General:

1. GAIJIN – (Japanese) a foreigner in Japan
2. TEEND – to kindle, burn, also TIND
3. JOLLOF – as in jollof rice, a West African dish made from rice and meat or fish
4. HANGRY – irritable as a result of feeling hungry
5. CHELAE – CHELA, (Greek) a pincerlike claw
6. CESTOI – CESTOS, (Greek) a belt or girdle
7. DITTIT – DIT, (Scots) to block
8. WEBFED – pertaining to a type of printing press
9. JALAP – a Mexican plant, also JALOP
10. TITTUP – to prance, skip about gaily
11. PLAAS – (South African) a farm
12. SALPA – a free-swimming small marine animal, also SALP, SALPIAN, SALPID
13. SHCHI – (Russian) a kind of cabbage soup, also SHTCHI
14. SYRINX – (Greek) the vocal organ of a bird
15. PHLOX – (Greek) any plant of the North American genus Phlox
16. DRACHM – (Greek) a Greek monetary unit, also DRACHMA
17. ILLTH – the contrary of wealth or wellbeing
18. KHAPH – (Hebrew) the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also CAPH, KAF, KAPH, KHAF
19. BUSHWA – nonsense, also BUSHWAH
20. KAWAU – (Maori) the black shag
21. SWOUN – to faint, also SWOON, SWOUND
22. QUARTO – a book size made by folding sheet into four leaves
23. QUOAD – (Latin) as far as
24. HAPAX – (Greek) a word that occurs only once
25. TOWZE – to dishevel, rumple, also TOUSE, TOUSLE, TOUZE, TOUZLE, TOWSE
26. WEIZE – (Scots) to guide in a certain direction, also WEISE
27. WAREZ – illegally copied computer software which has had its protection codes deactivated
28. WOJUS – (Irish slang) of a poor quality or low standard
29. KALPAC – (Turkish) a triangular Turkish or Tatar felt cap, also CALPAC, CALPACK, KALPAK
30. EQUALI – (Italian) pieces for a group of instruments of the same kind e.g. Beethoven’s Equali for four trombones
31. SACQUE – a woman’s loose-fitting gown; a train of silk hanging from the shoulders of such a gown
32. BEEGAH – (Hindi) an Indian land measure, also BIGHA
33. GHUBAR – as in ghubar numeral, any of a set of numerals forming the stage between ancient Hindu numerals and present-day Arabic numerals, also GOBAR
34. KENTIA – the Howea feather palm
35. MATOKE – (Bantu) in Uganda, plantain used as a staple food, also MATOOKE
36. KAINGA – (Maori) a Maori village
37. PURDAH – (Urdu) seclusion of women from public observation among Muslims and some Hindus, also PARDAH, PURDA
38. HANIWA – (Japanese) japanese clay sculptures
39. WAIATA – (Maori) a Maori song
40. JOWARI – (Hindi) Indian millet, aka durra, also JOWAR, JAWARI
41. KELSON – a wooden or steel structure lengthwise within ship’s frame to bear and distribute stress, also KEELSON
42. ECHINI – ECHINUS, (Latin) a sea urchin, also ECHINOID
43. JORDAN – a chamberpot
44. GRABEN – (German) a rift valley
45. KINEMA – a motion-picture theatre, also CINEMA
46. AMAZON – a powerful woman
47. MOKIHI – (Maori) a Maori raft
48. CHINO – (Spanish) a strong twilled cotton cloth, usually khaki-coloured
49. ZERIBA – (Arabic) an improvised stockade, esp. one made of thorn bushes, etc., also ZAREBA, ZAREEBA, ZARIBA, ZEREBA
50. ZIPOLA – nothing
51. ZIRCON – (Arabic) a tetragonal mineral, zirconium silicate, of which jacinth and jargoon are varieties
52. ZUFOLI – ZUFOLO, (Italian) a small flute used to train songbirds, also ZUFFOLO
53. ZOYSIA – a kind of perennial grass
54. XEROMA – (Greek) a dry lustreless condition of the conjunctiva, also XEROPHTHALMIA
55. RAMJET – a type of engine
56. MOLINE – a cross with two outward curving branches
57. YARCO – (Australian slang) a young working-class person who wears casual sports clothes
