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36th Malta National Scrabble Championship:
Bingos Words & Meanings
[1] The word source of choice in CS is Collins Scrabble Words, which combines the words in the Collins Dictionary with those in the Chambers Dictionary and with those in the Merriam Webster’s Collegiate. The latest version of CSW was published in 2019. You can find new 2 and 3 letter words marked with an asterisk at the top of the list below. Click here for a complete CSW19 Initation Kit.
| *ume | (Japanese) a fleshy yellow fruit, similar to an apricot UMES |
| *vax | short for vaccine and vaccination VAXES |
| *zen | a state of calm attentiveness ZENS |
| oaf | A lout; an idiot > OAFS or OAVES. |
| oak | A kind of tree; its wood > OAKS. |
| oar | To row a boat > OARS, OARING, OARED. |
| oat | A kind of grass, the seeds of which are used as food > OATS. |
| oba | In West Africa, a chief or ruler > OBAS. |
| obe | A form of sorcery of African origin > OBES. |
| obi | To bewitch > OBIS, OBIING, OBIED. |
| obo | A vessel for carrying oil and bulk ore > OBOS. |
| obs | (Pl.) OB, an objection. |
| oca | A South American wood-sorrel > OCAS. |
| och | (Scots) interj. expressing regret or impatience. Also ACH. |
| oda | (Turkish) a room in a harem > ODAS. Also ODAH+. |
| odd | Strange, unpaired > ODDER, ODDEST; ODDLY; (noun) in golf, an additional or allowed stroke > ODDS. |
| ode | An elaborate lyric addressed to someone or something > ODES. |
| ods | (Pl.) OD, a hypothetical force. |
| oes | (Pl.) OE, a grandchild. |
| off | To go off > OFFS, OFFING, OFFED. |
| oft | (Poetic) often > OFTER, OFTEST. |
| ohm | A unit of electrical resistance > OHMS. |
| oho | An expression of triumph or surprise > OHOS. |
| ohs | (3rd.) OH, to say oh. |
| oik | An inferior person > OIKS. |
| oil | A greasy, flammable liquid; (verb) to smear or lubricate with oil > OILS, OILING, OILED. |
| ois | (Pl.) OI, a kind of New Zealand bird |
| oka | A Turkish unit of weight > OKAS. Also OKE. |
| oke | A Turkish unit of weight > OKES. Also OKA. |
| old | Aged > OLDER, OLDEST; (noun) an individual of a specified age > OLDS. |
| ole | (Spanish) a shout of approval > OLES. |
| olm | A blind salamander > OLMS. |
| oma | (German) a grandmother > OMAS. |
| oms | (Pl.) OM, a Hindu sacred symbol. |
| one | An individual thing or person; the number or figure 1 > ONES. |
| ono+ | (Hawaiian) a kind of fish > ONOS+. |
| ons | (3rd.) ON, to go on with. |
| ony+ | (Scots) any. Also ONIE+. |
| oof | (Slang) money > OOFS. |
| ooh | To express pleasure or surprise with 'ooh' > OOHS, OOHING, OOHED. |
| oom | (S. Afr.) uncle > OOMS. |
| oon | (Scots) oven > OONS. |
| oop | To bind with thread, join > OOPS, OOPING, OOPED. Also OUP. |
| oor | (Scots) our. |
| oos | (Pl.) OO, wool. |
| oot | (Scots) an out > OOTS. |
| opa | (German) a grandfather > OPAS. |
| ope | (Poetic) to open > OPES, OPING, OPED. |
| ops | (Pl.) OP, an operation. |
| opt | To decide or choose > OPTS, OPTING, OPTED. |
| ora | (Pl.) OS, a bone. |
| orb | To form into an orb > ORBS, ORBING, ORBED. |
| orc | A killer whale > ORCS. Also ORCA. |
| ord | A point of a weapon > ORDS. |
| ore | A solid mineral aggregate > ORES. |
| orf | A viral infection of sheep > ORFS. |
| org | (short for) an organization > ORGS. |
| ors | (Pl.) OR, gold. |
| ort | A leftover from a meal > ORTS. |
| ose | An esker, a narrow ridge of gravel and sand > OSES. |
| oud | A stringed instrument of Northern Africa > OUDS. |
| ouk | (Scots) a week > OUKS. |
| oup | To bind with thread, join > OUPS, OUPING, OUPED. Also OOP. |
| our | Of or belonging to us. |
| ous+ | (Pl.) OU, a man, a bloke. |
| out | To put or throw out > OUTS, OUTING, OUTED. |
| ova | (Pl.) OVUM, an egg. |
| owe | To be in debt for > OWES, OWING, OWED. |
| owl | To smuggle esp. wool or sheep from France > OWLS, OWLING, OWLED. |
