K for Kappa Roots chalc/o-, chalk/o- cry/o-, kry/o- deka-, deca- kako-, caco- kary/o- kerat/o- kine-, cine- kinesi/o- -kinesia, cinesia ken/o- kentr/o- kerat/o- kera- keraun/o- kern kerygma- ket/o- Words agathokakologial akathisia aktograph dekadrachm ekistics eureka kallikak kaleidoscope kallidin kallikrein kellion keloid kerion klendusity theotokion kainite kairos kaliophilite kallima kaliborite kalon kamacite kamelaukion katharevusa kathisma kathenotheism kelebe kerystic klepht

phenakistoscope poikilotherm tektite Kappa (Κ) and Chi (Χ) archi- cata-, cath-, cat- chron/o- cosm/o- -cracy, -crat macr/o- micr/o- chir- crat-, cras- crit- crypt- chrome- -cace -calam calli-, calo-, cali-, calo- crico- anchyl/o-, ankly/o- chol/o- cheil/o- cholangi/o- choledoch/o- chondr/o- choroid/o- -chrome Words choreutic choriamb chiclid chimera chalaza Chiasmus Chiliad Inchoate

sychnocarpous oe, ae aegyptiidae aegyptilla aphaeresis arisaema Aeolian aeolipile aestivate bloedite boeotian cacoethes Caedmonian caenoma caesalpinia caesura callirrhoë cercaruiaeum citharoedic coelom coryphaeus daedal diaeresis diploe excoecaria faena heteroecious hypaethral laetrile logaoedics logodaedaly linguaeform ocyroe paean paeon palaestra paroemia phaeton praenomen praetor propaedeutic Rhaetian suaeda synoecete

typhoean uraeus rh, rrh in Words from Greek arrhen-=male cirrh-= yellow pyrrh/o-= red -rrhage, -rrhagia= bursting forth -rrhea, -rrhoea= flow -rhexis= suture -rrhine= -nosed rhabd/o-= rod rhin/o-= nose rhamn-= buckthorn rhap-= to sew together rhe/o-= flowing current rhetor-= orator

rheuma-= flux rhiz/o-, rhiza-, -rrhiza= root rhod/o-= red rhomb/o-= rhombus rhynch/o-= beak rhytid-= wrinkle rhamph/o-= beak rhipid/o-, rhipi-= fan—in taxonomic names rhopal/o-= club rhachi-= spine rhachi/o-= spine rheo-= flow, current Words aporrhais aporrhoea arrha arrhenite arrhostia averrrhoa blennorrhea callirrhoë catarrhal cirrhitidae cirrhosis dysmenorrheal gerrhosaurid glycyrrhiza haemorrhagia jatrorrhiza karyorrhectic morrhua murrha

myrrhis parrhesia perrhenate perrhenic rheostat rhodium rhyolite scirrhous tichorrhine tyrrheni Tricky Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms Achroödextrin Aeluroidea aelurpod aequian aequidens aequorea akrochordite akropodion ancylidae ancylostoma ancylostome ancylus apocope archean archebiosis archecentric archedictyon archegonium archegosaurus archelon archeology archeozoic archespore archetype bialys cacomistle caecidae caecilian caecilidae caegnathiformes caenolestes caenolestidae caenopithecus caenostylistic chalkography

chalkosideric cheiranthus cheirogalaeus cheiroglossa cheirolin cheiromys cheiropompholyx cheirostrobus chiliastic chiliodon chilognath chilomastix chilomonad chiloplacus chilopod chilostoma cirrhitidae cirrhosis cirrhotic cirrhous clistrogastra cenoby cenogenesis cenosite cenospecies cenotaph cenzoology deinocephalia deinodon deinotherian dekabrist dekadrachm dekan demagogy demiurge diatessaron dysesthesia elaioplast eleocharis eleocyte eleoptene eleostearic eleotrid enkephalin enology esthesioblast esthesiometer esthesiophysiology esthesis etiology etiolation gynaecandrous helicline hypobulia inurement karyology katabatic keraterpeton keratinophilic klinotaxis krypton

kurtosis lanolated leptokurtosis leukergy leucoryx logogriph maladrosis micrurgy meiobars meterorolithe monotocous nannofossil neurokyme oenophilist oesophagostome oikomonad oikoplast oikopleura oximeter parabulia phalangeal phytocoenosis presbycusis putrilage serval solfatara solferino sulphide syncope tacheometer tachyon tessera tesseract tesserae tesseral Turcophil When /z/ is z zeal- ze/o- zinc/o- zo/o- -zoa zone- zyg/o- -zygous -zyme zym/o- za- zet- zeug- zon/o-

zoro- zygomatic/o- zyth ziphius ouzo zetetic Words from Greek amaranthine ambrotype aneroid apogee apolaustic aryballos autoschediastic banausic barathrum belonoid boeotian cithara calathos digoneutic dithyramb elenctic empyreumatic encomiastic encomium epistemic eristic esoteric genethliac halogeton hebdomadal hecatomb heleoplankton hermetically hubris hyperbaton hypocorism isarithm leuma macarize moly oxyblepsia palinode palladium

panoply parallax philhellene pierastic pleiade semaphore sinople smectite spadix spheterize stele stochastic styptic sychnocarpous sylloge symposium triskelion tristachyous upaithric x=/z/ xanth/o- xen/o- xiph/o- xyl/o- -xylum xoanon xebec xarque xenarchi

Φ phthal/o- phthir- -phthora phyc/o- phyl/o- klepht pheidale

Ψ (psi) Roots pseudo- psalm- pseph/o- psil/o- psor- psych/o- psall- psamm/o- pselaph/o- Words psaronious psylla pschent psechrus psittaceous psettodidae psythyrus psoas psocid

-able arability ineducable expugnable irrefragable obliterable reimbursable ineffable irremeable inviolable swindleable execrable inenarrable incurrable issuable scrutable unmitigable

foreclosable inimitable postponable impeturbable inextirpable compensable friable implacable indubitable ineluctable ineradicable intuitable justiciable justifiable culpable impugnable conjugable veritable leisurable inscrutable whistleable transposable manageability insuppressible interminable liveability untraceable untenable creditable forgeability coagulability friable suable tabulable untenantable unconscionable blamable accostable ameliorable crushable deplorable deteriorable differentiable evadable figurable fissionable focusable fracturable gradeability habitable

heritably hittable illimitable illuminable impugnable incurable ineffaceable inestimable influenceable insuperable invadable irrefutable irremeable irremediable irremovable irreproachable trailerable salvageable

