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5-Letter Words (83):

nabes (7 points)

Local theaters in slang

Local areas, casually

Theaters in hoods

N·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts

nabis (7 points)

Group of French painters in the 1890's

N·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts

naifs (8 points)

Voltaire's Candide and others

Babes in the woods

Noobs, perhaps

N·1+A·1+I·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts

nails (5 points)

Picture hangers maybe

Members of the board (wordplay)

Catches cold (wordplay)

N·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts

names (7 points)

They'll never hurt me!

Are they one's calling (wordplay)

Roll ingredients (wordplay)

N·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts

nanas (5 points)

Favorite babysitters, maybe

Baby spoilers perhaps

Unpaid babysitters, maybe

N·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts

napes (7 points)

Sights from the back row (wordplay)

Spots to get picked up (wordplay)

Pick-up spots (wordplay)

N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts

narcs (7 points)

Workers with dogs maybe

Coke fans they're not (wordplay)

People looking for bad deals (wordplay)

N·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+S·1 = 7 pts

nards (6 points)

Family jewels in juvenile slang

Anoints with plant product.

Ointments valued in ancient times.

N·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts

nares (5 points)

Blow holes (wordplay)

Noted English philologist: 1753-1829

Noted English philologist: 17531829

N·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts

naris (5 points)

Opening of the nose.

Hole in the head

Nasal cavity opening

N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts

narks (9 points)

Annoys; informers (sl.)

Cheddar cheese eaters (wordplay)

Provokes those supplying information

N·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts

nasal (5 points)

Like an "eh," maybe

Like an eh maybe

Maybe nosy spacemen first to land

N·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+L·1 = 5 pts

nasty (8 points)

Icy cold and rainy perhaps

Icy cold and rainy, perhaps

Cold and rainy say

N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 8 pts

nates (5 points)

NBA's Thurmond et al.

Rear end, anatomically

NBAs Thurmond et al

N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts

naves (8 points)

Cathedrals' main areas

Sections of Notre Dame

Parts of churches.

N·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

nazis (14 points)

Strict grammarians pejoratively

Extras in 'The Producers'

Believers in Mein Kampf

N·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+S·1 = 14 pts

neaps (7 points)

Tides of siestas across Spain (wordplay)

Poles on Yankees' wagons

Lowest levels of high tides

N·1+E·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts

nears (5 points)

Gets warmer, say

Flirts with, say

Gets warmer perhaps

N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts

neats (5 points)

foot oil leather dressing

With "foot," an oil for leather

Kind of foot.

N·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts

necks (11 points)

Noodle holders (wordplay)

Watches the submarine races maybe

Kisses Dracula (wordplay)

N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts

needs (6 points)

Cries out for massages, say

Misses born daughter and son (wordplay)

Is desperate for pounds, say

N·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts

neems (7 points)

East Indian margosa trees.

Margosa trees

N·1+E·1+E·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts

neeps (7 points)

Turnips, in the vernacular

Turnips, in Scotland

Turnips in Aberdeen

N·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts

negus (6 points)

Ethiopian emperor (hist.)

A drink, say, imbibed by students

Drink, say, swallowed by star turn

N·1+E·1+G·2+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts

neifs (8 points)

Neif

N·1+E·1+I·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts

neist (5 points)

Next, in Dundee

Next in Dundee

N·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 5 pts

nemas (7 points)

Roundworms

Eelworms

Eelworms.

N·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts

neons (5 points)

Diner signs, maybe

Night lights (wordplay)

Broadway luminaries (wordplay)

N·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nerds (6 points)

School clique maybe

School clique, perhaps

Pocket-protector set (wordplay)

N·1+E·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts

nerts (5 points)

The heck with it!

Over my dead body!

The hell with it!

N·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nests (5 points)

Sticky spots (wordplay)

Woodstock's slots (wordplay)

Sticky abodes (wordplay)

N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts

netts (5 points)

Nett

N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts

neuks (9 points)

Neuk

N·1+E·1+U·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts

neums (7 points)

Medieval churchmusic signs

Medieval church-music signs

N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts

neves (8 points)

Upper part of glaciers

Snow fields on glaciers.

Fields of granular snow

N·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

nevus (8 points)

Mole for one

Mole, for one

Birthmark, for example

N·1+E·1+V·4+U·1+S·1 = 8 pts

newsy (11 points)

Paper pusher (wordplay)

Full of dirt (wordplay)

Full of gossip, perhaps

N·1+E·1+W·4+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

newts (8 points)

Eft elders (wordplay)

Ones with bewitching eyes (wordplay)

Cauldron additives (wordplay)

N·1+E·1+W·4+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts

nexus (12 points)

Where it all comes together (wordplay)

Link - unsex (anagram)

Short, unsexy jockeys bond

N·1+E·1+X·8+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts

nicks (11 points)

Makes the cut (wordplay)

Cuts that affect prisons (wordplay)

Steals lead from Faldo (wordplay)

N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts

nides (6 points)

Pheasant broods (Br.)