| own | To possess > OWNS, OWNING, OWNED. |
| owt | (Dial.) anything > OWTS. |
| oxo | Containing oxygen. Also OXY. |
| oxy | Containing oxygen. Also OXO. |
| oye | A grandchild > OYES. Also OE, OY. |
| oys | (Pl.) OY, a grandchild. |
| pac | A shoe patterned after a moccasin > PACS. |
| pad | To cover or fill with soft material > PADS, PADDING, PADDED. |
| pah | A Maori port or settlement > PAHS. Also PA. |
| pak | (coll) a pack > PAKS. |
| pal | A friend; (verb) to associate as a pal > PALS, PALLING, PALLED. |
| pam | The knave of clubs > PAMS. |
| pan | A broad, shallow container; (verb) to wash earth for gold > PANS, PANNING, PANNED. |
| pap | To feed soft pap food to infants > PAPS, PAPPING, PAPPED. |
| par | To score a standard number of strokes in golf > PARS, PARRING, PARRED. |
| pas | (Fr.) a step (pl. PAS, but PASES exists as plural of PASE). |
| pat | Hitting the mark precisely > PATLY; (verb) to stroke gently > PATS, PATTING, PATTED. |
| pav+ | (Abbr.) PAVLOVA, a type of dessert consisting of a meringue base topped with whipped cream > PAVS+. |
| paw | To scrape with a paw > PAWS, PAWING, PAWED. |
| pax | (Lat.) peace > PAXES. |
| pay | To remunerate > PAYS, PAYING, PAID; to seal with tar > PAYS, PAYING, PAYED. |
| pea | A vegetable, the rounded seed of a climbing plant > PEAS or PEASE. |
| pec | (Coll.) a pectoral muscle > PECS. |
| ped | (Abbr.) pedestrian > PEDS. |
| pee | The letter P; (verb) to urinate > PEES, PEEING, PEED. |
| peg | A pin or fixture; (verb) to fasten with a peg > PEGS, PEGGING, PEGGED. |
| peh | A Hebrew letter > PEHS. Also PE. |
| pel | an earlier, now less common, word for a pixel > PELS |
| pen | An implement for writing; (verb) to write down on paper > PENS, PENNING, PENNED; to put in a pen (enclosure) > PENS, PENNING, PENNED or PENT. |
| pep | Vigour or spirit; (verb) to put pep into > PEPS, PEPPING, PEPPED. |
| per | For each; by. |
| pes | (Pl.) PE, a Hebrew letter. |
| pet | A tame animal; a favourite; (verb) to treat as a pet > PETS, PETTING, PETTED. |
| pew | A bench in a church > PEWS. |
| phi | A letter of the Greek alphabet > PHIS. |
| pho | An interjection expressing disgust or contempt > PHOS. Also FOH. |
| pht | Interj. of mild anger. |
| pia | A tropical plant > PIAS. |
| pic | (Coll.) picture > PICS or PIX. |
| pie | To reduce to confusion > PIES, PIEING or PIING, PIED. Also PYE. |
| pig | A farm animal bred for food; (verb, slang) to eat greedily > PIGS, PIGGING, PIGGED. |
| pin | A piece of wood or metal used for fastening; (verb) to fasten with a pin > PINS, PINNING, PINNED. |
| pip | A small hard seed in a fruit; (verb) to offend or disgust > PIPS, PIPPING, PIPPED. |
| pir | A Muslim title of honour, given to a holy man > PIRS. |
| pis | (Pl.) PI, a letter in the Greek alphabet. |
| pit | To make a pit in > PITS, PITTING, PITTED; (Scots) to put > PITS, PITTING, PUTTEN, PITTEN, PAT. |
| piu | (Ital.) more. |
| pix | A box in which coins are kept for testing > PIXES. |
| plu+ | A beaver pelt > PLUS. Also PLUE+, PLEW. |
| ply | A fold; (verb) to bend or fold > PLIES, PLYING, PLIED. |
| poa | A meadow-grass plant > POAS. |
| pod | To shell peas > PODS, PODDING, PODDED. |
| poh | An interjection expressing contempt. |
| poi | A Hawaiian dish of fermented taro > POIS. |
| pol | A politician > POLS. |
| pom | (Coll.) a Pomeranian dog > POMS. |
| poo | To defecate > POOS, POOING, POOED. |
| pop | A mild explosive sound; (verb) to make a pop > POPS, POPPING, POPPED. |
| pos | (Adj.) positive. Also POZ. |
| pot | A utensil used for cooking or storing; (verb) to cook or put in a pot > POTS, POTTING, POTTED. |
| pow | (Scots) head > POWS. |
| pox | To infect with pox > POXES, POXING, POXED. |
| poz | (Adj.) positive. Also POS. |
| pre | Before. |
| pro | (Abbr.) professional, or prostitute > PROS. |
| pry | To enquire impertinently into > PRIES, PRYING, PRIED. PRYS exists as an old form of PRICE. |
