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5-Letter Words (88):
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
aliya (8 points)
Immigration of Jews to Israel
Emigrating to Israel from the Jewish diaspora
A·1+L·1+I·1+Y·4+A·1 = 8 pts
aloha (8 points)
Greeting a 25, perhaps (wordplay)
Leader of the pack (wordplay)
Hello, Don Ho!
A·1+L·1+O·1+H·4+A·1 = 8 pts
alpha (10 points)
Leading character (wordplay)
Capital of Attica (wordplay)
Introductory letter (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1 = 10 pts
alula (5 points)
Wing of sorts
Bebop follower of the 1950s (wordplay)
Be-Bop follower of the 1950s (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 5 pts
asyla (8 points)
Safe havens (Lat.)
Places of refuge (var.)
Places of respite
A·1+S·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
balsa (7 points)
Floating wood (wordplay)
Models makeup maybe
Model's makeup (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+L·1+S·1+A·1 = 7 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
boyla (10 points)
A witch doctor
B·3+O·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
bulla (7 points)
Type of seal.
Seal attached to a papal document
Pope's seal
B·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 7 pts
calla (7 points)
Lily in a wedding bouquet perhaps
Lily in a wedding bouquet, perhaps
Flower, roughly every one coming up
C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 7 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
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
cilia (7 points)
20 lashes, maybe (wordplay)
Fringe group (wordplay)
Protozoa propellers, perhaps
C·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
coala (7 points)
Small marsupial of Australia variable
C·3+O·1+A·1+L·1+A·1 = 7 pts
colza (16 points)
Variety of cabbage
C·3+O·1+L·1+Z·10+A·1 = 16 pts
culpa (9 points)
It's Caesar's fault (wordplay)
Fault, in law
Negligence, in law.
C·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+A·1 = 9 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
dobla (8 points)
Former Spanish coin
Old Spanish gold coin
Old Spanish gold coin.
D·2+O·1+B·3+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
dolma (8 points)
Stuffed grape leaf
Stuffed grapeleaf dish
Grape-leaf dish
D·2+O·1+L·1+M·3+A·1 = 8 pts
dulia (6 points)
Worship given to saints
Veneration of angels and saints.
Worship given to saints
D·2+U·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 6 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
flora (8 points)
Fauna's food, perhaps
Plants (of a region)
Plant life (to go with fauna)
F·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 8 pts
flota (8 points)
Fleet of Spanish ships
Armada (Spanish)
Fleet (Spanish)
F·4+L·1+O·1+T·1+A·1 = 8 pts
folia (8 points)
Looped curves, in geometry.
Thin layers of rocks
Thin layers of rock
F·4+O·1+L·1+I·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
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
halva (11 points)
Sesame treat (var.)
Turkish sweet (var.)
Sesame seed and honey confection (Var.)
H·4+A·1+L·1+V·4+A·1 = 11 pts
holla (8 points)
Say what's up
Say hi, in modern slang
Say hi, slangily
H·4+O·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
kalpa (11 points)
A period of time in Hindu religion
K·5+A·1+L·1+P·3+A·1 = 11 pts
kibla (11 points)
""The direction Muslims face when praying, also KEBLAH""
K·5+I·1+B·3+L·1+A·1 = 11 pts
koala (9 points)
Cuddly-looking "bear"
Its really not a bear
Familiar Qantas symbol
K·5+O·1+A·1+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
labia (7 points)
Labium
L·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
labra (7 points)
Insect's lips
Lips to a scientist
Insect mouth parts
L·1+A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1 = 7 pts
lamia (7 points)
Female demon (anagram of I AM AL)
Female demon (anagram of A MAIL)
Vampire of myth.
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
larva (8 points)
Maggot, for one
Chigger for one
Polliwog, for one
L·1+A·1+R·1+V·4+A·1 = 8 pts
laura (5 points)
Bush in the Rose Garden (wordplay)
Daughter in "The Glass Menagerie"
Girl's name
L·1+A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1 = 5 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
liana (5 points)
Tarzan transporter (wordplay)
Type of vine (or backward, a hardhead?)
Rain forest vine.
L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+A·1 = 5 pts
libra (7 points)
Scales way up high (wordplay)
George Gershwin for one
One who arrives in the fall (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+A·1 = 7 pts
limba (9 points)
An African tree
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+A·1 = 9 pts
limpa (9 points)
Sweet rye bread
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+A·1 = 9 pts
linga (6 points)
""A Hindu phallic symbol, also LINGAM""
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+A·1 = 6 pts
llama (7 points)
Nash's beast (not priest)
Dr Dolittles PushmiPullyu for one
One back-packing across Peru (wordplay)
L·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+A·1 = 7 pts
logia (6 points)
Sayings of Jesus
Gallery not good for Christ's sayings
Sayings of Jesus eg
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 6 pts
loofa (8 points)
Bath accessory (Var.)
