Dordle Words Containing K

ARK (7) [noun] A large box with a flat lid. | [noun] Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge. | [noun] Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge ASK (7) [noun] An act or instance of asking. | [noun] Something asked or asked for. | [noun] An asking price. | [noun] An eft; newt. AUK (7) [noun] Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. DAK (8) [noun] A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers. EKE (7) [noun] (obsolete except Britain) An addition. | [noun] A small stand on which a beehive is placed. | [noun] A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space: see http//www.dave-cushman.net/bee/eke.html | [adverb] Also; in addition to. ELK (7) [noun] Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). | [noun] The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus). ICK (9) [interjection] An exclamation of disgust | [noun] Something distasteful or physically unpleasant to touch. | [adjective] Icky; distasteful or unpleasant. | [noun] Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius. ILK (7) [noun] A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | [adjective] Very; same. INK (7) [noun] A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc. | [noun] A particular type, color or container of this fluid. | [noun] The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy. IRK (7) [verb] To irritate; annoy; bother KAB (9) KAE (7) KAF (10) KAS (7) [noun] A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian mythology, which survived after death. KAT (7) KAY (10) [interjection] Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance. | [interjection] Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said. | [interjection] Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter. KEA (7) [noun] Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand. KEF (10) [noun] A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect. | [noun] The state of relaxed stupor induced by cannabis. | [noun] The trichome of marijuana, a green powdery substance that falls from dry marijuana high in THC and other cannabinoid compounds. KEG (8) [noun] A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer. | [verb] To store in a keg. KEN (7) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [noun] Knowledge, perception, or sight. | [noun] Range of sight. | [noun] (thieves' cant) A house, especially a den of thieves. | [noun] A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus KEP (9) KEX (14) KEY (10) [noun] An object designed to open and close a lock. | [noun] An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation. | [noun] A crucial step or requirement. | [noun] One of a string of small islands. | [noun] A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf. | [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg KHI (10) KID (8) [noun] A young goat. | [noun] Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid. | [noun] Kidskin. | [noun] A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. KIF (10) [noun] A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect. | [noun] The state of relaxed stupor induced by cannabis. | [noun] The trichome of marijuana, a green powdery substance that falls from dry marijuana high in THC and other cannabinoid compounds. KIN (7) [noun] Race; family; breed; kind. | [noun] Persons of the same race or family; kindred. | [noun] One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively. | [noun] A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. | [noun] A day, in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. | [verb] (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. KIP (9) [noun] The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat. | [noun] A bundle or set of such hides. | [noun] A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat. | [noun] (chiefly UK) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed. | [verb] To snatch; take up hastily; filch | [noun] A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound. | [noun] The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK. | [noun] A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body. KIR (7) [noun] A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine. KIT (7) [noun] A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves. | [noun] A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight. | [noun] A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack. | [noun] A kitten (young cat). | [noun] A very small long-necked violin that came in a variety of shapes and configurations, meant to be carried in a pocket and intended for instructors (dancing masters) to carry to accompany their students. | [noun] A school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons. KOA (7) [noun] Acacia koa, a species of large tree in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree. KOB (9) [noun] An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob. | [noun] Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (Dusky Kob or Great Kob), or perhaps the smaller Squaretail Kob. KOI (7) [noun] Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring. KOP (9) [noun] A hill or mountain. KOR (7) KOS (7) KUE (7) LEK (7) [noun] An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display | [verb] To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek | [verb] To play | [noun] The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka OAK (7) [noun] A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. | [noun] The wood of the oak. | [noun] A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood. OKA (7) [noun] A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram. | [noun] A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres. OKE (7) [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] A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram. | [noun] Man; guy; bloke. | [noun] A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. SKA (7) [noun] A style of Jamaican dance music combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues. SKI (7) [noun] One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water | [noun] One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing | [verb] To move on skis SKY (10) [noun] The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day. | [noun] The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc. | [noun] Heaven. TSK (7) UKE (7) [noun] A small four-stringed guitar. | [noun] The training partner against whom tori performs a move. | [noun] (Japanese fiction) A passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom. WOK (10) [noun] A large, oriental, round-bottomed cooking pan. | [verb] To prepare oriental cuisine using a wok. YAK (10) [noun] An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane. | [noun] A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. | [noun] A laugh. | [noun] A kayak. YOK (10) [noun] A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one. | [verb] To laugh, especially loudly or uproariously | [noun] A non-Jew; a Gentile. YUK (10) [noun] Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh. | [verb] To laugh exuberantly. | [interjection] An exuberant laugh. ZEK (16)

AKEE (8) [noun] A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan. | [noun] The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous. AKIN (8) [adjective] (of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood. | [adjective] (often followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. ALKY (11) [noun] An alcoholic. AMOK (10) [adverb] In a violently raging or uncontrollable manner, typically used in the phrase "run amok." | [noun] A murderous frenzy, especially one attributed to a Malay warrior. 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 ARAK (8) [noun] A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East | [noun] The toothbrush tree, Salvadora persica. ARKS (8) [noun] A large box with a flat lid. | [noun] Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge. | [noun] Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge ASKS (8) [verb] To request (information, or an answer to a question). | [verb] To put forward (a question) to be answered. | [verb] To interrogate or enquire of (a person). AUKS (8) [noun] Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. BACK (12) [noun] The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | [noun] That which is farthest away from the front. | [noun] Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. | [noun] A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. BAKE (10) [noun] The act of cooking food by baking. | [noun] Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole. | [noun] A social event at which food (such as seafood) is baked, or at which baked food is served. BALK (10) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". | [verb] To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring. BANK (10) [noun] An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. | [noun] A branch office of such an institution. | [noun] An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque. | [noun] An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse. | [noun] A row or panel of items stored or grouped together. | [noun] A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars. BARK (10) [noun] The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. | [noun] An abrupt loud vocal utterance. | [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | [noun] The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree. | [noun] A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge. BASK (10) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). BEAK (10) [noun] Anatomical uses. | [noun] Figurative uses. | [noun] Colloquial uses. BECK (12) [noun] A stream or small river. | [noun] A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command. | [verb] To nod or motion with the head. | [noun] A vat. | [noun] Anatomical uses. BIKE (10) [noun] A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. | [noun] A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs. | [noun] The best possible hand in lowball. | [noun] A hive of bees, or a nest of wasps, hornets, or ants. BILK (10) [noun] The spoiling of someone's score in the crib. | [noun] A deception, a hoax. | [noun] A cheat or swindler. BIRK (10) BISK (10) [noun] A rich soup made from shellfish or meat. | [noun] A type of hard, twice-baked biscuit or rusk. BOCK (12) [noun] A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. BONK (10) [noun] A bump on the head. | [noun] Any minor collision or random meeting. | [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. BOOK (10) [noun] A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. | [noun] A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book. | [noun] A major division of a long work. | [verb] To reserve (something) for future use. | [verb] (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven. BOSK (10) [noun] A small wooded area or thicket. | [noun] A small bush or shrub. BUCK (12) [noun] A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. | [noun] An uncastrated sheep, a ram. | [noun] A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man. | [verb] To bend; buckle. | [noun] The beech tree. | [noun] Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed. BULK (10) [noun] Size, specifically, volume. | [noun] Any huge body or structure. | [noun] The major part of something. BUNK (10) [noun] One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. | [noun] A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. | [noun] A cot. | [noun] Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense. | [verb] To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). BUSK (10) [noun] A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it. | [noun] (by extension) A corset. | [noun] A kind of linen. | [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. | [verb] To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport CAKE (10) [noun] A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. | [noun] A small mass of baked dough, especially a thin loaf from unleavened dough. | [noun] A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or pancake. | [verb] To cackle like a goose. CAKY (13) [adjective] Resembling or containing cake; having the texture or consistency of cake. | [adjective] Covered with or caked with a substance; encrusted. CALK (10) [noun] A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping. | [noun] A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging | [verb] To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice. CARK (10) [noun] A noxious or corroding worry. | [noun] The state of being filled with worry. | [verb] To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles. | [verb] To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. | [verb] See cark it. CASK (10) [noun] A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. | [noun] A casket; a small box for jewels. | [verb] To put into a cask. COCK (12) [noun] A male bird, especially: | [noun] A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing. | [noun] The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism. | [noun] (where it is still sometimes used) Vulva, vagina. | [noun] A small conical pile of hay. | [noun] Abbreviation of cock-boat, a type of small boat. | [proper noun] A corruption of the word God, used in oaths. COKE (10) [noun] Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. | [verb] To produce coke from coal. | [verb] To turn into coke. | [noun] Cocaine. | [noun] Cola-based soft drink. CONK (10) [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. | [noun] A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair. | [verb] (often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down, become unconscious. COOK (10) [noun] A person who prepares food. | [noun] The head cook of a manor house | [noun] The degree or quality of cookedness of food | [verb] To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. | [verb] To make the noise of the cuckoo. | [verb] To throw. CORK (10) [noun] The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. | [noun] A bottle stopper made from this or any other material. | [noun] An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork. | [noun] An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead. CUKE (10) [noun] A cucumber. | [noun] A cucoloris. CUSK (10) [noun] A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme. DAKS (9) [noun] A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers. DANK (9) [noun] Moisture; humidity; water. | [adjective] Dark, damp and humid. | [adjective] (of marijuana) Highly potent. | [verb] To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc. | [noun] A small silver coin formerly used in Persia. DARK (9) [adjective] Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. | [adjective] (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light. | [adjective] Hidden, secret, obscure. | [noun] A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. | [verb] To grow or become dark, darken. DAWK (12) DECK (11) [noun] Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. | [noun] The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. | [noun] A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane. | [verb] (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance DEKE (9) [noun] A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. | [noun] As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team. | [noun] A quick detour. DESK (9) [noun] A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath. | [noun] A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession. | [noun] A department of a newspaper tasked with covering a particular geographical region or aspect of the news. DHAK (12) DICK (11) [noun] A male person. | [noun] The penis. | [noun] A highly contemptible person; a jerk. | [noun] A detective. | [noun] A declaration. | [numeral] Ten in Cumbrian sheep counting DIKE (9) [verb] Alternative form of dyke: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc. | [noun] (usually derogatory) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior. | [noun] A well-dressed man. | [noun] (usually derogatory) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior. DINK (9) [noun] A soft drop shot. | [noun] A light chip; a chipped pass or shot | [verb] To play a soft drop shot. | [noun] A ride on the crossbar or handlebars of a bicycle. | [noun] A North Vietnamese soldier. | [noun] Double Income No Kids - a childless couple with two jobs. | [noun] Hard work, especially one's share of a task. | [noun] A penis. | [adjective] Finely dressed, elegant; neat. | [adjective] Not making a requisite amount of progress in one's qualifications. DIRK (9) [noun] A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. | [noun] (Midwest US) A penis; dork. | [noun] (Midwest US) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball. DISK (9) [noun] A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. | [noun] Something resembling a disk. | [noun] An intervertebral disc DOCK (11) [noun] Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. | [noun] A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant. | [noun] The fleshy root of an animal's tail. | [noun] A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port. | [noun] Part of a courtroom where the accused sits. | [verb] To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven. DORK (9) [noun] A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. | [noun] (Midwest US) A penis; dork. | [noun] (Midwest US) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball. DREK (9) [noun] Trash; worthless merchandise. DUCK (11) [verb] To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw. | [noun] An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. | [noun] A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth. | [noun] A term of endearment; pet; darling. DUKE (9) [noun] The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). | [noun] The sovereign of a small state. | [noun] A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom. DUNK (9) DUSK (9) [noun] A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight. | [noun] A darkish colour. | [verb] To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk. DYKE (12) [noun] (usually derogatory) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior. EKED (9) [verb] Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen. EKES (8) [verb] Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen. ELKS (8) [noun] Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). | [noun] The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus). FAKE (11) [noun] Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. | [noun] A trick; a swindle. | [noun] A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent. | [noun] One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil. FECK (13) [noun] Effect, value; vigor. | [noun] The greater or larger part. | [verb] To throw. | [verb] Fuck. FINK (11) [noun] A contemptible person. | [noun] An informer. | [noun] A strikebreaker. | [verb] To ponder, to go over in one's head. | [noun] Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa. FLAK (11) [noun] Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. | [noun] Anti-aircraft shell fire. | [noun] Adverse criticism. FOLK (11) [noun] A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation. | [noun] The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. | [noun] (plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents. FORK (11) [noun] A pronged tool having a long straight handle, used for digging, lifting, throwing etc. | [noun] A pronged tool for use in the garden; a smaller hand fork for weeding etc., or larger for turning over the soil. | [noun] A gallows. | [noun] The bottom of a sump into which the water of a mine drains. FUCK (13) [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. | [noun] A sexual partner, especially a casual one. | [noun] A highly contemptible person. FUNK (11) [noun] Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor. | [noun] A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the one, and much syncopation. | [verb] To emit an offensive smell; to stink. | [noun] Spark. | [noun] Mental depression. FYKE (14) [noun] A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops. GAWK (12) [noun] A cuckoo. | [noun] A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person. | [verb] To stare or gape stupidly. GECK (11) GEEK (9) [noun] A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior. | [noun] A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun. | [noun] (by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers. | [noun] A look. GINK (9) [noun] (originally United States slang) A guy, a fellow, especially a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man. GOOK (9) [noun] A person of Far Eastern or Oceanian descent, especially a Vietnamese, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese or Korean person. | [noun] A foreigner, especially an enemy soldier in wartime. | [noun] Grime or mud. GOWK (12) [noun] A cuckoo. | [noun] A fool. | [verb] To make foolish; to stupefy. GUCK (11) [noun] The hybrid offspring of a goose and a duck | [noun] An unpleasant sticky substance; goo, gunk. GUNK (9) [noun] Dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance | [noun] A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock. | [noun] A member of the gunk subculture. 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. HAIK (11) [noun] A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs. 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. 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. HARK (11) [noun] (Scots) A whisper | [verb] To listen attentively; often used in the imperative. 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. HECK (13) [noun] Hell. | [interjection] Hell. | [noun] The bolt or latch of a door. HICK (13) [noun] An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. | [verb] To hiccup HIKE (11) [noun] A long walk. | [noun] An abrupt increase. | [noun] The snap of the ball to start a play. 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. 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. HOLK (11) 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. 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. HOWK (14) 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. 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. 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. 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 ICKY (13) [adjective] Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting. | [adjective] Excessively sentimental. | [adjective] Unwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health. IKAT (8) [noun] A style of weaving that uses a process similar to tie-dye to dye the threads. | [noun] A work woven in this style. IKON (8) [noun] An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. | [noun] (especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels. | [noun] (by extension) A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing. ILKA (8) ILKS (8) INKS (8) [noun] A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc. | [noun] A particular type, color or container of this fluid. | [noun] The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy. INKY (11) [adjective] Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark. | [adjective] Spattered or stained with ink. | [adjective] Dark-skinned; black. IRKS (8) [verb] To irritate; annoy; bother JACK (17) [noun] A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather. | [noun] A man. | [noun] A device or utensil. | [noun] The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself. | [noun] A home run. JAKE (15) [noun] A juvenile male turkey. | [noun] Police, a federal government officer. | [noun] A police officer (on foot, rather than in a patrol car) JAUK (15) JERK (15) [noun] A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body. | [noun] A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. | [noun] A dull or stupid person. | [noun] A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade. JINK (15) [noun] A quick evasive turn. | [verb] To make a quick evasive turn. | [verb] To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn. JOCK (17) [noun] A common man. | [noun] A Scotsman. | [noun] The penis. | [verb] To masturbate JOKE (15) [noun] An amusing story. | [noun] Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness. | [noun] The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one JOKY (18) [adjective] In the nature of a joke; jocular JOUK (15) [verb] To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke | [verb] To hit | [verb] To stab JUKE (15) [noun] A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution. | [verb] To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke | [verb] To hit | [noun] A feint. JUNK (15) [noun] Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash. | [noun] A collection of miscellaneous items of little value. | [noun] Any narcotic drug, especially heroin. | [noun] A Chinese sailing vessel. KAAS (8) KABS (10) KADI (9) [noun] A civil judge in certain Islamic countries. KAES (8) KAFS (11) KAGU (9) [noun] A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae. KAIF (11) KAIL (8) [noun] Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. | [noun] A broth made with kale or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner. | [noun] An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) KAIN (8) KAKA (12) [noun] Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands. KAKI (12) [noun] A persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki). KALE (8) [noun] An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) | [noun] Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea. | [noun] Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient. KAME (10) [noun] A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier. KAMI (10) [noun] An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan. | [noun] The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura. | [noun] (papercraft) A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side. | [noun] An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan. KANA (8) [noun] The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji. | [noun] A hiragana or katakana character. KANE (8) KAON (8) [noun] Any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark KAPA (10) KAPH (13) KARN (8) KART (8) [noun] A go-cart. | [verb] To ride in a go-cart. KATA (8) [noun] Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts. | [noun] (in combination) A drop (in temperature). | [adverb] In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension. | [noun] A kind of pastry in Armenia and some neighboring countries. KATS (8) KAVA (11) [noun] A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. | [noun] An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant. KAYO (11) [noun] A knockout (in boxing). | [verb] To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. KAYS (11) KBAR (10) KEAS (8) [noun] Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand. KECK (14) [verb] To retch or heave as if to vomit. | [noun] The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). | [noun] (Manx) animal dung KEEF (11) KEEK (12) [noun] A look, especially a quick one; a peek. | [verb] To peek; peep. KEEL (8) [noun] Red chalk; ruddle. | [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. KEEN (8) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [adjective] Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. | [adjective] Fierce, intense, vehement. | [noun] A prolonged wail for a deceased person. KEEP (10) [noun] The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. | [noun] The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance. | [noun] The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice. KEET (8) KEFS (11) KEGS (9) [noun] A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer. | [noun] Underpants. | [noun] Trousers (pants). KEIR (8) KELP (10) [noun] Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales). | [noun] The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture. KEMP (12) [noun] Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt. | [adjective] Shaggy; rough. | [noun] A contest in work, etc. | [noun] A champion; a knight. KENO (8) [noun] A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. KENS (8) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [verb] To know, perceive or understand. | [verb] To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. KENT (8) [verb] To know, perceive or understand. | [verb] To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. | [noun] A shepherd's staff. KEPI (10) [noun] A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms. KEPS (10) KEPT (10) [verb] To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. | [verb] (heading) To hold the status of something. | [verb] (heading) To hold or be held in a state. KERB (10) [noun] The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones. | [noun] A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb. | [verb] To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb. KERF (11) [noun] The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice. | [noun] The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision. | [noun] The distance between diverging saw teeth. KERN (8) [noun] A corn; grain; kernel. | [noun] The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. | [noun] The harvest home. | [noun] Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. | [noun] A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt. | [noun] A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones. | [noun] A churn. KETO (8) KEYS (11) [noun] An object designed to open and close a lock. | [noun] An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation. | [noun] A crucial step or requirement. 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) KIBE (10) [noun] A chilblain or ulcer, especially on the heel of the foot. KICK (14) [noun] A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee. | [noun] The action of swinging a foot or leg. | [noun] Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing. | [verb] To die. KIDS (9) [noun] A young goat. | [noun] Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid. | [noun] Kidskin. KIEF (11) KIER (8) [noun] A bleaching vat. KIFS (11) KIKE (12) [noun] A Jew. | [noun] A contemptible person, especially one who is stingy. KILL (8) [noun] The act of killing. | [noun] Specifically, the death blow. | [noun] The result of killing; that which has been killed. | [noun] (north-east US) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea. | [noun] A kiln. KILN (8) [noun] An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. | [verb] To bake in a kiln. KILO (8) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg | [noun] The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. KILT (8) [noun] A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. | [noun] Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid | [noun] A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. KINA (8) [noun] The national currency of Papua New Guinea, divided into 100 toea. | [noun] Evechinus chloroticus, a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand. KIND (9) [noun] A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | [noun] A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen. | [noun] One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition. | [adjective] Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others. KINE (8) [noun] (properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved. | [noun] (formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves. | [noun] Beef: the meat of cattle as food. | [noun] The unit velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second. KING (9) [noun] A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation. | [noun] A powerful or majorly influential person. | [noun] Something that has a preeminent position. | [noun] A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument. KINK (12) [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. | [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. | [noun] A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc. KINO (8) [noun] (pickup community) Physical contact with another person, touch. | [noun] A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine. | [noun] Especially good or sophisticated cinema. KINS (8) [noun] A day, in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. | [noun] A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. KIPS (10) [noun] The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat. | [noun] A bundle or set of such hides. | [noun] A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat. KIRK (12) [noun] A church. KIRN (8) KIRS (8) [noun] A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine. KISS (8) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. | [noun] A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. KIST (8) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. | [noun] A chest. KITE (8) KITH (11) [noun] Friends and acquaintances. | [noun] (rural) An acquaintance or a friend. KITS (8) [noun] A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves. | [noun] A kind of basket made especially from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket or similar container, used as a measure of weight. | [noun] A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack. KIVA (11) [noun] A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village. KIWI (11) [noun] A New Zealander. | [noun] A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand. | [noun] A New Zealand dollar. KNAP (10) [noun] A sharp blow or slap. | [verb] To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. | [verb] To rap or strike sharply. | [noun] A protuberance; a swelling; a knob. KNAR (8) [noun] A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl. KNEE (8) [noun] In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. | [noun] In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans. | [noun] The part of a garment that covers the knee. KNEW (11) [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. | [verb] To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. KNIT (8) [noun] A knitted garment. | [noun] A session of knitting. | [verb] To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. KNOB (10) [noun] A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. | [noun] A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers. | [noun] A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand. KNOP (10) [noun] A knob, usually ornamental KNOT (8) [noun] A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. | [noun] (of hair, etc) A tangled clump. | [noun] A maze-like pattern. | [noun] One of a variety of shore birds; the red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus). KNOW (11) [noun] Knowledge; the state of knowing. | [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. KNUR (8) [noun] A knurl. | [noun] The small wooden ball in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell. KOAN (8) [noun] A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. | [noun] A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment. KOAS (8) [noun] Acacia koa, a species of large tree in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree. KOBO (10) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira. KOBS (10) KOEL (8) [noun] A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific. KOHL (11) [noun] A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite. | [verb] To decorate one's eyes with kohl. KOLA (8) [noun] The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. | [noun] A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. | [noun] A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. KOLO (8) [noun] A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle. KONK (12) KOOK (12) [noun] An eccentric, strange or crazy person. | [noun] (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are. KOPH (13) KOPS (10) [noun] A hill or mountain. KORE (8) [noun] An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle. KORS (8) KOSS (8) KOTO (8) [noun] A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand. KRIS (8) [noun] An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or rigid serpentine blade. | [noun] A Moro sword with an asymmetrical blade. | [verb] To stab with a kris. KUDO (9) KUDU (9) [noun] A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (the lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (the greater kudu). KUES (8) KURU (8) [noun] A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism. KVAS (11) KYAK (15) KYAR (11) KYAT (11) [noun] The official currency of Myanmar. KYTE (11) [noun] Obsolete form of kite. | [noun] Alternative spelling of kite LACK (10) [noun] A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy. | [noun] A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. | [verb] To be without, to need, to require. LAKE (8) [noun] A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain. | [noun] A large, landlocked stretch of water. | [noun] A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake. | [noun] An offering, sacrifice, gift. | [noun] A kind of fine, white linen. | [noun] In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant. LAKH (11) [numeral] (Sri Lanka) One hundred thousand; 100,000. Often used with units of money. LAKY (11) LANK (8) [verb] To become lank. | [adjective] Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. | [adjective] Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity. LARK (8) [noun] Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. | [noun] Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark. | [noun] (by extension) One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks. | [noun] A romp, frolic, some fun. LEAK (8) [noun] A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. | [noun] The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. | [noun] A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret. LEEK (8) [noun] The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. | [noun] Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild. LEKE (8) LEKS (8) [noun] An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display | [noun] The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka LEKU (8) LICK (10) [noun] The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue. | [noun] The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick. | [noun] A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue. LIKE (8) [noun] (usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers). | [noun] An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet. | [verb] To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. | [noun] (sometimes as the likes of') Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort. | [verb] To be likely. LINK (8) [noun] Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. | [noun] (by extension) An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function. | [noun] A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas. | [noun] A torch, used to light dark streets. | [verb] To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly. LOCK (10) [noun] Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. | [noun] (by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. | [noun] A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels. | [noun] A tuft or length of hair, wool etc. LOOK (8) LUCK (10) [noun] Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. | [noun] A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success. | [noun] Success. LUNK (8) [noun] A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead. LURK (8) [noun] The act of lurking. | [noun] A swindle. | [verb] To remain concealed in order to ambush. MACK (12) [noun] An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills. | [verb] To act as pimp; to pander. | [verb] To seduce or flirt with. | [noun] A raincoat or mackintosh. | [noun] An element of a ship's superstructure which places the function of a ship's mast on its exhaust stack, adding the skeletal supporting structure to the smokestack to support the mast's complement of functions. MAKE (10) [noun] Brand or kind; model. | [noun] Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form. | [noun] Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production. | [noun] Mate; a spouse or companion; a match. | [noun] A halfpenny. | [noun] An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares. MAKO (10) [noun] Mako shark MARK (10) [noun] (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary. | [noun] (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression. | [noun] (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc. | [noun] A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz. | [verb] To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does. MASK (10) [noun] A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. | [noun] That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. | [noun] A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade | [noun] A mesh. | [noun] Mash. | [verb] To bewilder; confuse. MEEK (10) [verb] (of horses) To tame; to break. | [adjective] Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing. | [adjective] Submissive, dispirited. MERK (10) MICK (12) [noun] An Irishman | [noun] A Catholic, particularly of Irish descent. | [adjective] Easy. MIKE (10) [noun] A microphone. | [verb] To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on. | [verb] To measure using a micrometer. | [noun] A minute. MILK (10) [noun] A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt. | [noun] A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk. | [noun] An individual serving of milk. | [verb] To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow). MINK (10) [noun] (plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola). | [noun] (plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel. | [noun] (plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink. MIRK (10) [noun] Archaic spelling of murk. | [verb] Archaic spelling of murk. | [adjective] Dark, murky MOCK (12) [noun] An imitation, usually of lesser quality. | [noun] Mockery, the act of mocking. | [noun] A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam. MOKE (10) [noun] A donkey. | [noun] A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net. | [noun] A black person. MONK (10) [noun] A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service. | [noun] In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally. | [noun] A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit. | [noun] A monkey. MOSK (10) MUCK (12) [noun] (slimy) mud, sludge. | [noun] Soft (or slimy) manure. | [noun] Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty. MURK (10) [adjective] Dark, murky | [noun] Darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment. | [verb] To make murky or be murky; to cloud or obscure, or to be clouded or obscured. | [verb] To murder or seriously injure. MUSK (10) [noun] A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes. | [noun] A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet. | [noun] A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above. NARK (8) [noun] A police spy or informer. | [noun] An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others. | [verb] To watch; to observe. | [noun] A narcotics squad police officer. NECK (10) [noun] The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. | [noun] The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts. | [noun] The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck. NEUK (8) NICK (10) [noun] A small cut in a surface. | [noun] Senses connoting something small. | [noun] Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state. | [verb] To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style. | [noun] A nix or nixie. NOCK (10) [noun] Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring. | [noun] The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring. | [noun] The upper fore corner of a boom sail or trysail. NOOK (8) [noun] A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. | [noun] A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat. | [noun] A recess, cove or hollow. NUKE (8) [noun] A nuclear weapon. | [noun] (by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale. | [noun] A nuclear power station. | [noun] A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony. | [noun] The spinal cord. | [noun] A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. OAKS (8) [noun] A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. | [noun] The wood of the oak. | [noun] A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood. | [noun] A stakes race in which entry is restricted to 3-year-old fillies. OINK (8) [noun] The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof. | [verb] Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound. | [interjection] Representing the sound made by a pig. OKAS (8) [noun] A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram. | [noun] A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres. OKAY (11) [noun] Endorsement; approval. | [verb] To approve. | [verb] To confirm by activating a button marked OK. OKEH (11) OKES (8) [noun] A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. | [noun] The wood of the oak. | [noun] A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood. OKRA (8) [noun] The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. | [noun] The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones. PACK (12) [noun] A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. | [noun] A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack | [noun] A multitude. | [verb] (physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport. PAIK (10) PARK (10) [noun] An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. | [noun] A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region. | [noun] An area used for specific purposes. PEAK (10) [noun] A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. | [noun] The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period. | [noun] The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point. | [verb] To become sick or wan. | [noun] Wampum. PECK (12) [noun] An act of striking with a beak. | [noun] A small kiss. | [verb] To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). | [noun] One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts. | [verb] To throw. | [noun] Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects. PEEK (10) [verb] To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. | [verb] To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place. | [verb] To retrieve (a value) from a memory address. PEKE (10) [noun] A Pekingese dog. PERK (10) [noun] Perquisite. | [noun] A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up. | [noun] A percolator, particularly of coffee. | [verb] To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of. | [verb] To peer; to look inquisitively. | [verb] To perch. PICK (12) [noun] A tool used for digging; a pickaxe. | [noun] A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock. | [noun] A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair. PIKA (10) [noun] Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia. PIKE (10) [noun] A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults. | [noun] A sharp point, such as that of the weapon. | [noun] A large haycock. | [noun] Short for turnpike. PIKI (10) [noun] A paper-thin, dry, rolled bread made by the Hopi with nixtamalized blue corn meal. PINK (10) [noun] The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. | [noun] A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr. | [noun] A narrow boat. | [noun] A stab. | [noun] Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations. | [verb] Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine). | [verb] To wink; to blink. | [noun] Any of various lake pigments or dyes in yellow, yellowish green, or brown shades made with plant coloring and a metallic oxide base. POCK (12) [noun] A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease. | [noun] Any pit, especially one formed as a scar | [verb] To scar or mark with pits POKE (10) [noun] A prod, jab, or thrust. | [noun] A lazy person; a dawdler. | [noun] A stupid or uninteresting person. | [noun] A sack or bag. | [noun] Pokeweed | [noun] Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients. POKY (13) [noun] A gambling device based on the card game poker. | [adjective] Slow. | [adjective] Stupid; mentally dull. | [noun] Jail. PORK (10) [noun] The meat of a pig; swineflesh. | [noun] Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or his or her constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole. | [verb] (usually of a male) To have sex with (someone). PUCK (12) [noun] A mischievous or hostile spirit. | [noun] A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game. | [noun] An object shaped like a puck. | [noun] (rural) billy goat PUKE (10) [noun] Vomit. | [noun] A drug that induces vomiting. | [noun] A worthless, despicable person. | [adjective] A fine grade of woolen cloth. PUNK (10) [noun] A person used for sex, particularly: | [noun] A worthless person, particularly: | [noun] Short for punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums. | [noun] Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi. RACK (10) [noun] A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other | [noun] Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel. | [noun] A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits. | [verb] To stretch a person's joints. | [noun] Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky. | [verb] To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs. | [noun] A fast amble. | [noun] A wreck; destruction. | [noun] A young rabbit, or its skin. | [noun] A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East RAKE (8) [noun] A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor. | [noun] (by extension) A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes. | [noun] The act of raking. | [noun] A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey. | [noun] Rate of progress; pace, speed. | [noun] A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope. | [noun] A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct. RAKI (8) [noun] A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise. RANK (8) [adjective] Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). | [adjective] Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross. | [adjective] Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric. | [noun] A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"]. RECK (10) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. REEK (8) [noun] A strong unpleasant smell. | [noun] Vapour; steam; smoke; fume. | [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. | [noun] A hill; a mountain. RICK (10) [noun] Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. | [noun] A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet. | [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. | [verb] To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc. | [noun] A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee. RINK (8) [noun] A man, especially a warrior or hero. | [noun] A ring; a circle. | [noun] A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. RISK (8) [noun] A possible adverse event or outcome | [noun] The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. | [noun] The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event. ROCK (10) [noun] A formation of minerals, specifically: | [noun] A large hill or island having no vegetation. | [noun] Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another. | [noun] An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway. | [noun] A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals. | [noun] Distaff. | [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. ROOK (8) [noun] A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. | [noun] A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays. | [noun] A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name. | [noun] A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling. | [noun] A rookie. | [noun] Mist; fog; roke | [verb] To squat; to ruck. | [verb] Pronunciation spelling of look. RUCK (10) [noun] A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. | [noun] In Australian rules football | [noun] The situation formed when a player carrying the ball is brought to the ground and one or more members of each side are engaged above the ball, trying to win possession of it; a loose scrum. | [noun] A crease, a wrinkle, a pucker, as on fabric. | [verb] To cower or huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. | [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. | [noun] A rucksack; a large backpack. | [noun] A small heifer. RUSK (8) [noun] A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit | [noun] A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback) | [noun] A weaning food for children RYKE (11) SACK (10) [noun] A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel. | [noun] The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds). | [noun] The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city. | [noun] A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry. | [noun] A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid. | [noun] A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid. SAKE (8) [noun] Cause, interest or account | [noun] Purpose or end; reason | [noun] The benefit or regard of someone or something | [noun] An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to wine. SAKI (8) [noun] An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to wine. | [noun] A class of Japanese rice wines made from polished rice and typically about 20% alcohol by volume. | [noun] Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile. SANK (8) [verb] (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something. | [verb] (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished. | [verb] To conceal and appropriate. SARK (8) [noun] A shirt. | [verb] To cover with sarking, or thin boards. SEEK (8) [noun] The operation of navigating through a stream. | [verb] To try to find; to look for; to search for. | [verb] To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. SICK (10) [noun] Sick people in general as a group. | [noun] Vomit. | [verb] To vomit. | [verb] To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs. SIKE (8) [noun] A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer. | [noun] A sigh. | [verb] To sigh or sob. | [interjection] Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike. SILK (8) [noun] A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). | [noun] A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. | [noun] Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes. SINK (8) [noun] A basin used for holding water for washing. | [noun] A drain for carrying off wastewater. | [noun] A sinkhole. SKAG (9) [noun] Heroin. | [noun] (originally African American Vernacular English) A woman of loose morals. | [noun] A cigarette. SKAS (8) SKAT (8) [noun] A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany. | [noun] A widow of two cards in the game of skat. SKEE (8) SKEG (9) [noun] A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller. | [noun] A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel. | [noun] A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard. SKEP (10) [noun] A basket. | [noun] A beehive made of straw or wicker. SKEW (11) [noun] Something that has an oblique or slanted position. | [noun] An oblique or sideways movement. | [noun] A bias or distortion in a particular direction. | [noun] A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel. SKID (9) [noun] An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car. | [noun] A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan. | [noun] (by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose. | [noun] A stepchild. SKIM (10) [noun] A cursory reading, skipping the details. | [noun] Skim milk. | [noun] The act of skimming. SKIN (8) [noun] The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. | [noun] The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant. | [noun] The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc. SKIP (10) [noun] A leaping, jumping or skipping movement. | [noun] The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part. | [noun] A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once. | [noun] A large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep). | [noun] Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority. | [noun] An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent. | [noun] (college slang) A college servant. SKIS (8) [noun] One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water | [noun] One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing | [verb] To move on skis SKIT (8) [noun] A short comic performance. | [noun] A jeer or sally; a brief satire. | [noun] A wanton girl; a wench. SKUA (8) [noun] Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches. SOAK (8) [noun] An immersion in water etc. | [noun] A drunkard. | [noun] A carouse; a drinking session. SOCK (10) [noun] A knitted or woven covering for the foot. | [noun] A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors. | [noun] A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's or dog's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest of the animal. | [noun] A violent blow; a punch. | [noun] A ploughshare. | [noun] An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket). SOKE (8) [noun] Any of several medieval rights, either to hold a court, or to receive fines. | [noun] A district under a particular jurisdiction. SOOK (8) [verb] To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). | [verb] To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat. | [verb] To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk. | [noun] Familiar name for a calf. | [noun] A crybaby, a complainer, a whinger; a shy or timid person, a wimp; a coward. | [noun] A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods. | [noun] A mature female Chesapeake Bay blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. SOUK (8) [noun] A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods. SPIK (10) SUCK (10) [noun] An instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling. | [noun] Milk drawn from the breast. | [noun] A weak, self-pitying person; a person who refuses to go along with others, especially out of spite; a crybaby or sore loser. SULK (8) [noun] A state of sulking. | [verb] To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. | [noun] A furrow. SUNK (8) [verb] (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something. | [verb] (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished. | [verb] To conceal and appropriate. SYKE (11) TACK (10) [noun] A small nail with a flat head. | [noun] A thumbtack. | [noun] A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth. | [verb] To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head). | [noun] A stain; a tache. | [noun] That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy. TAKA (8) [noun] The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳ TAKE (8) [noun] The or an act of taking. | [noun] Something that is taken; a haul. | [noun] An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective. TALK (8) [verb] To communicate, usually by means of speech. | [verb] To discuss; to talk about. | [verb] To speak (a certain language). | [noun] A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal. TANK (8) [noun] A closed container for liquids or gases. | [noun] An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids. | [noun] A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial. | [noun] A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight. | [verb] To stand; to tolerate. TASK (8) [noun] A piece of work done as part of one’s duties. | [noun] A difficult or tedious undertaking. | [noun] An objective. | [noun] Second sight; the involuntary ability of seeing the future or distant events. TEAK (8) [noun] An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). | [noun] A tree of the species in the genus Tectona | [noun] A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood. TICK (10) [noun] A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. | [noun] A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery. | [noun] A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement. | [noun] Ticking. | [noun] Credit, trust. | [noun] (place names) A goat. TIKE (8) [noun] A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. | [noun] A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery. | [noun] A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement. TIKI (8) [noun] Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. TOKE (8) [noun] (casinos) A gratuity. | [verb] To give a gratuity to. | [noun] A puff of marijuana. | [noun] A piece of bread. TOOK (8) [verb] To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. | [verb] To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc). | [verb] To remove. TREK (8) [noun] A journey by ox wagon. | [noun] The Boer migration of 1835-1837. | [noun] A slow or difficult journey. TSKS (8) TUCK (10) [noun] An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. | [noun] A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece. | [noun] A curled position. | [noun] A rapier, a sword. | [noun] The beat of a drum. | [noun] Food, especially snack food. TURK (8) TUSK (8) [noun] One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar. | [noun] A small projection on a (tusk) tenon. | [noun] A tusk shell. | [noun] A fish, the torsk (Brosme brosme). TYKE (11) [noun] A mongrel dog. | [noun] A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one | [noun] A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement UKES (8) [noun] The training partner against whom tori performs a move. | [noun] (Japanese fiction) A passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom. | [noun] A small four-stringed guitar. WACK (13) [noun] An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo. | [adjective] Egregious. | [adjective] Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange. WAKE (11) [noun] The act of waking, or state of being awake. | [noun] The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil. | [verb] (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. | [noun] A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects. | [noun] The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water. WALK (11) [verb] To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. | [verb] To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty. | [verb] Of an object, to go missing or be stolen. | [noun] A trip made by walking. WARK (11) WAUK (11) WEAK (11) [adjective] Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. | [adjective] Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain. | [adjective] Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable. WEEK (11) [noun] Any period of seven consecutive days. | [noun] A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday. | [noun] A period of five days beginning with Monday. WEKA (11) [noun] The woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand. WICK (13) [noun] A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions. | [noun] Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action, such as a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain. | [noun] A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones. | [noun] A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority. | [noun] Liveliness; life. | [noun] A corner of the mouth or eye. WINK (11) [noun] An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking. | [noun] A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks. | [noun] A brief time; an instant. | [noun] A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks. | [noun] (Chiefly British) Periwinkle. WOKE (11) [adjective] Awake: conscious and not asleep. | [adjective] Alert and aware of what is going on, especially in social justice contexts. Well-informed. | [verb] (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. WOKS (11) [noun] A large, oriental, round-bottomed cooking pan. WONK (11) [noun] An overly studious person, particularly student. | [noun] (by extension) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert. WORK (11) [noun] (heading) Employment. | [noun] (heading) Effort. | [noun] Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles. | [verb] To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers. YACK (13) [noun] A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. | [noun] A laugh. | [noun] Vomit. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) An oak. YAKS (11) [noun] An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane. | [noun] A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. | [noun] A laugh. YANK (11) [noun] A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). | [noun] A masturbation session. | [verb] To pull (something) with a quick, strong action. | [noun] A Yankee. YELK (11) YERK (11) [noun] A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk. | [verb] To stab. | [verb] To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. YEUK (11) YOCK (13) [noun] A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one. | [verb] To laugh, especially loudly or uproariously YOKE (11) [noun] Frame around the neck, and related senses. | [noun] Pair of harnessed draught animals, and related senses. | [noun] Extended uses and quantities. YOKS (11) [noun] A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one. | [noun] A non-Jew; a Gentile. YOLK (11) [noun] The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. | [noun] The grease in a sheep's fleece. YUCK (13) [noun] Something disgusting. | [noun] The sound made by a laugh. | [interjection] Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour. | [verb] To itch. YUKS (11) [noun] Something, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh. | [noun] Laughter, amusement ZEKS (17) ZERK (17) ZONK (17) [noun] An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal). | [noun] A feeling of a drug taking hold. | [verb] To hit hard .

