ScrabList Mini #4

FURZE – a spiny shrub, aka gorse or whin
NIZAM – (Hindi) the title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719
XENIA – XENIUM, a gift made to a guest or ambassador; any compulsory gift
DENTEX – (Latin) a strongly toothed voracious fish related to perch, found in the Mediterranean
EDUCT – that which is educed, as by analysis
MOIRAI – MOIRA, (Greek) fate or destiny, in ancient Greek religion
GAZON – (obsolete) one of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks, also GAZOON
PADRI – PADRE, (Italian) father; a title given to priests; an army chaplain
TRUGO – (Australian) a game similar to croquet
CAIQUE – (French) a light skiff used on the Bosphorus
UBIQUE – (Latin) everywhere
JERQUE – to search a vessel for contraband
HUZOOR – (Urdu) an Indian potentate, a title used by Indians in respectful address
PREVUE – (US) to preview, also PREVIEW
WAZIR – (Arabic) a minister in various Muslim states, also PHEAZAR, VEZIR, VISIER, VIZIER, VIZIR, WIZIER
VILDE – (Spenser) vile, also VILD
HYLEG – the ruling planet at the hour of one’s birth
CONFAB – to converse, gossip
BHAJAN – a Hindu religious song
NIQAAB – (Arabic) a veil worn by some Muslim women, also NIKAB, NIQAB
MEGARA – MEGARON, (Greek) the principal hall in an ancient Greek house
FORHOW – to desert or abandon, also FORHOO, FORHOOIE
BOMBYX – (Greek) a moth of the genus Bombyx, which includes the silkworm moth
ZABETA – (Arabic) a stated tariff
FECHT – (Scots) to fight
BIFTAH – (slang) a cannabis cigarette, also BIFTER
CULPA – (Latin) negligence for which one is liable
FAJITA – (Spanish) marinated or grilled beef or chicken, served hot, wrapped in flour tortillas
ULAMA – (Arabic) the body of professional theologians, expounders of the law, in a Muslim country, also ULEMA
IXORA – a flowering plant, aka St Rita and Maltese Cross
VEEJAY – an announcer on a programme of music videos
CHINTZ – a glazed printed cotton fabric, also CHINTS
MACAW – a large tropical American parrot, having a long tail and brilliant plumage
PYKNIC – a person of pyknic build, also PYCNIC
BUNYIP – (Native Australian) a fabulous monster of swamps and lagoons
KEWPIE – (tradename) as in kewpie (doll), a brightly coloured doll
CROJIK – a triangular sail
EXFIL – to remove (data) from a computer, network, etc. surreptitiously and without permission or unlawfully
AFGHAN – a heavy knitted or crocheted woollen blanket or shawl
QUOOKE – QUAKE, to shake

ScrabList Mini #3

FOEHN – (German) a warm dry wind, also FOHN
OMIGOD – an interjection of surprise, dismay, pleasure etc., also MIGAWD
CAUDEX – (Latin) the woody base of some plants
NAKFA – the standard currency unit of Eritrea
MYXOID – containing mucus
AUBADE – (French) a song or poem greeting the dawn or about lovers parting at dawn
BONZE – (Japanese) a Japanese or Chinese Buddhist religious teacher
IPPON – (Japanese) a winning point for a clean throw in judo
ZYDECO – (Creole) a popular music of southern Louisiana that combines tunes of French origin with elements of Caribbean music and the blues
VOULU – (French) willed, deliberate, contrived
FRIJOL – (Spanish) a bean used as food, the kidney bean, also FRIJOLE
JAMBU – (Sanskrit) the rose-apple tree of Malaysia, also JAMBOLAN, JAMBOLANA, JAMBOOL, JAMBUL
PANZER – (German) a German tank
POWND – (Spenser) to pound
RAYLE – (Spenser) to rail
RIVLIN – (Scots) a shoe moulded from untanned hide
ELHI – (US) pertaining to school grades 1 to 12
EEVN – evening, also EVENING, EEVEN, EEVNING
DIVNA – (Scots) do not
SRADHA – (Sanskrit) an offering to the manes of an ancestor, also SHRADDHA, SRADDHA
SVELTE – (French) slender, sleek
SWARAJ – (Sanskrit) self-government, home rule, also SVARAJ
MAHZOR – (Hebrew) a Jewish prayer book, also MACHZOR
ILKA – (Scots) every
JATAKA – (Pali) the birth-story of Buddha
GWEDUC – (Native American) a large edible clam, also GEODUCK, GWEDUCK
MBIRA – (Bantu) an African musical instrument played with the thumbs, aka kalimba
SAYYID – (Arabic) a descendant of Mohammed’s daughter Fatima, also SAID, SAIYID, SAYED, SAYID
IJTIHAD – (Arabic) the use of reasoning in Islamic law
IXTLE – (Nahuatl) a strong fibre obtained from the agave, also ISTLE
ULZIE – (Scots) oil, also ULYIE
XOANA – XOANON, (Greek) a primitive statue
LAARI – a monetary unit of the Maldives, 1/100th of a rufiyaa, also LAREE, LARI
RAUPO – (Maori) the New Zealand bulrush
BOLIX – to make a mess of, also BOLLIX, BALLOCKS, BOLLOCKS, BOLLOX
RHIZIC – of the root of an equation
QULLIQ – (Inuit) a type of oil lamp used by the Inuit, also KUDLIK
MUZJIK – (Russian) a Russian peasant, also MUZHIK, MOUJIK, MUJIK
FREMD – (Scots) a stranger, also FRAIM, FREMIT
PLONGD – (Spenser) plunged

