ScrabList #4

General:

  1. EYRIR – (Icelandic) a monetary unit of Iceland, also AURAR
  2. BEMUD – (archaic) to spatter with mud
  3. GREBO – a devotee of heavy metal or grunge music, also GREEBO
  4. KACHA – (Hindi) made of dried mud, also CUTCHA, KACHCHA, KUCHCHA, KUTCHA
  5. GUYSE – (Spenser) guise
  6. BEDEL – (obsolete) a minor parish official, also BEADLE, BEDELL
  7. FATWA – (Arabic) an Islamic religious decree, also FATWAH, FETWA
  8. ROWME – (Spenser) room, also ROUM
  9. MIRIN – (Japanese) a sweet rice wine used in Japanese cooking
  10. BLANCO – (tradename) a white substance used for treating uniform belts etc.
  11. HUMVEE – (tradename) a high mobility multipurpose military wheeled vehicle
  12. LINUX – (tradename) a non-proprietary computer operating system for personal computers
  13. NAIRU – acronym for Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment
  14. PHPHT – used as an expression of annoyance, also PHT
  15. RORTY – (Australian slang) lively, enjoyable
  16. BOOAI – (New Zealand) a remote rural place, also BOOAY, BOOHAI
  17. HINAU – (Maori) a New Zealand tree
  18. KAURU – (Maori) the edible stem of the New Zealand cabbage tree
  19. NGIAO, (Maori) a New Zealand tree with white wood
  20. OUGIYA – a monetary unit of Mauretania, also OUGUIYA
  21. MUFTI – (Arabic) civilian clothes
  22. MATZOH – (Yiddish) unleavened bread, also MATSAH, MATZA, MATZAH, MATZO
  23. VIRAGO – (Latin) a noisy, domineering woman
  24. YARTO – heart, used as term of endearment in the Shetlands, also JARTA, YARTA
  25. YAKOW – crossbreed of a male yak and a domestic cow
  26. TOAZE – (Shakespeare) to tease out, also TEASE, TEAZE, TOSE, TOZE
  27. ELENCH – (obsolete) in logic, that part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends, also ELENCHUS
  28. RAUPO – (Maori) the New Zealand bulrush
  29. FILII – FILIUS, (Latin) a son
  30. SITULA – (Latin) a bucket

Short words:

  1. RIVA – (Old Norse) in Shetland, a cleft in rock
  2. AULA – (Latin) a hall
  3. YABA – (colloquial) yet another bloody acronym
  4. RONZ – (New Zealand) acronym for the rest of New Zealand
  5. HUIA – (Maori) a New Zealand bird akin to the crow
  6. HIOI – (Maori) a New Zealand plant of the mint family
  7. ETUI – (French) a small ornamental case for holding, also ETWEE
  8. WYCH – a tree with pliant branches, also WICH
  9. EOAN – pertaining to dawn
  10. XRAY – (in international radio communication) a code word for the letter X
  11. BUDA – (offensive Hinglish) an insulting term of an old man
  12. COOF – (Scots) a dolt, also CUIF
  13. KYBO – (Australian slang) a temporary lavatory constructed for use when camping
  14. PEAG – (Native American) a form of currency once used by North American Indians, also PEAGE
  15. DIVI – to divide up, also DIVVY
  16. OUTA – an informal contraction of out of, also OUTTA
  17. DEFO – definitely, as an expression of agreement or consent, also DEFFO
  18. NANE – (Scots) none
  19. LARI – a monetary unit of Maldives, also LAREE
  20. RURP – a small hook-like piton used in mountaineering
  21. WAAC – a member of the Woman’s Auxiliary Army Corps
  22. HUHU – (Maori) a hairy New Zealand beetle
  23. BAYT – (Spenser) to bate, abate, also BATE
  24. IOTA – (Greek) a Greek letter
  25. HUMF – (Scots) to carry something awkward, also HUMPH
  26. CAZH – (slang) casual, also CAZ
  27. GYMP – to trim with gimp, a kind of yarn, also GIMP, GUIMP
  28. POGY – (Canadian) in Canada, any form of government relief, also POGEY
  29. MOUE – (French) a disdainful or pouting look
  30. TOUN – (Scots) a town

7-Letter Bingos:

  1. TREADLE – to work by a foot pedal, also TREDDLE
  2. IVORIED – made like ivory
  3. INSOFAR – to such an extent
  4. ARCHINE – an old Russian unit of length, also ARSHEEN, ARSHIN, ARSHINE
  5. KERNITE – a hydrated oxide of sodium and boron
  6. BIOGENS – BIOGEN, a hypothetical unit of protoplasm
  7. LEOTARD – a skin-tight garment worn by dancers, acrobats, etc.
  8. OROIDES – OROIDE, an alloy used in imitation gold jewellery, also OREIDE
  9. RATHOLE – a hole made by a rat
  10. ROUSANT – rising as a bird
  11. HERNIAS – HERNIA, the protrusion of an organ through its wall
  12. GERENTS – GERENT, a ruler or manager
  13. MIRBANE – an apparently meaningless word used in perfumery, also MYRBANE
  14. LITHOED – LITHO, to make a lithograph
  15. ERMINES – ERMINE, the stoat; a white fur, also ERMELIN
  16. PONDAGE – the capacity of a pond
  17. PLATIER – PLATY, split into thin, flat pieces
  18. ERRANTS – ERRANT, a knight errant, a person who is errant
  19. RAINOUT – atomic fallout occurring in precipitation
  20. ALEYING – ALEYE, to quell, also ALLAY, ALAY
  21. CLARTED – CLART, to dirty
  22. GUERDON – to reward
  23. OILPANS – OILPAN, (US) a sump
  24. HANTLES – HANTLE, (Scots) a lot
  25. TEAWARE – a tea service
  26. BOONIES – remote, undeveloped country
  27. DEWANIS – DEWANI, the office of dewan, also DEWANNY
  28. PETUNIA – a South American genus of ornamental plants
  29. BITONAL – using two musical keys together
  30. ISOGENY – the state of being of similar origin

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