3-letter words with hooks Flashcards
1/1
To express surprise (what you might say to the dentist)
AAH
WAAH/AAHS
5/1
An Indian shrub
AAL
BAAL, DAAL, KAAL, PAAL, TAAL/AALS
5/-
(Pl.) AA, a type of lava
AAS
BAAS, CAAS, FAAS, KAAS, MAAS/-
3/2
An outer garment worn by Arab women
ABA
BABA, CABA, YABA/ABAC, ABAS
-/3
A textile yarn
ABB
-/ABBA, ABBE, ABBS
11/-
(Pl.) AB, an abdominal muscle
ABS
CABS, DABS, FABS, GABS, JABS, KABS, LABS, NABS, SABS, TABS, WABS/-
2/2
To pay as a penalty
ABY
BABY, GABY/ABYE, ABYS
7/3
(To play) a winning serve in tennis
ACE
DACE, FACE, LACE, MACE, PACE, RACE, TACE/ACED, ACER, ACES
7/2
(Scots) interj. expressing regret or impatience. Also OCH
ACH
BACH, EACH, GACH, MACH, NACH, RACH, TACH/ACHE, ACHY
3/2
To do in a specified way
ACT
FACT, PACT, TACT/ACTA, ACTS
1/2
To make an addition
ADD
WADD/ADDS, ADDY
3/1
Bustle or fuss
ADO
DADO, FADO, SADO/ADOS
15/-
(Pl.) AD, an advertisement
ADS
BADS, CADS, DADS, FADS, GADS, HADS, LADS, MADS, NADS, PADS, RADS, SADS, TADS, WADS, YADS/-
-/1
US form of adze, a cutting tool > ADZES; (verb) to dress timber with an adz
ADZ
-/ADZE
10/1
(Scots) off
AFF
BAFF, CAFF, DAFF, FAFF, GAFF, HAFF, NAFF, RAFF, WAFF, YAFF/AFFY
6/-
Behind; near the stern of a vessel, etc.
AFT
BAFT, DAFT, HAFT, RAFT, SAFT, WAFT/-
5/2
A Turkish commander (think heavy range/stove)
AGA
GAGA, JAGA, NAGA, RAGA, SAGA/AGAR, AGAS
8/5
To grow old
AGE
CAGE, GAGE, MAGE, PAGE, RAGE, SAGE, WAGE, YAGE/AGED, AGEE, AGEN, AGER, AGES
2/2
Past; since
AGO
KAGO, SAGO/AGOG, AGON
17/-
(Pl.) AG, agriculture
AGS
BAGS, CAGS, DAGS, FAGS, GAGS, HAGS, JAGS, LAGS, MAGS, NAGS, RAGS, SAGS, TAGS, VAGS, WAGS, YAGS, ZAGS/-
3/-
Interj. expressing exultation or pleasure (think of eureka moment)
AHA
HAHA, MAHA, TAHA
-/1
(Hawaiian) the yellowfin tuna
AHI
-/AHIS
8/-
(Pl.) AH, an interjection
AHS
AAHS, DAHS, FAHS, HAHS, LAHS, PAHS, RAHS, YAHS/-
1/1
An Indian nurse-maid
AIA
RAIA (also RAYA, RAYAH)/AIAS
10/3
To help or assist
AID
CAID, GAID, KAID, LAID, MAID, PAID, QAID, RAID, SAID, WAID/AIDA, AIDE, AIDS
13/1
To be indisposed
AIL
BAIL, FAIL, HAIL, JAIL, KAIL, MAIL, NAIL, PAIL, RAIL, SAIL, TAIL, VAIL, WAIL/AILS
3/1
To point or direct
AIM
KAIM, MAIM, SAIM/AIMS
14/2
A Hebrew letter (think: it AIN’t easy)
AIN
CAIN, FAIN, GAIN, HAIN, KAIN, LAIN, MAIN, NAIN, PAIN, RAIN, SAIN, TAIN, VAIN, WAIN/AINE, AINS
9/4
The mixture of gases breathed by people and animals; (verb) to make known publicly
AIR
FAIR, GAIR, HAIR, LAIR, MAIR, PAIR, SAIR, VAIR, WAIR/AIRN, AIRS, AIRT, AIRY
7/-
(Pl.) AI, a kind of sloth
AIS
DAIS, KAIS, PAIS, RAIS, SAIS, TAIS, WAIS/-
5/2
A small island > AITS.
AIT
BAIT, GAIT, RAIT, TAIT, WAIT/AITS, AITU
1/1
A spicy pepper > AJIS
AJI
HAJI/AJIS
4/1
(Maori) a New Zealand vine (think also known as)
AKA
HAKA, KAKA, TAKA, WAKA/AKAS
11/3
An old spelling of ache
AKE
BAKE, CAKE, FAKE, HAKE, JAKE, LAKE, MAKE, RAKE, SAKE, TAKE, WAKE/AKED, AKEE, AKES
4/6
An outgrowth on a fruit > ALAE
note J, Q and X four to five hooks
ALA
GALA, MALA, NALA, TALA/ALAE, ALAN, ALAP, ALAR, ALAS, ALAY
-/3
A priest’s long, white vestment
ALB
-/ALBA, ALBE, ALBS
14/5
A kind of beer > ALES
ALE
BALE, DALE, EALE, GALE, HALE, KALE, MALE, PALE, RALE, SALE, TALE, VALE, WALE, YALE/ALEC, ALEE, ALEF, ALES, ALEW
2/2
(Aust. sl.) an uncultivated Australian
ALF
CALF, HALF/ALFA, ALFS
11/2
The whole; everything and everybody
ALL
BALL, CALL, FALL, GALL, HALL, LALL, MALL, PALL, SALL, TALL, WALL/ALLS, ALLY
3/1
A mountain > ALPS
ALP
CALP, PALP, SALP/ALPS
8/1
(Pl.) AL, an E. Indian shrub
ALS
AALS, BALS, CALS, DALS, GALS, MALS, PALS, SALS/ALSO
4/2
A high tone > ALTS
ALT
DALT, HALT, MALT, SALT/ALTO, ALTS
1/2
(Hindi) a potato > ALUS
ALU
BALU/ALUM, ALUS
6/2
A maid. Also AMAH
AMA
CAMA, GAMA, KAMA, LAMA, MAMA, SAMA/AMAH, AMAS
11/2
(French) a soul
AME
CAME, DAME, FAME, GAME, HAME, KAME, LAME, NAME, SAME, TAME, WAME/AMEN, AMES
3/6
(Fr.) a friend
AMI
CAMI, KAMI, RAMI/AMIA, AMID, AMIE, AMIN, AMIR, AMIS
8/1
(Abbr.) ampere or amplifier; (verb) to excite
AMP
CAMP, DAMP, GAMP, LAMP, RAMP, SAMP, TAMP, VAMP/AMPS
1/1
A unit of mass
AMU
NAMU/AMUS
6/3
A collection of someone’s table-talk
ANA
KANA, LANA, MANA, NANA, RANA, TANA/ANAL, ANAN, ANAS
9/1
The symbol ampersand; something added
AND
BAND, FAND, HAND, LAND, MAND, PAND, RAND, SAND, WAND/ANDS
14/2
(Scots) one > ANES
ANE
BANE, CANE, FANE, GANE, JANE, KANE, LANE, MANE, NANE, PANE, SANE, TANE, VANE, WANE/ANES, ANEW
3/2
A tropical American bird (anagram of AIN)
ANI
BANI, MANI, RANI/ANIL, ANIS
2/3
(Scots) a payment to a parish minister’s widow
ANN
CANN, JANN/ANNA, ANNO, ANNS
14/1
As in ifs and ans, things which might have happened but did not
ANS
BANS, CANS, DANS, EANS, FANS, GANS, KANS, MANS, NANS, PANS, SANS, TANS, VANS, WANS/ANSA
12/4
A small industrious insect
ANT
BANT, CANT, DANT, GANT, HANT, KANT, LANT, PANT, RANT, SANT, VANT, WANT/ANTA, ANTE, ANTI, ANTS
4/-
Some; whichever, no matter which
ANY
CANY, MANY, WANY, ZANY/-
8/4
A monkey; (verb) to imitate
APE
CAPE, GAPE, JAPE, NAPE, PAPE, RAPE, TAPE, VAPE/APED, APER, APES, APEX
2/2
A type of protein, short for APOLIPOPROTEIN
APO
CAPO, GAPO/APOD, APOS
1/1
(Abbr.) application program
APP
YAPP/APPS
1/1
Suited to; (obs.) to adapt
APT
RAPT/APTS
5/2
(Abbr.) arbitrageur, a stocks and shares shyster
ARB
BARB, CARB, DARB, GARB, WARB/ARBA, ARBS
2/3
To form an arc
ARC
MARC, NARC/ARCH, ARCO, ARCS
12/1
A primitive plough
ARD
BARD, CARD, EARD, FARD, HARD, LARD, MARD, NARD, PARD, SARD, WARD, YARD/ARDS
15/6
A unit of metric land measure; also second person of the verb to be
ARE
BARE, CARE, DARE, FARE, GARE, HARE, LARE, MARE, NARE, PARE, RARE, TARE, VARE, WARE, YARE/AREA, ARED, AREG, ARES, ARET, AREW
2/1
A barking sound (anagram of FAR)
ARF
BARF, ZARF/ARFS
14/1
To place in an ark
ARK
BARK, CARK, DARK, HARK, JARK, KARK, LARK, MARK, NARK, PARK, RARK, SARK, WARK, YARK/ARKS
5/2
A limb; a weapon; (verb) to provide with weapons
ARM
BARM, FARM, HARM, MARM, WARM/ARMS, ARMY
14/2
(Pl.) AR, the letter ‘r’
ARS
BARS, CARS, EARS, FARS, GARS, JARS, LARS, MARS, OARS, PARS, SARS, TARS, VARS, WARS/ARSE, ARSY
10/3
The creation of works of beauty; a human skill
ART
CART, DART, FART, GART, HART, KART, MART, PART, TART, WART/ARTI, ARTS, ARTY
5/1
(Dial.) any (anagram of RAY, RYA and YAR)
ARY
MARY, NARY, OARY, VARY, WARY/ARYL
13/1
To convert something into ash
ASH
BASH, CASH, DASH, FASH, GASH, HASH, LASH, MASH, PASH, RASH, SASH, TASH, WASH/ASHY
5/1
To request, inquire or invite
ASK
BASK, CASK, HASK, MASK, TASK/ASKS
5/1
A venomous snake
ASP
GASP, HASP, JASP, RASP, WASP/ASPS
8/-
A long haired animal like a small horse; a stupid person
ASS
BASS, HASS, JASS, LASS, MASS, PASS, SASS, TASS/-
14/1
Reckless ambition that drives one to ruin; also pt of EAT
ATE
BATE, CATE, DATE, FATE, GATE, HATE, LATE, MATE, PATE, RATE, SATE, TATE, WATE, YATE/ATES
17/-
(Pl.) AT, a monetary unit of Laos
ATS
BATS, CATS, EATS, FATS, GATS, HATS, KATS, LATS, MATS, NATS, OATS, PATS, QATS, RATS, TATS, VATS, WATS/-
4/-
A Laotian monetary unit (anagram of TAT)
ATT
BATT, MATT, TATT, WATT/-
1/1
(Maori) the yellow-eye mullet; all vowels
AUA
PAUA/AUAS
-/-
(Maori) an exclamation of pain, distress or astonishment
the only hookless 3-letter A-word; cf. BEZ, CLY…
AUE
-/-
3/1
(Obs.) an elf’s child
AUF
CAUF, HAUF, LAUF/AUFS
4/1
A type of sea-bird; think great and little
No front-hook worth less than 3 points
AUK
BAUK, CAUK, JAUK, WAUK/AUKS
6/2
An aromatic plant of the pepper family. Also KAVA.
AVA
CAVA, FAVA, JAVA, KAVA, LAVA, TAVA/AVAL, AVAS
11/3
A recitation of the prayer to the Virgin Mary
AVE
CAVE, EAVE, FAVE, GAVE, HAVE, LAVE, NAVE, PAVE, RAVE, SAVE, WAVE/AVEL, AVER, AVES
-/2
A monetary unit of Macao, (first half of RSPB symbol)
AVO
-/AVOS, AVOW
4/1
(Scots) away
AWA
KAWA, PAWA, TAWA, WAWA/AWAY
1/3
To strike with awe
AWE
WAWE/AWED, AWEE, AWES
8/1
A programming language (not to be confused with homophone seabird)
AWK
BAWK, CAWK, DAWK, GAWK, HAWK, LAWK, MAWK, PAWK/AWKS
4/1
A pointed tool for boring
AWL
BAWL, PAWL, WAWL, YAWL/AWLS
9/2
To shelter with an awning
AWN
BAWN, DAWN, FAWN, LAWN, MAWN, PAWN, RAWN, SAWN, YAWN/AWNS, AWNY
1/3
A tool for chopping; to chop or cut down
AXE
SAXE/AXED, AXEL, AXES
1/1
An affirmative vote
AYE
BAYE/AYES
17/-
The plural of AY, an affirmative vote
AYS
BAYS, CAYS, DAYS, FAYS, GAYS, HAYS, JAYS, KAYS, LAYS, MAYS, NAYS, PAYS, RAYS, SAYS, TAYS, WAYS, YAYS/-
-/1
A small fish - think of A (type of jade)
AYU
-/AYUS
1/1
Containing nitrogen (anagram of ZOA)
AZO
LAZO/AZON
-/2
To bleat as a sheep
BAA
-/BAAL, BAAS
1/3
(Abbr.) baccalaureate
BAC
ABAC/BACH, BACK, BACS
-/2
Evil, wicked > BADDER, BADDEST; BADLY; (noun) something evil
BAD
-/BADE, BADS
-/2
(US) a person’s sweetheart or lover: often used as an affectionate term of address
BAE
-/BAEL, BAES
-/2
A receptacle for containing something; (verb) to put into a bag
BAG
-/BAGH, BAGS
-/2
Interj. expressing disgust or contempt (think Billy Bunter)
BAH
-/BAHT, BAHU
-/7
A balmoral, a type of shoe
BAL
-/BALD, BALE, BALK, BALL, BALM, BALS, BALU
-/1
To hoax or cheat (can be followed by
-BOOZLE
BAM
-/BAMS
-/8
A Romanian coin; (verb) to forbid or prohibit
BAN
-/BANC, BAND, BANE, BANG, BANI, BANK, BANS, BANT
-/1
(Chinese) a steamed dumpling, usually eaten with a filling (anagram of BOA, OBA)
BAO
-/BAOS
-/2
A large, flat breakfast roll
BAP
-/BAPS, BAPU
1/9
To obstruct or prevent; a place where alcohol may be purchased and consumed
BAR
KBAR/BARB, BARD, BARE, BARF, BARK, BARM, BARN, BARP, BARS
2/5
(Pl.) BA, the soul in ancient Egyptian religion
BAS
ABAS, OBAS/BASE, BASH, BASK, BASS, BAST
-/4
A flying mammal; an implement for striking a ball; (verb) to strike with a bat
BAT
-/BATE, BATH, BATS, BATT
-/3
To bark or howl; an inlet
BAY
-/BAYE, BAYS, BAYT
1/3
A place to sleep on; (verb) to put to bed
Think of a N. African nomad
BED
ABED/BEDE, BEDS, BEDU
-/6
An insect that makes honey
BEE
-/BEEF, BEEN, BEEP, BEER, BEES, BEET
-/2
To ask for; to implore
BEG
-/BEGO, BEGS
-/3
A measure of noise; (think decibel)
BEL
-/BELL, BELS, BELT
-/6
A mountain in Scotland
BEN
-/BEND, BENE, BENI, BENJ, BENS, BENT
1/1
(Hebrew) a Hebrew letter, also BETH
BES
OBES/BEST
2/4
To wager
BET
ABET, YBET/BETA, BETE, BETH, BETS
1/1
A Turkish governor
BEY
OBEY/BEYS
-/-
The second tine of a deer’s horn
HOOKLESS (ironically)
BEZ
-/-
/3
To tipple; a napkin for catching food
BIB
-/BIBB, BIBE, BIBS
1/3
To make an offer at auction
BID
ABID/BIDE, BIDI, BIDS
-/3
Sizeable > BIGGER, BIGGEST, BIGLY; (Scots) to build
BIG
-/BIGA, BIGG, BIGS
-/5
To place into a bin
Beware *BINT
BIN
-/BIND, BINE, BING, BINK, BINS
-/2
(Abbr.) biography
BIO
-/BIOG, BIOS
2/4
Twice; bisexuals
BIS
IBIS, OBIS/BISE, BISH, BISK, BIST
1/4
To curb or restrain; also pt of BITE
BIT
OBIT/BITE, BITO, BITS, BITT
-/1
Slang for business
BIZ
-/BIZE
-/5
A large constricting snake
BOA
-/BOAB, BOAK, BOAR, BOAS, BOAT
-/3
To move quickly up and down, especially in water
BOB
-/BOBA, BOBO, BOBS
-/3
A person (think BODY)
BOD
-/BODE, BODS, BODY
-/2
A marsh; (verb) to sink
BOG
-/BOGS, BOGY
