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5-Letter Words (111):
gable (8 points)
Pointer around the house (wordplay)
Hip alternative (wordplay)
Clark of 'Gone With the Wind'
G·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
gaily (9 points)
With high spirits
With a spring in ones step
In a joyous way
G·2+A·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
galah (9 points)
Australian cockatoo
G·2+A·1+L·1+A·1+H·4 = 9 pts
galas (6 points)
Black tie events, perhaps
Celebrations? Gee, that's too bad!
White tie affairs, perhaps
G·2+A·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
galax (13 points)
Evergreen herb with shiny leaves.
Herb used by florists to make wreaths
Wreath evergreen
G·2+A·1+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 13 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
gales (6 points)
Blasts (of laughter)
Laughter sounds, perhaps
Laughter sounds perhaps
G·2+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
galls (6 points)
Turns the stomach
Bothers a lot
Really ticks off
G·2+A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gally (9 points)
To {frighten=v}
G·2+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
galop (8 points)
Popular dance at Victoria's court
Lively old-fashioned dance.
19th century dance
G·2+A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3 = 8 pts
gaols (6 points)
Pens for Dickens (wordplay)
U.K. stirs
Reading and others.
G·2+A·1+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gault (6 points)
Bears wide receiver
Willie of the s Chicago Bears
Bears' wide receiver
G·2+A·1+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 6 pts
gavel (9 points)
Judge's silencer (wordplay)
Attention-getting rapper (wordplay)
Hammer of justice (wordplay)
G·2+A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1 = 9 pts
gayal (9 points)
Ox of South Asia
Big South Park character
Indian domesticated ox
G·2+A·1+Y·4+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
gayly (12 points)
Marked by merriment
In a happy way variable
In cheerful fashion
G·2+A·1+Y·4+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
gelds (7 points)
Fixes once and for all (wordplay)
Neuters (a horse)
Does a stableman's job
G·2+E·1+L·1+D·2+S·1 = 7 pts
gelee (6 points)
Jelly in Grenoble
Sticky styling stuff
Aspic is one
G·2+E·1+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 6 pts
gelid (7 points)
Frozen like eels, say (wordplay)
Icy; glide (anagram)
Say spinning top is cold
G·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+D·2 = 7 pts
gelts (6 points)
They're money, baby
Theyre money baby
Clams or cabbages
G·2+E·1+L·1+T·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ghoul (9 points)
One present in spirit (wordplay)
Grave offender (wordplay)
One committing grave crimes (wordplay)
G·2+H·4+O·1+U·1+L·1 = 9 pts
ghyll (12 points)
Ravine; mountain stream
Narrow mountain stream
Wooded ravine
G·2+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1 = 12 pts
gilds (7 points)
Decorates a ships figurehead maybe
Decorates a ship's figurehead, maybe
Enhances lilies (wordplay)
G·2+I·1+L·1+D·2+S·1 = 7 pts
gills (6 points)
Deep breathers (wordplay)
Fishs lunglike organs
Half-cup measures
G·2+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gilly (9 points)
Highland sportsman's servant.
Sportsman's attendant, in the Highlands.
Sportsman's aide, in Scotland.
G·2+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
gilts (6 points)
Safe investment for pigs (wordplay)
Coatings of gold.
Covers, in a way
G·2+I·1+L·1+T·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gimel (8 points)
Beth's follower (wordplay)
Letter on a dreidel
Two after aleph
G·2+I·1+M·3+E·1+L·1 = 8 pts
girls (6 points)
Ladies in waiting (wordplay)
Students at Smith.
One-third of a 1987 Motley Crue hit
G·2+I·1+R·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
girly (9 points)
Frilly and feminine
Like bachelorette parties, typically
Like outfits with ruffles and lace
G·2+I·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
glace (8 points)
Candied as fruit
Frosted, as cake
Candied in cookery
G·2+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 8 pts
glade (7 points)
Part of the forest.
Tree-ringed tract
Open area in the woods
G·2+L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 7 pts
glads (7 points)
Brief bloomers (wordplay)
Mums relatives in a way
Flowers, for short
G·2+L·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 7 pts
glady (10 points)
Resembling a glade
G·2+L·1+A·1+D·2+Y·4 = 10 pts
glair (6 points)
Raw white of egg
Reported dazzle from egg white varnish
Egg white glaze, to a chef
G·2+L·1+A·1+I·1+R·1 = 6 pts
gland (7 points)
Liver, for one
Endocrine, for one
The pituitary for one
G·2+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 7 pts
glans (6 points)
The tip of the penis or clitoris
G·2+L·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 6 pts
glare (6 points)
Photograph spoiler, perhaps
Shoot daggers, say
Look angrily (at)
G·2+L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
glary (9 points)
Brighter than bright
Having much dazzle.
Like sun on ice
G·2+L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
glass (6 points)
Pony for one good girl
Toast holder (wordplay)
Ceiling material (wordplay)
G·2+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1 = 6 pts
glaze (15 points)
Fit glass into (windows)
Finish the doughnuts (wordplay)
Donut coating perhaps
G·2+L·1+A·1+Z·10+E·1 = 15 pts
glazy (18 points)
Expressionless, as a stare
Vitreous.