ABACK (13) [adverb] Towards the back or rear; backwards. | [adverb] In the rear; a distance behind. | [adverb] By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage) | [noun] An abacus. ABAKA (11) ACKEE (11) [noun] A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan. | [noun] The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous. ACOCK (13) [adjective] Tilted or turned to one side; awry. AKEES (9) [noun] A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan. | [noun] The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous. AKELA (9) [noun] The leader of a pack of Cub Scouts. AKENE (9) [noun] A type of fruit or seed vessel, especially a dry, one-seeded fruit that does not open naturally at maturity. ALACK (11) [interjection] An expression of sorrow or mourning. ALIKE (9) [adjective] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. | [adverb] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally. ALKYD (13) [noun] A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings. ALKYL (12) [noun] Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. AMOKS (11) [noun] Plural of amok, a state of murderous frenzy. | [verb] Third person singular of amok, to run amok or behave wildly. AMUCK (13) [adverb] In a violently raging manner; in a state of frenzied attack or behavior. | [noun] A state of violent frenzy. 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 ANKLE (9) [noun] The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. | [verb] To walk. | [verb] To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution. ANKUS (9) [noun] The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants. APEAK (11) [adjective] On or at the peak; at the highest point or level. APEEK (11) ARAKS (9) ASKED (10) [verb] To request (information, or an answer to a question). | [verb] To put forward (a question) to be answered. | [verb] To interrogate or enquire of (a person). ASKER (9) [noun] One who asks a question or makes a request. ASKEW (12) [adjective] Turned or twisted to one side. | [adjective] Untoward, unfavourable. | [adverb] Tilted to one side. ASKOI (9) [noun] Plural of askos, an ancient Greek jug or vessel with a spout, typically used for pouring liquids. ASKOS (9) [noun] An ancient Greek wineskin or liquid container made from a goat skin or leather. | [noun] In pottery, a type of ancient Greek vessel with a spout and loop handle used for pouring liquids. AWAKE (12) [adjective] Not asleep; conscious. | [adjective] (by extension) Alert, aware. | [verb] To become conscious after having slept. AWOKE (12) [verb] To become conscious after having slept. | [verb] To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. | [verb] To excite or to stir up something latent. BABKA (13) [noun] A sweet braided or swirled yeast bread of Jewish origin, typically filled with cinnamon, chocolate, or fruit. BACKS (13) [noun] The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. | [noun] That which is farthest away from the front. | [noun] Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. BAKED (12) [verb] (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven. | [verb] (with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven. | [verb] To be warmed to drying and hardening. BAKER (11) [noun] A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items. | [noun] A portable oven for baking. BAKES (11) [noun] The act of cooking food by baking. | [noun] Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole. | [noun] A social event at which food (such as seafood) is baked, or at which baked food is served. BALKS (11) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BALKY (14) [adjective] Refusing to proceed or cooperate. BANKS (11) [noun] An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. | [noun] A branch office of such an institution. | [noun] An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque. BARKS (11) [noun] The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. | [noun] An abrupt loud vocal utterance. | [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). BARKY (14) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of bark; having a rough texture like tree bark. | [adjective] Inclined to bark; prone to making barking sounds (used of dogs). BASKS (11) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). BATIK (11) [noun] A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric. | [verb] To dye fabric using the wax-resist method. BAULK (11) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BEAKS (11) [noun] Anatomical uses. | [noun] Figurative uses. | [noun] Colloquial uses. BEAKY (14) [adjective] Beaked: having a beak. | [adjective] Beak-like: resembling a beak. | [adjective] Having a nose which resembles a beak. BECKS (13) [noun] Anatomical uses. | [noun] Figurative uses. | [noun] Colloquial uses. BIKED (12) [verb] To ride a bike. | [verb] To travel by bike. | [verb] To transport by bicycle BIKER (11) [noun] A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. | [noun] Cyclist BIKES (11) [noun] A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals. | [noun] A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs. | [noun] The best possible hand in lowball. BIKIE (11) [noun] A motorcyclist who is a member of a club; a biker. BILKS (11) [verb] To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage. | [verb] To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone). | [verb] To evade, elude. BIRKS (11) [noun] Plural of birk, a variant spelling of birch, a type of tree. | [noun] Plural of birk, meaning to move quickly or to run. BISKS (11) [noun] Plural of bisk, a type of thick creamy soup made from shellfish or vegetables. | [noun] In croquet or golf, plural of bisque, which is an extra turn or stroke allowed as a handicap. BLACK (13) [noun] The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. | [noun] A black dye or pigment. | [noun] A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment. BLANK (11) [noun] A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence . | [noun] A nonplus . | [noun] The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim . BLEAK (11) [adjective] Without color; pale; pallid. | [adjective] Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. | [adjective] Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. | [noun] A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae. BLINK (11) [noun] The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again. | [noun] The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes. | [noun] A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis. BLOCK (13) [noun] A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | [noun] A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading. | [noun] A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets. BLOKE (11) [noun] A man, a fellow; an ordinary man, a man on the street. | [noun] A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner. | [noun] (A lower deck term for) the Captain or Executive Officer of a warship, with particular reference to discipline and punishment. BOCKS (13) [noun] A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. BONKS (11) [noun] A bump on the head. | [noun] Any minor collision or random meeting. | [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. BOOKS (11) [noun] A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. | [noun] A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book. | [noun] A major division of a long work. BOSKS (11) [noun] Plural of bosk; small wooded areas or thickets. | [verb] Third person singular of bosk; to hide or conceal in woods. BOSKY (14) [adjective] Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees. | [adjective] Caused by trees or shrubs. | [adjective] Bushy, bristling. BRAKE (11) [noun] A fern; bracken. | [noun] A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc. | [noun] A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. | [noun] An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. | [noun] A cage. | [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. BRAKY (14) BRANK (11) [noun] A scold's bridle; an iron framework fitted over the head as a punishment for gossip or slander. | [verb] To restrain or silence with a brank. BREAK (11) [noun] An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces. | [noun] A physical space that opens up in something or between two things. | [noun] A rest or pause, usually from work. | [noun] A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music. BRICK (13) [noun] A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. | [noun] Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material. | [noun] Something shaped like a brick. BRINK (11) [noun] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. | [noun] The edge or border BRISK (11) [verb] (often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate. | [adjective] Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action | [adjective] Full of spirit of life; effervescing BROCK (13) [noun] A male badger. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) A brocket, a stag between two and three years old. | [noun] A dirty, stinking fellow. BROKE (11) [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. | [verb] To divide (something, often money) into smaller units. | [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of. | [noun] (papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process. | [verb] To act as a broker; to transact business for another. | [adjective] Broke off, rich, wealthy BROOK (11) [verb] To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. | [verb] To earn; deserve. | [verb] To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). | [noun] A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream. BRUSK (11) BUCKO (13) [noun] Buckaroo. | [noun] Young lad, friend, pal (used in addressing someone). BUCKS (13) [noun] A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. | [noun] An uncastrated sheep, a ram. | [noun] A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man. BULKS (11) [noun] Size, specifically, volume. | [noun] Any huge body or structure. | [noun] The major part of something. BULKY (14) [adjective] Being large in size, mass, or volume. | [adjective] Unwieldy. | [adjective] Having excess body mass, especially muscle. BUNKO (11) [noun] A swindle or confidence trick. | [noun] A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century. | [noun] A brigand. BUNKS (11) [noun] One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. | [noun] A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. | [noun] A cot. BURKE (11) [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A fool, prat, twit. | [noun] Cunt. | [verb] To murder by suffocation BUSKS (11) [noun] A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it. | [noun] (by extension) A corset. | [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. CAKED (12) [verb] Coat (something) with a crust of solid material. | [verb] To form into a cake, or mass. | [verb] To cackle like a goose. CAKES (11) [noun] A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. | [noun] A small mass of baked dough, especially a thin loaf from unleavened dough. | [noun] A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or pancake. CAKEY (14) [adjective] Having the texture, consistency, or quality of cake. | [adjective] Covered or caked with a thick layer of something. CALKS (11) [noun] A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping. | [noun] A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging | [verb] To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice. CARKS (11) [noun] A noxious or corroding worry. | [noun] The state of being filled with worry. CASKS (11) [noun] A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. | [noun] A casket; a small box for jewels. | [noun] A helmet. CASKY (14) CAULK (11) [noun] A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent it slipping. | [noun] A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging | [noun] Caulking. 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. CHARK (14) [verb] To char or burn; to reduce to charcoal. | [noun] Charred material or charcoal. 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. 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. 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. CHIRK (14) [verb] To make a shrill sound or chirp. | [verb] To cheer or encourage. 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. 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. CHOOK (14) [noun] A chicken, especially a hen. | [noun] A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking. | [noun] A fool. 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. 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. CLACK (13) [noun] An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. | [noun] Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve. | [noun] Chatter; prattle. CLANK (11) [noun] A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal. | [verb] To make a clanking sound | [verb] To cause to sound with a clank. CLEEK (11) [noun] A golf club with an iron head and a long shaft, used for long-distance shots. | [noun] A large hook or crook. CLERK (11) [noun] One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. | [noun] A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs. | [noun] In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk). CLICK (13) [noun] A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand. | [noun] An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure. | [noun] Sound made by a dolphin. | [noun] A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand. | [noun] A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. | [verb] To snatch. CLINK (11) [noun] The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. | [verb] To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another. | [verb] To rhyme. | [noun] A prison. | [verb] To clinch; to rivet. CLOAK (11) [noun] A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. | [noun] A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical. | [noun] That which conceals; a disguise or pretext. CLOCK (13) [noun] An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece. | [noun] The odometer of a motor vehicle. | [noun] An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules. | [noun] A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking. | [noun] A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius). | [verb] To make the sound of a hen; to cluck. CLONK (11) [noun] The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact. | [noun] A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait. | [verb] To make such a sound. CLUCK (13) [noun] The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. | [noun] Any sound similar to this. | [noun] A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse. CLUNK (11) [noun] A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. | [noun] The sound of liquid coming out of a bottle, etc.; a glucking sound. | [verb] To make such a sound COCKS (13) [noun] A male bird, especially: | [noun] A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing. | [noun] The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism. COCKY (16) [adjective] Overly confident; arrogant and boastful. | [noun] Used as a term of endearment, originally for a person of either sex, but later primarily for a man. | [noun] A (familiar name for a) cockatoo. COKED (12) [verb] To produce coke from coal. | [verb] To turn into coke. | [verb] To add deleterious carbon deposits as a byproduct of combustion. COKES (11) [noun] Cola-based soft drink. | [noun] A bottle, glass or can of a cola-based soft drink. | [noun] Any soft drink, regardless of type. | [noun] A simpleton; a dupe. CONKS (11) [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. CONKY (14) [adjective] Shaky, unsteady, or unreliable in condition or structure. COOKS (11) [noun] A person who prepares food. | [noun] The head cook of a manor house | [noun] The degree or quality of cookedness of food COOKY (14) [noun] A variant spelling of cookie, a baked sweet treat or small cake. | [adjective] Resembling or suggestive of a cookie in appearance or texture. CORKS (11) [noun] The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. | [noun] A bottle stopper made from this or any other material. | [noun] An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork. CORKY (14) [adjective] Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork. | [adjective] Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled. | [noun] A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma. CRACK (13) [noun] A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. | [noun] A narrow opening. | [noun] A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack. | [adjective] Highly trained and competent. CRAKE (11) [noun] Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills. | [verb] To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake. | [noun] A crack; a boast. CRANK (11) [noun] A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. | [noun] The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft. | [noun] Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage. CREAK (11) [noun] The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. | [verb] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. | [verb] To produce a creaking sound with. CREEK (11) [noun] A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats. | [noun] A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook. | [noun] Any turn or winding. CRICK (13) [noun] A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.) | [noun] A small jackscrew. | [verb] To develop a crick (cramp, spasm). | [noun] A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats. | [noun] The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. CROAK (11) [noun] A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. | [noun] The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit) | [noun] The harsh cry of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures. CROCK (13) [noun] A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. | [noun] A piece of broken pottery, a shard. | [noun] A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury. | [noun] The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut. CROOK (11) [noun] A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. | [noun] A bending of the knee; a genuflection. | [noun] A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything). | [adjective] Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard. CRUCK (13) [noun] A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs. | [verb] To make lame. | [noun] A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck. CUKES (11) [noun] A cucumber. | [noun] A cucoloris. CUSKS (11) [noun] A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme. DARKS (10) [noun] A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. | [noun] Ignorance. | [noun] Nightfall. DARKY (13) [noun] A person with dark skin. | [noun] A dark lantern. DAWKS (13) DECKS (12) [noun] Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. | [noun] The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. | [noun] A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane. DEKED (11) [verb] To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery. | [verb] To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports. DEKES (10) [noun] A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. | [noun] As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team. | [noun] A quick detour. DEKKO (14) [noun] A look; a glance. DESKS (10) [noun] A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath. | [noun] A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession. | [noun] A department of a newspaper tasked with covering a particular geographical region or aspect of the news. DHAKS (13) DICKS (12) [noun] A male person. | [noun] The penis. | [noun] A highly contemptible person; a jerk. DICKY (15) [noun] A louse. | [noun] Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. | [noun] A detachable shirt front, collar or bib. | [adjective] Like a dick, foolish or obnoxious DIKED (11) [verb] Alternative form of dyke: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc. | [verb] To be well dressed. DIKER (10) DIKES (10) [noun] A well-dressed man. | [noun] Formalwear or other fashionable dress. | [noun] (usually derogatory) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior. DIKEY (13) DINKS (10) [noun] A soft drop shot. | [noun] A light chip; a chipped pass or shot | [verb] To play a soft drop shot. DINKY (13) [adjective] Tiny and cute; small and attractive. | [adjective] Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable. | [noun] A person in a relationship with double income and no kids DIRKS (10) [noun] A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. | [noun] (Midwest US) A penis; dork. | [noun] (Midwest US) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball. DISKS (10) [noun] A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. | [noun] Something resembling a disk. | [noun] An intervertebral disc DOCKS (12) [noun] Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. | [noun] A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant. | [noun] The fleshy root of an animal's tail. DORKS (10) [noun] A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. | [noun] (Midwest US) A penis; dork. | [noun] (Midwest US) A socially unacceptable person; an oddball. DORKY (13) [adjective] Like a dork. DRAKE (10) [noun] A male duck. | [noun] A mayfly used as fishing bait. | [noun] A dragon. DRANK (10) [noun] Dextromethorphan | [noun] A drink, usually alcoholic | [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [noun] Wild oats, or darnel grass. DRECK (12) [noun] Trash; worthless merchandise. DREKS (10) DRINK (10) [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [verb] (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). | [verb] To consume alcoholic beverages. | [noun] A beverage. DROUK (10) DRUNK (10) [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [verb] (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). | [verb] To consume alcoholic beverages. DUCKS (12) [verb] To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw. | [noun] An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. DUCKY (15) [noun] A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck | [noun] An affectionate pet name. | [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a duck. DUKED (11) DUKES (10) [noun] The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). | [noun] The sovereign of a small state. | [noun] A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom. DUMKA (12) [noun] A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine. | [noun] An individual composition in this genre. DUMKY (15) [noun] A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine. | [noun] An individual composition in this genre. DUNKS (10) DUSKS (10) [noun] A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight. | [noun] A darkish colour. DUSKY (13) [noun] A dusky shark. | [noun] A dusky dolphin. | [noun] A dusky grouse. DYKED (14) [adjective] Containing a dyke (ditch) DYKES (13) [noun] (usually derogatory) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior. DYKEY (16) [adjective] Of a woman, whether actually lesbian or not, having stereotypically lesbian characteristics; that looks like a dyke. EIKON (9) EKING (10) [noun] The act or process of adding. | [noun] That which is added. | [noun] A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another. | [verb] Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen. ENOKI (9) [noun] An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes. ENSKY (12) ESKAR (9) ESKER (9) [noun] A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier. EVOKE (12) [verb] To call out; to draw out or bring forth. | [verb] To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination. | [verb] To elicit a response. FAKED (13) [verb] To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob. | [verb] To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is | [verb] To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify. FAKER (12) [noun] One who fakes something. | [noun] An impostor or impersonator. | [noun] A thief. FAKES (12) [noun] Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. | [noun] A trick; a swindle. | [noun] A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent. FAKEY (15) FAKIR (12) [noun] A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms. | [noun] (Hindu) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. | [noun] Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature. FECKS (14) [verb] To throw. | [verb] To steal. | [verb] To leave hastily. | [noun] (in minced oaths) Faith. FINKS (12) [noun] A contemptible person. | [noun] An informer. | [noun] A strikebreaker. FLACK (14) [verb] To flutter; palpitate. | [verb] To hang loosely; flag. | [verb] To beat by flapping. | [noun] A publicist, a publicity agent. | [noun] Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. FLAKE (12) [noun] A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything | [noun] A scale of a fish or similar animal | [noun] A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone. | [noun] Dogfish. | [noun] Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. FLAKY (15) [adjective] Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. | [adjective] (of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans. | [adjective] (of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely to malfunction. FLANK (12) [noun] The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side. | [noun] A cut of meat from the flank of an animal. | [noun] The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc. FLASK (12) [noun] A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc. | [noun] A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask. | [noun] Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base. FLECK (14) [noun] A flake | [noun] A lock, as of wool. | [noun] A small spot or streak; a speckle. FLICK (14) [noun] A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. | [noun] A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. | [noun] A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. FLOCK (14) [noun] A large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration. | [noun] A large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together. | [noun] Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd. | [noun] Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding. FLUKE (12) [noun] A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated. | [verb] To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance. | [verb] To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way. | [noun] A flounder. | [noun] Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail. FLUKY (15) [adjective] Lucky | [adjective] Unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes FLUNK (12) [verb] Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. | [verb] Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. | [verb] To shirk (a task or duty). FOLKS (12) [noun] A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation. | [noun] The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. | [noun] (plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents. | [noun] (California) Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States. FOLKY (15) [adjective] Having the character of folk music FORKS (12) [noun] A pronged tool having a long straight handle, used for digging, lifting, throwing etc. | [noun] A pronged tool for use in the garden; a smaller hand fork for weeding etc., or larger for turning over the soil. | [noun] A gallows. FORKY (15) FRANK (12) [noun] Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article). | [noun] The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found. | [verb] To place a frank on an envelope. | [noun] A hot dog or sausage. | [noun] The grey heron. | [noun] A pigsty. FREAK (12) [noun] A sudden change of mind | [noun] Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable. | [noun] A hippie. | [noun] A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man. FRISK (12) [noun] A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. | [verb] To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap. | [verb] To search somebody by feeling his or her body and clothing. FROCK (14) [noun] A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body. | [noun] An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit. | [noun] A sailor's jersey. | [noun] A frog. FUCKS (14) [noun] An act of sexual intercourse. | [noun] A sexual partner, especially a casual one. | [noun] A highly contemptible person. FUNKS (12) [noun] Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor. | [noun] A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the one, and much syncopation. | [verb] To emit an offensive smell; to stink. FUNKY (15) [adjective] Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric. | [adjective] Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context. | [adjective] Cool; great; excellent. FYKES (15) [noun] A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops. GAWKS (13) [verb] To stare or gape stupidly. | [verb] To stare conspicuously. GAWKY (16) [noun] An awkward, ungainly person. | [adjective] Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement GECKO (12) [noun] Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces. | [verb] To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface. GECKS (12) GEEKS (10) [noun] A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior. | [noun] A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun. | [noun] (by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers. GEEKY (13) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a geek. GINKS (10) [noun] (originally United States slang) A guy, a fellow, especially a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man. GLEEK (10) GOOKS (10) [noun] A person of Far Eastern or Oceanian descent, especially a Vietnamese, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese or Korean person. | [noun] A foreigner, especially an enemy soldier in wartime. | [noun] Grime or mud. GOOKY (13) GOWKS (13) [noun] A cuckoo. | [noun] A fool. GREEK (10) [noun] An inhabitant, resident, or person of descent from Greece. | [noun] Unintelligible speech or text, such as foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the listener is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon; or statements that the listener does not understand or agree with. | [noun] A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are characterised by being named after Greek letters. (See also Greek system.) GUCKS (12) GUNKS (10) GUNKY (13) [adjective] Greasy, messy or dirty. 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. 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. HAKES (12) [verb] To loiter; to sneak. HAKIM (14) [noun] A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine. | [noun] A judge or governor in Islamic India. 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. HARKS (12) [verb] To listen attentively; often used in the imperative. 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. HECKS (14) HICKS (14) [noun] An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. | [verb] To hiccup 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. 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. HOICK (14) [noun] A wild hook shot played without style. | [noun] Sputum. | [verb] To play such a shot. 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. HOLKS (12) 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. 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. HOWKS (15) 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. 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) 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. 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. ICKER (11) IKATS (9) [noun] A style of weaving that uses a process similar to tie-dye to dye the threads. | [noun] A work woven in this style. IKONS (9) [noun] An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. | [noun] (especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels. | [noun] (by extension) A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing. INKED (10) [adjective] Having a tattoo or tattoos. | [verb] To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink. | [verb] To sign (a contract or similar document). INKER (9) INKLE (9) [verb] To hint at; disclose. | [verb] To have a hint or inkling of; divine. | [noun] Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces IRKED (10) [verb] To irritate; annoy; bother | [adjective] Annoyed. IROKO (9) [noun] A hardwood obtained from several African trees of the genus Chlorophora. | [noun] The tree itself. JACKS (18) [noun] A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather. | [noun] A man. | [noun] A device or utensil. JACKY (21) [noun] A sailor. | [noun] English gin. JAKES (16) JAUKS (16) JERKS (16) [noun] A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body. | [noun] A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. | [noun] A dull or stupid person. JERKY (19) [adjective] Characterized by physical jerking. | [adjective] Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person). | [noun] Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun. JINKS (16) [noun] A quick evasive turn. | [verb] To make a quick evasive turn. | [verb] To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn. JOCKO (18) JOCKS (18) [noun] A common man. | [noun] A Scotsman. | [noun] The penis. JOKED (17) [verb] To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously. | [verb] (intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with. | [verb] To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally. JOKER (16) [noun] A person who makes jokes. | [noun] A funny person. | [noun] A jester. JOKES (16) [noun] An amusing story. | [noun] Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness. | [noun] The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one JOKEY (19) [adjective] In the nature of a joke; jocular JOUKS (16) [verb] To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke | [verb] To hit | [verb] To stab JUKED (17) [verb] To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke | [verb] To hit | [verb] To stab JUKES (16) [noun] A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution. | [noun] A feint. | [noun] The neck of a bird. JUNKS (16) [verb] To throw away. | [verb] To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop) | [noun] A Chinese sailing vessel. JUNKY (19) [noun] A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user. | [noun] (by extension) An enthusiast of something. | [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality. KABAB (13) KABAR (11) KABOB (13) [noun] A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. | [noun] A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. | [noun] The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. KADIS (10) [noun] A civil judge in certain Islamic countries. KAFIR (12) [noun] A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim. KAGUS (10) [noun] A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae. KAIAK (13) KAIFS (12) KAILS (9) KAINS (9) KAKAS (13) [noun] Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands. KAKIS (13) [noun] A persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki). KALAM (11) KALES (9) KALIF (12) KALPA (11) [noun] A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 yugas). KAMES (11) [noun] A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier. KAMIK (15) KANAS (9) KANES (9) KANJI (16) [noun] The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters. | [noun] Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language. KAONS (9) [noun] Any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark KAPAS (11) KAPHS (14) KAPOK (15) [noun] A silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc. KAPPA (13) [noun] The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. | [noun] A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset. | [noun] A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology. KAPUT (11) [adjective] Out of order; not working. KARAT (9) [noun] A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy. KARMA (11) [noun] The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. | [noun] A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate. | [noun] A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere. KARNS (9) KAROO (9) KARST (9) [noun] A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. KARTS (9) [noun] A go-cart. KASHA (12) [noun] A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats. KATAS (9) [noun] A kind of pastry in Armenia and some neighboring countries. | [noun] Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts. | [noun] (in combination) A drop (in temperature). KAURI (9) [noun] A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia. | [noun] Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae. | [noun] A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. KAURY (12) KAVAS (12) [noun] A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. | [noun] An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant. KAYAK (16) [noun] A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck | [verb] To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. | [verb] To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. KAYOS (12) [noun] A knockout (in boxing). KAZOO (18) [noun] A simple musical instrument (membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it. | [verb] To play the kazoo. KBARS (11) KEBAB (13) [noun] A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. | [noun] A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. | [noun] The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. KEBAR (11) KEBOB (13) KECKS (15) [noun] Trousers | [noun] Underpants KEDGE (11) [noun] A small anchor used for warping a vessel; also called a kedge anchor. | [noun] A glutton. | [verb] To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. KEEFS (12) KEEKS (13) [noun] A look, especially a quick one; a peek. | [verb] To peek; peep. KEELS (9) [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. KEENS (9) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [noun] A prolonged wail for a deceased person. | [verb] To utter a keen. KEEPS (11) [noun] The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. | [noun] The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance. | [noun] The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice. KEETS (9) KEEVE (12) [noun] A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. | [noun] (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier. | [noun] A large vat used in dressing ores. KEFIR (12) [noun] A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquidy. | [noun] A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim. KEIRS (9) KELEP (11) KELIM (11) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KELLY (12) KELPS (11) [noun] Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales). | [noun] The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture. KELPY (14) KEMPS (13) [noun] Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt. | [noun] A contest in work, etc. | [noun] A champion; a knight. KEMPT (13) [adjective] Neat and tidy; especially used of hair KENAF (12) [noun] Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia. | [noun] The fibre obtained from this plant, similar to jute. KENCH (14) KENDO (10) [noun] A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo. KENOS (9) KEPIS (11) [noun] A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms. KERBS (11) [noun] The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones. | [noun] A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb. KERFS (12) [noun] The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice. | [noun] The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision. | [noun] The distance between diverging saw teeth. KERNE (9) [noun] Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. | [noun] A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt. | [noun] A boor; a low person. KERNS (9) [noun] A corn; grain; kernel. | [noun] The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. | [noun] The harvest home. KERRY (12) 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. KETOL (9) KEVEL (12) [noun] A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. | [noun] A stonemason's hammer. | [noun] A gazelle. KEVIL (12) KEXES (16) KEYED (13) [verb] To fit (a lock) with a key. | [verb] To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them. | [verb] To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class. 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. KIANG (10) [noun] A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau. KIBBE (13) KIBBI (13) KIBEI (11) KIBES (11) [noun] A chilblain or ulcer, especially on the heel of the foot. KIBLA (11) [noun] The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. KICKS (15) [noun] A hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee. | [noun] The action of swinging a foot or leg. | [noun] Something that tickles the fancy; something fun or amusing. KICKY (18) [adjective] Lively, exciting, thrilling. | [adjective] Characterised by kicking motions. | [adjective] Describing a wicket that sometimes causes the ball to kick (bounce unevenly). KIDDO (11) [noun] A close friend; especially used as a form of address. | [noun] A child. KIDDY (14) [noun] A child. | [verb] To kid; to hoax or tease. | [adjective] Alternative spelling of kiddie KIEFS (12) KIERS (9) [noun] A bleaching vat. KIKES (13) [noun] A Jew. | [noun] A contemptible person, especially one who is stingy. KILIM (11) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KILLS (9) [noun] The act of killing. | [noun] Specifically, the death blow. | [noun] The result of killing; that which has been killed. KILNS (9) [noun] An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. | [verb] To bake in a kiln. KILOS (9) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg | [noun] The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. KILTS (9) [noun] A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. | [noun] Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid | [noun] A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA. KILTY (12) KINAS (9) KINDS (10) [noun] A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. | [noun] A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen. | [noun] One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition. KINES (9) KINGS (10) [noun] A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation. | [noun] A powerful or majorly influential person. | [noun] Something that has a preeminent position. KININ (9) [noun] Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. KINKS (13) [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. | [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. KINKY (16) [adjective] Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl. | [adjective] Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices. | [adjective] Queer; eccentric; crotchety. KINOS (9) KIOSK (13) [noun] A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. | [noun] A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc. | [noun] A public telephone booth. KIRKS (13) [noun] A church. KIRNS (9) KISSY (12) [noun] A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. | [noun] An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message. | [noun] A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses. KISTS (9) [noun] A chest. | [noun] A coffin. | [verb] To place in a coffin. KITED (10) KITER (9) KITES (9) KITHE (12) KITHS (12) [noun] Friends and acquaintances. | [noun] (rural) An acquaintance or a friend. KITTY (12) [noun] A kitten or young cat. | [noun] (sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat. | [noun] A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses. KIVAS (12) [noun] A ceremonial underground chamber in a Pueblo village. KIWIS (12) [noun] A New Zealander. | [noun] A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand. | [noun] A New Zealand dollar. KLONG (10) [noun] A canal on the central plain of Thailand. KLOOF (12) [noun] A deep glen or ravine. KLUGE (10) [verb] To build or use a kludge. | [noun] Something that should not work, but does. | [noun] A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes. KLUTZ (18) [noun] A clumsy or stupid person. KNACK (15) [noun] A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. | [noun] A petty contrivance; a toy. | [noun] Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. KNAPS (11) [verb] To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. | [verb] To rap or strike sharply. | [verb] To bite; to bite off; to break short. KNARS (9) [noun] A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl. KNAUR (9) KNAVE (12) [noun] A boy; especially, a boy servant. | [noun] Any male servant; a menial. | [noun] A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person. KNEAD (10) [noun] The act of kneading something. | [verb] To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. | [verb] To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat. KNEED (10) [verb] To kneel to. | [verb] To poke or strike with the knee. | [verb] To move on the knees; to use the knees to move. KNEEL (9) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNEES (9) [noun] In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. | [noun] In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans. | [noun] The part of a garment that covers the knee. KNELL (9) [noun] The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death). | [noun] A sign of the end or demise of something or someone. | [verb] To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. KNELT (9) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNIFE (12) [noun] A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing. | [noun] A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger. | [noun] Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper. KNISH (12) [noun] An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough KNITS (9) [noun] A knitted garment. | [noun] A session of knitting. | [verb] To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. | [noun] Small particles of ore. KNOBS (11) [noun] A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle. | [noun] A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers. | [noun] A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand. KNOCK (15) [noun] Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition. | [noun] An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. | [noun] A sharp impact. KNOLL (9) [noun] A small mound or rounded hill. | [noun] A knell. | [verb] To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell. | [verb] To arrange related objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles. KNOPS (11) [noun] A knob, usually ornamental KNOSP (11) KNOTS (9) [noun] A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. | [noun] (of hair, etc) A tangled clump. | [noun] A maze-like pattern. KNOUT (9) [noun] A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. | [verb] To flog or beat with a knout. KNOWN (12) [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. | [verb] To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. KNOWS (12) [noun] Knowledge; the state of knowing. | [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. KNURL (9) [noun] A contorted knot in wood. | [noun] A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection. | [noun] A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip. KNURS (9) [noun] A knurl. | [noun] The small wooden ball in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell. KOALA (9) [noun] A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. KOANS (9) [noun] A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. | [noun] A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment. KOELS (9) [noun] A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific. KOHLS (12) KOINE (9) [noun] A lingua franca. | [noun] A regional language that becomes standard over time. KOLAS (9) [noun] The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. | [noun] A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water. | [noun] A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. KOLOS (9) [noun] A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle. KONKS (13) KOOKS (13) [noun] An eccentric, strange or crazy person. | [noun] (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are. KOOKY (16) [adjective] Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish. | [adjective] Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like. KOPEK (15) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KOPHS (14) KOPJE (18) [noun] A small hill or mound (especially on the African veld). KOPPA (13) KORAI (9) [noun] An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle. KORAT (9) KORUN (9) KOTOS (9) [noun] A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand. KOTOW (12) KRAAL (9) [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. | [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade. | [noun] An enclosure for livestock. KRAFT (12) [noun] A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper. KRAIT (9) [noun] Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia. KRAUT (9) [noun] A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage. | [noun] A German person. | [noun] A German. KREEP (11) KRILL (9) [noun] Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca. KRONA (9) [noun] The official currency of Sweden. KRONE (9) [noun] The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar. KROON (9) [noun] The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti KRUBI (11) KUDOS (10) [noun] Praise; accolades. | [noun] Credit for one's achievements. | [noun] A compliment or praise. KUDUS (10) [noun] A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (the lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (the greater kudu). KUDZU (19) [noun] An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States. KUGEL (10) [noun] A traditional Jewish dish consisting of baked pudding of rice, pasta, or potatoes with vegetables or raisins and spices | [noun] Traditional house ornament made of glass | [noun] Overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish woman KUKRI (13) [noun] A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters. KULAK (13) [noun] A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers. KUMYS (14) KURTA (9) [noun] A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women. KURUS (9) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira KUSSO (9) KVASS (12) [noun] A type of traditional fermented Russian beverage with little or no alcohol, made from bread, often flavored with fruit. KYACK (18) KYAKS (16) KYARS (12) KYATS (12) [noun] The official currency of Myanmar. KYLIX (19) [noun] An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body KYRIE (12) [noun] A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”. | [noun] A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass. KYTES (12) [noun] Obsolete form of kite. | [noun] Alternative spelling of kite KYTHE (15) LACKS (11) [noun] A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy. | [noun] A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. | [verb] To be without, to need, to require. LAKED (10) LAKER (9) [noun] One engaged in sport; a player; an actor. | [noun] A wharfman who resides near a lake. | [noun] A ship used on the Great Lakes. LAKES (9) [noun] A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain. | [noun] A large, landlocked stretch of water. | [noun] A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake. LAKHS (12) LANKY (12) [adjective] Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward. LARKS (9) [verb] To catch larks (type of bird). | [verb] To sport, engage in harmless pranking. | [verb] To frolic, engage in carefree adventure. LARKY (12) LATKE (9) [noun] A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. LEAKS (9) [noun] A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. | [noun] The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture. | [noun] A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret. LEAKY (12) [adjective] Having leaks; not fully sealed. LEEKS (9) [noun] The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. | [noun] Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild. LICKS (11) [noun] The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue. | [noun] The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick. | [noun] A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue. LIKED (10) [verb] To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. | [verb] To please. | [verb] To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something. LIKEN (9) [verb] (followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else). LIKER (9) LIKES (9) [noun] (usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers). | [noun] An individual vote showing support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet. | [verb] To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. LINKS (9) [noun] Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. | [noun] (by extension) An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function. | [noun] A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas. | [noun] A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea. LINKY (12) [adjective] Of or pertaining to hyperlinks. LOCKS (11) [noun] Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. | [noun] (by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. | [noun] A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels. LOOKS (9) [noun] One's appearance or attractiveness. LUCKS (11) [noun] Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. | [noun] A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success. | [noun] Success. LUCKY (14) [adjective] (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune | [adjective] Producing, or resulting in, good fortune LUNKS (9) [noun] A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead. LURKS (9) [verb] To remain concealed in order to ambush. | [verb] To remain unobserved. | [verb] To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself. MACKS (13) [noun] An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills. | [noun] A raincoat or mackintosh. | [noun] An element of a ship's superstructure which places the function of a ship's mast on its exhaust stack, adding the skeletal supporting structure to the smokestack to support the mast's complement of functions. MAKAR (11) [noun] A poet writing in Scots. MAKER (11) [noun] Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something. | [noun] (usually capitalized and preceded by the) God. | [noun] A poet. MAKES (11) [noun] Brand or kind; model. | [noun] Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form. | [noun] Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production. MAKOS (11) [noun] Mako shark MARKS (11) [noun] (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary. | [noun] (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression. | [noun] (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc. MASKS (11) [noun] A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. | [noun] That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. | [noun] A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade MERKS (11) MICKS (13) [noun] An Irishman | [noun] A Catholic, particularly of Irish descent. MIKED (12) [verb] To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on. | [verb] To measure using a micrometer. MIKES (11) [noun] A microphone. | [verb] To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on. | [verb] To measure using a micrometer. MIKRA (11) MILKS (11) [noun] A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt. | [noun] A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk. | [noun] An individual serving of milk. MILKY (14) [adjective] Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk. | [adjective] (color science) Of the black in an image, appearing as dark gray rather than black. | [adjective] (of a drink) Containing (an especially large amount of) milk. MINKE (11) [noun] A minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales within Balaenoptera, the northern-dwelling species of which is often seen in coastal waters. MINKS (11) [noun] (plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola). | [noun] (plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel. | [noun] (plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink. MIRKS (11) MIRKY (14) [adjective] Hard to see through, as a fog or mist. | [adjective] Dark, dim, gloomy. | [adjective] Cloudy, indistinct, obscure. MOCKS (13) [noun] An imitation, usually of lesser quality. | [noun] Mockery, the act of mocking. | [noun] A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam. MOKES (11) [noun] A donkey. | [noun] A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net. | [noun] A black person. MONKS (11) [noun] A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service. | [noun] In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally. | [noun] A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit. MOSKS (11) MUCKS (13) [noun] (slimy) mud, sludge. | [noun] Soft (or slimy) manure. | [noun] Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty. MUCKY (16) [adjective] Covered in muck. | [adjective] Obscene, pornographic. MUJIK (18) MURKS (11) MURKY (14) [adjective] Hard to see through, as a fog or mist. | [adjective] Dark, dim, gloomy. | [adjective] Cloudy, indistinct, obscure. MUSKS (11) [noun] A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes. | [noun] A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet. | [noun] A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above. MUSKY (14) [adjective] Having the scent of musk | [noun] Muskellunge NAKED (10) [adjective] Bare, not covered by clothing. | [adjective] Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear. | [adjective] Glib, without decoration, put bluntly. | [verb] To make naked; to bare. NARKS (9) [noun] A narcotics squad police officer. | [noun] A narcissist. | [noun] A police spy or informer. NARKY (12) [adjective] Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging. NECKS (11) [noun] The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. | [noun] The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts. | [noun] The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck. NEUKS (9) NICKS (11) [noun] A small cut in a surface. | [noun] Senses connoting something small. | [noun] Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state. NOCKS (11) [verb] To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. (See also notch.) | [verb] To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow). NOOKS (9) [noun] A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. | [noun] A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat. | [noun] A recess, cove or hollow. NOOKY (12) [noun] Sexual intercourse or other sexual activity, especially if illicit. | [noun] A pacifier. | [adjective] Like a nook; small and secluded or cosy. NUKED (10) [verb] To use a nuclear weapon on a target. | [verb] To destroy or erase completely. | [verb] (by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user). NUKES (9) [noun] A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. | [noun] A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat. | [noun] A recess, cove or hollow. OAKEN (9) [adjective] Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness. OAKUM (11) [noun] A material, consisting of tarred fibres, used to caulk or pack joints in plumbing, masonry, and wooden shipbuilding. | [noun] The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in hackling. OCKER (11) [noun] Interest on money; usury; increase. | [verb] To increase (in price); add to. | [noun] A boorish or uncultivated Australian. OINKS (9) [noun] The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof. | [verb] Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound. OKAPI (11) [noun] A large ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe, but with a much shorter neck, a reddish brown coat and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. OKAYS (12) [noun] Endorsement; approval. | [verb] To approve. | [verb] To confirm by activating a button marked OK. OKEHS (12) OKRAS (9) PACKS (13) [noun] A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. | [noun] A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack | [noun] A multitude. PAIKS (11) PARKA (11) [noun] A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind. PARKS (11) [noun] An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. | [noun] A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region. | [noun] An area used for specific purposes. PAWKY (17) [adjective] Shrewd, sly; often also characterised by a sarcastic sense of humour. PEAKS (11) [noun] A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. | [noun] The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period. | [noun] The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point. PEAKY (14) [adjective] Sickly; peaked. | [adjective] Characterised by peaks. PECKS (13) [noun] An act of striking with a beak. | [noun] A small kiss. | [verb] To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). PECKY (16) PEEKS (11) [verb] To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. | [verb] To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place. | [verb] To retrieve (a value) from a memory address. PEKAN (11) [noun] The fisher cat, the fisher (Martes pennanti), or the marten (Martes americana). PEKES (11) [noun] A Pekingese dog. PEKIN (11) PEKOE (11) [noun] A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores. PERKS (11) [noun] Perquisite. | [noun] A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up. | [noun] A percolator, particularly of coffee. PERKY (14) [adjective] Lively or enthusiastic. | [adjective] Standing upright; firm. PESKY (14) [adjective] Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child). PICKS (13) [noun] A tool used for digging; a pickaxe. | [noun] A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock. | [noun] A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair. PICKY (16) [noun] A picture. | [adjective] Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right. PIKAS (11) [noun] Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia. PIKED (12) [verb] To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike. | [verb] To assume a pike position. | [verb] To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money. PIKER (11) [noun] A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman. | [noun] One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money. | [noun] A stingy person; a cheapskate. PIKES (11) [noun] A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults. | [noun] A sharp point, such as that of the weapon. | [noun] A large haycock. PIKIS (11) PINKO (11) [noun] A socialist who is not wholly communist. PINKS (11) [noun] The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. | [noun] A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr. | [noun] A narrow boat. PINKY (14) [noun] Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals. | [noun] A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc. | [noun] A white person. | [noun] The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot. | [adjective] Winking PLACK (13) PLANK (11) [noun] A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick. | [noun] A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue. | [noun] Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time. PLINK (11) [noun] A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound. | [verb] To make a plink sound. | [verb] (with "out") To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano. PLONK (11) [noun] The sound of something solid landing. | [verb] To set or toss (something) down carelessly. | [verb] To automatically ignore a particular poster. | [noun] Cheap or inferior everyday wine. | [noun] A female police constable. PLUCK (13) [noun] An instance of plucking. | [noun] The lungs, heart with trachea and often oesophagus removed from slaughtered animals. | [noun] Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence. PLUNK (11) [noun] The dull thud of something landing on a surface. | [noun] A large sum of money. | [noun] A dollar. POCKS (13) [noun] A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease. | [noun] Any pit, especially one formed as a scar POCKY (16) [adjective] Covered in pock marks; specifically, pox-ridden, syphilitic. POKED (12) [verb] To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. | [verb] To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning. | [verb] To rummage; to feel or grope around. POKER (11) [noun] A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. | [noun] A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings. | [noun] One who pokes. | [noun] Any of various card games in which, following each of one or more rounds of dealing or revealing cards, the players in sequence make tactical bets or drop out, the bets forming a pool to be taken either by the sole remaining player or, after all rounds and bets have been completed, by those remaining players who hold a superior hand according to a standard ranking of hand values for the game. | [noun] Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to haunt the darkness; a bugbear. POKES (11) [noun] A prod, jab, or thrust. | [noun] A lazy person; a dawdler. | [noun] A stupid or uninteresting person. POKEY (14) [noun] (with "the") prison. | [adjective] (of a room, house) of small volume, cramped | [adjective] Slow POLKA (11) [noun] A lively dance originating in Bohemia. | [noun] The music for this dance. | [noun] A polka jacket. PORKS (11) [verb] (usually of a male) To have sex with (someone). PORKY (14) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of pork. | [adjective] Rather fat; chubby. | [noun] A lie. PRANK (11) [noun] A practical joke or mischievous trick. | [noun] An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception. | [verb] To perform a practical joke on; to trick. PRICK (13) [noun] A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. | [noun] An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. | [noun] A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. | [verb] To pierce or puncture slightly. PRINK (11) [verb] To give a wink; to wink. | [noun] The act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up | [verb] To look, gaze. PUCKA (13) [adjective] (originally South Asia) Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable or proper. | [adjective] Superior or of high quality; first-class. | [adjective] Excellent, fantastic, great. PUCKS (13) [noun] A mischievous or hostile spirit. | [noun] A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game. | [noun] An object shaped like a puck. PUKED (12) [verb] To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach. | [verb] To sell securities or investments at a loss, often under duress or pressure, in order to satisfy liquidity or margin requirements, or out of a desire to exit a deteriorating market. PUKES (11) [noun] Vomit. | [noun] A drug that induces vomiting. | [noun] A worthless, despicable person. PUKKA (15) [adjective] (originally South Asia) Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable or proper. | [adjective] Superior or of high quality; first-class. | [adjective] Excellent, fantastic, great. PULIK (11) [noun] One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. PUNKA (11) PUNKS (11) [noun] A person used for sex, particularly: | [noun] A worthless person, particularly: | [noun] Short for punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums. PUNKY (14) [noun] A small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; the biting midge; sandfly. | [noun] A fish, Lepomis gibbosus. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood) - soft or rotted. QUACK (20) [noun] The sound made by a duck. | [verb] To make a noise like a duck. | [noun] A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional; especially, a doctor of medicine who makes false diagnoses or inappropriate treatment; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine. QUAKE (18) [noun] A trembling or shaking. | [noun] An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force. | [verb] To tremble or shake. QUAKY (21) QUARK (18) [noun] In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. | [noun] (X Window System) An integer that uniquely identifies a text string. | [noun] A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, and eastern Europe, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet. | [noun] (Falkland Islands) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. QUICK (20) [noun] Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails. | [noun] Plants used in making a quickset hedge | [noun] The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling. QUIRK (18) [noun] An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone | [noun] An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit | [noun] A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge. RACKS (11) [noun] A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other | [noun] Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel. | [noun] A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits. RAKED (10) [verb] To walk; to roam, to wander. | [verb] Of animals (especially sheep): to graze. | [verb] To roam or wander through (somewhere). RAKEE (9) RAKER (9) RAKES (9) [noun] A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey. | [noun] The movement of animals while grazing. | [noun] The pastureland over which animals graze; a range, a stray. RAKIS (9) RANKS (9) [noun] A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"]. | [noun] In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal. | [noun] One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality RECKS (11) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. REEKS (9) [noun] A strong unpleasant smell. | [noun] Vapour; steam; smoke; fume. | [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. REEKY (12) REINK (9) REKEY (12) [verb] To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before. | [verb] To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it. | [verb] To change the key or tenor of; to reframe. RICKS (11) [noun] Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. | [noun] A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet. | [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. RINKS (9) [noun] A man, especially a warrior or hero. | [noun] A ring; a circle. | [noun] A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. RISKS (9) [noun] A possible adverse event or outcome | [noun] The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. | [noun] The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event. RISKY (12) [adjective] Dangerous, involving risks. ROCKS (11) [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. | [noun] Rocuronium. | [noun] A formation of minerals, specifically: ROCKY (14) [adjective] Unstable; easily rocked. | [adjective] In the style of rock music. | [adjective] Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress. | [adjective] Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks. ROOKS (9) [noun] A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. | [noun] A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays. | [noun] A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name. ROOKY (12) RUCKS (11) [noun] An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend. | [noun] Rocuronium. | [noun] A throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack. RUSKS (9) [noun] A rectangular, hard, dry biscuit | [noun] A twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback) | [noun] A weaning food for children RYKED (13) RYKES (12) SACKS (11) [noun] A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid. | [noun] (games) A sacrifice. | [verb] (games) To sacrifice. SAKER (9) [noun] A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia. | [noun] A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century. SAKES (9) [noun] An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to wine. | [noun] Cause, interest or account | [noun] Purpose or end; reason | [noun] An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to wine. SAKIS (9) [noun] An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to wine. | [noun] A class of Japanese rice wines made from polished rice and typically about 20% alcohol by volume. | [noun] Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile. SAMEK (11) SARKS (9) [noun] A shirt. SARKY (12) [adjective] Sarcastic SCULK (11) SEEKS (9) [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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. SICKO (11) [noun] A person with unpleasant tastes, views or habits. | [noun] A mentally ill person. | [noun] A physically ill person. SICKS (11) [verb] To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs. | [verb] To set upon; to chase; to attack. | [verb] To vomit. SIKER (9) SIKES (9) [noun] A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer. | [noun] A sigh. | [verb] To sigh or sob. SILKS (9) [noun] A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). | [noun] A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. | [noun] Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes. SILKY (12) [noun] A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin. | [noun] A chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers. | [adjective] Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk. SINKS (9) [noun] A basin used for holding water for washing. | [noun] A drain for carrying off wastewater. | [noun] A sinkhole. SKAGS (10) [noun] Heroin. | [noun] (originally African American Vernacular English) A woman of loose morals. | [noun] A cigarette. SKALD (10) [noun] A Nordic poet of the Viking Age SKATE (9) [noun] A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating. | [noun] A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating | [noun] A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice. | [noun] A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body. | [noun] A worn-out horse. SKATS (9) SKEAN (9) [noun] A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel. | [noun] A web, a weave, a tangle. | [noun] The membrane of a fish ovary. | [noun] A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. SKEED (10) SKEEN (9) SKEES (9) SKEET (9) [noun] A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight. | [noun] A hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and two other cards lower than 9. | [noun] The ejaculation of semen. | [noun] (Manx) news or gossip SKEGS (10) [noun] A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller. | [noun] A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel. | [noun] A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard. SKEIN (9) [noun] A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel. | [noun] A web, a weave, a tangle. | [noun] The membrane of a fish ovary. SKELM (11) SKELP (11) [noun] A blow; a smart stroke. | [noun] A squall; a heavy fall of rain. | [noun] A large portion. | [noun] A narrow strip of rolled or forged metal, ready to be bent and welded to form a pipe. SKENE (9) [noun] An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage. | [noun] A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. | [noun] A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel. SKEPS (11) [noun] A basket. | [noun] A beehive made of straw or wicker. SKEWS (12) [noun] Something that has an oblique or slanted position. | [noun] An oblique or sideways movement. | [noun] A bias or distortion in a particular direction. SKIDS (10) [noun] An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car. | [noun] A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan. | [noun] (by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose. SKIED (10) [verb] To move on skis | [verb] To travel over (a slope etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport) | [verb] To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high. SKIER (9) [noun] One who skis. | [noun] A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch. SKIES (9) [noun] The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day. | [noun] The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc. | [noun] Heaven. | [verb] To move on skis SKIEY (12) SKIFF (15) [noun] Term used in tea gardens and denotes the act of cutting/pruning the bushes as per the specific norms. Various types of skiff are used viz Light Skiff (LS), Medium Skiff (MS), Deep Skiff (DS) and Level Of Skiff (LOS). | [noun] A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern. | [noun] Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person. | [noun] (Nova Scotia) a deep blanket of snow covering the ground SKILL (9) [noun] Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate. | [noun] Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause. | [noun] Knowledge; understanding. | [verb] To set apart; separate. SKIMO (11) SKIMP (13) [verb] To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of. | [noun] A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing. | [noun] (in the plural) Underwear. SKIMS (11) [verb] To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. | [verb] To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. | [verb] To hasten along with superficial attention. SKINK (13) [noun] A shin of beef. | [noun] A soup or pottage made from a boiled shin of beef. | [noun] (by extension) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a soup or pottage made using other ingredients. | [noun] A lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed. | [noun] A drink. SKINS (9) [noun] The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. | [noun] The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant. | [noun] The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc. SKINT (9) [adjective] Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke. | [adjective] Skinned SKIPS (11) [noun] A leaping, jumping or skipping movement. | [noun] The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part. | [noun] A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once. SKIRL (9) [noun] A shrill sound, as of bagpipes. | [verb] To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes. SKIRR (9) [noun] A tern. | [verb] To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound | [verb] To make a whirring sound. SKIRT (9) [noun] An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body. | [noun] The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist. | [noun] A loose edging to any part of a dress. SKITE (9) [noun] A sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow. | [noun] A trick. | [noun] A contemptible person. | [noun] A kind of hermitage SKITS (9) [noun] A short comic performance. | [noun] A jeer or sally; a brief satire. | [noun] A wanton girl; a wench. SKIVE (12) [noun] Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty. | [noun] An act of avoiding lessons or work. | [verb] To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk. | [noun] A rotating iron disk coated with oil and diamond dust used to polish the facets of a diamond. SKOAL (9) [verb] To make such a toast. | [interjection] A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers. SKOSH (12) [noun] A tiny amount; a little bit; tad; smidgen; jot. SKUAS (9) [noun] Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches. SKULK (13) [noun] A group of foxes. | [noun] A group of people seen as being fox-like (e.g. cunning, dishonest, or having nefarious plans). | [noun] The act of skulking. SKULL (9) [noun] The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible. | [noun] A symbol for death; death's-head | [noun] The mind or brain. | [noun] (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. SKUNK (13) [noun] Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. | [noun] A despicable person. | [noun] A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout. | [noun] A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture. | [noun] Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish. SKYED (13) SKYEY (15) [adjective] Resembling the sky. | [adjective] Of or relating to the sky. | [adjective] In the sky. SLACK (11) [noun] The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. | [noun] A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains. | [adjective] (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. | [verb] To slacken. | [noun] A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place. | [noun] A valley, or small, shallow dell. | [noun] Small coal; coal dust. SLAKE (9) [verb] To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). | [verb] To cool (something) with water or another liquid. | [verb] To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. | [noun] A sloppy mess. SLANK (9) SLEEK (9) [noun] That which makes smooth; varnish. | [verb] To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive. | [adjective] Having an even, smooth surface; smooth SLICK (11) [noun] A covering of liquid, particularly oil. | [noun] Someone who is clever and untrustworthy. | [noun] A tool used to make something smooth or even. | [noun] The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes. SLINK (9) [noun] A furtive sneaking motion. | [noun] The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf. | [noun] The meat of such a prematurely born animal. SLUNK (9) [verb] To sneak about furtively. | [verb] To give birth to an animal prematurely. | [noun] An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively. SMACK (13) [noun] A distinct flavor, especially if slight. | [noun] A slight trace of something; a smattering. | [noun] Heroin. | [noun] A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack | [noun] A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank. SMEEK (11) SMERK (11) SMIRK (11) [noun] An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful | [noun] A forced or affected smile; a simper | [verb] To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous. SMOCK (13) [noun] A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip. | [noun] A blouse; a smock frock. | [noun] A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc. SMOKE (11) [noun] The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material. | [noun] A cigarette. | [noun] Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.) | [verb] To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. SMOKY (14) [adjective] Filled with smoke. | [adjective] Giving off smoke. | [adjective] Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke. SNACK (11) [noun] A light meal. | [noun] An item of food eaten between meals. | [noun] A very sexy and attractive person. | [noun] A share; a part or portion. SNAKE (9) [noun] A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue. | [noun] A treacherous person. | [noun] Somebody who acts deceitfully for social gain. SNAKY (12) [adjective] Resembling or relating to snakes. | [adjective] Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy. | [adjective] Sly; cunning; deceitful. SNARK (9) [noun] Snide remarks. | [verb] To express oneself in a snarky fashion. | [verb] To snort. | [noun] A graph in which every node has three branches, and the edges cannot be coloured in fewer than four colours without two edges of the same colour meeting at a point. SNEAK (9) [noun] One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information. | [noun] A cheat; a con artist. | [noun] An informer; a tell-tale. SNECK (11) [noun] A latch or catch. | [noun] The nose. | [noun] A cut. SNICK (11) [noun] A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch | [noun] A small cut or mark. | [noun] A knot or irregularity in yarn. | [noun] A sharp clicking sound. | [verb] To latch, to lock. SNOOK (9) [noun] A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes. | [noun] Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families. | [verb] To fish for snook. | [noun] (as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth. SNUCK (11) [verb] To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. | [verb] To take something stealthily without permission. | [verb] (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something. SOAKS (9) [noun] An immersion in water etc. | [noun] A drunkard. | [noun] A carouse; a drinking session. SOCKO (11) [adjective] Superb, excellent, stunning. SOCKS (11) [noun] A knitted or woven covering for the foot. | [noun] A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors. | [noun] A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's or dog's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest of the animal. SOKES (9) [noun] Any of several medieval rights, either to hold a court, or to receive fines. | [noun] A district under a particular jurisdiction. SOKOL (9) SOOKS (9) [noun] Familiar name for a calf. | [noun] Familiar name for a cow. | [noun] A cow or sheep. SOUKS (9) [noun] A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods. SPAKE (11) [adjective] Quiet; tame. | [adjective] Ready; prompt. | [verb] To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud. SPANK (11) [noun] An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap. | [noun] A slapping sound, as produced by spanking. | [verb] To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction. SPARK (11) [noun] A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire. | [noun] A short or small burst of electrical discharge. | [noun] A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle. | [noun] A gallant; a foppish young man. SPEAK (11) [noun] A low class bar, a speakeasy. | [noun] Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group. | [noun] Speech, conversation. SPECK (13) [noun] A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc. | [noun] A very small thing; a particle; a whit. | [noun] A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States. | [noun] Fat; lard; fat meat. SPICK (13) SPIKE (11) [noun] In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument. | [noun] The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument. | [noun] A sort of very large nail. SPIKS (11) SPIKY (14) [adjective] Having spikes, spiny. | [adjective] Hostile; standoffish | [adjective] Of hair, erect, resembling spikes. SPOKE (11) [noun] A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim. | [noun] A projecting handle of a steering wheel. | [noun] A rung of a ladder. | [verb] To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud. SPOOK (11) [noun] A ghost or phantom. | [noun] A hobgoblin. | [noun] A scare or fright. SPUNK (11) [noun] A spark. | [noun] Touchwood; tinder. | [noun] A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match. STACK (11) [noun] (heading) A pile. | [noun] A smokestack. | [noun] (heading) In computing. STAKE (9) [noun] A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. | [noun] A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet. | [noun] A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off. STALK (9) [noun] The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts. | [noun] The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant. | [noun] Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill. | [noun] A particular episode of trying to follow or contact someone. | [noun] A haughty style of walking. STANK (9) [verb] To have a strong bad smell. | [verb] To be greatly inferior; to perform badly. | [verb] To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth. | [adjective] Foul-smelling, stinking, unclean. | [noun] Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water. | [adjective] Weak; worn out | [verb] To sigh. STARK (9) [adjective] Hard, firm; obdurate. | [adjective] Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather). | [adjective] Strong; vigorous; powerful. | [verb] To stiffen. STEAK (9) [noun] Beefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling. | [noun] (by extension) A relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from another animal, a vegetable, etc. | [noun] (seafood) A slice of meat cut across the grain (perpendicular to the spine) from a fish. STEEK (9) STICK (11) [noun] An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | [noun] Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. | [noun] Material or objects attached to a stick or the like. | [noun] The traction of tires on the road surface. | [noun] Criticism or ridicule. STINK (9) [noun] A strong bad smell. | [noun] A complaint or objection. | [verb] To have a strong bad smell. STIRK (9) [noun] A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer. STOCK (11) [noun] A store or supply. | [noun] The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder. | [noun] The raw material from which things are made; feedstock. | [noun] A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado. STOKE (9) [verb] To poke, pierce, thrust. | [verb] To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace. | [verb] (by extension) To encourage a behavior or emotion. | [noun] A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1 cm2/s STOOK (9) [noun] A pile or bundle, especially of straw. | [noun] (specifically) A group of 6 or 8 sheaves of grain stacked to dry vertically in a rectangular arrangement at harvest time, obsolete since the advent of the combine harvester (mid 20th century). | [verb] To make stooks. STORK (9) [noun] A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae. | [noun] (children's folklore) The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news. | [noun] The seventeenth Lenormand card. STUCK (11) [verb] To become or remain attached; to adhere. | [verb] To jam; to stop moving. | [verb] To tolerate, to endure, to stick with. | [noun] A thrust. STUNK (9) [verb] To have a strong bad smell. | [verb] To be greatly inferior; to perform badly. | [verb] To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth. SUCKS (11) [noun] An instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling. | [noun] Milk drawn from the breast. | [noun] A weak, self-pitying person; a person who refuses to go along with others, especially out of spite; a crybaby or sore loser. SULKS (9) [noun] A state of sulking. | [verb] To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. | [noun] A furrow. SULKY (12) [noun] A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing. | [noun] Any carriage seating only the driver. | [adjective] Silent and withdrawn after being upset SWANK (12) [noun] A fashionably elegant person. | [noun] Ostentation; bravado. | [verb] To swagger, to show off. SWINK (12) SYKES (12) TACKS (11) [noun] A small nail with a flat head. | [noun] A thumbtack. | [noun] A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth. TACKY (14) [adjective] Of a substance, slightly sticky. | [noun] A scrubby, neglected horse. | [noun] A person in a similar condition. TAKEN (9) [verb] To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. | [verb] To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc). | [verb] To remove. TAKER (9) [noun] One who takes something. | [noun] A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives. | [noun] One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something. TAKES (9) [noun] The or an act of taking. | [noun] Something that is taken; a haul. | [noun] An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective. TAKIN (9) [noun] A goat-antelope, species Budorcas taxicolor. TALKS (9) [verb] To communicate, usually by means of speech. | [verb] To discuss; to talk about. | [verb] To speak (a certain language). TALKY (12) [adjective] (of a person) Talkative or loquacious | [adjective] (of a book etc.) Containing a great deal of dialogue or talking in general TALUK (9) [noun] A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district. TANKA (9) [noun] A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae. | [noun] A strong, forceful expression | [noun] A Tibetan painting of the Buddha on fabric. | [noun] An ethnic group of boat people in the Canton area. | [noun] A coin and unit of currency of varying value, formerly used in parts of India and Central Asia. TANKS (9) [noun] A closed container for liquids or gases. | [noun] An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids. | [noun] A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial. | [interjection] Thanks TAROK (9) TASKS (9) [noun] A piece of work done as part of one’s duties. | [noun] A difficult or tedious undertaking. | [noun] An objective. TEAKS (9) [noun] An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). | [noun] A tree of the species in the genus Tectona | [noun] A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood. THACK (14) THANK (12) [noun] An expression of appreciation; a thought. | [verb] To express gratitude or appreciation toward. | [verb] To feel gratitude or appreciation toward. THICK (14) [noun] The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something. | [noun] A thicket. | [noun] A stupid person; a fool. 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. 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. TICKS (11) [noun] A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. | [noun] A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery. | [noun] A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement. TIKES (9) [noun] A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. | [noun] A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery. | [noun] A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement. TIKIS (9) [noun] Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. TILAK (9) [noun] A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status. TOKAY (12) [noun] A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia. | [noun] Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape. | [noun] The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands. TOKED (10) [verb] To give a gratuity to. | [verb] To smoke marijuana. | [verb] To inhale a puff of marijuana TOKEN (9) [noun] Something serving as an expression of something else. | [noun] A keepsake. | [noun] A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services. TOKER (9) TOKES (9) [noun] (casinos) A gratuity. | [noun] A puff of marijuana. | [noun] A piece of bread. TORSK (9) [noun] An edible fish, Brosme brosme. TRACK (11) [noun] A mark left by something that has passed along. | [noun] A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal. | [noun] The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc. TRAIK (9) TRANK (9) [noun] An oblong piece of skin from which the pieces for a glove are cut. | [noun] A tranquilizer. | [verb] To tranquilize. TREKS (9) [noun] A journey by ox wagon. | [noun] The Boer migration of 1835-1837. | [noun] A slow or difficult journey. TRICK (11) [noun] Something designed to fool or swindle. | [noun] A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick. | [noun] An entertaining difficult physical action. TRIKE (9) [noun] A tricycle. | [noun] A three-wheeled motorbike. | [noun] A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger. | [noun] A triceratops. TROAK (9) TROCK (11) TROKE (9) TRUCK (11) [noun] A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage. | [noun] The ball on top of a flagpole. | [noun] On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck". | [verb] To fail; run out; run short; be unavailable; diminish; abate. | [verb] To tread (down); stamp on; trample (down). | [noun] (often in the plural) Small, humble items; things, often for sale or barter. TRUNK (9) [noun] (heading, biological) Part of a body. | [noun] (heading) A container. | [noun] (heading) A channel for flow of some kind. TSKED (10) TUCKS (11) [noun] An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. | [noun] A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece. | [noun] A curled position. TUPIK (11) [noun] A tent or other building made from animal skins, used by the Inuit during the summer. TURKS (9) TUSKS (9) [noun] One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar. | [noun] A small projection on a (tusk) tenon. | [noun] A tusk shell. TWEAK (12) [noun] A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch. | [noun] A slight adjustment or modification. | [noun] Trouble; distress; tweag. TYKES (12) [noun] A mongrel dog. | [noun] A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one | [noun] A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement UKASE (9) [noun] An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or (later) emperor. | [noun] Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation UMIAK (11) [noun] A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. VAKIL (12) [noun] A lawyer or advocate mainly a representative in the court of law and a vakil can be a representative, especially of a political figure; an official or ambassador. VODKA (13) [noun] A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash. | [noun] A serving of the above beverage. | [noun] Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste or color. WACKE (14) [noun] A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt. WACKO (14) [noun] An amusingly eccentric or irrational person. | [adjective] Amusingly eccentric or irrational. | [interjection] Hurrah! WACKS (14) [noun] An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo. WACKY (17) [adjective] Zany; eccentric | [noun] A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt. WAKED (13) [verb] (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. | [verb] (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep. | [verb] To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite. WAKEN (12) [verb] To wake or rouse from sleep. | [verb] To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir. WAKER (12) WAKES (12) [noun] The act of waking, or state of being awake. | [noun] The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil. | [verb] (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. WALKS (12) [verb] To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. | [verb] To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty. | [verb] Of an object, to go missing or be stolen. WARKS (12) [noun] Pain; ache. | [noun] A building. WAUKS (12) WEEKS (12) [noun] Any period of seven consecutive days. | [noun] A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday. | [noun] A period of five days beginning with Monday. WEKAS (12) [noun] The woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand. WHACK (17) [adjective] Egregious. | [adjective] Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange. | [adjective] Crazy, mad, insane. 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. 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. WICKS (14) [noun] A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions. | [noun] Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action, such as a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain. | [noun] A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones. WINKS (12) [noun] An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking. | [noun] A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks. | [noun] A brief time; an instant. WOKEN (12) [verb] (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. | [verb] (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep. | [verb] To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite. WONKS (12) [noun] An overly studious person, particularly student. | [noun] (by extension) A policy wonk or other intellectual expert. WONKY (15) [noun] A subgenre of electronic music employing unstable rhythms, complex time signatures, and mid-range synths. | [adjective] Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre. | [adjective] Feeble, shaky or rickety. | [adjective] Technically worded, in the style of jargon. WORKS (12) [noun] (heading) Employment. | [noun] (heading) Effort. | [noun] Sustained effort to achieve a goal or result, especially overcoming obstacles. WRACK (14) [noun] Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble. | [noun] (except in dialects) Ruin; destruction. | [noun] The remains; a wreck. | [verb] To place in or hang on a rack. WREAK (12) [verb] To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; . | [verb] To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite. | [verb] To inflict or take vengeance on. | [noun] Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment. WRECK (14) [noun] Something or someone that has been ruined. | [noun] The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down. | [noun] An event in which something is damaged through collision. WRICK (14) YACKS (14) [noun] (possibly obsolete) An oak. | [noun] A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. | [noun] A laugh. YANKS (12) [noun] A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). | [noun] A masturbation session. | [verb] To pull (something) with a quick, strong action. YAPOK (14) [noun] The water opossum (Chironectes minimus) YELKS (12) YERKS (12) [verb] To stab. | [verb] To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. | [verb] To strike or lash with a whip or stick. YEUKS (12) YEUKY (15) YIKES (12) [interjection] Expression of shock and alarm. | [interjection] Expression of empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances. YOCKS (14) [noun] A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one. | [verb] To laugh, especially loudly or uproariously YOKED (13) [verb] To link or to join. | [verb] To unite, to connect. | [verb] To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine. YOKEL (12) [noun] An unsophisticated person. | [noun] A person of rural background. YOKES (12) [noun] Frame around the neck, and related senses. | [noun] Pair of harnessed draught animals, and related senses. | [noun] Extended uses and quantities. YOLKS (12) [noun] The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. | [noun] The grease in a sheep's fleece. YOLKY (15) YUCKS (14) [noun] Something disgusting. | [noun] The sound made by a laugh. | [verb] To itch. YUCKY (17) [adjective] Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust. ZERKS (18) ZINKY (21) ZONKS (18) [verb] To hit hard . | [verb] To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor . | [verb] (usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious. ZOOKS (18)

ABAKAS (12) ACKEES (12) [noun] A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan. | [noun] The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous. ADZUKI (20) [noun] Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean. AIKIDO (11) [noun] A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws. | [noun] A school of the martial art. AKELAS (10) [noun] The leader of a pack of Cub Scouts. AKENES (10) [noun] Plural of akene, a type of simple dry fruit that does not open to release its seed, similar to an achene. AKIMBO (14) [adjective] With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. | [adverb] Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo. ALASKA (10) ALFAKI (13) ALKALI (10) [noun] One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. | [noun] (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters. ALKANE (10) [noun] Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (e.g., methane, ethane, etc.). ALKENE (10) [noun] An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds ALKIES (10) [noun] An alcoholic. ALKINE (10) ALKOXY (20) ALKYDS (14) [noun] A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings. ALKYLS (13) ALKYNE (13) [noun] A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond. ALSIKE (10) [noun] Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers. AMUCKS (14) [noun] Plural of amuck, meaning a state of violent frenzy or uncontrolled behavior. | [verb] Third person singular of amuck, meaning to rush about in a violent or murderous frenzy. ANANKE (10) [noun] In Greek mythology, the goddess of necessity and inevitability; also used to denote an inescapable force or necessity. ANKLED (11) [verb] To walk. | [verb] To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution. | [adjective] (in combination) Having some specific type of ankle. ANKLES (10) [noun] The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. | [verb] To walk. | [verb] To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution. ANKLET (10) [noun] A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle. | [noun] An ankle sock. ANKUSH (13) [noun] A pointed stick or rod used to guide and control an elephant. ANORAK (10) [noun] A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater. | [noun] A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio. ANTICK (12) [adjective] Grotesque or bizarre in appearance or behavior; fantastical or absurd. | [noun] A grotesque figure or clown; a performer of antics. ARCKED (13) ARKOSE (10) [noun] A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand. ARRACK (12) [noun] A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East | [noun] The toothbrush tree, Salvadora persica. ASKANT (10) [adjective] Aslant, or sloping. | [adverb] Aslant, or askance, or sideways ASKERS (10) [noun] Plural of asker; people who ask questions or make requests. ASKING (11) [verb] To request (information, or an answer to a question). | [verb] To put forward (a question) to be answered. | [verb] To interrogate or enquire of (a person). ATTACK (12) [noun] An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. | [noun] An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault. | [noun] A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle. AUKLET (10) [noun] Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae. AWAKED (14) [verb] Past tense of awake; to wake up or become conscious. | [verb] To rouse from sleep or inactivity. AWAKEN (13) [verb] To become conscious after having slept. | [verb] To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. | [verb] To excite or to stir up something latent. AWAKES (13) [verb] To become conscious after having slept. | [verb] To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. | [verb] To excite or to stir up something latent. AWOKEN (13) [verb] To become conscious after having slept. | [verb] To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. | [verb] To excite or to stir up something latent. AXLIKE (17) [adjective] Resembling or shaped like an ax. BABKAS (14) [noun] Plural of babka, a sweet braided or swirled bread of Jewish origin, typically filled with cinnamon, chocolate, or other ingredients. BACKED (15) [verb] To go in the reverse direction. | [verb] To support. | [verb] (of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere. | [adjective] Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead. BACKER (14) [noun] One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it. BACKUP (16) [noun] A reserve or substitute. | [noun] A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged. | [noun] An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow. BAKERS (12) [noun] A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items. | [noun] A portable oven for baking. BAKERY (15) [noun] A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold. | [noun] The trade of a baker. | [noun] The actual goods produced in a bakery such as doughnuts, long johns, bismarcks, sugar and glazed twisters, cinnamon rolls, eclairs, etc. BAKING (13) [verb] (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven. | [verb] (with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven. | [verb] To be warmed to drying and hardening. BALKED (13) [verb] To pass over or by. | [verb] To omit, miss or overlook by chance. | [verb] To miss intentionally; to avoid. BALKER (12) [noun] One who balks; a person or animal that refuses to proceed or comply. | [noun] In baseball, a pitcher who makes an illegal motion on the mound. BANKED (13) [verb] To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client. | [verb] To put into a bank. | [verb] To conceal in the rectum for use in prison. BANKER (12) [noun] One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. | [noun] A money changer. | [noun] The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house. | [noun] A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland. | [noun] A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline. BARKED (13) [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | [verb] To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. | [verb] To speak sharply. BARKER (12) [noun] Someone or something who barks. | [noun] A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival. | [noun] A shelf-talker. | [noun] A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation. BASKED (13) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). BASKET (12) [noun] A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. | [noun] A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop. | [noun] In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them. BATIKS (12) [noun] A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric. | [verb] To dye fabric using the wax-resist method. BATTIK (12) BAULKS (12) [noun] An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. | [noun] The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. | [noun] Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks". BAULKY (15) [adjective] Refusing to proceed or cooperate. BEAKED (13) [adjective] Having a beak or beak-like projection. | [verb] Past tense of beak, to strike or peck with a beak. BEAKER (12) [noun] A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container. | [noun] A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children. | [noun] A mug. BECKED (15) BECKET (14) [noun] A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle | [noun] A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place. | [noun] A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it. BECKON (14) [noun] A sign made without words; a beck. | [noun] A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them. | [verb] To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. BEDECK (15) [verb] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. BEKISS (12) BEKNOT (12) BELIKE (12) [verb] To make like; simulate. | [verb] To be like; resemble. | [noun] An object of affection or liking. | [adverb] Likely, probably, perhaps, haply. BEMOCK (16) [verb] To mock or ridicule; to treat with contempt or derision. BERAKE (12) BETAKE (12) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BETOOK (12) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BEYLIK (15) [noun] A province or district of the Ottoman Empire under the rule of a bey. | [noun] The territory governed by a bey. BHAKTA (15) [noun] Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper. BHAKTI (15) [noun] Devotion to God BICKER (14) [noun] A skirmish; an encounter. | [noun] A fight with stones between two parties of boys. | [noun] A wrangle; also, a noise, as in angry contention. | [noun] A wooden drinking-cup or other dish. BIKERS (12) [noun] A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. | [noun] Cyclist BIKIES (12) [noun] A motorcyclist who is a member of a club; a biker. BIKING (13) [verb] To ride a bike. | [verb] To travel by bike. | [verb] To transport by bicycle BIKINI (12) [noun] A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel. | [noun] A brief bathing suit worn by men. BILKED (13) [verb] To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage. | [verb] To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone). | [verb] To evade, elude. BILKER (12) [noun] One who bilks; a person who cheats or defrauds others. | [noun] One who leaves without paying a bill or debt. BIPACK (16) BIRKIE (12) [noun] A golf score of one stroke under par on a hole. BLACKS (14) [noun] The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. | [noun] A black dye or pigment. | [noun] A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment. BLANKS (12) [noun] A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence . | [noun] A nonplus . | [noun] The white spot in the centre of a target; hence the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim . BLEAKS (12) [noun] A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae. BLINKS (12) [noun] The act of very quickly closing both eyes and opening them again. | [noun] The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes. | [noun] A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis. BLOCKS (14) [noun] A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | [noun] A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading. | [noun] A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets. BLOCKY (17) [adjective] Resembling a block in shape. BLOKES (12) [noun] A man, a fellow; an ordinary man, a man on the street. | [noun] A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner. | [noun] (A lower deck term for) the Captain or Executive Officer of a warship, with particular reference to discipline and punishment. BODKIN (13) [noun] A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. | [noun] A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing. | [noun] A hairpin. 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. BONKED (13) [verb] To strike or collide with something. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse. | [verb] To hit something with the front of the board, especially in midair. BOOKED (13) [verb] To reserve (something) for future use. | [verb] To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book. | [verb] (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action. BOOKER (12) [noun] Scholar; scribe | [noun] One who makes a reservation | [noun] One who records transactions, such as reservations. BOOKIE (12) [noun] A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar. BOSKER (12) [noun] Someone or something impressive and wonderful. | [adjective] Excellent; wonderful; bonzer. BOSKET (12) [noun] A thicket or small wood, especially one planted for ornament in a garden or park. BRAKED (13) [verb] To bruise and crush; to knead | [verb] To pulverise with a harrow | [verb] To operate (a) brake(s). BRAKES (12) [noun] A fern; bracken. | [noun] A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc. | [noun] A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. BRANKS (12) [noun] A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle. BREAKS (12) [noun] An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces. | [noun] A physical space that opens up in something or between two things. | [noun] A rest or pause, usually from work. | [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. BREEKS (12) [noun] Pants, breeches. BRICKS (14) [noun] A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. | [noun] Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material. | [noun] Something shaped like a brick. BRICKY (17) BRINKS (12) [noun] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge. | [noun] The edge or border BRISKS (12) [verb] (often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate. BROCKS (14) [noun] A male badger. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) A brocket, a stag between two and three years old. | [noun] A dirty, stinking fellow. BROKEN (12) [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. | [verb] To divide (something, often money) into smaller units. | [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of. BROKER (12) [adjective] Financially ruined, bankrupt. | [adjective] Without any money, penniless. | [adjective] Broken. | [noun] A mediator between a buyer and seller. BROOKS (12) [verb] To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. | [verb] To earn; deserve. | [verb] To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). BUCKED (15) [verb] To copulate, as bucks and does. | [verb] To bend; buckle. | [verb] (of a horse or similar saddle or pack animal) To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack. BUCKER (14) [noun] One who bucks, such as a horse that bucks or a male deer. | [noun] A dollar (slang). | [noun] A sawhorse or frame used in woodworking. BUCKET (14) [noun] A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. | [noun] The amount held in this container. | [noun] A unit of measure equal to four gallons. BUCKLE (14) [verb] To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression. | [verb] To make bend; to cause to become distorted. | [verb] To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person). | [noun] A clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap. BUCKRA (14) [noun] A white person. | [noun] A poor white person. | [adjective] White. BULKED (13) [verb] To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent. | [verb] To grow in size; to swell or expand. | [verb] To gain body mass by means of diet, exercise, etc. BUMKIN (14) [noun] A projecting beam or spar extending from the side of a ship, used to secure rigging or extend the sail. | [noun] A country person; a rustic or unsophisticated person. BUNKED (13) [verb] To occupy a bunk. | [verb] To provide a bunk. | [verb] To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). BUNKER (12) [noun] A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. | [noun] A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used. | [noun] A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine. [Also, by extension] the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container. BUNKOS (12) [verb] To swindle (someone). BUNKUM (14) [noun] Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense. | [noun] (Washington, DC) Bombastic political posturing or oratorical display designed only for show or public applause. BURKED (13) [verb] To suppress or smother something, especially a scandal or unwanted information. | [verb] To murder someone by suffocation, especially for the purpose of selling the body for dissection. BURKER (12) [noun] One who burkes; a person who suppresses or stifles something. | [noun] A murderer who kills by suffocation without leaving visible marks, named after William Burke. BURKES (12) [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A fool, prat, twit. | [noun] Cunt. BUSKED (13) [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. | [verb] To go; to direct one's course. | [verb] To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport BUSKER (12) [noun] A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market. BUSKIN (12) [noun] A half-boot. | [noun] A type of half-boot with a high heel, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors. | [noun] (by extension) Tragic drama; tragedy. BUZUKI (21) [noun] A stringed musical instrument of Greek origin, similar to a mandolin, with a pear-shaped body and paired metal strings. BYTALK (15) BYWORK (18) CACKLE (14) [noun] The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. | [noun] A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose. | [noun] Futile or excessively noisy talk. CAKIER (12) [adjective] More cake-like in texture or consistency; resembling cake more closely. CAKING (13) [verb] Coat (something) with a crust of solid material. | [verb] To form into a cake, or mass. | [verb] To cackle like a goose. CALKED (13) [verb] To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice. | [verb] To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. | [verb] To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials. CALKER (12) [noun] A person who caulks seams, especially in ships or wooden structures. | [noun] A tool used for caulking. CALKIN (12) [noun] A metal projection on a horse's shoe to prevent slipping on ice or hard ground. CANKER (12) [noun] A plant disease marked by gradual decay. | [noun] A region of dead plant tissue caused by such a disease. | [noun] A worm or grub that destroys plant buds or leaves; cankerworm. | [verb] To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume. CARACK (14) [noun] A large sailing ship of the 15th and 16th centuries, typically with a high stern and multiple decks. | [noun] A type of crack or flaw in pottery or ceramics. CARKED (13) [verb] To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles. | [verb] To bring worry, vexation, or anxiety. | [verb] To labor anxiously. CASKED (13) [verb] Past tense of cask, meaning to put or store in a cask. | [adjective] Confined or stored in a cask. CASKET (12) [noun] A little box, e.g. for jewellery. | [noun] An urn. | [noun] A coffin. CATKIN (12) [noun] A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar. CAULKS (12) [verb] To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. | [verb] To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials. | [verb] Fuck CHABUK (17) [noun] A type of riding whip or leather strap used in India and other South Asian countries. CHAKRA (15) [noun] (Ayurveda) Any of (at least more than) seven centres of spiritual energy in the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy. 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. CHARKA (15) [noun] A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton. CHARKS (15) 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. 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. CHICKS (17) [noun] A young bird. | [noun] A young chicken. | [noun] (term of endearment) A young child. 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. CHIRKS (15) [verb] To make a shrill sound; to chirp. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of "chirk," meaning to make cheerful or lively. 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. 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. CHOOKS (15) [noun] A chicken, especially a hen. | [noun] A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking. | [noun] A fool. 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) 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. 