-/2
An exclamation used to startle someone, think BOOH
BOH
-/BOHO, BOHS
-/2
(Sl.) a lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance or manners
BOI
-/BOIL, BOIS
-/3
A goat or antelope, think SPRINGBOK
BOK
-/BOKE, BOKO, BOKS
1/6
(Fr.) good
BON
EBON/BONA, BOND, BONE, BONG, BONK, BONY
-/9
A sound expressing disapproval or contempt; (verb) to make such a sound; anagram of OBO
BOO
-/BOOB, BOOH, BOOK, BOOL, BOOM, BOON, BOOR, BOOS, BOOT
-/1
To dance to pop music
BOP
-/BOPS
-/8
East Anglian form of address meaning neighbour
BOR
-/BORA, BORD, BORE, BORK, BORM, BORN, BORS, BORT
1/3
(Pl.) BO, a term of address
BOS
OBOS/BOSH, BOSK, BOSS
-/5
To cadge; also a ROBOT
BOT
-/BOTA, BOTE, BOTH, BOTS, BOTT
-/3
A bending of neck or body in greeting; (verb) to bend or incline downwards
BOW
-/BOWL, BOWR, BOWS
-/1
To put into a box; to strike with the hand or fists
BOX
-/BOXY
-/4
To play (a female part) as a boy
BOY
-/BOYF, BOYG, BOYO, BOYS
-/10
(Abbr.) brassiere
BRA
-/BRAD, BRAE, BRAG, BRAK, BRAN, BRAP, BRAS, BRAT, BRAW, BRAY
-/5
A place for which one feels a strong affinity; also BROTHER
BRO
-/BROD, BROG, BROO, BROS, BROW
-/1
Interj. to indicate cold
BRR
-/BRRR
-/3
(S. Afr.) a friend, think IrnBRU
BRU
-/BRUS, BRUT, BRUX
-/4
(Obs.) a strong drink (can go after HUB)
BUB
-/BUBA, BUBO, BUBS, BUBU
-/4
To produce buds
BUD
-/BUDA, BUDI, BUDO, BUDS
-/1
To annoy, also to eavesdrop electronically
BUG
-/BUGS
-/3
Wrong, dud > BUMMER, BUMMEST; (noun) a tramp or sponger; (verb) to cadge
BUM
-/BUMF, BUMP, BUMS
-/7
A kind of sweet roll or cake, may be followed by FIGHT
BUN
-/BUNA, BUND, BUNG, BUNK, BUNN, BUNS, BUNT
-/11
A continual humming sound; to speak with a bur
BUR
-/BURA, BURB, BURD, BURG, BURK, BURL, BURN, BURP, BURR, BURS, BURY
-/5
To travel or transport by bus > BUSES or BUSSES, BUSING or BUSSING, BUSED or BUSSED
BUS
-/BUSH, BUSK, BUSS, BUST, BUSY
1/3
To put forward as an objection
BUT
ABUT/BUTE, BUTS, BUTT
-/1
To purchase
BUY
-/BUYS
1/1
A pass to the next round (of a competition, etc.), can be preceded by GOOD-
BYE
ABYE/BYES
1/-
(Pl.) BY, a bye
BYS
ABYS/-
-/1
(Scots) to call
CAA
-/CAAS
1/2
To travel by taxi
CAB
SCAB/CABA, CABS
2/3
A dishonourable man
CAD
ECAD, SCAD/CADE, CADI, CADS
-/3
(Short for) cafeteria
CAF
-/CAFE, CAFF, CAFS
1/3
A cagoule
CAG
SCAG/CAGE, CAGS, CAGY
-/8
(Short for) calorie, as in low cal
CAL
-/CALF, CALK, CALL, CALM, CALO, CALP, CALS, CALX
1/6
To whiten with camstone
CAM
SCAM/CAMA, CAME, CAMI, CAMO, CAMP, CAMS
1/6
A container of tin-plate; (verb) to store in such a container
CAN
SCAN/CANE, CANG, CANN, CANS, CANT, CANY
-/6
To put a cap on something
CAP
-/CAPA, CAPE, CAPH, CAPI, CAPO, CAPS
1/10
A self-propelled wheeled vehicle
CAR
SCAR/CARB, CARD, CARE, CARK, CARL, CARN, CARP, CARR, CARS, CART
1/2
To vomit, also a feline
CAT
SCAT/CATE, CATS
1/2
To cry as a crow
CAW
SCAW/CAWK, CAWS
-/1
A low islet
CAY
-/CAYS
-/1
(Sl.) casual
CAZ
-/CAZH
-/1
The letter ‘C’
CEE
-/CEES
-/3
(Abbr.) celluloid
CEL
-/CELL, CELS, CELT
-/2
A kind of edible mushroom
CEP
-/CEPE, CEPS
-/12
Tea (anagram of ACH)
CHA
-/CHAD, CHAI, CHAL, CHAM, CHAO, CHAP, CHAR, CHAS, CHAT, CHAV, CHAW, CHAY
3/5
(Shakespeare) I (think Guevara)
CHE
ACHE, ECHE, OCHE/CHEF, CHEM, CHER, CHEW, CHEZ
-/11
The twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet; also KHI
CHI
-/CHIA, CHIB, CHIC, CHID, CHIK, CHIN, CHIP, CHIS, CHIT, CHIV, CHIZ
1/2
A chief, captain or hero
CID
ACID/CIDE, CIDS
-/1
(Abbr.) cigarette
CIG
-/CIGS
-/1
Having certain atoms on the same side of the molecule (think -GENDERED)
CIS
-/CIST
-/4
A contemptuous term for one who is not a gentleman
CIT
-/CITE, CITO, CITS, CITY
-/-
To seize or steal
HOOKLESS
CLY
-/-
-/2
To strike (think male swan, corn on the _ )
COB
-/COBB, COBS
1/3
To hoax or make fun of, also a common marine fish
COD
ECOD/CODA, CODE, CODS
1/1
To furnish with cogs
COG
SCOG/COGS
-/7
A pass in a mountain range
COL
-/COLA, COLD, COLE, COLL, COLS, COLT, COLY
1/8
A trick or swindle; (verb) to trick, or persuade by dishonest means
CON
ICON/COND, CONE, CONF, CONI, CONK, CONN, CONS, CONY
-/8
To make a sound like a dove
COO
-/COOF, COOK, COOL, COOM, COON, COOP, COOS, COOT
1/3
To capture, also a police officer
COP
SCOP/COPE, COPS, COPY
-/8
A Hebrew measure, also an anagram of ORC and ROC
COR
-/CORD, CORE, CORF, CORK, CORM, CORN, CORS, CORY
1/5
A crisp, long-leaved lettuce
COS
ECOS/COSE, COSH, COSS, COST, COSY
1/4
A small bed for a young child
COT
SCOT/COTE, COTH, COTS, COTT
1/5
The female of bovine and some other animal species
COW
SCOW/COWK, COWL, COWP, COWS, COWY
-/2
To steer a rowing boat
COX
-/COXA, COXY
-/1
Modest, bashful; (verb) to caress
COY
-/COYS
-/2
(Abbr.) cousin; also CUZ
COZ
-/COZE, COZY
1/4
(Fr.) a vineyard
CRU
ECRU/CRUD, CRUE, CRUS, CRUX
1/-
To utter a sound of pain or grief
CRY
SCRY/-
-/2
To produce cubs
CUB
-/CUBE, CUBS
1/1
Food chewed again by a ruminating animal
CUD
SCUD/CUDS
-/2
To give a cue as a signal
CUE
-/CUED, CUES
1/1
With the addition of; (noun) seminal fluid
CUM
SCUM/CUMS
1/1
To form into a cup shape
CUP
SCUP/CUPS
1/9
A worthless mongrel dog
CUR
SCUR/CURB, CURD, CURE, CURF, CURL, CURN, CURR, CURS, CURT
1/2
To make an incision in; to reduce
CUT
SCUT/CUTE, CUTS
-/-
(Abbrev.) cousin. Also COZ
CUZ
-/-
-/1
A Welsh word for valley
CWM
-/CWMS
-/1
To touch or press gently
DAB
-/DABS
-/3
To thump; also father
DAD
-/DADA, DADO, DADS
-/1
(Scots) to do
DAE
-/DAES
-/1
To cut the dags off sheep
DAG
-/DAGS
1/2
A Burmese knife (anagram of HAD)
DAH
ODAH/DAHL, DAHS
-/1
In India, the mail or post
DAK
-/DAKS
2/4
(Hindi) an Indian name for a lentil
DAL
ODAL, UDAL/DALE, DALI, DALS, DALT
-/4
To restrain water with an embankment or bank
DAM
-/DAME, DAMN, DAMP, DAMS
-/4
A level of efficiency in Japanese combative sports (anagram of AND)
DAN
-/DANG, DANK, DANS, DANT
-/1
To dip bait gently into the water when fishing
DAP
-/DAPS
1/1
(Pl.) DA, a Burmese knife
DAS
ODAS/DASH
1/5
To dawn
DAW
ADAW/DAWD, DAWK, DAWN, DAWS, DAWT
-/1
The time when it is light
DAY
-/DAYS
-/3
(Coll.) debutante
DEB
-/DEBE, DEBS, DEBT
1/9
A substitute for damn; the letter D
DEE
IDEE/DEED, DEEK, DEEM, DEEN, DEEP, DEER, DEES, DEET, DEEV
-/4
Excellent, brilliant (anagram of FED)
DEF
-/DEFI, DEFO, DEFT, DEFY
-/2
(Dial.) to water (e.g. a plant), anagram of GED
DEG
-/DEGS, DEGU
-/3
The plural of DEUS (Latin for god)
DEI
-/DEID, DEIF, DEIL
-/7
A mathematical symbol (anagram of ELD/LED)
DEL
-/DELE, DELF, DELI, DELL, DELO, DELS, DELT
-/5
To retire to a den
DEN
-/DENE, DENI, DENS, DENT, DENY
-/1
A convenience store
DEP
-/DEPS
-/4
A Hindu god
DEV
-/DEVA, DEVI, DEVO, DEVS
-/2
To moisten as with dew
DEW
-/DEWS, DEWY
-/1
A sulfate used as a stimulant (anagram of XED)
DEX
-/DEXY
-/1
Formerly, the pasha of Algiers (anagram of DYE)
DEY
-/DEYS
-/1
To dip bait gently into the water when fishing; also DAP
DIB
-/DIBS
-/2
(Pt.) DO
DID
-/DIDO, DIDY
-/5
To depart from life
DIE
-/DIEB, DIED, DIEL, DIES, DIET
-/2
Difference
DIF
-/DIFF, DIFS
-/1
To excavate
DIG
-/DIGS
-/3
Not bright
DIM
-/DIME, DIMP, DIMS
-/6
To make a loud noise
DIN
-/DINE, DING, DINK, DINO, DINS, DINT
-/2
To immerse briefly; to lower
DIP
-/DIPS, DIPT
-/5
To dismiss, put down
DIS
-/DISA, DISC, DISH, DISK, DISS
2/5
(Scots) to block; anagram of TID
DIT
ADIT, EDIT/DITA, DITE, DITS, DITT, DITZ
-/5
An evil spirit of Persian mythology
DIV
-/DIVA, DIVE, DIVI, DIVO, DIVS
-/3
To inform on or betray
DOB
-/DOBE, DOBS, DOBY
-/4
(Abbr.) doctor
DOC
-/DOCK, DOCO, DOCS, DOCU
-/2
To cut the hair of (anagram of ODD)
DOD
-/DODO, DODS
-/4
The female of a deer, rabbit and some other animals
DOE
-/DOEK, DOEN, DOER, DOES
-/1
(S. Afr.) stupid
DOF
-/DOFF
-/3
To follow like a dog
DOG
-/DOGE, DOGS, DOGY
-/1
A musical note (also Homerian cry of frustration)
DOH
-/DOHS
1/4
A unit of pain intensity
DOL
IDOL/DOLE, DOLL, DOLS, DOLT
-/3
A title given to certain monks
DOM
-/DOME, DOMS, DOMY
1/4
A university lecturer, etc.; (verb) to put on (clothes, etc.)
DON
UDON/DONA, DONE, DONG, DONS
-/7
(Scots) dove or pigeon
DOO
-/DOOB, DOOK, DOOL, DOOM, DOON, DOOR, DOOS
-/4
To dip (anagram of POD)
DOP
-/DOPA, DOPE, DOPS, DOPY
1/9
To mock (think Diana)
DOR
ODOR/DORB, DORE, DORK, DORM, DORP, DORR, DORS, DORT, DORY
2/5
(Pl.) DO, a musical note
DOS
ADOS, UDOS/DOSA, DOSE, DOSH, DOSS, DOST
-/4
A very small spot; (verb) to make such a spot
DOT
-/DOTE, DOTH, DOTS, DOTY
-/7
To be able (think of a crag)
DOW
-/DOWD, DOWF, DOWL, DOWN, DOWP, DOWS, DOWT
-/1
To publish personal information about (a person) on the internet
DOX
-/DOXY
-/1
(Dial.) beloved person (anagram of YOD)
DOY
-/DOYS
1/1
Not wet; (noun) a prohibitionist; (verb) to make dry
DRY
ADRY/DRYS
1/1
A Himalayan ox (lower-scoring version)
DSO
ODSO/DSOS
-/1
To add sound effects, etc., to
DUB
-/DUBS
-/2
Something or someone ineffectual
DUD
-/DUDE, DUDS
-/4
Required > DULY; (verb) to endue
DUE
-/DUED, DUEL, DUES, DUET
-/1
The teat or udder of a female mammal
DUG
-/DUGS
-/-
An ironic response to a question
DUH
-/-
-/1
(Pl.) DUO, two people considered a pair for a specific reason
DUI
-/DUIT
-/3
Cooked with steam
DUM
-/DUMA, DUMB, DUMP
-/5
A grey colour > DUNNER, DUNNEST; (verb) to press for payment
DUN
-/DUNE, DUNG, DUNK, DUNS, DUNT
-/1
Two people considered a pair for a specific reason
DUO
-/DUOS
-/2
To undo
Anagram of PUD
DUP
-/DUPE, DUPS
-/-
A leader
HOOKLESS
DUX
-/-
-/3
To stain
DYE
-/DYED, DYER, DYES
-/1
A cross between a yak and a cow (medium-scoring version)
DZO
-/DZOS
11/1
(Shakespeare) to give birth to (anagram of ANE, NAE)
EAN
BEAN, DEAN, GEAN, JEAN, LEAN, MEAN, PEAN, REAN, SEAN, WEAN, YEAN/EANS
13/4
To produce corn ears
EAR
BEAR, DEAR, FEAR, GEAR, HEAR, LEAR, NEAR, PEAR, REAR, SEAR, TEAR, WEAR, YEAR/EARD, EARL, EARN, EARS
8/3
(Pl.) EA, a river
EAS
CEAS, KEAS, LEAS, PEAS, TEAS, YEAS, ZEAS/EASE, EAST, EASY
11/2
To consume by mouth
EAT
BEAT, FEAT, GEAT, HEAT, JEAT, LEAT, MEAT, NEAT, PEAT, SEAT, TEAT/EATH, EATS
1/2
(Fr.) water
EAU
BEAU/EAUS, EAUX
-/1
To move back from the land (of the tide)
EBB
-/EBBS
8/3
(Shakespeare) to eke out, also ICH
ECH
EECH, HECH, LECH, MECH, PECH, SECH, TECH, YECH/ECHE, ECHO, ECHT
2/2
(Contraction for.) ECOLOGY
ECO
DECO, SECO/ECOD, ECOS
-/1
A European unit of currency
ECU
-/ECUS
-/1
A letter used in old English, also ETH
EDH
-/EDHS
11/0
(Pl.) ED, education
EDS
BEDS, FEDS, GEDS, KEDS, MEDS, NEDS, PEDS, REDS, TEDS, WEDS, ZEDS/-
10/-
Interj. expressing fright
EEK
DEEK, GEEK, KEEK, LEEK, MEEK, PEEK, REEK, SEEK, TEEK, WEEK/-
9/2
A long, smooth, cylindrical fish
EEL
FEEL, HEEL, JEEL, KEEL, PEEL, REEL, SEEL, TEEL, WEEL/EELS, EELY
9/-
(Scots) plural of EE, eye
EEN
BEEN, DEEN, FEEN, KEEN, PEEN, REEN, SEEN, TEEN, WEEN/-
1/-
An interjection expressing distress (anagram of EWE, WEE)
EEW
EEEW/-
3/1
A euphemism for fuck
EFF
JEFF, MEFF, TEFF/EFFS
4/-
(Pl.) EF, the letter ‘f’
EFS
KEFS, NEFS, REFS, TEFS/-
5/1
A newt (anagram of FET, TEF)
EFT
DEFT, HEFT, LEFT, REFT, WEFT/EFTS
2/2
An oval or round body from which young are hatched; (verb) to add eggs to (in cooking, etc.)