-ible reconstructible comestible fallibility transfusible frangibility thurible irreducible risibility immarcesible vitrescible indescerptible thurible risible imputresible persuasible defeasible frangible

coercible suasible imperceptible transmissible reprehensible deducibility implausible suggestible infractible immiscible ostensible ineludible discerptible concessible deducible discerptible inconclusible indicible infusible infrangible irreducible distractible derisible fungible ingestible coercible suasible corrodible deducible defensible discernible docible discernible explosible frangibility fungible impartible inaudible indefectible inducible instructible insuppressible

-ar, -er, -or

almoner coadjutor congener consular coparcener escheator excelsior exchequer insular levanter masseter parishioner purveyor

-ary maxillary peccary votary budgetary actuary alimentary ancillary apiary bimillenary epistolary evidentiary fiduciary plenipotentiary -ery buffoonery cajolery artillery effrontery embracery serictery comstockery squibbery graziery jonglery chancery foppery poltroonery

-ory propitiatory cantatory feretory succusatory valedictory depilatory pillory restitutory objurgatory dimissory desultory prolusory consistory

-cious specious officious feracious rapacious meretriciouscapacious avaricious edacious fallacious feracious rapacious nugacious capacious

-tious facetious adventitious licentious factitious stillatitious pretentious icteritious

recrementitious propitious compunctious institious solstitious flagitious

-xious anxious noxious obnoxiousinnoxious

dis-

dys- dystocia dysphemism dystopia dyskinesia

-ant/-ance recusant antifoulant celebrant chatoyant abeyance abidance adjuvant annoyance antifoulant benignant encumbrance expectorant exercitant quittance

theraputant sterilant vacillant sibilance pulsatance renitant roborant corposant pugilant cognizant solivagant sibilant obeisance rutilant rayonnant usance cauterant preponderance ululant adjutant fulgurant adjuvant discrepancy oscitancy urticant peccancy noctivagant iterance remonstrance reboant discordancy matriculant incogitant clinquant cognizant conclamant conversant conveyance couchant crepitant culminant fluctuant forbearance flugurant humectant impedance iterance desiccant couchant peccancy

arrestant susurrant pullulant misfeasance naiant nicitant palpitant disseverance ensuant fondant pedant claimant recognizance urticant matriculant trenchantly transhumance peccant surfactant succorance parlance pursuivant pedant protuberant provenance revenant severance succorance surfactant susurrant trenchant vagrancy askance assailant abidance depilitant turgant determinant dilatancy discriminant ensuant flippancy forbiddance immittance interferant interpretant issuance transductant avoidant incapacitant

nurturance revertant

-ent/-ence sempervirent increasement incipient astringent intransigent pindolent candent abhorrence abscondence beneficent effulgent erumpent exigency recumbentibus obtundent eminent equipollent aurulent conticent candent subrident retrocedence esculent immanent plangent intransigent querulent acescent hereditament occludent succumbence preterlabent delitescent abience desinence florisugent plangency diluent objicient collabent nascency fulgent

renitent incipinency protuberant subrident cogent convergent dehiscence demulcent diluent collabent fingent indigent indolent interlucent lambent munificence turgescent diluent cogent plangent florisugent decedent collabent equipollence resipiscence luculent subrident obtundent attrahent resplendence constituency truculent noctilucent macilency respiscence redolent prepollent refulgent renitant retrocedence sanguinolent splendent strident stringent subfulgent subrident subsistence succedent succumbence truculent

ungulent abducent absorbefacient abstergent afferent assurgent aurulent counterinsurgency esculent feculent fulgent inesculent

-ient/-ience esurient ebullient sapiential mugient dissilient sapiential mugient nescient tinnient resilience dissilient perficient scaturient abience sapiential salient fodient mugient experiental percipient tinnient clairsentience advenient ambient clairaudient descipient salient expedient fodient

-iant/-

iance asphyxiant dalliance luxuriant suppliantly allegiant vicariant pliant compliant mediant riant repliant renunciant officiant negotiant naiant hauriant furiant euphoriant dissociant criant contrariant collegiant anorexiant acidifiant vicariant proviant

-eous extraneous lungeous beauteous erroneous gallinaceous minaceous vinaceous lapideous edaceous mucedinaceous cassideous marmoraceous

umbrageous piteous niveous consentaneous contemporaneous porraceous plumbeous

-ious licentious copious censorious abstemious impecunious usurious temerarious impecunious acetarious contumelious suspirious captious burglarious

Words from Latin abscission accrual acervation aciniform adust akeley alacrity allision annularity aperture asperity belemnoid bifurcation biloculine bimestrial; bolus botuliform callidity caprices charnel

cincture circinate clangorous clavis coacervate coadunate colligation collimate comity concinnity condign contemn contumacy cribral cunctation decussate deflocculate demurs dentifrice desideratum discigerous dives elutriation emulsify ensconce evanescent evulsion excogitate expedite expunge extirpate extrorse facilely farrago fasciculation faveolate fecund femoral festinate fetidness filar flaccidity flebile floruit fomented foraminate fortuitously furfuraceous fuliginous fulcrum furculum galbulus gelid gigantean gratis guttate haruspex hastate hiatus ilex imago immund impingement importunate incavation inchoate

incondite inconnu inebriety inficete infundibular inosculate inspissate insufflator intenerate intercalate interpellation intestacy jussive labile lacuna lageniform libido limpid litigious loricate madid memoriter miscegenation moribund morigeration mucilaginous mucronate muliebral nemoral nidor nimiety nonpareil nuciform nullibicity objurgatory obliviscence obnounce obstreperous olid opacity osculatory ostensible otiose paean palliate parietal patulous peculate pejorative pellucidity pergamenous perstringe pignorate prolix prorogue pudibund pullulate quiddity quondam recrudescence refocillate renege resile respiscence revirescent rimulose

scalariform scutellate sedulous seity seriatim sericeous sessile simulacrum sodality spoliation strepitous stricture sufflaminate sylph temerarious tergiversate toroidal traduce trifurcate triquetra triste triturate truncated turbid turgescent turpitude ullage uncial undulate vallecula velella vellication velleity veracious verriculate vertiginate vicissitude vigentennial vim vitiate vulpine Organisms acritarch addax aequorin agama agapornis angwantibo anoa apar alepisaurus araneiform arenicolous argali arolium arthropoda asinine avadavat avahi avifauna avocet axunge

babirusa babuina Balinese Bandar barasingh barbicel barotse berok betcherygah bettong bharal bhalu bikaneri biloculine binturong blenny blesbok bontebok bouto cagayan caique carabid caracal carapace carcharhinidae carnassial catalineta cavy cercäertus cerci chalaza changa chantecler chevaline chibigouaza chickaree chigoe chirivita chiru chitin chough cichlid ciconine citellus colobus conchylium cormorant corydora courlan covey coypu crotalid ctetology cuscus cymric deflead desman dhole disparlure doraphobia dourocoulis dreissenia drosophilist