Groups of pheasants

Broods of pheasants

N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts

nidus (6 points)

Focus of infection, in medicine

A breeding place

Spider's nest

N·1+I·1+D·2+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts

nighs (9 points)

Nears, old-style

Nears oldstyle

Nears

N·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+S·1 = 9 pts

nills (5 points)

Is unwilling.

Is unwilling Archaic

Is unwilling: Archaic.

N·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nines (5 points)

Sharp dresser's standard (wordplay)

Dressing extreme (wordplay)

Much of 1999 (wordplay)

N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nipas (7 points)

E Indian palms

Palms used for thatching.

East Indian palms.

N·1+I·1+P·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts

nisei (5 points)

Senator Daniel Inouye, for one

Sen Daniel Inouye for one

Fred Korematsu, for one

N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+I·1 = 5 pts

nisus (5 points)

Endeavor toward a goal

Effort or impulse

Euryalus' friend in the Aeneid.

N·1+I·1+S·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nixes (12 points)

Says no to

Just says no to

Puts thumbs down

N·1+I·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

nocks (11 points)

Prepares to shoot as an arrow

Fits an arrow to a bow

Grooves for bowstrings

N·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts

nodes (6 points)

End so (anagram)

Computer science graph parts

Computer network terminals

N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts

nodus (6 points)

Knotty situation (wordplay)

Sound distortion is the difficulty

Possibly undo second knot in plot

N·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts

noels (5 points)

Porch songs (wordplay)

Cold airs (wordplay)

House-to-house offerings, maybe

N·1+O·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts

noggs (7 points)

Dickens's new man

Nicholas Nickleby clerk

Egg drinks variable

N·1+O·1+G·2+G·2+S·1 = 7 pts

noils (5 points)

Shreds of wool or silk

Knots of wool.

Short fibers combed from long ones

N·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts

noise (5 points)

Sign of engine trouble, maybe

Music you don't like (wordplay)

Invisible pollution (wordplay)

N·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts

noisy (8 points)

Screaming and shouting, say

Needing a new muffler say

Needing a new muffler, say

N·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+Y·4 = 8 pts

nolos (5 points)

Court pleas, for short

Courtroom pleas, for short

Legal pleas informally

N·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nomas (7 points)

Mexican uncle (wordplay)

Lay off, Sugar Ray!

Uruguayan uncle (wordplay)

N·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts

nomes (7 points)

Cape and town of Alaska

Provinces of modern Greece

Greek musical works

N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts

nomos (7 points)

Ancient Greek province

N·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts

nonas (5 points)

Singer Gaye et al

One of the Parcae et al

One of the Parcae et al.

N·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nones (5 points)

January for one

January 5 , for one

March 6 in old Rome

N·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nooks (9 points)

Corners everyone's against (wordplay)

Corners without green-lights (wordplay)

Corners (that go with crannies)

N·1+O·1+O·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts

noons (5 points)

High times (wordplay)

Hot times (wordplay)

Central times (wordplay)

N·1+O·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts

noose (5 points)

Rodeo ring (wordplay)

Riata end perhaps

The end of one's rope, maybe

N·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts

norms (7 points)

They're typical

Representative standards as of behaviour

Average marks in achievement tests.

N·1+O·1+R·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts

nosed (6 points)

Barely beat (out)

Barely edged (out)

Just beat (out)

N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts

noses (5 points)

Busybodies' active organs (wordplay)

Attendance count, perhaps

Smoke detectors (wordplay)

N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nosey (8 points)

Too curious (var.)

Like tabloids (var.)

Compulsively curious (var.)

N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 8 pts

notes (5 points)

Cash registers (wordplay)

Do-re-mi (wordplay)

Staff members (wordplay)

N·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nouns (5 points)

When they're proper, it's capital!

War and peace, for example (wordplay)

Grammar class subjects (wordplay)

N·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts

novas (8 points)

Hot new stars (wordplay)

Pop stars (wordplay)

Celestial flare-ups

N·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts

nowts (8 points)

Nowt

N·1+O·1+W·4+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts

nudes (6 points)

Minimalist paintings (wordplay)

Art class subjects, maybe

Some chilly models (wordplay)

N·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts

nukes (9 points)

Uses a microwave (wordplay)

Heats up food, maybe

Gets heated (wordplay)

N·1+U·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts

nulls (5 points)

Voids partners (wordplay)

Dummy letters in cryptography

Sets to zero

N·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts

numbs (9 points)

Tops with ice, perhaps

Puts ice on, maybe

Applies an icebag to, say

N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+S·1 = 9 pts

nurds (6 points)

Nurd

N·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts

nurls (5 points)

Small ridges Var.

Indents a coin variable

Small ridges variable

N·1+U·1+R·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts

nurse (5 points)

Cavell for one

Margaret Houlihan for one

Practical worker (wordplay)

N·1+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts

nutsy (8 points)

Off one's trolley

A bit bonkers

Off ones trolley

N·1+U·1+T·1+S·1+Y·4 = 8 pts

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Refine to N+: NA NB NC ND NE NF NG NH NI NJ NK NL NM NN NO NP NQ NR NS NT NU NV NW NX NY NZ

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Ending with:

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