EGG
TEGG, YEGG/EGGS, EGGY
4/1
The “I” or self
EGO
BEGO, REGO, SEGO, VEGO/EGOS
4/-
(3rd.) EH, to say eh
EHS
FEHS, HEHS, PEHS, REHS/-
2/1
(Scots) to eke
EIK
REIK, SEIK/EIKS
4/2
To add, to augment, as in _ out (anagram of EEK)
EKE
DEKE, LEKE, PEKE, REKE/EKED, EKES
8/1
(Obs.) age, old age
ELD
GELD, HELD, MELD, SELD, TELD, VELD, WELD, YELD/ELDS
3/1
A fairy-like being > ELVES; (Shakespeare) to entangle hair
ELF
DELF, PELF, SELF/ELFS
2/1
A kind of large deer
ELK
WELK, YELK/ELKS
14/1
A measure of length (think of a letter between k and m)
ELL
BELL, CELL, DELL, FELL, HELL, JELL, KELL, MELL, PELL, SELL, TELL, VELL, WELL, YELL/ELLS
2/2
A kind of tree, known for Dutch disease
ELM
HELM, YELM/ELMS, ELMY
11/1
(Pl.) EL, the letter L
ELS
BELS, CELS, DELS, EELS, GELS, MELS, PELS, SELS, TELS, WELS, ZELS/ELSE
11/1
A young sow (think English Language Teaching)
ELT
BELT, CELT, DELT, FELT, GELT, KELT, MELT, PELT, TELT, WELT, YELT/ELTS
7/2
(Obs.) uncle
EME
DEME, FEME, HEME, LEME, MEME, SEME, TEME/EMES, EMEU
2/1
A type of music combining traditional hard rock with personal and emotional lyrics
EMO
DEMO, MEMO/EMOS
7/-
(Pl.) EM, a printing unit
EMS
FEMS, GEMS, HEMS, MEMS, REMS, TEMS, WEMS/-
-/1
A flightless, fast-running bird
EMU
-/EMUS
11/1
To terminate, finish or close
END
BEND, FEND, HEND, LEND, MEND, PEND, REND, SEND, TEND, VEND, WEND/ENDS
8/2
(Poetic) evening
ENE
BENE, DENE, GENE, MENE, NENE, PENE, SENE, TENE/ENES, ENEW
2/1
A phonetic symbol (anagram of GEN and NEG)
ENG
LENG, MENG/ENGS
15/-
(Pl.) EN, a printing unit
ENS
BENS, CENS, DENS, FENS, GENS, HENS, KENS, LENS, PENS, RENS, SENS, TENS, WENS, YENS, ZENS/-
4/1
A long period of time
EON
AEON, JEON, NEON, PEON/EONS
2/1
A series of years; an age
ERA
SERA, VERA/ERAS
11/3
(Obs.) to plough; also, archaic word for before
ERE
BERE, CERE, DERE, FERE, GERE, HERE, LERE, MERE, PERE, SERE, WERE/ERED, ERES, EREV
3/-
A South African garden plot
ERF
KERF, SERF, TERF/-
1/2
A unit of work
ERG
BERG/ERGO, ERGS
8/1
A slang word for aircraftsman
ERK
BERK, JERK, MERK, NERK, PERK, SERK, YERK, ZERK/ERKS
7/-
An interjection expressing hesitation (think Exchange Rate Mechanism)
ERM
BERM, DERM, FERM, GERM, HERM, PERM, TERM/-
6/2
(Obs.) to earn
ERN
DERN, FERN, HERN, KERN, PERN, TERN/ERNE, ERNS
1/1
To make a mistake
ERR
SERR/ERRS
4/1
The bitter vetch (anagram of RES and SER)
ERS
GERS, HERS, SERS, VERS/ERST
7/1
The letter ‘S’
ESS
CESS, FESS, JESS, LESS, MESS, NESS, SESS/ESSE
15/1
A programme designed to develop human potential (Erhard Seminars Training)
EST
BEST, FEST, GEST, HEST, JEST, KEST, LEST, NEST, PEST, REST, TEST, VEST, WEST, YEST, ZEST/ESTS
8/2
A letter of the Greek alphabet (think Basque sepratist group)
ETA
BETA, FETA, GETA, KETA, META, SETA, WETA, ZETA/ETAS, ETAT
4/2
A letter used in old English, also EDH
ETH
BETH, HETH, METH, TETH/ETHE, ETHS
2/1
To itch. Also EWK, YUKE, YOUK, YUCK (anagram of KUE, UKE)
EUK
NEUK, YEUK/EUKS
4/4
(Poetic) evening
EVE
LEVE, MEVE, NEVE, YEVE/EVEN, EVER, EVES, EVET
2/2
(Aust. sl.) evening
EVO
DEVO, LEVO/EVOE, EVOS
-/2
A female sheep
EWE
-/EWER, EWES
-/1
To itch. (Higher-scoring version). Also EUK, YUKE, YOUK, YUCK.
EWK
-/EWKS
1/1
(Obs.) a newt, a tailed amphibious animal
EWT
NEWT/EWTS
-/1
(Aust. sl.) excellent
EXO
-/EXON
-/4
To look at carefully; the organ of sight
EYE
-/EYED, EYEN, EYER, EYES
-/2
(Scots) to fall
FAA
-/FAAN, FAAS
-/1
Marvellous > FABBER, FABBEST; (noun) fabrication
FAB
-/FABS
-/4
A craze
FAD
-/FADE, FADO, FADS, FADY
-/-
(Scots) from
HOOKLESS
FAE
-/-
-/1
To work, or be worked, hard; a cigarette
FAG
-/FAGS
-/1
A musical note. Also FA
FAH
-/FAHS
-/6
A instrument used for cooling; (verb) to cool, as with a fan
FAN
-/FAND, FANE, FANG, FANK, FANO, FANS
-/-
Fuddled or drunk
HOOKLESS
FAP
-/-
1/7
A long way off; to remove to a distance
FAR
DELMOST
AFAR/FARD, FARE, FARL, FARM, FARO, FARS, FART
-/2
(Pl.) FA, a musical note
FAS
-/FASH, FAST
-/2
Stoutly built; (verb) to make or grow fat
FAT
-/FATE, FATS
-/2
A gypsy
FAW
-/FAWN, FAWS
-/-
To send messages via a machine that scans electronically
HOOKLESS
FAX
-/-
-/1
Whimsical; to clean out esp. a ditch
FAY
*OFAY
-/FAYS
-/1
U.S. slang for federal agent
FED
-/FEDS
-/7
To pay a fee to
FEE
-/FEEB, FEED, FEEL, FEEN, FEER, FEES, FEET
-/1
(Dial.) a segment of an orange
FEG
-/FEGS
-/2
A Hebrew coin. Also PE, PEH
FEH
-/FEHM, FEHS
-/2
A passive homosexual
FEM
-/FEME, FEMS
-/4
Low marshy land
FEN
-/FEND, FENI, FENS, FENT
-/3
(Dial.) for
FER
-/FERE, FERM, FERN
-/2
(Pl.) FE, a Hebrew letter
FES
-/FESS, FEST
-/4
(Obs.) to fetch
FET
-/FETA, FETE, FETS, FETT
-/2
To grant or hold land in feu land tenure
FEU
-/FEUD, FEUS
-/1
Not many; (noun) a small number
FEW
-/FEWS
-/1
Whimsical; (verb) to clean out esp. a ditch. Also FAY.
FEY
-/FEYS
-/-
A red brimless cap of wool or felt
HOOKLESS
FEZ
-/-
-/1
A small lie; (verb) to tell a small lie
FIB
-/FIBS
-/2
A conical pin of hard wood
FID
-/FIDO, FIDS
-/2
Whimsical, fey; interj. expressing disapproval
FIE
-/FIEF, FIER
-/2
To dress up; also a soft fruit
FIG
-/FIGO, FIGS
-/7
The shaft of a vehicle (think son in French)
FIL
-/FILA, FILE, FILK, FILL, FILM, FILO, FILS
-/6
To equip with fins
FIN
-/FIND, FINE, FINI, FINK, FINO, FINS
-/5
A kind of conifer
FIR
-/FIRE, FIRK, FIRM, FIRN, FIRS
-/2
Healthy, suitable; (verb) to make suitable
FIT
-/FITS, FITT
-/1
To make firm, to arrange, to mend
FIX
-/FIXT
-/1
To make a hissing or sputtering sound
FIZ
-/FIZZ
-/4
(Abbr.) influenza
FLU
-/FLUB, FLUE, FLUS, FLUX
-/-
Surreptitious or sly; (verb) to travel through the air
HOOKLESS
FLY
-/-
-/1
To put off. Also FUB
FOB
-/FOBS
-/2
An enemy
FOE
-/FOEN, FOES
-/2
To be affected by fog
FOG
-/FOGS, FOGY
-/1
Interj. expressing disgust or contempt. Also PHO
FOH
-/FOHN
-/4
To fool, be foolish
FON
-/FOND, FONE, FONS, FONT
-/4
A name for a temporary computer variable or file (anagram of OOF)
FOO
-/FOOD, FOOL, FOOS, FOOT
-/1
To deceive; also a dandy
FOP
-/FOPS
-/7
In the place of; in favour of; towards
FOR
-/FORA, FORB, FORD, FORE, FORK, FORM, FORT
-/4
A bushel; also (Scots) drunk - anagram of UFO
FOU
-/FOUD, FOUL, FOUR, FOUS
-/1
To act cunningly, to cheat; a famously cunning animal
FOX
-/FOXY
-/1
Allegiance, loyalty
FOY
-/FOYS
-/8
(Ital.) brother
FRA
-/FRAB, FRAE, FRAG, FRAP, FRAS, FRAT, FRAU, FRAY
1/5
(Obs.) from; (noun) an African hairstyle
FRO
AFRO/FROE, FROG, FROM, FROS, FROW
-/-
To cook in oil or fat
HOOKLESS
FRY
-/-
-/1
To put off. Also FOB
FUB
-/FUBS
-/1
A rabbit or hare’s tail
FUD
-/FUDS
-/2
A very hot, close atmosphere; (verb) to cause a fug in
FUG
-/FUGS, FUGU
-/3
A fabulous Chinese bird
FUM
-/FUME, FUMS, FUMY
-/4
Providing enjoyment; (verb) to play, frolic
FUN
-/FUND, FUNG, FUNK, FUNS
-/4
To cover or coat with fur
FUR
-/FURL, FURR, FURS, FURY
-/2
To chatter (you might have the gift of it)
GAB
-/GABS, GABY
2/3
To wander about idly
GAD
EGAD, IGAD/GADE, GADI, GADS
-/3
(Scots) to go
GAE
-/GAED, GAEN, GAES
-/3
To silence with a device restraining speech
GAG
-/GAGA, GAGE, GAGS
-/1
Slang for cocaine
GAK
-/GAKS
1/4
A girl
GAL
EGAL/GALA, GALE, GALL, GALS
1/6
A school of whales; (verb) to join up in a gam
GAM
OGAM/GAMA, GAMB, GAME, GAMP, GAMS, GAMY
-/4
(Pt.) GIN, to begin; also, to go
GAN
-/GANE, GANG, GANS, GANT
-/4
To make a gap in
GAP
-/GAPE, GAPO, GAPS, GAPY
1/5
(Scots) to compel (think of a _FISH)
GAR
AGAR/GARB, GARE, GARI, GARS, GART
1/3
A state of matter; (verb) to poison with gas
GAS
AGAS/GASH, GASP, GAST
-/3
A pistol; think _ ling gun
GAT
-/GATE, GATH, GATS
-/6
A German political district of the Nazi regime
GAU
-/GAUD, GAUM, GAUN, GAUP, GAUR, GAUS
-/4
An imperfect rainbow or other supposed sign of coming weather (anagram of WAG)
GAW
-/GAWD, GAWK, GAWP, GAWS
-/1
Cheerful; a homosexual
GAY
-/GAYS
1/1
(Dial.) a pike
Anagram of DEG
GED
AGED/GEDS
2/5
Of horses, to move on
GEE
AGEE, OGEE/GEED, GEEK, GEEP, GEES, GEEZ
-/3
To form a gelatinous substance
GEL
-/GELD, GELS, GELT
-/1
To adorn with gems
GEM
-/GEMS
1/5
General information; (verb) to gain information
GEN
AGEN/GENA, GENE, GENS, GENT, GENU
-/1
A gully or creek. Also GIO, GOE
GEO
-/GEOS
2/4
In Mongolia, a kind of felt tent, a yurt (anagram of ERG, REG)
GER
AGER, EGER/GERE, GERM, GERS, GERT
-/2
To obtain
GET
-/GETA, GETS
-/-
Considerable (think GEY+SER)
HOOKLESS
GEY
-/- GEYER, GEYEST
-/1
Clarified butter
GHI
-/GHIS also GHEE
-/2
A wedge-shaped piece of metal; (verb) to fasten with a gib
GIB
-/GIBE, GIBS
-/1
A sheep disease
GID
-/GIDS
-/3
(Scots) to give
GIE
-/GIED, GIEN, GIES
-/2
A type of computer image
GIF
-/GIFS, GIFT
-/2
To play a gig
GIG
-/GIGA, GIGS
1/4
To process cotton; (arch.) to begin; a well-known alcoholic spirit, consumed with tonic
GIN
AGIN/GING, GINK, GINN, GINS
1/1
A gully or creek > GIOS. Also GOE, GEO
GIO
AGIO/GIOS
-/1
To swindle. Also GYP
GIP
-/GIPS
1/2
(Pl.) GI, a karate costume
GIS
EGIS/GISM, GIST
-/2
A stupid person; (verb) to get
GIT
-/GITE, GITS
-/1
A type of violin formerly used in Shetland. Also GU, GUE
GJU
-/GJUS
-/1
An African antelope
GNU
-/GNUS
-/5
A Tibetan gazelle (think of a western Indian state famous for tourism)
GOA
-/GOAD, GOAF, GOAL, GOAS, GOAT
-/4
To spit; also the mouth
GOB
-/GOBI, GOBO, GOBS, GOBY
-/1
To deify; also a deity
GODS, GODDING, GODDED
GOD
-/GODS
1/4
A gully or creek. Also GEO, GIO (anagram of EGO, GEO)
GOE
YGOE/GOEL, GOER, GOES, GOEY
1/4
A geometrical grade (anagram of NOG)
GON
AGON/GONE, GONG, GONK, GONS
-/9
A sticky substance
GOO
-/GOOD, GOOF, GOOG, GOOK, GOOL, GOON, GOOP, GOOR, GOOS
-/7
a seagull; think _ blimey
GOR
-/GORA, GORE, GORI, GORM, GORP, GORS, GORY
1/2
(Pl.) GO, a turn
GOS
EGOS/GOSH, GOSS
-/1
(Pt.) GET, to obtain
GOT
-/GOTH
-/1
(abbrev.) governor. Also GUV
GOV
-/GOVS
-/-
Gaseous oxygen
HOOKLESS
GOX
-/-
-/1
An interjection expressing anger or annoyance
GRR
-/GRRL Also GRRRL
-/1
A white man; (verb) to strike on the mouth
GUB
-/GUBS
1/1
A violin formerly used in Shetland. Also GU, GJU
GUE
AGUE/GUES
-/7
A design in oriental carpets; think GULL without a tail
GUL
-/GULA, GULE, GULF, GULL, GULP, GULS, GULY
-/2
To smear or coat with gum
GUM
-/GUMP, GUMS
-/3
A weapon for discharging explosive projectiles; to discharge such projectiles
GUN
-/GUNG, GUNK, GUNS
-/1
Gossip, prattle
GUP
-/GUPS
-/4
An unrefined, sweet cane sugar
GUR
-/GURL, GURN, GURS, GURU
-/2
(Pl.) GU, a Shetland violin
GUS
-/GUSH, GUST
-/1
The intestine; (verb) to take the guts out of (a fish, etc.)
GUT
-/GUTS
/1
(Abbr.) governor. Also GOV
GUV
-/GUVS
-/1
To make fun of; also a fellow
GUY
-/GUYS
-/2
(Abbr.) gymnasium
GYM
-/GYMP, GYMS
-/2
A swindle. Also GIP
GYP
-/GYPO, GYPS
2/3
(Scots) to hold; also Pt of the verb to have
HAD
CHAD, SHAD/HADE, HADJ, HADS also HADDING
2/5
(Scots) to have
HAE
THAE, WHAE/HAED, HAEM, HAEN, HAES, HAET
1/2
(Scots) to hack or hew; also a crone
HAG
SHAG/HAGG, HAGS
1/2
A palindromic sound of surprise
HAH
SHAH/HAHA, HAHS
-/2
A Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
HAJ
-/HAJI, HAJJ
3/2
To overact, exaggerate; also a type of pork
HAM
CHAM, SHAM, WHAM/HAME, HAMS
3/4
(Spenser) 3rd person plural of HAVE
HAN
KHAN, SHAN, THAN/HAND, HANG, HANK, HANT
1/1
A monetary unit of Vietnam (think: HOW MUCH?)