| psi | A letter of the Greek alphabet > PSIS. |
| pst | Interj. used to attract attention. Also PSST. |
| pub | A public house; (verb) to visit a pub > PUBS, PUBBING+, PUBBED+. |
| pud | (Coll.) pudding > PUDS. |
| pug | To fill in with clay or mortar > PUGS, PUGGING, PUGGED. |
| puh | (Shakespeare) pooh, interj. expressing disgust. |
| pul | A coin of Afghanistan > PULS or PULI. |
| pun | A play on words; (verb) to make a pun > PUNS, PUNNING, PUNNED. |
| pup | To give birth to puppies > PUPS, PUPPING, PUPPED. |
| pur | (Obs.) to purr > PURS, PURRING, PURRED. (PURING and PURED exists from PURE, to cleanse). |
| pus | Thick yellowish bodily fluid > PUSES. |
| put | To place; to throw > PUTS, PUTTING, PUT (PUTTED exists from PUTT). |
| puy | A small volcanic cone > PUYS. |
| pwn | (slang) to dominate or humiliate an opponent esp in online gaming > PWNED, PWNS. |
| pya | A copper coin of Burma > PYAS. |
| pye | To reduce to confusion > PYES, PYEING, PIED. Also PIE. |
| pyx | To test a coin > PYXES, PYXING, PYXED. |
| qat | An East African shrub > QATS. Also KAT, KHAT. |
| qin | a kind of Chinese zither with silken strings › qins |
| qis | (Pl.) QI, the physical life-force postulated by certain Chinese philosophers. |
| qua | (Lat.) in the capacity of. |
| rad | To fear > RADS, RADDING, RADDED. |
| rag | A worn scrap of cloth; (verb) to tease or ridicule > RAGS, RAGGING, RAGGED. |
| rah | To express joy with the sound of 'rah' > RAHS, RAHING, RAHED. |
| rai | A modern North African form of popular music > RAIS. |
| raj | In India, sovereignty > RAJES. |
| ram | A male sheep; (verb) to push or cram down hard > RAMS, RAMMING, RAMMED. |
| ran | (Pt.) RUN, to move quickly. |
| rap | A sharp blow; (verb) to strike sharply > RAPS, RAPPING, RAPPED. |
| ras | A headland; an Ethiopian prince > RASES. |
| rat | To hunt rats > RATS, RATTING, RATTED. |
| rav | a rabbi, esp one in authority; a teacher or mentor > RAVS |
| raw | Uncooked > RAWER, RAWEST; RAWLY; (noun) a sore or irritated spot > RAWS. |
| rax | To stretch > RAXES, RAXING, RAXED. |
| ray | To emit rays > RAYS, RAYING, RAYED. |
| reb | A Confederate soldier > REBS. |
| rec | A recreation ground > RECS. |
| red | A colour > REDDER, REDDEST; REDLY; (verb) to put in order > REDS, REDDING, REDDED. |
| ree | (Scots) an enclosure for sheep > REES. |
| ref | (Abbr.) referee > REFS. |
| reg | A regulation > REGS. |
| reh | An accumulation of salts on soil > REHS. |
| rei | A Portuguese coin > REIS. |
| rem | A unit of radiation dosage > REMS. |
| ren | (Obs.) to run > RENS, RENNING, RENNED. |
| reo+ | (Maori) a New Zealand language > REOS+. |
| rep | To work as a representative > REPS, REPPING, REPPED. |
| res | (Abbr.) reservation > RESES. Also REZ. |
| ret | To soak esp. flax-stems > RETS, RETTING, RETTED. |
| rev | A revolution in an internal combustion engine; (verb) to increase the speed of revolution > REVS, REVVING, REVVED. |
| rew | (Spenser) a row > REWS. |
| rex | An animal with a single layer of hair > REXES; a king > REGES. |
| rez | (Abbr.) reservation > REZZES. Also RES. |
| rho | A letter of the Greek alphabet > RHOS. |
| rhy | (Spenser) rye > RHIES. |
| ria | A drowned valley > RIAS. |
| rib | A bone curving forward from the backbone; (verb) to tease > RIBS, RIBBING, RIBBED. |
| rid | To free or clear > RIDS, RIDDING, RIDDED. |
| rif | To dismiss from employment > RIFS, RIFFING, RIFFED. |
| rig | To fit with sails; to equip or clothe > RIGS, RIGGING, RIGGED. |
| rim | To provide with a rim > RIMS, RIMMING, RIMMED. |
| rin | (Scots) to run > RINS, RINNING, RUN, RAN. |
| rip | To tear open or apart > RIPS, RIPPING, RIPPED or (obs.) RIPT. |
| rit | To score or scratch > RITS, RITTING, RITTED. Also RITT. |
| riz | (US) (Pt.) RISE. |
| rob | To steal > ROBS, ROBBING, ROBBED. |
| roc | An enormous bird of Arabian legend > ROCS. Also ROK, RUC, RUKH. |