Vitreous
G·2+L·1+A·1+Z·10+Y·4 = 18 pts
gleam (8 points)
Faint light; (quality) shine (in eyes)
Light from a lantern, say
Light from a lantern say
G·2+L·1+E·1+A·1+M·3 = 8 pts
glean (6 points)
Gather (slowly, with difficulty)
Collect gradually (from various sources)
Collect grain (or information?)
G·2+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·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
glebe (8 points)
Land held by single benefice (wordplay)
Land of the living (wordplay)
Does it soil the cloth (wordplay)
G·2+L·1+E·1+B·3+E·1 = 8 pts
glede (7 points)
Common kite of Europe
Bird of prey
Osprey or European buzzard
G·2+L·1+E·1+D·2+E·1 = 7 pts
gleds (7 points)
Gled
G·2+L·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 7 pts
gleed (7 points)
Glowing coal, in Yorkshire
Glowing coal, in England
Glowing coal in England
G·2+L·1+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
gleek (10 points)
Fan of Klaine, maybe
Old card game for three players
Certain fan of a musical TV show
G·2+L·1+E·1+E·1+K·5 = 10 pts
glees (6 points)
Some choral songs
Some a cappella songs
Part songs for male voices
G·2+L·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gleet (6 points)
To discharge mucus from the urethra
G·2+L·1+E·1+E·1+T·1 = 6 pts
glens (6 points)
Campbell and Cove
Areas between peaks
Narrow mountain valleys
G·2+L·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gleys (9 points)
Gley
G·2+L·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 9 pts
glial (6 points)
Of certain neural tissue
Like some neurons
Pertaining to neuroglia.
G·2+L·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
glias (6 points)
Glia
G·2+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
glide (7 points)
STP song that will coast (wordplay)
Powerless move (wordplay)
Move like Walter Payton perhaps
G·2+L·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 7 pts
gliff (12 points)
A brief moment
G·2+L·1+I·1+F·4+F·4 = 12 pts
glime (8 points)
To glance slyly
G·2+L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 8 pts
glims (8 points)
Flickers of light
Gets a quick looksee
Gets a quick look-see
G·2+L·1+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 8 pts
glint (6 points)
Flash of light (in the eye?)
Flash of starlight
A momentary brightness
G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+T·1 = 6 pts
glitz (15 points)
Extravagant but superficial display
Display on a red carpet
Quality shown during Oscar night
G·2+L·1+I·1+T·1+Z·10 = 15 pts
gloam (8 points)
Twilight, old style.
Twilight, in poesy
Twilight, in olden days
G·2+L·1+O·1+A·1+M·3 = 8 pts
gloat (6 points)
Laugh about a laugher, say
Say 'Nyah, nyah,' say
Say "Nyah, nyah!"
G·2+L·1+O·1+A·1+T·1 = 6 pts
globe (8 points)
Revolutionary place-finder (wordplay)
Desk-sized planet (wordplay)
Chuck in backing, say, the theatre
G·2+L·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 8 pts
globs (8 points)
Lumps of cheese, perhaps
Dollops of mayo
Whipped cream portions
G·2+L·1+O·1+B·3+S·1 = 8 pts
glogg (8 points)
Hot spiced wine
Hot Swedish wine beverage
Hot Swedish wine punch
G·2+L·1+O·1+G·2+G·2 = 8 pts
gloms (8 points)
Grabs (onto)
Clings (onto)
Latches (onto)
G·2+L·1+O·1+M·3+S·1 = 8 pts
gloom (8 points)
Doom's accompaniment (wordplay)
Down time (wordplay)
Naysayer's state
G·2+L·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 8 pts
glops (8 points)
School cafeteria servings, say
School cafeteria servings say
Stereotypical school lunch servings
G·2+L·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 8 pts
glory (9 points)
Heavens, the grandeur!
Old flag (wordplay)
No guts no
G·2+L·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
gloss (6 points)
Take a shine to (wordplay)
Brilliant explanation of text (wordplay)
Soft-pedal (with "over")
G·2+L·1+O·1+S·1+S·1 = 6 pts
glost (6 points)
Kind of oven
Glazed ware
G·2+L·1+O·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
glout (6 points)
To {scowl=v}
G·2+L·1+O·1+U·1+T·1 = 6 pts
glove (9 points)
Condom, in a rhyming saying
Velvet item (wordplay)
Item kept on hand (wordplay)
G·2+L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 9 pts
glows (9 points)
Is affected by black light, perhaps
Is affected by black light perhaps
What Rudolph's nose does
G·2+L·1+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 9 pts
gloze (15 points)
Explain away.
Gloss (over).