duiker dulosis ebbet ecdysone eland elaphine elaterid elytra encolure entellus escolar eutely exuviate eyca fitch fontainea fossa foumart frons fulmar gaiac gallinaceous gallinule gannet garganey garrapata gaur geelbec gelada gelinotte gemsbok genet gerenuk ghorkar gibbon goanna goumi grallatorial grebe gruine grunion gryllus gryphaea guanaco guano guenon gundi gurry gyrfalcon hangul hanuman hartebeest heleoplankton hemippe hippucites hirundine holcodont hoolock hutia ichneumon indri inquiline

insessorial jabali jabalina jacamar jaguarundi jerboa jyngine katuka keeshond kestrel kiang klipdassie klipspringer kokanee kongoni koodoo korin korrigum kudu kulan kwatuma lammergeier lamprey lampyrid lauia leoncito leporiform leveret limivorous linnet linsang lochetic loddigesia lorilet lumbricoid macaque mamushi malaanonang malamuck malmignatte mangabey markhor marsupials merle mermithergate moronidae muishond muntjac musquash mustelidae mytiliform nene nestorine neuston numbat nyala onager oribi oryx osetra ouakari pademelon

palometa paon pareiasaur passerine patas pavonine pecan peccary pedipalp peludo pelycosaur phalarope pheidale phocine pholadacea pichiciago pipistrelle pleuston polyp potto progredien quica quokka rasorial ratel reedbuck rhebok rorqual saiga saki sambar sapajou sappho scalare scarabaeidae scheltopusik sculpin semelparous seta setigerous sirenia sitatunga skegger springhaas squaliform steenbok steentjie steinbock stirk strongylid stridulatory surikate sycetta synoecete tahr talapoin tamarin tatouay tatuasu tenrec trochanter thylacine

tichorrhine tilapia trichobezoar troödon truttaceous tullibee unau ungulate unguligrade urial ursine vaalhaai vespertilian veretillum vicuna vizcacha whelp wisent ziphius zoril Body, Health, and Disease abscisin acylovir adipsia accouchement aliphatic alyssum amantadine ampicillin anaphylaxis angina anodyne anticoagulant antitussive anxiolytic arnica arthrogryposis aryetenoid aulic auscultation autoecious biischial bilharzia bordetella botulin brucellosis bruxism buccinator bulimic bunion byssinosis cachexia cachou

cacoëthes cacuminal caduceus calcaneus calicivirus calvities caries cariogenic carotid chalicosis chevelure chilblains chloasma cicatrix cicatrize coccygeal collenchyme collunarium collutorium collyrium crassamentum curettage Daltonism debridement dermabrasion diastole diazepam distal duchenne dyscrasia ebullism eccrinology ecthyma embrocation empiricism enceinte endoradiosonde epaxial ephapse ephedrine epistaxis epollicate erythema escharotic eucrasia execesis extravasate femoral fluconazole foment fomites furuncle gallipot gavage gigerium gimglymus

glabella glabrous gomphosis gonitis gracilis gravid grippe gryphosis hallux hygeian hyperkalemia hypokalemia ictus iliacus imunnoassay inanition inion interferon intertrigo intussusception ischium jecorize Kneippism kwashiorkor laetrile laparoscopy lassitude libido lidocaine longirostrine lumbar madarosis malingerer mancinism masseter masseuse mawkish melanocomous murarium murrain myringitis naprapathy narial nasute noumenon nucha nuque nystagmus ophyron organo ozostomia pallesthesia palpebral paracelsian paristhmion passewa

paunchiness peirastic pellagra pemphigoid petechial phalacrosis philtrum pinocytosis pityriasis pleurisy pollex posology proprioceptive prostaglandin psoras ptarmic ptosis pundiculation pytriasis quadrumanous rasceta Rickettsial rictus rimulose Rorschach roseola rubicundity sacroiliac scarlatina sciatica scotopia scrofulous secernment serpiginous serrafine sesamoid shiatsu sillographer skinnerian soporific sphacelated stapes stertorous strabismus striated strongyle strophulus styptic succedaneum sudoriferous suggillation supination supine symballophone synoptophore talipes

tapotement trepanation trichotillomania tularemia turgescent tympanum ulotrichous uveitis valetudinarian varicelliform varicose variolous vasodilator vellication vergence vertigo vesicant yersinia yohimbe

Books, Literature, and Learning abstruse academe anacreontic anapest andragogy aporia apothegm arsis ballade bodoni boswellize cancionero cento chrestomathy circiter cloze collectanea colophon colporteur comstockery concetto conte corrigendum cynghanedd débat demegoric

deontology diallelus didascaly diptych donnism eisegesis envoi epideictic epigone epistemology epitasis epizootiology epopee epos epyllion etiology euchology examen excursus fescue festschrift feuilleton fustian gemology gongorism gradus grangerize hipponactean hokku hudibrastic ibidem Ibsenian imbroglio imprimatur inculcate incunabulum inedita intaglio kakemono litotes litterateur macaronic maieutic märchen munchausen mythologem noegenesis noumenal obelus opsimath orihon palimpsest panegyric pantoum papeterie paraleipsis paraph parnassian passus pasticcio pedagese pedant

Pepysian peripatetic photogravure pleonasm popperian proem prolegomenon prosateur protasis quatorzain quodlibet recondite redaction rimur rondel rubaiyat rupestrian scholium scilicet senryu sestina sijo skald sphragistic syllabus tanka terset travesty triptych typothetae videlicet villanelle

Buildings and Architecture architrave azotea badigeon balustrade bardiglio barrabora bascule bricolage cunette caracole chapiter cispontine clerestory cortile cromlech curtal curtilage

dentil dockization dosseret echinus ecumenopolis embrasure entresol esconson escritoire extrados femerell finial foramen fusuma gabion gambrel grimthorpe guichet guilloche hootch impluvium intrados ligniperdous loggia louvered lucarne machicolation mansard mirador modillion mullion newel oriel portcullis postern privet quaquaversal salicetum sillar stanchion telamon tenon termitarium terrazzo tholobate tholos trabeated trianon trullo trumeau turricular wainscot voussoir zaguan zocalo

