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9-Letter Words (91):
whackiest (21 points)
What about Icke's broadcast? Most odd
W·4+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 21 pts
whaleback (23 points)
""A form of vessel, often with steam power, having sharp ends and a very convex upper deck, much used on the Great Lakes, esp. for carrying grain.""
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
whaleboat (17 points)
Inuit's transport
The Pequod in "Moby Dick," for example
Harpooner's vessel
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+A·1+T·1 = 17 pts
whalebone (17 points)
How baleen changes (wordplay)
Seen in corsets, horny stuff!
How baleen is processed (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
whalelike (19 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts
wharfages (19 points)
Wharfage
W·4+H·4+A·1+R·1+F·4+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts
whatsises (15 points)
Whatsis
W·4+H·4+A·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
wheatears (15 points)
Do little birds get a grain of sound (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
wheedlers (16 points)
Coaxers
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 16 pts
wheedling (17 points)
Inveigling, coaxing
Turning to smother daughter in act of flattery
Care taken by liberal in section of party to offer flattery
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
wheelbase (17 points)
It'll always be long in a limo
Source of power
Distance between front and rear tires
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
wheelings (16 points)
Wheeling
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 16 pts
wheelless (15 points)
Perhaps using skis, with the French slopes around them
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 15 pts
wheelsman (17 points)
A wheelman.
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
wheelsmen (17 points)
WHEELS wheel
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
wheelwork (22 points)
""A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.""
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 22 pts
wheepling (18 points)
Wheeple
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
wheeziest (24 points)
Wheezy
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 24 pts
whelkiest (19 points)
Whelky
W·4+H·4+E·1+L·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 19 pts
whereases (15 points)
Whereas
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
wherefore (18 points)
Why so terribly old (wordplay)
O Romeo, Romeo! - art thou Romeo? (R&J)
It means "why," even in Romeo and Juliet
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 18 pts
wherefrom (20 points)
Whence
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+F·4+R·1+O·1+M·3 = 20 pts
whereinto (15 points)
Quaint conjunction
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
whereunto (15 points)
For what purpose
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
whereupon (17 points)
At which point our nephew struggled
As a consequence
At which point
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+P·3+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
wherewith (21 points)
Position accompanied by what (wordplay)
By means of which
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+H·4 = 21 pts
wherrying (19 points)
Wherry
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
whetstone (15 points)
It gives an edge to the news broadcast
He sent two bucks for sharpener
Agent for getting an edge on
W·4+H·4+E·1+T·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
wheyfaces (23 points)
Wheyface
W·4+H·4+E·1+Y·4+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 23 pts
whichever (23 points)
Eh, any one is fine
Any one that
W·4+H·4+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
whickered (22 points)
Whicker
W·4+H·4+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 22 pts
whifflers (21 points)
Whiffler
W·4+H·4+I·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 21 pts
whiffling (22 points)
Whiffle
W·4+H·4+I·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 22 pts
whimbrels (19 points)
Whimbrel
W·4+H·4+I·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 19 pts
whimpered (20 points)
Betrayed fear
W·4+H·4+I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
whimsical (19 points)
Capricious rule upholds that man thus
Fanciful or playful
Word for Milne's works.
W·4+H·4+I·1+M·3+S·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 19 pts
whinchats (20 points)
Whinchat
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 20 pts
whingeing (17 points)
Whinge
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
whiningly (19 points)
In a whining manner; in a tone of mean complaint.
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
whinniest (15 points)
Whinny
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
whinnying (19 points)
Sounding hoarse
How a horse might be complaining, eating noisily outside
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
whinstone (15 points)
""A provincial name given in England to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to other kind of darkcolored unstratified rocks which resist the point of the pick. for example, to masses of chert. Whindikes, and whinsills, are names sometimes given to veins or beds of basalt. Whindikes, and whinsills, are names sometimes given to veins or beds of basalt.""
