness of an event. WHAMMY (19) [noun] A serious or devastating setback | [noun] An evil spell; a curse or hex | [noun] The vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar) WHANGS (13) [verb] (chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air. | [verb] To throw with a rapid slamming motion. | [verb] To whack or beat. WHARFS (15) [noun] A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank. | [noun] The bank of a river, or the shore of the sea. WHARVE (15) WHAUPS (14) [noun] Curlew WHEALS (12) [noun] A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc. | [noun] A mine. WHEATS (12) [noun] Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. | [noun] A light brown colour, like that of wheat. WHEELS (12) [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. WHEENS (12) WHEEPS (14) WHEEZE (21) [noun] A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. | [noun] An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone. | [noun] (British, Irish) An ulterior scheme or plan WHEEZY (24) [adjective] That wheezes. WHELKS (16) [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. WHELKY (19) WHELMS (14) [verb] To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge. | [verb] To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. | [verb] To ruin or destroy. WHELPS (14) [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. WHENAS (12) WHENCE (14) [adverb] From where; from which place or source. | [conjunction] Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated. WHERES (12) WHERRY (15) [noun] A light ship used to navigate inland waterways. | [noun] A flat-bottomed vessel once employed by British merchants, notably in East Anglia, sometimes converted into pleasure boats. | [noun] A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice is extracted. WHERVE (15) WHEYEY (18) WHIDAH (16) [noun] Any of various black and white African weaverbirds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds. WHIFFS (18) [noun] A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air | [noun] An odour carried briefly through the air | [noun] A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe. WHILED (13) [verb] To pass (time) idly. | [verb] To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass. | [verb] To loiter. WHILES (12) [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. WHILOM (14) [adjective] Former, sometime. | [adverb] While. | [adverb] Once upon a time, formerly. WHILST (12) [conjunction] (rare or literary in North America) While, at the same time. WHIMSY (17) [noun] A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour. | [noun] An impulsive, illogical or capricious character. | [noun] A whim (capstan or vertical drum). WHINED (13) [verb] To utter a high-pitched cry. | [verb] To make a sound resembling such a cry. | [verb] To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine. WHINER (12) WHINES (12) [noun] A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound | [noun] A complaint or criticism WHINEY (15) [adjective] Whining; tending to whine or complain. WHINGE (13) [noun] A cry. | [noun] A peevish complaint. | [verb] To complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. WHINNY (15) [noun] A gentle neigh. | [verb] (of a horse) To make a gentle neigh. WHIPPY (19) [adjective] Whiplike; thin and pliant. | [adjective] Active, nimble WHIRLS (12) [verb] To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly. | [verb] To have a sensation of spinning or reeling. | [verb] To make something or someone whirl. WHIRLY (15) WHIRRS (12) [noun] A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion. | [noun] A bustle of noise and excitement. | [verb] To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound. WHIRRY (15) WHISHT (15) [interjection] (Irish and British) Shush, silence, be quiet! | [interjection] A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc. WHISKS (16) [noun] A quick, light sweeping motion. | [noun] A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function). | [noun] A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush. WHISKY (19) [noun] An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain and usually aged in oak barrels. | [noun] A drink of this liquor. | [noun] A light gig or carriage. WHISTS (12) WHITED (13) [verb] To make white; to whiten; to bleach. WHITEN (12) [verb] (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch. WHITER (12) [adjective] Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. | [adjective] (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin. | [adjective] Designated for use by Caucasians. WHITES (12) [noun] The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths. | [noun] A person of European descent with light-coloured skin. | [noun] Any butterfly of the family Pieridae. WHITEY (15) [noun] A white person, a person of European descent. | [noun] A state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use. | [adjective] Close to white in colour. WHOLES (12) [noun] Something complete, without any parts missing. | [noun] An entirety. WHOLLY (15) [adverb] Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent. | [adverb] Exclusively and solely. WHOMPS (16) [verb] Hit extremely hard. WHOMSO (14) [pronoun] Whichever person, whomever WHOOFS (15) WHOOPS (14) [interjection] Oops. | [noun] A loud, eager