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5-Letter Words (91):
aceta (7 points)
Vinegars
Vinegars.
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
aecia (7 points)
Rust-fungi spores
Fungal spore sacs
Spore clusters of rust fungi
A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
akela (9 points)
Jungle Book wolf (Kipling)
"The Jungle Book" wolfpack leader
Wolf in Kipling book
A·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
ameba (9 points)
Tiny organism (var.)
Microscopic swimmer (var.)
Microscopic creature (var.)
A·1+M·3+E·1+B·3+A·1 = 9 pts
apnea (7 points)
Temporary lack of inspiration (wordplay)
Snorer's disorder, maybe
Subject of a sleep study, perhaps
A·1+P·3+N·1+E·1+A·1 = 7 pts
areca (7 points)
Tropical palm tree
Palm with red nuts
Another name for the betel nut
A·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+A·1 = 7 pts
arena (5 points)
Cow Palace, for one
Game site perhaps
Quebec Coliseum for one
A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 5 pts
belga (8 points)
Monetary unit of Brussels
Former 5-franc unit in Brussels.
Unit of currency in Brussels.
B·3+E·1+L·1+G·2+A·1 = 8 pts
betta (7 points)
Brightly colored aquarium fish
Popular aquarium fish
Aquarium fighting fish
B·3+E·1+T·1+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
bohea (10 points)
In Colombo, he avoided tea
Black Chinese tea
Black tea variety
B·3+O·1+H·4+E·1+A·1 = 10 pts
caeca (9 points)
Caecum
C·3+A·1+E·1+C·3+A·1 = 9 pts
ceiba (9 points)
Silk-cotton tree
Tree yielding kapok.
Honduran port west of Trujillo.
C·3+E·1+I·1+B·3+A·1 = 9 pts
cella (7 points)
Inner part of ancient temple
Inner part of anc. temple.
Room in a Greek temple
C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 7 pts
ceria (7 points)
Powder used in glass-polishing
A white chemical compound
White chemical compound.
C·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
cesta (7 points)
dire that is to say
Equipment used in a fronton
Jai alai gear
C·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
chela (10 points)
Crab's claw; leach (anagram)
Claw of a crustacean.
Disciple in India
C·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
delta (6 points)
Part of river Dee (wordplay)
Euclidean triangle (wordplay)
Triangle in math class (wordplay)
D·2+E·1+L·1+T·1+A·1 = 6 pts
derma (8 points)
Inner layer of the skin (Var.)
Skin care prefix
It's stuffed in delis
D·2+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1 = 8 pts
edema (8 points)
Swell subject (wordplay)
Swell thing for a plant (wordplay)
Swelling in plants or people
E·1+D·2+E·1+M·3+A·1 = 8 pts
enema (7 points)
Colon cleanser, perhaps
Back flush (wordplay)
Inside job (wordplay)
E·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+A·1 = 7 pts
entia (5 points)
Abstract beings (anagram of EAT IN)
All things L
All things: L.
E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1 = 5 pts
erica (7 points)
Is her name Heather (wordplay)
Heather seen by the heath (wordplay)
Susan's Emmy role (finally)
E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1 = 7 pts
etyma (10 points)
Linguistic roots (anagram of MY TEA)
Early forms of a word (anagram of MATEY)
Early word forms (anagram of MY TEA)
E·1+T·1+Y·4+M·3+A·1 = 10 pts
extra (12 points)
No-ball or wide, perhaps (wordplay)
A bye, perhaps, in over
Run more (wordplay)
E·1+X·8+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 12 pts
faena (8 points)
Matadors final passes
Matador's final passes
F·4+A·1+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 8 pts
fella (8 points)
Good chap (wordplay)
Gal's guy, slangily
Most happy character.
F·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
feria (8 points)
Spanish carnival (anagram of AFIRE)
Weekday of church calendar.
LOral hair color line
F·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 8 pts
fovea (11 points)
Small pit or hollow.
Visual sensory focal point
Small pit in the retina
F·4+O·1+V·4+E·1+A·1 = 11 pts
frena (8 points)
Ridges on insects' wings
Bands or folds, such as those under the tongue.