Bath sponge (Var.)
Option for a scrub
L·1+O·1+O·1+F·4+A·1 = 8 pts
luffa (11 points)
Gourd fruit
Gourd fruit.
L·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+A·1 = 11 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
lyssa (8 points)
A less common word for rabies
Hydrophobia
Hydrophobia
L·1+Y·4+S·1+S·1+A·1 = 8 pts
lytta (8 points)
Some said rabies held the dog's tongue from below
L·1+Y·4+T·1+T·1+A·1 = 8 pts
milia (7 points)
Small skin lumps
Bumps on the skin
Millet grasses Lat.
M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
milpa (9 points)
A field that is cleared from a jungle for farming purposes
M·3+I·1+L·1+P·3+A·1 = 9 pts
moola (7 points)
Bread or dough (var.)
The green stuff (var.)
Money (low note)
M·3+O·1+O·1+L·1+A·1 = 7 pts
mulla (7 points)
Islamic teacher (Var.)
Islamic teacher Var.
Islamic teacher variable
M·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 7 pts
nyala (8 points)
Animal used in ceremony, a lamb
Large African antelope
Animal entered many a large enclosure
N·1+Y·4+A·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 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
pepla (9 points)
Skirts attached to coats
Flounces on blouses
Waistline attachments
P·3+E·1+P·3+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
phyla (13 points)
Biology sections (wordplay)
Animal king-dom divisions
Kingdom divisions, in biology
P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+A·1 = 13 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
playa (10 points)
Del Rey Calif
Zancudo Coast Rica
Beach, on Ibiza
P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+A·1 = 10 pts
plaza (16 points)
Fountain setting perhaps
Tollbooth area, perhaps
Where Eloise lived (with "The")
P·3+L·1+A·1+Z·10+A·1 = 16 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
plica (9 points)
Groove or fold
Fold of skin
Fold of skin.
P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1 = 9 pts
polka (11 points)
Square dance (wordplay)
Beer Barrel for one
Who Stole the Keeshka for one
P·3+O·1+L·1+K·5+A·1 = 11 pts
salpa (7 points)
Simple marine organism
Sea squirts' kin
Tiny creature in warm seas
S·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+A·1 = 7 pts
salsa (5 points)
Coat for a taco, maybe
Dance as part of rehearsal, say
Saucy dance (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+L·1+S·1+A·1 = 5 pts
selva (8 points)
Amazon Valley rain forest
Brazilian rainforest
S·1+E·1+L·1+V·4+A·1 = 8 pts
silva (8 points)
Forest, to Fabius
Treatise on trees.
Treatise on trees
S·1+I·1+L·1+V·4+A·1 = 8 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
sulfa (8 points)
Kind of drug
Life-saving drug.
Certain bacteriafighting drug
S·1+U·1+L·1+F·4+A·1 = 8 pts
sylva (11 points)
Written work on a region's trees (Var.)
Written work on a regions trees
Koscina in The Secret War of Harry Frigg
S·1+Y·4+L·1+V·4+A·1 = 11 pts
tabla (7 points)
Good ranch stock (wordplay)
Hand drum of India
Extract and heat a black instrument
T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1 = 7 pts
telia (5 points)
Fungi spore cases
T·1+E·1+L·1+I·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
ulama (7 points)
Group of Muslim scholars
Group of Moslem theologists
Group of Moslem scholars
U·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+A·1 = 7 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
ultra (5 points)
Intro to suede (wordplay)
Super relative (wordplay)
Uber alternative (wordplay)
U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 5 pts
uvula (8 points)
Body part that rises when saying "ah"
Lump in one's throat (wordplay)
Mouth organ (wordplay)
U·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
villa (8 points)
Vacation home perhaps
Pancho's country house (wordplay)
Home overlooking the sea maybe
V·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
viola (8 points)
Sebastian's twin (Twelfth Night)
Woman - one taking bow (wordplay)
Highly strung cross-dresser (wordplay)
V·4+I·1+O·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
voila (8 points)
Look at that!
Here you go!
And there you have it!
V·4+O·1+I·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
volta (8 points)
Italian battery pioneer
Inventor of the first electric battery
Upper Burkina Faso once
V·4+O·1+L·1+T·1+A·1 = 8 pts
volva (11 points)
A sac that encloses certain immature mushrooms
V·4+O·1+L·1+V·4+A·1 = 11 pts
vulva (11 points)
The external genital organs of a female
V·4+U·1+L·1+V·4+A·1 = 11 pts
walla (8 points)
Half of a Western U.S. city (wordplay)
Half a WA city (wordplay)
Half a Washington city (wordplay)
W·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts

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