HAO
CHAO/HAOS
2/2
To happen by chance
HAP
CHAP, WHAP/HAPS, HAPU
1/5
(3rd pers sing. pres.) HAVE
HAS
CHAS/HASH, HASK, HASP, HASS, HAST
8/3
To provide with a hat
HAT
BHAT, CHAT, GHAT, KHAT, PHAT, SHAT, THAT, WHAT/HATE, HATH, HATS
3/3
To make indecisive noises; also a type of finch
HAW
CHAW, SHAW, THAW/HAWK, HAWM, HAWS
2/1
To make hay
HAY
CHAY, SHAY/HAYS
-/1
A palindromic Hebrew letter
HEH
-/HEHS
3/3
An edge or border; (verb) to form a hem on
HEM
AHEM, CHEM, THEM/HEME, HEMP, HEMS
3/3
An egg-laying bird; To challenge to a daring act
HEN
SHEN, THEN, WHEN/HEND, HENS, HENT
-/2
A rosehip; also HEPATITIS
HEP
-/HEPS, HEPT
1/9
Object pronoun representing a female person or thing
HER
CHER/HERB, HERD, HERE, HERL, HERM, HERN, HERO, HERS, HERY
1/2
(Pl.) HE, a male person
HES
SHES/HESP, HEST
3/3
A heterosexual
HET
KHET, SHET, WHET/HETE, HETH, HETS
5/2
To cut with blows
HEW
CHEW, PHEW, SHEW, THEW, WHEW/HEWN, HEWS
-/-
To bring misfortune upon; to cast an evil spell upon
HEX
-/-
2/1
To dance a hey, a winding country dance
HEY
THEY, WHEY/HEYS
1/1
Interj. representing a hiccup
HIC
CHIC/HICK
2/1
(Pt.) HIDE, to conceal
HID
CHID, WHID/HIDE
-/2
To hurry along
HIE
-/HIED, HIES
2/1
Object pronoun or noun representing a male person or thing
HIM
SHIM, WHIM/HIMS
4/4
A Hebrew liquid measure (think Hinning House)
HIN
CHIN, SHIN, THIN, WHIN/HIND, HING, HINS, HINT
3/2
Trendy; (verb) to carry on the hip
HIP
CHIP, SHIP, WHIP/HIPS, HIPT
6/4
Of or belonging to a male person or thing
HIS
AHIS, CHIS, GHIS, KHIS, PHIS, THIS/HISH, HISN, HISS, HIST
3/1
To strike
HIT
CHIT, SHIT, WHIT/HITS
-/1
Interj. expressing thoughtful consideration. Also HM
HMM
-/HMMM
1/3
To stop
HOA
WHOA/HOAR, HOAS, HOAX
-/2
To furnish with hobnails
HOB
-/HOBO, HOBS
1/1
(Lat.) this
HOC
CHOC/HOCK
1/1
To bob or jog; also a device for carrying bricks
HOD
SHOD/HODS
1/3
A tool for loosening the earth; (verb) to use a hoe
HOE
SHOE/HOED, HOER, HOES
2/3
A kind of pig; (verb) to use selfishly
HOG
CHOG, SHOG/HOGG, HOGH, HOGS
1/2
(Obs.) palindromic to stop; also HO, HOA
HOH
PHOH/HOHA, HOHS
-/2
To urge, incite; Interj. used to attract attention, might go with polloi
HOI
-/HOIK, HOIS
1/5
(Persian) a sacred plant of the ancient Persians (think of Syrian city)
HOM
WHOM/HOMA, HOME, HOMO, HOMS, HOMY
3/5
(Abbr.) honey, as a term of endearment
HON
CHON, PHON, THON/HOND, HONE, HONG, HONK, HONS
1/7
(Shakespeare) interj. expressing boisterous emotion
HOO
SHOO/HOOD, HOOF, HOOK, HOON, HOOP, HOOR, HOOT
3/2
To leap on one leg
HOP
CHOP, SHOP, WHOP/HOPE, HOPS
4/3
(Pl.) HO, an interjection
HOS
MHOS, PHOS, RHOS, ZHOS/HOSE, HOSS, HOST
3/2
Very warm; (verb) to heat
HOT
PHOT, SHOT, WHOT/HOTE, HOTS
4/5
A manner or means; also a question word used to ask about the manner or means
HOW
CHOW, DHOW, SHOW, WHOW/HOWE, HOWF, HOWK, HOWL, HOWS
-/-
(Shakespeare) to hamstring
HOOKLESS
HOX
-/-
1/2
To incite; today in Spanish
HOY
AHOY/HOYA, HOYS
1/1
The centre of a wheel
HUB
CHUB/HUBS
-/3
A colour or tint
HUE
-/HUED, HUER, HUES
2/3
To embrace
HUG
CHUG, THUG/HUGE, HUGS, HUGY
-/1
Interj. expressing non-understanding
HUH
-/HUHU
-/3
A Maori gathering
HUI
-/HUIA, HUIC, HUIS
1/4
To make a sound like bees
HUM
CHUM/HUMA, HUMF, HUMP, HUMS
1/5
A barbarous and destructive person
HUN
SHUN/HUNG, HUNH, HUNK, HUNS, HUNT
1/1
To turn a horse to the right
HUP
WHUP/HUPS
4/1
To settle in a hut
HUT
BHUT, CHUT, PHUT, SHUT/HUTS
-/3
To hasten (high-scoring version)
HYE
-/HYED, HYEN, HYES
-/3
To offend (think truncated HYPE)
HYP
-/HYPE, HYPO, HYPS
12/3
Frozen water; (verb) to cool with ice
ICE
BICE, DICE, FICE, LICE, MICE, NICE, PICE, RICE, SICE, TICE, VICE, WICE/ICED, ICER, ICES
7/1
To eke (think ‘I’ in German)
ICH
DICH, LICH, MICH, RICH, SICH, TICH, WICH/ICHS
10/2
Interj. used to express disgust; also something sticky or disgusting
ICK
DICK, HICK, LICK, KICK, NICK, PICK, RICK, SICK, TICK, WICK/ICKS, ICKY
1/-
Covered with ice
ICY
RICY/-
11/4
A type of fish (found in the middle of March?)
IDE
AIDE, BIDE, CIDE, EIDE, HIDE, NIDE, RIDE, SIDE, TIDE, VIDE, WIDE/IDEA, IDEE, IDEM, IDES
12/-
(Pl.) ID, a term in psychology
IDS
AIDS, BIDS, CIDS, FIDS, GIDS, KIDS, LIDS, MIDS, NIDS, RIDS, TIDS, VIDS/-
10/1
‘If and only if’ as used in logic
IFF
BIFF, DIFF, JIFF, KIFF, MIFF, NIFF, RIFF, TIFF, VIFF, ZIFF/IFFY
4/-
(Pl.) IF, a condition
IFS
DIFS, GIFS, KIFS, RIFS/-
3/1
To ignore, snub
IGG
BIGG, MIGG, RIGG/IGGS
4/2
A type or kind
ILK
BILK, FILK, MILK, SILK/ILKA, ILKS
19/2
Unwell; (noun) harm, misfortune
The HOOKIEST 3-letter word. Apart from the 5 vowels, Q and X, all letters of the alphabet make front hooks
ILL
BILL, CILL, DILL, FILL, GILL, HILL, JILL, KILL, LILL, MILL, NILL, PILL, RILL, SILL, TILL, VILL, WILL, YILL, ZILL/ILLS, ILLY
7/2
To engraft (a hawk) with new feathers; a small mischievous sprite
IMP
DIMP, GIMP, JIMP, LIMP, PIMP, SIMP, WIMP/IMPI, IMPS
13/2
A meadow, esp one beside a river
ING
BING, DING, GING, HING, KING, LING, MING, PING, RING, SING, TING, WING, ZING/INGO, INGS
14/2
A coloured liquid used in writing; (verb) to colour with ink
INK
BINK, DINK, FINK, GINK, JINK, KINK, LINK, MINK, OINK, PINK, RINK, SINK, TINK, WINK/INKS, INKY
4/1
A hostelry; (verb) to put up at an inn
INN
GINN, JINN, LINN, WINN/INNS
18/-
(3rd.) IN, to take in
INS
AINS, BINS, DINS, FINS, GINS, HINS, JINS, KINS, LINS, PINS, QINS, RINS, SINS, TINS, VINS, WINS, YINS, ZINS/-
3/1
An electrically charged particle
ION
CION, LION, PION/IONS
2/-
(Pl.) IO, a cry of ‘io’
IOS
BIOS, GIOS/-
10/2
To anger; (noun) anger, rage
IRE
CIRE, DIRE, FIRE, HIRE, LIRE, MIRE, SIRE, TIRE, VIRE, WIRE/IRED, IRES
7/1
To annoy or weary
IRK
BIRK, DIRK, FIRK, KIRK, LIRK, MIRK, YIRK/IRKS
9/-
Legal word meaning issue or expiry (anagram of HIS)
ISH
BISH, DISH, EISH, FISH, HISH, KISH, NISH, PISH, WISH/-
2/1
Any distinctive theory or fad
ISM
GISM, JISM/ISMS
2/1
(Abbr.) isolated replay, a TV and film facility
ISO
MISO, PISO/ISOS
3/1
The miriti palm (anagram of AIT, TAI)
ITA
DITA, PITA, VITA/ITAS
16/-
Of or belonging to something
ITS
AITS, BITS, CITS, DITS, FITS, GITS, HITS, KITS, LITS, NITS, PITS, RITS, SITS, TITS, WITS, ZITS/-
2/-
A climbing evergreen plant
IVY
JIVY, TIVY/-
1/1
(Maori) a tribe (think headless KIWI)
IWI
KIWI/IWIS
-/1
To poke or stab; an injection
JAB
-/JABS
-/3
A sharp projection; to pierce; informally, a luxury car
JAG
-/JAGA, JAGG, JAGS
-/1
(Hindi) victory (to)
JAI
-/JAIL
-/2
An East Indian tree (think old cartoonist)
JAK
-/JAKE, JAKS
-/2
A conserve made with fruit and sugar; (verb) to block up
JAM
-/JAMB, JAMS
-/2
(verb) short form of japan, to apply a black lacquer to
JAP
-/JAPE, JAPS
1/4
A wide-mouthed container; (verb) to put in jars
JAR
AJAR/JARK, JARL, JARP, JARS
-/1
The mandibular bone; to chatter at length
JAW
-/JAWS
-/1
A bird of the crow family
JAY
-/JAYS
1/6
Of horses, to urge on. Also GEE
JEE
AJEE/JEED, JEEL, JEEP, JEER, JEES, JEEZ
-/2
A stream of liquid; a jetplane; (verb) to travel by jet
JET
-/JETE, JETS
-/1
(Fr.) a game
JEU
-/JEUX
-/3
To show objection; a triangular sail at the bow of a boat
JIB
-/JIBB, JIBE, JIBS
-/1
A lively dance; (verb) to dance a jig; to jump up and down
JIG
-/JIGS
1/4
A supernatural being in Muslim mythology
JIN
DJIN/JINK, JINN, JINS, JINX
-/1
A wig
JIZ
-/JIZZ
-/2
A task, an employment; (verb) to work at jobs
JOB
-/JOBE, JOBS
1/2
(Scots) a sweetheart
JOE
SJOE/JOES, JOEY
-/1
To run at a slow, steady pace
JOG
-/JOGS
-/4
(S. Afr.) to have a good time
JOL
-/JOLE, JOLL, JOLS, JOLT
-/1
The second movement of a raga
JOR
-/JORS
-/2
A little bit; (verb) to note down
JOT
-/JOTA, JOTS
/2
To toll a bell (think Benjamin Jowett)
JOW
-/JOWL, JOWS
-/1
(Obs.) to rejoice; great happiness
JOY
-/JOYS
-/3
A mass of coal
JUD
-/JUDO, JUDS, JUDY
-/2
A pottery jar; (verb) to stew in a jug
JUG
-/JUGA, JUGS
-/1
A coin of North Korea
JUN
-/JUNK
1/1
A Latin word for a law or legal right
JUS
GJUS/JUST
-/2
To project; to stick out
JUT
-/JUTE, JUTS
-/1
An ancient Hebrew unit of measure (think kebab with its filling removed)
KAB
-/KABS
-/2
To serve (anagram of AKE)
KAE
-/KAED, KAES
-/1
A Hebrew letter. Also KAPH
KAF
-/KAFS
-/8
In New Zealand, a meal; (think of football player Havertz)
KAI
-/KAID, KAIE, KAIF, KAIK, KAIL, KAIM, KAIN, KAIS
-/3
(S. Afr.) faeces, rubbish
KAK
-/KAKA, KAKI, KAKS
-/3
Awry, twisted, distorted; (anagram of MAK)
KAM
-/KAMA, KAME, KAMI
3/-
(Pl.) KA, the spirit or soul
KAS
AKAS, OKAS, SKAS/
2/3
An East African shrub. Also QAT, KHAT
KAT
IKAT, SKAT/KATA, KATI, KATS
1/2
To cry like a crow (higher-scoring version); also CAW
KAW
SKAW/KAWA, KAWS
1/2
The letter ‘K’
KAY
OKAY/KAYO, KAYS
-/1
A large New Zealand parrot
KEA
-/KEAS
-/1
To give birth to a stillborn lamb
KEB
-/KEBS
3/1
A wingless fly that infests sheep
KED
AKED, EKED, SKED/KEDS
-/1
A drug that produces a dreamy repose. Also KIF
KEF
-/KEFS
1/1
A small cask; (verb) to put in kegs
KEG
SKEG/KEGS
1/3
To know
KEN
SKEN/KENO, KENS, KENT
1/3
(Scots) to catch
KEP
SKEP/KEPI, KEPS, KEPT
1/4
(Scots) carrion, rotting flesh
KET
SKET/KETA, KETE, KETO, KETS
-/-
A dry stalk
HOOKLESS
KEX
-/-
-/1
An instrument for locking; (verb) to enter (data) into a computer
KEY
-/KEYS
-/1
A Greek letter. Also CHI
KHI
-/KHIS
1/1
A young goat; a child; (verb) to hoax or deceive
KID
SKID/KIDS
-/2
A drug that produces a dreamy repose. Also KEF
KIF
-/KIFF, KIFS
2/7
One’s relations
KIN
AKIN, SKIN/KINA, KIND, KINE, KING, KINK, KINO, KINS
1/3
A nap; to have a nap or sleep
KIP
SKIP/KIPE, KIPP, KIPS
-/3
A wine and blackcurrant drink (anagram of IRK)
KIR
-/KIRK, KIRN, KIRS
1/3
(Pl.) KI, the spirit of Japanese martial art
KIS
SKIS/KISH, KISS, KIST
1/3
To outfit, provide with equipment
KIT
SKIT/KITE, KITH, KITS
-/3
A Hawaiian acacia (anagram of OAK, OKA)
KOA
-/KOAN, KOAP, KOAS
-/2
An African waterbuck (think returning BOK)
KOB
-/KOBO, KOBS
-/1
(Japanese) a large Japanese carp
KOI
-/KOIS
1/3
(Spenser) to know
KON
IKON/KOND, KONK, KONS
-/2
A South African word for hill
KOP
-/KOPH, KOPS
-/5
A Hebrew unit of measure (think kinky COR)
KOR
-/KORA, KORE, KORO, KORS, KORU
-/1
An Indian measure of distance; also plural of KO, a Maori digging-stick
KOS
-/KOSS
-/1
A bunch of twigs (think kinky COW)
KOW
-/KOWS
-/2
The letter Q
KUE
-/KUEH, KUES
-/1
Cows, cattle. Also KY. A Korean-American commercial club
KYE
-/KYES
-/1
A novice grade in judo (anagram of YUK)
KYU
-/KYUS
3/1
(Abbr.) laboratory
LAB
BLAB, FLAB, SLAB/LABS
-/4
A dark-red resin
LAC
-/LACE, LACK, LACS, LACY
3/3
A boy or youth
LAD
BLAD, CLAD, GLAD/LADE, LADS, LADY
4/1
A delay; (verb) to fall behind
LAG
BLAG, CLAG, FLAG, SLAG/LAGS
1/1
A musical note. Also LA
LAH
BLAH/LAHS
5/5
To beat; (think LAMbast)
LAM
BLAM, CLAM, FLAM, GLAM, SLAM/LAMA, LAMB, LAME, LAMP, LAMS
6/1
A circuit of a race track; (verb) to scoop up with the tongue
LAP
ALAP, CLAP, FLAP, KLAP, PLAP, SLAP/LAPS
1/6
The god relating to a house
LAR
ALAR/LARD, LARE, LARI, LARK, LARN, LARS
1/4
(Pl.) LA, a musical note
LAS
ALAS/LASE, LASH, LASS, LAST,
5/5
(Abbr.) latrine; a Latvian unit of currency
LAT
BLAT, CLAT, FLAT, PLAT, SLAT/LATE, LATH, LATI, LATS, LATU
-/3
(Abbr.) LAVATORY
LAV
-/LAVA, LAVE, LAVS
4/3
Legislation; (Scots) low; (obs.) to take to court
LAW
BLAW, CLAW, FLAW, SLAW/LAWK, LAWN, LAWS
1/-
Slack, careless; (noun) a kind of salmon
LAX
FLAX/-
6/1
To deposit, place horizontal
LAY
ALAY, BLAY, CLAY, FLAY, PLAY, SLAY/LAYS
4/10
A meadow or pasture. Also LEY
LEA
FLEA, ILEA, OLEA, PLEA/LEAD, LEAF, LEAK, LEAL, LEAM, LEAN, LEAP, LEAR, LEAS, LEAT
5/1
(Pt.) LEAD, to conduct
LED
BLED, FLED, GLED, PLED, SLED/LEDE
5/6
A sheltered spot; (Scots) to tell a lie
LEE
ALEE, BLEE, FLEE, GLEE, SLEE/LEED, LEEK, LEEP, LEER, LEES, LEET
3/1
A limb for walking and standing; (verb) to walk briskly
LEG
CLEG, FLEG, GLEG/LEGS
2/2
A garland or wreath
LEI
GLEI, VLEI/LEIR, LEIS
-/3
An Albanian unit of currency; a piece of ground where blackcock gather and display; (verb) to perform such a display
LEK
-/LEKE, LEKS, LEKU
-/2
(Dial.) to leap
LEP
-/LEPS, LEPT
1/1
To allow; to hinder
LET
BLET/LETS
-/1
A unit of Romanian currency (anagram of ULE)
No -S
LEU
-/LEUD
-/5
A unit of Bulgarian currency, also LEW
LEV
-/LEVA, LEVE, LEVO, LEVS, LEVY
6/1
A unit of Bulgarian currency (think Lewis)
LEW
ALEW, BLEW, CLEW, FLEW, PLEW, SLEW/LEWD
4/-
(Lat.) law
LEX
FLEX, ILEX, PLEX, ULEX/-
4/1
A meadow. Also LEA
LEY
BLEY, FLEY, GLEY, SLEY/LEYS
1/1
To geld; a liberal
LIB
GLIB/LIBS
3/2
To provide with a lid
LID
GLID, OLID, SLID/LIDO, LIDS
1/6
A false statement; to make such a statement; to be in a horizontal position
LIE
PLIE/LIED, LIEF, LIEN, LIER, LIES, LIEU
-/1
To lie about, idle
LIG
-/LIGS
1/9
To cease (think LINNET)
LIN
BLIN/LIND, LINE, LING, LINK, LINN, LINO, LINS, LINT, LINY
4/4
To touch with the lips
LIP
BLIP, CLIP, FLIP, SLIP/LIPA, LIPE, LIPO, LIPS
-/3
A fleur-de-lis
LIS
-/LISK, LISP, LIST
6/4
Literature; a monetary unit of Lithuania
LIT
ALIT, BLIT, CLIT, FLIT, GLIT, SLIT/LITE, LITH, LITS, LITU
4/4
To throw gently
LOB
BLOB, FLOB, GLOB, SLOB/LOBE, LOBI, LOBO, LOBS
3/2
A statistic relating to the odds of an event (anagram of DOL, OLD)
LOD
ALOD, CLOD, PLOD/LODE, LODS
5/4
A cylindrical piece of felled wood; to enter into a record
LOG
BLOG, CLOG, FLOG, SLOG, VLOG/LOGE, LOGO, LOGS, LOGY
1/8
To love; informal word for lavatory
LOO
ALOO/LOOF, LOOK, LOOM, LOON, LOOP, LOOR, LOOS, LOOT
5/2
To cut off unnecessary parts
LOP
CLOP, FLOP, GLOP, PLOP, SLOP/LOPE, LOPS
1/4
Colloq. for lord, interj. expressing surprise
LOR
FLOR/LORD, LORE, LORN, LORY
-/4
(Obs.) praise, reputation (think Spanish definite article; angram of SOL)
LOS
-/LOSE, LOSH, LOSS, LOST
4/6 (2 of the 10 take Z-hooks)
To allot; in an auction, a group of items for which bidders vie
LOT
BLOT, CLOT, PLOT, SLOT/LOTA, LOTE, LOTH, LOTI, LOTO, LOTS
1/6
(Scots) to love (think LOUise)
LOU
CLOU/LOUD, LOUN, LOUP, LOUR, LOUS, LOUT
7/5
Not high; (verb) to make the noise of cattle
LOW
ALOW, BLOW, CLOW, FLOW, GLOW, PLOW, SLOW/LOWE, LOWN, LOWP, LOWS, LOWT
1/-
Liquid oxygen; (verb) to supply with liquid oxygen
LOX
FLOX/-
2/1
A long, narrow spade
LOY
CLOY, PLOY/LOYS
1/3
(Obs.) lord
LUD
BLUD/LUDE, LUDO, LUDS
3/2
To pull or drag with difficulty
LUG
GLUG, PLUG, SLUG/LUGE, LUGS
4/3
(Scots) a chimney
LUM
ALUM, GLUM, PLUM, SLUM/LUMA, LUMP, LUMS
-/7
A lee, sheltered place (think Spanish Monday)
LUN
-/LUNA, LUNE, LUNG, LUNK, LUNS, LUNT, LUNY
2/3
A Bronze Age trumpet (think Danish brand of butter)
LUR
BLUR, SLUR/LURE, LURK, LURS
-/1
Love, as a term of endearment
LUV
-/LUVS
1/1
A unit of illumination; (verb) to clean with a vacuum cleaner
LUX
FLUX/LUXE
-/-
A supposedly indestructible bone (think about Spanish light)
HOOKLESS
LUZ
-/-
-/1
A short branch of a railway
LYE
-/LYES
-/2
(Shakespeare) a leash, or lyam-hound
LYM
-/LYME, LYMS
-/2
To bleat as a goat
MAA
-/MAAR, MAAS
-/5
(Abbr.) mackintosh
MAC
-/MACA, MACE, MACH, MACK, MACS
-/2
Insane; (verb) to drive insane
MAD
-/MADE, MADS
-/1
(Scots) More
MAE
-/MAES
-/4
To tease or chatter (like a magpie?)