58. CYATHI – CYATHUS, (Latin) an ancient Greek measuring cup
59. SHUMAI – (Japanese) Japanese dumplings
60. KIBOSH – to put a stop to, ruin the chances of, also KYBOSH
61. TIETAC – a tie clip, also TIETACK
62. APGAR – as in apgar score, a system for determining the condition of an infant at birth
63. SIALID – an alderfly, also SIALIDAN
64. BEJADE – to tire out
65. QUININ – a colourless, bitter alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark, used as an antipyretic or analgesic, also QUININA, QUININE
66. PULAO – (Persian) a dish made from seasoned rice and meat, also PILAO, PILAU, PILAFF, PILAF, PILAW, PILOW, PILLAU
67. FERULE – to fit with a metal cap to prevent splitting, also FERREL, FERRULE
68. DOGEAR – to turn down a corner of a page

Short words:

1. AWOL – one who is absent without leave
2. TELT – TELL, to inform
3. REPP – a kind of corded cloth, also REP
4. AUNE – (obsolete) an ell; a French measure of cloth
5. PAAL – (Dutch) in the Caribbean, a stake driven into the ground
6. NAAM – (historical) the action of taking another’s goods by distraint; goods so taken, also NAM
7. EUGE – (Greek) an interjection meaning well done
8. PACA – (Tupi) a South American rodent, the spotted cavy
9. ANSA – (Latin) the projecting part of Saturn’s rings
10. HAPU – (Maori) a Maori subtribe (a subdivision of an iwi)
11. PUHA – (Maori) sow thistle
12. PUIR – (Scots) poor
13. LATI – LAT, (short for) latrine
14. SITZ – as in sitz bath, a bath in which the hips and buttocks are immersed in warm water
15. YUGA – (Sanskrit) one of the four Hindu ages of the world, also YUG
16. GOEY – anxious to go
17. PROO – (Scots) a call to a cow to come near, also PRUH
18. FAND – (Scots) to try or attempt
19. OULK – (Scots) a week, also OUK
20. MINO – (Japanese) a raincoat of hemp

7’s and 8’s:

1. BANXRING – (Javanese) a tree-shrew, an E. Indian insectivorous mammal, also BANGSRING
2. ANKLUNG – (Javanese) a musical instrument of South Asia, composed of bamboo tubes, also ANGKLUNG, ANKLONG
3. WAYANGS – WAYANG, (Javanese) a type of Indonesian theatre featuring puppets or human dancers
4. HYENINE – of or like a hyena, also HYAENIC, HYENIC, HYENOID
5. OBLIGATI – OBLIGATO, (Italian) a musical accompaniment of independent importance, esp. that of a single instrument to a vocal piece, also OBBLIGATO
6. APACHES – APACHE, (French) a member of the French underworld
7. DEWLAPS – DEWLAP, a fold of loose skin under the neck
8. TUMSHIE – (Scots) a turnip
9. HUMITES – HUMITE, a magnesium orthosilicate that occurs as an impurity in marble
10. GIRNIER – GIRNIE, ill-tempered
11. CANTATA – (Italian) a kind of vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment
12. CEILIDH – (Gaelic) an informal gathering with music, dancing etc., also CEILI
13. OVERAPT – excessively apt
14. DEADPAN – to act without emotion
15. OSTRACON – (Greek) a piece of tile for writing a message upon, also OSTRAKON
16. OCTONARY – a stanza of eight lines
17. GANJAHS – GANJAH, (Hindi) cannabis used for smoking, also GANJA
18. DEMIJOHN – (French) a large bottle having a wicker case
19. CYATHIA – CYATHIUM, (Latin) the characteristic inflorescence of the spurges
20. JINGOISH – chauvinist, sabre-rattling, also JINGOISTIC
21. CHIASMI – CHIASMUS, (Greek) the inversion of the order of corresponding elements of two parallel phrases, as ‘do not live to eat but eat to live’
22. MIJNHEER – (Dutch) the Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman, also MENEER, MYNHEER
23. CHILIAD – (Greek) a group of one thousand
24. POSTRACE – following a race