| rod | To push a rod through > RODS, RODDING, RODDED. |
| roe | A mass of fish eggs > ROES, ROED (having ROE). |
| rok | An enormous bird of Arabian legend > ROKS. Also ROC, RUC, RUKH. |
| rom | A gypsy man > ROMA, ROMAS, ROMS. |
| roo | (Abbr.) kangaroo > ROOS. |
| rot | To decay > ROTS, ROTTING, ROTTED. |
| row | To propel through water with oars > ROWS, ROWING, ROWED. |
| rub | To apply friction > RUBS, RUBBING, RUBBED; (Scots) to rob > RUBS, RUBBING, RUBBET, RUBBIT. |
| ruc | An enormous bird of Arabian legend > RUCS. Also ROC, ROK, RUKH. |
| rud | To redden > RUDS, RUDDING, RUDDED. |
| rue | To regret > RUES, RUING or RUEING, RUED. |
| rug | A heavy floor-mat; (verb, Scots) to pull roughly > RUGS, RUGGING, RUGGED. |
| rum | Odd, droll > RUMMER, RUMMEST; a spirit distilled from sugar-cane > RUMS. |
| run | To move quickly; to organise and/or control > RUNS, RUNNING, RUN, RAN. |
| rut | To make a furrow with a wheel > RUTS, RUTTING, RUTTED. |
| rya | A type of Scandinavian rug > RYAS. |
| rye | A cereal grass; its grain > RYES. |
| ryu | (Japanese) a school of martial arts > RYUS. |
| sab | To sob > SABS, SABBING, SABBED. |
| sac | In biology, a bag-like structure > SACS. |
| sad | Unhappy, sorrowful > SADDER, SADDEST; SADLY; (verb) to express sadness > SADS+, SADDING+, SADDED+. |
| sae | (Scots) so. |
| sag | To bend or hang down > SAGS, SAGGING, SAGGED. |
| sai | The capuchin monkey > SAIS. |
| sal | A large North Indian tree > SALS. |
| sam | (Spenser) together; (verb) to gather > SAMS+, SAMMING+, SAMMED+. |
| san | A discarded letter of the Greek alphabet > SANS. |
| sap | A liquid circulating through plants; (verb) to drain > SAPS, SAPPING, SAPPED. |
| sar | (Scots) to savour > SARS, SARING, SARED. |
| sat | (Pt.) SIT, to rest on the buttocks. |
| sau | A Vietnamese coin > SAU. No -S. Also XU. |
| sav+ | (Abbr.) SAVELOY, a highly seasoned sausage > SAVS+. |
| saw | A cutting tool with a toothed blade; (verb) to cut with a saw > SAWS, SAWING, SAWN, SAWED. |
| sax | A slate chopper > SAXES. Also ZAX, ZEX. |
| say | To utter in words, speak > SAYS, (obs.) SAYST, (obs.) SAYEST, (obs.) SAITH, SAYING, SAID, (obs.) SAIDST, (obs.) SAIDEST; to assay > SAYS, SAYING, SAYED. |
| saz | A stringed instrument of North Africa > SAZES or SAZZES. |
| sea | A great expanse of water > SEAS. |
| sec | A secant > SECS. |
| sed | (Milton) said. |
| see | To perceive by the eye > SEES, SEEING, SEEN, SAW. |
| seg | A stud in the sole of a shoe > SEGS. |
| sei | A whale, a kind of RORQUAL > SEIS. |
| sel | (Scots) self > SELS. |
| sen | A Japanese monetary unit (pl. SEN, but SENS exists in its own right as an old form of since). |
| ser | A unit of weight in India > SERS. |
| set | To put or place in position > SETS, SETTING, SET. |
| sev | (Hindi) an Indian food of deep-fried strands of flour > SEVS. |
| sew | To work on with a needle and thread > SEWS, SEWING, SEWN, SEWED. |
| sex | To identify the sex of > SEXES, SEXING, SEXED. |
| sey | A part of a carcase of beef > SEYS. |
| sez | (Slang) says. |
| sha | Interj. requesting silence. Also SH, SHH. |
| she | Pronoun used in referring to female person or thing > SHES. |
| shh | Interj. requesting silence. Also SH, SHA. |
| sho | a nonstandard spelling of sure, representing its pronunciation in the southern US. |
| shy | Embarrassed, bashful > SHIER or SHYER, SHIEST or SHYEST; SHILY or SHYLY; (verb) to jump aside, recoil > SHIES, SHYING, SHIED. |
| sib | A blood relation > SIBS. |
| sic | To incite a dog to attack > SICS, SICCING or SICKING, SICCED or SICKED. |
| sif+ | (S. Afr.) syphilitic, nasty. |
| sig | a short personalized message at the end of an email, a signature > SIGS. |
| sik+ | (Aust. sl.) excellent. |
| sim | (Abbr.) Simeonite, an evangelical > SIMS. |
| sin | A moral offence; (verb) to commit sin > SINS, SINNING, SINNED. |
