June 8, 2021

• Today’s words all contain 2 C’s.
• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.1.1.

1. TWOCCER

n. a person who takes (a car) without the owner’s consent
Also: TWOCKER
Back hooks: S

2. BOCCI

n. (Italian) an Italian bowling game
Also: BOCCE, BOCCIA, BOCCIE
Back hooks: A, E, S

3. CACHOU

n. (Malay) a resin used in tanning
Also: CATECHU, CASHOO, CUTCH, KUTCH
Back hooks: S

4. WICCAN

n. one who practices witchcraft
Back hooks: S

5. ERUCIC

adj. as in erucic acid, a crystalline fatty acid

6. UNCHIC

adj. not chic

7. CYCAD

n. any member of an order of primitive gymnospermous plants, related to conifers but superficially resembling ferns and palms
Also: CYCAS
Back hooks: S

June 7, 2021

• Today’s words are all 7-letter words containing K and W.
• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.1.1.

1. ACKNOWN

v. ACKNOW, (obsolete) to recognize, acknowledge
Back hooks: E

2. WANKSTA

n. (vulgar colloquial) a person who acts and dresses like a gangster but is not involved in crime
Back hooks: S

3. WONKISH

adj. like a wonk, an overly zealous student

4. KOKOWAI

n. (Maori) a type of clay used in decoration because of its reddish colour
Back hooks: S

5. BAWDKIN

n. a rich embroidered material, originally woven with woof of silk and warp of gold thread
Also: BALDACHIN, BALDACHINO, BALDAQUIN, BAUDEKIN
Back hooks: S

6. WICKAPE

n. (Native American) an American tree, aka leatherwood
Also: WICOPY
Back hooks: S

June 6, 2021

• Today’s words are all anagrams of AEIRRT?
• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.1.1.

1. TARAIRE

n. (Maori) a type of New Zealand tree with broad green leaves and purple fruit
Back hooks: S

2. RAREBIT

n. a dish of melted and seasoned or simply toasted cheese on toast
Anagrams: ARBITER
Back hooks: S

3. CIRRATE

adj. like a cirrus
Also: CIRROSE
Anagrams: ERRATIC

4. TARRIER

n. one who tarries
Front hooks: S
Back hooks: S

5. RETRAIT

n. (obsolete) retreat
Also: RETRAICT, RETRAITE, RETRATE
Anagrams: RATTIER, TARTIER
Back hooks: E, S, T

6. RETIARY

adj. fighting with a net, using a net, esp. in the manner of a retiarius

June 5, 2021

• Another good list for offensive Scrabble words (do note that these are taken from the OWL, not CSW, but there should be minimal to no differences).
• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.1.1.

1. DAMMIT

interj. damn it

2. COMSYMP

n. (offensive) one that sympathizes with communist causes
Back hooks: S

3. BAZOOM

n. a woman’s breast
Back hooks: S

4. SMEGMA

n. (Latin) fatty matter secreted by glands
Also: SEBUM
Anagrams: GAMMES
Back hooks: S

5. BOLLIX

v. to make a mess of
Also: BALLOCKS, BOLIX, BOLLOCKS, BOLLOX
Verb extensions: BOLLIXES, BOLLIXED, BOLLIXING

June 4, 2021

1. GIMBAL

v. to support on a set of rings allowing free movement
Also: GYMBAL
Verb extensions: GIMBALS, GIMBALED, GIMBALLED, GIMBALING, GIMBALLING

2. GAMBIER

n. (Malay) the inspissated juice of a plant growing in Malacca, used for tanning and dyeing
Also: GAMBIA, GAMBIR
Back hooks: S

3. SUBGUM

n. (Chinese) a Chinese-style dish consisting of mixed vegetables, and sometimes diced meat or seafood
Back hooks: S

4. ROSBIF

n. (French) an English person
Anagrams: FIBROS
Back hooks: S

June 3, 2021

1. OZALID

n. a process of printing positive images from film
Back hooks: S

2. SCRUZE

v. (obsolete) to squeeze
Also: SCROOGE, SCROUGE, SCROWDGE
Verb extensions: SCRUZES, SCRUZED, SCRUZING

3. LAYDEEZ

n. a jocular word for ladies

4. CHARIDEE

n. a jocular word for charity
Back hooks: S

June 2, 2021

1. COWFLOP

n. a dropping of cow dung
Also: COWPAT, COWFLAP, COWPIE, COWPLOP
Back hooks: S

2. LECHWE

n. (Bantu) a kind of African antelope, aka marsh antelope
Back hooks: S

3. WECHT

v. (Scots) to winnow
Verb extensions: WECHTS, WECHTED, WECHTING

June 1, 2021

1. KAWAU

n. (Maori) the black shag
Back hooks: S

2. WAIATA

n. (Maori) a Maori song
Back hooks: S

3. TAONGA

n. (Maori) treasure, something highly prized
Back hooks: S

4. NANUA

n. (Maori) a New Zealand sea fish, aka moki
Back hooks: S

5. KEHUA

n. (Maori) a ghost or spirit
Back hooks: S

6. TAUHOU

n. (Maori) a greenish-coloured tropical songbird, aka silvereye
Back hooks: S

7. MONOAO

n. (Maori) a New Zealand plant of the heath family with rigid leaves
Also: MANOAO
Back hooks: S

8. NEINEI

n. (Maori) a New Zealand shrub
Back hooks: S

9. TOETOE

n. (Maori) a tall reedlike grass of New Zealand
Also: TOITOI
Back hooks: S

10. TIRITI

n. (Maori) a treaty, especially the Treaty of Waitangi
Back hooks: S

11. PIOPIO

n. (Maori) a New Zealand thrush, thought to be extinct
Back hooks: S

12. TUATUA

n. (Maori) an edible marine bivalve mollusc of New Zealand
Back hooks: S

May 31, 2021

1. TULWAR

n. (Hindi) an Indian sabre
Back hooks: S

2. WHEUGH

v. to utter a sound of astonishment
Also: WHEW
Verb extensions: WHEUGHS, WHEUGHED, WHEUGHING

3. SWOUNE

v. (Spenser) to swoon
Verb extensions: SWOUNES, SWOUNED, SWOUNING

May 30, 2021

1. FIVEPIN

adj. used for playing fivepins

2. ZABTIEH

n. (Turkish) a Turkish policeman
Also: ZAPTIAH, ZAPTIEH
Back hooks: S

3. ALIQUOT

n. (Latin) a number that divides into another without leaving a remainder
Back hooks: S