MAG
-/MAGE, MAGG, MAGI, MAGS
-/4
(Scots) to make
MAK
-/MAKE, MAKI, MAKO, MAKS
-/7
(Fr.) pain, sickness
MAL
-/MALA, MALE, MALI, MALL, MALM, MALS, MALT
1/2
(Dial.) mother
MAM
IMAM/MAMA, MAMS
-/8
An adult human male; (verb) to provide with a (human) operator
MAN
-/MANA, MAND, MANE, MANG, MANI, MANO, MANS, MANY
-/1
A diagram of the surface of the earth, etc.; (verb) to make a map of
MAP
-/MAPS
-/11
To spoil or damage
MAR
-/MARA, MARC, MARD, MARE, MARG, MARK, MARL, MARM, MARS, MART, MARY
2/7
A house or home in the south of France (think *MASIA)
MAS
AMAS, OMAS/MASA, MASE, MASH, MASK, MASS, MAST, MASU
-/5
To entangle; a coarse object for wiping one’s feet
MAT
-/MATE, MATH, MATS, MATT, MATY
-/4
To mow; also a great mouth and jaws
MAW
-/MAWK, MAWN, MAWR, MAWS
-/1
(Obs.) gin, the drink; (verb) to reach the full extent
MAX
-/MAXI
-/3
Hawthorn blossom; (verb) to gather may
MAY
-/MAYA, MAYO, MAYS
-/1
(Abbr.) medical, medicine
MED
-/MEDS
1/5
(Chinese) in Malaysia, noodles or a dish containing noodles (think Bertie)
MEE
SMEE/MEED, MEEK, MEER, MEES, MEET
-/2
A halfpenny
MEG
-/MEGA, MEGS
-/-
Mediocre or boring; an expression of indifference or boredom
HOOKLESS
MEH
-/-
-/5
Honey (not a term of endearment)
MEL
-/MELA, MELD, MELL, MELS, MELT
-/3
The palindromic thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Think of the 13th letter of the English alphabet
MEM
-/MEME, MEMO, MEMS
2/6
(Pl.) MAN, an adult human male
MEN
AMEN, OMEN/MEND, MENE, MENG, MENO, MENT, MENU
3/4
(Pl.) ME, a musical note
MES
AMES, EMES, UMES/MESA, MESE, MESH, MESS
-/4
(Abbr.) meteorology; also pt. of meet
MET
-/META, METE, METH, METS
1/1
The spignel plant
MEU
EMEU/MEUS
1/2
(Of a cat) to make a high pitched cry
MEW
SMEW/MEWL, MEWS
-/1
A unit of electrical inductance
MHO
-/MHOS
-/1
A type of playing marble (played by men in black?)
MIB
-/MIBS
1/5
(Abbr.) MICROPHONE
MIC
EMIC/MICA, MICE, MICH, MICO, MICS
2/2
The middle
MID
AMID, IMID/MIDI, MIDS
-/2
A type of playing marble. Also MIB
MIG
-/MIGG, MIGS
-/8
A unit of wire measurement (think millimetre)
MIL
-/MILD, MILE, MILF, MILK, MILL, MILO, MILS, MILT
-/1
Prim and proper
MIM
-/MIME
3/7
A Muslim ruler; a Russian farming community
MIR
AMIR, EMIR, SMIR/MIRE, MIRI, MIRK, MIRO, MIRS, MIRV, MIRY
1/4
(Pl.) MI, a musical note
MIS
AMIS/MISE, MISO, MISS, MIST
-/2
To mingle
MIX
-/MIXT, MIXY
-/1
(Abbr.) misery
MIZ
-/MIZZ
1/-
An interjection expressing pleasure
MMM
HMMM/-
-/1
A Greek unit of weight or money (anagram of MAN, NAM)
MNA
-/MNAS
-/4
A gigantic extinct bird
MOA
-/MOAI, MOAN, MOAS, MOAT
-/3
A disorderly crowd; (verb) to form into such a crowd
MOB
-/MOBE, MOBS, MOBY
-/3
A moccasin
MOC
-/MOCH, MOCK, MOCS
-/3
A competitive festival of Gaelic literature, music, and drama; also a moderator
MOD
-/MODE, MODI, MODS
-/2
A wry face (anagram of EMO)
MOE
-/MOER, MOES
1/1
To move away; also a cat
MOG
SMOG/MOGS
-/2
(Fr.) me, facetiously used in English
MOI
-/MOIL, MOIT
-/7
A unit of molecular concentration
MOL
-/MOLA, MOLD, MOLE, MOLL, MOLS, MOLT, MOLY
-/3
(US. coll.) mother
MOM
-/MOME, MOMI, MOMS
-/6
(Japanese) a Japanese family badge or crest
MON
-/MONA, MONG, MONK, MONO, MONS, MONY
-/9
(Of cattle) to low
MOO
-/MOOD, MOOI, MOOK, MOOL, MOON, MOOP, MOOR, MOOS, MOOT
-/3
A sponge, etc., on a stick; (verb) to clean with a mop
MOP
-/MOPE, MOPS, MOPY
-/5
A layer of humus
MOR
-/MORA, MORE, MORN, MORS, MORT
1/5
(Pl.) MO, a moment
MOS
EMOS/MOSE, MOSH, MOSK, MOSS, MOST
-/6
(Fr.) a word
MOT
-/MOTE, MOTH, MOTI, MOTS, MOTT, MOTU
-/3
(Scots) a mouth
MOU
-/MOUE, MOUP, MOUS
-/3
To cut the grass of
MOW
-/MOWA, MOWN, MOWS
-/3
A coin or a measure (think West Ham manager)
MOY
-/MOYA, MOYL, MOYS
-/3
A type of curse (think mosquito)
MOZ
-/MOZE, MOZO, MOZZ
-/1
To bury or hide in mud
MUD
-/MUDS
1/2
A cup with vertical sides; (verb) to attack from behind
MUG
SMUG/MUGG, MUGS
-/4
To act in a mime; mother
MUM
-/MUMM, MUMP, MUMS, MUMU
-/3
(Dial.) man
MUN
-/MUNG, MUNI, MUNS
3/6
(Pl.) MU, a Greek letter
MUS
AMUS, EMUS, UMUS/MUSE, MUSH, MUSK, MUSO, MUSS, MUST
1/4
A mongrel, a blockhead
MUT
SMUT/MUTE, MUTI, MUTS, MUTT
-/-
To spoil, botch
HOOKLESS
MUX
-/-
-/1
A cancer-causing gene
MYC
-/MYCS
1/3
To seize
Unexpected consonant hook
NAB
SNAB/NABE, NABK, NABS
-/1
(Scots) no
NAE
-/NAES
2/2
A small horse; (verb) to worry or annoy constantly
NAG
KNAG, SNAG/NAGA, NAGS
-/-
(Coll.) no, anagram of HAN
HOOKLESS
NAH
-/-
-/3
Distraint (think Vietnam)
NAM
-/NAME, NAMS, NAMU
1/5
Slightly leavened bread; also an informal word for grandmother
NAN
ANAN/NANA, NANE, NANG, NANO, NANS
2/3
To take a short sleep
NAP
KNAP, SNAP/NAPA, NAPE, NAPS
2/-
(Obs.) contraction of NE HAS, has not and NE WAS, was not
NAS
ANAS, MNAS/-
1/1
(Coll.) nationalism
NAT
GNAT/NATS
-/3
(Short for) navigation
NAV
-/NAVE, NAVS, NAVY
2/-
(Coll.) no (anagram of AWN, WAN)
NAW
GNAW, SNAW/-
-/1
A denial (possibly equine?)
NAY
-/NAYS
1/1
A bird’s bill; (verb) to put a bill on
NEB
SNEB/NEBS
1/1
A young hooligan
NED
SNED/NEDS
2/3
(Of a woman) born
NEE
KNEE, SNEE/NEED, NEEM, NEEP
-/1
A church nave
NEF
-/NEFS
-/1
A photographic negative
NEG
-/NEGS
/1
(S. Afr.) a col, a pass in a mountain range
NEK
-/NEKS
-/1
(Dial.) catmint, a plant attractive to cats
NEP
-/NEPS
-/3
An open material, formed into meshes; (verb) to catch (fish) in a net
NET
-/NETE, NETS, NETT
3/3
Of recent origin; (verb, obs.) to renew
NEW
ANEW, ENEW, KNEW/NEWB, NEWS, NEWT
1/1
To provide with a nib
NIB
SNIB/NIBS
-/3
A pheasant’s nest or brood
NID
-/NIDE, NIDI, NIDS
1/3
(Obs.) to nigh, approach
NIE
ONIE/NIED, NIEF, NIES
1/2
Nothing
NIL
ANIL/NILL, NILS
-/2
To take or steal
NIM
-/NIMB, NIMS
1/2
A small quantity of spirits; (verb) to pinch
NIP
SNIP/NIPA, NIPS
2/2
A brownie or goblin in Scandinavian folklore (anagram of INS, SIN)
NIS
ANIS, UNIS/NISH, NISI
3/2
A young louse; a fool
NIT
KNIT, SNIT, UNIT/NITE, NITS
-/2
A water-sprite; (verb) to veto or cancel
NIX
-/NIXE, NIXY
2/1
A person of high social rank
NOB
KNOB, SNOB/NOBS
1/3
To move the head forward in assent or greeting
NOD
SNOD/NODE, NODI, NODS
1/2
To fix with a nog, a wooden peg
NOG
SNOG/NOGG, NOGS
-/-
A traditional style of Japanese drama
HOOKLESS
NOH
-/-
-/3
(Fr.) name
NOM
-/NOMA, NOME, NOMS
1/4
(Lat.) not
NON
ANON/NONA, NONE, NONG, NONI
-/4
(Scots) now
NOO
-/NOOB, NOOK, NOON, NOOP
-/3
And not; neither
NOR
-/NORI, NORK, NORM
1/3
(Pl.) NO, a word of negation
NOS
ONOS/NOSE, NOSH, NOSY
2/3
Word expressing denial, negation or refusal (anagram of TON)
NOT
KNOT, SNOT/NOTA, NOTE, NOTT
5/5
The present time
NOW
ANOW, ENOW, GNOW, KNOW, SNOW/NOWL, NOWN, NOWS, NOWT, NOWY
-/-
Nitrogen oxide
HOOKLESS
NOX
-/-
-/1
(Spenser) to annoy
NOY
-/NOYS
-/-
Implying a large number
HOOKLESS
NTH
-/-
2/1
To hang, also the central part or essence of something
NUB
KNUB, SNUB/NUBS
1/1
A chunk of wood sawn from a log; half of a NUGGET
NUG
SNUG/NUGS
-/1
A female member of a religious order
NUN
-/NUNS
1/4
A knot on a tree
NUR
KNUR/NURD, NURL, NURR, NURS
3/-
(Pl.) NU, a Greek letter
NUS
ANUS, GNUS, ONUS/-
1/1
An edible seed in a hard shell; (verb) to look for and gather nuts
NUT
KNUT/NUTS
1/2
(Obs.) to nigh, approach
NYE
SNYE/NYED, NYES
-/-
As in nym war, a dispute about the right to publish material on the internet under a fictitious name
HOOKLESS
NYM
-/-
-/-
(Spenser) is not
HOOKLESS
NYS
-/-
2/1
A lout; an idiot
OAF
GOAF, LOAF/OAFS
2/2
A kind of tree, known for acorns; its wood
OAK
BOAK, SOAK/OAKS, OAKY
5/2
To row a boat; the paddle used to do this
OAR
BOAR, HOAR, ROAR, SOAR, VOAR/OARS, OARY
5/3
A kind of grass, the seeds of which are used as food (by horses and Scotsmen)
OAT
BOAT, COAT, DOAT, GOAT, MOAT/OATH, OATS, OATY
2/1
In West Africa, a chief or ruler
OBA
BOBA, SOBA/OBAS
5/2
A form of sorcery of African origin (also OBI)
OBE
DOBE, JOBE, LOBE, MOBE, ROBE/OBES, OBEY
2/3
To bewitch (African word; anagram of BIO)
OBI
GOBI, LOBI/OBIA, OBIS, OBIT
6/3
A vessel for carrying oil and bulk ore
OBO
BOBO, GOBO, HOBO, KOBO, LOBO, ZOBO/OBOE, OBOL, OBOS
14/-
(Pl.) OB, an objection
OBS
BOBS, COBS, DOBS, FOBS, GOBS, HOBS, JOBS, KOBS, LOBS, MOBS, NOBS, ROBS, SOBS, YOBS/-
3/1
A South American wood-sorrel
OCA
COCA, LOCA, SOCA/OCAS
4/1
(Scots) interj. expressing regret or impatience. Also ACH
OCH
COCH, LOCH, MOCH, ROCH/OCHE
2/3
(Turkish) a room in a harem
ODA
CODA, SODA/ODAH, ODAL, ODAS
-/1
Strange, unpaired; (noun) in golf, an additional or allowed stroke
ODD
-/ODDS
7/2
An elaborate lyric addressed to someone or something
ODE
BODE, CODE, LODE, MODE, NODE, RODE, YODE/ODEA, ODES
13/1
(Pl.) OD, a hypothetical force
ODS
BODS, CODS, DODS, GODS, HODS, LODS, MODS, NODS, PODS, RODS, SODS, TODS, YODS/ODSO
11/-
(Pl.) OE, a grandchild
OES
DOES, FOES, GOES, HOES, JOES, MOES, NOES, ROES, TOES, VOES, WOES/-
6/3
To go off
OFF
BOFF, COFF, DOFF, GOFF, KOFF, TOFF/OFFA, OFFS, OFFY
4/-
(Poetic) often
OFT
COFT, LOFT, SOFT, TOFT/.
-/1
A unit of electrical resistance
OHM
-/OHMS
5/-
An expression of triumph or surprise (anagram of HOO)
OHO
BOHO, COHO, MOHO, SOHO, TOHO/-
6/-
(3rd.) OH, to say oh
OHS
BOHS, DOHS, HOHS, OOHS, POHS, SOHS/-
1/1
An inferior person
OIK
HOIK/OIKS
8/2
A greasy, flammable liquid; (verb) to smear or lubricate with oil
OIL
BOIL, COIL, FOIL, MOIL, NOIL, ROIL, SOIL TOIL/OILS, OILY
4/-
(Pl.) OI, the grey-faced petrel
OIS
BOIS, HOIS, KOIS, POIS/-
2/2
A Turkish unit of weight. Also OKE
OKA
HOKA, KOKA/OKAS, OKAY
12/2
A Turkish unit of weight. Also OKA
OKE
BOKE, COKE, HOKE, JOKE, LOKE, MOKE, POKE, ROKE, SOKE, TOKE, WOKE, YOKE/OKEH, OKES
10/3
Aged; (noun) an individual of a specified age
OLD
BOLD, COLD, FOLD, GOLD, HOLD, MOLD, SOLD, TOLD, WOLD, YOLD/OLDE, OLDS, OLDY
13/3
(Spanish) a shout of approval
OLE
BOLE, COLE, DOLE, GOLE, HOLE, JOLE, MOLE, NOLE, POLE, ROLE, SOLE, TOLE, VOLE/OLEA, OLEO, OLES
1/1
A blind salamander
OLM
HOLM/OLMS
7/1
(German) a grandmother
OMA
BOMA, COMA, HOMA, LOMA, NOMA, ROMA, SOMA/OMAS
11/-
(Pl.) OM, a Hindu sacred symbol
OMS
COMS, DOMS, HOMS, MOMS, NOMS, OOMS, POMS, ROMS, SOMS, TOMS, VOMS/-
13/2
An individual thing or person; the number or figure 1
ONE
BONE, CONE, DONE, FONE, GONE, HONE, LONE, NONE, PONE, RONE, SONE, TONE, ZONE/ONER, ONES
1/1
(Hawaiian) a kind of fish (think Yoko)
ONO
MONO/ONOS
14/1
(3rd.) ON, to go on with
ONS
CONS, DONS, EONS, FONS, GONS, HONS, IONS, KONS, MONS, OONS, PONS, SONS, TONS, WONS/ONST
5/1
(Scots) any. Also ONIE
ONY
BONY, CONY, MONY, PONY, TONY/ONYX
8/2
(Slang) money (also the sound made when one is struck in the solar plexus?)
