ScrabList #17

4 Letter Words:

  1. KAGO – (Japanese) a basketwork passenger litter [n -S]
  2. MIEN – (French) an air or look [n -S]
  3. POUK – (Scots) to pluck, pinch, also POOK [v POUKIT, POUKING, POUKS]
  4. TEPA – an organophosphorus compound used as an insect sterilant and formerly to treat cancer [n -S]
  5. WEID – (Scots) any sudden illness, cold or relapse with febrile symptoms [n -S]
  6. DYAD – two units treated as one; a couple; a pair, also DUAD [n -S]
  7. YAUD – (Scots) a mare, a jade [n -S]
  8. YILL – (Scots) to entertain or delight with ale [v -ED, -ING, -S]
  9. ZIMB – (Amharic) an Ethiopian dipterous insect, also ZEBUB [n -S]
  10. ZYGA – ZYGON, (Greek) an H-shaped fissure of the brain [n]
  11. ARCO – (Italian) the bow of a stringed instrument [n ARCOS or ARCHI]
  12. BEMA – (Greek) a platform in a synagogue, also BIMA, BIMAH [n BEMAS or BEMATA]
  13. BOGY – a goblin, a bugbear, an object of special dread, also BOGEY, BOGEYMAN, BOGYMAN, BOOGERMAN, BOOGEYMAN, BOOGIEMAN, BOOGYMAN [n BOGIES]
  14. BOOH – to show disapproval by making this sound, also BOO [v -ED, -ING, -S]
  15. FAAN – FAA, (Scots) to fall [v]
  16. MAAR – (German) a volcanic crater without a cone, usually filled by a lake [n MAARS or MAARE]

5 Letter Words:

  1. OLLAV – (Irish) an Irish master poet, also OLLAMH [n -S]
  2. HYRAX – (Greek) a small, harelike mammal, also HYRACOID [n HYRAXES or HYRACES]
  3. PANAX – (Greek) a tree of the Aralia family [n -ES]
  4. KVASS – (Russian) an alcoholic drink of low strength made in Russia and East Europe from cereals and stale bread, also KVAS, QUASS [n -ES]
  5. QUONK – to make an accidental disturbing noise too close to a microphone [v -ED, -ING, -S]
  6. ZABRA – (Spanish) a small vessel used off the Spanish coast [n -S]
  7. COLZA – (Dutch) a variety of cabbage cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes [n -S]
  8. MIAOW – to make the sound of a crying cat, also MEOW, MEOU, MIAOU, MIAUL [v -ED, -ING, -S]
  9. WANZE – (obsolete) to decrease, waste away [v WANZED, WANZING, WANZES]
  10. CHACE – (obsolete) to chase [v CHACED, CHACING, CHACES]
  11. FORZA – (Italian) force, strength [n FORZE]
  12. ZOPPO – (Italian) having a syncopated or temporarily changing accent of a beat, also ZOPPA [adj]
  13. SIREE – (US) a mode of address, sir, also SIRRA, SIRRAH, SIRREE [n -S]
  14. HOORD – (obsolete) a hoard [n -S]
  15. DEAWY – (Spenser) dewy, also DEAWIE, DEWY [adj]
  16. GIUST – (Spenser) to tilt with lances, also JOUST, JUST [v -ED, -ING, -S]
  17. FEDEX – to send by Federal Express [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
  18. DRUXY – of timber, having hidden decayed spots, also DRICKSIE [adj DRUXIER, DRUXIEST]

6 Letter Words:

  1. HERBAR – (Spenser) a herb-garden, also HERBARY [n -S]
  2. STAYNE – (Spenser) to stain [v STAYNED, STAYNING, STAYNES]
  3. FIAUNT – (Spenser) a fiat [n -S]
  4. KIAUGH – (Scots) care, trouble, also KAUGH [n -S]
  5. VERDIT – (Spenser) a verdict [n -S]
  6. EWGHEN – (Spenser) made of yew-wood, also EUGHEN, YEWEN [adj]
  7. VERVEN – (Spenser) vervain, the flower [n -S]
  8. YWROKE – (Spenser) wrought [v]
  9. FRIGOT – (Spenser) a frigate [n -S]
  10. ERSATZ – (German) a substitute, usually artificial and inferior [n -ES]
  11. KAMEEZ – (Urdu) in South Asia, a loose tunic, worn by women, also KAMEES [n -ES]
  12. SHIRAZ – (Persian) a type of wine grape, aka syrah [n -ES]
  13. RAKIJA – a kind of fruit brandy produced by distillation of fermented fruit, popular throughout the Balkans, also RAKIA [n -S]
  14. RHANJA – (Hinglish) a male lover [n -S]
  15. SHIVOO – (Australian slang) a noisy party [n -S]
  16. BOOCOO – (slang) much or many, also BOOKOO [n -S]
  17. NINCUM – (short for) nincompoop, also NINCOM [n -S]
  18. PSYWAR – (short for) psychological warfare [n -S]
  19. NOCAKE – (Native American) a meal made from parched maize [n -S]
  20. HAEMIN – the red, crystalline salt of haematin with hydrochloric acid, also HEMIN [n -S]

