4 Letter Words:
- KAGO – (Japanese) a basketwork passenger litter [n -S]
- MIEN – (French) an air or look [n -S]
- POUK – (Scots) to pluck, pinch, also POOK [v POUKIT, POUKING, POUKS]
- TEPA – an organophosphorus compound used as an insect sterilant and formerly to treat cancer [n -S]
- WEID – (Scots) any sudden illness, cold or relapse with febrile symptoms [n -S]
- DYAD – two units treated as one; a couple; a pair, also DUAD [n -S]
- YAUD – (Scots) a mare, a jade [n -S]
- YILL – (Scots) to entertain or delight with ale [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- ZIMB – (Amharic) an Ethiopian dipterous insect, also ZEBUB [n -S]
- ZYGA – ZYGON, (Greek) an H-shaped fissure of the brain [n]
- ARCO – (Italian) the bow of a stringed instrument [n ARCOS or ARCHI]
- BEMA – (Greek) a platform in a synagogue, also BIMA, BIMAH [n BEMAS or BEMATA]
- BOGY – a goblin, a bugbear, an object of special dread, also BOGEY, BOGEYMAN, BOGYMAN, BOOGERMAN, BOOGEYMAN, BOOGIEMAN, BOOGYMAN [n BOGIES]
- BOOH – to show disapproval by making this sound, also BOO [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- FAAN – FAA, (Scots) to fall [v]
- MAAR – (German) a volcanic crater without a cone, usually filled by a lake [n MAARS or MAARE]
5 Letter Words:
- OLLAV – (Irish) an Irish master poet, also OLLAMH [n -S]
- HYRAX – (Greek) a small, harelike mammal, also HYRACOID [n HYRAXES or HYRACES]
- PANAX – (Greek) a tree of the Aralia family [n -ES]
- KVASS – (Russian) an alcoholic drink of low strength made in Russia and East Europe from cereals and stale bread, also KVAS, QUASS [n -ES]
- QUONK – to make an accidental disturbing noise too close to a microphone [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- ZABRA – (Spanish) a small vessel used off the Spanish coast [n -S]
- COLZA – (Dutch) a variety of cabbage cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes [n -S]
- MIAOW – to make the sound of a crying cat, also MEOW, MEOU, MIAOU, MIAUL [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- WANZE – (obsolete) to decrease, waste away [v WANZED, WANZING, WANZES]
- CHACE – (obsolete) to chase [v CHACED, CHACING, CHACES]
- FORZA – (Italian) force, strength [n FORZE]
- ZOPPO – (Italian) having a syncopated or temporarily changing accent of a beat, also ZOPPA [adj]
- SIREE – (US) a mode of address, sir, also SIRRA, SIRRAH, SIRREE [n -S]
- HOORD – (obsolete) a hoard [n -S]
- DEAWY – (Spenser) dewy, also DEAWIE, DEWY [adj]
- GIUST – (Spenser) to tilt with lances, also JOUST, JUST [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- FEDEX – to send by Federal Express [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
- DRUXY – of timber, having hidden decayed spots, also DRICKSIE [adj DRUXIER, DRUXIEST]
6 Letter Words:
- HERBAR – (Spenser) a herb-garden, also HERBARY [n -S]
- STAYNE – (Spenser) to stain [v STAYNED, STAYNING, STAYNES]
- FIAUNT – (Spenser) a fiat [n -S]
- KIAUGH – (Scots) care, trouble, also KAUGH [n -S]
- VERDIT – (Spenser) a verdict [n -S]
- EWGHEN – (Spenser) made of yew-wood, also EUGHEN, YEWEN [adj]
- VERVEN – (Spenser) vervain, the flower [n -S]
- YWROKE – (Spenser) wrought [v]
- FRIGOT – (Spenser) a frigate [n -S]
- ERSATZ – (German) a substitute, usually artificial and inferior [n -ES]
- KAMEEZ – (Urdu) in South Asia, a loose tunic, worn by women, also KAMEES [n -ES]
- SHIRAZ – (Persian) a type of wine grape, aka syrah [n -ES]
- RAKIJA – a kind of fruit brandy produced by distillation of fermented fruit, popular throughout the Balkans, also RAKIA [n -S]
- RHANJA – (Hinglish) a male lover [n -S]