OOF
COOF, GOOF, HOOF, LOOF, POOF, ROOF, WOOF, YOOF/OOFS, OOFY
2/1
To express pleasure or surprise with ‘ooh’
OOH
BOOH, POOH/OOHS
8/1
(S. Afr.) uncle
OOM
BOOM, COOM, DOOM, LOOM, ROOM, SOOM, TOOM, ZOOM/OOMS
14/2
(Scots) oven
OON
BOON, COON, DOON, GOON, HOON, LOON, MOON, NOON, POON, ROON, SOON, TOON, WOON, ZOON/OONS, OONT
10/1
To bind with thread, join. Also OUP
OOP
COOP, GOOP, HOOP, LOOP, MOOP, NOOP, POOP, ROOP, SOOP, YOOP/OOPS
7/-
(Scots) our
OOR
BOOR, DOOR, GOOR, HOOR, LOOR, MOOR, POOR/-
11/2
(Pl.) OO, wool
OOS
BOOS, COOS, DOOS, FOOS, GOOS, LOOS, MOOS, POOS, ROOS, WOOS, ZOOS/OOSE, OOSY
12/1
(Scots) an out
OOT
BOOT, COOT, FOOT, HOOT, LOOT, MOOT, POOT, ROOT, SOOT, TOOT, WOOT, ZOOT/OOTS
1/3
(German) a grandfather
OPA
DOPA/OPAH, OPAL, OPAS
9/3
(Poetic) to open
OPE
COPE, DOPE, HOPE, LOPE, MOPE, NOPE, POPE, ROPE, TOPE/OPED, OPEN, OPES
13/-
(Pl.) OP, an operation
OPS
BOPS, COPS, DOPS, FOPS, HOPS, KOPS, LOPS, MOPS, OOPS, POPS, SOPS, TOPS, WOPS/-
-/1
To decide or choose
OPT
-/OPTS
8/2
(Pl.) OS, a bone
ORA
BORA, FORA, GORA, HORA, KORA, MORA, SORA, TORA/ORAD, ORAL
3/2
To form into an orb
ORB
DORB, FORB, SORB/ORBS, ORBY
1/2
A killer whale
ORC
TORC/ORCA, ORCS
6/2
A point of a weapon
ORD
BORD, CORD, FORD, LORD, SORD, WORD/ORDO, ORDS
15/1
A solid mineral aggregate
ORE
BORE, CORE, DORE, FORE, GORE, HORE, KORE, LORE, MORE, PORE, RORE, SORE, TORE, WORE, YORE/ORES
1/2
A viral infection of sheep (anagram of FOR, FRO)
ORF
CORF/ORFE, ORFS
-/2
(Short for) an organisation
ORG
-/ORGS, ORGY
10/-
(Pl.) OR, gold
ORS
BORS, CORS, DORS, GORS, HORS, JORS, KORS, MORS, TORS, VORS/-
9/1
A leftover from a meal
ORT
BORT, DORT, FORT, MORT, PORT, RORT, SORT, TORT, WORT/ORTS
10/1
An esker, a narrow ridge of gravel and sand
OSE
COSE, DOSE, HOSE, LOSE, MOSE, NOSE, OOSE, POSE, ROSE, TOSE/OSES
2/1
A stringed instrument of Northern Africa
OUD
FOUD, LOUD/OUDS
9/1
(Scots) a week
OUK
BOUK, DOUK, GOUK, JOUK, POUK, SOUK, TOUK, YOUK, ZOUK/OUKS
7/3
To bind with thread, join. Also OOP
OUP
COUP, DOUP, LOUP, MOUP, NOUP, ROUP, SOUP/OUPA, OUPH, OUPS
10/2
Of or belonging to us
OUR
COUR, DOUR, FOUR, HOUR, JOUR, LOUR, POUR, SOUR, TOUR, YOUR/OURN, OURS
6/1
(Pl.) OU, a man, a bloke
OUS
FOUS, LOUS, MOUS, NOUS, SOUS, YOUS/OUST
10/2
To put or throw out
OUT
BOUT, DOUT, GOUT, HOUT, LOUT, NOUT, POUT, ROUT, SOUT, TOUT/OUTA, OUTS
1/1
(Pl.) OVUM, an egg
OVA
NOVA/OVAL
3/3
To be in debt for
OWE
HOWE, LOWE, YOWE/OWED, OWER, OWES
10/2
To smuggle esp. wool or sheep from France; also a nocturnal bird of prey
OWL
BOWL, COWL, DOWL, FOWL, GOWL, HOWL, JOWL, NOWL, SOWL, YOWL/OWLS, OWLY
8/1
To possess
OWN
DOWN, GOWN, LOWN, MOWN, NOWN, POWN, SOWN, TOWN/OWNS
5/1
(Dial.) anything
OWT
DOWT, LOWT, NOWT, ROWT, TOWT/OWTS
-/-
Containing oxygen. Also OXY
HOOKLESS
OXO
-/-
5/-
Containing oxygen. Also OXO
OXY
BOXY, COXY, DOXY, FOXY, POXY/-
-/3
A grandchild. Also OE, OY
OYE
-/OYER, OYES, OYEZ
11/-
(Pl.) OY, a grandchild
OYS
BOYS, COYS, DOYS, FOYS, HOYS, JOYS, LOYS, MOYS, NOYS, SOYS, TOYS
-/7
A shoe patterned after a moccasin
PAC
-/PACA, PACE, PACK, PACO, PACS, PACT, PACY
-/2
To cover or fill with soft material
PAD
-/PADI, PADS
1/1
A Maori port or settlement
PAH
OPAH/PAHS
-/1
(Colloquial) a pack
PAK
-/PAKS
1/7
A friend; (verb) to associate as a pal
PAL
OPAL/PALE, PALI, PALL, PALM, PALP, PALS, PALY
1/1
The knave of clubs (anagram of AMP, MAP)
PAM
SPAM/PAMS
1/5
A broad, shallow container; (verb) to wash earth for gold
PAN
SPAN/PAND, PANE, PANG, PANS, PANT
-/3
To feed soft pap food to infants
PAP
-/PAPA, PAPE, PAPS
1/8
To score a standard number of strokes in golf
PAR
SPAR/PARA, PARD, PARE, PARK, PARP, PARR, PARS, PART
3/4
(Fr.) a step (as in FAUX)
PAS
OPAS, SPAS, UPAS/PASE, PASH, PASS, PAST
1/5
Hitting the mark precisely > PATLY; (verb) to stroke gently
PAT
SPAT/PATE, PATH, PATS, PATU, PATY
-/2
(Abbr.) PAVLOVA, a type of dessert consisting of a meringue base topped with whipped cream
PAV
-/PAVE, PAVS
1/5
To scrape with a paw
PAW
SPAW/PAWA, PAWK, PAWL, PAWN, PAWS
-/-
(Lat.) peace
HOOKLESS
PAX
-/-
2/1
To remunerate
PAY
APAY, SPAY/PAYS
-/7
A vegetable, the rounded seed of a climbing plant
PEA
-/PEAG, PEAK, PEAL, PEAN, PEAR, PEAS, PEAT
1/3
(Coll.) a pectoral muscle
PEC
SPEC/PECH, PECK, PECS
3/2
(Abbr.) pedestrian
PED
APED, OPED, SPED/PEDI, PEDS
1/7
The letter P; (verb) to urinate
PEE
EPEE/PEED, PEEK, PEEL, PEEN, PEEP, PEER, PEES
-/2
A pin or fixture; (verb) to fasten with a peg
PEG
-/PEGH, PEGS
-/1
A Hebrew letter. Also PE
PEH
-/PEHS
-/6
A pixel
PEL
-/PELA, PELE, PELF, PELL, PELS, PELT
1/6
An implement for writing; (verb) to write down on paper
PEN
OPEN/PEND, PENE, PENI, PENK, PENS, PENT
-/2
Vigour or spirit; (verb) to put pep into
PEP
-/PEPO, PEPS
1/9
For each; by
PER
APER/PERC, PERE, PERI, PERK, PERM, PERN, PERP, PERT, PERV
2/2
(Pl.) PE, a Hebrew letter
PES
APES, OPES/PESO, PEST
1/1
A tame animal; a favourite; (verb) to treat as a pet
PET
SPET/PETS
1/1
A bench in a church
PEW
SPEW/PEWS
-/2
A letter of the Greek alphabet; anagram of HIP
PHI
-/PHIS, PHIZ
-/4
A Vietnamese noodle soup (anagram of HOP/POH)
PHO
-/PHOH, PHON, PHOS, PHOT
-/-
Interj. of mild anger (no vowels)
HOOKLESS
PHT
-/-
-/3
A tropical plant (sounds like a structure that extends into the sea from the shore)
PIA
-/PIAL, PIAN, PIAS
1/4
(Coll.) picture
PIC
EPIC/PICA, PICE, PICK, PICS
1/4
A dish of meat enclosed in pastry; to reduce to confusion
PIE
SPIE/PIED, PIER, PIES, PIET
-/1
A farm animal bred for food; (verb, slang) to eat greedily
PIG
-/PIGS
1/7
A piece of wood or metal used for fastening; (verb) to fasten with a pin
PIN
SPIN/PINA, PINE, PING, PINK, PINS, PINT, PINY
-/5
A small hard seed in a fruit; (verb) to offend or disgust
PIP
-/PIPA, PIPE, PIPI, PIPS, PIPY
-/3
A Muslim title of honour, given to a holy man
PIR
-/PIRL, PIRN, PIRS
-/4
(Pl.) PI, a letter in the Greek alphabet
PIS
-/PISE, PISH, PISO, PISS
1/4
To make a pit in; (Scots) to put
PIT
SPIT/PITA, PITH, PITS, PITY
-/1
(Ital.) more
PIU
-/PIUM
-/1
A box in which coins are kept for testing; also a plural of PIC
PIX
-/PIXY
-/4
A beaver pelt
PLU
-/PLUE, PLUG, PLUM, PLUS
-/-
A fold; (verb) to bend or fold
HOOKLESS
PLY
-/-
-/1
A meadow-grass plant
POA
-/POAS
2/1
To shell peas
POD
APOD, SPOD/PODS
-/1
An interjection expressing contempt; (verb) to express contempt (anagram of HOP, PHO)
POH
-/POHS
-/1
A Hawaiian dish of fermented taro (eaten by the hoi polloi?)
POI
-/POIS
-/7
A politician
POL
-/POLE, POLK, POLL, POLO, POLS, POLT, POLY
-/4
(Coll.) a Pomeranian dog
POM
-/POME, POMO, POMP, POMS
-/10
To defecate
POO
-/POOD, POOF, POOH, POOK, POOL, POON, POOP, POOR, POOS, POOT
-/2
A mild explosive sound; (verb) to make a pop
POP
-/POPE, POPS
2/5
(Adj.) positive. Also POZ
POS
APOS, EPOS/POSE, POSH, POSS, POST, POSY
1/3
A utensil used for cooking or storing; (verb) to cook or put in a pot
POT
SPOT/POTE, POTS, POTT
-/2
(Scots) head (anagram of WOP)
POW
-/POWN, POWS
-/1
To infect with pox
POX
-/POXY
-/1
(Adj.) positive. Also POS
POZ
-/POZZ
-/6
Before
PRE
-/PREE, PREM, PREP, PREX, PREY, PREZ
-/10
(Abbr.) professional, or prostitute
PRO
-/PROA, PROB, PROD, PROF, PROG, PROM, PROO, PROP, PROS, PROW
1/1
To enquire impertinently into
PRY
SPRY/PRYS
-/1
A letter of the Greek alphabet, anagram of SIP
PSI
-/PSIS
-/-
Interj. used to attract attention. Also PSST
HOOKLESS
PST
-/-
-/2
A public house; (verb) to visit a pub
PUB
-/PUBE, PUBS
1/2
(Coll.) pudding
PUD
SPUD/PUDS, PUDU
1/2
A small dog; To fill in with clay or mortar
PUG
SPUG/PUGH, PUGS
-/1
(Shakespeare) pooh, interj. expressing disgust
PUH
-/PUHA
-/9
A coin of Afghanistan (think: PULL up short?)
PUL
-/PULA, PULE, PULI, PULK, PULL, PULP, PULS, PULU, PULY
1/6
A play on words; (verb) to make a pun
PUN
SPUN/PUNA, PUNG, PUNK, PUNS, PUNT, PUNY
-/3
To give birth to puppies
PUP
-/PUPA, PUPS, PUPU
1/5
(Obs.) to purr
PUR
SPUR/PURE, PURI, PURL, PURR, PURS
1/2
Thick yellowish bodily fluid
PUS
OPUS/PUSH, PUSS
-/3
To place; to throw
PUT
-/PUTS, PUTT, PUTZ
-/1
A small volcanic cone
PUY
-/PUYS
-/1
(Slang) to dominate or humiliate an opponent esp in online gaming
PWN
-/PWNS
-/2
A copper coin of Burma (anagram of YAP)
PYA
-/PYAS, PYAT
-/2
To reduce to confusion (anagram of YEP). Also PIE
PYE
-/PYES, PYET
-/-
To test a coin (not to be confused with PIX, a box in which coins are kept for testing)
HOOKLESS
PYX
-/-
-/1
An East African shrub. Also KAT, KHAT
QAT
-/QATS
-/1
A Chinese musical instrument
QIN
-/QINS
-/-
(Pl.) QI, the physical life-force postulated by certain Chinese philosophers
HOOKLESS
QIS
-/-
1/5
(Lat.) in the capacity of
QUA
AQUA/QUAD, QUAG, QUAI, QUAT, QUAY
6/2
To fear; also radical
RAD
BRAD, DRAD, GRAD, ORAD, PRAD, TRAD/RADE, RADS
4/6
A worn scrap of cloth; (verb) to tease or ridicule
RAG
BRAG, CRAG, DRAG, FRAG/RAGA, RAGE, RAGG, RAGI, RAGS, RAGU
-/1
To express joy with the sound of ‘rah’
RAH
-/RAHS
1/7
A modern North African form of popular music
RAI
KRAI/RAIA, RAID, RAIK, RAIL, RAIN, RAIS, RAIT
-/1
In India, sovereignty
RAJ
-/RAJA
5/3
A male sheep; (verb) to push or cram down hard
RAM
CRAM, DRAM, GRAM, PRAM, TRAM/RAMI, RAMP, RAMS
3/6
(Pt.) RUN, to move quickly
RAN
BRAN, CRAN, GRAN/RANA, RAND, RANG, RANI, RANK, RANT
6/3
A sharp blow; (verb) to strike sharply
RAP
BRAP, CRAP, DRAP, FRAP, TRAP, WRAP/RAPE, RAPS, RAPT
3/4
A headland; an Ethiopian prince
RAS
BRAS, ERAS, FRAS/RASE, RASH, RASP, RAST
6/6
To hunt rats
RAT
BRAT, DRAT, FRAT, GRAT, PRAT, TRAT/RATA, RATE, RATH, RATO, RATS, RATU
1/2
A rabbi, esp. one in authority
RAV
GRAV/RAVE, RAVS
3/2
Uncooked; (noun) a sore or irritated spot
RAW
BRAW, CRAW, DRAW/RAWN, RAWS
-/-
To stretch (on RACKS?)