25. TOPSCORE – to be the highest scorer in a sports match
26. CROWSTEP – a steplike figure on a gable
27. DACTYLI – DACTYLUS, (Greek) the leg joint of certain insects
28. PERSICOT – (French) a cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc. with refined spirit, also PERSICO
29. SPROCKET – a toothlike projection that turns the links of a chain
30. ACTINON – an isotope of radon
31. CANTION – (Spenser) a song
32. YINDIES – YINDIE, a person in his or her early 30’s who combines a lucrative career with nonmainstream tastes
33. DINKEYS – DINKEY, a small locomotive, also DINKY
34. SERINGA – (Portuguese) a Brazilian tree yielding rubber
35. SIGNIEUR – (Shakespeare) a lord, esp. of manor, also SEIGNEUR, SEIGNIOR
36. TELEMEN – TELEMAN, a naval officer
37. GENTILIC – belonging to a tribe or nation
38. PENTICED – PENTICE, to provide with a penthouse, also PENTISE
39. DEPEINCT – (Spenser) to paint, also DEPAINT
40. PECTINES – PECTEN, (Latin) a comblike anatomical part
41. INCISURE – a cut or incision
42. SCIURINE – a member of the squirrel family, also SCIURID, SCIUROID
43. DISINURE – to render unfamiliar
44. URIDINE – a pyrimidine nucleoside based on uracil and ribose
45. NEURITIS – inflammation of a nerve
46. UNITISER – one who unitises, also UNITIZER
47. MYOGENS – MYOGEN, an albumin, soluble in water, found in muscle
48. MYELONS – MYELON, (Greek) the spinal cord
49. NOYSOME – (obsolete) noisome, hurtful, also NOISOME
50. EPONYMS – EPONYM, a personal name from which another name is derived
51. RENEGADO – (archaic) a renegade
52. DIGERATI – the elite who make money by internet related commerce
53. DOTCOMS – DOTCOM, a company that conducts most of its business on the internet
54. EGOSURF – to search for one’s own name on the internet
55. EVERNET – a hypothetical form of the Internet
56. QUADPLAY – the supply to a customer by one provider of television, internet and both fixed-line and mobile telephony, also FOURPLAY
57. INFOBAHN – an information superhighway such as the Internet
58. LISTSERV – (tradename) an Internet mailing service
59. WORKSAFE – (of an internet link etc.) suitable for viewing in the workplace because of an absence of pornographic content
60. ONLINER – a user of the internet
61. NETROOT – a political activist who promotes his or her cause via the internet
62. INTERWEB – a facetious name for the Internet, used to imply that the speaker has little understanding of or interest in the subject
63. HOMESITE – one’s own site on the Internet
64. MANGABY – (Malagasy) a long-tailed African monkey, also MANGABEY
65. EPIDOTE – a mineral, a silicate of alumina, lime, and oxide of iron, or manganese
66. BREIING – BREI, (South African) to pronounce r sound at the back of the throat, also BREY
67. BOONEST – BOON, as in boon companion
68. LORNEST – LORN, (archaic) lost, abandoned
69. DIPTYCH – an ancient writing tablet, also DIPTYCA
70. KOORIES – KOORI, (Native Australian) a young Aborigine girl
71. PELOIDS – PELOID, a mud or other natural medium used as a medicinal plaster
72. BOLDFACE – to print in thick type
73. POPLARS – POPLAR, a genus of rapidly growing trees of the willow family
74. FOISTER – one who foists
75. FOETORS – FOETOR, (Latin) a stench, also FETOR
76. FORPETS – FORPET, (Scots) a measure of grain, also FORPIT
77. FOUTRES – FOUTRE, (Scots) to mess around aimlessly, also FOOTRA, FOUTER, FOUTRA
78. TWOFERS – TWOFER, something that is sold at the rate of two for the price of one
79. ACRIDER – ACRID, sharp to the taste or smell
