SCRABLISTmid #6

TRAYNED – TRAYNE, (Spenser) to train, to undergo instruction
DENTARY – a bone of the lower jaw
TYRANED – TYRAN, to play the oppressor, also TYRANNE, TYRANT
RELATUM – a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition
LOUVRED – having a louvre
OUTPEER – (Shakespeare) to surpass, excel
AEROSOL – a spray released under pressure
ROSEOLA – a rose-coloured skin rash
TOXEMIA – blood poisoning due to toxins in blood, also TOXAEMIA
SILOXANE – any of various polymers containing silicon and oxygen
TARTINE – (French) a slice of bread and butter with jam
TENNESI – TENNE, (French) an orange-brown colour, also TENNY
POTSHOT – to shoot randomly at
RANGOLI – (Hindi) a traditional Hindu form of decoration on floors and doorsteps
ANCESTRY – a line of ancestors
ORACLING – ORACLE, to utter as an oracle
LONGHAIR – an intellectual; one having a deep interest in the arts, especially in classical music
TRIGONAL – pertaining to or having three angles, also TRIGONIC
ABORIGEN – an original or native inhabitant of a country, also ABORIGIN, ABORIGINE
GEOMANT – one who practises geomancy, also GEOMANCER
MAGNETO – a small electric generator which uses permanent magnets
MEGATON – a unit of explosive force
NATHEMO – (Spenser) nevermore, also NATHEMORE, NEVERMORE
LOMENTA – LOMENTUM, (Latin) a type of plant pod, also LOMENT
OMENTAL – of or pertaining to an omentum, a free fold of the peritoneum
TELAMON – (Greek) a draped male figure used like a caryatid as a supporting column or pilaster
MOMENTA – MOMENTUM, (Latin) force of movement
MONTANE – the lower vegetation belt of a mountain
NONMEAT – a substance that does not contain meat
TONEARM – the pivoted part of a record player that holds the needle
MANTOES – MANTO, (historical) a woman’s loose gown, also MANTEAU, MANTUA, MANTY
TOMENTA – TOMENTUM, (Latin) the closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants
NOTAEUM – (Greek) the upper surface of a bird’s trunk
OUTNAME – to exceed in naming or describing
METHADON – a synthetic drug similar to morphine, also METHADONE
HOTELMAN – a hotel manager, also HOTELIER
SUBPLOT – a subordinate plot in a novel etc.
TOMBLESS – without a tomb
OUTBRAWL – to surpass in brawling
CIGARET – finely-cut tobacco rolled in thin paper, also CIGARETTE
FRIGATE – a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line
RAGTIME – a style of American dance music
STRIGAE – STRIGA, (Latin) the flute of a column
VIRGATE – an early English land measure
VITRAGE – (French) a thin curtain for windows or glazed doors
ADENOID – relating to or like a gland, also ADENOIDAL
EULOGIA – (Latin) a blessing; holy bread
GANOINE – the hard shiny substance resembling enamel which forms the outer layer of ganoid fish-scales, also GANOIN
IPOMOEA – (Greek) a flowering plant
OTALGIES – OTALGY, pain in the ear, also OTALGIA
KEITLOA – (Setswana) a two-horned rhinoceros
ARRIERO – (Spanish) a muleteer
BEGONIA – a garden plant with waxy leaves and ornamental flowers
OCEANIC – pertaining to the ocean
DIOXANE – a toxic flammable solvent, also DIOXAN
APIEZON – (tradename) as in apiezon oils, the residue of almost zero vapour pressure left by vacuum distillation of petroleum products
OXALISES – OXALIS, (Greek) a plant of the wood-sorrel genus
CAESIOUS – having a bluish coating, also CESIOUS