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. CLACKS (14) [noun] An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. | [noun] Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve. | [noun] Chatter; prattle. CLANKS (12) [noun] A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal. | [verb] To make a clanking sound | [verb] To cause to sound with a clank. CLEEKS (12) [noun] Golf clubs with wooden heads and metal soles, or flat-soled golf clubs used for long shots. | [noun] Plural of cleek, a type of iron golf club. CLERKS (12) [noun] One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. | [noun] A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs. | [noun] In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk). CLICKS (14) [noun] A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand. | [noun] An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure. | [noun] Sound made by a dolphin. CLINKS (12) [noun] The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. | [verb] To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another. | [verb] To rhyme. CLOAKS (12) [noun] A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. | [noun] A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical. | [noun] That which conceals; a disguise or pretext. CLOCKS (14) [noun] An instrument used to measure or keep track of time; a non-portable timepiece. | [noun] The odometer of a motor vehicle. | [noun] An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules. CLONKS (12) [noun] The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact. | [noun] A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait. | [verb] To make such a sound. CLUCKS (14) [verb] To make such a sound. | [verb] To cause (the tongue) to make a clicking sound. | [verb] To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens. CLUNKS (12) [noun] A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. | [noun] The sound of liquid coming out of a bottle, etc.; a glucking sound. | [verb] To make such a sound CLUNKY (15) [adjective] Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome. | [adjective] Being or making a clunk sound. COCKED (15) [verb] To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired. | [verb] To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted. | [verb] To erect; to turn up. COCKER (14) [noun] One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting. | [noun] One who hunts woodcocks. | [noun] A device that aids in cocking a crossbow. | [noun] A rustic high shoe; half-boot. | [noun] Friend, mate. COCKLE (14) [noun] Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells. | [noun] The shell of such a mollusk. | [noun] (in the plural) One’s innermost feelings (only in the expression “the cockles of one’s heart”). | [noun] Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum). | [noun] A £10 note; a tenner. COCKUP (16) [noun] (mildly) A mistake. | [noun] A superior letter. A lower-case letter placed above the baseline and made smaller than ordinary script; traditionally used in abbreviations. | [noun] A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun. | [noun] A hat or cap worn turned up in front. COKING (13) [verb] To produce coke from coal. | [verb] To turn into coke. | [verb] To add deleterious carbon deposits as a byproduct of combustion. COMAKE (14) CONKED (13) [verb] To hit, especially on the head. | [verb] To chemically straighten tightly curled hair. | [verb] (often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down, become unconscious. CONKER (12) [noun] A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers. COOKED (13) [verb] To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. | [verb] To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. | [verb] To be cooked. COOKER (12) [noun] A device for heating food, a stove. | [noun] (except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food. | [noun] A cooking apple. COOKEY (15) COOKIE (12) [noun] A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. | [noun] A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it. | [noun] A bun. | [noun] Affectionate name for a cook. | [noun] A cucoloris. COPECK (16) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. CORKED (13) [verb] To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper. | [verb] To blacken (as) with a burnt cork | [verb] To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it. CORKER (12) [noun] One who puts corks into bottles. | [noun] A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable. CRACKS (14) [noun] A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. | [noun] A narrow opening. | [noun] A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack. CRACKY (17) CRAKES (12) [noun] Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills. | [noun] A crack; a boast. CRANKS (12) [noun] A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. | [noun] The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft. | [noun] Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage. CRANKY (15) [adjective] Weak, unwell. | [adjective] (of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition. | [adjective] Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset. CREAKS (12) [noun] The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. | [verb] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. | [verb] To produce a creaking sound with. CREAKY (15) [adjective] Tending to creak | [adjective] Worn down by overuse; decrepit | [adjective] Arthritic or rheumatic CREEKS (12) [noun] A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats. | [noun] A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook. | [noun] Any turn or winding. CRICKS (14) [noun] A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats. | [noun] A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook. | [noun] Any turn or winding. CRIKEY (15) [interjection] An exclamation of astonishment. CROAKS (12) [noun] A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. | [noun] The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit) | [noun] The harsh cry of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures. CROAKY (15) [adjective] (of a sound) Like that of a frog. CROCKS (14) [noun] A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. | [noun] A piece of broken pottery, a shard. | [noun] A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury. CROJIK (19) CROOKS (12) [noun] A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. | [noun] A bending of the knee; a genuflection. | [noun] A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything). CRUCKS (14) [noun] A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs. | [noun] A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck. CUCKOO (14) [noun] The two-note sound made by the cuckoo. | [noun] A Barbadian food made from mashed okra and cornmeal. | [noun] Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call. DACKER (13) DAIKER (11) DAIKON (11) [noun] An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper. | [noun] Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish. DAKOIT (11) DAMASK (13) [noun] An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus. | [noun] Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour. | [noun] A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings. DANKER (11) [adjective] Dark, damp and humid. | [adjective] (of marijuana) Highly potent. | [adjective] (often ironic) Great, awesome. DANKLY (14) DARKED (12) DARKEN (11) [verb] To make dark or darker by reducing light. | [verb] To become dark or darker (having less light). | [verb] To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud). DARKER (11) [adjective] Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. | [adjective] (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light. | [adjective] Hidden, secret, obscure. DARKEY (14) DARKIE (11) [noun] A person with dark skin. | [noun] A dark lantern. DARKLE (11) DARKLY (14) [adverb] With a dark appearance. | [adverb] Faintly seen in the dark. | [adverb] In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly. DEBARK (13) [verb] To unload goods from an aircraft or ship. | [verb] To disembark. | [verb] To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled. | [verb] To devocalize (a dog). DEBEAK (13) [verb] To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms. DEBUNK (13) [verb] To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something. DECKED (14) [verb] To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. | [verb] To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch. | [verb] To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result. DECKEL (13) DECKER (13) [noun] One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer. | [noun] (used in conjunction with a number) Something having numerous levels. DECKLE (13) [noun] (paper-making) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. | [noun] A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage | [noun] (Jewish cuisine) The fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle. DEKARE (11) DEKING (12) [verb] To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery. | [verb] To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports. DEKKOS (15) [noun] A look; a glance. DEMARK (13) [verb] To demarcate. DETICK (13) DIBBUK (15) DICKED (14) [verb] To mistreat or take advantage of somebody (often with around or up). | [verb] (of a man) To have sexual intercourse with. | [adjective] Having a specified kind of penis. DICKER (13) [noun] A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins. | [noun] A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares. | [verb] To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale. DICKEY (16) [noun] A louse. | [noun] Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. | [noun] A detachable shirt front, collar or bib. DICKIE (13) [noun] A louse. | [noun] Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. | [noun] A detachable shirt front, collar or bib. DIKDIK (16) DIKERS (11) DIKING (12) [noun] The process of building a dike. DIKTAT (11) [noun] A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor | [noun] A dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent DINKED (12) [verb] To play a soft drop shot. | [verb] To chip lightly, to play a light chip shot. | [verb] To carry someone on a pushbike: behind, on the crossbar or on the handlebar. DINKEY (14) DINKLY (14) DINKUM (13) [noun] Hard work. | [noun] Truth. | [adjective] Genuine, true, honest, on the level. DIRKED (12) DISKED (12) DOCKED (14) [verb] To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy. | [verb] To reduce (wages); to deduct from. | [verb] To cut off, bar, or destroy. DOCKER (13) [noun] One who performs docking, as of tails. | [noun] A dockworker. DOCKET (13) [noun] A summary; a brief digest. | [noun] A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register. | [noun] A schedule of cases awaiting action in a court. DONKEY (14) [noun] A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse | [noun] A stubborn person | [noun] A fool DRAKES (11) [noun] A male duck. | [noun] A mayfly used as fishing bait. | [noun] A dragon. DRECKS (13) DRECKY (16) [adjective] Trashy, worthless DRINKS (11) [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [verb] (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). | [verb] To consume alcoholic beverages. DROSKY (14) DROUKS (11) DRUNKS (11) [noun] One who is intoxicated with alcohol. | [noun] A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated. | [noun] A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness. DUCKED (14) [verb] To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw. DUCKER (13) DUCKIE (13) DUIKER (11) [noun] Any of several species of small southern African antelopes of the Cephalophinae subfamily. DUKING (12) [verb] To hit or beat with the fists. | [verb] To give cash to; to give a tip to. DUNKED (12) DUNKER (11) [noun] Someone who dunks. | [noun] A person tasked with performing or training others in slam dunks. | [noun] A biscuit that is suitable for dunking in a cup of tea. DUSKED (12) [verb] To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk. | [verb] To make dusk. DYBBUK (18) [noun] A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. DYKING (15) [noun] The process of building a dike. EIKONS (10) EKUELE (10) EMBANK (14) [verb] To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone EMBARK (14) [verb] To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane. | [verb] To start, begin. | [verb] To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard. EMBOSK (14) ENOKIS (10) [noun] An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes. ESKARS (10) ESKERS (10) [noun] A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier. EUREKA (10) [noun] An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range | [interjection] An exclamation indicating sudden discovery. EUROKY (13) EVOKED (14) [verb] To call out; to draw out or bring forth. | [verb] To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination. | [verb] To elicit a response. EVOKER (13) EVOKES (13) [verb] To call out; to draw out or bring forth. | [verb] To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination. | [verb] To elicit a response. FAKEER (13) [noun] An Eastern religious ascetic or monk. FAKERS (13) [noun] One who fakes something. | [noun] An impostor or impersonator. | [noun] A thief. FAKERY (16) FAKING (14) [verb] To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob. | [verb] To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is | [verb] To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify. FAKIRS (13) [noun] A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms. | [noun] (Hindu) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. | [noun] Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature. FECKLY (18) FICKLE (15) [adjective] Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable. | [adjective] Changeable. | [verb] To deceive, flatter. FICKLY (18) FINKED (14) [verb] To betray a trust; to inform on. FIRKIN (13) [noun] A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. | [noun] A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, used for butter, lard, etc. | [noun] A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds. FLACKS (15) [verb] To flutter; palpitate. | [verb] To hang loosely; flag. | [verb] To beat by flapping. FLAKED (14) [verb] To break or chip off in a flake. | [verb] To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through. | [verb] To store an item such as rope or sail in layers FLAKER (13) FLAKES (13) [noun] Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. | [noun] A trick; a swindle. | [noun] A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent. FLAKEY (16) [adjective] Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. | [adjective] (of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans. | [adjective] (of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely to malfunction. FLANKS (13) [verb] To attack the flank(s) of. | [verb] To defend the flank(s) of. | [verb] To place to the side(s) of. FLASKS (13) [noun] A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc. | [noun] A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask. | [noun] Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base. FLECKS (15) [noun] A flake | [noun] A lock, as of wool. | [noun] A small spot or streak; a speckle. FLECKY (18) FLICKS (15) [noun] A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. | [noun] A motion picture; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. | [noun] A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. FLOCKS (15) [noun] A large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration. | [noun] A large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together. | [noun] Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd. FLOCKY (18) FLUKED (14) [verb] To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance. | [verb] To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way. | [adjective] Having flukes. FLUKES (13) [noun] A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated. | [noun] A flounder. | [noun] A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. FLUKEY (16) [adjective] Lucky | [adjective] Unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes FLUNKS (13) [verb] Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. | [verb] Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. | [verb] To shirk (a task or duty). FLUNKY (16) [noun] An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) | [noun] One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob. | [noun] One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. FOLKIE (13) [noun] A folk singer, or an enthusiast of folk music. | [adjective] Of, or relating to folk music FOLKSY (16) [adjective] Characteristic of simple country life. | [adjective] Informal, affable and familiar. FORKED (14) [verb] To divide into two or more branches. | [verb] To move with a fork (as hay or food). | [verb] To spawn a new child process in some sense duplicating the existing process. FORKER (13) FRANKS (13) [noun] Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article). | [noun] The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found. | [verb] To place a frank on an envelope. FREAKS (13) [noun] A sudden change of mind | [noun] Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable. | [noun] A hippie. FREAKY (16) [adjective] Resembling a freak. | [adjective] Odd; bizarre; unusual. | [adjective] Scary; frightening. FRISKS (13) [verb] To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap. | [verb] To search somebody by feeling his or her body and clothing. FRISKY (16) [adjective] Abounding in energy or playfulness | [adjective] Sexually aroused FROCKS (15) [noun] A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body. | [noun] An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit. | [noun] A sailor's jersey. FUCKED (16) [verb] To have sexual intercourse, to copulate. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse with. | [verb] To insert one’s penis, a dildo or other phallic object, into a specified orifice or cleft. FUCKER (15) [noun] An undesirable person. | [noun] The object of some effort. | [noun] People, friends, especially of very high solidarity. FUCKUP (17) [noun] A serious mistake. | [noun] One who continually makes mistakes. | [noun] An ineffective person; a person who fucks up a lot FUNKED (14) [verb] To emit an offensive smell; to stink. | [verb] To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. | [verb] To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear. FUNKER (13) FUNKIA (13) [noun] Any of the plants of the genus Funkia (now Hosta). GAGAKU (12) GALYAK (14) GASKET (11) [noun] A length of rope used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place. | [noun] Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression. | [noun] A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration. GASKIN (11) [noun] (in the plural) Trousers, hose. | [noun] Part of the hind leg of a horse, between the stifle and the hock. | [noun] A gasket. GAWKED (15) [verb] To stare or gape stupidly. | [verb] To stare conspicuously. GAWKER (14) GECKED (14) GECKOS (13) [noun] Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces. | [verb] To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface. GINGKO (12) [noun] Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds. | [noun] The seed of the ginkgo tree. GINKGO (12) [noun] Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds. | [noun] The seed of the ginkgo tree. GLEEKS (11) 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) HAKEEM (15) HAKIMS (15) [noun] A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine. | [noun] A judge or governor in Islamic India. HANKED (14) HANKER (13) [verb] To crave, want or desire. HANKIE (13) [noun] (abbreviation, short) A handkerchief 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. 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) 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. 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. 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. 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. HOICKS (15) [verb] To play such a shot. | [verb] To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist. | [verb] To throw something out. 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) HOLKED (14) 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) 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. HOWKED (17) HUCKLE (15) HULKED (14) 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. 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) ICKERS (12) ICKIER (12) [adjective] Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting. | [adjective] Excessively sentimental. | [adjective] Unwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health. ICKILY (15) IMBARK (14) IMPARK (14) [verb] To enclose or confine in, or as if in, a park. | [verb] To enclose or fence in (land) to make a park. INKERS (10) INKIER (10) [adjective] Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark. | [adjective] Spattered or stained with ink. | [adjective] Dark-skinned; black. INKING (11) [verb] To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink. | [verb] To sign (a contract or similar document). | [verb] To apply a tattoo to (someone). INKJET (17) INKLES (10) INKPOT (12) [noun] A pot for holding ink; inkwell. INTAKE (10) [noun] The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet. | [noun] The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder. | [noun] The quantity taken in. INVOKE (13) [verb] To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance. | [verb] To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude. | [verb] To call to mind (something) for some purpose. IRKING (11) [verb] To irritate; annoy; bother IROKOS (10) [noun] A hardwood obtained from several African trees of the genus Chlorophora. | [noun] The tree itself. JACKAL (19) [noun] Any of certain wild canids of the genus Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. | [noun] A person who performs menial/routine tasks, a dogsbody. | [noun] A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator. JACKED (20) [verb] To raise using a jack. | [verb] To raise or increase. | [verb] To produce by freeze distillation; to distil (an alcoholic beverage) by freezing it and removing the ice (which is water), leaving the alcohol (which remains liquid). JACKER (19) JACKET (19) [noun] A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. | [noun] A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US) | [noun] A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.) JAUKED (18) JERKED (18) [verb] To make a sudden uncontrolled movement. | [verb] To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. | [verb] To masturbate. JERKER (17) JERKIN (17) [noun] A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves. | [noun] A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat. | [noun] A male gyrfalcon. JINGKO (18) JINKED (18) [verb] To make a quick evasive turn. | [verb] To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn. | [verb] In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to attempt to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful. JINKER (17) [noun] A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle. JOCKEY (22) [noun] One who rides racehorses competitively. | [noun] That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire | [noun] An operator of some machinery or apparatus. JOCKOS (19) JOKERS (17) [noun] A person who makes jokes. | [noun] A funny person. | [noun] A jester. JOKIER (17) [adjective] In the nature of a joke; jocular JOKILY (20) [adverb] In a joky manner; jokingly, humorously. JOKING (18) [verb] To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously. | [verb] (intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with. | [verb] To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally. JOUKED (18) [verb] To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke | [verb] To hit | [verb] To stab JUDOKA (18) [noun] A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo. JUKING (18) [verb] To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke | [verb] To hit | [verb] To stab JUNKED (18) [verb] To throw away. | [verb] To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop) JUNKER (17) [noun] A young German noble or squire, especially a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia, stereotyped with narrow-minded militaristic and authoritarian attitudes. | [noun] A beat-up automobile. JUNKET (17) [noun] A basket. | [noun] A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds or rennet. | [noun] A delicacy. JUNKIE (17) [noun] A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user. | [noun] (by extension) An enthusiast of something. KABABS (14) KABAKA (16) [noun] The title of the king of Buganda. KABALA (12) KABARS (12) KABAYA (15) KABIKI (16) KABOBS (14) [noun] A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. | [noun] A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. | [noun] The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. KABUKI (16) [noun] (often capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies. KAFFIR (16) [noun] In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim. | [noun] A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa. | [noun] (Rhodesia) A black person. KAFIRS (13) [noun] A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim. KAFTAN (13) [noun] A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. | [noun] A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. KAHUNA (13) [noun] A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion. | [noun] A great surfer. KAIAKS (14) KAINIT (10) KAISER (10) [noun] An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II — or any emperor. | [noun] A Kaiser roll. | [noun] A person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat. KAKAPO (16) [noun] A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand. KALAMS (12) KALIAN (10) [adjective] Describing minerals containing potassium | [noun] A hookah. KALIFS (13) KALIPH (15) KALIUM (12) KALMIA (12) [noun] Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia. KALONG (11) [noun] A fruit bat, especially the Indian edible fruit bat or black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus). KALPAK (16) KALPAS (12) [noun] A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 yugas). KAMALA (12) KAMIKS (16) KAMSIN (12) KANBAN (12) [noun] A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components. | [noun] A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards. KANJIS (17) KANTAR (10) KAOLIN (10) [noun] A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc. KAPOKS (16) KAPPAS (14) [noun] The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. | [noun] A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset. | [noun] A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology. KAPUTT (12) KARATE (10) [noun] An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting. | [verb] To attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques. KARATS (10) [noun] A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy. KARMAS (12) KARMIC (14) [adjective] Of or pertaining to karma. KAROOS (10) KAROSS (10) [noun] A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on. KARROO (10) KARSTS (10) [noun] A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. 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) KATION (10) KAURIS (10) [noun] A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia. | [noun] Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae. | [noun] A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. KAVASS (13) KAYAKS (17) [noun] A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck | [verb] To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. | [verb] To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. KAYLES (13) KAYOED (14) [verb] To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. KAYOES (13) [noun] A knockout (in boxing). | [verb] To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. KAZOOS (19) [noun] A simple musical instrument (membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it. | [verb] To play the kazoo. KEBABS (14) [noun] A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. | [noun] A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer. | [noun] The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure. KEBARS (12) KEBBIE (14) KEBLAH (15) KEBOBS (14) KECKED (17) [verb] To retch or heave as if to vomit. KECKLE (16) KEDDAH (15) [noun] An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants. KEDGED (13) [verb] To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. | [verb] (of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above. KEDGES (12) [noun] A small anchor used for warping a vessel; also called a kedge anchor. | [noun] A glutton. KEEKED (15) [verb] To peek; peep. KEELED (11) [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [adjective] Furnished with a keel, especially a keel of a specified type | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. KEENED (11) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [verb] To utter a keen. | [verb] To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry. KEENER (10) [adjective] Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. | [adjective] Fierce, intense, vehement. | [adjective] Having a fine edge or point; sharp. KEENLY (13) [adverb] In a keen manner. KEEPER (12) [noun] One who keeps something. | [noun] A person or thing worth keeping. | [noun] A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper. KEEVES (13) [noun] A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. | [noun] (bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier. | [noun] A large vat used in dressing ores. KEFIRS (13) [noun] A disbeliever, a denier: someone who denies the truths from Allah; or more broadly any non-Muslim. KEGLER (11) KELEPS (12) KELIMS (12) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KELOID (11) [noun] A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury. | [verb] To form a keloid. KELPED (13) KELPIE (12) [noun] A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland. | [noun] An Australian breed of sheepdog. KELSON (10) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KELTER (10) [noun] (usually in the negative) (Good) condition, form, or order; fettle. | [noun] A hand of playing cards which is useless; a dead man's hand. KELVIN (13) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. Shown as "K". | [noun] A unit interval on the Kelvin scale. | [noun] (usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale. KENAFS (13) KENDOS (11) KENNED (11) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [verb] To know, perceive or understand. | [verb] To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. KENNEL (10) [noun] A house or shelter for a dog. | [noun] A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded. | [noun] (collective) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds. | [noun] The gutter at the edge of a street; a surface drain. KEPPED (15) KEPPEN (14) KERBED (13) KERFED (14) KERMES (12) [noun] Any of several insects of the genus Kermes. | [noun] A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects. KERMIS (12) [noun] An outdoor festival and fair, usually in a German or Dutch-speaking country | [noun] An indoor entertainment and fair combined. KERNED (11) [adjective] Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type. | [verb] (chiefly proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules. KERNEL (10) [noun] The core, center, or essence of an object or system. | [noun] The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed. | [noun] A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat. KERNES (10) [noun] Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. | [noun] A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt. | [noun] A boor; a low person. KERRIA (10) [noun] Kerria japonica, the sole species in the genus Kerria, a deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers. KERSEY (13) [noun] A type of rough woollen cloth. KETENE (10) [noun] Any of a class of unsaturated ketones, having a general formula R1R2C=C=O, that react as if they were inner acid anhydrides | [noun] The parent compound of this class, CH2=C=O, an unstable, reactive colourless gas KETOLS (10) KETONE (10) [noun] A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule. KETOSE (10) KETTLE (10) [noun] A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. | [noun] The quantity held by a kettle. | [noun] A vessel for boiling water for tea. | [noun] A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence. KEVELS (13) [noun] A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. | [noun] A stonemason's hammer. | [noun] A gazelle. KEVILS (13) KEYING (14) [verb] To fit (a lock) with a key. | [verb] To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them. | [verb] To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class. KEYPAD (16) [noun] A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine. KEYSET (13) KEYWAY (19) [noun] A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted. 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. KIANGS (11) [noun] A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau. KIAUGH (14) KIBBEH (17) [noun] A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat. KIBBES (14) KIBBIS (14) KIBBLE (14) [noun] Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed. | [verb] To grind coarsely. | [noun] An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface. KIBEIS (12) KIBITZ (21) [verb] To make small talk or idle chatter. | [verb] To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game. | [verb] To watch a card or board game. KIBLAH (15) [noun] The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. KIBLAS (12) [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. KICKED (17) [verb] To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. | [verb] To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something. | [verb] To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg. KICKER (16) [noun] One who kicks. | [noun] One who takes kicks. | [noun] The kicking strap. | [noun] A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy. KICKUP (18) KIDDED (13) [verb] To make a fool of (someone). | [verb] To dupe or deceive (someone). | [verb] To make a joke with (someone). KIDDER (12) [noun] One who kids, or teases light-heartedly. | [noun] A term of endearment/address for a child or young adult, usually male. | [noun] A forestaller or huckster. | [noun] A kidderminster (carpet) KIDDIE (12) [noun] A child. KIDDOS (12) [noun] A close friend; especially used as a form of address. | [noun] A child. KIDNAP (13) [noun] The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping. | [verb] To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom. KIDNEY (14) [noun] An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. | [noun] This organ (of an animal) cooked as food. | [noun] Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. (usually used of people) KIDVID (15) [noun] Video material produced for children. KILIMS (12) [noun] A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug. KILLED (11) [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. | [verb] To stop, cease or render void; to terminate. KILLER (10) [noun] One who or that which kills. | [noun] That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task. | [noun] Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition. KILLIE (10) KILNED (11) KILTED (11) [adjective] Having on a kilt. | [adjective] Plaited after the manner of kilting. | [adjective] Tucked or fastened up; said of petticoats, etc. KILTER (10) [noun] (usually in the negative) (Good) condition, form, or order; fettle. | [noun] A hand of playing cards which is useless; a dead man's hand. KILTIE (10) [noun] A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue. | [noun] The fringed tongue of such a shoe. | [noun] A person who wears a kilt. 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. KIMONO (12) [noun] A traditional Japanese robe-like garment which wraps around the body and is now generally worn only on formal occasions. | [noun] A yukata. | [noun] A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japanese garment. KINASE (10) [noun] Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation. KINDER (11) [adjective] Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others. | [adjective] Affectionate. | [adjective] Favorable. | [adverb] Kind of; somewhat | [noun] Children. KINDLE (11) [verb] To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.). | [verb] To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). | [verb] To begin to grow or take hold. | [noun] (collective) A group of kittens. KINDLY (14) [adjective] Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic. | [adjective] Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent. | [adjective] Lawful. | [adverb] In a kind manner, out of kindness. KINEMA (12) KINGED (12) [verb] To crown king, to make (a person) king. | [verb] To rule over as king. | [verb] To perform the duties of a king. KINGLY (14) [adjective] Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king. | [adjective] Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal. | [adverb] In a royal manner. KININS (10) [noun] Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. KINKED (15) [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. | [verb] To form a kink or twist. KIOSKS (14) [noun] A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. | [noun] A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc. | [noun] A public telephone booth. KIPPED (15) [verb] (chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity. | [verb] To snatch; take up hastily; filch | [verb] To hold or keep (together) KIPPEN (14) KIPPER (14) [noun] A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon. | [noun] A male salmon after spawning. | [noun] (RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air. | [noun] (often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party). | [adjective] Amorous KIRNED (11) KIRSCH (15) [noun] (often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser. KIRTLE (10) [noun] A knee-length tunic. | [noun] A short jacket. | [noun] A woman's gown; a woman's outer petticoat or skirt. KISHKA (17) KISHKE (17) [noun] A dish made from stuffed intestine. | [noun] (often in the plural) Intestines, guts. KISMAT (12) KISMET (12) [noun] Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny. KISSED (11) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. KISSER (10) [noun] One who kisses. | [noun] Mouth. | [noun] Face. KISSES (10) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. KITERS (10) KITHED (14) KITHES (13) KITING (11) [noun] The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears. | [noun] The act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item. 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. KITTED (11) [verb] To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases. KITTEL (10) KITTEN (10) [noun] A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months). | [noun] A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. | [noun] A moth of the genus Furcula. KITTLE (10) [verb] To tickle, to touch lightly. | [adjective] Ticklish. | [adjective] Not easily managed | [verb] To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. KLATCH (15) [noun] An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation. KLAXON (17) [noun] A loud electric alarm or horn. | [verb] To produce a loud, siren-like wail. KLEPHT (15) [noun] An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. KLONGS (11) [noun] A canal on the central plain of Thailand. KLOOFS (13) [noun] A deep glen or ravine. KLUDGE (12) [noun] (electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design. | [noun] Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently. | [noun] An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts. KLUGES (11) [noun] Something that should not work, but does. | [noun] A device assembled from components intended for disparate purposes. KLUTZY (22) [adjective] Awkward, clumsy or socially inept KNACKS (16) [noun] A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. | [noun] A petty contrivance; a toy. | [noun] Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. KNARRY (13) KNAURS (10) KNAVES (13) [noun] A boy; especially, a boy servant. | [noun] Any male servant; a menial. | [noun] A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person. KNAWEL (13) [noun] A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially KNEADS (11) [verb] To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. | [verb] To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat. | [verb] (of cats) To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws. KNEELS (10) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNELLS (10) [noun] The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death). | [noun] A sign of the end or demise of something or someone. | [verb] To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. KNIFED (14) [verb] To cut with a knife. | [verb] To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon. | [verb] To cut through as if with a knife. KNIFER (13) KNIFES (13) [verb] To cut with a knife. | [verb] To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon. | [verb] To cut through as if with a knife. 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. KNIVES (13) [noun] A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing. | [noun] A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger. | [noun] Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper. KNOBBY (17) KNOCKS (16) [noun] Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition. | [noun] An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. | [noun] A sharp impact. KNOLLS (10) [noun] A small mound or rounded hill. | [noun] A knell. | [verb] To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell. KNOLLY (13) KNOSPS (12) KNOTTY (13) [adjective] Full of knots. | [adjective] Complicated or tricky; complex; difficult. KNOUTS (10) [noun] A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. | [verb] To flog or beat with a knout. KNOWER (13) KNOWNS (13) KNUBBY (17) KNURLS (10) [noun] A contorted knot in wood. | [noun] A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection. | [noun] A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip. KNURLY (13) KOALAS (10) [noun] A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. KOBOLD (13) [noun] (German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite. | [noun] (German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household. | [noun] (fantasy literature) One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings. KOINES (10) [noun] A lingua franca. | [noun] A regional language that becomes standard over time. KOLHOZ (22) KOLKOZ (23) KONKED (15) KOODOO (11) KOOKIE (14) KOPECK (18) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KOPEKS (16) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KOPJES (19) [noun] A small hill or mound (especially on the African veld). KOPPAS (14) KOPPIE (14) [noun] A small hill or mound (especially on the African veld). KORATS (10) KORUNA (10) [noun] The currency of the former Czechoslovakia, divided into 100 hellers. | [noun] The currency of the Czech Republic, divided into 100 hellers. | [noun] The former currency of Slovakia, divided into 100 haliers. KORUNY (13) 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. KOTOWS (13) KOUMIS (12) KOUMYS (15) KOUROI (10) [noun] A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore. KOUROS (10) [noun] A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore. KOUSSO (10) KOWTOW (16) [noun] The act of kowtowing. | [verb] To grovel, act in a very submissive manner. | [verb] To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground. KRAALS (10) [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. | [noun] In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade. | [noun] An enclosure for livestock. KRAFTS (13) KRAITS (10) [noun] Any of several brightly-coloured, venomous snakes, of the genus Bungarus, of southeast Asia. KRAKEN (14) [noun] Alternative form of Kraken KRATER (10) KRAUTS (10) [noun] A German. | [noun] A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage. | [noun] A German person. KREEPS (12) KRILLS (10) KRISES (10) [noun] An Indonesian or Malay dagger with a wavy, or rigid serpentine blade. | [noun] A Moro sword with an asymmetrical blade. KRONEN (10) KRONER (10) [noun] The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar. KRONOR (10) [noun] The official currency of Sweden. KRONUR (10) [noun] The official currency of Sweden. KROONI (10) [noun] The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti KROONS (10) [noun] The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti KRUBIS (12) KRUBUT (12) KUCHEN (15) [noun] Any of several types of cake, typically eaten with coffee. KUDZUS (20) [noun] An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States. KUGELS (11) [noun] A traditional Jewish dish consisting of baked pudding of rice, pasta, or potatoes with vegetables or raisins and spices | [noun] Traditional house ornament made of glass | [noun] Overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish woman KUKRIS (14) [noun] A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters. KULAKI (14) KULAKS (14) [noun] A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers. KULTUR (10) [noun] German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45) KUMISS (12) [noun] A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes. KUMMEL (14) [noun] A German caraway liqueur. KURGAN (11) [noun] A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia. KURTAS (10) [noun] A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women. KUSSOS (10) KUVASZ (22) KVASES (13) 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. KWANZA (22) [noun] The currency of Angola, divided into a hundred cêntimos. KYACKS (19) KYBOSH (18) [noun] Nonsense, bosh. | [noun] Fashion; style. | [verb] To decisively terminate. KYRIES (13) [noun] A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”. | [noun] A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass. KYTHED (17) KYTHES (16) LACKED (13) [verb] To be without, to need, to require. | [verb] To be short (of or for something). | [verb] To be in want. LACKER (12) LACKEY (15) [noun] A footman, a liveried male servant. | [noun] A fawning, servile follower. | [verb] To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously. LAKERS (10) [noun] One engaged in sport; a player; an actor. | [noun] A wharfman who resides near a lake. | [noun] A ship used on the Great Lakes. LAKIER (10) LAKING (11) LANKER (10) LANKLY (13) LARKED (11) [verb] To catch larks (type of bird). | [verb] To sport, engage in harmless pranking. | [verb] To frolic, engage in carefree adventure. LARKER (10) LATKES (10) [noun] A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. LEAKED (11) [verb] To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed. | [verb] (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed. | [verb] To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously. LEAKER (10) LEKVAR (13) LEUKON (10) LICKED (13) [verb] To stroke with the tongue. | [verb] To lap; to take in with the tongue. | [verb] To beat with repeated blows. LICKER (12) LIKELY (13) [noun] Something or somebody considered likely. | [adjective] Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring | [adjective] (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable | [adverb] Similarly. LIKENS (10) [verb] (followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else). LIKERS (10) LIKEST (10) LIKING (11) [verb] To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. | [verb] To please. | [verb] To derive pleasure of, by or with someone or something. | [noun] A like; a predilection. LIKUTA (10) [noun] A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre. LINKED (11) [verb] To connect two or more things. | [verb] (of a Web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page. | [verb] To supply (somebody) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link. LINKER (10) [noun] That which links. | [noun] A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program. | [noun] A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments. LINKUP (12) [noun] A connection. | [noun] The act of connecting. LOCKED (13) [verb] To become fastened in place. | [verb] To fasten with a lock. | [verb] To be capable of becoming fastened in place. LOCKER (12) [noun] A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store clothing, equipment, or books. | [noun] One who locks something. | [noun] A locking differential. LOCKET (12) [noun] A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item. | [noun] The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard. | [noun] A small white marking on a cat's coat. LOCKUP (14) [noun] A jail cell, or a period of incarceration. | [noun] A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage | [noun] A device for locking type into position for printing. LOOKED (11) LOOKER (10) [noun] One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer. | [noun] One having a specific look or appearance. | [noun] Someone or something who is remarkably good-looking. LOOKUP (12) [noun] An attempt to retrieve data. | [noun] The process of locating a term in a reference work. LUCKED (13) [verb] To succeed by chance. | [verb] To rely on luck. | [verb] To carry out relying on luck. LUCKIE (12) LUNKER (10) [noun] Anything, especially a sport fish, that is especially large for its type; a whopper. LURKED (11) [verb] To remain concealed in order to ambush. | [verb] To remain unobserved. | [verb] To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself. LURKER (10) [noun] One who lurks. | [noun] A small fishing-boat. MACKLE (14) [noun] A spot. | [noun] A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing. | [verb] To blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type. MAKARS (12) [noun] A poet writing in Scots. MAKERS (12) [noun] Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something. | [noun] (usually capitalized and preceded by the) God. | [noun] A poet. MAKEUP (14) [noun] An item's composition. | [noun] Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. | [noun] Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up. MAKING (13) [noun] The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction. | [noun] Process of growth or development. | [verb] To create. MAKUTA (12) [noun] A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre. MALKIN (12) MAMLUK (14) MARKED (13) [adjective] Having a visible or identifying mark. | [adjective] Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous. | [adjective] (of a word, form, or phoneme) Distinguished by a positive feature. | [verb] To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something). MARKER (12) [noun] An object used to mark a location. | [noun] Someone or something that marks. | [noun] A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for. MARKET (12) [noun] A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic. | [noun] City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise. | [noun] A grocery store MARKKA (16) [noun] A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM. MARKUP (14) [noun] The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed. | [noun] The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price. | [noun] An increase in price. MASKED (13) [verb] To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor. | [verb] To disguise; to cover; to hide. | [verb] To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. MASKEG (13) MASKER (12) [verb] To render giddy or senseless | [verb] To be bewildered. | [verb] To choke; stifle. | [noun] One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade or wears a mask in a ritual. MEDAKA (13) [noun] Oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums. MEDICK (15) [noun] Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to medicines; medical. MEEKER (12) [adjective] Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing. | [adjective] Submissive, dispirited. | [verb] To break up and smooth soil with a harrow. MEEKLY (15) [adverb] In a meek manner; quietly and humbly. MEIKLE (12) MICKEY (17) [noun] A small bottle of liquor, holding 375 ml or 13 oz., typically shaped to fit in one's pocket. | [noun] A Mickey Finn; a beverage, usually alcoholic, that has been drugged. | [noun] American depression era term for a potato as in a "roasted mickey". MICKLE (14) [noun] A great amount. | [noun] (originally erroneous) A small amount. | [noun] Great or important people as a class. MIKADO (13) [noun] (history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period. | [noun] Any emperor of Japan | [noun] A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack MIKING (13) [verb] To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on. | [verb] To measure using a micrometer. MIKRON (12) 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. MILKED (13) [verb] To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow). | [verb] To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder. | [verb] To express any liquid (from any creature). MILKER (12) [noun] An animal, such as a dairy cow, kept for the milk it produces. | [noun] A person who milks. | [noun] A milking machine. MINKES (12) [noun] A minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales within Balaenoptera, the northern-dwelling species of which is often seen in coastal waters. MIRKER (12) MISKAL (12) MOCKED (15) [verb] To mimic, to simulate. | [verb] To create an artistic representation of. | [verb] To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt. MOCKER (14) [noun] A person who mocks. | [noun] A mockingbird. | [noun] A deceiver; an impostor. MOCKUP (16) [noun] A prototype, usually low-fidelity, such as paper illustrations, screenshots, or simple configurations of screens with limited interaction. MONKEY (15) [noun] Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches. | [noun] Any nonhuman simian primate, including apes. | [noun] A mischievous child. MOPOKE (14) [noun] A morepork. MOUJIK (19) [noun] A (male) peasant, especially in pre-revolutionary (imperial) Russia. MUCKED (15) [verb] To shovel muck. | [verb] To manure with muck. | [verb] To do a dirty job. MUCKER (14) [noun] (Southern England) friend, acquaintance | [noun] (British army) A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation. | [noun] A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable. MUCKLE (14) [noun] A great amount. | [verb] To latch onto something with the mouth. | [verb] To talk big; to exaggerate. MUJIKS (19) MUKLUK (16) [noun] A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik. | [noun] A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper. MUKTUK (16) [noun] The skin and blubber of a whale, traditionally used as food by the Inuit. MURKER (12) MURKLY (15) MUSKEG (13) [noun] A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce. MUSKET (12) [noun] A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle. | [noun] A male Eurasian sparrowhawk. MUSKIE (12) MUSKIT (12) MUZHIK (24) [noun] A (male) peasant, especially in pre-revolutionary (imperial) Russia. MUZJIK (28) NANKIN (10) NAPKIN (12) [noun] A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating. | [noun] A nappy (UK), a diaper (American). | [noun] A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty. NARKED (11) [verb] To watch; to observe. | [verb] To serve or behave as a spy or informer. | [verb] To annoy or irritate. NECKED (13) [verb] To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate | [verb] To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle. | [verb] To drink rapidly. NECKER (12) NEKTON (10) [noun] All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents. NICKED (13) [verb] To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way. | [verb] To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with. | [verb] To make a cut at the side of the face. NICKEL (12) [noun] A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. | [noun] A coin worth 5 cents. | [noun] (by extension) Five dollars. NICKER (12) [noun] Pound sterling. | [noun] A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse. | [noun] A snigger or suppressed laugh. | [noun] One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with halfpence. NICKLE (12) NOCKED (13) [verb] To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. (See also notch.) | [verb] To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow). NUDNIK (11) [noun] A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk. (Also used attributively.) NUKING (11) [verb] To use a nuclear weapon on a target. | [verb] To destroy or erase completely. | [verb] (by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user). OAKUMS (12) OCKERS (12) [noun] Interest on money; usury; increase. | [noun] A boorish or uncultivated Australian. OFFKEY (19) OINKED (11) [verb] Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound. OKAPIS (12) [noun] A large ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe, but with a much shorter neck, a reddish brown coat and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. OKAYED (14) [verb] To approve. | [verb] To confirm by activating a button marked OK. OOMIAK (12) [noun] A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. OUTASK (10) PACKED (15) [verb] (physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport. | [verb] (social) To cheat. | [verb] To load with a pack PACKER (14) [noun] A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation | [noun] A software program that compresses code or data. | [noun] A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well. PACKET (14) [noun] A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel | [noun] Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia). | [noun] A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet. PACKLY (17) PADAUK (13) [noun] Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus. | [noun] The valuable timber of these trees. PADOUK (13) [noun] Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus. | [noun] The valuable timber of these trees. PAIKED (13) PAKEHA (15) [noun] A non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander. PARKAS (12) [noun] A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind. PARKED (13) [verb] To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place. | [verb] To defer (a matter) until a later date. | [verb] To bring together in a park, or compact body. PARKER (12) PEAKED (13) [adjective] Having a peak or peaks. | [adjective] Sickly-looking, peaky. | [verb] To reach a highest degree or maximum. PECKED (15) [verb] To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). | [verb] To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument. | [verb] To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements. PECKER (14) [noun] Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly: | [noun] (by extension of the sense ‘beak’) A nose. | [noun] (by extension, from the expression ‘keep one's pecker up’) Spirits, nerve, courage. PEEKED (13) [verb] To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. | [verb] To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place. | [verb] To retrieve (a value) from a memory address. PEKANS (12) [noun] The fisher cat, the fisher (Martes pennanti), or the marten (Martes americana). PEKINS (12) PEKOES (12) PERKED (13) [verb] To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker. | [verb] Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds. | [verb] To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of. PERUKE (12) [noun] A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries. PICKAX (21) [noun] A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. | [verb] To use a pickaxe. PICKED (15) [verb] To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails. | [verb] To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground. | [verb] To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck. PICKER (14) [noun] Agent noun of pick; one who picks. | [noun] Any user interface control that selects something. | [noun] A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fibre. PICKET (14) [noun] A stake driven into the ground. | [noun] A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake. | [noun] A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls. PICKLE (14) [noun] A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. | [noun] (often in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish. | [noun] The brine used for preserving food. | [noun] A kernel; a grain (of salt, sugar, etc.) PICKUP (16) [noun] An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player. | [noun] A pickup truck. | [noun] (usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players. PIKAKE (16) PIKERS (12) [noun] A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman. | [noun] One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money. | [noun] A stingy person; a cheapskate. PIKING (13) [verb] To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike. | [verb] To assume a pike position. | [verb] To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money. PINKED (13) [verb] To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe. | [verb] To prick with a sword. | [verb] To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule. PINKEN (12) PINKER (12) [adjective] Having a colour between red and white; pale red. | [adjective] Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet. | [adjective] Having conjunctivitis. PINKEY (15) PINKIE (12) [noun] A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb. | [noun] (less commonly) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe. | [noun] Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals. | [noun] (South Australia) A bilby. PINKLY (15) PINKOS (12) [noun] A socialist who is not wholly communist. PIPKIN (14) [noun] A small earthen pot. PLACKS (14) PLANKS (12) [noun] A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick. | [noun] A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue. | [noun] Physical exercise in which one holds a pushup position for a measured length of time. PLINKS (12) [noun] A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound. | [verb] To make a plink sound. | [verb] (with "out") To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano. PLISKY (15) PLONKS (12) [noun] The sound of something solid landing. | [verb] To set or toss (something) down carelessly. | [verb] To automatically ignore a particular poster. PLUCKS (14) [verb] To pull something sharply; to pull something out | [verb] To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation. | [verb] To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc. PLUCKY (17) [adjective] Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances. PLUNKS (12) [verb] To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound. | [verb] To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down. | [verb] To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch. POCKED (15) POCKET (14) [noun] A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. | [noun] Such a receptacle seen as housing someone's money; hence, financial resources. | [noun] An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table. POKERS (12) [noun] A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. | [noun] A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings. | [noun] One who pokes. POKEYS (15) POKIER (12) [adjective] Slow. | [adjective] Stupid; mentally dull. | [adjective] (of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby. POKIES (12) [noun] A poker machine. Mostly used in the plural (pokies). Poker machine is the standard term used in the singular. | [noun] Any of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus Poecilotheria. | [noun] A gambling device based on the card game poker. POKILY (15) POKING (13) [verb] To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. | [verb] To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning. | [verb] To rummage; to feel or grope around. POLKAS (12) [noun] A lively dance originating in Bohemia. | [noun] The music for this dance. | [noun] A polka jacket. PORKER (12) [noun] A pig, especially a castrated male, being fattened and raised for slaughter. | [noun] An obese person. | [noun] A lie (from Cockney rhyming slang pork pie). PRANKS (12) [noun] A practical joke or mischievous trick. | [noun] An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception. | [verb] To perform a practical joke on; to trick. PRICKS (14) [noun] A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. | [noun] An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. | [noun] A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. PRICKY (17) PRINKS (12) [verb] To give a wink; to wink. | [verb] To look, gaze. | [verb] To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up. PUCKER (14) [noun] A fold or wrinkle. | [noun] A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. | [verb] To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold. PUKING (13) [verb] To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach. | [verb] To sell securities or investments at a loss, often under duress or pressure, in order to satisfy liquidity or margin requirements, or out of a desire to exit a deteriorating market. | [noun] The act of one who pukes or vomits. PUNKAH (15) [noun] A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling; in the past often operated by a servant. PUNKAS (12) PUNKER (12) [noun] A person used for sex, particularly: | [noun] A worthless person, particularly: | [noun] Short for punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums. PUNKEY (15) PUNKIE (12) PUNKIN (12) PYKNIC (17) [noun] A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs; a endomorph. | [adjective] Short and stout; endomorphic QUACKS (21) [noun] The sound made by a duck. | [verb] To make a noise like a duck. | [noun] A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional; especially, a doctor of medicine who makes false diagnoses or inappropriate treatment; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine. QUAKED (20) [verb] To tremble or shake. | [verb] To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble. QUAKER (19) [noun] Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops. QUAKES (19) [noun] A trembling or shaking. | [noun] An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force. | [verb] To tremble or shake. QUARKS (19) [noun] In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. | [noun] (X Window System) An integer that uniquely identifies a text string. | [noun] (Falkland Islands) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. QUICKS (21) [noun] Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails. | [noun] Plants used in making a quickset hedge | [noun] The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling. QUIRKS (19) [noun] An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone | [noun] An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit | [noun] A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge. QUIRKY (22) [adjective] Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute. QUOKKA (23) [noun] A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia. RACKED (13) [verb] To place in or hang on a rack. | [verb] To torture (someone) on the rack. | [verb] To cause (someone) to suffer pain. RACKER (12) RACKET (12) [noun] A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton. | [noun] A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. | [noun] A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground. | [noun] A loud noise. RACKLE (12) RAKEES (10) RAKERS (10) RAKING (11) [verb] To walk; to roam, to wander. | [verb] Of animals (especially sheep): to graze. | [verb] To roam or wander through (somewhere). 