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6-Letter Words (74):
awhile (12 points)
For a few hours, maybe
Until I say otherwise
How long one might stay (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
awhirl (12 points)
Doing the tarantella, say
Like tarantella dancers
In a spin.
A·1+W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+L·1 = 12 pts
forwhy (18 points)
For what reason
F·4+O·1+R·1+W·4+H·4+Y·4 = 18 pts
towhee (12 points)
North American sparrow
American sparrow relative
Long-tailed finch
T·1+O·1+W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts
whacko (18 points)
Hit leads to a duck? Jolly good!
Decisively beat Oscar? Jolly good!
Women saw duck with local cuckoo
W·4+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+O·1 = 18 pts
whacks (18 points)
Slays, Soprano-style
Hits, as with a ruler
Points out menial worker for punishment
W·4+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 18 pts
whacky (21 points)
Share end of story that's oddly amusing
Funny in a slightly peculiar way (colloq.)
Nuts
W·4+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+Y·4 = 21 pts
whaled (13 points)
Used harpoons, say
Worked on the Pequod
Did like Ahab
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
whaler (12 points)
Pequod, for one
Ahab, for one
Ship hunting Moby Dick, for one
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
whales (12 points)
Pod cast (wordplay)
Moby Dick and others.
Hits hard in part of UK
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whammo (16 points)
All of a sudden
With alarming suddenness
Abruptly, in comics
W·4+H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1 = 16 pts
whammy (19 points)
Bang preceded my evil spell
"Press Your Luck" bad guy
Press Your Luck bad guy
W·4+H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+Y·4 = 19 pts
whangs (13 points)
Loud metallic sounds
Resounding blows
W·4+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
wharfs (15 points)
Moors at a dock
Where stevedores toil
Ties up at a dock
W·4+H·4+A·1+R·1+F·4+S·1 = 15 pts
wharve (15 points)
""A piece of wood used for spinning thread, also WHERVE""
W·4+H·4+A·1+R·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
whaups (14 points)
Whaup
W·4+H·4+A·1+U·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
wheals (12 points)
Skin swellings
W·4+H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
wheats (12 points)
Some bread loaves
Baseball's Zach et al.
Hard red winter and durum
W·4+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
wheels (12 points)
Rotary devices - motor transport
Turns in a wide curve
Fifth and others.
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
wheens (12 points)
Wheen
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
wheeps (14 points)
Wheep
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
wheeze (21 points)
A crafty trick!
Cunning plan (informal)
Cunning scheme (informal)
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
wheezy (24 points)
Asthmatic, maybe (***)
Breathing hard, maybe
Struggling with inspiration (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+Z·10+Y·4 = 24 pts
whelks (16 points)
Large marine snails
Kind of sea snails used as food
Marine snails with spiral shells.
W·4+H·4+E·1+L·1+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
whelky (19 points)
Marked with whelks
W·4+H·4+E·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4 = 19 pts
whelms (14 points)
Engulfs
W·4+H·4+E·1+L·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts
whelps (14 points)
Young dogs or pups
Young dogs or pups.
Babes in the woods
W·4+H·4+E·1+L·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
whenas (12 points)
At which time
W·4+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whence (14 points)
From what place (wordplay)
From where (wordplay)
Word of origin
W·4+H·4+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
wheres (12 points)
Waldo forerunner (wordplay)
Start of the fire (wordplay)
While on the contrary
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
wherry (15 points)
Woman's sarcastic about boat
Kind of barge that is sharp at both ends
Novel, yet saintly knight
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
wherve (15 points)
""A piece of wood used for spinning thread, also WHARVE""
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
wheyey (18 points)
Like thin milk.
Of watery part of milk
W·4+H·4+E·1+Y·4+E·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
whidah (16 points)
An African bird
W·4+H·4+I·1+D·2+A·1+H·4 = 16 pts
whiffs (18 points)
Swings and misses
Gentle gusts of air
Strikes out: Slang.
W·4+H·4+I·1+F·4+F·4+S·1 = 18 pts
whiled (13 points)
Passed the time (away)
Passed (away), as time
Frittered (away)
W·4+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
whiles (12 points)
Makes pass, as time, with "away"
Passes (away)
Spends pleasantly, with "away"
W·4+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whilom (14 points)
Once, once
Formerly, formerly
Former
W·4+H·4+I·1+L·1+O·1+M·3 = 14 pts
whilst (12 points)
In the meantime.