AIRPOST – the system of conveying mail by air
AIRSTOP – a helicopter stopping place
PROSAIST – a writer of prose, also PROSER
PROTASIS – the introductory part of a classical drama
AMITOSES – AMITOSIS, direct cell division, without mitosis
STOKESIA – a perennial herb of the southern US
FIASCOES – FIASCO, (Italian) a wine bottle
ARGOSIES – ARGOSY, a large merchant ship
ROSARIES – ROSARY, a series of prayers in the Roman Catholic Church
SESAMOID – shaped like a sesame seed
AMEIOSES – AMEIOSIS, the non-pairing of the chromosomes
ADENOSIS – abnormal growth of glandular tissue
CASSIOPE – an evergreen shrub
ZEBRULA – the offspring of a male zebra and a female horse, also ZEBRULE
EPIGENE – taking place near the earth’s surface
MERFOLK – mermen and mermaids
MOLINET – (French) a stick used to whip drinking chocolate in the 18th century
TOWLINE – a line used for towing
POINTEL – a sharp instrument
POTLINE – a row of electrolytic cells
TOPLINE – to feature in a headline
SINUOSE – characterized by curves, bends or turns, also SINUOUS
NIVEOUS – resembling snow
COENURI – COENURUS, (Greek) a tapeworm larva, also COENURE
NOURICE – (obsolete) a nurse
FOUDRIE – the jurisdiction of a foud or bailiff in the Orkneys
SANTERA – (Spanish) a priestess of santeria
ARPENTS – ARPENT, (French) an old French land measure, also ARPEN
PERSANT – (Spenser) piercing, also PERCEANT, PERSAUNT
STRAWEN – STRAW, to cover with stalks of threshed grain
CELOSIA – an ornamental plant of the amaranth family
TUNICAE – TUNICA, (Latin) an enclosing membrane or layer of tissue
QUINATE – arranged in groups of five
ABAXILE – facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf, also ABAXIAL
OXAZOLE – a liquid chemical compound
WRAXLES – WRAXLE, (dialect) to wrestle, also RASSLE, WARSLE, WARSTLE, WRASSLE, WRASTLE, WRESTLE
STHENIA – unusual or abnormal strength
PENTHIA – (Spenser) another name for the unidentified plant astrophel
HEMATIN – a compound of hemoglobin, also HEMATINE
GAHNITE – (Swedish) a mineral, zinc spinel
OUTRATE – to surpass in rating
FLOTILLA – a fleet of ships
OUTASITE – amazing, excellent, also OUTASIGHT
OUTEATS – OUTEAT, to surpass in eating
MELODION – a small reed organ, also MELODEON
DIOCESAN – the bishop of a diocese
OCEANID – (Greek) an ocean nymph
DIASCOPE – an optical projector used for showing transparencies on a screen
EDACIOUS – voracious, devouring
SHIGELLA – a rod-shaped bacterium that causes bacillary dysentery
MEGILLA – (Hebrew) a scroll containing a book of the Old Testament, also MEGILLAH
MILLAGE – a type of monetary rate
DEVONIAN – relating to a type of rock formed in the fourth period of the Palaeozoic era
DONATIVE – a benefice presented to church without reference to a bishop
VOIDANCE – the act of voiding
NAARTJE – (South African) a small sweet orange like the mandarin, also NAARTJIE, NARTJIE
LEGUAAN – (Dutch) a large monitor lizard of the genus Varanus, also LEGUAN
TAILZIE – (Scots) an entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted, also TAILLIE, TAILYE
URAEMIC – relating to uraemia, retention of waste materials normally excreted, also UREMIC
PLICATE – folded like a fan
HYALITE – a pellucid variety of opal in globules looking like colorless gum or resin
TUTENAG – (Marathi) an alloy of zinc, copper etc.

