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6-Letter Words (86):
kaftan (13 points)
Roomy garment (Var.)
Long, collarless robe (Var.)
Muumuu's cousin
K·5+A·1+F·4+T·1+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
kahuna (13 points)
Big (hot shot)
Big(hot shot)
Big one (wordplay)
K·5+A·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+A·1 = 13 pts
kainit (10 points)
""A mineral salt, also KAINITE""
K·5+A·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+T·1 = 10 pts
kalian (10 points)
A water pipe
K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
kalong (11 points)
A fruit-eating bat
K·5+A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
kamsin (12 points)
""A hot, dry wind, also KAMSEEN""
K·5+A·1+M·3+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
kanjis (17 points)
Kanji
K·5+A·1+N·1+J·8+I·1+S·1 = 17 pts
kantar (10 points)
A unit of weight
K·5+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
kaolin (10 points)
Nothing wooden about Clay (wordplay)
Pure white clay.
Very pure white clay used for porcelain.
K·5+A·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts
kation (10 points)
""A positively charged ion, also CATION""
K·5+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
keened (11 points)
Wailed, in a way
Wailed like a banshee
Wailed in lamentation
K·5+E·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
keener (10 points)
Not so obtuse
Capote costar Catherine
Not so blunt
K·5+E·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
keenly (13 points)
In an astute manner
Eagerly or sharply
Way to be jealous or interested
K·5+E·1+E·1+N·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
kelson (10 points)
""A beam in a ship, also KEELSON""
K·5+E·1+L·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
kelvin (13 points)
K Bacon perhaps adopts student
Very cold unit (wordplay)
Temperature scale name
K·5+E·1+L·1+V·4+I·1+N·1 = 13 pts
kenafs (13 points)
Kenaf
K·5+E·1+N·1+A·1+F·4+S·1 = 13 pts
kendos (11 points)
Kendo
K·5+E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+S·1 = 11 pts
kenned (11 points)
Knew, in Scottish dialect
Seen, old style.
Knew.
K·5+E·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
kennel (10 points)
Place to retrieve a retriever (wordplay)
Barbie's date'll be in the doghouse!
Place to keep toys (wordplay)
K·5+E·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 10 pts
keppen (14 points)
Kep
K·5+E·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
kerned (11 points)
Adjusted letter spacing, in printing
K·5+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
kernel (10 points)
Ear piece (wordplay)
Truth unit (wordplay)
Corny bit (wordplay)
K·5+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 10 pts
kernes (10 points)
Kerne
K·5+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ketene (10 points)
Gas obtained from acetone.
Colorless, poisonous gas
Odorous gas
K·5+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ketone (10 points)
Organic compound; to knee (anagram)
Chemical carbon compound.
Compound used in perfumes
K·5+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
keying (14 points)
Providing with a reference system
Spreadsheet entry job
Typing (in)
K·5+E·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
khazen (22 points)
""A cantor, also HAZAN, HAZZAN""
K·5+H·4+A·1+Z·10+E·1+N·1 = 22 pts
kiangs (11 points)
Kiang
K·5+I·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 11 pts
kidnap (13 points)
Shanghai child gets nod (wordplay)
Hold for gold (wordplay)
Goat down in Shanghai (wordplay)
K·5+I·1+D·2+N·1+A·1+P·3 = 13 pts
kidney (14 points)
Organ made of nephrons
Dye and ink used in class
Kind of bean
K·5+I·1+D·2+N·1+E·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
kilned (11 points)
Baked, as pottery
Fired a pot
Baked in an oven, like bricks
K·5+I·1+L·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
kimono (12 points)
Wrapper of novel - it's horrible!
No put-on (wordplay)
Geisha garment (wordplay)
K·5+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1 = 12 pts
kinase (10 points)
Enzyme; sea ink (anagram)
Enzyme that adds a phosphate
Enzyme, as found in old cows
K·5+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
kinder (11 points)
Gentler partner (wordplay)
More understanding to the German young
More benevolent Queen upholding class
K·5+I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
kindle (11 points)
Bit of light reading (wordplay)
Light (a flame)
Light reader (wordplay)
K·5+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
kindly (14 points)
Nice in a sort of a way (wordplay)
Friendly and considerate
Nice in a sort of a way
K·5+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
kinema (12 points)
Old word for a picture-house
K·5+I·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+A·1 = 12 pts
kinged (12 points)
Crowned, in checkers
Like a double-decker checker
Promoted a checker
K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
kingly (14 points)
Regal, in a way
Regal
Majestic.
K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
kinins (10 points)
Kinin
K·5+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
kinked (15 points)
Like a stopped hose, maybe
Having tiny bends
Having a twist
K·5+I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
kippen (14 points)
Kep
K·5+I·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
kirned (11 points)
Kirn
K·5+I·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
kiting (11 points)
Rubber-checking, say
Forger's activity
Windy-day fun
K·5+I·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
kitten (10 points)
Tiny tom (wordplay)
Little mewing ball of fur (wordplay)
Little Tom, perhaps
K·5+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 10 pts
klaxon (17 points)
Plenty of horn (wordplay)
Horn on antique cars
Loud warning signal
K·5+L·1+A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
klongs (11 points)
Klong
K·5+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 11 pts
knacks (16 points)
Tricks of the trade (wordplay)
Without a second thought, packs gifts
Particular skills.