Chemistry, Science, and Mathematics abelian adipoyl acetaminophen acetate acetone acetylene aflatoxin albedo aldicarb aliesterase alkalied alkyd alnico amandin amidol ammeter ampere anechoic aneroid aniline aperture arcology aromatase arsedine arsine askarel aspartame asymptote atavistic axion barbiturate baud bayesian becquerelite bemegride benzoline bevel boson brandtite butylene cadmium calomel campimeter cerium characin cherenkov chkalovite ciguatoxin cimetedine cissoid clarkeite colcinogenic cordyceptin corpuscule

cortisone coulomb creatinine crednerite cretify crith crocoite cubature cyclamate cycloserine darcy deciare decistere diazepam distilland dolomite Doppler dysprosium erg ethylene foscarnet fother fullerene galena gelignite griseofulvin hauynite hexamethyl hodiernal hydrargyrum hydrocortisone hydroxyzine idempotent iodopsin isentropic ivermectin jadeite kairomone kaliborite kaliophilite kaliborite kamacite kjeldahl klystron koechlinite lazurite lemniscate lixiviate macle magainin malojillo mannitol marcasite meerschaum megohmmeter milliosmol neoprene noselite/nosean novemdecillion opodeldoc palygorskite paraffin

parasyntheton phenylalanine phenylketonuric peirastic plancheite poncelet porphyry propylene quaalude quattuordecillion quinquennial ranitidine rankine resorcinol ricolettaite sabin scintiscan second secant serotonin sildenafi sinalbin solvolysis soroban spiegeleisen stearic styrene suberic superficies svabite teonanacatl terpineol tesla thremmatology thixotropy tocopherol totaquine tripelennanine troegerite trophallaxis tryptic unakite vigentennial vigesimal voltammetry zidovudine Decorations, Color and Clothing agalloch almandine antimassacar ardoise armoire arraigned arrasene

babouche balmoral balteus batiste beaverette bedizen bergamot blouson boiserie borsalino bottine bouffant blouson botonée boutonniere borsalino bretelle brilliantine byssus cabretta cabriole cachepot calceifrom canepin caparison capote cassinette cassolette caxon ceinture celature chaplet chatelaine chaton chemisette chevée chevelure chopine claque colberteen coralene cotehardie coutil couture couturiere craquelé craquelure crenature crinoline culgee delaine demantoid denier diamantine dinanderie dubonnet dundrearies duvet eburnean echelette epergne elastique

email encoignure esclavage faille falbula fanglement festucine filoselle flannelette fleuron foulard framboise friseur galatea gallyware garderobe garniture gibus girandole glaucous grandrelle gueridon guipure gules heishi homburg hure ikat ikebana incarnadine involucre jalousie jirkinet klomp knurl kouros labret lambrequin latticinio leatherine lecythus lisse loge loggia macle maillot mandilion mandorla maquillage marquetry minaudiere moline monture mousseline nacre nubuck ormolu orseille parquet parterre parure pavonine

peignoir pelisse pelmet pendeloque plumassier ponceau porphyry portiere quatrefoils raschel rastik rubasse ruching sartorial scrimshaw semainier sepia sericeous sgabello shagreen snood spadiceous stamnos sumpter tacmahac tattersall tinctorial toile tonsorial torchére torchiere trapunto treflée treillage trilby vargueno variscite vermeil vinaceous wainscot yamamai

Earth and Weather ablation aiguille albedo alluvium alpestrine amor anabibazon ansa apogee batture benthos bioturbation bocage bolide bosky

brae brecciated brume brunizem cenote cepheid chalcedonyx chernozem chresard chrystocrene ciénaga clough cluse coacervate colliculate conduit congelifract creekology curragh debouchment debouchure decuman disembogue drumlin echard edaphon effete eluvium embouchure escarpment estrepe estrepement falcate fascicular fascine felsenmeer fenster firnification fjeld floeberg foudroyant fougasse frazil freshet fretum frontolysis frostbow fumulus gabbro geodesy gibleh glacon glessite graywacke guyot heliacal humiture hmmocky isocheism jetteau/x jokul kalema

kipuka kratogen krummholz lapillus levanter lutaceous maar maceral malloseismic mare massif miombo monadnock nadir Nauruz neomenia neutercane noyade nubilous nunatak oakenshaw odylic pahoehoe parados parterre pelean perezone pergelisol perigee phreatic piton pogonip prairillon primaveral procellous promontory quebrada rawinsonde reboise rendzina rideau rime riparian rognon roriferous rupicolous sahel sardonyx sarsen sault schalstein seiche selenian septentrional serotinal shergottite solonchak solfatara soilure souterrain speleothem spodosol

succussatory sulcate surturbrand sussultory symminct tabetisol telmatology tephra tholeiite tombolo tramontana tramontane tufaceous udomograph vendaval vorago

Food Words Appetizers and Side Dishes bruschetta canapé chipolata choucroute cossette entremets frisée gaufrette lassi mache mamaliga naan niçoise raita rumaki radicchio sterlet tabbouleh tempeh yosenabe Bread babka beignet bialy brioche brötchen gremolata crostini croustade frumentaceous grissino hallah knäckebröd lavash limpa matzo panettone pikelet poori ratafia simnel sopaipilla

teiglach Cheese appetitost asiago caciocavallo caerphilly crowdie edam emmentaler feta fontina gloucester gouda grana gruyere havarti kasseri liederkranz Liptauer paneer Provolone mascarpone Muenster Noekkelost paneer pecorino ramekin ricotta Roquefort sbrinz stilton taleggio Tillamook tomme vacherin Dessert amaretto baklava cannoli cassata conche couverture croquembouche fanchonette fondant fonduta galette ganache granita haroseth kipfel lekvar panettone parkin pâtissier penuche skyr springerle timbale tiramisu torrone zeppole Drinks aligoté amarone

amontillado arabica balthazar barbaresco bardolino barolo beaugolais bragget brindisi calvados carcavellos Chablis chardonnay compotator condrieu demitasse digestif domaine dubonnet ebrosity fenouillet gamay graisse gyokuro kirsch merlot meursault mistelle nephalism orvieto pastis pekoe posset pommard preignac quaff ratafia rioja riserva rosolio sake sambuca sancerre sangiovese skoal soave sommelier souchong supernaculum verdicchio verjuice vigneron vintner viticulture vouvray zabaglione Entrée’s adobo agnolotti ballottine biryani calzone confit cassoulet cioppino escabeche frittata galantine

gaufrette hollandaise lobscouse piccata pierogi pilaf prosciutto pupu rijsttafels risotto sagamité saltimbocca seviche spiedino subgum tempeh teppanyaki Vindaloo Ingredients acajou adlai brisket bulgur terrine calabaza celeriac chard chiffonade chiltepin chocho christophene colewort ergot fava filbert frijoles guanabana ispaghul mirin mirliton panini pignolia pimiento pinyon Pollack shallot soursop sulze tzimmes Meat and Fish andouille beccafico blanquillo bocaccio boudin bouilli braciola brochette charcuterie chevon chorizo churrasco contrefilet cotechino cuchifrito drisheen entrecote