| sip | To drink in small mouthfuls > SIPS, SIPPING, SIPPED. |
| sir | To address as |
| sis | A contraction of sister > SISES. |
| sit | To rest on the buttocks > SITS, SITTING, SAT or (obs.) SATE, SITTEN. |
| six | The next whole number after five > SIXES. |
| ska | A form of Jamaican music similar to reggae > SKAS. |
| ski | A narrow strip attached to a boot for gliding over snow; (verb) to move on skis > SKIS, SKIING, SKIED. |
| sky | To hit towards the sky > SKIES, SKYING, SKIED or SKYED. |
| sly | Cunning, wily; surreptitious > SLIER or SLYER, SLIEST or SLYEST; SLILY or SLYLY. |
| sma | (Scots) small. |
| sny | A side channel of a river > SNIES. |
| sob | To cry uncontrollably, taking intermittent breaths > SOBS, SOBBING, SOBBED. |
| soc | The right of holding a local court > SOCS. |
| sod | To cover with sods of turf > SODS, SODDING, SODDED. |
| sog | To soak > SOGS, SOGGING, SOGGED. |
| soh | A musical note > SOHS. Also SOL. |
| sol | A musical note > SOLS. Also SOH. |
| som+ | The standard monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan > SOMS+ or SOMY+. |
| son | A male offspring > SONS, SONLY. |
| sop | To soak > SOPS, SOPPING, SOPPED. |
| sos | (Pl.) SO, a musical note. |
| sot | To act as a sot, a habitual drunkard > SOTS, SOTTING, SOTTED. |
| sou | An old small French coin > SOUS. |
| sov | (Abbr.) sovereign, a gold coin > SOVS. |
| sow | A female pig; (verb) to scatter seed on the ground > SOWS, SOWING, SOWED. |
| sox | (Slang) socks. |
| soy | A dark, salty sauce made from fermented beans > SOYS. |
| soz | short for sorry |
| spa | A resort with a mineral spring; (verb) to stay at a spa > SPAS, SPAING, SPAED. |
| spy | A secret agent employed to watch; (verb) to watch secretly > SPIES, SPYING, SPIED or (obs.) SPIDE. |
| sri | Sir, used as a Hindu title of respect > SRIS. |
| sty | To keep in a sty > STIES or STYES, STYING, STIED or STYED. |
| sub | To subscribe, substitute etc. > SUBS, SUBBING, SUBBED. |
| sud | A rare singular form of SUDS, a froth of soapy water > SUDS. |
| sue | To prosecute at law > SUES, SUING, SUED. |
| sug | to attempt to sell a product while purporting to be engaged in market research > SUGS, SUGGING, SUGGED |
| sui | (Lat.) of himself, itself. |
| suk | A market place > SUKS. Also SUQ, SOOK, SOUK, SUKH. |
| sum | The total, whole amount; (verb) to add, make up the total of > SUMS, SUMMING, SUMMED > SUMS. Also, an Uzbekistan currency > SUMS, SUMY+ |
| sun | The star that is the source of light; (verb) to expose to the sun's rays > SUNS, SUNNING, SUNNED. |
| sup | To take liquid into the mouth > SUPS, SUPPING, SUPPED. |
| suq | A market place > SUQS. Also SUK, SOOK, SOUK, SUKH. |
| sur | (Fr.) on, above. |
| sus | A suspect > SUSES; (verb) to arrest for suspicious behaviour > SUSSES, SUSSING, SUSSED. |
| swy | An Australian two-up game > SWIES. |
| sye | To strain > SYES, SYEING, SYED. |
| syn | Since. |
| tab | To name or designate > TABS, TABBING, TABBED. |
| tad | A small amount > TADS. |
| tae | (Scots) to toe > TAES, TAEING, TAED. |
| tag | A tab or label; (verb) to put a tag on > TAGS, TAGGING, TAGGED. |
| tai | A Japanese sea bream > TAIS. |
| taj | A crown, a Dervish's tall conical cap > TAJES . |
| tak | (Scots) to take > TAKS, TAKING, TAKEN, TOOK. |
| tam | A cap with a broad, circular flat top > TAMS. |
| tan | Brown > TANNER, TANNEST; (verb) to become brown in the sun > TANS, TANNING, TANNED. |
| tao | A path of virtuous conduct in Chinese philosophy > TAOS. |
| tap | A gentle knock or its sound; (verb) to knock gently > TAPS, TAPPING, TAPPED. |
| tar | A black bituminous substance; (verb) to coat with tar > TARS, TARRING, TARRED. |
| tas | (Pl.) TA, thanks. |
| tat | To touch up > TATS, TATTING, TATTED. |
| tau | A letter of the Greek alphabet > TAUS. |
| tav | A Hebrew letter > TAVS. |
| taw | To prepare skins for white leather > TAWS, TAWING, TAWED. |
