February 19, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. ENAUNTER

conj. (obsolete) lest by chance

2. SUNBEAT

adj. continually exposed to the sun
Also: SUNBEATEN
Anagrams: BUTANES

3. BERGAMA

n. a type of rug
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: MEGABAR

4. BREGMA

n. (Greek) the point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull
Plural: BREGMATA, BREGMAS

5. MARGATE

n. a tropical fish
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: REGMATA

6. HOTSPUR

n. a rash, hotheaded man
Back hooks: S

7. DVANDVA

n. (Sanskrit) a compound word in which neither element is subordinated to the other, e.g. tragicomedy
Back hooks: S

8. SATYRAL

n. a heraldic monster compounded of man, lion and antelope
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: ASTYLAR

9. HOOLEY

n. (Irish) a boisterous party
Also: HOOLIE, HOOLY
Back hooks: S

10. BERSEEM

n. a Mediterranean clover, grown as a forage crop
Back hooks: S

11. BARRACE

n. (obsolete) the lists in a tournament
Back hooks: S

12. GALYAC

n. (Russian) a soft glossy fur from a stillborn lamb or kid
Also: GALYAK
Back hooks: S

February 18, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. PFENNIG

n. (German) a German coin
Also: PFENNING
Back hooks: E, S

2. ZENAIDA

n. a wild dove
Back hooks: S

3. NEMNING

v. NEMN, (obsolete) to name

4. DOPIAZA

n. an Indian dish, meat or fish in onion sauce
Back hooks: S

5. KOUMYS

n. (Russian) a beverage made from camel’s milk
Also: KOUMIS, KOUMISS, KOUMYSS, KUMIS, KUMISS, KUMYS
Plural: KOUMYSES
Back hooks: S

6. NOTAEUM

n. (Greek) the upper surface of a bird’s trunk
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: AUTOMEN, OUTNAME

7. MISTEUK

v. MISTAKE, to interpret wrongly
Anagrams: KUMITES

8. TURFSKI

n. a type of ski
Back hooks: S

9. TURKOIS

n. (archaic) turquoise
Plural: TURKOISES

10. COVERLID

n. a bed covering
Also: COVERLET
Back hooks: S

11. MAUVEIN

n. a mauve dye
Also: MAUVEINE, MAUVIN, MAUVINE
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: MAUVINE

12. ROMNEYA

n. a plant with large white flowers
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: ANYMORE

February 16, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. ABFARAD

n. a unit of capacitance, the ability to store an electric charge
Back hooks: S

2. KUFIYAH

n. (Arabic) an Arab headdress
Also: KAFFIYAH, KAFFIYEH, KEFFIYAH, KEFFIYEH
Back hooks: S

3. LABLAB

n. (Arabic) a tropical bean with edible pods
Back hooks: S

4. MANCALA

n. (Arabic) a variety of board games
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: ALMANAC

5. MUDEJAR

n. (Arabic) a Spanish moor
Plural: MUDEJARES
Anagrams: JUMARED

6. SALAAM

v. (Arabic) to make a salaam, a low bow
Verb forms: SALAAMED, SALAAMING, SALAAMS
Anagrams: MASALA

7. SHADUF

n. (Arabic) a machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation
Also: SHADOOF
Back hooks: S

8. TAHINI

n. (Arabic) a paste made of crushed sesame seeds
Also: TAHINA
Back hooks: S

9. ASHRAF

n. SHARIF, (Arabic) a descendant of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima
Also: SHEREEF, SHERIF

10. AZIMUTH

n. (Arabic) the angle a celestial object makes from due north, when measured in an eastwards direction along the horizon
Back hooks: S

11. BABLAH

n. (Hindi) a species of acacia from which gum arabic is obtained
Also: BABOOL, BABUL
Back hooks: S

12. CABOB

n. (Arabic) cubes of meat cooked on a skewer
v. to skewer
Also: KEBAB, KEBOB, KABAB, KABOB
Verb forms: CABOBBED, CABOBBING, CABOBS
Anagrams: BOBAC

February 16, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. KLEPHT

n. (Modern Greek) a Greek brigand or guerrilla
Back hooks: S

2. IONIUM

n. a radioactive isotope of thorium
Back hooks: S

3. AOUDAD

n. a North African wild sheep
Also: AUDAD
Back hooks: S

4. EOTHEN

adv. (archaic) from the east

5. EIDENT

adj. (Scots) busy, diligent
Anagrams: ENDITE

6. WOOSELL

n. (Shakespeare) an ouzel
Also: OUSEL, OUZEL, WOOSEL
Back hooks: S

7. UMWELT

n. (German) environmental factors collectively, as affecting the behaviour of an animal or individual
Back hooks: S

8. EMEUTE

n. (French) a popular rising or uproar
Back hooks: S

9. SEXPERT

n. an expert in sexual behaviour
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: EXPERTS

10. REEXPEL

v. to expel again
Verb forms: REEXPELLED, REEXPELLING, REEXPELS

11. PRECIPE

n. (Latin) a writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it
Also: PRAECIPE
Back hooks: S