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aquavit bilberry bokmål boyg byrnie desman glima glogg gravlax gyrfalcon hälleflintal hambo hedebo illth kjeldahl leister limpa lingonberry minke niggardly nisse noekkelost pulstave ragg rimur rosemaling skarn smørrebrød sprang squab Other Middle Eastern Languages Aoudad (Berber) gundi (Berber) jennet (Berber) tebeldi (berber) verek (berber) ghaffir (Egyptian) asafetida (Persian) biryani (Persian) caravansary (Persian) dakhma (Persian) hircarrah (Persian) kenaf (Persian) kilim (Persian) kiosk (Persian) laari (Persian) naan (Persian) nargileh (Persian) padishah (Persian) pashm (Persian) pilaf (Pers. and Turkish)

serai (Persian) serang (Persian) surikate Portuguese araça anhinga berimbau borracha bussu caique capoeira caraipi carambola carioca carnauba cavaquinho chocalho coqueiro doab dona feijoada jaboticaba kalema linguica lorilet macumba militaria modinha mordisheen palanquin palaver tatukira vindaloo Romany gorgio calo patrin rom Slavic Languages lavash (Armenian) lev (Bulgarian) cimbalom (Hungarian) friss (Hungarian) lassú (Hungarian) lekvar (Hungarian) shako (Hungarian) tzigane (Hungarian) alascan (Polish) babka (Polish) domeykite (Polish)

fugara (Polish) Gdansk (Polish) gliwice (Polish) grosz (Polish) guberniya (Polish) jagello (Polish) katowice (Polish) kujawiak (Polish) krakowiak (Polish) oberek (Polish) pierogi (Polish) polabish (Polish) rendzina (Polish) schapska (Polish) shlub (Polish) trippkeite (Polish) uhlan (Polish) zubrowka (Polish) braul (Romanian) brynza (Romanian) calusar (Romanian) carceag (Romanian) doina (Romanian) hospodar (Romanian) rouman (Romanian) borscht (Russian) botvinya (Russian) borsch (Russian) cheka (Russian) chistka (Russian) coulbiac (Russian) domra (Russian) gospodin (Russian) khlyst (Russian) kovsh (Russian) kulak (Russian) makhorka (Russian) matka (Russian) nagaika (Russian) osetra (Russian) paskha (Russian) polatouche (Russian) politburo (Russian) politnik (Russian)

prisiadka (Russian) Raskolnik (Russian) saiga (Russian) samizaat (Russian) scheltopusik (Russian) samizdat (Russian) tennesi (Turkmen) trepak (Russian) zakuski (Russian) balaclava hussar Southern Pacific billabong (Australian) toolach (Australian) wirrah (Australian) wommera (Australian) fei (Tahitian) himene (Tahitian) aalii (Hawaiian) ahaaina (Hawaiian) aikane (Hawaiian) akaakai (Hawaiian) elepaio (Hawaiian) heiau (Hawaiian) hookupu (Hawaiian) hoolaulea (Hawaiian) hukilau (Hawaiian) ilima (Hawaiian) kiawe (Hawaiian) kipuka (Hawaiian) lauia (Hawaiian) naio (Hawaiian) nene (Hawaiian) okolehao (Hawaiian) opakapaka (Hawaiian) opelu (Hawaiian)

paepae (Hawaiian) pahoehoe (Hawaiian) palaoa (Hawaiian) panini (Hawaiian) pilikia (Hawaiian) pupu (Hawaiian) ulae (Hawaiian) haeremai (Maori) ihi (Maori) kahikalea (Maori) kuka (Maori) triaha (Maori) tuatara (Maori) whakapapa (Maori) whapuku (Maori) menehune (Polynesian) havaiki himene Turkish aga baklava bulgur buran cafeneh cäique caracal dönmeh galiongee ghiordes kasseri kilim kizilbash konia kurgan rakir rastik taramosalata tarkhan vilayet New World Languages achiote agouti amole apar apishamore

camoodi carcajou caribe casique cawquaw chaac chalchihuitl chichipe chigoe chogset choupique coatimundi coyol coypu douroucoulis dowitcher eyra fetii guanaco nasaump hutia jacamar jaguarundi jaguey jigua khaya muntjac musquash ouakari panini peba peccary piblokto pichiciago pupunha saki sambaqui skookum tamarin tatouay tatuasu teonanacatl tillamook tomalley tullibee unau vicuna vizcacha wickiup yuca

Southeastern Asia agoho babirusa baguio bhangra binturong bohea caladium calamondin candareen cheongsam cheroot chiao chigetai chiru colugo congee dzo foochow fossa gayyou gelong hapkido kaoliang kaosiung kapok kiang lahar lauan linsang litchi lorikeet malaanonang mulligatawny pademelon pakchoi pantoum pandanas paoting pariah pekin peking pidan pongee rambutan sambal sarong

satay sitao souchong susu talapoin takin teledu telekucha tempeh tenrec tikitiki tsatlee wushu wongshy Words from Arabic afernan afilaria albacore alcaide alcazar alembic algorism aljama almemar amalgam arroz ashraf atabal aubergine azotea buqsha cafilah caid carob chechia civet deloul diffa douar falafel fanega farsakh feterita fustic galabia galingale gelada haji halala hammada hashish hegira helbeh ihram

ikhwan izar izzat jabali jahiliya jerboa jinni jizyah karshuni kaffiyeh kermes kersenneh khoum kibbe kuphar lablab luffa maraboutism marcasite masjid mastaba maugrabee mazar mufti munshi mujahedin/ mujahideen nastaliq nenuphar nuchal olibanum omdeh qadarite qadi qarnation quraish realgar rebab rubaiyat sebkha sedjadeh shawwal sheikh tabbouleh tagine tahini tambour tambourin taqlid tariqa tasbih tebeldi ulama waqf Words from

