Month: November 2019

SCRABLISTmid #9

  1. MEDEVAC – to evacuate the wounded from a battlefield by helicopter, also MEDIVAC
  2. EQUERRY – an official who attends the royal family
  3. SEXFOIL – an ornamental design having six leaves or petals radiating from a common centre
  4. FRAKTUR – (German) a German style of black letter, the normal type used for printing German from the 16th to the mid 20th cent, also FRACTUR
  5. COTTOID – like a cottid, a fish of the genus Cottus
  6. PRERACE – before a race
  7. CAPERER – one who capers
  8. JILBAB.S – JILBAB, (Arabic) a long robe worn by Muslim women
  9. WALLEYE – an eye in which the iris is pale or whitish, also WATCHEYE
  10. BEIGEST – BEIGE, greyish buff with a hint of pink
  11. MAZUMA.S – MAZUMA, (Yiddish) money, cash
  12. EPOXIDE – an epoxy compound
  13. GUMWEED – a plant covered with a gummy substance
  14. YEANING – YEAN, esp. of a sheep, to bring forth young, also EAN
  15. FUTHORC – the runic alphabet, also FUTHARC, FUTHARK, FUTHORK
  16. WINSOME – charming, captivating
  17. COTERIE – (French) a social or literary circle
  18. LOUVER.S – LOUVER, a sloping slat placed across an opening, also LOUVRE
  19. QUERIDA – (Spanish) a Mexican term of endearment, sweetheart
  20. TWIGLOO – a makeshift shelter made from branches
  21. MOZETTA – (Italian) a hooded cape worn by bishops, also MOZZETTA
  22. EILDING – (Scots) fuel, also ELDIN, ELDING, YEALDON
  23. SUNBEAT – continually exposed to the sun, also SUNBEATEN
  24. ATOKOUS – without offspring, also ATOKAL
  25. OIKIST.S – OIKIST, (historical) the founder of a colony, also OECIST
  26. BUNCOED – BUNCO, to practice such a trick, also BUNKO
  27. NUTWOOD – a nut-bearing tree
  28. PRECOUP – preceding a coup
  29. ACCOURT – to entertain
  30. AULNAGE – cloth inspection, also ALNAGE
  31. LEGUAAN – (Dutch) a large monitor lizard of the genus Varanus, also LEGUAN
  32. SQUAMA.E – SQUAMA, (Latin) a scale, also SQUAME
  33. FUMETTE – (French) the scent of game when high, also FEWMET, FUMET
  34. BORAZON – a manmade compound of nitrogen and boron, as hard as diamond
  35. DEAIRED – DEAIR, to remove air from
  36. DHANSAK – (Urdu) any of a variety of Indian dishes consisting of meat or vegetables braised with water or stock and lentils, also DANSAK
  37. KHANDA.S – KHANDA, (Punjabi) a double-edged Sikh sword
  38. RIPCORD – a cord to release a parachute
  39. ZAMBUCK – (New Zealand) a member of the St John’s ambulance brigade, esp. one on duty at a sporting event, also ZAMBUK
  40. ENDUING – ENDUE, to put on, as of clothes; to invest with, also ENDEW, INDEW, INDOW, INDUE
  41. LOKSHEN – (Yiddish) noodles
  42. ROBINIA – a genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of North America
  43. TWYFOLD – twofold, also TWAFALD, TWIFOLD, TWOFOLD
  44. MARQUIS – a British or Irish hereditary nobleman of the second rank of the peerage, below a duke and above an earl, also MARQUESS
  45. NEOCON.S – NEOCON, (short for) a neoconservative
  46. MATELOT – (French) a seaman, also MATLO, MATLOW
  47. RAUPATU – (Maori) confiscation of land
  48. OCICAT.S – OCICAT, a large shorthaired cat with a spotted coat
  49. PAVIOUR – a person who lays paving-stones; a machine for tamping down paving-stones, also PAVER, PAVIOR
  50. SIMPKIN – an Urdu corruption of champagne, also SIMKIN
  51. HOUHERE – (Maori) a small evergreen New Zealand tree
  52. INTRADA – (Italian) a musical prelude
  53. DROVING – the action of herding cattle
  54. ALLODIA – ALLODIUM, (Latin) an estate held in absolute ownership, also ALLOD, ALOD, ALODIUM
  55. ANERGIA – lack of energy
  56. EREPSIN – an enzyme of the small intestine
  57. HOUFING – HOUF, to haunt, frequent, also HOUFF, HOWF, HOWFF
  58. NONPLAY – a theatrical work that is not a play
  59. RIVIERA – (Italian) a warm coastal district
  60. NUTTING – the act of gathering nuts
  61. BOOMER – a large male kangaroo
  62. DACTYL.S – DACTYL, (Greek) a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long syllables
  63. ROCKABY – a song used to lull children to sleep, also ROCKABYE
  64. MESTIZA – (Spanish) a (female) person of mixed, esp. Spanish and American-Indian parentage
  65. YAWPING – the act of yelping
  66. SAMAAN.S – SAMAAN, (Caribbean) the rain-tree, a member of the mimosa family, also SAMAN, ZAMAN, ZAMANG
  67. LINALOL – (Spanish) a fragrant liquid alcohol, used to make perfume, obtained from oil of rosewood, also LINALOOL
  68. OBELION – a part of the skull
  69. NUNHOOD – the condition of a nun
  70. CAMPOUT – a camping out by a group
  71. SUBRENT – to sublet or rent out (a property that is already rented)
  72. DULOSIS – enslavement by an insect
  73. HEPATIC – pertaining to or acting upon the liver, also HEPATICAL
  74. ANLAGEN – ANLAGE, (German) the first discernible rudiment of an organ
  75. PAKFONG – (Chinese) a Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, also PACKFONG, PAKTHONG, PAKTONG
  76. CALENDS – (Latin) the first day of the ancient Roman month from which days were counted backwards to the Ides, also KALENDS
  77. LINGAM.S – LINGAM, (Sanskrit) the phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshipped in his character of the creative and reproductive power, also LINGA
  78. UNBLENT – not blent
  79. SAMBAL.S – SAMBAL, (Malay) a food served with curry
  80. SHIDDER – (Spenser) a female animal
  81. PIXYISH – like a pixy
  82. HONEYED – HONEY, to sweeten with a sweet thick fluid
  83. EIGHTVO – a printer’s page size, also OCTAVO
  84. FITCHEW – a polecat, also FITCH, FITCHET
  85. DEAWING – DEAW, (Spenser) to cover with dew
  86. CORONEL – the iron head of a tilting spear, used in jousting
  87. MILLRUN – the current of water that drives a mill wheel, also MILLRACE
  88. ABEYANT – in abeyance, suspended
  89. GNATHIC – of or pertaining to the jaw, also GNATHAL
  90. HULLOO.S – HULLOO, to hail, also HALLOA, HALLOO
  91. BARGOON – (Canadian slang) a bargain
  92. BOSHTER – (Australian slang) very good, also BOSHTA, BOSKER
  93. CHYACK.S – CHYACK, (Australian slang) to tease, deride, also CHIACK
  94. BOVVER.S – BOVVER, (slang) rowdy or violent behaviour by street gangs
  95. GEECHEE – (US slang) a rural southern black
  96. FIGJAM.S – FIGJAM, (Australian slang) a conceited person
  97. NETHEAD – an enthusiast or expert on the internet
  98. KAYLIED – (slang) intoxicated