7 Letter Words:

  1. TOLARJI – TOLAR, (Slovene) the standard monetary unit of Slovenia [n]
  2. APAREJO – (Spanish) a kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans [n -S]
  3. ALIZARI – a Mediterranean plant which yields a dye [n -S]
  4. WEBZINE – a magazine published on the Internet [n -S]
  5. JOHNNIE – (slang) a condom, also JOHNNY [n -S]
  6. FECKING – (vulgar slang) an intensive, also FECKIN [adj]
  7. YACHTIE – (Australian slang) a yachtsman, also YACHTER, YACHTMAN, YACHTSMAN [n -S]
  8. ALLEGGE – (Spenser) to allay, also ALEGGE, ALLEDGE [v ALLEGGED, ALLEGGING, ALLEGGES]
  9. TRIFFIC – (slang) terrific, excellent, also TRIFF [adj]
  10. CHOINOIS – (French) a cone-shaped sieve [n -ES]
  11. FIDIBUS – a paper spill for lighting a pipe [n -ES]
  12. KLIPDAS – (South African) the Cape hyrax, an African mammal, like a woodchuck but more closely related to ungulates [n -ES]
  13. UVEITIS – inflammation of the uvea [n -ES]
  14. VOMITUS – (Latin) matter vomited [n -ES]
  15. QUIETUS – (Latin) a final settlement [n -ES]
  16. SEJEANT – in heraldry, represented in a sitting position, also SEJANT [adj]
  17. ULULANT – howling [adj]
  18. NEWMOWN – recently mown [adj]
  19. CONCEDO – (Latin) in logic, I admit, I yield [v]
  20. VIRANDO – (Hindi) a roofed gallery, terrace, or open portico along the front or side of a building, also VERANDA, VERANDAH, VIRANDA [n -S]
  21. MADOQUA – (Amharic) a small Abyssinian antelope [n -S]
  22. DAQUIRI – a cocktail, also DAIQUIRI [n -S]
  23. MATSURI – (Japanese) a Shinto festival or public ceremony held at a shrine [n -S]
  24. GUARISH – (obsolete) to cure, heal, also GARISH [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

8 Letter Words:

  1. GODSQUAD – (offensive) evangelical Christians as a group [n -S]
  2. HUAQUERO – (Spanish) in Latin America, a person who steals antiquities and relics from tombs [n -S]
  3. OBSEQUIE – (Milton) an obsequy, a funeral rite [n -S]
  4. NONQUOTA – not included in or subject to a quota [adj]
  5. ULTRAHIP – extremely hip [adj]
  6. ULTRADRY – very very dry [adj ULTRADRIER or ULTRADRYER, ULTRADRIEST or ULTRADRYEST]
  7. HYPERGOL – a rocket fuel [n -S]
  8. SUPERLOO – a self-cleaning public toilet [n -S]
  9. SUPERSEX – very good sex [n -ES]
  10. SUPEREGO – a part of the psyche [n -S]
  11. SUPERBAD – exceedingly bad; exceedingly good [adj]
  12. SUPERGUN – a very large gun [n -S]
  13. OVERFREE – too liberal [adj OVERFREELY]
  14. JELUTONG – (Malay) a naturally occurring rubberlike substance, aka pontianak [n -S]
  15. NIRAMIAI – (Japanese) in sumo wrestling, a period of stamping and glaring to cow the opponent [n -S]
  16. URUSHIOL – (Japanese) a poisonous and irritant oily liquid present in poison ivy and the lacquer tree [n -S]
  17. CALLIOPE – (Greek) a keyboard musical instrument [n -S]
  18. OUTBRAVE – to surpass in courage [v OUTBRAVED, OUTBRAVING, OUTBRAVES]
  19. LIVELOOD – (Spenser) livelihood, also LIVELOD [n -S]
  20. PARROKET – a small long-tailed parrot, also PARAKEET, PARAQUET, PARAQUITO, PAROQUET, PARRAKEET, PARROQUET [n -S]
  21. WARRAGAL – (Native Australian) the Australian wild dog, the dingo, also WARRAGLE, WARRAGUL, WARRIGAL [n -S]
  22. SWAPTION – a swap option [n -S]
  23. SNEAKEUP – (Shakespeare) a sneak, a shirker [n -S]
  24. WAUKRIFE – (Scots) wakeful, vigilant, also WAKERIFE [adj]

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