HOOKLESS
RAX
-/-
9/2
To emit rays
RAY
BRAY, CRAY, DRAY, FRAY, GRAY, KRAY, PRAY, TRAY, XRAY/RAYA, RAYS
-/1
A Confederate soldier
REB
-/REBS
-/2
A recreation ground
REC
-/RECK, RECS
5/4
A colour (associated with communism); (verb) to put in order
RED
ARED, BRED, CRED, ERED, IRED/REDD, REDE, REDO, REDS
7/6
(Scots) an enclosure for sheep (anagram of ERE)
REE
BREE, CREE, DREE, FREE, GREE, PREE, TREE/REED, REEF, REEK, REEL, REEN, REES
1/3
(Abbr.) referee
REF
TREF/REFI, REFS, REFT
2/2
A regulation
REG
AREG, DREG/REGO, REGS
-/1
An accumulation of salts on soil
REH
-/REHS
1/4
A Portuguese coin
REI
BREI/REIF, REIK, REIN, REIS
3/1
A unit of radiation dosage
REM
CREM, PREM, TREM/REMS
3/6
(Obs.) to run
REN
BREN, GREN, WREN/REND, RENK, RENO, RENS, RENT, RENY
-/1
(Maori) a New Zealand language (think Speedwagon)
REO
-/REOS
1/3
To work as a representative
REP
PREP/REPO, REPP, REPS
6/2
(Abbr.) reservation. Also REZ
RES
ARES, ERES, IRES, ORES, TRES, URES/RESH, REST
3/2
To soak esp. flax-stems
RET
ARET, FRET, TRET/RETE, RETS
1/1
A revolution in an internal combustion engine; (verb) to increase the speed of revolution
REV
EREV/REVS
6/1
(Spenser) a row
REW
AREW, BREW, CREW, DREW, GREW, TREW/REWS
2/-
An animal with a single layer of hair; a king
REX
GREX, PREX/-
2/-
(Abbr.) reservation. Also RES
REZ
PREZ, TREZ/-
-/1
A letter of the Greek alphabet, comes after PI
RHO
-/RHOS
-/-
(Spenser) rye
HOOKLESS
RHY
-/-
2/3
A drowned valley
RIA
ARIA, CRIA/RIAD, RIAL, RIAS
3/2
A bone curving forward from the backbone; (verb) to tease
RIB
CRIB, DRIB, FRIB/RIBA, RIBS
3/2
To free or clear
RID
ARID, GRID, IRID/RIDE, RIDS
-/4
To dismiss from employment (think reading charity)
RIF
-/RIFE, RIFF, RIFS, RIFT
5/2
To fit with sails; to equip or clothe
RIG
BRIG, FRIG, GRIG, PRIG, TRIG/RIGG, RIGS
5/5
To provide with a rim
RIM
BRIM, CRIM, GRIM, PRIM, TRIM/RIMA, RIME, RIMS, RIMU, RIMY
3/5
(Scots) to run
RIN
BRIN, GRIN, TRIN/RIND, RINE, RING, RINK, RINS
3/4
To tear open or apart
RIP
DRIP, GRIP, TRIP/RIPE, RIPP, RIPS, RIPT
5/4
To score or scratch (think most of fancy hotel)
RIT
BRIT, CRIT, FRIT, GRIT, WRIT/RITE, RITS, RITT, RITZ
2/1
(US) (Pt.) RISE
RIZ
FRIZ, GRIZ/RIZA
1/2
To steal
ROB
PROB/ROBE, ROBS
1/3
An enormous bird of Arabian legend. Also ROK, RUC, RUKH
ROC
CROC/ROCH, ROCK, ROCS
3/2
To push a rod through
ROD
BROD, PROD, TROD/RODE, RODS
1/2
A mass of fish eggs
ROE
FROE/ROED, ROES
1/3
An enormous bird of Arabian legend. Also ROC, RUC, RUKH
ROK
GROK/ROKE, ROKS, ROKY
2/3
A gypsy man
ROM
FROM, PROM/ROMA, ROMP, ROMS
2/8
(Abbr.) kangaroo
ROO
BROO, PROO/ROOD, ROOF, ROOK, ROOM, ROON, ROOP, ROOS, ROOT
3/6
To decay
ROT
GROT, TROT, VROT/ROTA, ROTE, ROTI, ROTL, ROTO, ROTS
9/2
To propel through water with oars
ROW
AROW, BROW, CROW, DROW, FROW, GROW, PROW, TROW, VROW/ROWS, ROWT
2/3
To apply friction
RUB
DRUB, GRUB/RUBE, RUBS, RUBY
-/2
An enormous bird of Arabian legend. Also ROC, ROK, RUKH. Think Royal Ulster Constabulary
RUC
-/RUCK, RUCS
1/5
To redden
RUD
CRUD/RUDD, RUDE, RUDI, RUDS, RUDY
3/3
To regret
RUE
CRUE, GRUE, TRUE/RUED, RUER, RUES
3/2
A heavy floor-mat; (verb, Scots) to pull roughly
RUG
DRUG, FRUG, TRUG/RUGA, RUGS
3/3
Odd, droll; a spirit distilled from sugar-cane
RUM
ARUM, DRUM, GRUM/RUME, RUMP, RUMS
-/5
To move quickly; to organise and/or control
RUN
-/RUND, RUNE, RUNG, RUNS, RUNT
1/2
To make a furrow with a wheel
RUT
BRUT/RUTH, RUTS
-/2
A type of Scandinavian rug; anagram of ARY, RAY and YAR
RYA
-/RYAL, RYAS
1/1
A cereal grass; its grain (think of the Catcher)
RYE
TRYE/RYES
-/1
A Japanese school of martial arts
RYU
-/RYUS
-/2
To sob; a saboteur
SAB
-/SABE, SABS
-/2
In biology, a bag-like structure
SAC
-/SACK, SACS
-/4
Unhappy, sorrowful; (verb) to express sadness
SAD
-/SADE, SADI, SADO, SADS
-/-
(Scots) so
HOOKLESS
SAE
-/-
-/5
To bend or hang down
SAG
-/SAGA, SAGE, SAGO, SAGS, SAGY
-/7
The capuchin monkey
SAI
-/SAIC, SAID, SAIL, SAIM, SAIN, SAIR, SAIS
-/5
A large North Indian tree (think of SALLY)
SAL
-/SALE, SALL, SALP, SALS, SALT
-/4
(Spenser) together; (verb) to gather
SAM
-/SAMA, SAME, SAMP, SAMS
-/6
A discarded letter of the Greek alphabet (think of Spanish saint)
SAN
-/SAND, SANE, SANG, SANK, SANS, SANT
-/1
A liquid circulating through plants; (verb) to drain
SAP
-/SAPS
4/4
(Scots) to savour
SAR
ASAR, KSAR, OSAR, TSAR/SARD, SARI, SARK, SARS
-/2
(Pt.) SIT, to rest on the buttocks
SAT
-/SATE, SATI
-/2
A Vietnamese coin. No -S. Also XU
SAU
-/SAUL, SAUT
-/2
(Abbr.) SAVELOY, a highly seasoned sausage
SAV
-/SAVE, SAVS
-/2
A cutting tool with a toothed blade; (verb) to cut with a saw
SAW
-/SAWN, SAWS
-/1
A slate chopper (lowest-scoring of three possible variants)
SAX
-/SAXE
-/1
To utter in words, speak; to assay
SAY
-/SAYS
-/-
A stringed instrument of North Africa
HOOKLESS
SAZ
-/-
1/6
A great expanse of water
SEA
ASEA/SEAL, SEAM, SEAN, SEAR, SEAS, SEAT
-/4
A second, a secant
SEC
-/SECH, SECO, SECS, SECT
1/-
(Milton) said
SED
USED/-
-/8
To perceive by the eye
SEE
-/SEED, SEEK, SEEL, SEEM, SEEN, SEEP, SEER, SEES
-/2
A stud in the sole of a shoe (think segment of SEGMENT)
SEG
-/SEGO, SEGS
-/5
A whale, a kind of RORQUAL
SEI
-/SEIF, SEIK, SEIL, SEIR, SEIS
-/5
(Scots) self
SEL
-/SELD, SELE, SELF, SELL, SELS
-/5
A Japanese monetary unit (not YEN)
SEN
-/SENA, SEND, SENE, SENS, SENT
1/6
A unit of weight in India (think ‘to be’ in Spanish)
SER
USER/SERA, SERE, SERF, SERK, SERR, SERS
-/3
To put or place in position
SET
-/SETA, SETS, SETT
-/1
(Hindi) a dish of deep-fried strands of flour (think: three fifths of seven)
SEV
-/SEVS
-/2
To work on with a needle and thread
SEW
-/SEWN, SEWS
-/2
To identify the sex of
SEX
-/SEXT, SEXY
-/1
A part of a carcase of beef
SEY
-/SEYS
-/-
(Slang) says
HOOKLESS
SEZ
-/-
-/8
Interj. requesting silence. Also SH, SHH
SHA
-/SHAD, SHAG, SHAH, SHAM, SHAN, SHAT, SHAW, SHAY
-/6
Subject pronoun used in referring to female person or thing
SHE
-/SHEA, SHED, SHEN, SHES, SHET, SHEW
-/1
Interj. requesting silence. Also SH, SHA
SHH
-/SHHH
-/7
A nonstandard spelling of sure, representing its pronunciation in the southern US
SHO
-/SHOD, SHOE, SHOG, SHOO, SHOP, SHOT, SHOW
1/-
Embarrassed, bashful; (verb) to jump aside, recoil
SHY
ASHY/-
/2
A blood relation
SIB
-/SIBB, SIBS
-/4
To incite a dog to attack
SIC
-/SICE, SICH, SICK, SICS
-/1
(S. Afr.) syphilitic, nasty
SIF
-/SIFT
-/3
A short personalized message at the end of an email, a signature
SIG
-/SIGH, SIGN, SIGS
-/2
(Aust. sl.) excellent
SIK
-/SIKA, SIKE
-/4
(Abbr.) Simeonite, an evangelical
SIM
-/SIMA, SIMI, SIMP, SIMS
-/6
A moral offence; (verb) to commit sin
SIN
-/SIND, SINE, SING, SINH, SINK, SINS
-/2
To drink in small mouthfuls
SIP
-/SIPE, SIPS
-/3
To address as “sir”
SIR
-/SIRE, SIRI, SIRS
1/2
A contraction of sister
SIS
PSIS/SISS, SIST
1/4
To rest on the buttocks
SIT
ISIT/SITE, SITH, SITS, SITZ
-/-
The next whole number after five
HOOKLESS
SIX
-/-
-/4
A form of Jamaican music similar to reggae
SKA
-/SKAG, SKAS, SKAT, SKAW
-/7
A narrow strip attached to a boot for gliding over snow; (verb) to move on skis
SKI
-/SKID, SKIM, SKIN, SKIO, SKIP, SKIS, SKIT
1/2
To hit towards the sky
SKY
ESKY/SKYF, SKYR
-/-
Cunning, wily; surreptitious
HOOKLESS
SLY
-/-
-/-
(Scots) small
HOOKLESS
SMA
-/-
-/1
A side channel of a river
SNY
-/SNYE
-/2
To cry uncontrollably, taking intermittent breaths
SOB
-/SOBA, SOBS
-/3
The right of holding a local court; (short for) sociology
SOC
-/SOCA, SOCK, SOCS
-/2
To cover with sods of turf
SOD
-/SODA, SODS
-/1
To soak
SOG
-/SOGS
-/2
The fifth note of the diatonic scale
SOH
-/SOHO, SOHS
-/6
A musical note. Also SOH
SOL
-/SOLA, SOLD, SOLE, SOLI, SOLO, SOLS
-/4
The standard monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan (anagram of OMS, MOS)
SOM
-/SOMA, SOME, SOMS, SOMY
-/3
A male offspring
SON
-/SONE, SONG, SONS
-/2
To soak; think milk
SOP
-/SOPH, SOPS
2/1
(Pl.) SO, a musical note
SOS
DSOS, ISOS/SOSS
-/2
To act as a sot, a habitual drunkard
SOT
-/SOTH, SOTS
-/7
An old small French coin
SOU
-/SOUK, SOUL, SOUM, SOUP, SOUR, SOUS, SOUT
-/1
(Abbr.) sovereign, a gold coin
SOV
-/SOVS
-/6
A female pig; (verb) to scatter seed on the ground
SOW
-/SOWF, SOWL, SOWM, SOWN, SOWP, SOWS
-/-
(Slang) socks
HOOKLESS
SOX
-/-
-/2
A dark, salty sauce made from fermented beans
SOY
-/SOYA, SOYS
-/-
(Short for) sorry
HOOKLESS
SOZ
-/-
-/9
A resort with a mineral spring; (verb) to stay at a spa
SPA
-/SPAE, SPAG, SPAM, SPAN, SPAR, SPAS, SPAT, SPAW, SPAY
1/-
A secret agent employed to watch; (verb) to watch secretly
SPY
ESPY/-
-/1
Sir, used as a Hindu title of respect
SRI
-/SRIS
-/1
To keep in a sty
STY
-/STYE
-/2
To subscribe, substitute etc.
SUB
-/SUBA, SUBS
-/2
A rare singular form of SUDS, a froth of soapy water
SUD
-/SUDD, SUDS
-/4
To prosecute at law
SUE
-/SUED, SUER, SUES, SUET
-/3
To attempt to sell a product while purporting to be engaged in market research
SUG
-/SUGH, SUGO, SUGS
-/2
(Lat.) of himself, itself
SUI
-/SUID, SUIT
-/2
A market place. Also SUQ, SOOK, SOUK, SUKH
SUK
-/SUKH, SUKS
-/5
The total, whole amount; (verb) to add, make up the total of. Also, an Uzbekistan currency
SUM
-/SUMI, SUMO, SUMP, SUMS, SUMY
-/5
The star that is the source of light; (verb) to expose to the sun’s rays
SUN
-/SUNG, SUNI, SUNK, SUNN, SUNS
-/2
To take liquid into the mouth, anagram of UPS, PUS
SUP
-/SUPE, SUPS
-/1
A market place. Also SUK, SOOK, SOUK, SUKH
SUQ
-/SUQS
-/4
(Fr.) on, above
SUR
-/SURA, SURD, SURE, SURF
-/2
A suspect; (verb) to arrest for suspicious behaviour
SUS
-/SUSS, SUSU
-/-
An Australian two-up game
HOOKLESS
SWY
-/-
-/3
To strain (anagram of YES & SEY)
SYE
-/SYED, SYEN, SYES
-/3
Since (anagram of NYS and SNY)
SYN
-/SYNC, SYND, SYNE
1/3
To name or designate; a projection at the top of a file or web page
TAB
STAB/TABI, TABS, TABU
-/1
A small amount
TAD
-/TADS
-/3
(Scots) to toe
TAE
-/TAED, TAEL, TAES
1/1
A tab or label; (verb) to put a tag on
TAG
STAG/TAGS
-/4
A Japanese sea bream (anagram of AIT and ITA)
TAI
-/TAIL, TAIN, TAIS, TAIT
-/-
A crown, a Dervish’s tall conical cap (think _ Mahal)
HOOKLESS
TAJ
-/-
-/5
(Scots) to take
TAK
-/TAKA, TAKE, TAKI, TAKS, TAKY
-/3
A cap with a broad, circular flat top
TAM
-/TAME, TAMP, TAMS
-/6
Brown; (verb) to become brown in the sun
TAN
-/TANA, TANE, TANG, TANH, TANK, TANS
-/1
A path of virtuous conduct in Chinese philosophy (anagram of OAT)
TAO
-/TAOS
2/4
A gentle knock or its sound; (verb) to knock gently
TAP
ATAP, STAP/TAPA, TAPE, TAPS, TAPU
1/7
A black bituminous substance; (verb) to coat with tar
TAR
STAR/TARA, TARE, TARN, TARO, TARP, TARS, TART
3/4
(Pl.) TA, thanks
TAS
ETAS, ITAS, UTAS/TASE, TASH, TASK, TASS
2/5
Worthless dross; to touch up
TAT
ETAT, STAT/TATE, TATH, TATS, TATT, TATU
-/2
A letter of the Greek alphabet; anagram of UTA
TAU
-/TAUS, TAUT
-/2
A Hebrew letter; anagram of VAT
TAV
-/TAVA, TAVS
1/3
To prepare skins for white leather; anagram of TWA, WAT
TAW
STAW/TAWA, TAWS, TAWT
-/2
A contribution levied towards a country’s revenue; (verb) to impose a tax on
TAX
-/TAXA, TAXI
1/1
(Dial.) tea
TAY
STAY/TAYS
-/7
To take a common infusion
TEA
-/TEAD, TEAK, TEAL, TEAM, TEAR, TEAS, TEAT
-/2
(Sl.) a detective
TEC
-/TECH, TECS
1/2
To spread out grass for drying
TED
STED/TEDS, TEDY
-/7
To place a golf ball on a tee
TEE
-/TEED, TEEK, TEEL, TEEM, TEEN, TEER, TEES
-/2
An Ethiopian cereal grass
TEF
-/TEFF, TEFS
-/3
A sheep in its second year
TEG
-/TEGG, TEGS, TEGU
-/6
In Arab countries, a hill or mound
TEL
-/TELA, TELD, TELE, TELL, TELS, TELT
2/4
The next whole number after nine
TEN
ETEN, STEN/TEND, TENE, TENS, TENT
2/1
(Pl.) TE, a musical note
TES
ATES, UTES/TEST
1/3
A Hebrew letter. Also TETH
TET
STET/TETE, TETH, TETS
1/1
To hustle; anagram of EWT, WET
TEW
STEW/TEWS
-/1
A unit of weight used to measure the density of yarn
TEX
-/TEXT
1/5
The definite article
THE
ETHE/THEE, THEM, THEN, THEW, THEY
-/2
(Spenser) those; anagram of HOT
THO
-/THON, THOU
-/-
Of thee
HOOKLESS
THY
-/-
2/4
An involuntary twitching of muscles; (verb) to twitch
TIC
ETIC, OTIC/TICE, TICH, TICK, TICS
-/3
(Scots) a mood; anagram of DIT
TID
-/TIDE, TIDS, TIDY
1/3
To fasten
TIE
STIE/TIED, TIER, TIES
-/2
To touch; anagram of GIT
TIG
-/TIGE, TIGS
-/4
The drug methamphetamine in crystal form
TIK
-/TIKA, TIKE, TIKI, TIKS
-/4
Sesame; anagram of LIT
TIL
-/TILE, TILL, TILS, TILT
-/8
To coat with tin
TIN
-/TINA, TIND, TINE, TING, TINK, TINS, TINT, TINY
-/3
A gratuity; a helpful piece of advice; (verb) to give a tip
TIP
-/TIPI, TIPS, TIPT
1/-
(Pl.) TI, a kind of tree
TIS
UTIS/-
-/3
A breast; an agile small bird; to tug
TIT
-/TITE, TITI, TITS
-/-
(Sl.) tickets
HOOKLESS
TIX
-/-
-/1
A state of confusion
TIZ
-/TIZZ
1/3
Telecommunications code for the letter ‘T’
TOC
ATOC/TOCK, TOCO, TOCS
-/2
To yield a tod, an old wool weight
TOD
-/TODS, TODY
-/4
A digit on the end of a foot; (verb) to kick or touch with the toe
TOE
-/TOEA, TOED, TOES, TOEY
-/3
To dress; anagram of GOT
TOG
-/TOGA, TOGE, TOGS
1/4
A male cat; (verb) to engage in prostitution
TOM
ATOM/TOMB, TOME, TOMO, TOMS
-/5
A unit of weight (anagram of NOT)
TON
-/TONE, TONG, TONK, TONS, TONY
-/5
Also; in addition
TOO
-/TOOK, TOOL, TOOM, TOON, TOOT
2/5
The highest point; (verb) to cover the top; to surpass
TOP
ATOP, STOP/TOPE, TOPH, TOPI, TOPO, TOPS
-/10
A hill; anagram of ROT, ORT
TOR
-/TORA, TORC, TORE, TORI, TORN, TORO, TORR, TORS, TORT, TORY
1/2
A small child or drink; (verb) to add or total
TOT
STOT/TOTE, TOTS
1/4
To pull along (behind)
TOW
STOW/TOWN, TOWS, TOWT, TOWY
-/2
An object for playing with; (verb) to play idly with
TOY
-/TOYO, TOYS
-/2
To attempt; to make an effort
TRY
-/TRYE, TRYP
-/1
An exclamation of annoyance; to utter such an exclamation
TSK
-/TSKS
1/3
To bathe in a tub
TUB
STUB/TUBA, TUBE, TUBS
-/1
To pull forcibly
TUG
-/TUGS
2/1
A New Zealand bird (also a German tour operator)
TUI
ETUI, PTUI/TUIS
1/2
(Coll.) stomach
TUM
STUM/TUMP, TUMS
1/6
To put in a tun, a large cask
TUN
STUN/TUNA, TUND, TUNE, TUNG, TUNS, TUNY
-/1
Of a ram, to copulate
TUP
-/TUPS
-/2
To say ‘tut’
TUT
-/TUTS, TUTU
-/-
(Abbr.) tuxedo, a dinner jacket
HOOKLESS
TUX
-/-
-/5
(Scots) two
TWA
-/TWAE, TWAL, TWAS, TWAT, TWAY
-/1
The next whole number after one
TWO
-/TWOS
-/-
(Welsh) dim-witted or stupid
HOOKLESS
TWP
-/-
1/4
To wash in a tye trough
TYE
STYE/TYED, TYEE, TYER, TYES
-/1
An old drinking-cup with two or more handles
TYG
-/TYGS
4/2
A Japanese species of aralia; anagram of DUO & OUD
UDO
BUDO, JUDO, KUDO, LUDO/UDON, UDOS
12/-
Old interj. meaning “God Save”
UDS
BUDS, CUDS, DUDS, FUDS, JUDS, LUDS, MUDS, OUDS, PUDS, RUDS, SUDS, WUDS/-
1/1
A U-turn
UEY
QUEY/UEYS
1/1
An unidentified flying object
UFO
BUFO/UFOS
5/1
An old representation of a cough or grunt; anagram of HUG
UGH
AUGH, EUGH, PUGH, SUGH, VUGH/UGHS
14/-
(3rd.) UG, to loathe
UGS
BUGS, DUGS, FUGS, HUGS, JUGS, LUGS, MUGS, NUGS, PUGS, RUGS, SUGS, TUGS, VUGS, YUGS/-
8/1
A ukulele
UKE
BUKE, CUKE, DUKE, JUKE, LUKE, NUKE, PUKE, YUKE/UKES
8/2
A Central American rubber tree; anagram of LEU
ULE
DULE, GULE, HULE, MULE, PULE, RULE, TULE, YULE/ULES, ULEX
4/1
An Eskimo knife (used to decapitate a ZULU?)