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. RANKED (11) [verb] To place abreast, or in a line. | [verb] To have a ranking. | [verb] To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify. RANKER (10) [adjective] Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). | [adjective] Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross. | [adjective] Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric. RANKLE (10) [verb] To cause irritation or deep bitterness. | [verb] To fester. RANKLY (13) REBECK (14) [noun] An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. REBOOK (12) [verb] To book again. REBUKE (12) [noun] A harsh criticism. | [verb] To criticise harshly; to reprove. RECKED (13) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. RECKON (12) [verb] To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. | [verb] To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute. | [verb] To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value. RECOCK (14) RECOOK (12) RECORK (12) [verb] To replace a cork in (a bottle). REDOCK (13) REEKED (11) [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. | [verb] To be evidently associated with something unpleasant. | [verb] To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume. REEKER (10) REINKS (10) REKEYS (13) [verb] To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before. | [verb] To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it. | [verb] To change the key or tenor of; to reframe. REKNIT (10) RELINK (10) [verb] To link again or anew. RELOCK (12) [verb] To lock again. RELOOK (10) [noun] An additional look or examination. | [verb] To look again. REMAKE (12) [noun] A new version of something. | [noun] A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc. | [verb] To make again. REMARK (12) [noun] An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation. | [noun] An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something | [noun] A casual observation, comment, or statement | [noun] A mark that replaces another mark. REPACK (14) [verb] To pack again. | [verb] To clean the bearings and replace the grease on a wheel. REPARK (12) REPERK (12) RERACK (12) RESEEK (10) RESOAK (10) RETACK (12) RETAKE (10) [noun] A scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again | [noun] An instance of resitting an examination | [verb] To take something again RETOOK (10) [verb] To take something again | [verb] To take something back | [verb] To capture or occupy somewhere again REVOKE (13) [noun] The act of revoking in a game of cards. | [noun] A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid. | [noun] A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental. REWAKE (13) REWOKE (13) REWORK (13) RHEBOK (15) [noun] A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns. RICKED (13) [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. | [verb] To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc. RICKEY (15) [noun] A cocktail made with lime (citrus fruit) and carbonated water. RISKED (11) [verb] To incur risk of (something). | [verb] To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing. | [verb] To incur risk as a result of (doing something). RISKER (10) ROCKED (13) [verb] To move gently back and forth. | [verb] To cause to shake or sway violently. | [verb] To sway or tilt violently back and forth. ROCKER (12) [noun] A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth. | [noun] A rocking chair. | [noun] The lengthwise curvature of a surfboard. (More rocker is a more curved board.) ROCKET (12) [noun] A rocket engine. | [noun] A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine. | [noun] A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine. | [noun] The leaf vegetable Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria. ROOKED (11) [verb] To cheat or swindle. | [verb] To squat; to ruck. | [verb] Pronunciation spelling of look. ROOKIE (10) [noun] An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces. | [noun] A novice. | [noun] An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players. RUCKED (13) [verb] To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football. | [verb] To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck. | [verb] To crease or fold. RUCKLE (12) [noun] A disordered collection. | [noun] A wrinkle. | [verb] To crease or wrinkle. | [noun] A rattling noise in the throat, as from suffocation. RUCKUS (12) [noun] A noisy disturbance and/or commotion. | [noun] A row, fight. RUMAKI (12) RUNKLE (10) RYKING (14) RYOKAN (13) [noun] A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas. SACKED (13) [verb] (games) To sacrifice. | [verb] To put in a sack or sacks. | [verb] To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders. SACKER (12) SAKERS (10) [noun] A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia. | [noun] A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century. SALUKI (10) SAMEKH (15) SAMEKS (12) SANJAK (17) [noun] An administrative region under the Ottoman Empire, a subdivision of a vilayet. | [noun] The governor of a sanjak; a sanjakbeg. SCHRIK (15) SCHTIK (15) SCREAK (12) SCULKS (12) SEEKER (10) [noun] One who seeks. | [noun] Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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) 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. SHLOCK (15) [noun] Commodity that is shoddy or inferior. 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. SHNOOK (13) [noun] A person who is easily taken advantage of. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. SHRUNK (13) [verb] To cause to become smaller. | [verb] To become smaller; to contract. | [verb] To cower or flinch. 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. SICKED (13) [verb] To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs. | [verb] To set upon; to chase; to attack. | [verb] To vomit. SICKEE (12) SICKEN (12) [verb] To make ill. | [verb] To become ill. | [verb] To fill with disgust or abhorrence. SICKER (12) [adjective] Having an urge to vomit. | [adjective] In poor health. | [adjective] Mentally unstable, disturbed. | [adjective] (obsolete outside dialectal) Certain. | [verb] To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack. SICKIE (12) [noun] A day, or time, off work due to (supposed) illness. SICKLE (12) [noun] An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops. | [noun] Any of the sickle-shaped middle feathers of the domestic cock. | [verb] To cut with a sickle. SICKLY (15) [verb] To make (something) sickly. | [verb] To become sickly. | [adjective] Frequently ill or in poor health. SICKOS (12) [noun] A person with unpleasant tastes, views or habits. | [noun] A mentally ill person. | [noun] A physically ill person. SIFAKA (13) [noun] A medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus. SILKED (11) SILKEN (10) [verb] To render silken or silklike. | [adjective] Made of silk. | [adjective] Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk. SINKER (10) [noun] One who sinks something. | [noun] A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink. | [noun] Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball. SISKIN (10) [noun] A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus. | [noun] Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus. SKALDS (11) [noun] A Nordic poet of the Viking Age SKATED (11) [verb] To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates. | [verb] To skateboard | [verb] To use the skating technique. SKATER (10) [noun] A person who skates. | [noun] A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains. | [noun] A player who is not a goaltender. SKATES (10) [noun] A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating. | [noun] A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating | [noun] A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice. SKATOL (10) SKEANE (10) SKEANS (10) [noun] A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. | [noun] A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel. | [noun] A web, a weave, a tangle. SKEENS (10) SKEETS (10) SKEIGH (14) SKEINS (10) [noun] A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel. | [noun] A web, a weave, a tangle. | [noun] The membrane of a fish ovary. SKELMS (12) SKELPS (12) [verb] To beat or slap. | [verb] To move briskly along. | [verb] To form (a plate or bar of metal, etc.) into a skelp. SKENES (10) SKERRY (13) [noun] A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms. 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. SKEWED (14) [verb] To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position. | [verb] To bias or distort in a particular direction. | [verb] To hurl or throw. SKEWER (13) [noun] A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking. | [noun] Food served on a skewer | [noun] A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. Compare pin.W | [adjective] Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew. SKIBOB (14) SKIDDY (15) SKIDOO (11) [verb] To depart, especially to depart quickly | [verb] A nonsense word, often an expression of disrespect | [verb] A light that flashes on and off to make it more eye-catching. | [noun] A snowmobile. SKIERS (10) [noun] One who skis. | [noun] A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch. SKIFFS (16) [noun] Term used in tea gardens and denotes the act of cutting/pruning the bushes as per the specific norms. Various types of skiff are used viz Light Skiff (LS), Medium Skiff (MS), Deep Skiff (DS) and Level Of Skiff (LOS). | [noun] A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern. | [noun] Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person. SKIING (11) [verb] To move on skis | [verb] To travel over (a slope etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport) | [noun] A group of sports utilizing skis as primary equipment. SKILLS (10) [verb] To set apart; separate. | [verb] To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to). | [verb] To know; to understand. | [noun] Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate. SKIMOS (12) SKIMPS (14) [verb] To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of. | [verb] To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. | [verb] To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. SKIMPY (17) [noun] (Western Australia) A barmaid who wears little clothing. | [adjective] Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing. SKINKS (14) [noun] A shin of beef. | [noun] A soup or pottage made from a boiled shin of beef. | [noun] (by extension) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a soup or pottage made using other ingredients. SKINNY (13) [noun] The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor. | [noun] A state of nakedness; nudity. | [noun] A low-fat serving of coffee. SKIRLS (10) [noun] A shrill sound, as of bagpipes. | [verb] To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes. SKIRRS (10) [verb] To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound | [verb] To make a whirring sound. | [verb] To search about in, scour SKIRTS (10) [noun] An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body. | [noun] The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist. | [noun] A loose edging to any part of a dress. SKITED (11) [verb] To boast. | [verb] To skim or slide along a surface. | [verb] To slip, such as on ice. SKITES (10) [verb] To boast. | [verb] To skim or slide along a surface. | [verb] To slip, such as on ice. SKIVED (14) [verb] To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk. | [verb] To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of. SKIVER (13) SKIVES (13) [noun] Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty. | [noun] An act of avoiding lessons or work. | [verb] To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk. SKIVVY (19) [noun] A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work. | [noun] (Vietnam War) A prostitute. | [noun] A close-fitting, long-sleeved T-shirt with a rolled collar. SKLENT (10) SKOALS (10) SKULKS (14) [verb] To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm). | [verb] To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection. | [verb] To avoid an obligation or responsibility. SKULLS (10) [noun] (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. | [noun] A multitude. | [noun] The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible. SKUNKS (14) [noun] Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. | [noun] A despicable person. | [noun] A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout. SKYBOX (22) [noun] A seating area for VIPs in a stadium. | [noun] A cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield. SKYCAP (17) [noun] A porter at an airport. SKYING (14) [verb] To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high. | [verb] To clear (a hurdle, high jump bar, etc.) by a large margin. | [verb] To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen. SKYLIT (13) [adjective] Receiving all or most light from the sky | [adjective] Furnished with one or more skylights. SKYMAN (15) SKYMEN (15) SKYWAY (19) [noun] A walkway connecting buildings at a significant height above ground level. | [noun] An airplane route. | [noun] An elevated road. SLACKS (12) [noun] The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it. | [noun] A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains. | [verb] To slacken. SLAKED (11) [verb] To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). | [verb] To cool (something) with water or another liquid. | [verb] To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. SLAKER (10) SLAKES (10) [verb] To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). | [verb] To cool (something) with water or another liquid. | [verb] To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. SLEEKS (10) [verb] To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive. SLEEKY (13) SLICKS (12) [noun] A covering of liquid, particularly oil. | [noun] Someone who is clever and untrustworthy. | [noun] A tool used to make something smooth or even. SLINKS (10) [verb] To sneak about furtively. | [verb] To give birth to an animal prematurely. SLINKY (13) [noun] A three-dimensional curve — a spiral wound around a helix. | [adjective] Furtive, stealthy or catlike. | [adjective] Thin; lank; lean. SMACKS (14) [noun] A distinct flavor, especially if slight. | [noun] A slight trace of something; a smattering. | [noun] Heroin. SMEEKS (12) SMERKS (12) SMIRKS (12) [noun] An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful | [noun] A forced or affected smile; a simper | [verb] To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous. SMIRKY (15) [adjective] Smirking, or as if smirking | [adjective] Smart; spruce. SMOCKS (14) [noun] A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip. | [noun] A blouse; a smock frock. | [noun] A loose garment worn as protection by a painter, etc. SMOKED (13) [adjective] Of food, preserved by treatment with smoke. | [adjective] Of glass, tinted. | [verb] To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. SMOKER (12) [noun] A person who smokes tobacco habitually. | [noun] A smoking car on a train. | [noun] An informal social gathering for men only, at which smoking tobacco is allowed. SMOKES (12) [noun] The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material. | [noun] A cigarette. | [noun] Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.) SMOKEY (15) [noun] A state trooper. | [adjective] Filled with smoke. | [adjective] Giving off smoke. SNACKS (12) [noun] A light meal. | [noun] An item of food eaten between meals. | [noun] A very sexy and attractive person. SNAKED (11) [verb] To follow or move in a winding route. | [verb] To steal slyly. | [verb] To clean using a plumbing snake. SNAKES (10) [noun] A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue. | [noun] A treacherous person. | [noun] Somebody who acts deceitfully for social gain. SNAKEY (13) [adjective] Resembling or relating to snakes. | [adjective] Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy. | [adjective] Sly; cunning; deceitful. SNARKS (10) [noun] A graph in which every node has three branches, and the edges cannot be coloured in fewer than four colours without two edges of the same colour meeting at a point. | [noun] A fluke or unrepeatable result or detection in an experiment. SNARKY (13) [adjective] Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation, often humorously. | [adjective] Irritable, irritated. SNEAKS (10) [noun] One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information. | [noun] A cheat; a con artist. | [noun] An informer; a tell-tale. SNEAKY (13) [noun] Any device used for covert surveillance. | [adjective] Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries | [adjective] Dishonest; deceitful. SNECKS (12) [noun] A latch or catch. | [noun] The nose. | [noun] A cut. SNICKS (12) [noun] A small deflection of the ball off the side of the bat; often carries to the wicketkeeper for a catch | [noun] A small cut or mark. | [noun] A knot or irregularity in yarn. SNOOKS (10) [noun] A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes. | [noun] Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families. | [noun] (as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth. SOAKED (11) [verb] To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it. | [verb] To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation. | [verb] To penetrate or permeate by saturation. SOAKER (10) SOCKED (13) [verb] To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to. | [verb] To throw. SOCKET (12) [noun] An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket). | [noun] A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint. | [noun] One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network. SOKOLS (10) SPANKS (12) [noun] An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap. | [noun] A slapping sound, as produced by spanking. | [verb] To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction. SPARKS (12) [noun] A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire. | [noun] A short or small burst of electrical discharge. | [noun] A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle. SPARKY (15) [noun] A radio operator. | [noun] An electrician. | [adjective] Lively and animated. SPEAKS (12) [noun] A low class bar, a speakeasy. | [noun] Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group. | [noun] Speech, conversation. SPECKS (14) [noun] A tiny spot, especially of dirt etc. | [noun] A very small thing; a particle; a whit. | [noun] A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States. SPICKS (14) SPIKED (13) [verb] To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails. | [verb] To set or furnish with spikes. | [verb] To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people. SPIKER (12) SPIKES (12) [noun] In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument. | [noun] The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument. | [noun] A sort of very large nail. SPIKEY (15) [adjective] Having spikes, spiny. | [adjective] Hostile; standoffish | [adjective] Of hair, erect, resembling spikes. SPLAKE (12) [noun] A hybrid fish derived from a male brook trout and a female lake trout SPOKED (13) SPOKEN (12) [verb] To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud. | [verb] To have a conversation. | [verb] (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions. SPOKES (12) [noun] A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim. | [noun] A projecting handle of a steering wheel. | [noun] A rung of a ladder. SPOOKS (12) [noun] A ghost or phantom. | [noun] A hobgoblin. | [noun] A scare or fright. SPOOKY (15) [adjective] Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. | [adjective] Spooked; afraid; frightened. | [adjective] Unpredictably excitable; skittish (used especially of horses). SPUNKS (12) [verb] To catch fire; flame up. | [verb] To ejaculate. SPUNKY (15) [adjective] Spirited or plucky. | [adjective] Pertaining to or like spunk (semen). | [adjective] Stained with semen. SQUAWK (22) [noun] A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call. | [noun] A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals. | [noun] An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance. SQUEAK (19) [noun] A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the calls of small animals. | [noun] (games) A card game similar to group solitaire. | [noun] A narrow squeak. STACKS (12) [noun] (heading) A pile. | [noun] A smokestack. | [noun] (heading) In computing. STAKED (11) [verb] To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes. | [verb] To pierce or wound with a stake. | [verb] To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency. STAKES (10) [noun] A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. | [noun] A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet. | [noun] A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off. STALKS (10) [noun] The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts. | [noun] The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant. | [noun] Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill. STALKY (13) STANKS (10) STEAKS (10) [noun] Beefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling. | [noun] (by extension) A relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from another animal, a vegetable, etc. | [noun] (seafood) A slice of meat cut across the grain (perpendicular to the spine) from a fish. STEEKS (10) STICKS (12) [noun] An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. | [noun] Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. | [noun] Material or objects attached to a stick or the like. STICKY (15) [noun] A sticky note, such as a post-it note. | [noun] A discussion thread fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view. | [noun] A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper. STINKO (10) [adjective] Drunk STINKS (10) [noun] A strong bad smell. | [noun] A complaint or objection. | [verb] To have a strong bad smell. STINKY (13) [adjective] Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking. | [adjective] Bad, undesirable. STIRKS (10) [noun] A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer. STOCKS (12) [noun] A store or supply. | [noun] The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder. | [noun] The raw material from which things are made; feedstock. STOCKY (15) [adjective] (of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact. STOKED (11) [verb] To poke, pierce, thrust. | [verb] To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace. | [verb] (by extension) To encourage a behavior or emotion. STOKER (10) [noun] A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship who stokes coal in the boilers. | [noun] A device for stoking a fire; a poker. | [noun] A device that feeds coal into a furnace etc automatically. STOKES (10) [verb] To poke, pierce, thrust. | [verb] To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace. | [verb] (by extension) To encourage a behavior or emotion. | [noun] A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1 cm2/s STOOKS (10) [noun] A pile or bundle, especially of straw. | [noun] (specifically) A group of 6 or 8 sheaves of grain stacked to dry vertically in a rectangular arrangement at harvest time, obsolete since the advent of the combine harvester (mid 20th century). STORKS (10) [noun] A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae. | [noun] (children's folklore) The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news. | [noun] The seventeenth Lenormand card. STRAKE (10) [noun] An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel. | [noun] A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow. | [noun] A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501). | [verb] (sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. STREAK (10) [noun] An irregular line left from smearing or motion. | [noun] A continuous series of like events. | [noun] The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain. STREEK (10) STRICK (12) STRIKE (10) [noun] A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught. | [noun] The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame. | [noun] A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest. STROKE (10) [noun] An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface). | [noun] A blow or hit. | [noun] A single movement with a tool. | [verb] To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction. STROOK (10) STRUCK (12) [verb] (sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. | [verb] (physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect. | [verb] To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate. SUCKED (13) [verb] To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). | [verb] To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat. | [verb] To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk. SUCKER (12) [noun] A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned. | [noun] An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree. | [noun] (by extension) A parasite; a sponger. | [noun] Any thing or object. SUCKLE (12) [noun] A teat. | [verb] To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs. | [verb] To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother. SUKKAH (17) [noun] A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot). SUKKOT (14) [noun] A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot). SULKED (11) [verb] To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. SULKER (10) SUNKEN (10) [verb] (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something. | [verb] (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished. | [verb] To conceal and appropriate. SUNKET (10) SUSLIK (10) [noun] Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus | [noun] The fur of these animals SWANKS (13) [verb] To swagger, to show off. SWANKY (16) [noun] An active and clever young fellow. | [noun] Poor thin beer or any sloppy drink, even sweetened water and vinegar. | [adjective] Rather posh, elegant, ritzy. SWINKS (13) TACKED (13) [verb] To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head). | [verb] To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth). | [verb] To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other. TACKER (12) TACKET (12) TACKEY (15) TACKLE (12) [noun] A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook. | [noun] A block and tackle. | [noun] Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling. TAKAHE (13) [noun] A species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand. TAKERS (10) [noun] One who takes something. | [noun] A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives. | [noun] One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something. TAKEUP (12) [noun] The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in. | [noun] (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch. | [noun] Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.). TAKING (11) [verb] To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. | [verb] To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc). | [verb] To remove. TAKINS (10) [noun] A goat-antelope, species Budorcas taxicolor. TALCKY (15) TALKED (11) [verb] To communicate, usually by means of speech. | [verb] To discuss; to talk about. | [verb] To speak (a certain language). TALKER (10) [noun] A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous. | [noun] Any creature or machine that talks. | [noun] A talk show TALKIE (10) [noun] A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film. TALUKA (10) [noun] A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district. TALUKS (10) [noun] A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district. TAMBAK (14) TANKAS (10) [noun] An ethnic group of boat people in the Canton area. | [noun] A kind of boat used in Canton, about 25 feet long and often rowed by tanka women; junk. | [noun] A coin and unit of currency of varying value, formerly used in parts of India and Central Asia. TANKED (11) [verb] To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet. | [verb] To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently. | [verb] To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank. TANKER (10) [noun] A tank ship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid. | [noun] A tank truck. | [noun] A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker. TANUKI (10) TAROKS (10) TASKED (11) [verb] To assign a task to, or impose a task on. | [verb] To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax. | [verb] To charge, as with a fault. THACKS (15) THANKS (13) [noun] An expression of appreciation; a thought. | [verb] To express gratitude or appreciation toward. | [verb] To feel gratitude or appreciation toward. THICKS (15) 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. 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. 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. TICKED (13) [verb] To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock. | [verb] To make a tick or checkmark. | [verb] To work or operate, especially mechanically. TICKER (12) [noun] One who makes a tick mark. | [noun] A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur. | [noun] A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen. TICKET (12) [noun] A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc. | [noun] A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation | [noun] A citation for a traffic violation. TICKLE (12) [noun] The act of tickling. | [noun] An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling. | [noun] A light tap of the ball. TILAKS (10) [noun] A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status. TINKER (10) [noun] An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal. | [noun] A member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy. | [noun] (usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster. TINKLE (10) [noun] A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes. | [noun] A telephone call. | [noun] An act of urination. TINKLY (13) TOKAYS (13) [noun] A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia. | [noun] Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape. | [noun] The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands. TOKENS (10) [noun] Something serving as an expression of something else. | [noun] A keepsake. | [noun] A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services. TOKERS (10) TOKING (11) [verb] To give a gratuity to. | [verb] To smoke marijuana. | [verb] To inhale a puff of marijuana TOMBAK (14) TORSKS (10) [noun] An edible fish, Brosme brosme. TRACKS (12) [noun] A mark left by something that has passed along. | [noun] A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal. | [noun] The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc. TRAIKS (10) TRANKS (10) [noun] An oblong piece of skin from which the pieces for a glove are cut. | [noun] A tranquilizer. TRICKS (12) [noun] Something designed to fool or swindle. | [noun] A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick. | [noun] An entertaining difficult physical action. TRICKY (15) [adjective] Hard to deal with, complicated | [adjective] Adept at using deception | [adjective] Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick TRIKES (10) [noun] A tricycle. | [noun] A three-wheeled motorbike. | [noun] A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger. TROAKS (10) TROCKS (12) TROIKA (10) [noun] A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast. | [noun] A party or group of three, especially a ruling council of three people in Russian contexts. TROKED (11) TROKES (10) TRUCKS (12) [noun] A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage. | [noun] The ball on top of a flagpole. | [noun] On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck". TRUNKS (10) [noun] (heading, biological) Part of a body. | [noun] (heading) A container. | [noun] (heading) A channel for flow of some kind. TSKING (11) TSKTSK (14) TUCKED (13) [verb] To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). | [verb] To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden. | [verb] (often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume. TUCKER (12) [noun] One who or that which tucks. | [noun] Food. | [noun] Work that scarcely yields a living wage. | [noun] Lace or a piece of cloth in the neckline of a dress. TUCKET (12) [noun] A fanfare played on one or more trumpets. | [noun] A steak; a collop. TUGRIK (11) [noun] The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT, ₮; formerly subdivided into 100 möngö. TUPIKS (12) [noun] A tent or other building made from animal skins, used by the Inuit during the summer. TURKEY (13) [noun] The guinea fowl (family Numididae). | [noun] A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated). | [noun] The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food. TUSKED (11) TUSKER (10) [noun] An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks. | [noun] A tool used in peat cutting. TWANKY (16) TWEAKS (13) [noun] A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch. | [noun] A slight adjustment or modification. | [noun] Trouble; distress; tweag. TWEAKY (16) UKASES (10) [noun] An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or (later) emperor. | [noun] Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation UMIACK (14) UMIAKS (12) [noun] A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. UNAKIN (10) UNCAKE (12) UNCOCK (14) UNCORK (12) [verb] To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from. | [verb] To release. UNDOCK (13) [verb] To remove (a ship) from a dock. | [verb] To remove from a docking station. | [verb] To drag (a user interface element, such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely. UNHOOK (13) [verb] To remove from a hook. | [verb] To unfasten by means of hooks. | [verb] To unfasten the bra of (its wearer). UNHUSK (13) [verb] To remove the husk of. UNKEND (11) UNKENT (10) UNKEPT (12) [adjective] Not kept (especially of promises). UNKIND (11) [adjective] Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. | [adjective] Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural. | [adjective] Having no race or kindred; childless. UNKINK (14) [verb] To remove the kinks from. UNKNIT (10) [verb] To unravel. | [verb] To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion. UNKNOT (10) [noun] In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted. | [verb] To unfasten (a knot). UNLIKE (10) [noun] Something that is not like something else; something different. | [adjective] Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance. | [adjective] Unequal. | [noun] The act of withdrawing one's like from a post on social media. UNLINK (10) [noun] (knot theory) A link that is equivalent (under ambient isotopy) to finitely many disjoint circles in the plane. | [verb] To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of. | [verb] To delete (a file). UNLOCK (12) [noun] The act of unlocking something. | [verb] To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. | [verb] To obtain access to something. UNMAKE (12) [verb] To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature. UNMASK (12) [verb] To remove a mask from someone. | [verb] To expose, or reveal the true character of someone. | [verb] To remove one's mask. UNPACK (14) [verb] To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack. | [verb] To empty containers that had been packed. | [verb] To analyze a concept or a text. UNPICK (14) [verb] To undo sewing stitches. | [verb] To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool. | [verb] To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc. UNSUNK (10) UNTACK (12) [verb] To unfasten (something tacked). | [verb] To remove the tack from. UNTUCK (12) [verb] To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked. UNYOKE (13) [verb] To release something from a yoke or harness. | [verb] To disconnect, unlink. | [verb] To liberate, deliver from oppression. UPKEEP (14) [noun] Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition. | [verb] To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair. UPLINK (12) [noun] The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or to an airborne platform. An uplink is the converse of a downlink. An uplink or downlink is distinguished from reverse link or forward link. | [noun] (by analogy, less formally) The communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server etc. | [noun] Data transmission from a data station to the headend. UPTAKE (12) [noun] Understanding; comprehension. | [noun] Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. | [noun] The act of lifting or taking up. UPTICK (14) [noun] A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining. | [noun] A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one. VAKEEL (13) [noun] A native attorney, lawyer or agent. | [noun] An ambassador. VAKILS (13) [noun] A lawyer or advocate mainly a representative in the court of law and a vakil can be a representative, especially of a political figure; an official or ambassador. VALKYR (16) VIKING (14) [noun] One of the Scandinavian or other Northern European seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8th to the 11th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America. | [noun] (by extension) A stock character common in the fantasy genre, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an axe or sword and a helmet adorned with horns. | [noun] A Norseman (mediaeval Scandinavian). VODKAS (14) [noun] A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash. | [noun] A serving of the above beverage. | [noun] Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste or color. WACKES (15) [noun] A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt. WACKOS (15) [noun] An amusingly eccentric or irrational person. WAKENS (13) [verb] To wake or rouse from sleep. | [verb] To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir. WAKERS (13) WAKIKI (17) WAKING (14) [verb] (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. | [verb] (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep. | [verb] To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite. WALKED (14) [verb] To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. | [verb] To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty. | [verb] Of an object, to go missing or be stolen. WALKER (13) [noun] The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race. | [noun] A walking frame. | [noun] (often in the plural) A shoe designed for comfortable walking. | [noun] A person who fulls cloth. WALKUP (15) [noun] An apartment or block with stairs rather than an elevator. | [noun] An informal visit to a control tower by a pilot, typically used as part of pilot training. | [noun] A mountain that can be climbed without specialist equipment. WARKED (14) WAUKED (14) WEAKEN (13) [verb] To make weaker or less strong. | [verb] To become weaker or less strong. WEAKER (13) [adjective] Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. | [adjective] Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain. | [adjective] Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable. WEAKLY (16) [adjective] Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak. | [adverb] With little strength or force WEEKLY (16) [noun] A publication that is published once a week. | [adjective] Of or relating to a week. | [adjective] Happening once a week, or every week. WELKIN (13) [noun] The sky, the region of clouds; the upper air; aether; the heavens. WESKIT (13) 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 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) 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. WICKED (16) [noun] People who are wicked. | [adjective] Evil or mischievous by nature. | [adjective] Excellent; awesome; masterful. | [verb] To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action. | [adjective] Active; brisk. WICKER (15) [noun] A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture | [noun] Wickerwork. | [adjective] Made of wickerwork. WICKET (15) [noun] A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. | [noun] A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating. | [noun] A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller; a ticket barrier at a rail station, box office at a cinema, etc. WIKIUP (15) WINKED (14) [verb] To close one's eyes in sleep. | [verb] To close one's eyes. | [verb] Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye. WINKER (13) WINKLE (13) [noun] A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae. | [noun] Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculata and Busycon carica. | [noun] The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man. WORKED (14) [verb] To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers. | [verb] To effect by gradual degrees. | [verb] To embroider with thread. WORKER (13) [noun] A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor. | [noun] A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp. | [noun] A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program. WORKUP (15) [noun] A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness. | [noun] All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product. | [noun] A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation. WRACKS (15) [verb] To place in or hang on a rack. | [verb] To torture (someone) on the rack. | [verb] To cause (someone) to suffer pain. WREAKS (13) [verb] To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; . | [verb] To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite. | [verb] To inflict or take vengeance on. WRECKS (15) [noun] Something or someone that has been ruined. | [noun] The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down. | [noun] An event in which something is damaged through collision. WRICKS (15) YACKED (16) [verb] To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. | [verb] To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. YAKKED (18) [verb] To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. | [verb] To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. YAKKER (17) YANKED (14) [verb] To pull (something) with a quick, strong action. | [verb] To remove from distribution. YAPOCK (17) YAPOKS (15) [noun] The water opossum (Chironectes minimus) YASMAK (15) YERKED (14) [verb] To stab. | [verb] To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. | [verb] To strike or lash with a whip or stick. YEUKED (14) YOCKED (16) YOICKS (15) YOKELS (13) [noun] An unsophisticated person. | [noun] A person of rural background. YOKING (14) [verb] To link or to join. | [verb] To unite, to connect. | [verb] To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine. YOLKED (14) YONKER (13) YUCKED (16) [verb] To itch. YUKKED (18) [verb] To laugh exuberantly. ZADDIK (21) [noun] A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader. ZAIKAI (19) ZEBECK (23) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. ZINCKY (24) ZONKED (20) [adjective] Extremely fatigued. | [adjective] Deeply asleep. | [adjective] Drunk.

ADZUKIS (21) [noun] Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean. AIKIDOS (12) [noun] Plural of aikido, a Japanese martial art emphasizing defensive techniques and the use of an opponent's momentum against them. AIRLIKE (11) AIRPARK (13) [noun] A small airport designed for light aircraft. | [noun] A recreational area with facilities for aircraft owners and pilots. AIRSICK (13) [adjective] Nauseous due to the effects of motion of an airplane; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel. AKVAVIT (17) [noun] A Scandinavian liquor that is about 40% alcohol by volume; distilled from potato or grain mash and flavored with caraway seeds, anise, fennel, dill and other spices and herbs, depending on variety. ALASKAS (11) ALFAKIS (14) ALKALIC (13) [adjective] (of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline. ALKALIN (11) ALKALIS (11) [noun] One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. | [noun] (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters. ALKANES (11) [noun] Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (e.g., methane, ethane, etc.). ALKANET (11) [noun] Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye. | [noun] The dyeing matter extracted from the plant, giving a deep red colour. | [noun] Other plants of the genus Alkanna. ALKENES (11) [noun] An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds ALKINES (11) ALKYLIC (16) ALKYNES (14) [noun] A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond. ALSIKES (11) [noun] Trifolium hybridum, a species of clover with pinkish or white flowers. AMTRACK (15) ANANKES (11) [noun] Plural of anank, representing an inevitable necessity or fate in Greek philosophy. | [noun] Plural of ananke, the personification of necessity or fate in ancient Greek mythology. ANGAKOK (16) [noun] An Inuit shaman or medicine man who is believed to have supernatural powers. ANKLETS (11) [noun] A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle. | [noun] An ankle sock. ANKLING (12) [verb] To walk. | [verb] To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution. ANKUSES (11) [noun] The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants. ANORAKS (11) [noun] A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater. | [noun] A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio. ANTICKS (13) [noun] Playful or silly behavior; pranks or ludicrous acts. | [noun] Grotesque or fanciful designs, especially in art or architecture. ANTLIKE (11) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of an ant; having qualities similar to those of an ant. APELIKE (13) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of an ape in appearance or behavior. ARABESK (13) [noun] An ornamental design of intertwined flowing lines, typically featuring arabesques or scrollwork; an elaborate or fanciful ornamentation. | [noun] A ballet position or movement in which one leg is extended behind the body while the other supports the dancer's weight. ARCKING (14) ARKOSES (11) [noun] Plural of arkose, a type of coarse sedimentary rock composed mainly of feldspar and quartz grains derived from the weathering of granite. ARKOSIC (13) [adjective] Relating to or composed of arkose, a type of sandstone containing feldspar. ARMLIKE (13) [adjective] Resembling or having the characteristics of an arm; shaped like an arm. ARMLOCK (15) [noun] A wrestling move in which the opponent's arm is held immobile | [noun] Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts | [noun] (by extension) Power to control or heavily influence something or someone. ARRACKS (13) [noun] A strong alcoholic drink distilled from molasses or grain, popular in Middle Eastern and Asian countries. ARTWORK (14) [noun] A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art | [noun] Artistic work. | [noun] (reprographics) The graphical elements to be included in a reproduced work. ASKANCE (13) [verb] To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance. | [verb] To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side. | [adjective] Turned to the side, especially of the eyes. ASKESES (11) [noun] Plural of askesis, meaning severe self-discipline or ascetic practice, often associated with training or spiritual rigor. ASKESIS (11) [noun] (Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism. | [noun] (specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God. ASKINGS (12) [noun] Plural of asking; requests or questions made of someone. | [noun] The act of requesting or questioning; inquiries. ASSLIKE (11) ATTACKS (13) [noun] An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. | [noun] An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault. | [noun] A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle. AUKLETS (11) [noun] Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae. AUTARKY (14) [noun] National economic self-sufficiency. | [noun] The state of personal self-sufficiency. | [noun] An enclosed ecosystem. AWAKENS (14) [verb] To cause to become awake. | [verb] To stop sleeping; awake. | [verb] To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate. AWAKING (15) [verb] To become conscious after having slept. | [verb] To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. | [verb] To excite or to stir up something latent. AWKWARD (18) [noun] Someone or something that is awkward. | [adjective] Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. | [adjective] Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. BACKBIT (17) [verb] To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. | [verb] To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks. | [verb] To speak badly of an absent individual. BACKERS (15) [noun] One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it. BACKFIT (18) BACKHOE (18) [noun] A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth. | [noun] A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. | [verb] To excavate using such equipment. BACKING (16) [verb] To go in the reverse direction. | [verb] To support. | [verb] (of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere. BACKLIT (15) [verb] To illuminate something from behind. | [adjective] Lit or illuminated from behind. BACKLOG (16) [noun] A large log to burn at the back of a fire. | [noun] A reserve source or supply. | [noun] An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders or unfinished work. BACKOUT (15) [noun] A withdrawal from a commitment or agreement. | [verb] To withdraw from a commitment or agreement. BACKSAW (18) [noun] A saw with a blade held rigid by a metal or wooden backing strip, used for making precise cuts in woodworking. BACKSET (15) [noun] A setback or reversal of progress. | [noun] In printing or bookbinding, the indentation or groove along the spine of a book. BACKUPS (17) [noun] A reserve or substitute. | [noun] A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged. | [noun] An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow. BAKINGS (14) [noun] Plural of baking; the process of cooking food with dry heat in an oven, or batches of baked goods produced at one time. | [noun] The hardening of a substance through heat application. BAKLAVA (16) [noun] A popular sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. BAKLAWA (16) [noun] A Middle Eastern pastry made of phyllo dough layered with nuts and honey or syrup. BALKERS (13) [noun] Plural of balker; those who refuse to proceed or comply. | [noun] In baseball, pitchers who commit the illegal act of balking. BALKIER (13) [adjective] Refusing to proceed or cooperate. BALKILY (16) [adverb] In a balky manner; in a way that is reluctant, stubborn, or refusing to proceed. BALKING (14) [verb] To pass over or by. | [verb] To omit, miss or overlook by chance. | [verb] To miss intentionally; to avoid. BANGKOK (18) BANKERS (13) [noun] One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. | [noun] A money changer. | [noun] The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house. BANKING (14) [verb] To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client. | [verb] To put into a bank. | [verb] To conceal in the rectum for use in prison. BANKSIA (13) [noun] A plant belonging to the genus Banksia. BANNOCK (15) [noun] An unleavened bread made with barley, wheat, or oatmeal. | [noun] A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan. BARKEEP (15) [noun] A bartender BARKERS (13) [noun] Someone or something who barks. | [noun] A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival. | [noun] A shelf-talker. BARKIER (13) [adjective] More resembling or characteristic of bark (the sound a dog makes). | [adjective] More rough or harsh in texture, like tree bark. BARKING (14) [verb] To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). | [verb] To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. | [verb] To speak sharply. | [noun] The action of the verb to bark. BARRACK (15) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building | [verb] To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means. BASHLYK (19) [noun] A tall conical cap worn in some Muslim countries, or a hood-like garment with a long tail that can be wrapped around the neck and shoulders. BASKETS (13) [noun] A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom. | [noun] A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop. | [noun] In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them. BASKING (14) [verb] To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | [verb] To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). | [noun] The act of one who basks. BATLIKE (13) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a bat in appearance or behavior. BATTIKS (13) BAULKED (14) [verb] To pass over or by. | [verb] To omit, miss or overlook by chance. | [verb] To miss intentionally; to avoid. BAWCOCK (20) [noun] A fine fellow; a good friend or companion (archaic term of endearment). BAZOOKA (22) [noun] A primitive trombone having wide tubes. | [noun] A shoulder-held rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon, developed by America during World War II and so-called from its resemblance to the bazooka musical instrument. | [noun] (by extension) Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher. | [noun] Crack cocaine. BEAKERS (13) [noun] A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container. | [noun] A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children. | [noun] A mug. BEAKIER (13) [adjective] More beak-like in appearance or characteristics; having a more prominent or pronounced beak. BEATNIK (13) [noun] A person who dresses in a manner that is not socially acceptable and therewith is supposed to reject conventional norms of thought and behavior; nonconformist in dress and behavior | [noun] A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style. BECHALK (18) BECKETS (15) [noun] A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle | [noun] A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place. | [noun] A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it. BECKING (16) BECKONS (15) [noun] A sign made without words; a beck. | [noun] A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them. | [verb] To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. BECLOAK (15) [verb] To cover or conceal with or as if with a cloak. BEDECKS (16) [verb] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. BEDLIKE (14) [adjective] Resembling or having the characteristics of a bed. BEDROCK (16) [noun] The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion. | [noun] A basis or foundation. BEDTICK (16) [noun] The cloth covering or casing of a mattress or pillow. | [noun] A parasitic mite that infests bedding. BEELIKE (13) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a bee; having qualities similar to those of a bee. BEFLECK (18) BEKNOTS (13) BELLEEK (13) [noun] A type of Irish porcelain, typically characterized by its ivory color and delicate basketwork decoration. BEMOCKS (17) [verb] Third person singular present of bemock; to mock or ridicule someone or something. BERAKED (14) BERAKES (13) BERSERK (13) [noun] A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy; a berserker. | [adjective] Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control. | [adjective] Weird; bizarre. BESMOKE (15) [verb] To cover or fill with smoke. BESPAKE (15) [verb] Past tense of bespeak; to indicate or suggest something. | [adjective] Made to order or custom-made, as in bespoke tailoring. BESPEAK (15) [noun] A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron. | [verb] To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. | [verb] To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. BESPOKE (15) [verb] To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. | [verb] To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. | [verb] To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour. BETAKEN (13) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BETAKES (13) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BETHANK (16) BETHINK (16) [verb] To think about, to recollect. | [verb] To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon. | [verb] To meditate, ponder; to consider. BETOKEN (13) [verb] To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens. | [verb] To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known. BEYLIKS (16) [noun] Plural of beylik, a province or administrative division in the Ottoman Empire governed by a beylik or bey. BHAKTAS (16) [noun] Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper. BHAKTIS (16) [noun] Plural of bhakti, a Hindu or Buddhist religious devotion or faith directed toward a deity or spiritual goal. BIBCOCK (19) [noun] An appliance allowing the provision of hose connections outside of buildings. BIBLIKE (15) BICKERS (15) [verb] To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner. | [verb] To brawl or move tremulously, quiver, shimmer (of a water stream, light, flame, etc.) | [verb] (of rain) To patter. BIDARKA (14) [noun] A kayak constructed by covering a light wooden frame (lashed together with sinew) in sea lion hides. BIKEWAY (19) [noun] A bicycle lane or path. BIKINIS (13) [noun] A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel. | [noun] A brief bathing suit worn by men. BILKERS (13) [noun] Plural of bilker; people who cheat or defraud others, especially by failing to pay debts or leaving without settling accounts. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of bilk; to cheat or defraud someone. BILKING (14) [verb] To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage. | [verb] To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone). | [verb] To evade, elude. BIPACKS (17) BIRKIES (13) [noun] Plural of birkie; a participant in a birkebeiner cross-country ski race. | [noun] Informal term for Birkenstock sandals. BITTOCK (15) [noun] A small bit or piece; a small distance or amount. BLACKED (16) [verb] To make black; to blacken. | [verb] To apply blacking to (something). | [verb] To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute. BLACKEN (15) [verb] (causative) To cause to be or become black. | [verb] To become black. | [verb] (causative) To make dirty. BLACKER (15) [noun] One who blacks. | [adjective] (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. | [adjective] (of a place, etc) Without light. BLACKLY (18) [adverb] In a dark or black manner. | [adverb] In a gloomy, sinister, or menacing way. BLANKED (14) [verb] To make void; to erase. | [verb] To ignore (a person) deliberately. | [verb] To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event. BLANKER (13) [adjective] White or pale; without colour. | [adjective] Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in | [adjective] Scoreless; without any goals or points. BLANKET (13) [noun] A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. | [noun] A layer of anything. | [noun] A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed. BLANKLY (16) [adverb] In a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression. BLAUBOK (15) [noun] An extinct antelope that once inhabited South Africa, characterized by a blue-gray coat. BLEAKER (13) [adjective] Without color; pale; pallid. | [adjective] Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. | [adjective] Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. BLEAKLY (16) [adverb] In a bleak manner; in a way that is cold, bare, exposed, or offering little hope or comfort. BLESBOK (15) [noun] A type of damalisk, an African antelope, Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi, closely related to the hartebeest. BLINKED (14) [verb] To close and reopen both eyes quickly. | [verb] To flash on and off at regular intervals. | [verb] To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response. BLINKER (13) [noun] Anything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile. | [noun] Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways. | [noun] Whatever obstructs sight or discernment. BLOCKED (16) [verb] To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass. | [verb] To prevent (something or someone) from passing. | [verb] To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something). BLOCKER (15) [noun] Agent noun of block; something that blocks something else. BODKINS (14) [noun] A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. | [noun] A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing. | [noun] A hairpin. BOHUNKS (16) [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. BONKERS (13) [noun] One who bonks. | [adjective] Mad; crazy. BONKING (14) [verb] To strike or collide with something. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse. | [verb] To hit something with the front of the board, especially in midair. BONNOCK (15) BOOKEND (14) [noun] A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright. | [noun] Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else. | [verb] To come before and after, or at both sides of. BOOKERS (13) [noun] Scholar; scribe | [noun] One who makes a reservation | [noun] One who records transactions, such as reservations. BOOKFUL (16) [noun] As much as a book can hold. | [adjective] Containing the amount that fills a book. BOOKIES (13) [noun] A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar. BOOKING (14) [verb] To reserve (something) for future use. | [verb] To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book. | [verb] (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action. BOOKISH (16) [adjective] Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result. | [adjective] Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books. BOOKLET (13) [noun] A small or thin book. BOOKMAN (15) [noun] (Old English law) One who held bookland. | [noun] A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books. | [noun] One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. BOOKMEN (15) [noun] (Old English law) One who held bookland. | [noun] A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books. | [noun] One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. BOOMKIN (15) [noun] A spar or pole that extends outward from the side of a ship to hold rigging or prevent cargo from shifting. | [noun] A projection on a derrick or crane that extends the reach of the lifting mechanism. BOSHBOK (18) [noun] A small South African antelope with a reddish-brown coat and short horns. BOSKAGE (14) [noun] A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket. | [noun] Mast-nuts of forest trees, used as food for pigs, or any such sustenance as wood and trees yield to cattle. | [noun] Among painters, a picture depicting a wooded scene. BOSKETS (13) [noun] Small thickets or clumps of trees in a landscape or garden design. | [noun] Plural of bosket, a decorative wooded area or shrubbery in formal gardens. BOSKIER (13) [adjective] More bosky; having more woods or bushes; more wooded or shrubby. BOWKNOT (16) [noun] A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces. BOWLIKE (16) [adjective] Resembling or having the shape of a bow; curved like a bow. BOXLIKE (20) [adjective] Resembling or having the shape or characteristics of a box; square or rectangular in form. BOYCHIK (21) [noun] A Jewish boy or young man; an affectionate or familiar term of address for a boy or man. BRACKEN (15) [noun] Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock. | [noun] An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern. BRACKET (15) [noun] A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf. | [noun] Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part. | [noun] A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support. | [noun] A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices. BRAKIER (13) [adjective] More bracken-like or resembling bracken; having the characteristics of brake or braken (fern). | [adjective] More inclined to brake or apply brakes. BRAKING (14) [verb] To bruise and crush; to knead | [verb] To pulverise with a harrow | [verb] To operate (a) brake(s). BREAKER (13) [noun] Something that breaks. | [noun] A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines | [noun] The building in which such a machine is placed. | [noun] A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck. BREAKUP (15) [noun] The act of breaking up; disintegration or division. | [noun] The termination of a friendship, or a romantic relationship. | [noun] A loss of emotional control; a breakdown. BRICKED (16) [verb] To build with bricks. | [verb] To make into bricks. | [verb] To hit someone or something with a brick. BRICKLE (15) [adjective] Brittle or easily broken; prone to breaking into fragments. BRISKED (14) [verb] (often with "up") To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate. BRISKER (13) [adjective] Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action | [adjective] Full of spirit of life; effervescing | [adjective] Sparkling; fizzy BRISKET (13) [noun] The chest of an animal | [noun] A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs BRISKLY (16) [adverb] Fast, quickly, swiftly. BRITSKA (13) [noun] A low, open, four-wheeled carriage used in Russia, typically drawn by horses. BRITZKA (22) [noun] A type of horse-drawn carriage, with a foldable roof covering. BROCKET (15) [noun] A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching. | [noun] A genus, Mazama, of short-horned deer from Brazil. BROKAGE (14) [noun] The business or commission of a broker. | [noun] The act of arranging or negotiating a transaction between parties. BROKERS (13) [noun] A mediator between a buyer and seller. | [noun] A stockbroker. | [noun] A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind. BROKING (14) [noun] The craft or profession of a broker; mediation in a sale or transaction. | [noun] The action of a broker agent; exchange of messages or transactions involving a software agent. BROOKED (14) [verb] To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. | [verb] To earn; deserve. | [verb] To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). BROOKIE (13) [noun] A brook trout, a small freshwater fish found in North American streams. BRUSKER (13) [adjective] More brusk; more abrupt or curt in manner or speech. BUCKEEN (15) [noun] A poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy. BUCKERS (15) [noun] Plural of bucker, one who bucks or resists. | [noun] Horse bucking straps or equipment used in rodeos. BUCKETS (15) [noun] A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. | [noun] The amount held in this container. | [noun] A unit of measure equal to four gallons. BUCKEYE (18) [noun] Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus. | [noun] Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia). | [noun] The seed or fruit of these plants. BUCKING (16) [verb] To copulate, as bucks and does. | [verb] To bend; buckle. | [verb] (of a horse or similar saddle or pack animal) To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack. BUCKISH (18) [adjective] Characteristic of or resembling a buck; bold or impudent in manner. BUCKLED (16) [verb] To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression. | [verb] To make bend; to cause to become distorted. | [verb] To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person). BUCKLER (15) [noun] One who buckles something. | [noun] A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held with a hand (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows. | [noun] A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term. BUCKLES (15) [verb] To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression. | [verb] To make bend; to cause to become distorted. | [verb] To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person). BUCKOES (15) [noun] Buckaroo. | [noun] Young lad, friend, pal (used in addressing someone). BUCKRAM (17) [noun] A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise. | [verb] To stiffen with or as if with buckram. | [noun] A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic. BUCKRAS (15) [noun] A white person. | [noun] A poor white person. BUCKSAW (18) [noun] A saw set in an H-shaped frame with a handle, used for cutting wood by hand. BUDLIKE (14) [adjective] Resembling or having the characteristics of a bud; in the early stage of development or growth. BULKAGE (14) BULKIER (13) [adjective] Being large in size, mass, or volume. | [adjective] Unwieldy. | [adjective] Having excess body mass, especially muscle. BULKILY (16) [adverb] In a bulky manner; in a way that is large, unwieldy, or taking up much space. BULKING (14) [verb] To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent. | [verb] To grow in size; to swell or expand. | [verb] To gain body mass by means of diet, exercise, etc. BULLOCK (15) [noun] A young bull. | [noun] A castrated bull; an ox. | [verb] To bully. BULWARK (16) [noun] A defensive wall or rampart. | [noun] A defense or safeguard. | [noun] A breakwater. BUMKINS (15) [noun] Plural of bumkin, a nautical term for a short spar or boom extending from the side of a ship, or a variant spelling of bumpkin meaning a country person. BUMPKIN (17) [noun] A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel. | [noun] A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay. BUNKERS (13) [noun] A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. | [noun] A large container or bin for storing coal, often built outside in the yard of a house. Now rare, as different types of fuels and energy sources are being used. | [noun] A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine. [Also, by extension] the quantity of fuel needed to replenish that container. BUNKING (14) [verb] To occupy a bunk. | [verb] To provide a bunk. | [verb] To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off'). BUNKOED (14) [verb] To swindle (someone). BUNKUMS (15) [noun] Plural of bunkum; nonsensical or insincere talk; rubbish or foolish statements. BUNRAKU (13) [noun] A form of Japanese puppet theater in which large dolls are manipulated by multiple puppeteers to enact stories, often accompanied by music and narration. BURDOCK (16) [noun] Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium. BURKERS (13) [noun] People who suppress or smother something, particularly used historically to refer to those who murdered people to sell their bodies for dissection, or more generally those who stifle discussion or information. | [verb] Third person singular present of "burke," meaning to suppress quietly or indirectly, or to murder by suffocation. BURKING (14) [verb] To suppress or smother something, especially a scandal or controversy, by keeping it quiet. | [verb] To suffocate a person in order to sell their body for dissection (from the historical criminal William Burke). BURKITE (13) BURLESK (13) [noun] A theatrical form of entertainment featuring exaggerated comedy, satire, and often striptease or suggestive dancing. | [noun] A literary or dramatic work that ridicules or mocks something by treating it in an exaggerated or absurd manner. BUSKERS (13) [noun] A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market. BUSKING (14) [verb] To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. | [verb] To go; to direct one's course. | [verb] To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport BUSKINS (13) [noun] A half-boot. | [noun] A type of half-boot with a high heel, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors. | [noun] (by extension) Tragic drama; tragedy. BUTTOCK (15) [noun] (usually in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs. | [noun] The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern. BUYBACK (20) [noun] The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it. | [noun] A government purchase scheme intended to achieve a specific goal such as habitat protection or a reduction in firearm numbers. | [noun] A free drink given to a patron by a bartender. BUZUKIA (22) BUZUKIS (22) [noun] Plural of buzuki, a stringed musical instrument similar to a mandolin, commonly used in Greek and Turkish music. BYTALKS (16) BYWORKS (19) CACKLED (16) [verb] To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does. | [verb] To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry. | [verb] To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. CACKLER (15) [noun] One who cackles; a person or animal that makes a loud, harsh, broken laugh or cry. | [noun] A hen, especially one that cackles when laying eggs. CACKLES (15) [noun] The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. | [noun] A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose. | [noun] Futile or excessively noisy talk. CAKIEST (13) [adjective] Superlative form of caky; most resembling or containing cake, or having a dry, crumbly texture like cake. CALKERS (13) [noun] People who calk, or seal seams in wooden ships with oakum and pitch. | [noun] Tools used for calking seams in ship construction. CALKING (14) [verb] To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice. | [verb] To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. | [verb] To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials. CALKINS (13) [noun] Metal devices or cleats fastened to the soles of shoes or horseshoes to prevent slipping on ice or smooth surfaces. | [verb] To furnish with caulks or to drive caulks into. CALPACK (17) CANAKIN (13) [noun] A small drinking vessel or cup, typically made of metal or ceramic. CANIKIN (13) [noun] A small can or drinking vessel. CANKERS (13) [noun] A plant disease marked by gradual decay. | [noun] A region of dead plant tissue caused by such a disease. | [noun] A worm or grub that destroys plant buds or leaves; cankerworm. CAPROCK (17) [noun] A harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type. CARACKS (15) [noun] Plural of carack, a large merchant sailing ship of the 15th and 16th centuries. CARKING (14) [verb] To be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles. | [verb] To bring worry, vexation, or anxiety. | [verb] To labor anxiously. CARRACK (15) [noun] A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast. CARSICK (15) [adjective] Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness. CASKETS (13) [noun] A little box, e.g. for jewellery. | [noun] An urn. | [noun] A coffin. CASKING (14) [verb] The present participle of "cask," meaning to put or store in a cask or barrel. CASSOCK (15) [noun] A military cloak or long coat worn by soldiers or horsemen in the 16th and 17th centuries. | [noun] A coarse, loose cloak or gown, worn by women, sailors, shepherds, countryfolk etc. | [noun] An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations. CATKINS (13) [noun] A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar. CATLIKE (13) [adjective] Resembling a cat; feline | [adjective] Nimble, quick, graceful | [adjective] Slow, deliberate, quiet and stealthy CATWALK (16) [noun] An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel. | [noun] Any similar elevated walkway. | [noun] A narrow elevated stage on which models parade; a runway CAULKED (14) [verb] To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. | [verb] To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials. | [verb] Fuck CAULKER (13) [noun] A person who caulks seams in ships or other structures to make them watertight. CHABOUK (18) [noun] A type of whip or riding crop used in some Middle Eastern countries. CHABUKS (18) [noun] A riding whip or leather strap used as a whip, particularly in India and the Middle East. CHAKRAS (16) [noun] (Ayurveda) Any of (at least more than) seven centres of spiritual energy in the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy. CHALKED (17) [verb] To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue. | [verb] To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk. | [verb] To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field. CHAMPAK (20) [noun] A type of Asian tree with fragrant blossoms, Magnolia champaca CHARKAS (16) [noun] A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton. CHARKED (17) [verb] Past tense of "chark," meaning to burn or scorch something, especially to reduce to charcoal. CHARKHA (19) [noun] A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton. CHECKED (19) [verb] To inspect; to examine. | [verb] To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit). | [verb] (often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory). CHECKER (18) [noun] One who checks or verifies something. | [noun] One who makes a check mark. | [noun] The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment. | [noun] A playing piece in the game of checkers (British: draughts). | [noun] The fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree, Photinia villosa, syn. Sorbus terminalis CHECKUP (20) [noun] A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like. | [noun] A routine inspection. CHEEKED (17) [verb] To be impudent towards. | [verb] To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle. | [adjective] (usually in combination) Having some specific type of cheek. CHEWINK (19) [noun] A towhee, a type of North American songbird with a distinctive call that sounds like its name. CHIBOUK (18) [noun] A Turkish tobacco pipe CHICKEE (18) [noun] A thatched-roof dwelling built on stilts, traditionally used by the Seminole people of Florida. CHICKEN (18) [noun] A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young. | [noun] The meat from this bird eaten as food. | [noun] The young of any bird; a chick. | [verb] To avoid a situation one is afraid of. | [noun] A young bird. CHINKED (17) [verb] To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk. | [verb] To crack; to open. | [verb] To cause to open in cracks or fissures. CHINOOK (16) [noun] The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings. | [noun] The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). CHIRKED (17) [verb] Past tense of "chirk," meaning to make a chirping sound or to chirp. | [verb] To cheer up or make cheerful (archaic/dialectal). CHIRKER (16) CHOCKED (19) [verb] To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch. | [verb] To fill up, as a cavity. | [verb] To insert a line in a chock. CHOKERS (16) [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. CHOKIER (16) [adjective] Reminiscent of choking. CHOKING (17) [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. CHUCKED (19) [verb] To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning. | [verb] To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck. | [verb] To make a clucking sound. CHUCKLE (18) [noun] A quiet laugh. | [verb] To laugh quietly or inwardly. | [verb] To communicate through chuckling. | [adjective] Clumsy. CHUKARS (16) [noun] A species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar). CHUKKAR (20) [noun] A period or round in a game or sport, particularly in polo. | [noun] A circuit or lap, especially in horse racing or polo. CHUKKAS (20) [noun] Chukka boot | [noun] One of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo. CHUKKER (20) [noun] One of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo. CHUNKED (17) [verb] To break into large pieces or chunks. | [verb] To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size. | [verb] To throw. CLACKED (16) [verb] To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click. | [verb] To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click. | [verb] To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration. CLACKER (15) [noun] A device that makes a sharp clicking or clacking sound. | [noun] A person or thing that clacks. CLANKED (14) [verb] To make a clanking sound | [verb] To cause to sound with a clank. CLARKIA (13) [noun] Any of several annual flowering plants, of the genus Clarkia, native to the Americas. CLEEKED (14) [verb] Past tense of "cleek," to strike or hit a golf ball with a cleek (a type of golf club). | [verb] To seize or snatch. CLERKED (14) [verb] To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk CLERKLY (16) [adjective] Of clerks; befitting a clerk. | [adjective] Scholarly. | [adverb] In a scholarly manner. CLICKED (16) [verb] To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click. | [verb] To press and release (a button on a computer mouse). | [verb] To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button. CLICKER (15) [noun] The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment. | [noun] An electronic device used by individual students in the classroom to respond to multiple-choice questions, etc. | [noun] A person who cuts out the uppers of shoes from pieces of leather using a flexible knife that clicks as it changes direction. CLINKED (14) [verb] To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another. | [verb] To rhyme. CLINKER (13) [noun] A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands. | [noun] A mass of bricks fused together by intense heat. | [noun] Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling. | [noun] Someone or something that clinks. | [noun] A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks. CLOAKED (14) [verb] To cover as with a cloak. | [verb] To hide or conceal. | [verb] To render or become invisible via futuristic technology. CLOCKED (16) [verb] To measure the duration of. | [verb] To measure the speed of. | [verb] To hit (someone) heavily. CLOCKER (15) [noun] A person who clocks (illegally winds back the milometer of) a motor car | [noun] A low-level drug dealer who operates on the streets. | [noun] A clucking hen. CLONKED (14) [verb] To make such a sound. CLUCKED (16) [verb] To make such a sound. | [verb] To cause (the tongue) to make a clicking sound. | [verb] To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens. CLUNKED (14) [verb] To make such a sound CLUNKER (13) [noun] A decrepit motor car. | [noun] Anything which is in poor condition or of poor quality. COCKADE (16) [noun] A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge. | [noun] An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs. COCKERS (15) [noun] One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting. | [noun] One who hunts woodcocks. | [noun] A device that aids in cocking a crossbow. COCKEYE (18) [noun] A person who has a cock eye; someone with an eye that turns inward or outward. | [verb] To squint or look with one eye closed. COCKIER (15) [adjective] Overly confident; arrogant and boastful. COCKILY (18) [adverb] In a cocky manner; with arrogant or overconfident behavior. COCKING (16) [verb] To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired. | [verb] To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted. | [verb] To erect; to turn up. COCKISH (18) COCKLED (16) [verb] To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting; to pucker. | [adjective] Enclosed in a shell. COCKLES (15) [noun] Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells. | [noun] The shell of such a mollusk. | [noun] (in the plural) One’s innermost feelings (only in the expression “the cockles of one’s heart”). COCKNEY (18) [noun] A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London | [noun] The accent and speech mannerisms of these people | [noun] An effeminate person; a spoilt child. COCKPIT (17) [noun] The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile). | [noun] The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft. | [noun] A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting. COCKSHY (21) [noun] A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks. | [noun] An object at which stones are flung; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified. COCKUPS (17) [noun] (mildly) A mistake. | [noun] A superior letter. A lower-case letter placed above the baseline and made smaller than ordinary script; traditionally used in abbreviations. | [noun] A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun. COLICKY (18) [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or suffering from colic COMAKER (15) [noun] A person who makes something jointly with another person. | [noun] A person who signs a promissory note or other document along with another person, making themselves liable for the debt. COMAKES (15) COMATIK (15) CONKERS (13) [noun] A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers. CONKING (14) [verb] To hit, especially on the head. | [verb] To chemically straighten tightly curled hair. | [verb] (often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down, become unconscious. CONVOKE (16) [verb] To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting. | [verb] To call together. COOKERS (13) [noun] A device for heating food, a stove. | [noun] (except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food. | [noun] A cooking apple. COOKERY (16) [noun] The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking. | [noun] A delicacy; a dainty. | [noun] Cooking tools or apparatus. COOKEYS (16) COOKIES (13) [noun] A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. | [noun] A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it. | [noun] A bun. COOKING (14) [verb] To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. | [verb] To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients. | [verb] To be cooked. COOKOUT (13) [noun] A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event. COOKTOP (15) [noun] An assembly of burners for cooking, designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table COPECKS (17) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. CORKAGE (14) [noun] A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided. CORKERS (13) [noun] One who puts corks into bottles. | [noun] A person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable. CORKIER (13) [adjective] Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork. | [adjective] Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled. CORKING (14) [verb] To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper. | [verb] To blacken (as) with a burnt cork | [verb] To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it. COSSACK (15) [noun] A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from the neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire (where they constituted a legendary military caste), particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. | [noun] A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above) | [noun] A Ukrainian. COWLICK (18) [noun] An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex. COWPOKE (18) [noun] A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle) | [noun] A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence. COWSKIN (16) CRACKED (16) [verb] To form cracks. | [verb] To break apart under pressure. | [verb] To become debilitated by psychological pressure. CRACKER (15) [noun] A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers). | [noun] A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked. | [noun] A firecracker. CRACKLE (15) [noun] A fizzing, popping sound. | [noun] A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks. | [noun] The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce. CRACKLY (18) CRACKUP (17) [noun] A crash or wreck, generally involving a car or airplane. CRANKED (14) [verb] To turn by means of a crank. | [verb] To turn a crank. | [verb] (of a crank or similar) To turn. CRANKER (13) CRANKLE (13) CRANKLY (16) CREAKED (14) [verb] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. | [verb] To produce a creaking sound with. | [verb] To suffer from strain or old age. CRICKED (16) [verb] To develop a crick (cramp, spasm). | [verb] To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in. | [verb] To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain. CRICKET (15) [noun] An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. | [noun] A wooden footstool. | [noun] A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions. | [noun] A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries. CRICKEY (18) CRINKLE (13) [noun] A wrinkle, fold, crease or unevenness. | [verb] To fold, crease, crumple, or wad. | [verb] To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved. CRINKLY (16) [noun] An old person. | [adjective] That crinkles. | [adjective] Having crinkles; wrinkly. CROAKED (14) [verb] To make a croak. | [verb] To utter in a low, hoarse voice. | [verb] (of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its cry. CROAKER (13) [noun] One who croaks. | [noun] A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer. | [noun] A frog. CROCKED (16) [verb] To break something or injure someone. | [verb] (leatherworking) To transfer coloring through abrasion from one item to another. | [verb] To cover the drain holes of a planter with stones or similar material, in order to ensure proper drainage. | [adjective] Drunk (of a person) CROCKET (15) [noun] Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture. CROJIKS (20) CROOKED (14) [verb] To bend, or form into a hook. | [verb] To become bent or hooked. | [verb] To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist. | [adjective] Not straight; having one or more bends or angles. CUCKOLD (16) [noun] A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact. | [noun] A West Indian plectognath fish, Rhinesomus triqueter. | [noun] The scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species. CUCKOOS (15) [noun] The two-note sound made by the cuckoo. | [noun] A Barbadian food made from mashed okra and cornmeal. | [noun] Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call. CUPCAKE (17) [noun] A small cake baked in a paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top. | [noun] An attractive young woman. | [noun] A weak or effeminate man. CUPLIKE (15) CUTBACK (17) [noun] A reduction of some sort in an existing program. | [noun] Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking. | [noun] (roofing) Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings. CUTBANK (15) CUTWORK (16) [noun] A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away DACKERS (14) DAGLOCK (15) DAIKERS (12) DAIKONS (12) [noun] An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper. | [noun] Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish. DAKOITS (12) DAKOITY (15) DAMASKS (14) [noun] An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus. | [noun] Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour. | [noun] A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings. DANKEST (12) [adjective] Dark, damp and humid. | [adjective] (of marijuana) Highly potent. | [adjective] (often ironic) Great, awesome. DARKENS (12) [verb] To make dark or darker by reducing light. | [verb] To become dark or darker (having less light). | [verb] To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud). DARKEST (12) [adjective] Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. | [adjective] (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light. | [adjective] Hidden, secret, obscure. DARKEYS (15) DARKIES (12) [noun] A person with dark skin. | [noun] A dark lantern. DARKING (13) DARKISH (15) DARKLED (13) DARKLES (12) DASHIKI (15) [noun] A loose and brightly-colored African shirt. DAYBOOK (17) [noun] A daily chronicle; a diary. | [noun] (bookkeeping) A ledger; an accounting journal. | [noun] A logbook. DAYWORK (18) [noun] The work done in a day; a day's work. | [noun] The amount of land that can be worked in a day. | [noun] Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour. DEBARKS (14) [verb] To unload goods from an aircraft or ship. | [verb] To disembark. | [verb] To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled. DEBEAKS (14) [verb] To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms. DEBUNKS (14) [verb] To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something. DECKELS (14) DECKERS (14) DECKING (15) [verb] To furnish with a deck, as a vessel. | [verb] To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch. | [verb] To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result. DECKLES (14) [noun] (paper-making) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. | [noun] A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage | [noun] (Jewish cuisine) The fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle. DEFROCK (17) [verb] To divest of a frock. | [verb] To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy. | [verb] (by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner. DEKARES (12) DEMARKS (14) [verb] To demarcate. DERRICK (14) [noun] A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects. | [noun] A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes. | [noun] A hangman. DESKMAN (14) DESKMEN (14) DESKTOP (14) [noun] The top surface of a desk. | [noun] A desktop computer. | [noun] The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper. DETICKS (14) DIBBUKS (16) DICKENS (14) [noun] The devil. | [noun] In the phrase the dickens (Used as an intensifier). | [noun] A disturbance or row. DICKERS (14) [noun] A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins. | [noun] A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares. DICKEYS (17) [noun] A louse. | [noun] Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. | [noun] A detachable shirt front, collar or bib. DICKIER (14) [adjective] Doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition | [adjective] Like a dick, foolish or obnoxious DICKIES (14) [noun] Head lice or nits. | [noun] A louse. | [noun] Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. DICKING (15) [verb] To mistreat or take advantage of somebody (often with around or up). | [verb] (of a man) To have sexual intercourse with. | [noun] An act of penetrative sexual intercourse with a man. DIEBACK (16) [noun] The browning and death of a plant shoot starting at the tip, due to either disease or climate conditions DIKDIKS (17) DIKTATS (12) [noun] A harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor | [noun] A dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent DINKEYS (15) DINKIER (12) [adjective] Tiny and cute; small and attractive. | [adjective] Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable. DINKIES (12) DINKING (13) [verb] To play a soft drop shot. | [verb] To chip lightly, to play a light chip shot. | [verb] To carry someone on a pushbike: behind, on the crossbar or on the handlebar. DINKUMS (14) DIRKING (13) DISKING (13) DISLIKE (12) [noun] An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion. | [noun] (usually in the plural) Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to). | [noun] An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet. DISYOKE (15) DOCKAGE (15) [noun] The act of docking. | [noun] A charge levied for docking. DOCKERS (14) [noun] One who performs docking, as of tails. | [noun] A dockworker. DOCKETS (14) [noun] A summary; a brief digest. | [noun] A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register. | [noun] A schedule of cases awaiting action in a court. DOCKING (15) [verb] To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy. | [verb] To reduce (wages); to deduct from. | [verb] To cut off, bar, or destroy. DOESKIN (12) [noun] Leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep. | [noun] The hide of a doe, as opposed to a buck. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A glove made of doeskin leather. DOGLIKE (13) DONKEYS (15) [noun] A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse | [noun] A stubborn person | [noun] A fool DORHAWK (18) DORKIER (12) [adjective] Like a dork. DORNECK (14) DORNICK (14) DORNOCK (14) DOVEKEY (18) DOVEKIE (15) [noun] A small black and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic; the little auk. DRINKER (12) [noun] Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks. | [noun] Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis. | [noun] A device from which animals can drink. DROSHKY (18) [noun] An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia. DROUKED (13) DRUNKEN (12) [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [verb] (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). | [verb] To consume alcoholic beverages. | [verb] To make or become drunk or drunken; intoxicate DRUNKER (12) [adjective] Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages. | [adjective] Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication. | [adjective] (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened. DUCKERS (14) DUCKIER (14) DUCKIES (14) [noun] A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck | [noun] An affectionate pet name. DUCKING (15) [verb] To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something. | [verb] To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw. | [adjective] Fucking (as intensifier) DUCKPIN (16) [noun] A short, squat form of tenpin. DUIKERS (12) [noun] Any of several species of small southern African antelopes of the Cephalophinae subfamily. DUKEDOM (15) [noun] A region ruled by a duke or duchess; a duchy. | [noun] The rank or title of a duke. DUNKERS (12) [noun] Someone who dunks. | [noun] A person tasked with performing or training others in slam dunks. | [noun] A biscuit that is suitable for dunking in a cup of tea. DUNKING (13) [noun] The act or process of briefly submerging or immersing an object or person in a liquid, as in dunking a cookie in milk, or dunking a playmate in the swimming pool. | [noun] Forcefully thrusting the ball through the basket from above. DUSKIER (12) [adjective] Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening). | [adjective] Having a shade of color that is rather dark. | [adjective] Dark-skinned. DUSKILY (15) DUSKING (13) [verb] To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk. | [verb] To make dusk. DUSKISH (15) DYBBUKS (19) [noun] A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. EARLOCK (13) [noun] A lock of curly hair worn by the ear, often by Jewish men for religious reasons, and formerly by Elizabethan dandies. EARMARK (13) [noun] A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership. | [noun] The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs. | [noun] A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. EELLIKE (11) EIKONES (11) EINKORN (11) [noun] Einkorn wheat. EKISTIC (13) EKPWELE (16) ELFLIKE (14) ELFLOCK (16) EMBANKS (15) [verb] To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone EMBARKS (15) [verb] To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane. | [verb] To start, begin. | [verb] To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard. EMBOSKS (15) ENSKIED (12) ENSKIES (11) ENSKYED (15) ERLKING (12) EURYOKY (17) EVOKERS (14) EVOKING (15) [verb] To call out; to draw out or bring forth. | [verb] To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination. | [verb] To elicit a response. EYEHOOK (17) EYELIKE (14) EYEWINK (17) FAKEERS (14) [noun] An Eastern religious ascetic or monk. FANLIKE (14) FATBACK (18) [noun] A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard | [noun] A fish, the menhaden. FATLIKE (14) FETLOCK (16) [noun] A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof. | [noun] The tuft of hair that grows at this joint. FICKLER (16) [adjective] Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable. | [adjective] Changeable. FINBACK (18) [noun] A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale. FINICKY (19) [adjective] (of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details. | [adjective] Demanding; requiring above-normal care. FINIKIN (14) FINKING (15) [verb] To betray a trust; to inform on. FINLIKE (14) FINMARK (16) FIRKINS (14) [noun] A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. | [noun] A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, used for butter, lard, etc. | [noun] A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds. FLACKED (17) [verb] To flutter; palpitate. | [verb] To hang loosely; flag. | [verb] To beat by flapping. FLAKERS (14) FLAKIER (14) [adjective] Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. | [adjective] (of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans. | [adjective] (of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely to malfunction. FLAKILY (17) FLAKING (15) [verb] To break or chip off in a flake. | [verb] To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through. | [verb] To store an item such as rope or sail in layers FLANKED (15) [verb] To attack the flank(s) of. | [verb] To defend the flank(s) of. | [verb] To place to the side(s) of. FLANKEN (14) FLANKER (14) [noun] A player who plays in the back row of the scrum. | [noun] A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage. | [noun] A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body. FLASKET (14) FLECKED (17) [verb] To mark with small spots FLICKED (17) [verb] To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion. FLICKER (16) [noun] An unsteady flash of light. | [noun] A short moment. | [verb] To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light. | [noun] Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes. | [noun] One who flicks. FLOCKED (17) [verb] To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers. | [verb] To flock to; to crowd. | [verb] To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles. FLOKATI (14) [noun] A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile. FLUKIER (14) [adjective] Lucky | [adjective] Unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes FLUKING (15) [verb] To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance. | [verb] To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way. FLUNKED (15) [verb] Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. | [verb] Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. | [verb] To shirk (a task or duty). FLUNKER (14) FLUNKEY (17) [noun] An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) | [noun] One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob. | [noun] One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. FOLKIES (14) [noun] A folk singer, or an enthusiast of folk music. FOLKISH (17) [adjective] Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people. | [adjective] In the style of folk music. FOLKMOT (16) FOLKWAY (20) [noun] Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society. FORKERS (14) FORKFUL (17) FORKIER (14) FORKING (15) [verb] To divide into two or more branches. | [verb] To move with a fork (as hay or food). | [verb] To spawn a new child process in some sense duplicating the existing process. FORSAKE (14) [verb] To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce. FORSOOK (14) [verb] To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce. FOSSICK (16) [verb] To search for something; to rummage. | [verb] (British dialect) To be troublesome. FOXLIKE (21) FOXSKIN (21) FRAKTUR (14) [noun] A style of black letter type, used especially in Germany in the 16th to 20th centuries. | [noun] A Pennsylvania German document style, incorporating watercolour illustration and fraktur lettering. FRANKED (15) [verb] To place a frank on an envelope. | [verb] To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc. | [verb] To send by public conveyance free of expense. FRANKER (14) [adjective] Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised. | [adjective] Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident | [adjective] Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. | [noun] Somebody or something which franks. FRANKLY (17) [adverb] (manner) In a frank, open or (too) honest manner. | [adverb] (sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth. FREAKED (15) [verb] To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance | [verb] To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug | [verb] To streak; to variegate FRECKLE (16) [noun] A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin. | [noun] Any small spot or discoloration. | [noun] A small sweet consisting of a flattish mound of chocolate covered in hundreds and thousands. FRECKLY (19) FRISKED (15) [verb] To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap. | [verb] To search somebody by feeling his or her body and clothing. FRISKER (14) FRISKET (14) [noun] A thin frame in a printing press that holds the sheet of paper in position and acts as a mask. FROCKED (17) FUCKERS (16) [noun] An undesirable person. | [noun] The object of some effort. | [noun] People, friends, especially of very high solidarity. FUCKING (17) [verb] To have sexual intercourse, to copulate. | [verb] To have sexual intercourse with. | [verb] To insert one’s penis, a dildo or other phallic object, into a specified orifice or cleft. FUCKUPS (18) [noun] A serious mistake. | [noun] One who continually makes mistakes. | [noun] An ineffective person; a person who fucks up a lot FUNKERS (14) FUNKIAS (14) [noun] Any of the plants of the genus Funkia (now Hosta). FUNKIER (14) [adjective] Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric. | [adjective] Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context. | [adjective] Cool; great; excellent. FUNKING (15) [verb] To emit an offensive smell; to stink. | [verb] To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. | [verb] To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear. FUTHARK (17) [noun] The Germanic runic alphabet; especially specifically the Elder or Younger futhark alphabet (of Scandinavia and the European mainland), as contrasted with the Anglo-Saxon futhorc. FUTHORK (17) [noun] The Runic alphabet as used to write Old English. FUTTOCK (16) [noun] Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship. GAGAKUS (13) GALYAKS (15) GARPIKE (14) [noun] A gar or garfish: GASKETS (12) [noun] A length of rope used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place. | [noun] Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression. | [noun] A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration. GASKING (13) GASKINS (12) [noun] (in the plural) Trousers, hose. | [noun] Part of the hind leg of a horse, between the stifle and the hock. | [noun] A gasket. GAWKERS (15) GAWKIER (15) [adjective] Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement GAWKIES (15) GAWKILY (18) GAWKING (16) [verb] To stare or gape stupidly. | [verb] To stare conspicuously. GAWKISH (18) GECKING (15) GECKOES (14) [noun] Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces. GEEKIER (12) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of a geek. GEMLIKE (14) GEMSBOK (16) [noun] A large African antelope (Oryx gazella). GEODUCK (15) [noun] The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon; a member of the species; its flesh as a seafood. | [noun] Other species of Panopea, especially Panopea zelandica, native to the coasts of New Zealand. GERENUK (12) [noun] A type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa. GHERKIN (15) [noun] A small cucumber, often pickled whole. | [noun] The penis. GIMMICK (18) [noun] A trick or device used to attain some end. | [noun] A clever ploy or strategy. | [noun] A gimmick capacitor. GINKGOS (13) [noun] Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds. | [noun] The seed of the ginkgo tree. GLAIKET (12) GLAIKIT (12) [adjective] Senseless; silly, foolish. GLEEKED (13) GODLIKE (13) [adjective] Having the characteristics of a god. | [adjective] Characteristic of a god. GORCOCK (16) [noun] The red grouse. GOSHAWK (18) [noun] Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter. GRACKLE (14) [noun] Any of several American blackbirds of the genus Quiscalus, and related genera, having iridescent plumage. | [noun] (formerly) Any of several Asian myna birds of the genus Gracula. GRISKIN (12) [noun] A lean cut of meat from the loin of a pig. | [noun] The bones, particularly the spine, of a pig. GUMLIKE (14) GUNLOCK (14) [noun] A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled. GUTLIKE (12) GWEDUCK (18) HACKBUT (18) HACKEES (16) HACKERS (16) [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. HACKIES (16) HACKING (17) [verb] To chop or cut down in a rough manner. | [verb] To cough noisily. | [verb] To withstand or put up with a difficult situation. | [noun] Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system. HACKLED (17) [verb] To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning. | [verb] To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. | [verb] To tear asunder; to break into pieces. HACKLER (16) HACKLES (16) [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. HACKMAN (18) HACKMEN (18) HACKNEY (19) [noun] An ordinary horse. | [noun] A carriage for hire or a cab. | [noun] A horse used to ride or drive. HACKSAW (19) [noun] A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal | [verb] To cut with a hacksaw. HADDOCK (18) [noun] A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish. HAKEEMS (16) HALAKAH (17) HALAKHA (17) [noun] A law or tradition established by the Halacha. | [noun] A law/tradition by which Jews live. These are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature. HALAKIC (16) HAMMOCK (20) [noun] A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. | [noun] (obsolete outside dialectal) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. | [verb] To lie in a hammock. HANKERS (14) [verb] To crave, want or desire. HANKIES (14) [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. HANKING (15) HARKENS (14) [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. HARKING (15) [verb] To listen attentively; often used in the imperative. | [noun] The act of harking back; a reversion or return. HASSOCK (16) [noun] A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. | [noun] A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. | [noun] A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe. HATLIKE (14) HATRACK (16) [noun] A piece of furniture used to store hats and clothing, consisting of a pole with pegs on a moderately broad base; a hatstand. HAUBERK (16) [noun] A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. HAWKERS (17) [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. HAWKEYS (20) HAWKIES (17) HAWKING (18) [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. HAWKISH (20) [adjective] Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action. | [adjective] Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates. HAYCOCK (21) [noun] A small, conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack HAYFORK (20) [noun] A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork. HAYRACK (19) HAYRICK (19) [noun] A haystack. HEARKEN (14) [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. | [verb] To enquire; to seek information. HECKLED (17) [verb] To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. | [verb] To insult, tease, make fun of or badger. | [verb] To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles HECKLER (16) [noun] A worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle; a flax-dresser | [noun] One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases. | [noun] An aircraft flying attack missions at night. HECKLES (16) [verb] To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. | [verb] To insult, tease, make fun of or badger. | [verb] To prepare flax for spinning using special combs called hackles HEKTARE (14) HEMLOCK (18) [noun] Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera | [noun] The poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants. | [noun] Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. HENLIKE (14) HENPECK (18) [noun] A man who is meekly subservient to his wife. | [verb] (chiefly by a wife) To nag persistently. HICKEYS (19) [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. HICKIES (16) HICKISH (19) HICKORY (19) [noun] Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Annamocarya. | [noun] The wood of these trees. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood. HIJACKS (23) [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. HIJINKS (21) [noun] Boisterous activity or behaviour, especially in sport; lively fun. | [noun] Tricky or waggish behavior; mischief. | [noun] An old Scottish parlour game in which people played various parts under penalty of a forfeit. HILLOCK (16) [noun] A small hill. HIPLIKE (16) HOBLIKE (16) HOCKERS (16) HOCKEYS (19) [noun] A line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throwing a dart. HOCKING (17) [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 HOECAKE (16) [noun] A type of cornbread or cornmeal cake, made with water and salt. It was originally baked before the fire or in the ashes on a type of iron pan called a hoe; in modern times, it is fried in cooking oil in a skillet. HOELIKE (14) HOGBACK (19) [noun] A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata | [noun] A hogframe. | [noun] A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides. HOGLIKE (15) HOICKED (17) [verb] To play such a shot. | [verb] To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist. | [verb] To throw something out. HOKIEST (14) [adjective] Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality | [adjective] Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental HOLKING (15) HOMMOCK (20) HONKERS (14) [noun] One who honks. | [noun] A large nose. | [noun] A wild goose. HONKEYS (17) HONKIES (14) [noun] (racial slur) A Caucasian person. | [noun] A factory hand or general unskilled worker. HONKING (15) [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. HOOKAHS (17) [noun] A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored. HOOKERS (14) [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. HOOKEYS (17) HOOKIER (14) [adjective] Full of hooks. | [adjective] Shaped like a hook. HOOKIES (14) HOOKING (15) [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. HOOKLET (14) HOOKUPS (16) [noun] (sometimes attributive) A connection. | [noun] A brief sexual relationship or encounter. | [noun] A sexual partner. HOPSACK (18) [noun] A hemp sack used for holding hops. | [noun] A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric. HOTCAKE (16) [noun] A pancake. HOWKING (18) HUCKLES (16) HULKIER (14) HULKING (15) [verb] To reduce (a ship) to a (nonfunctional) hulk. | [verb] To be a hulk, a large (hulking) and often imposing presence. | [verb] To move (one's large, hulking body). HUMMOCK (20) [noun] A small hill; a hillock; a knoll. | [noun] A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field. | [noun] A fistful. HUNKERS (14) [verb] To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down | [verb] To apply oneself to a task | [noun] A political conservative. HUNKIER (14) [adjective] Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty. | [adjective] Shaped like a hunk, or piece; chunky. | [adjective] All right; in good condition. HUNKIES (14) HUSKERS (14) HUSKIER (14) [adjective] (of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding. | [adjective] Burly, stout. | [adjective] Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. HUSKIES (14) [noun] Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs. HUSKILY (17) HUSKING (15) [verb] To remove husks from. | [verb] To cough, clear one's throat. | [verb] To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice. HUTLIKE (14) ICELIKE (13) ICKIEST (13) [adjective] Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting. | [adjective] Excessively sentimental. | [adjective] Unwell or upset; in a bad state of mind or health. IKEBANA (13) [noun] The Japanese art of flower arrangement. | [noun] An arrangement of flowers in this style. IMBARKS (15) IMPARKS (15) [verb] To enclose or confine in, or as if in, a park. | [verb] To enclose or fence in (land) to make a park. INKBLOT (13) [noun] A blot of ink | [noun] A dark, shapeless object | [noun] One of the pictures used as stimuli in the Rorschach inkblot test INKHORN (14) [noun] A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink. | [noun] (used attributively, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly. INKIEST (11) [adjective] Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark. | [adjective] Spattered or stained with ink. | [adjective] Dark-skinned; black. INKLESS (11) INKLIKE (15) INKLING (12) [noun] Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given. | [noun] Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion. | [noun] A desire, an inclination. | [verb] To hint at; disclose. INKPOTS (13) [noun] A pot for holding ink; inkwell. INKWELL (14) [noun] A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen into it whenever a refill is needed. INKWOOD (15) INTAKES (11) [noun] The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet. | [noun] The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder. | [noun] The quantity taken in. INVOKED (15) [verb] To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance. | [verb] To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude. | [verb] To call to mind (something) for some purpose. INVOKER (14) INVOKES (14) [verb] To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance. | [verb] To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude. | [verb] To call to mind (something) for some purpose. IRKSOME (13) [adjective] Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition IVYLIKE (17) JACKALS (20) [noun] Any of certain wild canids of the genus Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. | [noun] A person who performs menial/routine tasks, a dogsbody. | [noun] A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator. JACKASS (20) [noun] A male donkey | [noun] A foolish or stupid person | [noun] An inappropriately rude or obnoxious person JACKDAW (24) [noun] A European bird (Coloeus monedula) of the crow family, often nesting in church towers and ruins. | [noun] A Daurian jackdaw, a closely related Asian bird (Coloeus dauuricus). JACKERS (20) JACKETS (20) [noun] A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. | [noun] A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US) | [noun] A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.) JACKIES (20) [noun] A sailor. | [noun] English gin. JACKING (21) [verb] To raise using a jack. | [verb] To raise or increase. | [verb] To produce by freeze distillation; to distil (an alcoholic beverage) by freezing it and removing the ice (which is water), leaving the alcohol (which remains liquid). JACKLEG (21) [noun] A type of drill operated by means of compressed air. | [noun] An amateur; an untrained or incompetent person. | [noun] A shyster or con artist; a gambler who cheats; a generally dishonest or reprehensible person. JACKPOT (22) [noun] A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won. | [noun] A large cash prize or money. | [noun] An unexpected windfall or reward. | [noun] A difficult situation. JAUKING (19) JAWLIKE (21) JAYWALK (24) [verb] To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk. JERKERS (18) JERKIER (18) [adjective] Characterized by physical jerking. | [adjective] Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person). JERKIES (18) JERKILY (21) JERKING (19) [verb] To make a sudden uncontrolled movement. | [verb] To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. | [verb] To masturbate. JERKINS (18) [noun] A male gyrfalcon. | [noun] A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves. | [noun] A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat. JETLIKE (18) JINKERS (18) [noun] A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle. JINKING (19) [verb] To make a quick evasive turn. | [verb] To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn. | [verb] In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to attempt to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful. JOCKEYS (23) [noun] Men's or boys' briefs. | [noun] One who rides racehorses competitively. | [noun] That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire JOKIEST (18) [adjective] In the nature of a joke; jocular JOUKING (19) [verb] To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke | [verb] To hit | [verb] To stab JUDOKAS (19) [noun] A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo. JUKEBOX (27) [noun] A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections. | [noun] An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc. | [noun] (by extension) A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection. JUMBUCK (24) [noun] A sheep. JUNKERS (18) [noun] A young German noble or squire, especially a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia, stereotyped with narrow-minded militaristic and authoritarian attitudes. | [noun] A beat-up automobile. JUNKETS (18) [noun] A basket. | [noun] A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds or rennet. | [noun] A delicacy. JUNKIER (18) JUNKIES (18) [noun] A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user. | [noun] (by extension) An enthusiast of something. JUNKING (19) [verb] To throw away. | [verb] To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop) JUNKMAN (20) [noun] A seller of junk. JUNKMEN (20) [noun] A seller of junk. KABAKAS (17) [noun] The title of the king of Buganda. KABALAS (13) KABAYAS (16) KABBALA (15) [proper noun] A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures. KABIKIS (17) KABUKIS (17) KACHINA (16) [noun] (Pueblo culture) A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth or corn (among other things). | [noun] (Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being. | [noun] (Pueblo culture) A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony. KADDISH (16) [noun] A Jewish prayer recited during services, and when mourning the death of a close relative. KAFFIRS (17) [noun] In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim. | [noun] A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa. | [noun] (Rhodesia) A black person. KAFTANS (14) [noun] A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. | [noun] A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. KAHUNAS (14) [noun] A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion. | [noun] A great surfer. KAINITE (11) [noun] A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO4·KCl·3H2O, found in German salt mines. KAINITS (11) KAISERS (11) [noun] An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II — or any emperor. | [noun] A Kaiser roll. | [noun] A person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat. KAJEPUT (20) KAKAPOS (17) [noun] A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand. KALENDS (12) [noun] Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years. | [noun] A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information. | [noun] A list of planned events. KALIANS (11) [noun] A hookah. KALIMBA (15) [noun] A type of thumb piano, similar to a mbira. 