ScrabList Mini #4

FURZE – a spiny shrub, aka gorse or whin
NIZAM – (Hindi) the title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719
XENIA – XENIUM, a gift made to a guest or ambassador; any compulsory gift
DENTEX – (Latin) a strongly toothed voracious fish related to perch, found in the Mediterranean
EDUCT – that which is educed, as by analysis
MOIRAI – MOIRA, (Greek) fate or destiny, in ancient Greek religion
GAZON – (obsolete) one of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks, also GAZOON
PADRI – PADRE, (Italian) father; a title given to priests; an army chaplain
TRUGO – (Australian) a game similar to croquet
CAIQUE – (French) a light skiff used on the Bosphorus
UBIQUE – (Latin) everywhere
JERQUE – to search a vessel for contraband
HUZOOR – (Urdu) an Indian potentate, a title used by Indians in respectful address
PREVUE – (US) to preview, also PREVIEW
WAZIR – (Arabic) a minister in various Muslim states, also PHEAZAR, VEZIR, VISIER, VIZIER, VIZIR, WIZIER
VILDE – (Spenser) vile, also VILD
HYLEG – the ruling planet at the hour of one’s birth
CONFAB – to converse, gossip
BHAJAN – a Hindu religious song
NIQAAB – (Arabic) a veil worn by some Muslim women, also NIKAB, NIQAB
MEGARA – MEGARON, (Greek) the principal hall in an ancient Greek house
FORHOW – to desert or abandon, also FORHOO, FORHOOIE
BOMBYX – (Greek) a moth of the genus Bombyx, which includes the silkworm moth
ZABETA – (Arabic) a stated tariff
FECHT – (Scots) to fight
BIFTAH – (slang) a cannabis cigarette, also BIFTER
CULPA – (Latin) negligence for which one is liable
FAJITA – (Spanish) marinated or grilled beef or chicken, served hot, wrapped in flour tortillas
ULAMA – (Arabic) the body of professional theologians, expounders of the law, in a Muslim country, also ULEMA
IXORA – a flowering plant, aka St Rita and Maltese Cross
VEEJAY – an announcer on a programme of music videos
CHINTZ – a glazed printed cotton fabric, also CHINTS
MACAW – a large tropical American parrot, having a long tail and brilliant plumage
PYKNIC – a person of pyknic build, also PYCNIC
BUNYIP – (Native Australian) a fabulous monster of swamps and lagoons
KEWPIE – (tradename) as in kewpie (doll), a brightly coloured doll
CROJIK – a triangular sail
EXFIL – to remove (data) from a computer, network, etc. surreptitiously and without permission or unlawfully
AFGHAN – a heavy knitted or crocheted woollen blanket or shawl
QUOOKE – QUAKE, to shake

ScrabList #13

General:

FIZGIG – to dob someone in to the police, also FISGIG, FISHGIG, FIZZGIG
SNOEK – (Dutch) the barracouta
COYPOU – an aquatic rodent, also COYPU
GIDJEE – (Native Australian) a small Australian acacia tree, also GIDGEE
ENJAMB – in poetry, to join the sense from one line to the next
VERTUE – moral excellence, also VIRTUE
KELEP – a stinging ant
PHIAL – to keep in a small bottle, also VIAL
PEWEE – a small, olive-brown North American bird
GARBO – (Australian slang) a garbage collector
DECCIE – (slang) interior decoration
CHENIX – (Greek) an ancient Greek dry measure
ANURIA – failure to urinate
PROJET – (French) a draft of a proposed measure; a project
FINNAC – (Gaelic) a young seatrout, also FINNACK, FINNOCK, PHINNOCK
USQUE – (Gaelic) whiskey, also USQUABAE, USQUEBAE, USQUEBAUGH
TOQUE – (French) a close-fitting woman’s hat, also TOQUET
RONYON – (Shakespeare) a mangy or scabby creature, also RONION, RUNNION
VOULGE – a weapon carried by foot-soldiers in the 14th century, also VOUGE
SCYPHI – SCYPHUS, (Greek) a drinking vessel used in ancient Greece, also SKYPHOS
HOWDAH – (Arabic) a seat on an elephant’s back, also HOUDAH
MEDFLY – a Mediterranean fruit fly
RIANCY – merriment
ZORIL – (Spanish) a small African mammal, also ZORILLA, ZORILLE, ZORILLO
ZOMBI – in West Indian magic, a reanimated corpse, also ZOMBIE
DECAD – (obsolete) a period of ten years, also DECADE
ZOFTIG – (Yiddish) having a full rounded figure, pleasingly plump, also ZAFTIG
BEYLIK – (Turkish) the domain of a bey, also BEYLIC
BILLYO – in the phrase “like billyo”, extremely, also BILLYOH
BLUIDY – (Scots) stained with blood, also BLOODY, BLUDIE, BLUDY
BORTZ – (Dutch) diamond dust or fragments, also BOART, BORT
BWAZI – an African shrub, also BUAZE
CAHOUN – (Spanish) a South American palm tree, also COHUNE
CHAZAN – (Hebrew) a cantor in a synagogue, also CHAZZAN, CHAZZEN, HAZAN, HAZZAN, KHAZEN
WICCA – (Old English) the practice of witchcraft
IXODID – (Greek) a tick, a bloodsucking insect
KWELA – (Zulu) a form of Zulu folk music
HUTZPA – (Yiddish) sass, moxie, also CHUTZPA, CHUTZPAH, HUTZPAH
MIZUNA – (Japanese) a variety of lettuce with crisp green leaves
VRAIC – a kind of seaweed, aka kelp, also VAREC, VARECH