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
whipcords (20 points)
Whipcord
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 20 pts
whippiest (19 points)
Whippy
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 19 pts
whippings (20 points)
Whipping
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 20 pts
whipsawed (21 points)
Jerked in two directions at once
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 21 pts
whipstock (23 points)
The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
whiptails (17 points)
Whiptail
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 17 pts
whipworms (22 points)
Whipworm
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+S·1 = 22 pts
whirliest (15 points)
Whirly
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
whirligig (17 points)
Top beetle (wordplay)
Spinning toy - dizzying events
Spinning top - water beetle
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+I·1+G·2 = 17 pts
whirlpool (17 points)
Charybdis, for one
Eddy's to play polo (wordplay)
Physical therapy device
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+L·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+L·1 = 17 pts
whirlwind (19 points)
A reeling blow (wordplay)
E.g. a dust devil
Fast-moving (figurative)
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+L·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2 = 19 pts
whirrying (19 points)
Whirry
W·4+H·4+I·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
whishting (19 points)
Whisht
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
whiskered (20 points)
Like "Trade" and "Mark."
Catlike, in a way
Describes Bluebeard.
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
whispered (18 points)
Spoke very softly
Spoke or uttered softly
Spoke in hushed tones
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
whisperer (17 points)
Hushed speaker
London colonel carries fashionable weight
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
whistlers (15 points)
Refs, at times
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whistling (16 points)
Wolf's action (wordplay)
Game fish blowing the gaff
Making music through pursed lips
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
whitebait (17 points)
Bread used for catching fish (wordplay)
Young of herrings
Fish pasty temptation
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+I·1+T·1 = 17 pts
whitecaps (19 points)
Headwear for Vanna (wordplay)
Wind-whipped waves
Sign of rough seas
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 19 pts
whiteface (20 points)
Clown's cover-up
Lake Placid's impressive mountain.
Hereford
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
whitefish (21 points)
Cod, whiting, etc
Plaice or cod etc.
Angler's catch in the Great Lakes
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 21 pts
whitehead (19 points)
Hoary mathematician (wordplay)
Dermatologist's concern
Colson whose 2019 "The Nickel Boys" is based on a true horror story
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 19 pts
whiteners (15 points)
Certain shoe polishes
Toothpaste additives
Toothpaste ingredients
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whiteness (15 points)
Quality of new-fallen snow
New thesis about anaemic look
Innocence.
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whitening (16 points)
Claim for many a toothpaste
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
whiteouts (15 points)
Whiteout
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whitetail (15 points)
Deer feature, perhaps
Virginia deer.
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 15 pts
whitewall (18 points)
Tire on the road
Tire type with two-tone sidewall
Well, I thaw out tire
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 18 pts
whitewash (21 points)
Milk bath (wordplay)
Betty's laundry (wordplay)
A very clean sweep (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 21 pts
whitewing (19 points)
Part of a dove (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
whitewood (19 points)
""The soft and easilyworked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc. Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc.""
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2 = 19 pts
whitracks (21 points)
Whitrack
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 21 pts
whittlers (15 points)
Rural wood workers
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whittling (16 points)
Whittle
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
whittrets (15 points)
Whittret
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whizbangs (27 points)
Topnotch coiffurists (wordplay)
Hairdo for experts (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+I·1+Z·10+B·3+A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 27 pts
whizzbang (36 points)
Light shell (WW1 slang), firework
High-explosive shell used in World War I
W·4+H·4+I·1+Z·10+Z·10+B·3+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 36 pts
whodunits (16 points)
Some mystery stories
Detective stories
Christie creations
W·4+H·4+O·1+D·2+U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 16 pts
whodunnit (16 points)
Quite possibly the butler (wordplay)
Mystery rogue I hunt down
Mystery perplexed Hindu town
W·4+H·4+O·1+D·2+U·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+T·1 = 16 pts
wholeness (15 points)
""The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.""
W·4+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 15 pts
wholesale (15 points)
This trade sells to retailers
Vast and indiscriminate
On a large scale
W·4+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
wholesome (17 points)
All of and part of it? Good for you!
All and not all? Good for you!
Healthy in body, taste or morals
W·4+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 17 pts
wholistic (17 points)
WHOLIST a believer of holism
W·4+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 17 pts
whooshing (19 points)
Going by at high speed
High snow drifts engulfing Oscar, going like the wind!
W·4+H·4+O·1+O·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
whoosises (15 points)
Whoosis
W·4+H·4+O·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whoredoms (18 points)
Whoredom
W·4+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+S·1 = 18 pts
whoresons (15 points)
Whoreson
W·4+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whosoever (18 points)
Any body (wordplay)
Legalistic pronoun
Anyone.
W·4+H·4+O·1+S·1+O·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts

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