Celtic Languages airt armagh avourneen bauch blellum bothy braw cailleach carrow cateran ceilidh clachan clarsach claymore coracle coronach crannock crannog cromlech crostarie cruiskeen curragh cynghanedd davach dornick drumlin eild eisteddfod fillebeg flummery gaeltacht gardai gille gorsedd haet hwyl ingle kebbuck kippeen metheglin pibroch rapparee rinkafadda quaich sassenach shabrach shillelagh skean skeanockle spealbone sporran strath

streel tuath usquebaugh ween winnock worricow wrasse Words from French accouchement ajourisé amandine apropos arboret assegai badigeon badinage baguette bailey baragouin barbastel barouche bevel bevue bisque bistro bombé bosselated bouchee bouffant bouleversement boutade breloque bricolage briquette brulée burelage burgeon caba cadre calumet camaraderie camembert camofleur campagnol canaille canapé capuchin carillonneur carotte carrosserie cartonnage cénacle chamfer chatoyant chevret chez chicory

chou ciré ciseaux clochard cloture compote condottiére confiserie confit confrey consommé coquelicot coquille cornichon couchette coulé coulisse couloir coussinet creel crémant crokinole croquignole crouté damassé dansant décolleté dégagé degringolade degustation dernier détraqué devoir échapppé echelette echelon éclaircissement éclat eigne empressement enfilade épaulé essoin epaulette equivoque erpadrille escamotage escarole escargotiére esplanade étagerè fabliau faconne faiblesse fanfaronade fantasque farouche flamingant floraison fougere fourberie flotant

fraischeur frisée frisolée frisson frizé gabardine galimatias gallimaufry gammon ganache garçonniére gardebras garni garniture genoise gigolo girolle gobemouche goiter gorget goujon gringolée grimoire griot grivoiserie grogram grosgrain guignolet guillemot guilloche habitué haricot harquebus hauteur immortelle impasse ingot introuvable inveigh jabot jambeau jardiniére jus lalique langouste lardoon larigot larmoyant levade louche louvered longueur macaque macédoine machicotage malentendu manqué manteau mesclun métier meuniere meuse

midinette mien minionette minauderie mirliton moderne moire morceau mouillé muntin niveau noir nouvelle oeillade ombré pailasson panache pantofle passementerie pastis pâtissier patois pavé perruche persiflage philamot pissaladiere pithiviers pipistrelle pleinairism plissé poilu ponceau portfeuille poseur poulette politesse poussette praisse proneur provençale puissant purlieu quenelle quiche ragout raisiné ramage ramekin rapprochement ratatouille recherché remoulade renvoi repoussage réveillon reverie revue riant rillett rinceau rondel

roulade roux rugeot salmi semainier serried sobriquet soigné solleret soupçon tastevin tendresse tendu terrine tiqueur tourelle travail trouvaille trouvere tuille tutoyer vair varlet verglas vérité vernissage veronique voeu

oi Can Have… wä wə ə oi Words from German abgesang abendmusik ablaut abraum abseil achromat affenpinscher agglutinin aggressin albumblatt aleuronat Allasch alraun althorn amelcorn anastigmat anlage anlaut Anschauung aplanat

apochromat Appenzell Artenkreis Aufgabe Aufklarung auftakt auftaktigkeit auge augenphilologie auslander auslaut austausch aurochs Bandkeramik Bauhaus bebung Beckmesser Bewusstseinslage bierstube Bildungsroman blaffert blende blockflote blutwurst bocksbeutel brei breitschwantz bremsstrahlung bremsung brotchen Bundesrat Bundesstaat bundestag burgher cedriret comitat commers concertstuck contraposaune corpsbruder dauerlauf decke degauss dehnstufe desemer dieffenbachia diener diktat distelfink Doppelflote drahthaar dreikanter druse durchkomponiert eigenvalue einkanter emmentaler emmer endrumpf entwicklungsroman erzahler existenz

fackeltanz fahlband fahlerz faltboat fantasiestuck fastland fehme felsenmeer fenster fernflote festschrift fichtean flaser flehmen flimmer flysch formenkreis foehn gasthaus gau Gebrauchsmusik geest gegenschein Gegenstandstheorie Geheimrat geige gelandelaufer gelandesprung gemeinde gemeinschaft gemütlich gemütlichkeit geopolitik gesellschaft gasamtkunstwerk gewürztraminer Gleichschaltung gluhwein gneiss graben greisen grieben grossflote grotzen Grundriss gruss guhr haiduk hakenkreuz Hallenkirche hanswurst hausen heckelphone heiligenschein heilsgeschichte heinie heldentenor heliodor hellflote

herrenvolk hexenbesen hexerei hinterhand hochmoor hohlflote hornblende hornfels inlaut jaeger joch Jugendstil junkerdom kamerad kanone kappellmeister karren kirsch klaberjass klister knawel knackwurst knickpoint knödel knopper kobold kollergang kominuter kommandatura konditorei koppelflote krapfen kraut kreis kriegspiel kreittonite krimmer Krummholtz kuchen kugelhopf kulturkreis kunstlied lachsschinken lakenvelder lammergeier landler landsknecht/ lansquenet landsturm landvogt landwehr larch lautverschiebung lebhaft Leibfraumlich lieblich lied loden loess

Lorelei lumpen machtpolitik manganblende manganeisen marchen mariengroschen massig meerschaum meisterlied mettwurst milzbrand minnelied minnesinger minnesanger mischsprache mispickel mittelhand munchausen Muschelkalk nachschlag nachthorn nagelfluh napfkuchen Neanderthaler nebenkern nockerl oberrealschule orterde ortstein palatschinken passgang pickelhaube plappert Platt Plattdeutsch pommer posaune pralltriller prosit putz ramsch randkluft ranket rassenkreis raster rathskeller rauschpfiefe rauschquinte realgymnasium realschule Reihengraber reiter riegel Riesling rinderpest ringelnatter rohrflote rollmops

Romadur rothliegende ruckumlaut rummer rumpf rutch sandnatter schadenfreude schafskopf schalstein schappe scharf schiffli schiller schilling schlager schlepp schlich schlieren schlockmeister schloss schmeiss schmear schmierkase schnappers schnauzer schnell schnorrer schnurkeramik schrund schuetzenfest schuhplattler schuss schwarmarei schwarz schwegel semmel shabrack shicer Sinfonie Singspiel sisel skimeister slobberhannes speiss speltz spiegeleisen spiel spillflote spitz spitzer sprachgefuhl sprechstimme springerle staatenbund steckling steinkern stope stoss

strafe stromuhr stummel stupp sulze swartrutter tabulatur takt taler taufer tendenz thalweg thuringer tilsiter treppe trinklied trommel turnhalle turnverein tusch tusche umland urfirnis urgrund veldschoen verein vernunft verstand Verstehen volkerwanderung volkslied vorhand vorspiel wacke waldhorn waldmeister walpurgisnacht wedel wedeln wehrmacht Weissnichtwo weltanshauug weltpolitik wenzel wienerwurst wiesenboden widdershins wisent wunderkind Zechstein zeitgeber zimbel zingel Zollverein zwinger zwichenspiel