| tax | A contribution levied towards a country's revenue; (verb) to impose a tax on > TAXES, TAXING, TAXED. |
| tay | (Dial.) tea > TAYS. |
| tea | To take tea > TEAS, TEAING, TEAED. |
| tec+ | (Sl.) a detective > TECS+. |
| ted | To spread out grass for drying > TEDS, TEDDING, TEDDED. |
| tee | To place a golf ball on a tee > TEES, TEEING, TEED. |
| tef | An Ethiopian cereal grass > TEFS. |
| teg | A sheep in its second year > TEGS. |
| tel | In Arab countries, a hill or mound > TELS. |
| ten | The next whole number after nine > TENS. |
| tes | (Pl.) TE, a musical note. |
| tet | A Hebrew letter > TETS. Also TETH. |
| tew | To hustle > TEWS, TEWING, TEWED. |
| tex+ | A unit of weight used to measure the density of yarn > TEXES+. |
| the | The definite article. |
| tho | (Spenser) those. |
| thy | Of thee. |
| tic | An involuntary twitching of muscles; (verb) to twitch > TICS, TICCING+, TICCED+. |
| tid | (Scots) a mood > TIDS. |
| tie | To fasten > TIES, TIEING or TYING, TIED. |
| tig | To touch > TIGS, TIGGING, TIGGED. |
| tik | the drug methamphetamine in crystal form > TIKS |
| til | Sesame > TILS. |
| tin | To coat with tin > TINS, TINNING, TINNED. |
| tip | A gratuity; a helpful piece of advice; (verb) to give a tip > TIPS, TIPPING, TIPPED or (obs.) TIPT. |
| tis | (Pl.) TI, a kind of tree. |
| tit | To tug > TITS, TITTING, TITTED. |
| tix+ | (Sl.) tickets. |
| tiz | a state of confusion. |
| toc | Telecommunications code for the letter 'T' > TOCS. |
| tod | To yield a tod, an old wool weight > TODS, TODDING, TODDED. |
| toe | A digit on the end of a foot; (verb) to kick or touch with the toes > TOES, TOEING, TOED. |
| tog | To dress > TOGS, TOGGING, TOGGED. |
| tom | A male cat; (verb) to engage in prostitution > TOMS, TOMMING, TOMMED. |
| ton | A unit of weight > TONS. |
| too | Also; excess. |
| top | The highest point; (verb) to cover the top; to surpass > TOPS, TOPPING, TOPPED. |
| tor | A hill > TORS. |
| tot | A small child or drink; (verb) to add or total > TOTS, TOTTING, TOTTED. |
| tow | To pull along (behind) > TOWS, TOWING, TOWED. |
| toy | An object for playing with; (verb) to play idly with > TOYS, TOYING, TOYED. |
| try | To attempt; to make an effort > TRIES, TRYING, TRIED or (obs.) TRIDE. |
| tsk | To utter such an exclamation of annoyance > TSKS, TSKING, TSKED. |
| tub | To bathe in a tub > TUBS, TUBBING, TUBBED. |
| tug | To pull forcibly > TUGS, TUGGING, TUGGED. |
| tui | A New Zealand bird > TUIS. |
| tum | (Coll.) stomach > TUMS. |
| tun | To put in a tun, a large task > TUNS, TUNNING, TUNNED. |
| tup | Of a ram, to copulate > TUPS, TUPPING, TUPPED. |
| tut | To say 'tut' > TUTS, TUTTING, TUTTED. |
| tux | (Abbr.) tuxedo, a dinner jacket > TUXES. |
| twa | (Scots) two > TWAS. |
| two | The next whole number after one > TWOS. |
| twp | (Welsh) dim-witted or stupid. |
| tye | To wash in a tye trough > TYES, TYEING, TYED. |
| tyg | An old drinking-cup with two or more handles > TYGS. |
| udo | A Japanese species of aralia > UDOS. |
| uds | "Old interj. meaning ""God Save""." |
| uey | A U-turn > UEYS. |
| ufo | An unidentified flying object > UFOS. |
| ugh | An old representation of a cough or grunt > UGHS. |
| ugs | (3rd.) UG, to loathe. |
| uke | A ukulele > UKES. |
| ule | A Central American rubber tree > ULES. |
| ulu | An Eskimo knife > ULUS. |
| umm | Interj. expressing doubt or hesitation. Also UMM. |
| ump | To umpire > UMPS, UMPING, UMPED. |
| ums | to say um, umming, ummed |
| umu | (Maori) a type of oven |
| uni | (Coll.) university > UNIS. |
| uns | (Pl.) UN, one. |
| upo | Upon. |
| ups | (3rd.) UP, to move up. |
| urb | An urban area > URBS. |
| urd | An Indian bean > URDS. |
| ure | An extinct wild ox > URES. |
| urn | To place in an urn > URNS, URNING, URNED. |
| urp+ | (Sl.) to vomit > URPS+, URPING+, URPED+. |
| use | To put to some purpose > USES, USING, USED. |