12. PRELUDI

n. PRELUDIO, (Italian) a prelude
Back hooks: O

February 15, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. VIEWSHED

n. the natural environment visible from a viewing point
Back hooks: S

2. OLDSQUAW

n. a kind of sea duck, aka hareld
Also: OLDWIFE
Back hooks: S

3. ZONETIME

n. standard time used at sea
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: MONETIZE

4. ALEWIFE

n. a woman who sells ale
Front hooks: K
Plural: ALEWIVES

5. NONBOOK

n. a book of little literary merit
Back hooks: S

6. NONOILY

adj. not oily

7. PRONOTA

n. PRONOTUM, a hard outer plate of an insect
Anagrams: PATROON

8. KERBSIDE

n. the side of a pavement bordered by a kerb
Also: CURBSIDE
Back hooks: S

9. TWISCAR

n. (Old Norse) a turf-spade
Also: TUSHKAR, TUSHKER, TUSKAR, TUSKER
Back hooks: S

10. PSIONIC

adj. relating to a psion, a hypothetical PSI particle
Back hooks: S

11. MYRRHOL

n. the volatile oil of myrrh
Back hooks: S

12. GWYNIAD

n. (Welsh) a fish of North Wales and northern Europe, aka powan, allied to the lake whitefish
Also: GWINIAD
Back hooks: S

February 14, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. AGAPAI

n. AGAPE, (Greek) a love feast practised by early Christians in connection with the Last Supper; Christian love

2. CIMIER

n. (French) the crest of a helmet; a removable heraldic device or favour of courtly love
Back hooks: S

3. EPERDU

adj. (French) desperately in love (of a male)
Back hooks: E
Anagrams: IPERDUE, PUERED, PUREED

4. LURVE

n. (slang) romantic love
Front hooks: S
Back hooks: S

5. VERTU

n. a love or taste for the fine arts
Also: VIRTU
Back hooks: E, S

6. KLOOCH

n. (Native American) a Native American woman, wife or squaw
Also: KLOOCHMAN, KLOOTCH, KLOOTCHMAN
Plural: KLOOCHES
Note: The word ‘squaw’ was removed in CSW21

7. HUSWIFE

n. a sewing kit
Also: HUSSIF
Plural: HUSWIFES, HUSWIVES

8. WITTOL

n. (archaic) a husband who accepts his wife’s infidelity
Back hooks: S

9. AGUNAH

n. (Hebrew) a woman whose husband has abandoned her but fails to provide an official divorce
Also: AGUNA
Plural: AGUNOT, AGUNOTH

10. CORNUTO

n. (Italian) a cuckold, the husband of an unfaithful wife
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: CONTOUR, CROUTON
See also: CORNUTE

11. KETUBAH

n. (Hebrew) a contract that states the obligations in Jewish marriages
Plural: KETUBAHS, KETUBOT, KETUBOTH

12. EXOGAMY

n. marriage outside a particular group
Plural: EXOGAMIES

13. ESPOUSE

v. to make a mutual promise of marriage
Verb forms: ESPOUSED, ESPOUSING, ESPOUSES
Front hooks: B
Back hooks: R
Anagrams: POSEUSE

14. SABICU

n. a Caribbean tree, aka horse-head mahogany
Back hooks: S

15. APERCU

n. (French) a glimpse; an intuitive insight
Back hooks: S

16. BABACU

n. (Tupi) a Brazilian palm tree
Also: BABASSU
Back hooks: S

February 13, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. BOTHAN

n. (Gaelic) a booth, a hut
Back hooks: S

2. PAYOLA

n. a secret payment or bribe to secure a favour, esp. to a disc-jockey
Back hooks: S

3. ORIXA

n. (Yoruba) any of the minor gods or spirits of traditional Yoruba religion
Also: ORISHA
Back hooks: T
Anagrams: IXORA

4. ORCHEL

n. a dye obtained from certain lichens
Also: ARCHIL, ORCHELLA, ORCHIL, ORCHILLA, ORSEILLE
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: CHOLER

5. WHOOPLA

n. a noisy commotion
Back hooks: S

6. BIRIANI

n. (Urdu) a spicy rice dish
Also: BIRIYANI, BIRYANI
Back hooks: S

7. VIDICON

n. a type of television camera tube
Back hooks: S

8. CUMSHAW

n. (Chinese) a present, gratuity; a bribe
Back hooks: S

9. ENMOVE

v. (Spenser) to affect emotionally
Also: EMOVE, EMMOVE
Verb forms: ENMOVED, ENMOVING, ENMOVES

10. SOOJEY

n. a solution of soap, soda etc. for cleaning the deck of a ship
Also: SOOGEE, SOOGIE, SUJEE
Back hooks: S

11. VIXENLY

adj. snarling

12. SUBFEU

v. to grant land to under Scottish feudal law
Verb forms: SUBFEUED, SUBFEUING, SUBFEUS