cry, usually of joy. | [noun] A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough. WHOOSH (15) [noun] A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed. | [verb] To make a breathy sound like a whoosh. WHORED (13) [verb] To prostitute oneself. | [verb] To engage the services of a prostitute. | [verb] To pimp; to pander. WHORES (12) [noun] Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood. | [noun] A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. | [noun] A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut. WHORLS (12) [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. WHORTS (12) WHOSIS (12) WHUMPS (16) [noun] A thumping sound. | [noun] A genre of fan fiction in which a character endures injury, torture, or other forms of physical and mental suffering. | [verb] To strike something with a whump. WHYDAH (19) [noun] Any of various black and white African weaverbirds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds. WICHES (14) WIDISH (13) WIDTHS (13) [noun] The state of being wide. | [noun] The measurement of the extent of something from side to side. | [noun] A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric. WIGHTS (13) [noun] A living creature, especially a human being. | [noun] A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor. | [noun] A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity. WINISH (12) WISHED (13) [verb] To desire; to want. | [verb] To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive). | [verb] (followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome). WISHER (12) WISHES (12) [noun] A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen. | [noun] An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power. | [noun] The thing desired or longed for. WITCHY (17) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike. WITHAL (12) [adverb] All things considered; nevertheless; besides | [adverb] With this; with that. WITHED (13) WITHER (12) [verb] To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water. | [verb] To cause to shrivel or dry up. | [verb] To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away. | [adverb] Against, in opposition to. | [verb] To go against, resist; oppose. WITHES (12) [noun] A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy. | [noun] A band of twisted twigs. | [noun] An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows. WITHIN (12) [adjective] In the context of which the present document or ruling is made. | [adverb] In or into the interior; inside. | [preposition] In the inner part, spatially; physically inside. WORTHS (12) WORTHY (15) [noun] A distinguished or eminent person | [adjective] Having worth, merit or value | [adjective] Honourable or admirable | [verb] To render or treat as worthy; exalt; revere; honour; esteem; respect; value; reward; adore. WRAITH (12) [noun] A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death. WRATHS (12) [noun] Great anger. | [noun] Punishment. WRATHY (15) [adjective] Feeling wrath; very angry, furious. WREATH (12) [noun] Something twisted, intertwined, or curled. | [noun] An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor. | [noun] An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms. WRENCH (14) [noun] A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. | [noun] An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain. | [noun] A trick or artifice. | [verb] To violently move in a turn or writhe. WRETCH (14) [noun] An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person. | [noun] An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person. | [noun] An exile. WRIGHT (13) [noun] A builder or maker of something. WRITHE (12) [noun] A contortion. | [noun] (knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot | [verb] To twist, to wring (something). WUTHER (12) WYCHES (17) YACHTS (14) [noun] A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock. | [noun] Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes. | [verb] To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht. YAHOOS (12) [noun] A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person; yokel; lout. | [noun] A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas. YECCHS (16) YIRTHS (12) YOUTHS (12) [noun] The quality or state of being young. | [noun] The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood. | [noun] A young person. ZECHIN (20) ZENITH (18) [noun] The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir. | [noun] The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body. | [noun] (by extension) Highest point or state; peak. ZEPHYR (23) [noun] A light wind from the west. | [noun] Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze. | [noun] Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric. ZEROTH (18) [adjective] In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero. | [adjective] Corresponding to a position preceding the first. ZIBETH (20) ZILLAH (18) [noun] A district or local division, as of a province, in India. ZITHER (18) [noun] A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips. | [noun] (translations) Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin or Norwegian harpeleik; especially any chordophone without a neck, and with strings that pass over the body. | [verb] To play a zither. ZIZITH (27)