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Words from Italian agnolotti amarevole architrave basiago bardolino bardiglio bozzetto braciola breccia bruschetta cagliari camorra campanile cannelloni capellini carroccio cartouche cioppino cipolin concigliere contrapuntal estafette faience farfalle fascista fava fettuccine fettuccelle focaccia fontina frittata fusilli giustamente gnocchi gonfalon gracioso grana grandezza granita gremolata grissino imbroglio malmignatte manicotti mascarpone millefiori minestrone modillion morbidezza mortadella mountebank muffuletta olivella padrone palafitte pancetta parmigiana pastina

pecorino perciatelli piccata porcini portobello portolano preghiera quattrocento radicchio rascette risorgimento risotto ritornello salsify saltimbocca sangiovese schiavone sfogato sforzando simpatico sirvente soavemente sorghum spiedino tagliatelle tagliarini trabacolo tufoli verismo zabaglione zequin Japanese aikido akeki amanori asahikawa bugaku chanoyu dashi enoki fugu fusuma gagaku goumi gyokuro haori heimin hiragana hokku iroha issei kaiseki katakana

katona kiaat koi konjak koto kutani kwazoku mamushi matsutake nunchaku pachinko orihon romaji ronin rumaki sakaki sake senryu shaku shiatsu shibuichi shiitake shikken shimose shogi shirakashi shizoku shubunkin skosh soogee tamari tanka tatami tempura tendai tenno tokonoma udon yayoi Words from Old and Middle English anent awry banns beadle

bedaub besmirch besom bevy brisket bruit caitiff cantle capsheaf capstan chapfallen charnel chary chervil chough chub claes clough clyster colewort curtail cushat demur descry ekename enow erstwhile escutcheon esne fain fanged farandman fenugreek feodary fizgig flange foray forsooth furze gerefa gibbosity giglet gorget gorse greking gules halsen hamesucken hawser hereinbelow heretofore hie kale kerf kevel kirtle laet lithesome lodestar mealymouthed megrims meiny

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merestone mote murenger offal oriflamme overt purblind pheon plenteous pleuch posset presage proffer purloin purslane queme radknight reresupper rithe romescot sangdragon scrog sheyle shoofly sloe socage soursops spavined surcease theow theretofore thraldom throstle tilthe triste troching ullaged vaword vermeil vicinage viduity vizard waggish walepiece wasteweir wastrel watchet wellaway wergild whilom whinyard whortleberry withernam Words from Spanish abrazo acequia

ajonjali alcazar amole amontillado anaqua armitas azotea banderilla banderillero barracoon bastinado batea blanquillo brujo cabasa cagayan calzoneras camarilla campanilla canacuas cancionero capeador caracole caranna cargador cedilla cerillo cherimoya chirivita chiltepin chocho Chorizo colectivo compadrazgo confiteria conquian corte criolla criollo cucaracha curé dengue desaparecido disembogue embarcadero endecha estancia estoque faena fanfaronade fiador forastero frailejon frijoles galafatae Gallinazo garrapata garrote gateado Gitano gracioso granadilla

grandee guajillo guanabana guayabeca huisache hutia incienso islay itonama jaleo jarabe jicama jinete joropo ladino langostino llanero llano malojillo mole motte novillero ocotillo paella parador paseo pasillo patache pelota penuche picadillo piccalilli picudo pimiento pinabete pipiri Plantain poblacíon poblano politico posol primaveral primero pulque pundonor quebrada quemadero querencia quinoa rambla rejoneador ria sala sangaree Sangria sapote scorzonera seguidilla Serrano seviche sevillana sillar

sinarquism sopaipilla sudadero taquilla tasajillo tasajo toril trillado vargueno veleta viejitos vinegarroon volador zagaun zapateado zocalo zoril

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Portmanteau Words advertorial agitprop algol alnico alphametic ameslan amertoy anecdotage athodyd avogram bantustan bascart bouto cablese celtuce chifforobe chilblain cybrarian cyclorama digerati fluidrachm gasohol glitterati goosander hokum infomercial infotainment jiggety labanotation larithmics mascon mediagenic metage neorican netiquette netizen ovionics patrikin piannet plunderbund rockumentary rotogravure satisfice scientifiction scintiscan simulcast slimnastics slumpflation slurvian soca solition spittoon stagflation stabilimeter superfecta surfactant tangemon tarmacadam

technetronic telecine tensegrity thyristor toucanet trendoid wizzled Words of Unknown Origin archilowe bandalore boujax boregat brannigan cissing cockloche conundrum davenport dudgeon etaac flooey foofaraw frabjous fribble gamphrel gazebo gobo googly gratton hewgag hooey jiggumbob jouk kascamiol kibosh korin langrage larrikin lalapalooza larrigan ligroin lobscouse masoola mellah murre paigle paughty penneech pilchard plisky pobby pogge quaff raploch raunchy sagathy saunger

scrivello shiralee shivoo skegger squibbery takouri tamarack transmogrify tussock williwaw Homonyms and Near Homonyms aborigen/aborigine Achillean/Achilleine advise/advice Alaskan/alascan amandin/amandine ample/ampul/ampule/ampoule air/aire/ere/err/heir Akkadian/Acadian antimony/antinomy ananym/anonym appellation/Appalachian appetite/apatite armiger/armature armor/armoire auger/augur/agar auguste/August aureole/oriole auricle/oracle bailey/bailie/bailee batterie/battery beadle/beetle birdie/birdy bise/bees bit/bitt blanc/blank bomb/bombe brisque/brisk broach/brooch brulé/brulée burly/burley cache/cash calendar/calender cannibal/cannable cantor/canter capitol/capital carat/carrot/caret/karat caries/carries cassette/cossette/cosset catarrh/Qatar cavvy/cavy champagne/champaign chapeau/shapo charivari/shivaree chatelain/chatelaine chitin/chiton chorus/choras cinephile/sinophile cirrhosis/sorosis cistern/sistern

claque/clack clique/click/cleek cluse/clues coaming/coaming commissariat/commissariot conch/conk corps/cor/core/kor corral/chorale council/counsel courier/currier courser/coarser crewel/cruel crokinole/croquignole cuckoo/kuku cue/queue/kue/Cue/Ku currant/current/courant cynology/sinology cytology/sitology demesne/demean/domain demur/demure denary/deanery depravation/deprivation discrete/discreet divertisement/divertissement divers/diverse doer/dower/dowar/dure/dour drog/drogue drôlerie/drollery eigne/ane emu/imu entrepreneur/intrapreneur examine/examen faint/feint fairy/faerie feoff/fief fete/fate feu/few forebear (ancestor)/forbear (tolerate) fother/father frieze/freeze frisson/frison frons/fronds gaiters/gators gallion/Gallian/galleon/galium gecko/gecko gigue/gig gimbal/gimble giro/gyro glaucous/glaucus gneiss/nice grieve/greave grip/grippe gurry/ghurry hansom/handsome hauteur/auteur heaume/home henry/hennery hewer/hure hie/high hora/hour hue/hew/whew ichorous/Icarus

