March 1, 2022

• Today’s words all contain at least 2 of the letter I
• One of my personal favourites, OIDIOID, was featured back in SCRABLISTmid #8.
• Other notable I dumps include IWI, TEIID, OBIIT, PIING, AALII, FILII, GENII, MEDII, MODII, RADII, TORII, IAMBI, TIYIN, HOIING, OBIING, OBIISM, GOBIID, CONGII, KAWAII, and BIRIANI. Read more about short vowel dumps here.
• Other bingos ending in double I’s include BACCHII, DENARII, SENARII, NAUPLII, and SPLENII.
• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. SHIVITI

n. (Hebrew) a plaque with a Hebrew verse
Back hooks: S

2. RILIEVI

n. RILIEVO, (Italian) the projection of figures or forms from a flat background
Also: RELIEVO

3. BIALI

n. (Yiddish) an onion roll
Also: BIALY
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: ALIBI

4. WISTITI

n. (French) a marmoset
Also: OUISTITI
Back hooks: S

5. NIHIL

n. (Latin) nothing
Back hooks: S

6. ARIKI

n. (Maori) the firstborn male or female of a notable family
Back hooks: S

7. DIDIE

n. a diaper
Also: DIDY
Back hooks: S

8. NIGIRI

n. (Japanese) a small oval block of cold rice, wasabi and fish
Back hooks: S

9. IRITIS

n. inflammation of the iris
Plural: IRITISES
Front hooks: M, T

10. MIRITI

n. (Tupi) any palm of the genus Mauritia
Back hooks: S

11. BIMINI

n. a kind of awning for a yacht
Back hooks: S

12. VIVIFIC

adj. vivifying

13. GINGILI

n. (Hindi) the sesame seed or its oil
Also: GINGELEY, GINGELI, GINGELLI, GINGELLY, GINGELY, GINGILLI, JINJILI
Back hooks: S

14. FINIKIN

adj. particular about unimportant matters
Also: FINICAL, FINICKETY, FINICKIN, FINICKING, FINICKY, FINIKING, FINNICKY
Back hooks: G

15. HEITIKI

n. (Maori) a neck ornament made from greenstone
Back hooks: S

16. RISORII

n. RISORIUS, a facial muscle situated at the corner of the mouth

17. SILICIC

adj. relating to or obtained from silica; as, silicic acid

18. RIPIENI

n. RIPIENO, (Italian) a musical passage performed by all the performers

19. DIDICOI

n. (Romany) an itinerant tinker
Also: DIDDICOY, DIDAKAI, DIDAKEI, DIDICOY
Back hooks: S

20. ILEITIS

n. inflammation of the ileum
Plural: ILEITISES, ILEITIDES

21. LIXIVIA

n. LIXIVIUM, (Latin) a solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation
Back hooks: L

22. CRIMINI

n. a dark brown edible mushroom
Also: CREMINI
Back hooks: S

23. ILLITIC

adj. of or like illite, a clay mineral
Anagrams: ILLICIT

24. RIKISHI

n. (Japanese) a sumo wrestler

25. DOCHMII

n. DOCHMIUS, (Greek) a foot of five syllables