F·4+R·1+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 8 pts
galea (6 points)
Helmet for Hadrian
Caesar's helmet
Helmet-shaped flower part
G·2+A·1+L·1+E·1+A·1 = 6 pts
gemma (10 points)
Bud, to a botanist
Bud botanically speaking
Hollyoaks actress Atkinson
G·2+E·1+M·3+M·3+A·1 = 10 pts
genoa (6 points)
Kind of salami
Sail Columbus raised here
Christopher Columbuss city of birth
G·2+E·1+N·1+O·1+A·1 = 6 pts
genua (6 points)
Genu
G·2+E·1+N·1+U·1+A·1 = 6 pts
gleba (8 points)
Central mass of a puffball.
Part of a puffball
Puffball part
G·2+L·1+E·1+B·3+A·1 = 8 pts
henna (8 points)
Ginger's stock, maybe
Dye from Chennai (wordplay)
Redheads secret maybe
H·4+E·1+N·1+N·1+A·1 = 8 pts
herma (10 points)
Bust up in Athenian violence
Pillar topped by a bust
Greek image
H·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1 = 10 pts
hyena (11 points)
It's spotted in a zoo (wordplay)
Hullo, you beastly girl!
Aardwolf, for one
H·4+Y·4+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 11 pts
kheda (13 points)
""An enclosure for elephants, also KEDDAH, KHEDAH""
K·5+H·4+E·1+D·2+A·1 = 13 pts
lehua (8 points)
Hawaiian tree or flower
Hawaii's state flower
Flowering tree of Hawaii
L·1+E·1+H·4+U·1+A·1 = 8 pts
lemma (9 points)
Basic form of a word
Premise of a syllogism.
Secondary proposition in logic
L·1+E·1+M·3+M·3+A·1 = 9 pts
lepta (7 points)
Smallest Greek coins
Old Greek coin
Greek penny once
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
lutea (5 points)
Luteum
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+A·1 = 5 pts
lycea (10 points)
Lyceum
L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+A·1 = 10 pts
mecca (11 points)
Pilgrim's destination, maybe
Tourists Victoria BC for one
Attractive place (wordplay)
M·3+E·1+C·3+C·3+A·1 = 11 pts
media (8 points)
Kind of circus (wordplay)
Press for news (wordplay)
Retiring sports stars join this circus!
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 8 pts
mensa (7 points)
Sharp circle (wordplay)
Ones who know better (wordplay)
'Stupid,' in Spanish(!)
M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+A·1 = 7 pts
menta (7 points)
Mentum
M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
ocrea (7 points)
Plant-stem sheath
Sheath round a stem having two stipules
Stem covering, in botany.
O·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1 = 7 pts
omega (8 points)
Finish acting after flashback, perhaps
Last letter of Homer (wordplay)
A round game at last (wordplay)
O·1+M·3+E·1+G·2+A·1 = 8 pts
opera (7 points)
Met tragedy, perhaps (wordplay)
Met tragedy, maybe (wordplay)
"Die Fledermaus," for one
O·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1 = 7 pts
palea (7 points)
Grass flower bract
Bract enclosing the flower, in grasses.
Chaffy bract of a floret.
P·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+A·1 = 7 pts
penna (7 points)
Keystone State (abbreviation)
Philadelphia's state (Abbreviation)
Feather to an ornithologist
P·3+E·1+N·1+N·1+A·1 = 7 pts
pepla (9 points)
Skirts attached to coats
Flounces on blouses
Waistline attachments
P·3+E·1+P·3+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
perea (7 points)
Pereon
P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+A·1 = 7 pts
pieta (7 points)
Madonna picture (wordplay)
Pitiful artwork (wordplay)
Pitiful piece of art (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
pilea (7 points)
Tops of birds' heads
Tops of birds' heads.
Locales for crests
P·3+I·1+L·1+E·1+A·1 = 7 pts
plena (7 points)
Ave Maria gratia
Full, in Spanish
Opposite of vacuums
P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 7 pts
presa (7 points)
Canon cue sign
Cue, in group singing
Cue on a musical score
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+A·1 = 7 pts
reata (5 points)
Line in a bull session (wordplay)
Line at a rodeo (wordplay)
Lariat in the Southwest (Var.)