80. PIASTRE – (French) a monetary unit of several Arab countries, also PIASTER
81. PRATIES – PRATIE, (Irish colloquial) a potato, also PRATY
82. NASHGAB – (Scots) prattle, chatter, also GABNASH
83. ATONICS – ATONIC, an unaccented syllable or word
84. AGITANS – as in paralysis agitans, Parkinson’s disease
85. ANTISAG – designed to prevent sagging
86. GITANAS – GITANA, (Spanish) a female gypsy
87. CINEREA – the grey matter of the brain
88. RESIANCE – (archaic) a residence, abode
89. AGNAMES – AGNAME, a name extra to one’s usual name
90. SAGAMEN – SAGAMAN, (Old Norse) a writer of sagas
91. SHELTERY – affording shelter
92. RESTRUNG – RESTRING, to string again
93. TABOULI – (Arabic) a kind of Lebanese salad, also TABBOULEH, TABBOULI, TABOOLEY, TABOULEH, TABULI
94. UPTREND – a tendency toward growth
95. PRUNTED – ornamented with a prunt
96. BOULTER – a sieve, a machine for separating bran from flour, also BOLTER
97. INASMUCH – to such a degree, also INSOMUCH
98. NIMBUSES – NIMBUS, (Latin) a halo; a type of cloud
99. SUBERIN – a substance found in cork cells
100. UNBUSIES – UNBUSY, to make less busy
101. PILFERS – PILFER, to steal
102. CRUIVES – CRUIVE, (Scots) a pen or sty, also CROOVE, CRUVE
103. REVUIST – a writer of revues
104. SERUEWE – (Spenser) to surview, also SERVEWE
105. AMANITIN – a toxin produced by certain mushrooms
106. FLEMISH – to coil a rope in a certain way
107. SMATTER – to speak with little knowledge
108. SUASION – persuasion
109. SAGOUIN – (Tupi) a South American monkey, also SAGOIN, SAGUIN
110. ABUSION – (Spenser) misuse, deception
111. SANIOUS – pertaining to sanies, a watery foul discharge from wounds or sores
112. PAUPERS – PAUPER, to reduce to poverty
113. UPSPEAR – to shoot up like a spear
114. UNWONTED – unaccustomed, also UNWONT
115. CODRIVE – to work as a codriver
116. NAVARIN – (French) a stew containing mutton and turnips
117. NIRVANA – (Sanskrit) freedom from the endless cycle of birth and death and related suffering, in Hindu and Buddhist religions
118. RIBEYES – RIBEYE, a choice cut of beefsteak, cut from the rib
119. PARBOIL – to cook partially by boiling for a short time
120. TOPRAIL – a top rail of e.g. an article of furniture
121. IRONCLAD – an armored warship
122. BRINJAL – (Sanskrit) the aubergine
123. BAIRNLY – like a bairn, a child
124. RANCELS – RANCEL, to search for stolen goods, also RANSEL, RANZEL
125. CANTLES – CANTLE, to break a piece from
126. CENTALS – CENTAL, a weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois
127. SCANTLE – to stint, make scant
128. BROMIDS – BROMID, a bromine compound, also BROMIDE
129. POLEAXE – to strike with an axlike weapon, also POLEAX
130. MACHERS – MACHER, (Yiddish) an important person
131. MESARCH – originating in a mesic habitat
132. SCHMEAR – (Yiddish) to spread or smear, also SCHMEER, SHMEAR, SHMEER
133. ENCALMS – ENCALM, (obsolete) to becalm
134. FILABEG – (Gaelic) the kilt, also FILIBEG, FILLIBEG, PHILABEG, PHILIBEG, PHILLABEG, PHILLIBEG
135. FLEABAG – an inferior hotel
136. BEFLAGS – BEFLAG, to deck with flags
137. AWEARIED – (archaic) wearied
138. FATWAED – FATWA, to issue an Islamic religious decree, also FATWAH
139. MANACLE – to handcuff
140. ANALECTA – (Greek) collected literary fragments, also ANALECTS
141. LACTEAL – pertaining to milk, also LACTEAN, LACTEOUS
142. MARCHESA – (Italian) the wife or widow of a marchese
143. KAYOING – the act of a knockout
144. RENEGUE – to refuse, deny, also RENAGUE, RENEAGUE, RENEGE, RENIG
145. WAKANDA – (Native American) a supernatural force in Sioux belief, also WACONDA, WAHCONDA