While ( ME )
As long as
W·4+H·4+I·1+L·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
whimsy (17 points)
My wish for something fancy
Odd or fanciful idea
Playfully quaint behaviour
W·4+H·4+I·1+M·3+S·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
whined (13 points)
Was a crybaby
Made an irregular engine noise
Wouldn't stop complaining
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
whiner (12 points)
Spoiled child, perhaps
Beef provider (wordplay)
One prone to kvetching
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
whines (12 points)
Says 'But I don't wanna!,' say
Says "But I don't wanna!," say
Mewls or pules
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whiney (15 points)
Querulous
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
whinge (13 points)
Complaint from wife having turn
Hewing (anagram)
Grumble or complain persistently
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
whinny (15 points)
Horse's sound
Noise made by an animal.
Soft neigh or laugh
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
whippy (19 points)
Very resilient, as a tree branch
Pliant or supple
Bending and snapping back readily without breaking
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 19 pts
whirls (12 points)
Spins like a dervish
Swings or spins round and round
Rapid rounds of events
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whirly (15 points)
Violent wind carrying snow
Having a rotary motion.
Having rapid rotation
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
whirrs (12 points)
Computer lab noises (Var.)
Fan's sounds (wordplay)
Noises from chopper blades
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whirry (15 points)
To {hurry=v}
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
whisht (15 points)
Hush, a call for silence
Shush, in the U.K.
Shush, in the U.K
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+T·1 = 15 pts
whisks (16 points)
Beats into a froth, say eggs
They're used to whip cream, say
Uses a certain broom
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
whisky (19 points)
Beat youth leader? That's the spirit!
Spirit distilled from malted grain
1ac has query about 'No Entry' hazard
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+K·5+Y·4 = 19 pts
whists (12 points)
Some types of card games
Plays a card game.
Hushing exclamations.
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whited (13 points)
We had to keep sock bleached
The pale sepulchre of a hypocrite
and 27 across, made hypocritically pale for dead
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
whiten (12 points)
New hit (anagram)
Blanch's success in London (wordplay)
Turn pale when cut by it
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
whiter (12 points)
"A ... Shade of Pale" (Procul Harum)
A - - Shade of Pale (1960s song)
More like a sheet (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
whites (12 points)
Half the laundry (wordplay)
Certain laundry load
Sorted laundry load
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whitey (15 points)
Crime boss Bulger
One of the Fords.
Yankee lefty Ford
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
wholes (12 points)
Not just parts
Counterparts of parts
They're complete
W·4+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
wholly (15 points)
Totally sacred, did you say (wordplay)
War's started by Bush? Absolutely!
All sacred in recital (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+O·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
whomps (16 points)
Wins in a laugher
Thwacks but good
Beats handily
W·4+H·4+O·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 16 pts
whomso (14 points)
Anyone, to a lawyer (with "ever")
Attachment to "ever"
Show around the M.O. whoever he may be
W·4+H·4+O·1+M·3+S·1+O·1 = 14 pts
whoofs (15 points)
Whoof
W·4+H·4+O·1+O·1+F·4+S·1 = 15 pts
whoops (14 points)
Auden, oh dear, oh dear!
Yikes, I've dropped something!
Oh dear! That was a mistake!
W·4+H·4+O·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
whoosh (15 points)
Wind tunnel noise
Floodgate-opening sound
Move with a rushing sound
W·4+H·4+O·1+O·1+S·1+H·4 = 15 pts
whored (13 points)
Whore
W·4+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
whores (12 points)
Whore
W·4+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whorls (12 points)
Ridges on a print
Circles found in fingerprints
Loops in fingerprints
W·4+H·4+O·1+R·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whorts (12 points)
Whort
W·4+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whosis (12 points)
What's-his-name
Unidentified one
W·4+H·4+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts
whumps (16 points)
Whump
W·4+H·4+U·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 16 pts
whydah (19 points)
Predominantly black African weaver-bird
African weaver had risen, supporting cause
W·4+H·4+Y·4+D·2+A·1+H·4 = 19 pts

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