K·5+N·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
knarry (13 points)
""Of a tree, having knots""
K·5+N·1+A·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
knaurs (10 points)
Knaur
K·5+N·1+A·1+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
knaves (13 points)
Card jacks (wordplay)
Deceitful stock characters
Jacks, to some
K·5+N·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
knawel (13 points)
""A cornfield weed of the chickweed family, also KNAWE""
K·5+N·1+A·1+W·4+E·1+L·1 = 13 pts
kneads (11 points)
Massages, dough perhaps
Gathers some dough, perhaps
Massages, dough say
K·5+N·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts
kneels (10 points)
Gets down (wordplay)
Prepares to tie one's shoes, say
Prepares to propose, perhaps
K·5+N·1+E·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
knells (10 points)
Takes its toll (wordplay)
Tolls for a hearse (wordplay)
Sounds of doom, maybe
K·5+N·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
knifed (14 points)
Cut in a fight, maybe
Dived neatly (into)
Got with a stiletto
K·5+N·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
knifer (13 points)
Assailant without a gun
Jack the Ripper, for example
Macbeth, vis-a-vis Duncan
K·5+N·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
knifes (13 points)
Stabs or slashes
Moves, as through heavy seas
Double-crosses
K·5+N·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
knight (14 points)
At end of dusk it's dark, man!
It's fair to say you sound dark, sir
Man entitled to be on board (wordplay)
K·5+N·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 14 pts
knives (13 points)
Fuel song about silverware (wordplay)
Cutting costs (wordplay)
Bolo, Bowie, etc
K·5+N·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
knobby (17 points)
Like some tree trunks
Like some unsightly knees
Like a good-for-climbing tree trunk
K·5+N·1+O·1+B·3+B·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
knocks (16 points)
What opportunity does (if you're lucky)
Seeks an opening (wordplay)
Signals one's arrival, perhaps
K·5+N·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
knolls (10 points)
Rolling features of some golf courses
Mounds on the grounds
Clever dicks wanting 50% of wage rises
K·5+N·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
knolly (13 points)
{hilly=adj}
K·5+N·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
knosps (12 points)
Knosp
K·5+N·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts
knotty (13 points)
Difficult - having hard lumps (of wood)
Difficult as a hitch (wordplay)
Complicated, like a sandpiper (wordplay)
K·5+N·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
knouts (10 points)
Whips used for flogging
Russian whips
Flogging weapons.
K·5+N·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
knower (13 points)
One who's certain
One with answers
One who apprehends
K·5+N·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
knowns (13 points)
Factors accounted for
They're not debatable
They're already familiar
K·5+N·1+O·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
knubby (17 points)
""Having little lumps, also NUBBY, KNUBBLY""
K·5+N·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
knurls (10 points)
Small ridges, as on a thumbscrew.
Coin-edge ridges
Knots in wood
K·5+N·1+U·1+R·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
knurly (13 points)
Bumpy, like a log
K·5+N·1+U·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
koines (10 points)
Koine
K·5+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
konked (15 points)
Konk
K·5+O·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
koruna (10 points)
Currency in Prague
Cash for a Czech
Czech coin
K·5+O·1+R·1+U·1+N·1+A·1 = 10 pts
koruny (13 points)
Koruna
K·5+O·1+R·1+U·1+N·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
kraken (14 points)
The - Wakes (John Wyndham)
Sea monster that sleepeth (Tennyson)
Mythical sea monster (Norway)
K·5+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
kronen (10 points)
Former coins of Germany
Former gold coins, of Germany.
Early German and Austrian coins
K·5+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+N·1 = 10 pts
kroner (10 points)
Norway currency units
Silver coins of Denmark or Norway.
Tivoli Gardens bread
K·5+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
kronor (10 points)
Swedish capital (wordplay)
Sweden's capital (wordplay)
Swedish currency units
K·5+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
kronur (10 points)
Icelandic monetary units
Monetary unit of Iceland
Keflavik currency
K·5+R·1+O·1+N·1+U·1+R·1 = 10 pts
krooni (10 points)
Money in Estonia.
K·5+R·1+O·1+O·1+N·1+I·1 = 10 pts
kroons (10 points)
Kroon
K·5+R·1+O·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
kuchen (15 points)
Cake, in Germany
Coffeecake in Karlsruhe
Yeast-raised coffeecake
K·5+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
kurgan (11 points)
A mound of earth over a grave
K·5+U·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
kwanza (22 points)
Late-December festival (var.)
Standard monetary unit of Angola
Year-end festival
K·5+W·4+A·1+N·1+Z·10+A·1 = 22 pts

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