ULU
LULU, PULU, SULU, ZULU/ULUS
2/1
(Japanese) a fleshy yellow fruit, similar to an apricot but having a sour flavour, used mainly to make drinks, preserves, and sauces (anagram of EMU, MEU)
UME
FUME, RUME/UMES
1/1
Interjection expressing doubt or hesitation; anagram of MUM
UMM
MUMM/UMMA
12/3
To umpire
UMP
BUMP, DUMP, GUMP, HUMP, JUMP, LUMP, MUMP, PUMP, RUMP, SUMP, TUMP, YUMP/UMPH, UMPS, UMPY
11/-
(3rd.) UM, to say um
UMS
BUMS, CUMS, FUMS, GUMS, HUMS, LUMS, MUMS, RUMS, SUMS, TUMS, VUMS/-
1/1
(Maori) a type of oven
UMU
MUMU/UMUS
2/2
(Coll.) university
UNI
MUNI, SUNI/UNIS, UNIT
12/-
(Pl.) UN, one
UNS
BUNS, DUNS, FUNS, GUNS, HUNS, LUNS, MUNS, NUNS, PUNS, RUNS, SUNS, TUNS
-/1
Upon
UPO
-/UPON
9/1
(3rd.) UP, to move up
UPS
CUPS, DUPS, GUPS, HUPS, OUPS, PUPS, SUPS, TUPS, YUPS/UPSY
2/1
An urban area
URB
BURB, CURB/URBS
5/3
An Indian bean (anagram of RUD)
URD
BURD, CURD, NURD, SURD, TURD/URDE, URDS, URDY
8/2
An extinct wild ox; anagram of RUE
URE
CURE, DURE, IURE, JURE, LURE, MURE, PURE, SURE/UREA, URES
6/1
To place in an urn
URN
BURN, CURN, DURN, GURN, OURN, TURN/URNS
2/1
(Sl.) to vomit; anagram of PUR
URP
BURP, RURP/URPS
3/3
To put to some purpose
USE
FUSE, MUSE, RUSE/USED, USER, USES
2/1
Any of a genus of large lizards
UTA
KUTA, OUTA/UTAS
5/1
(Abbr.) utility, a small truck
UTE
BUTE, CUTE, JUTE, LUTE, MUTE/UTES
11/-
(Pl.) UT, a musical note
UTS
BUTS, CUTS, GUTS, HUTS, JUTS, MUTS, NUTS, OUTS, PUTS, RUTS, TUTS/-
2/1
(Maori) a Maori settlement of a debt; a shortened TUTU?
UTU
KUTU, TUTU/UTUS
-/2
A grape or grape-like berry
UVA
-/UVAE, UVAS
-/1
A vacation; (verb) to clean with a vacuum cleaner
VAC
-/VACS
1/1
In Orkney or Shetland, a bay or creek. Also VOE
VAE
UVAE/VAES
-/2
(Aust. sl.) to arrest someone for vagrancy
VAG
-/VAGI, VAGS
-/4
To go or send in a van
VAN
-/VANE, VANG, VANS, VANT
-/4
A unit of reactive power; think Video Assisted Referee
VAR
-/VARA, VARE, VARS, VARY
3/3
(Lat) a duct carrying liquid
VAS
AVAS, KVAS, UVAS/VASA, VASE, VAST
-/2
To put or treat in a vat
VAT
-/VATS, VATU
-/2
An obsolete letter in the Greek alphabet; anagram of UVA
VAU
-/VAUS, VAUT
-/1
(Hebrew) a Hebrew letter. Also VAW
VAV
-/VAVS
-/1
(Hebrew) a Hebrew letter. Also VAV
VAW
-/VAWS
-/-
(Short for) vaccination or vaccine
HOOKLESS
VAX
-/-
-/3
The letter ‘V’
VEE
-/VEEP, VEER, VEES
-/2
A vegetable; (verb) to laze about, to engage in mindless activity
VEG
-/VEGA, VEGO
1/2
To examine closely; a veterinarian
VET
EVET/VETO, VETS
-/1
To distress or annoy
VEX
-/VEXT
-/3
(Lat.) a road
VIA
-/VIAE, VIAL, VIAS
1/2
(Abbr.) video
VID
AVID/VIDE, VIDS
-/4
To contend in rivalry
VIE
-/VIED, VIER, VIES, VIEW
-/2
A vigorish, a charge paid to a bookie on a bet
VIG
-/VIGA, VIGS
-/1
Energy, vigour
VIM
-/VIMS
-/6
(Fr.) wine
VIN
-/VINA, VINE, VINO, VINS, VINT, VINY
-/2
(Lat.) force
VIS
-/VISA, VISE
-/-
Low-lying wet ground, a swamp, also VLEI
HOOKLESS
VLY
-/-
1/1
In Orkney or Shetland, a bay or creek. Also VAE
VOE
EVOE/VOES
-/1
Air pollution caused by volcanic dust
VOG
-/VOGS
-/5
In heraldry, two wings displayed and conjoined
VOL
-/VOLA, VOLE, VOLK, VOLS, VOLT
-/1
(Short for) to vomit
VOM
-/VOMS
-/1
To warn
VOR
-/VORS
1/1
A solemn promise; (verb) to make such a promise
VOW
AVOW/VOWS
-/-
(Lat.) a voice
HOOKLESS
VOX
-/-
-/3
A cavity in a rock. Anagram of GUV
VUG
-/VUGG, VUGH, VUGS
1/1
To vow
VUM
OVUM/VUMS
1/1
A web
WAB
SWAB/WABS
1/6
To form into a wad
WAD
SWAD/WADD, WADE, WADI, WADS, WADT, WADY
1/1
(Scots) woe
WAE
TWAE/WAES
1/2
To move from side to side
WAG
SWAG/WAGE, WAGS
-/7
(Maori) water
WAI
-/WAID, WAIF, WAIL, WAIN, WAIR, WAIS, WAIT
2/7
Pale; (verb) to make or become wan
WAN
HWAN, SWAN/WAND, WANE, WANG, WANK, WANS, WANT, WANY
1/1
To throw or pull quickly; anagram of PAW
WAP
SWAP/WAPS
-/10
(Obs.) worse > WARST, WAURST; (noun) a state of conflict; (verb) to make war
WAR
-/WARB, WARD, WARE, WARK, WARM, WARN, WARP, WARS, WART, WARY
1/5
(Pt.) BE
WAS
TWAS/WASE, WASH, WASM, WASP, WAST
2/3
A Thai Buddhist temple or monastery
WAT
SWAT, TWAT/WATE, WATS, WATT
-/4
(Spenser) a wave
WAW
-/WAWA, WAWE, WAWL, WAWS
-/1
A fatty substance; (verb) to treat with wax; to grow larger
WAX
-/WAXY
3/1
(Spenser) to weigh, esteem; also a means or a manner, a path
WAY
AWAY, SWAY, TWAY/WAYS
-/1
(Slang) to urinate
WAZ
-/WAZZ
-/1
A fine structure spun by a spider; (verb) to envelop with a web
WEB
-/WEBS
2/1
To marry
WED
AWED, OWED/WEDS
3/9
Small > WEER, WEEST; (verb) to urinate
WEE
AWEE, SWEE, TWEE/WEED, WEEK, WEEL, WEEM, WEEN, WEEP, WEER, WEES, WEET
-/2
(Arch.) the womb or belly
WEM
-/WEMB, WEMS
-/4
A sebaceous cyst
WEN
-/WENA, WEND, WENS, WENT
-/2
Not dry; (verb) to make wet
WET
-/WETA, WETS
-/1
(Obs.) to wax, grow
WEX
-/WEXE
1/1
A measure for dry goods; anagram of YEW, WYE
WEY
SWEY/WEYS
-/4
(Scots) who
WHA
-/WHAE, WHAM, WHAP, WHAT
-/5
Relative pronoun used in referring to a person or people
WHO
-/WHOA, WHOM, WHOP, WHOT, WHOW
-/1
The reason or cause of something
WHY
-/WHYS
2/1
To scold; to provide with a wig
WIG
SWIG, TWIG/WIGS
1/8
To gain; to winnow
WIN
TWIN/WIND, WINE, WING, WINK, WINN, WINO, WINS, WINY
2/5
(Sham arch.) to know. Also WIST
WIS
IWIS, YWIS/WISE, WISH, WISP, WISS, WIST
1/3
(Arch.) to know; also lively and humourous intelligence
WIT
TWIT/WITE, WITH, WITS
1/-
A very skilful person (think of H. Potter)
WIZ
SWIZ/-
-/1
Misery (anagram of OWE)
WOE
-/WOES
-/1
(Aust. sl.) a fool, idiot (think of a truncated dog’s bark)
WOF
-/WOFS
-/2
A pan used in Chinese cookery
WOK
-/WOKE, WOKS
-/3
To dwell; pt of WIN
WON
-WONK, WONS, WONT
-/6
To court; to seek the support of
Z-hook ahoy
WOO
-/WOOD, WOOF, WOOL, WOON, WOOS, WOOT
1/1
To thump. Also WHOP, WHAP (anagram of POW)
WOP
SWOP/WOPS
1/1
(Pl.) WO, woe
WOS
TWOS/WOST
1/1
(Arch.) to know > WOTS, WOTTEST, WOTTETH, WOTTING, WOTTED
WOT
SWOT/WOTS
-/2
To impress; palindromic interjection
WOW
-/WOWF, WOWS
-/-
(Obs.) past tense of WAX, to grow
HOOKLESS
WOX
-/-
1/-
Twisted; (verb) to give a twist to
WRY
AWRY/-
-/2
(Scots) wood; (verb) to load with wood
WUD
-/WUDS, WUDU
-/1
A Welsh term used for addressing a companion
WUS
-/WUSS
-/-
A nonstandard spelling of was
HOOKLESS
WUZ
-/-
-/1
The letter ‘Y’
WYE
-/WYES
-/3
A rune, having the value of modern English ‘w’
WYN
-/WYND, WYNN, WYNS
2/-
Past tense of a verb X, to cross out. But note the participle is X’ING
XED
AXED, EXED/-
1/-
(Pl.) XI, a Greek letter
XIS
AXIS/-
1/1
(Hebrew) a hand-held pointer used for reading the Torah
YAD
DYAD/YADS
-/-
(Scots) one, also AE
HOOKLESS
YAE
-/-
-/3
A type of synthetic garnet containing yttrium and aluminium, used in lasers and as a gem
YAG
-/YAGE, YAGI, YAGS
2/1
A variant of YEA, an affirmative vote
YAH
AYAH, NYAH/YAHS
1/1
To talk persistently; an ox-like mammal
YAK
KYAK/YAKS
1/1
A sweet potato
YAM
LYAM/YAMS
-/2
To bark sharply or constantly
YAP
-/YAPP, YAPS
1/5
Nimble. Also YARE
YAR
KYAR/YARD, YARE, YARK, YARN, YARR
4/-
Plural of YA, an Asian pear
YAS
EYAS, NYAS, PYAS, RYAS/-
-/5
To deviate from a course
YAW
-/YAWL, YAWN, YAWP, YAWS, YAWY
-/1
A variant of YEA, an affirmative vote
YAY
-/YAYS
-/5
An affirmative vote; anagram of AYE and YAE
YEA
-/YEAD, YEAH, YEAN, YEAR, YEAS
-/-
(Coll.) yes. Also YEAH
HOOKLESS
YEH
-/-
3/1
To desire or yearn; a yearning
YEN
EYEN, HYEN, SYEN/YENS
-/1
(Coll.) yes. Also YUP
YEP
-/YEPS
4/2
Colloquial for you or your
YER
DYER, EYER, OYER, TYER/YERD, YERK
14/2
An affirmative reply; (verb) to give an affirmative reply to
YES
AYES, BYES, DYES, EYES, HYES, KYES, LYES, NYES, OYES, PYES, RYES, SYES, TYES, WYES/YESK, YEST
1/2
In addition, besides; nevertheless
YET
PYET/YETI, YETT
-/1
A type of evergreen tree, often found in churchyards
YEW
-/YEWS
-/-
To hiccup or belch. Also YESK
HOOKLESS
YEX
-/-
1/-
Colloquial for yes, high scoring, no anagram
YEZ
OYEZ/-
-/1
(Spenser) past tense of go
YGO
-/YGOE
3/1
(Scots) one (think Billy Connolly)
YIN
AYIN, PYIN, TYIN/YINS
-/2
To give a short, sudden cry; may be followed by -PEE
YIP
-/YIPE, YIPS
-/1
A lout, anagram of BOY
YOB
-/YOBS
-/3
A Hebrew letter, anagram of DOY
YOD
-/YODE, YODH, YODS
-/2
To laugh. Also YUK
YOK
-/YOKE, YOKS
-/1
A Jewish day (think Kippur)
YOM
-/YOMP
-/3
Yonder
YON
-/YOND, YONI, YONT
-/3
Pronoun referring to the person being addressed; informally in plural context YOUS
YOU
-/YOUK, YOUR, YOUS
-/3
To yowl, howl
YOW
-/YOWE, YOWL, YOWS
-/2
One of the four Hindu ages of the world. Also YUGA
YUG
-/YUGA, YUGS
-/4
To laugh. Also YOK
YUK
-/YUKE, YUKO, YUKS, YUKY
-/1
Interj. expressing satisfaction, especially with food
YUM
-/YUMP
-/1
(Coll.) yes. Also YEP (think YUPPIE)
YUP
-/YUPS
3/-
(Pl.) YU, a kind of jade
YUS
AYUS, KYUS, RYUS/-
-/1
To change direction on a zig-zag course (not ZIG)
ZAG
-/ZAGS
-/1
To destroy instantaneously by a discharge of power
ZAP
-/ZAPS
-/-
(Pl.) ZA, pizza
HOOKLESS
ZAS
-/-
-/-
A chopper for trimming slate. Also SAX, ZEX
HOOKLESS
ZAX
-/-
-/2
Part of a cereal, once used as a diuretic
ZEA
-/ZEAL, ZEAS
-/2
The letter ‘Z’ (British version)
ZED
-/ZEDA, ZEDS
1/1
American form of ZED
ZEE
MZEE/ZEES
-/1
An inmate of a labour camp in the former USSR
ZEK
-/ZEKS
-/1
An oriental cymbal
ZEL
-/ZELS
-/1
A state of calm attentiveness
ZEN
-/ZENS
-/1
A long sandwich
ZEP
-/ZEPS
-/-
A chopper for trimming slate. Also SAX, ZAX
HOOKLESS
ZEX
-/-
1/1
A cross between a yak and a cow. Also DSO, DZHO, DZO, ZO
ZHO
DZHO/ZHOS
-/1
To change direction on a zig-zag course (but not ZAG)
ZIG
-/ZIGS
-/4
(Abbr.) ZINFANDEL, a kind of grape
ZIN
-/ZINC, ZINE, ZING, ZINS
-/1
To fasten with a zip
ZIP
-/ZIPS
-/3
A pimple
ZIT
-/ZITE, ZITI, ZITS
-/1
To take a nap
ZIZ
-/ZIZZ
-/-
A plural of ZOON, a unified individual creature
HOOKLESS
ZOA
-/-
-/1
(S. Afr.) a cannabis cigarette
ZOL
-/ZOLS
-/4
A garden or park where animals are kept
ZOO
-/ZOOM, ZOON, ZOOS, ZOOT
1/-
(Pl.) ZO, a cross beween a yak and a cow
ZOS
DZOS/-
-/-
An ancient Palestinian coin
HOOKLESS
ZUZ
-/-
-/1
An interjection expressing sleep
ZZZ
-/ZZZS