R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+A·1 = 5 pts
recta (7 points)
Cyma a molding
"Right on!" to Cicero
Right on to Cicero
R·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
redia (6 points)
Type of larva
Parasitic larva of flukes
Nearly 12 again, which would be a fluke
R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 6 pts
regma (8 points)
Dry threechambered fruit
Dry, three-chambered fruit
Dry fruit
R·1+E·1+G·2+M·3+A·1 = 8 pts
regna (6 points)
Kingdoms, in Latin
Kingdoms L
Kingdoms: Latin
R·1+E·1+G·2+N·1+A·1 = 6 pts
retia (5 points)
Networks for Artie?
Networks for Artie (wordplay)
Networks in anatomy
R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+A·1 = 5 pts
scena (7 points)
Part of a La Scala presentation
Part of "La Boheme"
Extended operatic solo
S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 7 pts
selva (8 points)
Amazon Valley rain forest
Brazilian rainforest
S·1+E·1+L·1+V·4+A·1 = 8 pts
senna (5 points)
Species of cassia.
Brazilian motorracing champion Ayrton
Plant newsmen outside, in the main
S·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+A·1 = 5 pts
sensa (5 points)
Objects of perception.
Objects of perception
Perceived things
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+A·1 = 5 pts
sepia (7 points)
Restored photo, perhaps
Restored photo perhaps
Reddish brown - ie sap (anagram)
S·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
septa (7 points)
Nasal dividers (Var.)
Phila bus system
Philly's transit system
S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
stela (5 points)
Inscribed monument (Var.)
Engraved pillar (Var.)
Ancient stone slab (anagram of TESLA)
S·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 5 pts
tecta (7 points)
Anatomical roofs
T·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
tegua (6 points)
A type of {moccasin=n}
T·1+E·1+G·2+U·1+A·1 = 6 pts
telia (5 points)
Fungi spore cases
T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 5 pts
tenia (5 points)
Ancient Greek fillet
Disease with muscular spasms
Hairband
T·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 5 pts
terga (6 points)
Backs of animals
Backs of animals.
Backs, in zoology.
T·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+A·1 = 6 pts
terra (5 points)
Rome's land (wordplay)
Firma front (wordplay)
Land at the Colosseum (wordplay)
T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1 = 5 pts
tesla (5 points)
Musk-y company (wordplay)
Big name in electric rides (wordplay)
Eletrifying car company (wordplay)
T·1+E·1+S·1+L·1+A·1 = 5 pts
testa (5 points)
Head of Rome (wordplay)
Shell out! Estate's included
Trial - a hard case
T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1 = 5 pts
tetra (5 points)
Four in front (wordplay)
Four at the fore (wordplay)
Opening for four (wordplay)
T·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 5 pts
theca (10 points)
Spore case.
Plant capsule
Spore case
T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+A·1 = 10 pts
theta (8 points)
The Greek letter of thanks (wordplay)
Letter accompanying sin (wordplay)
Fraternity letter perhaps
T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 8 pts
tinea (5 points)
Dermatologist's concern
Itchy skin woe
Genus of clothes moths
T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1 = 5 pts
ulema (7 points)
Muslim council (anagram of A MULE)
Moslem body of scholars
Moslem brain trust
U·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+A·1 = 7 pts
usnea (5 points)
Large genus of tree mosses
Tree moss.
Lichen genus.
U·1+S·1+N·1+E·1+A·1 = 5 pts
veena (8 points)
Indian stringed instrument
Indian stringed instrument with fretted fingerboard over two gourds
V·4+E·1+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 8 pts
vesta (8 points)
Underwear offered to a goddess
Goddess of the hearth
Third-largest asteroid
V·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1 = 8 pts
xenia (12 points)
City ESE of Dayton
Ohio tornado city
City SE of Dayton
X·8+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
yenta (8 points)
Dirt accumulator (wordplay)
Grapevine cultivator (wordplay)
Grapevine planter (wordplay)
Y·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1 = 8 pts
yerba (10 points)
mat brewed beverage
Buena evergreen herb
San Francisco Bays Buena Island
Y·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1 = 10 pts
zebra (16 points)
Horse behind bars (wordplay)
Lion food perhaps
Ze support for ze bust (wordplay)
Z·10+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1 = 16 pts

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