| uta | Any of a genus of large lizards > UTAS. |
| ute | (Abbr.) utility, a small truck > UTES. |
| uts | (Pl.) UT, a musical note. |
| utu | (Maori) a Maori settlement of a debt > UTUS. |
| uva | A grape or grape-like berry > UVAE or UVAS. |
| vac | A vacation; (verb) to clean with a vacuum cleaner > VACS, VACKING, VACKED. |
| vae | In Orkney or Shetland, a bay or creek > VAES. Also VOE. |
| vag+ | (Aust. sl.) to arrest someone for vagrancy > VAGS+, VAGGING+, VAGGED+. |
| van | To go or send in a van > VANS, VANNING, VANNED. |
| var | A unit of reactive power > VARS. |
| vas | (Lat) a duct carrying liquid . |
| vat | To put or treat in a vat > VATS, VATTING, VATTED. |
| vau | An obsolete letter in the Greek alphabet > VAUS. |
| vav | (Hebrew) a Hebrew letter > VAVS. Also VAW. |
| vaw | (Hebrew) a Hebrew letter > VAWS. Also VAV. |
| vee | The letter 'V' > VEES. |
| veg | A vegetable > VEGES; (verb) to laze about, to engage in mindless activity > VEGGES, VEGGED, VEGGING. |
| vet | To examine closely > VETS, VETTING, VETTED. |
| vex | To distress or annoy > VEXES, VEXING, VEXED or (obs.) VEXT. |
| via | (Lat.) a road > VIAE or VIAS. |
| vid | (Abbr.) video > VIDS. |
| vie | To contend in rivalry > VIES, VYING, VIED. |
| vig | A vigorish, a charge paid to a bookie on a bet > VIGS. |
| vim | Energy, vigour > VIMS. |
| vin | (Fr.) wine > VINS. |
| vis | (Lat.) force > VIRES. |
| vly | Low-lying wet ground, a swamp > VLIES. |
| voe | In Orkney or Shetland, a bay or creek > VOES. Also VAE. |
| vog | air pollution caused by volcanic dust > VOGS. |
| vol | In heraldry, two wings displayed and conjoined > VOLS. |
| vom | (short for) to vomit > VOMS. |
| vor | To warn > VORS, VORRING, VORRED. |
| vow | A solemn promise; (verb) to make a vow or vows > VOWS, VOWING, VOWED. |
| vox | (Lat.) a voice > VOCES. |
| vug | A cavity in a rock > VUGS. Also VUGG, VUGH. |
| vum | To vow > VUMS, VUMMING, VUMMED. |
| wab | A web > WABS. |
| wad | To form into a wad > WADS, WADDING, WADDED. |
| wae | (Scots) woe > WAES. |
| wag | To move from side to side > WAGS, WAGGING, WAGGED. |
| wai+ | (Maori) water > WAIS+. |
| wan | Pale > WANNER, WANNEST; WANLY; (verb) to make or become wan > WANS, WANNING, WANNED. |
| wap | To throw or pull quickly > WAPS, WAPPING, WAPPED. |
| war | (Obs.) worse > WARST, WAURST; (noun) a state of conflict; (verb) to make war > WARS, WARRING, WARRED. |
| was | (Pt.) BE. |
| wat | A Thai Buddhist temple or monastery > WATS. |
| waw | (Spenser) a wave > WAWS. |
| wax | A fatty substance; (verb) to treat with wax; to grow larger > WAXES, WAXING, WAXED or (obs) WOX. |
| way | (Spenser) to weigh, esteem > WAYS, WAYING, WAYED. |
| waz | (dialect) to urinate, also WAZZ. |
| web | A fine structure spun by a spider; (verb) to envelop with a web > WEBS, WEBBING, WEBBED. |
| wed | To marry > WEDS, WEDDING, WEDDED. |
| wee | Small > WEER, WEEST; (verb) to urinate > WEES, WEEING, WEED. |
| wem | (Arch.) the womb or belly > WEMS. Also WAME. |
| wen | A sebaceous cyst > WENS. |
| wet | Not dry > WETTER, WETTEST; WETLY; (verb) to make wet > WETS, WETTING, WETTED. |
| wex | (Obs.) to wax, grow > WEXES, WEXING, WEXED. Also WEXE. |
| wey | A measure for dry goods > WEYS. |
| wha | (Scots) who. |
| who | Pronoun used in referring to a person or people. |
| why | The reason or cause of something > WHYS. |
| wig | To scold; to provide with a wig > WIGS, WIGGING, WIGGED. |
| win | To gain > WINS, WINNING, WON; to winnow > WINS, WINNING, WINNED. |
| wis | (Sham arch.) to know. Also WIST. |
| wit | (Arch.) to know > WITS, WITTING, WITTED. |
| wiz | A very skilful person > WIZES or WIZZES+. |
| woe | Misery > WOES. |
| wof+ | (Aust. sl.) a fool, idiot > WOFS+. |
| wog | An offensive word for a nonwhite foreigner > WOGS. |
| wok | A pan used in Chinese cookery > WOKS. |
| won | To dwell > WONS, WONNING, WONNED or WONT. |