February 12, 2022

• Today’s words all contain the prefix ANTI.
• Previously in various word lists, the words ANTISAG, ANTIPOT, ANTICAR, ANTIVAX, ANTIHERO, ANTIPOLE, and ANTIFOG were featured.
• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. ANTIAIR

adj. directed against attacking aircraft

2. ANTIBUG

adj. effective against bugs
Anagrams: TABUING

3. ANTIFA

n. an antifascist organization; a member of an antifascist organization
Back hooks: S, T

4. ANTIFAT

adj. designed to reduce fat

5. ANTIFLU

adj. combating the flu
Anagrams: FLUTINA

6. ANTIFUR

adj. opposed to wearing animal fur

7. ANTIGAY

adj. opposed to homosexuals

8. ANTIGUN

adj. opposed to guns

9. ANTIJAM

adj. designed to prevent jamming of signals

10. ANTIMAN

n. a homosexual man
Plural: ANTIMEN

11. ANTITAX

adj. opposed to taxes

12. ANTIWAR

adj. opposed to war

February 11, 2022

• Today’s words are all very super.
• Previously, ScrabList #17 featured several super words: SUPERLOO, SUPERSEX, SUPEREGO, SUPERBAD, and SUPERGUN.
• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. SUPERATE

v. (obsolete) to overcome, surmount
Verb forms: SUPERATED, SUPERATING, SUPERATES
Anagrams: EPURATES

2. SUPERHIT

n. something exceedingly successful
Back hooks: S

3. SUPERJET

n. a type of jet airplane
Back hooks: S

4. SUPERMOM

n. a superior mother
Back hooks: S

5. SUPERPRO

n. a superior professional
Back hooks: S

6. SUPERSPY

n. a superior spy
Plural: SUPERSPIES

7. SUPERADD

v. to add further
Verb forms: SUPERADDED, SUPERADDING, SUPERADDS

8. SUPERCOP

n. a superior police officer
Back hooks: S

9. SUPERCELL

n. an unusually large storm cell; a severe storm generated by such a cell
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: CUPELLERS

10. SUPERCHIC

adj. very chic

11. SUPERCUTE

adj. very cute

12. SUPERACUTE

adj. exceptionally acute

13. SUPERETTE

n. (New Zealand) a small local supermarket
Back hooks: S

14. SUPERGOOD

adj. very good

15. SUPERHIVE

n. a removable upper part of a beehive
Back hooks: S

16. SUPERJOCK

n. a very good athlete
Back hooks: S

17. SUPERMALE

n. an excessively macho male
Back hooks: S
See also: SUPERFEMALE, SUPERMAN, SUPERWOMAN, SUPERHUMAN

18. SUPERMINI

n. a small car with a good standard of performance and comfort
Back hooks: S

19. SUPERMICRO

n. a very small micro computer
Back hooks: S

20. SUPERSAUR

n. a very large dinosaur
Back hooks: S

21. SUPERSTUD

n. an exceptionally virile male
Back hooks: S

22. SUPERWAIF

n. an extremely thin and childlike young fashion model
Back hooks: S

23. SUPERWIFE

n. an exceptional wife who combines a career with running a home
Plural: SUPERWIVES

24. SUPERPIMP

n. a pimp controlling other pimps
Back hooks: S

25. SUPERSLICK

adj. very slick

26. SUPERBITCH

n. (offensive) a highly-placed aggressive female
Plural: SUPERBITCHES

27. SUPERBOARD

n. a board above other boards
Back hooks: S

28. SUPEREXALT

v. to exalt to a superior degree
Verb forms: SUPEREXALTED, SUPEREXALTING, SUPEREXALTS

29. SUPERHYPE

v. to subject to an exceptional degree of hype
Verb forms: SUPERHYPED, SUPERHYPING, SUPERHYPES

30. SUPEROXIDE

n. a peroxide, an oxide with the highest proportion of oxygen
Back hooks: S

31. SUPERPHONE

n. a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer
Back hooks: S

32. SUPERTRAM

n. a very superior tram
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: SUPERMART

33. SUPERSAVER

n. an exceptional bargain in a supermarket
Back hooks: S

34. SUPERRACE

n. a race that dominates, or thinks it has the right to dominate, other inferior races
Back hooks: S

35. SUPERMACHO

adj. very macho

February 10, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. DUMDUM

n. a soft-nosed expanding bullet
Back hooks: S

2. VANMAN

n. a man who drives a van
Plural: VANMEN

3. AMTMAN

n. (German) in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, a district magistrate
Also: AMMAN
Back hooks: S

4. CAGMAG

v. to chat idly
Verb forms: CAGMAGGED, CAGMAGGING, CAGMAGS

5. FENMEN

n. FENMAN, a fen country resident

6. TAATA

n. (East Africa) a child’s word for father
Front hooks: A
Back hooks: S

7. COHOSH

n. a perennial American herb whose rootstock is used in medicine
Plural: COHOSHES

8. ALCAIC

n. (Greek) a type of verse form
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: CICALA

9. ESCROC

n. (French) a swindler
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: CEROCS, RECCOS, SOCCER

10. PYURIA

n. the presence of pus in the urine
Back hooks: S

11. OVERREN

v. (archaic) to overrun
Verb forms: OVERRAN, OVERRUN, OVERRENNING, OVERRENS