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KARAOKE (15) [noun] A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music. | [noun] A karaoke session. | [verb] To perform karaoke KARATES (11) KARROOS (11) KARSTIC (13) KARTING (12) KASBAHS (16) [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. KASHERS (14) KASHMIR (16) KASHRUT (14) [noun] The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat (kosher). KATCINA (13) KATHODE (15) [noun] An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It usually, but not always, has a positive voltage. | [noun] (by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode. | [noun] The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube. KATIONS (11) KATYDID (16) [noun] A relative of grasshoppers and crickets, in the family Tettigoniidae. KAURIES (11) KAYAKED (19) [verb] To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak. | [verb] To traverse (a body of water) by kayak. KAYAKER (18) KAYOING (15) [verb] To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless. KEBBIES (15) KEBBOCK (21) KEBBUCK (21) KEBLAHS (16) KECKING (18) [verb] To retch or heave as if to vomit. KECKLED (18) KECKLES (17) KEDDAHS (16) [noun] An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants. KEDGING (14) [verb] To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. | [verb] (of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above. KEEKING (16) [verb] To peek; peep. KEELAGE (12) KEELING (12) [verb] To mark with ruddle. | [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. | [noun] A cod. KEELSON (11) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KEENERS (11) [noun] One who keens at a funeral. | [noun] Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser. KEENEST (11) [adjective] Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. | [adjective] Fierce, intense, vehement. | [adjective] Having a fine edge or point; sharp. KEENING (12) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [verb] To utter a keen. | [verb] To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry. KEEPERS (13) [noun] One who keeps something. | [noun] A person or thing worth keeping. | [noun] A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper. KEEPING (14) [verb] To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. | [verb] (heading) To hold the status of something. | [verb] (heading) To hold or be held in a state. KEESTER (11) [noun] The anus or buttocks. | [noun] A safe, a strongbox. | [noun] A suitcase; a satchel. KEGELER (12) KEGLERS (12) KEGLING (13) KEISTER (11) [noun] The anus or buttocks. | [noun] A safe, a strongbox. | [noun] A suitcase; a satchel. KEITLOA (11) KELLIES (11) KELOIDS (12) [noun] A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury. | [verb] To form a keloid. KELPIES (13) [noun] A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland. | [noun] An Australian breed of sheepdog. KELPING (14) KELSONS (11) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KELTERS (11) KELVINS (14) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. Shown as "K". | [noun] A unit interval on the Kelvin scale. | [noun] (usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale. KENCHES (16) KENNELS (11) [noun] A house or shelter for a dog. | [noun] A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded. | [noun] (collective) The dogs kept at such a facility; a pack of hounds. KENNING (12) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [verb] To know, perceive or understand. | [verb] To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry. | [noun] A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula. | [noun] A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way. | [noun] A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity. KENOSIS (11) [noun] Christ's voluntary abasement consisting of humanity and the simultaneous occultation of the Divinity. KENOTIC (13) KEPPING (16) KERAMIC (15) KERATIN (11) [noun] The protein of which hair and nails are composed. KERBING (14) [verb] To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb. | [noun] A strip of kerb. KERCHOO (16) KERFING (15) KERMESS (13) KERNELS (11) [noun] The core, center, or essence of an object or system. | [noun] The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed. | [noun] A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat. KERNING (12) [verb] (chiefly proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules. | [noun] The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface. KERNITE (11) [noun] A hydrated borate mineral, Na2B4O6(OH)2, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert. KEROGEN (12) [noun] Any organic matter present in a sedimentary rock that is insoluble in organic solvents; the precursor of oil and natural gas KERRIAS (11) [noun] Kerria japonica, the sole species in the genus Kerria, a deciduous shrub with five-petalled yellow flowers. KERRIES (11) KERSEYS (14) KERYGMA (17) [noun] The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths; the core teachings of Christianity taught by the early Church. KESTREL (11) [noun] Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting. | [noun] The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus. KETCHES (16) [noun] A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post. | [noun] A hangman. KETCHUP (18) [noun] A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners. | [noun] Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes). | [verb] To cover with ketchup. KETENES (11) [noun] Any of a class of unsaturated ketones, having a general formula R1R2C=C=O, that react as if they were inner acid anhydrides | [noun] The parent compound of this class, CH2=C=O, an unstable, reactive colourless gas KETONES (11) [noun] A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule. KETONIC (13) KETOSES (11) KETOSIS (11) [noun] A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic weight-loss diet. KETOTIC (13) KETTLES (11) [noun] A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. | [noun] The quantity held by a kettle. | [noun] A vessel for boiling water for tea. KEYCARD (17) [noun] A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock. KEYHOLE (17) [noun] The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns. | [noun] Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function. | [noun] A circle cut out of a garment as a decorative effect, typically at the front or back neckline of a dress. KEYLESS (14) KEYNOTE (14) [noun] The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic. | [noun] The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference. | [noun] A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address. KEYPADS (17) [noun] A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine. KEYSETS (14) KEYSTER (14) KEYWAYS (20) [noun] A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted. KEYWORD (18) [noun] Any word used as the key to a code. | [noun] Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information. | [noun] A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc. KHADDAR (16) [noun] A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India. KHALIFA (17) KHALIFS (17) KHAMSIN (16) [noun] A hot wind in Egypt which blows (for about 50 days) from the desert, bringing with it sand. KHANATE (14) KHAZENS (23) KHEDAHS (18) KHEDIVE (18) [noun] The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805-1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey. KHIRKAH (21) KIAUGHS (15) KIBBEHS (18) KIBBITZ (24) KIBBLED (16) KIBBLES (15) [noun] Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed. | [verb] To grind coarsely. | [noun] An iron bucket used in mines for hoisting anything to the surface. KIBBUTZ (24) [noun] A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations. KIBLAHS (16) KICKERS (17) [noun] One who kicks. | [noun] One who takes kicks. | [noun] The kicking strap. KICKIER (17) [adjective] Lively, exciting, thrilling. | [adjective] Characterised by kicking motions. | [adjective] Describing a wicket that sometimes causes the ball to kick (bounce unevenly). KICKING (18) [verb] To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. | [verb] To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something. | [verb] To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg. KICKOFF (23) [noun] The opening kick of each half of a game of football. | [noun] (by extension) the opening sequence of any event KICKUPS (19) KIDDERS (13) [noun] One who kids, or teases light-heartedly. | [noun] A term of endearment/address for a child or young adult, usually male. | [noun] A forestaller or huckster. KIDDIES (13) [noun] A child. KIDDING (14) [verb] To make a fool of (someone). | [verb] To dupe or deceive (someone). | [verb] To make a joke with (someone). KIDDISH (16) KIDDOES (13) [noun] A close friend; especially used as a form of address. | [noun] A child. KIDDUSH (16) [noun] A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day. KIDLIKE (16) KIDNAPS (14) [verb] To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom. KIDNEYS (15) [noun] An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. | [noun] This organ (of an animal) cooked as food. | [noun] Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. (usually used of people) KIDSKIN (16) [noun] The skin or hide of a kid, i.e., a young goat. | [noun] The leather made from such skins. KIDVIDS (16) KIESTER (11) KILLDEE (12) KILLERS (11) [noun] One who or that which kills. | [noun] That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task. | [noun] Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition. KILLICK (17) [noun] A small anchor. | [noun] A kind of anchor formed by a stone enclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. | [noun] The fluke of such an anchor. KILLIES (11) KILLING (12) [verb] To put to death; to extinguish the life of. | [verb] To render inoperative. | [verb] To stop, cease or render void; to terminate. KILLJOY (21) [noun] A person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun. KILLOCK (17) KILNING (12) KILOBAR (13) KILOBIT (13) [noun] 1000 bits (binary digits) | [noun] 1024 (210) bits KILORAD (12) KILOTON (11) [noun] A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. KILTERS (11) KILTIES (11) [noun] A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue. | [noun] The fringed tongue of such a shoe. | [noun] A person who wears a kilt. KILTING (12) [verb] To gather up (skirts) around the body. | [noun] A method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it. KIMCHEE (18) [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. KIMCHIS (18) KIMONOS (13) [noun] A traditional Japanese robe-like garment which wraps around the body and is now generally worn only on formal occasions. | [noun] A yukata. | [noun] A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japanese garment. KINASES (11) [noun] Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation. KINDEST (12) [adjective] Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others. | [adjective] Affectionate. | [adjective] Favorable. KINDLED (13) [verb] To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.). | [verb] To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). | [verb] To begin to grow or take hold. KINDLER (12) KINDLES (12) [noun] (collective) A group of kittens. KINDRED (13) [noun] (often plurale tantum) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. | [noun] (often plurale tantum) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. | [noun] A grouping of relatives. KINEMAS (13) KINESES (11) [noun] The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus KINESIC (13) KINESIS (11) [noun] The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus KINETIC (13) [adjective] Relating to motion | [adjective] Relating to kinesis or motor function KINETIN (11) [noun] A tricyclic heterocyclic plant hormone that promotes cell division KINFOLK (18) [noun] (also in plural) Relatives, relations. KINGCUP (16) [noun] Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris. KINGDOM (15) [noun] A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign. | [noun] A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant. | [noun] A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom). KINGING (13) [verb] To crown king, to make (a person) king. | [verb] To rule over as king. | [verb] To perform the duties of a king. KINGLET (12) [noun] A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory. | [noun] Any of several birds of the family Regulidae. KINGPIN (14) [noun] (motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt. | [noun] The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex. | [noun] The most important person in an undertaking or organization. KINKIER (15) [adjective] Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl. | [adjective] Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices. | [adjective] Queer; eccentric; crotchety. KINKILY (18) KINKING (16) [verb] To laugh loudly. | [verb] To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. | [verb] To form a kink or twist. KINSHIP (16) [noun] Relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption | [noun] Relation or connection by nature or character KINSMAN (13) [noun] A male relative. KINSMEN (13) [noun] A male relative. KIPPERS (15) [noun] A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon. | [noun] A male salmon after spawning. | [noun] (RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air. KIPPING (16) [verb] (chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity. | [verb] To snatch; take up hastily; filch | [verb] To hold or keep (together) KIPSKIN (17) KIRKMAN (17) [noun] A clergyman or officer in a kirk. | [noun] A member of the Church of Scotland. KIRKMEN (17) [noun] A clergyman or officer in a kirk. | [noun] A member of the Church of Scotland. KIRMESS (13) KIRNING (12) KIRTLED (12) KIRTLES (11) [noun] A knee-length tunic. | [noun] A short jacket. | [noun] A woman's gown; a woman's outer petticoat or skirt. KISHKAS (18) KISHKES (18) [noun] A dish made from stuffed intestine. | [noun] (often in the plural) Intestines, guts. KISMATS (13) KISMETS (13) KISSERS (11) [noun] One who kisses. | [noun] Mouth. | [noun] Face. KISSING (12) [verb] To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. | [verb] To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. | [verb] Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. | [noun] The act of giving a kiss. KISTFUL (14) KITCHEN (16) [noun] A room or area for preparing food. | [noun] Cuisine. | [noun] The nape of a person's hairline, often referring to its uncombed or "nappy" look. KITHARA (14) [noun] An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar. KITHING (15) KITLING (12) KITSCHY (19) [adjective] Having the nature of kitsch. KITTENS (11) [noun] A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months). | [noun] A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. | [noun] A moth of the genus Furcula. KITTIES (11) [noun] A kitten or young cat. | [noun] (sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat. | [noun] A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses. KITTING (12) [verb] To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases. | [noun] (retail) The process of assembling or bundling various related goods for sale to increase revenue. KITTLED (12) [verb] To tickle, to touch lightly. | [verb] To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. KITTLER (11) KITTLES (11) [verb] To tickle, to touch lightly. | [verb] To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. KLATSCH (16) [noun] An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation. KLAVERN (14) KLAXONS (18) [noun] A loud electric alarm or horn. KLEAGLE (12) KLEPHTS (16) [noun] An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. KLEZMER (22) [noun] A Jewish folk musician. | [noun] A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures. KLISTER (11) KLUDGES (13) [noun] (electronics engineering) An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before doing a finished design. | [noun] Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently. | [noun] An amalgamated mass of unrelated parts. KLUTZES (20) [noun] A clumsy or stupid person. KNACKED (18) KNACKER (17) [noun] One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. | [noun] One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; a clapper. | [noun] A harness maker. KNAPPED (16) [verb] To shape a brittle material having conchoidal fracture, usually a mineral (flint, obsidian, chert etc.), by breaking away flakes, often forming a sharp edge or point. | [verb] To rap or strike sharply. | [verb] To bite; to bite off; to break short. KNAPPER (15) KNARRED (12) KNAVERY (17) KNAVISH (17) [adjective] Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent KNAWELS (14) [noun] A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially KNEADED (13) [verb] To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. | [verb] To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat. | [verb] (of cats) To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws. KNEADER (12) KNEECAP (15) [noun] The flat, roundish bone in the knee. | [noun] (roofing) A metal cover trim that fits over a panel rib after it has been cut and bent. | [noun] A cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses, to protect their knees in case of a fall. KNEEING (12) [verb] To kneel to. | [verb] To poke or strike with the knee. | [verb] To move on the knees; to use the knees to move. KNEELED (12) [verb] To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. | [verb] To cause to kneel. | [verb] To rest on (one's) knees KNEELER (11) [noun] A person who kneels. | [noun] A thing that is designed to be kneeled on. | [noun] An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged KNEEPAD (14) [noun] A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall. KNEEPAN (13) KNELLED (12) [verb] To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. | [verb] To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell. | [verb] To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell. KNESSET (11) KNIFERS (14) KNIFING (15) [verb] To cut with a knife. | [verb] To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon. | [verb] To cut through as if with a knife. KNIGHTS (15) [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. KNISHES (14) [noun] An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough KNITTED (12) [verb] To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. | [verb] To join closely and firmly together. | [verb] To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted. KNITTER (11) KNOBBED (16) [verb] (of a man) To have sex with. | [adjective] Having a knob or knobs. KNOBBLY (18) [adjective] Having a covering of small knobs. KNOCKED (18) [verb] To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door. | [verb] To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue. | [verb] To kick a ball towards another player; to pass. KNOCKER (17) [noun] A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door. | [noun] A person who knocks. | [noun] A critic; one who disparages. KNOLLED (12) [verb] To ring (a bell) mournfully; to knell. | [verb] To sound, like a bell; to knell. | [verb] To arrange related objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles. KNOLLER (11) KNOPPED (16) KNOTTED (12) [verb] To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots. | [verb] To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc. | [verb] To unite closely; to knit together. KNOTTER (11) KNOUTED (12) [verb] To flog or beat with a knout. KNOWERS (14) KNOWING (15) [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. | [verb] To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. KNUCKLE (17) [noun] Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers. | [noun] (by extension) A mechanical joint. | [noun] A cut of meat. KNUCKLY (20) KNURLED (12) KOBOLDS (14) [noun] (German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite. | [noun] (German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household. | [noun] (fantasy literature) One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings. KOKANEE (15) [noun] A lacustrine (that is, land-locked, found in lakes and not in the ocean) sockeye. KOLACKY (20) KOLBASI (13) KOLHOZY (26) KOLKHOS (18) KOLKHOZ (27) [noun] A farming collective in the former Soviet Union. KOLKOZY (27) KOMATIK (17) [noun] A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners, first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but since used also by non-Inuit people. KONKING (16) KOODOOS (12) KOOKIER (15) [adjective] Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish. | [adjective] Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like. KOPECKS (19) [noun] A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. | [noun] A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. KOPPIES (15) [noun] A small hill or mound (especially on the African veld). KORUNAS (11) [noun] The currency of the former Czechoslovakia, divided into 100 hellers. | [noun] The currency of the Czech Republic, divided into 100 hellers. | [noun] The former currency of Slovakia, divided into 100 haliers. KOSHERS (14) [verb] To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law. KOTOWED (15) KOTOWER (14) KOUMISS (13) [noun] A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes. KOUMYSS (16) KOUPREY (16) [noun] A wild, forest-dwelling ox, Bos sauveli, from Vietnam and surrounding countries KOUSSOS (11) KOWTOWS (17) [noun] The act of kowtowing. KRAALED (12) [verb] To enclose (livestock) within a kraal or stockade. KRAKENS (15) [noun] Alternative form of Kraken KRATERS (11) KREMLIN (13) [noun] (Russian architecture) A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities. KREUZER (20) KRIMMER (15) KRUBUTS (13) KRULLER (11) KRYPTON (16) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere. | [noun] An atom of this element. KULTURS (11) KUMMELS (15) [noun] A German caraway liqueur. KUMQUAT (22) [noun] A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica). KUMYSES (16) KUNZITE (20) [noun] A pink- to lilac-colored gemstone, a variety of spodumene. KURBASH (16) [noun] A whip or strap about a yard in length. | [verb] To beat with a kurbash. KURGANS (12) [noun] A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia. KVASSES (14) KVETCHY (22) KWANZAS (23) [noun] The currency of Angola, divided into a hundred cêntimos. KYANISE (14) [verb] To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride KYANITE (14) [noun] A blue neosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, found in metamorphic rocks. KYANIZE (23) [verb] To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride KYLIKES (18) [noun] An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body KYTHING (18) LACKERS (13) LACKEYS (16) [noun] A footman, a liveried male servant. | [noun] A fawning, servile follower. LACKING (14) [verb] To be without, to need, to require. | [verb] To be short (of or for something). | [verb] To be in want. LADYKIN (15) LAKIEST (11) LAKINGS (12) LAMBKIN (15) [noun] A young lamb, a very young sheep. | [noun] A term of endearment. LANKEST (11) LANKIER (11) [adjective] Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward. LANKILY (14) LARKERS (11) LARKIER (11) LARKING (12) [verb] To catch larks (type of bird). | [verb] To sport, engage in harmless pranking. | [verb] To frolic, engage in carefree adventure. LARKISH (14) LASHKAR (14) LATAKIA (11) LAVROCK (16) LAWBOOK (16) LAWLIKE (14) LEAKAGE (12) [noun] An act of leaking, or something that leaks | [noun] The amount lost due to a leak | [noun] An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation LEAKERS (11) LEAKIER (11) [adjective] Having leaks; not fully sealed. LEAKILY (14) LEAKING (12) [verb] To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed. | [verb] (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed. | [verb] To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously. LEGLIKE (12) LEGWORK (15) [noun] Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort. | [noun] Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports. LEKVARS (14) LEKYTHI (17) LENTISK (11) [noun] A tree, the lentiscus, Pistacia lentiscus. LEUKOMA (13) [noun] An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye LEUKONS (11) LICKERS (13) LICKING (14) [verb] To stroke with the tongue. | [verb] To lap; to take in with the tongue. | [verb] To beat with repeated blows. LIKABLE (13) [adjective] Capable of being liked. | [adjective] (of a person) Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable. LIKENED (12) [verb] (followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else). LIKINGS (12) [noun] A like; a predilection. | [noun] Approval. LIMBECK (17) LIMPKIN (15) [noun] A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida. LINKAGE (12) [noun] A mechanical device that connects things. | [noun] A connection or relation between things or ideas. | [noun] The property of genes of being inherited together. LINKBOY (16) LINKERS (11) [noun] That which links. | [noun] A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program. | [noun] A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments. LINKING (12) [verb] To connect two or more things. | [verb] (of a Web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page. | [verb] To supply (somebody) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link. LINKMAN (13) [noun] An adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light. | [noun] A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid. | [noun] A man who acts as a link or connection. LINKMEN (13) [noun] An adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light. | [noun] A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid. | [noun] A man who acts as a link or connection. LINKUPS (13) [noun] A connection. | [noun] The act of connecting. LIPLIKE (13) LOCKAGE (14) [noun] Materials for locks in a canal. | [noun] The works forming a canal lock or locks. | [noun] A toll paid for passing the locks of a canal. LOCKBOX (22) [noun] A box with a built-in lock; a safe. LOCKERS (13) [noun] A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store clothing, equipment, or books. | [noun] One who locks something. | [noun] A locking differential. LOCKETS (13) [noun] A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item. | [noun] The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard. | [noun] A small white marking on a cat's coat. LOCKING (14) [verb] To become fastened in place. | [verb] To fasten with a lock. | [verb] To be capable of becoming fastened in place. LOCKJAW (23) [noun] A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation. LOCKNUT (13) [noun] A second nut, screwed down onto another in order to prevent it slipping. LOCKOUT (13) [noun] The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing. | [noun] The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock. | [noun] (by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation. LOCKRAM (15) LOCKUPS (15) [noun] A jail cell, or a period of incarceration. | [noun] A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage | [noun] A device for locking type into position for printing. LOGBOOK (14) [noun] A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage. | [noun] (by extension) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel. | [noun] A record of the ownership, and licensing of a motor car LOOKERS (11) [noun] One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer. | [noun] One having a specific look or appearance. | [noun] Someone or something who is remarkably good-looking. LOOKING (12) [noun] The act of one who looks; a glance. | [noun] The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance. LOOKOUT (11) [noun] A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area. | [noun] A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc. | [noun] A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc. LOOKUPS (13) [noun] An attempt to retrieve data. | [noun] The process of locating a term in a reference work. LUCKIER (13) [adjective] (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune | [adjective] Producing, or resulting in, good fortune LUCKIES (13) LUCKILY (16) [adverb] In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately. LUCKING (14) [verb] To succeed by chance. | [verb] To rely on luck. | [verb] To carry out relying on luck. LUNKERS (11) [noun] Anything, especially a sport fish, that is especially large for its type; a whopper. LURKERS (11) [noun] One who lurks. | [noun] A small fishing-boat. LURKING (12) [verb] To remain concealed in order to ambush. | [verb] To remain unobserved. | [verb] To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself. MACKLED (16) MACKLES (15) [noun] A spot. | [noun] A blur or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little during printing. | [verb] To blur or be blurred; especially to blur or double an impression from type. MAFFICK (21) MAKABLE (15) MAKEUPS (15) [noun] An item's composition. | [noun] Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. | [noun] Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up. MAKINGS (14) [noun] The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction. | [noun] Process of growth or development. | [noun] That which is needed for something: necessary ingredients. MALARKY (16) MALKINS (13) MAMLUKS (15) MAMMOCK (19) MANAKIN (13) [noun] Any of several small South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae. | [noun] A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment). | [noun] A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person. MANIKIN (13) [noun] A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment). | [noun] A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person. | [noun] A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes MANKIND (14) [noun] The human race in its entirety. | [noun] Men collectively, as opposed to all women. | [noun] Human feelings; humanity. MANLIKE (13) [adjective] Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile. | [adjective] Of or relating to a human being; anthropoid, anthropomorphous. MANPACK (17) [noun] (usually attributive) An object meant to be carried by a single person. MAPLIKE (15) MARKERS (13) [noun] An object used to mark a location. | [noun] Someone or something that marks. | [noun] A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for. MARKETS (13) [noun] A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic. | [noun] City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise. | [noun] A grocery store MARKHOR (16) [noun] A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially (Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros), having huge flattened spiral horns., found in the western Himalayas. MARKING (14) [verb] To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something). | [verb] To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something). | [verb] To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something). MARKKAA (17) MARKKAS (17) [noun] A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM. MARKUPS (15) [noun] The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed. | [noun] The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price. | [noun] An increase in price. MASKEGS (14) MASKERS (13) [noun] One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade or wears a mask in a ritual. | [noun] That which masks (noise in a signal, etc.). MASKING (14) [verb] To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor. | [verb] To disguise; to cover; to hide. | [verb] To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. MATTOCK (15) [noun] An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe. | [verb] To cut or dig with a mattock. MAWKISH (19) [adjective] Feeling sick, queasy. | [adjective] Sickening or insipid in taste or smell. | [adjective] Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment; maudlin. MAZURKA (22) [noun] A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat. | [noun] A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin. | [noun] A figure skating move that combines elements of the toe loop and bunny-hop. MEDAKAS (14) [noun] Oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums. MEDICKS (16) [noun] Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc. | [noun] The science of medicine. MEEKEST (13) [adjective] Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing. | [adjective] Submissive, dispirited. MEERKAT (13) [noun] Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs. MENFOLK (16) [noun] The male members of a group. | [noun] Male people in general. MICKEYS (18) [noun] A small bottle of liquor, holding 375 ml or 13 oz., typically shaped to fit in one's pocket. | [noun] A Mickey Finn; a beverage, usually alcoholic, that has been drugged. | [noun] American depression era term for a potato as in a "roasted mickey". MICKLER (15) MICKLES (15) [noun] A great amount. | [noun] (originally erroneous) A small amount. | [noun] Great or important people as a class. MIDWEEK (17) [noun] The middle of the week. | [adjective] That happens in the middle of the week | [adverb] In the middle of the week. MIKADOS (14) [noun] (history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period. | [noun] Any emperor of Japan | [noun] A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack MIKRONS (13) MIKVAHS (19) [noun] A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed. MIKVEHS (19) [noun] A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed. MIKVOTH (19) MILKERS (13) [noun] An animal, such as a dairy cow, kept for the milk it produces. | [noun] A person who milks. | [noun] A milking machine. MILKIER (13) [adjective] Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk. | [adjective] (color science) Of the black in an image, appearing as dark gray rather than black. | [adjective] (of a drink) Containing (an especially large amount of) milk. MILKILY (16) MILKING (14) [verb] To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow). | [verb] To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder. | [verb] To express any liquid (from any creature). | [noun] The act by which a cow, etc. is milked MILKMAN (15) [noun] A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning. MILKMEN (15) [noun] A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning. MILKSOP (15) [noun] A piece of bread sopped in milk. | [noun] Bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar, & covered in hot milk. | [noun] (by extension) A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person. MINIKIN (13) [noun] A young person, especially a young woman. | [noun] A small or insignificant person, thing or amount. | [noun] A little pin. MINISKI (13) MIRKEST (13) MIRKIER (13) [adjective] Hard to see through, as a fog or mist. | [adjective] Dark, dim, gloomy. | [adjective] Cloudy, indistinct, obscure. MIRKILY (16) MISCOOK (15) MISKALS (13) MISKEEP (15) MISKEPT (15) MISKICK (19) [noun] A bad kick. | [verb] To kick incorrectly or badly. MISKNEW (16) MISKNOW (16) MISLIKE (13) [verb] To displease. | [verb] To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to. MISMAKE (15) MISMARK (15) MISTAKE (13) [noun] An error; a blunder. | [noun] A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place. | [verb] To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another. MISTEUK (13) MISTOOK (13) [verb] To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another. | [verb] To misunderstand (someone). | [verb] To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong. MISYOKE (16) MOCKERS (15) [noun] A person who mocks. | [noun] A mockingbird. | [noun] A deceiver; an impostor. MOCKERY (18) [noun] The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. | [noun] Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock. | [noun] Something insultingly imitative; an offensively futile action, gesture etc. MOCKING (16) [verb] To mimic, to simulate. | [verb] To create an artistic representation of. | [verb] To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt. MOCKUPS (17) [noun] A prototype, usually low-fidelity, such as paper illustrations, screenshots, or simple configurations of screens with limited interaction. MOLLUSK (13) [noun] A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces. | [noun] A weak-willed person. MONIKER (13) [noun] A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute. | [noun] A signature. | [noun] An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location. MONKERY (16) [noun] The practices of monks; the way of life, behavior, etc. characteristic of monks; monastic life. | [noun] Monasticism. | [noun] A monastery. MONKEYS (16) [noun] Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches. | [noun] Any nonhuman simian primate, including apes. | [noun] A mischievous child. MONKISH (16) [adjective] Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism. | [adjective] Tending to self-denial; ascetic. MOPOKES (15) [noun] A morepork. MOUJIKS (20) [noun] A (male) peasant, especially in pre-revolutionary (imperial) Russia. MUCKERS (15) [noun] (Southern England) friend, acquaintance | [noun] (British army) A comrade; a friendly, low-ranking soldier in the same situation. | [noun] A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable. MUCKIER (15) [adjective] Covered in muck. | [adjective] Obscene, pornographic. MUCKILY (18) MUCKING (16) [verb] To shovel muck. | [verb] To manure with muck. | [verb] To do a dirty job. MUCKLES (15) [verb] To latch onto something with the mouth. | [verb] To talk big; to exaggerate. MUDLARK (14) [noun] A pig; pork. | [noun] One who scavenges in river or harbor mud for items of value, especially in London. | [noun] A child who plays in the mud; a child that spends most of its time in the streets, a street urchin. MUDPACK (18) [noun] A paste of earth or clay, applied to the face for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes. MUDROCK (16) MUKLUKS (17) [noun] A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik. | [noun] A laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper. MUKTUKS (17) MULLOCK (15) [noun] Rubbish, waste matter. | [noun] Waste rock from which the wanted gold, minerals, opal, etc., has been extracted; waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft. | [noun] Nonsense, rubbish. MUNTJAK (20) MURKEST (13) MURKIER (13) [adjective] Hard to see through, as a fog or mist. | [adjective] Dark, dim, gloomy. | [adjective] Cloudy, indistinct, obscure. MURKILY (16) MUSKEGS (14) [noun] A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce. MUSKETS (13) [noun] A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle. | [noun] A male Eurasian sparrowhawk. MUSKIER (13) [adjective] Having the scent of musk MUSKIES (13) MUSKILY (16) MUSKITS (13) MUSKRAT (13) [noun] A large aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethicus). | [noun] Any of several species of shrews in the family Soricidae, especially the Asian house shrew, Suncus murinus MUSPIKE (15) MUZHIKS (25) [noun] A (male) peasant, especially in pre-revolutionary (imperial) Russia. MUZJIKS (29) NAKEDER (12) NAKEDLY (15) NANKEEN (11) [noun] A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. NANKINS (11) NAPKINS (13) [noun] A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating. | [noun] A nappy (UK), a diaper (American). | [noun] A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty. NARKING (12) [verb] To watch; to observe. | [verb] To serve or behave as a spy or informer. | [verb] To annoy or irritate. NECKERS (13) NECKING (14) [verb] To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate | [verb] To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle. | [verb] To drink rapidly. NECKTIE (13) [noun] A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie. NEKTONS (11) NETLIKE (11) NETSUKE (11) [noun] A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries. NETWORK (14) [noun] A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals. | [noun] Any interconnected group or system | [noun] A directory of people maintained for their advancement NIBLICK (15) [noun] A metal-headed golf club with a large highly lofted head. Replaced by a sand iron or wedge in a modern set of clubs. | [verb] To strike, or take a shot, with a niblick. NIBLIKE (13) NICKELS (13) [noun] A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. | [noun] A coin worth 5 cents. | [noun] (by extension) Five dollars. NICKERS (13) [verb] To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse. | [verb] To produce a snigger or suppressed laugh. NICKING (14) [verb] To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way. | [verb] To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with. | [verb] To make a cut at the side of the face. NICKLED (14) NICKLES (13) NITPICK (15) [verb] To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details. | [verb] To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. NOCKING (14) [verb] To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow. (See also notch.) | [verb] To cut a nock in (usually in an arrow's base or the tips of a bow). NONBANK (13) [noun] An institution, especially a financial institution, which is not a bank | [adjective] Not a bank NONBOOK (13) NONPEAK (13) NONSKED (12) NONSKID (12) [adjective] Having a surface designed to prevent or reduce skidding; not able to skid or be skidded upon. NONWORK (14) NOOKIES (11) NUDNICK (14) [noun] A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk. (Also used attributively.) NUDNIKS (12) [noun] A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk. (Also used attributively.) NUNATAK (11) [noun] A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet. NUNLIKE (11) NUTLIKE (11) NUTPICK (15) OAKLIKE (15) OAKMOSS (13) OARLIKE (11) OARLOCK (13) [noun] A device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing. OATCAKE (13) [noun] Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal. OATLIKE (11) OBELISK (13) [noun] A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. | [verb] (of a dragonfly) To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun. | [noun] A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk. ODALISK (12) [noun] A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio. | [noun] A desirable or sexually attractive woman. OILSKIN (11) [noun] Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. | [noun] A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. | [noun] (by extension) Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials. OINKING (12) [verb] Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound. OKAYING (15) [verb] To approve. | [verb] To confirm by activating a button marked OK. OMIKRON (13) OOMIACK (15) OOMIAKS (13) [noun] A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. OSTMARK (13) [noun] The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM. OUTASKS (11) OUTBACK (15) [noun] The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops. | [adjective] Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas. | [adverb] To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia. OUTBAKE (13) OUTBARK (13) OUTBULK (13) OUTCOOK (13) OUTKEEP (13) OUTKEPT (13) OUTKICK (17) OUTKILL (11) OUTKISS (11) OUTLOOK (11) [noun] A place from which something can be viewed. | [noun] The view from such a place. | [noun] An attitude or point of view. OUTRANK (11) [verb] To be of a higher rank than. | [verb] (transitive) To be more important than. OUTROCK (13) OUTSULK (11) OUTTAKE (11) [noun] A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake. | [noun] A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject. | [noun] An opening for outward discharge; a vent. | [preposition] Except; besides. OUTTALK (11) [verb] To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking. | [verb] To outwit by talking. OUTTASK (11) OUTWALK (14) [verb] To walk further than another OUTWORK (14) [noun] A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification. | [noun] Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields. | [verb] To work out to a finish; to complete. OWLLIKE (14) PACKAGE (16) [noun] Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. | [noun] Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software. | [noun] A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager. PACKERS (15) [noun] A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation | [noun] A software program that compresses code or data. | [noun] A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well. PACKETS (15) [noun] A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel | [noun] Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia). | [noun] A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet. PACKING (16) [verb] (physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport. | [verb] (social) To cheat. | [verb] To load with a pack PACKMAN (17) [noun] Someone who travels with a pack, especially a travelling salesman. PACKMEN (17) [noun] Someone who travels with a pack, especially a travelling salesman. PACKWAX (25) PADAUKS (14) [noun] Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus. | [noun] The valuable timber of these trees. PADDOCK (17) [noun] A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially for horses. | [noun] A field of grassland of any size, especially for keeping sheep or cattle. | [noun] An area where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race. | [noun] A frog or toad. PADLOCK (16) [noun] A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle | [verb] To lock using a padlock. PADOUKS (14) PAIKING (14) PAKEHAS (16) [noun] A non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander. PALIKAR (13) PALOOKA (13) [noun] A stupid, oafish or clumsy person. | [noun] Someone incompetent or untalented. PANCAKE (15) [noun] A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter. | [noun] A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder. | [noun] A type of throw, usually with a ring where the prop is thrown in such a way that it rotates round an axis of the diameter of the prop. PANICKY (18) [adjective] In a state of panic. PAPRIKA (15) [noun] Powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these (used especially in Hungarian cooking). | [noun] A variety of the spice. | [noun] (rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers" or "dried capsicums") A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice. PARKERS (13) PARKING (14) [verb] To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place. | [verb] To defer (a matter) until a later date. | [verb] To bring together in a park, or compact body. PARKWAY (19) [noun] A road; a thoroughfare. | [noun] A scenic freeway. | [noun] A divided highway with a landscaped median. | [noun] A railway station built on the edge of a town, typically with a large car park to function as a park and ride interchange. PARTAKE (13) [verb] To take part in an activity; to participate. | [verb] To take a share or portion (of or in). | [verb] To have something of the properties, character, or office (of). PARTOOK (13) [verb] To take part in an activity; to participate. | [verb] To take a share or portion (of or in). | [verb] To have something of the properties, character, or office (of). PASSKEY (16) [noun] A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door. | [noun] A key for entering a house. | [noun] A password. PAWKIER (16) [adjective] Shrewd, sly; often also characterised by a sarcastic sense of humour. PAWKILY (19) PAYBACK (20) [noun] An act of revenge. | [noun] A benefit, reward, a form of recompense. | [noun] A return on investment PEACOCK (17) [noun] A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail. | [noun] A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female. | [noun] A vainglorious person . PEAKIER (13) [adjective] Sickly; peaked. | [adjective] Characterised by peaks. PEAKING (14) [verb] To reach a highest degree or maximum. | [verb] To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. | [verb] To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular. PEAKISH (16) PEALIKE (13) PECKERS (15) [noun] Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly: | [noun] (by extension of the sense ‘beak’) A nose. | [noun] (by extension, from the expression ‘keep one's pecker up’) Spirits, nerve, courage. PECKIER (15) PECKING (16) [verb] To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). | [verb] To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument. | [verb] To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements. PECKISH (18) [adjective] Mildly hungry | [adjective] Irritable; crotchety | [adjective] Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London. PEEKING (14) [verb] To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. | [verb] To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place. | [verb] To retrieve (a value) from a memory address. PEGLIKE (14) PERKIER (13) [adjective] Lively or enthusiastic. | [adjective] Standing upright; firm. PERKILY (16) PERKING (14) [verb] To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker. | [verb] Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds. | [verb] To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of. PERKISH (16) PERUKED (14) PERUKES (13) [noun] A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries. PESKIER (13) [adjective] Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child). PESKILY (16) PETCOCK (17) [noun] A small valve, spout, or faucet operated by hand, usually used to release pressure or drain fluid. PICKAXE (22) [noun] A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. | [verb] To use a pickaxe. PICKEER (15) PICKERS (15) [noun] Agent noun of pick; one who picks. | [noun] Any user interface control that selects something. | [noun] A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fibre. PICKETS (15) [noun] A stake driven into the ground. | [noun] A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake. | [noun] A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls. PICKIER (15) [adjective] Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right. PICKING (16) [verb] To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails. | [verb] To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground. | [verb] To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck. PICKLED (16) [verb] To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution. | [verb] To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid. | [verb] (in the Python programming language) To serialize. PICKLES (15) [noun] A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. | [noun] (often in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish. | [noun] The brine used for preserving food. PICKOFF (21) [noun] A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base PICKUPS (17) [noun] An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player. | [noun] A pickup truck. | [noun] (usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players. PIDDOCK (17) [noun] Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks. PIGLIKE (14) PIGSKIN (14) [noun] Leather made from the skin of a pig. | [noun] A football. | [noun] A white. PIKAKES (17) PIKEMAN (15) [noun] A soldier armed with a pike. | [noun] A person who operates a turnpike. | [noun] A miner who works with a pick. PIKEMEN (15) [noun] A soldier armed with a pike. | [noun] A person who operates a turnpike. | [noun] A miner who works with a pick. PINKENS (13) PINKERS (13) PINKEST (13) [adjective] Having a colour between red and white; pale red. | [adjective] Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet. | [adjective] Having conjunctivitis. PINKEYE (16) [noun] A highly contagious form of conjunctivitis. PINKEYS (16) PINKIES (13) [noun] A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb. | [noun] (less commonly) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe. | [noun] Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals. PINKING (14) [verb] To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe. | [verb] To prick with a sword. | [verb] To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule. PINKISH (16) PINKOES (13) [noun] A socialist who is not wholly communist. PINWORK (16) PIPKINS (15) [noun] A small earthen pot. PIROJKI (20) PLACKET (15) [noun] A slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings | [noun] A petticoat, especially an underpetticoat. | [noun] (by extension) A woman. PLANKED (14) [verb] To cover something with planking. | [verb] To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber. | [verb] To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash. PLINKED (14) [verb] To make a plink sound. | [verb] (with "out") To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano. | [verb] To take part in the sport of plinking. PLINKER (13) PLISKIE (13) PLONKED (14) [verb] To set or toss (something) down carelessly. | [verb] To automatically ignore a particular poster. PLUCKED (16) [verb] To pull something sharply; to pull something out | [verb] To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation. | [verb] To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc. PLUCKER (15) PLUNKED (14) [verb] To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound. | [verb] To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down. | [verb] To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch. PLUNKER (13) POCKETS (15) [noun] A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. | [noun] Such a receptacle seen as housing someone's money; hence, financial resources. | [noun] An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table. POCKIER (15) POCKILY (18) POCKING (16) PODLIKE (14) POKIEST (13) [adjective] Slow. | [adjective] Stupid; mentally dull. | [adjective] (of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby. POLKAED (14) [verb] To dance the polka. POLLACK (15) [noun] Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family. | [verb] To fish for pollock. POLLOCK (15) [noun] Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family. | [verb] To fish for pollock. | [verb] To splatter, as with paint. PORKERS (13) [noun] A pig, especially a castrated male, being fattened and raised for slaughter. | [noun] An obese person. | [noun] A lie (from Cockney rhyming slang pork pie). PORKIER (13) [adjective] Resembling or characteristic of pork. | [adjective] Rather fat; chubby. PORKIES (13) [noun] A lie. | [noun] (in the plural) An eye. PORKPIE (15) [noun] A shortcrust pie containing chopped pork. | [noun] A pork pie hat. | [noun] A lie. POTHOOK (16) [noun] An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire. | [noun] A crooked stroke in writing; a scrawl. POTLIKE (13) POTLUCK (15) [noun] A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available. | [noun] (by extension) Whatever is available in a particular situation. | [noun] (originally Canada) A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal. PRANKED (14) [verb] To perform a practical joke on; to trick. | [verb] To call someone's phone and promptly hang up | [verb] To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously. PREBAKE (15) PREBOOK (15) [verb] To book in advance. PRECOOK (15) [verb] To partially or completely cook in advance PREDUSK (14) PREPACK (17) [noun] A bankruptcy procedure in which a restructuring plan is agreed before the company declares itself insolvent. | [verb] To pack in advance. PREROCK (15) PRESOAK (13) [noun] An initial soak. | [noun] A preparation used in such a soak. | [noun] A cycle of a washing machine during which this occurs. PREWORK (16) PRICKED (16) [verb] To pierce or puncture slightly. | [verb] To form by piercing or puncturing. | [verb] To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark. PRICKER (15) PRICKET (15) [noun] A candle. | [noun] A spike for holding a single candle. | [noun] A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched. PRICKLE (15) [noun] A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn. | [noun] A tingling sensation of mild discomfort. | [noun] A kind of willow basket. PRICKLY (18) [noun] Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object. | [adjective] Covered with sharp points. | [adjective] Easily irritated. PRINKED (14) [verb] To give a wink; to wink. | [verb] To look, gaze. | [verb] To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up. PRINKER (13) PROVOKE (16) [verb] To cause someone to become annoyed or angry. | [verb] To bring about a reaction. | [verb] To appeal. PUCKERS (15) [noun] A fold or wrinkle. | [noun] A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. | [verb] To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold. PUCKERY (18) PUCKISH (18) [adjective] Mischievous; excessively playful. PUGMARK (16) PUMPKIN (17) [noun] A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. | [noun] The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant. | [noun] The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant. PUNKAHS (16) [noun] A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling; in the past often operated by a servant. PUNKERS (13) [noun] A person used for sex, particularly: | [noun] A worthless person, particularly: | [noun] Short for punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums. PUNKEST (13) PUNKEYS (16) PUNKIER (13) [adjective] Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood) - soft or rotted. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the punk subculture. PUNKIES (13) PUNKINS (13) PUNKISH (16) PUSLIKE (13) PYKNICS (18) QUACKED (23) [verb] To make a noise like a duck. | [verb] To practice or commit quackery (fraudulent medicine). | [verb] To make vain and loud pretensions. QUAKERS (20) QUAKIER (20) QUAKILY (23) QUAKING (21) [verb] To tremble or shake. | [verb] To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble. | [noun] The action of the verb to quake. QUICKEN (22) [verb] To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive. | [verb] To come back to life, receive life. | [verb] To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be roused, excited. | [noun] The European rowan, Sorbus aucuparia. QUICKER (22) [adjective] Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. | [adjective] Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly. | [adjective] Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent. QUICKIE (22) [noun] Something made or done swiftly. | [noun] (by extension) A brief sexual encounter. | [noun] A fast bowler. QUICKLY (25) [adverb] Rapidly; with speed; fast. | [adverb] Very soon. QUIRKED (21) [adjective] Having, or formed with, a quirk. QUOKKAS (24) [noun] A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia. RACKERS (13) RACKETS (13) [noun] A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton. | [noun] A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood. | [noun] A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground. RACKETY (16) RACKFUL (16) RACKING (14) [verb] To place in or hang on a rack. | [verb] To torture (someone) on the rack. | [verb] To cause (someone) to suffer pain. RAKEOFF (17) RAMEKIN (13) [noun] A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served. | [noun] A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold. RAMPIKE (15) RANKERS (11) [noun] One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks | [noun] A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock | [noun] A common soldier RANKEST (11) [adjective] Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things). | [adjective] Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross. | [adjective] Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric. RANKING (12) [verb] To place abreast, or in a line. | [verb] To have a ranking. | [verb] To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify. RANKISH (14) RANKLED (12) [verb] To cause irritation or deep bitterness. | [verb] To fester. RANKLES (11) [verb] To cause irritation or deep bitterness. | [verb] To fester. RANPIKE (13) RANSACK (13) [noun] Eager search. | [verb] To loot or pillage. See also sack. | [verb] To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray. RATFINK (14) RATLIKE (11) RAYLIKE (14) REAWAKE (14) REAWOKE (14) REBECKS (15) [noun] An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. REBOOKS (13) [verb] To book again. REBUKED (14) [verb] To criticise harshly; to reprove. REBUKER (13) REBUKES (13) [noun] A harsh criticism. RECHECK (18) [noun] The act of checking again; reverification. | [verb] To check again. RECKING (14) [verb] To make account of; to care for; to heed, regard, consider. | [verb] To concern, to be important or earnest. | [verb] To think. RECKONS (13) [verb] To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. | [verb] To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute. | [verb] To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value. RECOCKS (15) RECOOKS (13) RECORKS (13) [verb] To replace a cork in (a bottle). REDNECK (14) [noun] A poor, rural, usually white and male, person from the Southern United States or parts of the Midwest and northeast, especially one who is unsophisticated and backward; sometimes with additional connotations of being bigoted. | [noun] Any of the miners who wore red bandanas for identification during the West Virginia mine war of 1921. | [noun] A member of a certain Baltimore street gang, active in 1859. REDOCKS (14) REDSKIN (12) [noun] (now sometimes considered an ethnic slur and offensive) An American Indian, a Native American. | [noun] An anticapitalist skinhead. REEKERS (11) REEKIER (11) REEKING (12) [verb] To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell. | [verb] To be evidently associated with something unpleasant. | [verb] To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume. REEVOKE (14) REINKED (12) REITBOK (13) REKEYED (15) [verb] To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before. | [verb] To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it. | [verb] To change the key or tenor of; to reframe. REKNITS (11) RELINKS (11) [verb] To link again or anew. RELOCKS (13) [verb] To lock again. RELOOKS (11) [verb] To look again. REMAKER (13) REMAKES (13) [noun] A new version of something. | [noun] A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc. | [verb] To make again. REMARKS (13) [noun] A mark that replaces another mark. | [verb] To mark again. | [noun] An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation. REPACKS (15) [verb] To pack again. | [verb] To clean the bearings and replace the grease on a wheel. REPARKS (13) REPERKS (13) RERACKS (13) RESEEKS (11) RESOAKS (11) RESPEAK (13) RESPOKE (13) RESTACK (13) RESTOCK (13) [verb] To stock again; to resupply with stocks. RESTOKE (11) RETACKS (13) RETAKEN (11) [verb] To take something again | [verb] To take something back | [verb] To capture or occupy somewhere again RETAKER (11) RETAKES (11) [noun] A scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again | [noun] An instance of resitting an examination | [verb] To take something again RETHINK (14) [noun] The act of thinking again about something. | [verb] To think again about a problem. RETRACK (13) REVOKED (15) [verb] To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing. | [verb] To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit. | [verb] To call or bring back. REVOKER (14) REVOKES (14) [noun] The act of revoking in a game of cards. | [noun] A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid. | [noun] A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental. REWAKED (15) REWAKEN (14) REWAKES (14) REWOKEN (14) REWORKS (14) RHEBOKS (16) [noun] A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns. RIBLIKE (13) RICKETS (13) [noun] A disorder of infancy and early childhood caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft bones. RICKETY (16) [adjective] Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure. | [adjective] Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering. | [adjective] Affected with or suffering from rickets. RICKEYS (16) [noun] A cocktail made with lime (citrus fruit) and carbonated water. RICKING (14) [verb] To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks. | [verb] To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc. RICKSHA (16) [noun] A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person. RIKISHA (14) RIKSHAW (17) RIMROCK (15) [noun] An outcrop of hard rock, often in the form of a cliff at the edge of a plateau, that forms the margin of a gravel deposit | [verb] To drive (animals) over a cliff edge. RISKERS (11) RISKIER (11) [adjective] Dangerous, involving risks. RISKILY (14) RISKING (12) [verb] To incur risk of (something). | [verb] To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing. | [verb] To incur risk as a result of (doing something). ROCKABY (18) ROCKERS (13) [noun] A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth. | [noun] A rocking chair. | [noun] The lengthwise curvature of a surfboard. (More rocker is a more curved board.) ROCKERY (16) [noun] A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants. | [noun] A natural area where many seals breed. ROCKETS (13) [noun] A rocket engine. | [noun] A non-guided missile propelled by a rocket engine. | [noun] A vehicle propelled by a rocket engine. ROCKIER (13) [adjective] Unstable; easily rocked. | [adjective] In the style of rock music. | [adjective] Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress. ROCKING (14) [verb] To move gently back and forth. | [verb] To cause to shake or sway violently. | [verb] To sway or tilt violently back and forth. ROCKOON (13) RODLIKE (12) ROEBUCK (15) [noun] A male roe deer. ROLLICK (13) [verb] To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp. | [verb] (Euphemism for bollock; also spelled rollock) To reprimand. ROOKERY (14) [noun] A colony of breeding birds or other animals. | [noun] A crowded tenement. | [noun] A place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city. ROOKIER (11) ROOKIES (11) [noun] An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces. | [noun] A novice. | [noun] An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players. ROOKING (12) [verb] To cheat or swindle. | [verb] To squat; to ruck. | [verb] Pronunciation spelling of look. ROWLOCK (16) [noun] A pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock (mostly US). RUCKING (14) [verb] To act as a ruck in a stoppage in Australian rules football. | [verb] To contest the possession of the ball in a ruck. | [verb] To crease or fold. RUCKLED (14) [verb] To crease or wrinkle. | [verb] To make a rattling noise in the throat. RUCKLES (13) [noun] A disordered collection. | [noun] A wrinkle. | [verb] To crease or wrinkle. RUDDOCK (15) RUGLIKE (12) RUMAKIS (13) RUNBACK (15) RUNKLED (12) RUNKLES (11) RYOKANS (14) [noun] A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas. SACKBUT (15) [noun] A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet. SACKERS (13) SACKFUL (16) [noun] The amount a sack will contain. | [noun] A large number or amount (of something). | [adjective] Intent on plunder. SACKING (14) [verb] (games) To sacrifice. | [verb] To put in a sack or sacks. | [verb] To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders. SACLIKE (13) SALUKIS (11) SAMBUKE (15) SAMEKHS (16) SANJAKS (18) [noun] An administrative region under the Ottoman Empire, a subdivision of a vilayet. | [noun] The governor of a sanjak; a sanjakbeg. SARKIER (11) [adjective] Sarcastic SAWBUCK (18) [noun] A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse | [noun] A ten-dollar bill SAWLIKE (14) SCHLOCK (18) [noun] Commodity that is shoddy or inferior. SCHMUCK (20) [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. SCHNOOK (16) [noun] A person who is easily taken advantage of. SCHRIKS (16) SCHTICK (18) [noun] A generally humorous routine | [noun] A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves. | [noun] A gimmick. SCHTIKS (16) SCREAKS (13) SCREAKY (16) SCULKED (14) SCULKER (13) SEACOCK (15) [noun] A valve in the hull of a vessel used to let in water, either to clean the bilges, flood a ballast tank, or scuttle the vessel SEAMARK (13) [noun] Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple. | [noun] A beacon, buoy, etc. placed in the sea to aid navigation. SEASICK (13) [adjective] Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship at sea. SEEKERS (11) [noun] One who seeks. | [noun] Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation. SEEKING (12) [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. SEPPUKU (15) [noun] A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment. SETBACK (15) [noun] An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome) | [noun] The required distance between a structure and a road. | [noun] A step-like recession in a wall. SHACKLE (16) [noun] (usually in the plural) A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain. | [noun] A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress. | [verb] To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles. | [verb] To shake, rattle. SHACKOS (16) SHAKERS (14) [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. SHAKEUP (16) [noun] A vigorous reorganization, especially of the personnel or procedures of an organization. SHAKIER (14) [adjective] Shaking or trembling. | [adjective] Nervous, anxious. | [adjective] (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked. SHAKILY (17) SHAKING (15) [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. SHAKOES (14) SHANKED (15) [verb] To travel on foot. | [verb] To stab, especially with an improvised blade. | [verb] To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants. SHARKED (15) [verb] To fish for sharks. | [verb] To steal or obtain through fraud. | [verb] To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle. SHARKER (14) SHASLIK (14) SHEIKHS (17) [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. SHEKELS (14) [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. SHICKER (16) [noun] Drunk, drunkard | [adjective] Drunk SHICKSA (16) SHIKARI (14) [noun] A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent. SHIKARS (14) [noun] Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition. | [noun] Hunting guide (elsewhere besides India, e.g. Australia) SHIKKER (18) [noun] Drunk, drunkard SHIKSAS (14) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young. SHIKSES (14) SHIRKED (15) [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. SHIRKER (14) SHITAKE (14) [noun] A wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes. SHLOCKS (16) SHMUCKS (18) [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. SHNOOKS (14) [noun] A person who is easily taken advantage of. SHOCKED (17) [verb] To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset. | [verb] To give an electric shock to. | [verb] To meet with a shock; to collide in a violent encounter. SHOCKER (16) [noun] One who or that which shocks or startles. | [noun] A device for giving electric shocks. | [noun] A particular hand gesture with a sexual connotation. SHRIEKS (14) [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. SHRIEKY (17) SHRIKES (14) [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. SHRINKS (14) [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. SHTICKS (16) [noun] A generally humorous routine | [noun] A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves. | [noun] A gimmick. SHUCKED (17) [verb] To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.). | [verb] To remove (any outer covering). | [verb] To fool; to hoax. SHUCKER (16) SHYLOCK (19) SICKBAY (18) [noun] A place used as a hospital on board a ship, on a spaceship (in science fiction). | [noun] A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school. SICKBED (16) [noun] A bed used by a person who is sick. | [noun] A place for convalescence. SICKEES (13) SICKENS (13) [verb] To make ill. | [verb] To become ill. | [verb] To fill with disgust or abhorrence. SICKEST (13) [adjective] Having an urge to vomit. | [adjective] In poor health. | [adjective] Mentally unstable, disturbed. SICKIES (13) [noun] A day, or time, off work due to (supposed) illness. SICKING (14) [verb] To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs. | [verb] To set upon; to chase; to attack. | [verb] To vomit. SICKISH (16) SICKLED (14) SICKLES (13) [noun] An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops. | [noun] Any of the sickle-shaped middle feathers of the domestic cock. | [verb] To cut with a sickle. SICKOUT (13) [noun] A labor action where employees refuse to work claiming they are sick. SIFAKAS (14) [noun] A medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus. SILKIER (11) [adjective] Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk. | [adjective] Smooth and pleasant; seductive. | [adjective] Covered in long, slender, glistening hairs pressed close to the surface; sericeous. SILKIES (11) [noun] A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin. | [noun] A chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers. SILKILY (14) SILKING (12) SINKAGE (12) [noun] An amount of material involved in a sinking. | [noun] An area of sunken ground; a depression. | [noun] The change in draft that a vessel obtains when moving through the water. SINKERS (11) [noun] One who sinks something. | [noun] A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink. | [noun] Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball. SINKING (12) [verb] (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something. | [verb] (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished. | [verb] To conceal and appropriate. SISKINS (11) [noun] A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus. | [noun] Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus. SJAMBOK (22) [noun] A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide. | [verb] To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip. SKALDIC (14) SKATERS (11) [noun] A person who skates. | [noun] A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains. | [noun] A player who is not a goaltender. SKATING (12) [verb] To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates. | [verb] To skateboard | [verb] To use the skating technique. SKATOLE (11) SKATOLS (11) SKEANES (11) SKEEING (12) SKEETER (11) [noun] Mosquito | [verb] To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry. | [verb] To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering. SKEINED (12) SKELLUM (13) SKELPED (14) [verb] To beat or slap. | [verb] To move briskly along. | [verb] To form (a plate or bar of metal, etc.) into a skelp. SKELPIT (13) SKELTER (11) SKEPSIS (13) SKEPTIC (15) [noun] Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims presented as accepted by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim. | [noun] Someone undecided as to what is true. | [noun] A type of agnostic; someone skeptical towards religion. SKETCHY (19) [adjective] Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement. | [adjective] Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality. | [adjective] Of questionable or doubtful quality. SKEWERS (14) [noun] A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking. | [noun] Food served on a skewer | [noun] A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. Compare pin.W SKEWING (15) [verb] To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position. | [verb] To bias or distort in a particular direction. | [verb] To hurl or throw. SKIABLE (13) SKIBOBS (15) SKIDDED (14) [verb] To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard. | [verb] To protect or support with a skid or skids. | [verb] To cause to move on skids. SKIDDER (13) SKIDDOO (13) [verb] To depart, especially to depart quickly | [verb] A nonsense word, often an expression of disrespect | [verb] A light that flashes on and off to make it more eye-catching. SKIDOOS (12) [noun] A snowmobile. | [verb] To depart, especially to depart quickly | [verb] A nonsense word, often an expression of disrespect SKIDWAY (18) SKIFFLE (17) [noun] A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments. SKIINGS (12) SKILFUL (14) [adjective] Possessing skill, skilled. SKILLED (12) [adjective] Having or showing skill; skillful. | [adjective] Requiring special abilities or training. | [verb] To set apart; separate. SKILLET (11) [noun] A pan for frying, generally large and heavy. | [noun] (sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan. | [verb] To cook in a skillet. SKIMMED (16) [verb] To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. | [verb] To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. | [verb] To hasten along with superficial attention. SKIMMER (15) [noun] A device that skims. | [noun] A person who skims. | [noun] Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight. | [verb] To shimmer. SKIMPED (16) [verb] To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of. | [verb] To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. | [verb] To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. SKINFUL (14) [noun] Enough to fill a skin. | [noun] Enough alcoholic drink to cause inebriation. SKINKED (16) SKINKER (15) SKINNED (12) [verb] To injure the skin of. | [verb] To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human. | [verb] To high five. SKINNER (11) [noun] Someone who skins animals. | [noun] A hunting knife used for skinning animals. | [noun] One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides. SKIPPED (16) [verb] To move by hopping on alternate feet. | [verb] To leap about lightly. | [verb] To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface. SKIPPER (15) [noun] The master of a ship. | [noun] A coach, director, or other leader. | [noun] The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling. | [noun] Agent noun of skip: one who skips. | [noun] A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night. SKIPPET (15) [noun] A small boat; a skiff. | [noun] A small, round box used for keeping documents and seals or for covering seals attached to documents SKIRLED (12) [verb] To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes. SKIRRED (12) [verb] To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound | [verb] To make a whirring sound. | [verb] To search about in, scour SKIRRET (11) [noun] An umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots. SKIRTED (12) [verb] To be on or form the border of. | [verb] To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of. | [verb] To cover with a skirt; to surround. SKIRTER (11) SKITING (12) [verb] To boast. | [verb] To skim or slide along a surface. | [verb] To slip, such as on ice. SKITTER (11) [noun] A skittering movement. | [verb] To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry. | [verb] To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering. | [noun] Often skitters: the condition of suffering from diarrhea; thin excrement. SKITTLE (11) [noun] One of the wooden targets used in skittles. | [verb] To play skittles. | [verb] To beat comprehensively. SKIVERS (14) SKIVING (15) [verb] To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk. | [verb] To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of. | [noun] A piece made in skiving (the paring or splitting of leather), especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side. SKIWEAR (14) [noun] Clothing to be worn while skiing. SKLENTS (11) SKOALED (12) SKOOKUM (17) [noun] (chiefly among Northwest Coast Aboriginal people) An evil spirit or woodland monster or giant. | [noun] A type of doll based on the mythical woodland monster. | [adjective] (Northwest US) Excellent, impressive. SKOSHES (14) [noun] A tiny amount; a little bit; tad; smidgen; jot. SKREEGH (15) SKREIGH (15) SKULKED (16) [verb] To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm). | [verb] To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection. | [verb] To avoid an obligation or responsibility. SKULKER (15) SKULLED (12) [verb] To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object. | [verb] To strike the top of (the ball). | [adjective] (often in combination) Having a skull. SKUNKED (16) [verb] To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points. | [verb] To win by 30 or more points. | [verb] (of beer) To go bad, to spoil. SKYCAPS (18) [noun] A porter at an airport. SKYDIVE (18) [noun] An instance of skydiving. | [verb] To be in freefall after jumping from an aircraft and landing safely by deploying a parachute. SKYDOVE (18) SKYHOOK (21) [noun] An hook imagined to be suspended in midair. | [noun] An overhead winch. | [noun] A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable. SKYJACK (27) [verb] To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers. | [noun] A platform that can be raised using a hydraulic scissor lift. SKYLARK (18) [noun] A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air. | [verb] (originally nautical) To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks. SKYLINE (14) [noun] (earth sciences) The line at which the earth and sky meet. | [noun] The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky. | [noun] A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers. SKYPHOI (19) SKYPHOS (19) SKYSAIL (14) [noun] The sail set next above the royal. SKYWALK (21) [noun] Skyway SKYWARD (18) [adjective] Pointing or facing at or moving toward the sky. | [adverb] At or toward the sky. SKYWAYS (20) [noun] A walkway connecting buildings at a significant height above ground level. | [noun] An airplane route. | [noun] An elevated road. SLACKED (14) [verb] To slacken. | [verb] To mitigate; to reduce the strength of. | [verb] To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake. SLACKEN (13) [verb] To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack. | [verb] To make slack, less taut, or less intense. | [verb] To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake. SLACKER (13) [noun] One who procrastinates or is lazy. | [noun] A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever. | [noun] A person who seeks to avoid military service. SLACKLY (16) SLAKERS (11) SLAKING (12) [verb] To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). | [verb] To cool (something) with water or another liquid. | [verb] To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. SLEEKED (12) [verb] To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive. SLEEKEN (11) SLEEKER (11) [adjective] Having an even, smooth surface; smooth | [adjective] Glossy | [adjective] Not rough or harsh. SLEEKIT (11) [adjective] Specious, flattering; cunning. SLEEKLY (14) SLICKED (14) [verb] To make slick. SLICKER (13) [adjective] Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. | [adjective] Appearing expensive or sophisticated. | [adjective] Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy. | [noun] One who or that which slicks. SLICKLY (16) SLINKED (12) SMACKED (16) [verb] To get the flavor of. | [verb] To indicate or suggest something; used with of. | [verb] To have a particular taste; used with of. SMACKER (15) [noun] One who smacks or spanks. | [noun] One who makes a smacking noise, especially while eating. | [noun] A kiss. SMEEKED (14) SMERKED (14) SMIRKED (14) [verb] To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous. SMIRKER (13) SMOCKED (16) [verb] To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. | [verb] To apply smocking. SMOKERS (13) [noun] A person who smokes tobacco habitually. | [noun] A smoking car on a train. | [noun] An informal social gathering for men only, at which smoking tobacco is allowed. SMOKIER (13) [adjective] Filled with smoke. | [adjective] Giving off smoke. | [adjective] Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke. SMOKILY (16) SMOKING (14) [verb] To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. | [verb] To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke. | [verb] To give off smoke. | [noun] The act or process of emitting smoke. SNACKED (14) [verb] To eat a light meal. | [verb] To eat between meals. | [verb] To snatch. SNAKIER (11) [adjective] Resembling or relating to snakes. | [adjective] Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy. | [adjective] Sly; cunning; deceitful. SNAKILY (14) SNAKING (12) [verb] To follow or move in a winding route. | [verb] To steal slyly. | [verb] To clean using a plumbing snake. SNEAKED (12) [verb] To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. | [verb] To take something stealthily without permission. | [verb] (ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something. SNEAKER (11) [noun] One who sneaks. | [noun] An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. | [noun] A vessel of drink. SNICKED (14) [verb] To latch, to lock. | [verb] To cut. | [verb] To cut or snip. SNICKER (13) [noun] A stifled or broken laugh. | [verb] To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh. | [verb] To utter through a laugh of this kind. | [noun] A player who snicks the ball. SNOOKED (12) SNOOKER (11) [noun] A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries. | [noun] The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the opponent cannot directly hit the required ball with it. | [verb] To play the game of snooker. SNORKEL (11) [noun] A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater. | [noun] A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth. | [verb] To use a snorkel. SOAKAGE (12) SOAKERS (11) SOAKING (12) [verb] To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it. | [verb] To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation. | [verb] To penetrate or permeate by saturation. SOCKETS (13) [noun] An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket). | [noun] A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint. | [noun] One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network. SOCKEYE (16) [noun] A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific. | [noun] The edible flesh of this fish. SOCKING (14) [verb] To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to. | [verb] To throw. | [adverb] Very, extremely SOCKMAN (15) SOCKMEN (15) SOKEMAN (13) SOKEMEN (13) SONLIKE (11) SOVKHOZ (26) [noun] A large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union. SOYMILK (16) [noun] A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk. | [noun] An individual serving of such a beverage. SPACKLE (15) [noun] Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster. | [noun] A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster. | [noun] A paste-like substance that fills a gap. SPANKED (14) [verb] To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction. | [verb] To soundly defeat, to trounce. | [verb] To hit very hard SPANKER (13) [noun] Someone who spanks. | [noun] An instrument used to give someone a spanking or spank, such as a paddle. | [noun] A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel. SPARKED (14) [verb] To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc). | [verb] To light; to kindle. | [verb] To give off a spark or sparks. SPARKER (13) SPARKLE (13) [noun] A little spark; a scintillation. | [noun] Brilliance; luster. | [noun] Liveliness; vivacity. | [verb] To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles SPARKLY (16) [adjective] Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery | [adjective] Lively and high-spirited | [adjective] Bubbly or effervescent SPEAKER (13) [noun] One who speaks. | [noun] Loudspeaker. | [noun] Speakerphone. SPECKED (16) [adjective] Having specks or spots, speckled. SPECKLE (15) [noun] A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage. | [noun] The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface. | [noun] Kind; sort. SPELUNK (13) SPIKERS (13) SPIKIER (13) [adjective] Having spikes, spiny. | [adjective] Hostile; standoffish | [adjective] Of hair, erect, resembling spikes. SPIKILY (16) SPIKING (14) [verb] To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails. | [verb] To set or furnish with spikes. | [verb] To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people. SPLAKES (13) [noun] A hybrid fish derived from a male brook trout and a female lake trout SPOKING (14) SPOOKED (14) [verb] To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling). | [verb] To become frightened (by something startling). | [verb] To haunt. SPUNKED (14) SPUNKIE (13) SPUTNIK (13) [noun] Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957. | [noun] Any artificial satellite. SQUAWKS (23) [noun] A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call. | [noun] A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals. | [noun] An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance. SQUEAKS (20) [noun] A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the calls of small animals. | [noun] (games) A card game similar to group solitaire. | [noun] A narrow squeak. SQUEAKY (23) [adjective] Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak. STACKED (14) [verb] To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack. | [verb] To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner. | [verb] To take all the money another player currently has on the table. STACKER (13) STACKUP (15) STAKING (12) [verb] To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes. | [verb] To pierce or wound with a stake. | [verb] To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency. | [noun] An act of stabbing with a stake. STALKED (12) [verb] To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer. | [verb] To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp | [verb] To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner. STALKER (11) [noun] A person who engages in stalking, i.e. quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game. | [noun] A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions. | [noun] Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting. STARKER (11) [adjective] Hard, firm; obdurate. | [adjective] Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather). | [adjective] Strong; vigorous; powerful. STARKLY (14) [adverb] In a stark manner; with great contrast. STEEKED (12) STENOKY (14) STICKED (14) STICKER (13) [noun] Something or someone that sticks. | [noun] One who sticks to something, or does not give up; a stayer. | [noun] An adhesive label or decal. | [adjective] Likely to stick; sticking, sticky. STICKIT (13) STICKLE (13) STICKUM (15) [noun] Any adhesive, adhesive residue; any sticky or gummy substance. STICKUP (15) [noun] A robbery at gunpoint | [noun] A small diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river. STINKER (11) [noun] A person who stinks. | [noun] A contemptible person. | [noun] Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter). STOCKED (14) [verb] To have on hand for sale. | [verb] To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply. | [verb] To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale. STOCKER (13) [noun] Livestock that is wintered and then sold in the spring; often contrasted with a feeder when the focus is on intended disposition. | [noun] A racecar in certain classes of auto racing whose origins are nominally or notionally related to factory-stock autos, such as stock car racing or super-stock drag racing. | [noun] One who crafts gun stocks STOKERS (11) [noun] A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship who stokes coal in the boilers. | [noun] A device for stoking a fire; a poker. | [noun] A device that feeds coal into a furnace etc automatically. STOKING (12) [verb] To poke, pierce, thrust. | [verb] To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace. | [verb] (by extension) To encourage a behavior or emotion. STOOKED (12) [verb] To make stooks. STOOKER (11) STRAKED (12) STRAKES (11) [noun] An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel. | [noun] A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow. | [noun] A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501). STREAKS (11) [noun] An irregular line left from smearing or motion. | [noun] A continuous series of like events. | [noun] The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain. STREAKY (14) [adjective] Having streaks. | [adjective] Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman. | [adjective] (chiefly of a person, usually North America) Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent. STREEKS (11) STRICKS (13) STRIKER (11) [noun] An individual who is on strike. | [noun] Someone or something that hits someone or something else. | [noun] One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. STRIKES (11) [noun] A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught. | [noun] The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame. | [noun] A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest. STROKED (12) [verb] To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction. | [verb] To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion. | [verb] To give a finely fluted surface to. STROKER (11) STROKES (11) [noun] An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface). | [noun] A blow or hit. | [noun] A single movement with a tool. SUBTASK (13) SUCKERS (13) [noun] A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned. | [noun] An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree. | [noun] (by extension) A parasite; a sponger. SUCKING (14) [verb] To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). | [verb] To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat. | [verb] To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk. SUCKLED (14) [verb] To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs. | [verb] To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother. | [verb] To nurse from (a breast, nursing mother, etc.). SUCKLER (13) [noun] An animal that has not yet been weaned. | [noun] Any animal that suckles its young; a mammal. SUCKLES (13) [verb] To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs. | [verb] To nurse; to suck milk from a nursing mother. | [verb] To nurse from (a breast, nursing mother, etc.). SUKKAHS (18) [noun] A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot). SUKKOTH (18) [noun] A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot). SULKERS (11) SULKIER (11) [adjective] Silent and withdrawn after being upset SULKIES (11) [noun] A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing. | [noun] Any carriage seating only the driver. SULKILY (14) SULKING (12) [verb] To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. | [noun] The act of one who sulks. SUNBACK (15) SUNDECK (14) [noun] An area on a ship's deck or on the roof of a house used for sunbathing. SUNKETS (11) SUNLIKE (11) SUSLIKS (11) [noun] Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus | [noun] The fur of these animals SWACKED (17) [adjective] Drunk. SWANKED (15) [verb] To swagger, to show off. SWANKER (14) SWINKED (15) TACKERS (13) TACKETS (13) TACKIER (13) [adjective] Of a substance, slightly sticky. | [adjective] Of low quality. | [adjective] In poor taste. TACKIFY (19) TACKILY (16) TACKING (14) [verb] To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head). | [verb] To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth). | [verb] To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other. TACKLED (14) [verb] To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into him or her. | [verb] To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down. | [verb] To attempt to take away a ball. TACKLER (13) TACKLES (13) [noun] A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook. | [noun] A block and tackle. | [noun] Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling. TAGLIKE (12) TAKABLE (13) TAKAHES (14) [noun] A species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand. TAKEOFF (17) [noun] The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight. | [noun] A parody or lampoon of someone or something. | [noun] A quantification, especially of building materials. TAKEOUT (11) [noun] Food purchased from a takeaway. | [noun] A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play. | [noun] A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents. TAKEUPS (13) TAKINGS (12) [noun] The act by which something is taken. | [noun] A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. | [noun] A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). TALCKED (14) TALKERS (11) [noun] A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous. | [noun] Any creature or machine that talks. | [noun] A talk show TALKIER (11) [adjective] (of a person) Talkative or loquacious | [adjective] (of a book etc.) Containing a great deal of dialogue or talking in general TALKIES (11) [noun] A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film. TALKING (12) [noun] The action of the verb talk. | [verb] To communicate, usually by means of speech. | [verb] To discuss; to talk about. TALOOKA (11) TALUKAS (11) [noun] A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district. TAMBAKS (15) TANBARK (13) [noun] The bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin | [noun] The spent bark used as a ground covering TANKAGE (12) [noun] Storage in a tank. | [noun] The amount that a tank (or tanks) can hold. | [noun] The charge levied for storage in a tank. TANKARD (12) [noun] A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover. TANKERS (11) [noun] A tank ship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid. | [noun] A tank truck. | [noun] A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker. TANKFUL (14) TANKING (12) [verb] To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet. | [verb] To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently. | [verb] To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank. TANUKIS (11) TASKING (12) [verb] To assign a task to, or impose a task on. | [verb] To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax. | [verb] To charge, as with a fault. TEACAKE (13) [noun] A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea. | [noun] A traditional cookie. | [noun] A sweet cake, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon and caster sugar, often served warm. TEALIKE (11) TEKTITE (11) [noun] A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of meteorite fragments that hit the Earth. THACKED (17) THANKED (15) [verb] To express gratitude or appreciation toward. | [verb] To feel gratitude or appreciation toward. | [verb] To credit or hold responsible. THANKER (14) THICKEN (16) [verb] To make thicker (in the sense of wider). | [verb] To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous). | [verb] To become thicker (in the sense of wider). THICKER (16) [adjective] Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. | [adjective] Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension. | [adjective] Heavy in build; thickset. THICKET (16) [noun] A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse. | [noun] A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract. | [noun] The collection of many small linked files created when a document is saved in HTML format by some word processors and web site creation software. THICKLY (19) [adverb] In a thick manner. THINKER (14) [noun] One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating. | [noun] An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian. THUNKED (15) [verb] To strike against something, without breakage, making a "thunk" sound. | [verb] (functional programming) To delay (a computation). | [verb] To map (machine data) from one system-specific form to another. THWACKS (19) [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. TICKERS (13) [noun] One who makes a tick mark. | [noun] A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur. | [noun] A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen. TICKETS (13) [noun] A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc. | [noun] A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation | [noun] A citation for a traffic violation. TICKING (14) [noun] A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses. | [verb] To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock. | [verb] To make a tick or checkmark. | [noun] A marking that occurs on some horses. It involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano. Sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks. TICKLED (14) [verb] To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which causes laughter, pleasure and twitching. | [verb] To unexpectedly touch or stroke delicately in a manner which causes displeasure or withdrawal. | [verb] (of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled. TICKLER (13) [noun] One who tickles. | [noun] A person who or thing which amuses or excites. | [noun] A reminder. TICKLES (13) [noun] The act of tickling. | [noun] An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling. | [noun] A light tap of the ball. TIEBACK (15) [noun] A loop of cloth, cord, etc., which is placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side. | [noun] A newspaper rewrite or short synopsis of the information presented in the original story. in order to refresh the memories of readers who saw the old story and to update new readers. TINKERS (11) [noun] An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal. | [noun] A member of the Irish Traveller community. A gypsy. | [noun] (usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster. TINKLED (12) [verb] To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell. | [verb] To cause to tinkle. | [verb] To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling. TINKLER (11) TINKLES (11) [noun] A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes. | [noun] A telephone call. | [noun] An act of urination. TINLIKE (11) TINWORK (14) TITLARK (11) [noun] Anthus pratensis, the meadow pipit, a songbird. TOELIKE (11) TOKAMAK (17) [noun] A torus-shaped chamber used in nuclear fusion research in which a plasma is magnetically confined. TOKENED (12) TOKOMAK (17) TOMBACK (17) TOMBAKS (15) TOPKICK (19) TOPKNOT (13) [noun] A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers. | [noun] A decorative headdress. | [noun] A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird. TOPWORK (16) TOYLIKE (14) TRACKED (14) [verb] To continue over time. | [verb] To follow the tracks of. | [verb] To make tracks on. TRACKER (13) [noun] Agent noun of track; one who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that follows game. | [noun] In an organ, a light strip of wood connecting (in path) a key and a pallet, to communicate motion by pulling. | [noun] A type of computer software for composing music by aligning samples on parallel timelines. TRAIKED (12) TREKKED (16) [verb] To make a slow or arduous journey. | [verb] To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas. | [verb] To travel by ox wagon. TREKKER (15) [noun] One who treks; thus, a hiker. | [noun] (World War II) A person who spent the night in a rural area, rather than his home, during bombing raids. TRICKED (14) [verb] To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive. | [verb] To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words). | [verb] To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out. TRICKER (13) TRICKIE (13) TRICKLE (13) [noun] A very thin river. | [noun] A very thin flow; the act of trickling. | [verb] To pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously. TRICKLY (16) TRICKSY (16) [adjective] Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious. TRINKET (11) [noun] A small showy ornament or piece of jewelry | [noun] A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy. | [noun] A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard. TRIPACK (15) TROAKED (12) TROCKED (14) TROIKAS (11) [noun] A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast. | [noun] A party or group of three, especially a ruling council of three people in Russian contexts. TROKING (12) TRUCKED (14) [verb] To drive a truck: Generally a truck driver's slang. | [verb] To convey by truck. | [verb] To travel or live contentedly. TRUCKER (13) [noun] One who has done something offensive; a deceitful, dishonest, or disreputable person; a deceiver; a cheat. | [noun] A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well. | [adjective] Dishonest; resulting from or inspired by dishonesty. | [noun] One who drives a truck, especially as an occupation. | [noun] One who trucks or trafficks, by trade of goods; a trafficker. TRUCKLE (13) [noun] A small wheel; a caster or pulley. | [noun] A small wheel of cheese. | [noun] A truckle bed. | [verb] To act in a submissive manner; to fawn, submit to a superior. TRUNKED (12) TSKTSKS (15) TUBLIKE (13) TUCKERS (13) [noun] One who or that which tucks. | [noun] Food. | [noun] Work that scarcely yields a living wage. TUCKETS (13) [noun] A fanfare played on one or more trumpets. | [noun] A steak; a collop. TUCKING (14) [verb] To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). | [verb] To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden. | [verb] (often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume. TUGHRIK (15) TUGRIKS (12) [noun] The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT, ₮; formerly subdivided into 100 möngö. TURFSKI (14) TURKEYS (14) [noun] The guinea fowl (family Numididae). | [noun] A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated). | [noun] The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food. TURKOIS (11) TURNKEY (14) [noun] A warder or jailer/gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison. | [verb] To supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use | [adjective] Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture) TUSKERS (11) [noun] An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks. | [noun] A tool used in peat cutting. TUSKING (12) TUSSOCK (13) [noun] A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock. TUSSUCK (13) TWEAKED (15) [verb] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch. | [verb] To adjust slightly; to fine-tune. | [verb] To twit or tease. TWINKLE (14) [noun] A sparkle or glimmer of light | [noun] A sparkle of delight in the eyes. | [noun] A flitting movement TWINKLY (17) TZADDIK (22) [noun] A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader. UKELELE (11) [noun] A small four-stringed guitar. UKULELE (11) [noun] A small four-stringed guitar. UMIACKS (15) UNAKITE (11) UNALIKE (11) [adjective] Of an unlike kind; different UNASKED (12) [adjective] Not asked about. UNBAKED (14) [adjective] Not baked or cooked. UNBLOCK (15) [verb] To remove or clear a block or obstruction from. | [verb] To free or make available. | [verb] In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit. UNBRAKE (13) UNBROKE (13) UNBULKY (16) UNCAKED (14) UNCAKES (13) UNCHOKE (16) UNCLOAK (13) [verb] To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal. | [verb] To remove one's cloak. | [verb] To become visible again by turning off a cloaking device. UNCOCKS (15) UNCORKS (13) [verb] To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from. | [verb] To release. UNDOCKS (14) [verb] To remove (a ship) from a dock. | [verb] To remove from a docking station. | [verb] To drag (a user interface element, such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely. UNDRUNK (12) [adjective] (Of a drink) Not having been drunk. UNFAKED (15) UNFROCK (16) [verb] To remove from the clergy; to revoke the clergical status of. UNHOOKS (14) [verb] To remove from a hook. | [verb] To unfasten by means of hooks. | [verb] To unfasten the bra of (its wearer). UNHUSKS (14) [verb] To remove the husk of. UNKEMPT (15) [adjective] (of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled. | [adjective] (by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up. | [adjective] Rough; unpolished UNKINKS (15) [verb] To remove the kinks from. UNKNITS (11) [verb] To unravel. | [verb] To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion. UNKNOTS (11) [noun] In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted. UNKNOWN (14) [verb] To undo the process of knowing, to lose knowledge of something. | [noun] A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found. | [noun] Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information. UNLINKS (11) [verb] To decouple; to remove a link from, or separate the links of. | [verb] To delete (a file). UNLOCKS (13) [noun] The act of unlocking something. | [verb] To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. | [verb] To obtain access to something. UNLUCKY (16) [adjective] Unfortunate, marked by misfortune. | [adjective] Inauspicious. | [adjective] Having ill luck. UNMAKER (13) UNMAKES (13) [verb] To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature. UNMASKS (13) [verb] To remove a mask from someone. | [verb] To expose, or reveal the true character of someone. | [verb] To remove one's mask. UNPACKS (15) [verb] To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack. | [verb] To empty containers that had been packed. | [verb] To analyze a concept or a text. UNPICKS (15) [verb] To undo sewing stitches. | [verb] To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool. | [verb] To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc. UNRAKED (12) UNSPEAK (13) UNSPOKE (13) UNSTACK (13) UNSTICK (13) [verb] (sometimes figurative) To free from the condition of being stuck. UNSTUCK (13) [verb] (sometimes figurative) To free from the condition of being stuck. UNTACKS (13) [verb] To unfasten (something tacked). | [verb] To remove the tack from. UNTAKEN (11) [adjective] Not taken. UNTHINK (14) UNTUCKS (13) [verb] To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked. UNYOKED (15) [verb] To release something from a yoke or harness. | [verb] To disconnect, unlink. | [verb] To liberate, deliver from oppression. UNYOKES (14) [verb] To release something from a yoke or harness. | [verb] To disconnect, unlink. | [verb] To liberate, deliver from oppression. UPCHUCK (20) [noun] Vomit. | [verb] To vomit. UPKEEPS (15) UPLINKS (13) [noun] The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or to an airborne platform. An uplink is the converse of a downlink. An uplink or downlink is distinguished from reverse link or forward link. | [noun] (by analogy, less formally) The communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server etc. | [noun] Data transmission from a data station to the headend. UPTAKES (13) [noun] Understanding; comprehension. | [noun] Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. | [noun] The act of lifting or taking up. UPTICKS (15) [noun] A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining. | [noun] A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one. URNLIKE (11) VAKEELS (14) [noun] A native attorney, lawyer or agent. | [noun] An ambassador. VALKYRS (17) VANDYKE (18) [noun] An edge with ornamental triangular points. | [noun] A style of facial hair which has both a mustache and goatee but with all cheek hair shaven. | [noun] A style of dress or collar similar to those in Anthony van Dyck's portrait paintings; a small round cape, the border ornamented with points and indentations. VIKINGS (15) [noun] One of the Scandinavian or other Northern European seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8th to the 11th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America. | [noun] (by extension) A stock character common in the fantasy genre, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an axe or sword and a helmet adorned with horns. | [noun] A Norseman (mediaeval Scandinavian). WACKIER (16) [adjective] Zany; eccentric WACKILY (19) WAESUCK (16) WAKANDA (15) WAKEFUL (17) [adjective] Awake; not sleeping. | [adjective] Sleepless. | [adjective] Vigilant and alert; watchful. WAKENED (15) [verb] To wake or rouse from sleep. | [verb] To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir. WAKENER (14) WAKIKIS (18) WALKERS (14) [noun] A person who fulls cloth. | [noun] A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal. | [noun] A groove made by such a tool (in the blade of a sword etc.). WALKING (15) [verb] To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. | [verb] To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty. | [verb] Of an object, to go missing or be stolen. | [noun] Present participle of walk. WALKOUT (14) [noun] A sudden stoppage of work. | [noun] A similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest. WALKUPS (16) [noun] An apartment or block with stairs rather than an elevator. | [noun] An informal visit to a control tower by a pilot, typically used as part of pilot training. | [noun] A mountain that can be climbed without specialist equipment. WALKWAY (20) [noun] A clearly defined path for pedestrians. WARKING (15) WARLIKE (14) [adjective] Hostile and belligerent. | [adjective] Martial, bellicose or militaristic. WARLOCK (16) [noun] A male magic-user; a male witch. WARWORK (17) WAUKING (15) WAXLIKE (21) WAXWORK (24) [noun] A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person. WEAKENS (14) [verb] To make weaker or less strong. | [verb] To become weaker or less strong. WEAKEST (14) [adjective] Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. | [adjective] Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain. | [adjective] Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable. WEAKISH (17) WEBLIKE (16) WEBWORK (19) [noun] A net or web; something structured or interlinked in a weblike manner. WEDLOCK (17) [noun] The state of being married. | [noun] A wife; a married woman. WEEKDAY (18) [noun] A day of the week except those which form the weekend; that is: | [noun] Any day of the week (Monday through Sunday). WEEKEND (15) [noun] The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday. | [verb] To spend the weekend. | [adjective] Of, relating to or for the weekend. WELKINS (14) [noun] The sky, the region of clouds; the upper air; aether; the heavens. WESKITS (14) WETBACK (18) [noun] A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border. | [noun] A person of the mestizo race; a mojado. WHACKED (20) [verb] To hit, slap or strike. | [verb] To kill, bump off. | [verb] To share or parcel out; often with up. WHACKER (19) [noun] One who, or something which, whacks. | [noun] Anything large; a whopper. WHACKOS (19) [noun] An amusingly eccentric or irrational person. WHICKER (19) [noun] The soft neigh made by a horse. | [verb] Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny. WHISKED (18) [verb] To move something with quick light sweeping motions. | [verb] In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream. | [verb] To move something rapidly and with no warning. WHISKER (17) [noun] That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both. | [noun] A hair of the beard. | [noun] One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal. WHISKEY (20) [noun] A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley). | [noun] A drink of whiskey. | [noun] A light gig or carriage; a tim-whiskey. WICKAPE (18) WICKERS (16) WICKETS (16) [noun] A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. | [noun] A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating. | [noun] A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller; a ticket barrier at a rail station, box office at a cinema, etc. WICKING (17) [verb] To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action. | [verb] (of a liquid) To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other porous material, as water through a sponge. Usually followed by through. | [verb] To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction. WICKIUP (18) [noun] A domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some semi-nomadic Native American tribes, particularly in the southwestern and western United States. WICKYUP (21) WIGLIKE (15) WIKIUPS (16) WINKERS (14) WINKING (15) [verb] To close one's eyes in sleep. | [verb] To close one's eyes. | [verb] Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye. WINKLED (15) [verb] To extract. WINKLES (14) [noun] A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae. | [noun] Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculata and Busycon carica. | [noun] The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man. WINNOCK (16) WONKIER (14) [adjective] Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre. | [adjective] Feeble, shaky or rickety. | [adjective] (especially Usenet) Suffering from intermittent bugs. WORKBAG (17) [noun] A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework. WORKBOX (23) [noun] A toolbox; a container for the items needed to carry out a task. | [noun] A set of skills and approaches. WORKDAY (18) [adjective] Suitable for everyday use. | [adjective] Mundane or commonplace. | [noun] Any of the days of a week on which work is done. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends). WORKERS (14) [noun] A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor. | [noun] A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp. | [noun] A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program. WORKING (15) [noun] (usually in the plural) Operation; action. | [noun] Method of operation. | [noun] The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem. | [verb] To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers. WORKMAN (16) [noun] A man who labours for wages. | [noun] An artisan or craftsman. WORKMEN (16) [noun] A man who labours for wages. | [noun] An artisan or craftsman. WORKOUT (14) [noun] An exercise session; a period of physical exercise. | [noun] A schedule or program of specific exercises, especially one intended to achieve a particular goal. | [noun] (by extension) Any activity that requires much physical or mental effort, or produces strain. WORKUPS (16) [noun] A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness. | [noun] All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product. | [noun] A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation. WRACKED (17) [verb] To place in or hang on a rack. | [verb] To torture (someone) on the rack. | [verb] To cause (someone) to suffer pain. WREAKED (15) [verb] To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; . | [verb] To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite. | [verb] To inflict or take vengeance on. WREAKER (14) WRECKED (17) [verb] To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless. | [verb] To ruin or dilapidate. | [verb] To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. WRECKER (16) [noun] A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (Australia) | [noun] One who breaks up situations, events. | [noun] A tow truck. WRICKED (17) WRINKLE (14) [noun] A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface. | [noun] A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue. | [noun] A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out. | [noun] A winkle WRINKLY (17) [noun] An old person. | [adjective] Having wrinkles. WRYNECK (19) [noun] Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging. | [noun] A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles; torticollis. YACKING (17) [verb] To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. | [verb] To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. YAKKERS (18) YAKKING (19) [verb] To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. | [verb] To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. YAMALKA (16) YAMULKA (16) YANKING (15) [verb] To pull (something) with a quick, strong action. | [verb] To remove from distribution. YAPOCKS (18) YASHMAK (19) [noun] A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public. YASMAKS (16) YERKING (15) [verb] To stab. | [verb] To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. | [verb] To strike or lash with a whip or stick. YEUKING (15) YOCKING (17) YOLKIER (14) YONKERS (14) YOUNKER (14) [noun] A young man; a lad, youngster | [noun] A young gentleman or knight | [noun] A novice; a simpleton; a dupe YUCKIER (16) [adjective] Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust. YUCKING (17) [verb] To itch. YUKKING (19) [verb] To laugh exuberantly. ZADDICK (24) ZAIKAIS (20) ZEBECKS (24) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. ZELKOVA (23) ZIKURAT (20) ZINCKED (23) ZINKIFY (26) ZONKING (21) [verb] To hit hard . | [verb] To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor . | [verb] (usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.