- SHIVOO – (Australian slang) a noisy party [n -S]
- BOOCOO – (slang) much or many, also BOOKOO [n -S]
- NINCUM – (short for) nincompoop, also NINCOM [n -S]
- PSYWAR – (short for) psychological warfare [n -S]
- NOCAKE – (Native American) a meal made from parched maize [n -S]
- HAEMIN – the red, crystalline salt of haematin with hydrochloric acid, also HEMIN [n -S]
7 Letter Words:
- TOLARJI – TOLAR, (Slovene) the standard monetary unit of Slovenia [n]
- APAREJO – (Spanish) a kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans [n -S]
- ALIZARI – a Mediterranean plant which yields a dye [n -S]
- WEBZINE – a magazine published on the Internet [n -S]
- JOHNNIE – (slang) a condom, also JOHNNY [n -S]
- FECKING – (vulgar slang) an intensive, also FECKIN [adj]
- YACHTIE – (Australian slang) a yachtsman, also YACHTER, YACHTMAN, YACHTSMAN [n -S]
- ALLEGGE – (Spenser) to allay, also ALEGGE, ALLEDGE [v ALLEGGED, ALLEGGING, ALLEGGES]
- TRIFFIC – (slang) terrific, excellent, also TRIFF [adj]
- CHOINOIS – (French) a cone-shaped sieve [n -ES]
- FIDIBUS – a paper spill for lighting a pipe [n -ES]
- KLIPDAS – (South African) the Cape hyrax, an African mammal, like a woodchuck but more closely related to ungulates [n -ES]
- UVEITIS – inflammation of the uvea [n -ES]
- VOMITUS – (Latin) matter vomited [n -ES]
- QUIETUS – (Latin) a final settlement [n -ES]
- SEJEANT – in heraldry, represented in a sitting position, also SEJANT [adj]
- ULULANT – howling [adj]
- NEWMOWN – recently mown [adj]
- CONCEDO – (Latin) in logic, I admit, I yield [v]
- VIRANDO – (Hindi) a roofed gallery, terrace, or open portico along the front or side of a building, also VERANDA, VERANDAH, VIRANDA [n -S]
- MADOQUA – (Amharic) a small Abyssinian antelope [n -S]
- DAQUIRI – a cocktail, also DAIQUIRI [n -S]
- MATSURI – (Japanese) a Shinto festival or public ceremony held at a shrine [n -S]
- GUARISH – (obsolete) to cure, heal, also GARISH [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
8 Letter Words:
- GODSQUAD – (offensive) evangelical Christians as a group [n -S]
- HUAQUERO – (Spanish) in Latin America, a person who steals antiquities and relics from tombs [n -S]
- OBSEQUIE – (Milton) an obsequy, a funeral rite [n -S]
- NONQUOTA – not included in or subject to a quota [adj]
- ULTRAHIP – extremely hip [adj]
- ULTRADRY – very very dry [adj ULTRADRIER or ULTRADRYER, ULTRADRIEST or ULTRADRYEST]
- HYPERGOL – a rocket fuel [n -S]
- SUPERLOO – a self-cleaning public toilet [n -S]
- SUPERSEX – very good sex [n -ES]
- SUPEREGO – a part of the psyche [n -S]
- SUPERBAD – exceedingly bad; exceedingly good [adj]
- SUPERGUN – a very large gun [n -S]
- OVERFREE – too liberal [adj OVERFREELY]
- JELUTONG – (Malay) a naturally occurring rubberlike substance, aka pontianak [n -S]
- NIRAMIAI – (Japanese) in sumo wrestling, a period of stamping and glaring to cow the opponent [n -S]
- URUSHIOL – (Japanese) a poisonous and irritant oily liquid present in poison ivy and the lacquer tree [n -S]
- CALLIOPE – (Greek) a keyboard musical instrument [n -S]
- OUTBRAVE – to surpass in courage [v OUTBRAVED, OUTBRAVING, OUTBRAVES]
- LIVELOOD – (Spenser) livelihood, also LIVELOD [n -S]
- PARROKET – a small long-tailed parrot, also PARAKEET, PARAQUET, PARAQUITO, PAROQUET, PARRAKEET, PARROQUET [n -S]
- WARRAGAL – (Native Australian) the Australian wild dog, the dingo, also WARRAGLE, WARRAGUL, WARRIGAL [n -S]
- SWAPTION – a swap option [n -S]
- SNEAKEUP – (Shakespeare) a sneak, a shirker [n -S]
- WAUKRIFE – (Scots) wakeful, vigilant, also WAKERIFE [adj]
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