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idle/idyll/idol immured/enured/inured incognito/incognita incurable/incurrable insurgents/insurgence isorhythm (a single fixed pattern) /isarithm (Line drawn on a map) intransigent/intransigeant jynx/jinx jurisprudence/jurisprudents jus/Zeus kernel/colonel kevtch/questch klomp/clomp limousine/limousin loess/less maillot/mayo main/mane/maine marinera/marinara mellay/melee meringue/marang merlon/merlin mesne/mean/meen/mien metis/metisse meuse/muse milch/milk missal/missile mousquetaire/musketeer nao/now new/gnu ordinance/ordnance palate/palette/pallette/pallet parol/parole pelisse/police pharaoh/faro pidgin/pigeon pimiento/pimento pique/peak/peek pneumatic/neumatic quaich/quake quitter/quitter ratel/rattle rime/rhyme Rome/rom rood/rued/rude rue/roux/rouille sabretache/sabotage sanatarium/sanitarium sarcophagous/sarcophagus sardonyx/sardonics saurel/sorel/soral/sorrel sbrinz/sprints second/secund seignior/senior shofer/chauffeur/shophar sirvente/servant sodder/solder sous/sault speluncar/spelunker sponson/sponsion steppe/step straiten/straighten succor/sucker tempura/tempera tennis/tenace

ternary/turnery terrene/terrine thyme/time timbale/timbal tocsin/toxin tome/tome ton/tonne tray/trey tryptic/triptych vane/vein/vain veracious/voracious verger/verdure villain/villein/villan weir/weer/we’re Other varying pains in the neck andragogy baryon bathyal bikaneri apocope chocolaty dietitians embouchment enjambement languor libri recension simultaneity speciesism tachyal tallowy tantivy Q without U buqsha faqih miqra nastaliq qadarite qadi qarnation qashqai qasida qatabainian qibla qintar qiyas qoph suq taqlid taqiyah

taliq waqf @#*&%! ☺ Rule Breakers ableism ammoniacal anticus bathyscape butterflyer camus cannibis castellatus comradeliness coryneform dereism dipsas emeritus greffier griffin griffonage harras hypallage intermedius interstimulus liveability mammatus maximus minimus pararectus phajus redividus sinfonietta solus suspire synecdoche tramontane transect yachtie Silent Letters beaucoup beaujolais bharal cognosce

compas condign confit corymb coulis croquembouche cruditès ctetology drachm encoignure exscind fascicle fjeld foucaldian Gloucester gnaphonic gnophonics habile hombre indiscerptible limitrophe martiniquais merlot meursault mnestic nark nunchaku paskha pfiesteria piagetan plebiscite pneuma prelacy ptelea ptenoglossa resile sciatica scyllaea statcoulomb surtout thebe

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The

Troublesome ə acneform altigraph amphimacer antiarchi archivalia arenavirus armature atrabilious atrament brattice bromoform calorimeter chloroform colloform colorphobia corbel coryneform cynegetics dolioform dorididae ephor epistolography eremacausis florigen haloform hebephrenia hebetude immediacy intricacy iodoform isoform juvabione labefaction leptoform mayoralty microform miniascape mutafacient naprapathy nitroform nonagenarian nyctalopia paraform pezizaeform phillumenist phoresy pomadasys profligacy pteridology quadrel rubefacient

sacralize spiracle theraphosa thermoform tumefacient tumefaction typeform ultimacy ureaform valetudinarian venatorial vibratile volumenometer xanthoceras zoeaform Troublesome Double Consonants berylloid beryllium cantillate carrosserie colligate cressets fibrillation fimbrillate flocculent glissade laccate legionnaire pappardelle pellucid suddenness verruca vowelless weddellite wobbulator

Unusual Vowel Changes

abdomen/abdominous acumen/acuminous agnomen/agnomina albumen/albuminous bitumen/bituminous cantatrice/cantatrici cerumen/cerminous clinamen/clinamina dictamen/dictamina examen/examine foramen/foraminate legumen/leguminous numen/numinous oleaginous Pyrenean stamen/staminiferous velumen/velumina Various Weird, Wild, and Woolly Words Imitative Words chickaree chirr couac curlew dickcissel flippant flump hooroosh lulliloo maunder mormorando motmot peeoy quonk schloop siskin rataplan tiralee towhee ululation willet womp yokel Neologisms aginner booboisie defragmeter faddist MacGuffin microarray

zouk Other advocaat alliin attrit bizarro brewski (slang) chiack clowder divvy (Slang) donee duumvirate flak (acronym) flivver futtock gadabout hizzoner humdinger iff incurvariid jabberwocky jamrosade LASIK meemies periscii (double i’s) reovirus (acronym) ruction sabermetrics (acronym) stravage (shortened) supe therblig (anagram) webelos (acronym) wysiwyg (acronym) whiffed Reduplicative Words bellabella curliewurly dahi elettaria flicflac froufrou hodmadod jipijapa pupu quaquaversal tankle tikitiki tsetse Short but Not Sweet ahl aitch birr curé eild

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enow edh = đ ihi iiwi jeté jeth liss lotte male mho nowy sabha schih ska sous syce tuath voeu xu ylem Trademarks creedmore decca hetrazan lalique liederkranz linotype naugahyde Perspex Quonset

Consonant Traps Whatspell

What Example Words

bh /b/ bhalu, bharal, babhan, sambhogakhaya

ld /d/ solder dh /d/ dhole,

bodhran, sidhe, dhal, Madhyamika

dgh /d/ dghaisa bd /d/ bdellium lf /f/ behalf gh /f/ enough,

barasingh pf /f/ pfeffernuss pph /f/ Sapphic gh /g/ ghoul,

tanghinia wh /h/ wholesome,

whirlpool dj /j/ djigga jh /j/ Jhansi kh /k/ khanate,

markhor, sambhogakhaya, khaya, khlyst

ck /k/ cassock xh /k/ xhosa cch /k/ saccharinated ll /l/ llanero gl /l/ tagliatelle lh /l/ Lhasa lm /m/ almond mn /m/ limn mb /m/ coulomb tm /m/ tmesis kn /n/ knit,

know cn /n/ cnemial ng /n/ ngalo gn /n/ gneiss,

gnocchi, champagne

pn /n/ pneumococcus mn /n/ mnestic sc /s/ visceral,

viscid sch /s/ schismatic pt /t/ ptomaine ght /t/ height th /t/ thana ct /t/ ctenoid phth /t/ phthistic cs /x/ poimenics ll /y/ llama cz /z/ czar tz /z/ tzar,

tzedekah ts /z/ tsar other silent phansigar,

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