Gloss over
G·2+L·1+O·1+Z·10+E·1 = 15 pts
glued (7 points)
Used a hot gun, perhaps
Stuck up (wordplay)
Gee! Stuck with a duel (wordplay)
G·2+L·1+U·1+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
gluer (6 points)
Pasty person (wordplay)
Paste-up artist
One with the Elmer's
G·2+L·1+U·1+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
glues (6 points)
Affixes in a scrapbook say
Puts (back together)
Forms an attachment (wordplay)
G·2+L·1+U·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gluey (9 points)
Sticking to fingers.
Like Elmers stuff
Viscous and sticky
G·2+L·1+U·1+E·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
glugs (7 points)
Downer's sounds
Drinking sound effects
Chugging sounds
G·2+L·1+U·1+G·2+S·1 = 7 pts
glume (8 points)
Bract on a spikelet of grass
Chaffy bract
G·2+L·1+U·1+M·3+E·1 = 8 pts
gluon (6 points)
Theoretical massless particle
Particle emitted by a quark
Binding elementary particle
G·2+L·1+U·1+O·1+N·1 = 6 pts
gluts (6 points)
More than sates
Floods (the market).
Gets full and then some
G·2+L·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 6 pts
glyph (14 points)
Prince's unpronounceable symbol, for one
Princes unpronounceable symbol for one
Ancient Egyptian pictograph, e.g
G·2+L·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4 = 14 pts
gnarl (6 points)
Rough lump (on a tree)
Twist as a tree
Knot in a tree trunk.
G·2+N·1+A·1+R·1+L·1 = 6 pts
goals (6 points)
Bucket list items, say
Net results (wordplay)
Kicks into nets say
G·2+O·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
godly (10 points)
That's wholly sound
Worthy of reverence
That sounds wholly good
G·2+O·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
golds (7 points)
First-place medals
Medal-count category
Popular gym chain
G·2+O·1+L·1+D·2+S·1 = 7 pts
golem (8 points)
Someone with feet of clay (wordplay)
Robot of Jewish folklore
One who might have feet of clay
G·2+O·1+L·1+E·1+M·3 = 8 pts
golfs (9 points)
Drives on a course maybe
Shoots nine, say
Enjoys a club maybe
G·2+O·1+L·1+F·4+S·1 = 9 pts
golly (9 points)
That's amazing!
Will you look at that!
Would you look at that!
G·2+O·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
goral (6 points)
Goatlike animal of Asia
Chamois-like animal of Asia.
Goat antelope of the Himalayas
G·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
graal (6 points)
Holy platter or cup Var.
Holy platter or cup variable
G·2+R·1+A·1+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
grail (6 points)
Object of classic quest.
Fabled holy vessel
Pot of gold so to speak
G·2+R·1+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 6 pts
grill (6 points)
Cook hot dogs on the patio, say
Gee, the stream is burning hot!
Cook hot dogs on the patio say
G·2+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 6 pts
growl (9 points)
Talk like a curmudgeon, maybe
Sound of peke unease (wordplay)
Warn the mailman, perhaps
G·2+R·1+O·1+W·4+L·1 = 9 pts
gruel (6 points)
Sustenance for Oliver Twist
Food for the convalescent.
Peasant's porridge
G·2+R·1+U·1+E·1+L·1 = 6 pts
guild (7 points)
Medieval band of merchants
Craft union of old
Part of SAG
G·2+U·1+I·1+L·1+D·2 = 7 pts
guile (6 points)
Trait of Iago
Iago's talent
What a cunning guy often shows
G·2+U·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
guilt (6 points)
Kind of trip (wordplay)
free lowcal maybe
Jury's finding, perhaps
G·2+U·1+I·1+L·1+T·1 = 6 pts
gulag (7 points)
The - Archipelago (Solzhenitsyn)
Place bereft of happy campers (wordplay)
Soviet forced labour camp(s)
G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+G·2 = 7 pts
gular (6 points)
Of the throat
Of the throat.
Of the upper throat.
G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 6 pts
gulch (11 points)
Narrow ravine (Amer.)
Narrow ravine (US)
Mean Miss of "The Wizard of Oz"
G·2+U·1+L·1+C·3+H·4 = 11 pts
gules (6 points)
Red (in heraldry)
Red, in heraldry
Heraldic color red.
G·2+U·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gulfs (9 points)
Mexico, Guinea, etc.
Gaps to be bridged
California and Mexicompany
G·2+U·1+L·1+F·4+S·1 = 9 pts
gulfy (12 points)
Full of whirlpools
G·2+U·1+L·1+F·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
gulls (6 points)
Fry-stealers, maybe
Parking lot scavengers often
Offshore garbage scow escorts
G·2+U·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
gully (9 points)
Channel slips by this (wordplay)
Ravine cut by running water
Drain, cricket position
G·2+U·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
gulps (8 points)
Huge swallows (wordplay)
Takes a big swig
Shows nervousness, in a way
G·2+U·1+L·1+P·3+S·1 = 8 pts
gulpy (11 points)
Marked by gulping
G·2+U·1+L·1+P·3+Y·4 = 11 pts
gyral (9 points)
Moving in circles, as a current
Moving in a circular path.
Moving in a circular path
G·2+Y·4+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts

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