Short words:

NADS – (slang) testicles
PFFT – used to express a sudden ending
BAHU – (Hindi) a daughter-in-law
OMOV – a voting system of one man, one vote
GRAV – a unit of acceleration
DERV – fuel for a diesel engine road vehicle
AESC – (Old English) an Old English rune used for ‘ae’
FLOC – to aggregate into floccules
HUIC – used to encourage hunting hounds
MERC – (short for) a mercenary
SAIC – (Turkish) a Levantine vessel like a ketch, also SAICK, SAIQUE
TORC – a necklace or armband in the form of a twisted metal band
LUTZ – a jump in figure skating
NEUK – (Scots) a nook, a corner
WAUK – to full (cloth), also WAULK
IGLU – (Inuit) a snow house, also IGLOO
GENU – (Latin) the knee
OMBU – a type of South American tree
TROU – (short for) trousers
THRU – (archaic) through
RYND – a fitting to support a millstone
TRYP – (short for) a trypanosome
SKRY – to see the future e.g. via a crystal ball, also SCRY
XYST – (historical) a long covered portico or court, also XYSTOS, XYSTUS
VIFF – to change direction abruptly of a VTOL aircraft
BLAH – to talk stupidly or insipidly
HOIK – to hitch up, also HOICK
MWAH – a representation of the sound of a kiss
LWEI – a monetary unit of Angola
VIZY – (Scots) to take a close look, also VISIE, VIZZIE

7’s and 8’s:

GALLEIN – a red crystalline dyestuff
NIGELLA – (Latin) a garden flower
LEGALIST – someone inclined to legalism
TILLAGE – the operation of tilling, preparing land for seed
STILLAGE – a cask stand, also STILLING, STILLION
GALLIZE – in winemaking, to bring to standard proportions by adding water and sugar to an inferior must, also GALLISE, GALLISISE, GALLISIZE
GALILEE – a small chapel or porch at western end of some medieval English churches
CHEDITE – a mixture of castor oil, ammonium perchlorate and a solvent, used as an explosive, also CHEDDITE
EIDETIC – marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall
PEDETIC – relating to pedesis, Brownian movement
TIERCED – divided into three equal parts
TELEFILM – a motion picture made for television
ORALISM – the use of the oral method for teaching the deaf
CALIGOES – CALIGO, (Latin) a reduction in vision due to a speck on the cornea
CAMISOLE – (French) a loose under-bodice with thin shoulder straps instead of sleeves
CALORISE – to coat steel with aluminum, also CALORIZE
CARIOLE – (French) a small open carriage, also CARRIOLE
EUSOCIAL – characterized by cooperative specialization of tasks
LATIGOES – LATIGO, (Spanish) a strap used to fasten a saddle
AGOUTIES – AGOUTY, a burrowing rodent, also AGOUTI, ACOUCHI, ACOUCHY, AGUTI
RUMBAED – RUMBA, (Spanish) to perform a kind of dance, also RHUMBA
APOMIXES – APOMIXIS, (Greek) nonsexual reproduction, from an apomict or unfertilized ovum
INTITLE – to give a right to, also ENTITLE, INTITULE
COINAGE – the act of making coins
ANGINOSE – relating to angina
ARMOIRE – (French) a large ornate cabinet
AMIDONE – a synthetic opioid used as an analgesic
DAIMONES – DAIMON, (Greek) an inward spirit; personality; genius, also DAEMON
NOMADIES – NOMADY, the life of a nomad
NOMADISE – to lead a nomadic life, also NOMADIZE
SEMOLINA – (Italian) a granular product of wheat
ANEMOSIS – the separation of rings of growth in timber due to wind
MOINEAU – (French) a small flat bastion to protect a fortress under construction
JALOPIES – JALOPY, a decrepit car, also JALOPPY
JALOUSIE – (French) an outside shutter with slats
JAROVISE – to hasten the flowering of a plant, also JAROVIZE
BASENJI – (Bantu) a small African hunting-dog
HEJIRAS – HEJIRA, (Arabic) the flight of Mohammed from Mecca, also HEGIRA, HEJRA, HIJRA, HIJRAH
JIVEASS – (colloquial) a person who loves fun and excitement
JALEBIS – JALEBI, (Hindi) an Asian snack of deep-fried dough covered with syrup, also JALLEBI