ScrabList Mini #2

AARRGHH – used to express disgust, also ARGH, AARGH, AARRGH
PITHOI – PITHOS, (Greek) a type of Greek storage jar
TIZWAS – a tizzy, a state of confusion, also TISWAS
SHAYKH – (Arabic) an Arab chief, also SHAIKH, SHEIK, SHEIKH
GRYCE – a young boar
MOHUA – (Maori) a small New Zealand bird with yellow head and breast
PLUTEI – PLUTEUS, (Latin) a type of sea-urchin
KOCHIA – any of several plants whose foliage turns dark red in summer
CUMULI – CUMULUS, (Latin) a kind of cloud
VIZIR – (Arabic) a minister in various Muslim states, also PHEAZAR, VEZIR, VISIER, VIZIER, WAZIR, WIZIER
ORIGAN – (Spanish) wild marjoram, also OREGANO, ORIGANE, ORIGANUM
GOMUTI – (Malay) a Malayan palm tree, yielding a black fibre, also GOMUTO
TIYIN – a monetary unit of Uzbekistan and/or Kyrgyzstan and/or Kazakhstan, also TYIN, TIYN, TYIYN
HRYVNA – a monetary unit of Ukraine, also HRYVNIA, HRYVNYA
YARFA – (Old Norse) in Shetland, peaty soil; clayey, sandy or fibrous peat, also YARPHA
PTUI – an imitation of the sound of someone spitting, also PTOOEY
MOHAIR – (Arabic) a fabric made from the silky hair of angora goats
RHODY – (colloquial) a rhododendron, also RHODIE
SHRI – (Sanskrit) in India, a title of great respect given to a man, also SRI
SIXMO – a paper size, also SEXTO
EIGHTVO – a printer’s page size, also OCTAVO
MOLTO – (Italian) very (music)
DAIKO – (Japanese) a large Japanese drum, also TAIKO
VARNA – (Sanskrit) any of the four great Hindu castes
EXEEM – (Scots) to release or exempt, also EXEME
GEYAN – (Scots) gey and easy, that is, easy enough
ZORI – (Japanese) a Japanese sandal consisting of a flat sole with a thong between the toes
AROHA – (Maori) love, compassion
TYNDE – TIND, to kindle, also TEEND
CONTO – (Portuguese) a Portuguese money of account
COMIX – (slang) comic books
BANJAX – (slang) to ruin, destroy
HIKOI – (Maori) to take part in a protest march
TUYERE – (French) a pipe through which air is forced into a blast furnace, also TUYER, TWEER, TWIER, TWYER, TWYERE
DVORNIK – (Russian) a Russian concierge or porter
PIROJKI – PIROZHOK, a small, Russian pastry
PUNKIN – a pumpkin, also POMPION, PUMPION
PIANINO – (Italian) a small piano, a pianette
ARDRI – (Irish) a title given to the High King of Ireland, also ARDRIGH
CLYPEI – CLYPEUS, (Latin) the frontal plate of the head of an insect

ScrabList Mini #1

CTENE – (Greek) a comblike swimming organ
ZOARIA – ZOARIUM, (Greek) a colony of zooids
KAAMA – a large South African antelope, aka hartebeest
IDOLA – IDOLON, a mental image, a fallacy, also EIDOLON, IDOLUM
RUANA – (Spanish) a woollen outer garment resembling a poncho, worn in parts of South America
ADMIX – to mix
BEWORM – to cover with worms
RHETOR – (Latin) a teacher of rhetoric
TRYMA – (Greek) a kind of nutlike fruit, such as walnut
WIGAN – a stiff plain-woven cotton
AVISO – (Spanish) a boat bringing news, a dispatch-boat
JAWAN – (Urdu) an Indian common soldier
DONEE – the person to whom a gift or donation is made
GAWCY – (Scots) portly, jolly, also GAUCIE, GAUCY, GAWSY, GAWSIE
POIND – (Scots) to distrain, impound
TAMBAC – (Malay) an alloy of copper and zinc, also TOMBAC, TAMBAK, TOMBACK, TOMBAK
DURGAH – (Persian) a structure over a place where a holy person was buried or cremated, also DARGA, DARGAH
BEENAH – (Arabic) a form of marriage in Sri Lanka, in which the man goes to live with his wife’s relatives
QUANGO – a quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization
PHEERE – a companion, also FERE, FEARE, FIER, FIERE, PHEER
KEMBLA – (Australian slang) small change
BURQA – (Urdu) a coverall worn by Muslim women, also BURKA, BOORKA, BOURKHA
TOQUE – (French) a close-fitting woman’s hat, also TOQUET
DOOWOP – a style of singing in harmony
BATTIK – (Malay) a method of producing designs on cloth, also BATIK
COLUGO – (Malay) a flying lemur
AZUKI – (Japanese) a kind of bean, also ADUKI, ADSUKI, ADZUKI
JUDOGI – (Japanese) a judo costume
MILIEU – (French) a social environment
TOWKAY – (Chinese) sir, master
SAMFU – (Chinese) an outfit worn by Chinese women, also SAMFOO
URTEXT – (German) the original or earliest version of a text, such as a musical composition or literary work
KINCOB – (Urdu) a rich silk fabric made in India
MOOLVI – (Urdu) a teacher of Islamic law, also MAULVI, MOOLVIE
ALLIAK – (Inuit) an Inuit sledge