| woo | To court; to seek the support of > WOOS, WOOING, WOOED. |
| wop | To thump > WOPS, WOPPING, WOPPED. Also WHOP, WHAP. |
| wos | (Pl.) WO, woe. |
| wot | (Arch.) to know > WOTS, WOTTEST, WOTTETH, WOTTING, WOTTED. |
| wow | To impress > WOWS, WOWING, WOWED. |
| wox | (Obs.) past tense of WAX, to grow. |
| wry | Twisted > WRIER or WRYER, WRIEST or WRYEST; (verb) to give a twist to > WRIES, WRYING, WRIED. |
| wud | (Scots) wood; (verb) to load with wood > WUDS, WUDDING, WUDDED. |
| wus | A Welsh term used for addressing a companion > WUSES (WUSSES exists as plural of WUSS). |
| wuz | a non-standard spelling of was, representing dialect or informal pronunciation. |
| wye | The letter 'Y' > WYES. |
| wyn | A rune, having the value of modern English 'w' > WYNS. |
| xed | X, to delete, cross out. |
| xis | (Pl.) XI, a Greek letter. |
| yad+ | (Hebrew) a hand-held pointer used for reading the Torah > YADS+. |
| yae+ | (Scots) ae. |
| yag+ | A type of synthetic garnet containing yttrium and aluminium, used in lasers and as a gem > YAGS+. |
| yah | A variant of YEA, an affirmative vote > YAHS. |
| yak | To talk persistently > YAKS, YAKKING, YAKKED. |
| yam | A sweet potato > YAMS. |
| yap | To bark sharply or constantly > YAPS, YAPPING, YAPPED. |
| yar | Nimble > YARER, YAREST. Also YARE. |
| yas | YA, an Asian pear. |
| yaw | To deviate from a course > YAWS, YAWING, YAWED. |
| yay | A variant of YEA, an affirmative vote > YAYS. |
| yea | An affirmative vote > YEAS. |
| yeh | (Coll.) yes. Also YEAH. |
| yen | To desire or yearn > YENS, YENNING, YENNED. |
| yep | (Coll.) yes. Also YUP. |
| yer | (coll) your. |
| yes | An affirmative reply > YESES; (verb) to give an affirmative reply to > YESSES, YESSING, YESSED. |
| yet | In addition, besides; nevertheless. |
| yew | A type of evergreen tree > YEWS. |
| yex | To hiccup or belch > YEXES, YEXING, YEXED. Also YESK. |
| yez | (coll) yes. |
| ygo | (Spenser) past tense of go. |
| yid | An offensive term for a Jew > YIDS. |
| yin | (Scots) one > YINS. |
| yip | To give a short, sudden cry > YIPS, YIPPING, YIPPED. |
| yob | A lout > YOBS. |
| yod | A Hebrew letter > YODS. |
| yok | To laugh > YOKS, YOKKING, YOKKED. Also YUK. |
| yom | A Jewish day > YOMIM. |
| yon | Yonder. |
| yos | (Pl.) YO, an interjection calling for effort. |
| you | Pronoun referring to the person being addressed; informally in plural context YOUS+. |
| yow | To yowl, howl > YOWS, YOWING, YOWED. |
| yug | One of the four Hindu ages of the world > YUGS. Also YUGA. |
| yuk | To laugh > YUKS, YUKKING, YUKKED. Also YOK. |
| yum | Interj. expressing satisfaction. |
| yup | (Coll.) yes. Also YEP. |
| yus | (Pl.) YU, a kind of jade. |
| zag | To change direction on a zig-zag course > ZAGS, ZAGGING, ZAGGED. |
| zap | To destroy > ZAPS, ZAPPING, ZAPPED. |
| zas+ | (Pl.) ZA, pizza. |
| zax | A chopper for trimming slate > ZAXES. Also SAX, ZEX. |
| zea | Part of a cereal, once used as a diuretic > ZEAS. |
| zed | The letter 'Z' > ZEDS. |
| zee | American form of ZED > ZEES. |
| zek | An inmate of a labour camp in the former USSR > ZEKS. |
| zel | An oriental cymbal > ZELS. |
| zep+ | A long sandwich > ZEPS+. |
| zex | A chopper for trimming slate > ZEXES. Also SAX, ZAX. |
| zho | A cross between a yak and a cow > ZHOS. Also DSO, DZHO, DZO, ZO. |
| zig | To change direction on a zig-zag course > ZIGS, ZIGGING, ZIGGED. |
| zin | (Abbr.) ZINFANDEL, a kind of grape > ZINS. |
| zip | To fasten with a zip > ZIPS, ZIPPING, ZIPPED. |
| zit | A pimple > ZITS. |
| ziz | To take a nap > ZIZZES, ZIZZING, ZIZZED. |
| zoa | A plural of ZOON, a unified individual creature. |
| zol | (S. Afr.) a cannabis cigarette > ZOLS |
| zoo | A garden or park where animals are kept > ZOOS. |
| zos | (Pl.) ZO, a cross beween a yak and a cow. |
| zuz | An ancient Palestinian coin > ZUZIM. |
| zzz+ | An interjection expressing sleep. Also ZZZS+. |
