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3-Letter Words (1):
A·1+L·1+T·1 = 3 pts
4-Letter Words (1):
A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1 = 4 pts
5-Letter Words (8):
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 6 pts
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 6 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 5 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 5 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 5 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1 = 5 pts
aloft (8 points)
Calling for a lookup (wordplay)
On a paraglider, say
A look with feet in the air (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+O·1+F·4+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+T·1 = 5 pts
6-Letter Words (14):
ablaut (8 points)
Gradation in German
Vowel change in related words
Change of vowel in related word - sing, sang, sung
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+T·1 = 8 pts
ablest (8 points)
Best for the job
Most skilled, being such a blessed one
Adjective for your candidate.
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+B·3+V·4+O·1+L·1+T·1 = 11 pts
afloat (9 points)
How 2 down is maybe of use to the angler
Bobbing along (wordplay)
In an inner tube, perhaps
A·1+F·4+L·1+O·1+A·1+T·1 = 9 pts
A·1+I·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 7 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+E·1+I·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1 = 9 pts
almost (8 points)
Missed by that much!
This doesn't count, in a saying
A dissolute kidnaps maiden? Not quite!
A·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+R·1+M·3+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 6 pts
auklet (10 points)
Small, razor-billed bird
Small diving bird of the North Pacific
Small razor-billed bird
A·1+U·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 10 pts
7-Letter Words (16):
A·1+B·3+L·1+U·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 9 pts
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+I·1+C·3+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+I·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 9 pts
airlift (10 points)
Evacuate by helicopter, say
Relief supplied by thermals (wordplay)
Send in via helicopter, maybe
A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+T·1 = 10 pts
aliment (9 points)
Food from tin, meal that's horrible
A necessity for life
Food for worker, fruit included
A·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+T·1 = 16 pts
alkanet (11 points)
Plant yielding a red dye
Dye-yielding plant
Red dye from root of Mediterranean plant
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 7 pts
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 7 pts
asphalt (12 points)
Court cover-up (wordplay)
Rocky road ingredient (wordplay)
What covers a lot of ground (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1 = 12 pts
assault (7 points)
Violent winner of 1946 Derby (wordplay)
Violent winner of 1946 Derby?
Battery's partner in crime (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 7 pts
A·1+U·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+W·4+L·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 13 pts
8-Letter Words (21):
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 14 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
alienist (8 points)
Litanies about legal psychiatrist
Former doctor treating mental illness
Expert witness in a sanity trial
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
aliquant (17 points)
Term in long division
Designating divisor that leaves a remainder.
Such as will not divide a number without a remainder
A·1+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 17 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
almagest (11 points)
Ptolemy's work on astronomy
Work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy
Work on astronomy
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 15 pts
alpinist (10 points)
A leg bandaged by lean skier, perhaps
It's plain stupid for a mountaineer
Climber of big mountains
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
altruist (8 points)
Carnegie, for one
Person with unselfish concern for others
One with unselfish motives.
A·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+F·4+T·1 = 11 pts
arbalest (10 points)
Device for shooting bundles into craft
Old-time crossbow.
Powerful medieval crossbow
A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
ashplant (13 points)
A sapling used as a walking stick
Tackling Alp, hasn't a walking stick
Never, never split transverse stick
A·1+S·1+H·4+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
9-Letter Words (22):
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
allegiant (10 points)
Everybody say one soldier's loyal
Orchestra losing leader, a man very great and loyal
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
allergist (10 points)
Inspector of hives, perhaps
She can scratch that itch (wordplay)
Doctor healing great ills
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
allograft (13 points)
""A graft of tissue obtained from a donor of the same species as, but with a different genetic make-up from, the recipient, as a tissue transplant between two humans. Also called homograft .""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+T·1 = 13 pts
allotment (11 points)
Does this imply sharecropping (wordplay)
Share beds here (wordplay)
Tell man to make beds!
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
apologist (12 points)
One who defends a policy
Defender of something controversial
One defending most of rationale in a job
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
appellant (13 points)
Try again to meet this person's request!
Man in court.
One takes a case to a higher court for review
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
applecart (15 points)
How upsetting for Grany Smith!
One not to upset (wordplay)
Place trap to upset this!
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 15 pts
archivolt (17 points)
""The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening.""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+T·1 = 17 pts
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 9 pts
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
autopilot (11 points)
Unthinking state (figurative)
High-level stand-in chauffeur (wordplay)
Robot flier (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+O·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+W·4+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
10-Letter Words (16):
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 14 pts
adolescent (13 points)
Not yet achieved adultery (wordplay)
Youth benefit stops rising
Minor trouble with the French cologne
A·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
adulterant (11 points)
Any substance that lessens purity
Water, vis-a-vis vodka
Corrupter of mature queen by worker
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 16 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 17 pts
ameloblast (14 points)
(Medicine / Dentistry) a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel [from ( en ) amel + -o- + -blast ]
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
amyloplast (17 points)
A colorless plastid that forms starch granules and occurs in cells of plant storage tissue.
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 17 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 12 pts
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
11-Letter Words (8):
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 18 pts
acaulescent (15 points)
""Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.""
A·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 20 pts
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
12-Letter Words (10):
abolitionist (14 points)
Wm. Lloyd Garrison, for one.
Reformer (eg Wilberforce)
One favouring end of capital punishment
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
anecdotalist (15 points)
""ANECDOTAL Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation. as, anecdotal conversation.""
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+O·1+Y·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 21 pts
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
automobilist (16 points)
""AUTOMOBILE a self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers, suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially, possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a convertible), different braking systems, different propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H. P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars. An automobile is commonly called a car or an auto, and generally in British usage, motor cars.convertible), different braking systems, different propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H. P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars. An automobile is commonly called a car or an auto, and generally in British usage, motor cars.""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
A·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
13-Letter Words (6):
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
anticoagulant (16 points)
Substance that prevents blood clotting
Blood-thinning agent
What stops clotting
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+A·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 16 pts
antiformalist (18 points)
""FORMALIST One overattentive to forms, or too much confined to them; esp., one who rests in external religious forms, or observes strictly the outward forms of worship, without possessing the life and spirit of religion.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 18 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
aquaculturist (24 points)
""AQUACULTURE the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish or shellfish, or of plants, such as seaweed, in a controlled and sometimes enclosed body of water. The term includes use of either salt or fresh water. It is a form of agriculture, but under water.""
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 24 pts
archaeologist (19 points)
Past master (wordplay)
His work is in ruins (wordplay)
His career is in ruins (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 19 pts
14-Letter Words (8):
accomplishment (27 points)
Something achieved
Successful achievement
A cold kind of praise about quiet exploit
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 27 pts
A·1+C·3+K·5+N·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+D·2+G·2+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 27 pts
anthropologist (20 points)
Culture vulture (wordplay)
Social scientist reading, perhaps, work held by literary collector
Collector of poems etc sees right to work retained by our student (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 20 pts
anticapitalist (18 points)
""CAPITALIST One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 18 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 19 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
antimonopolist (18 points)
MONOPOLIST One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 18 pts
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
15-Letter Words (8):
acknowledgement (28 points)
Confession; thanks
Account for information found on workers' square? Thanks!
This expression of appreciation has been given the nod
A·1+C·3+K·5+N·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 28 pts
agriculturalist (18 points)
One in the business of cultivating soil
Rural guilt I cast off as a farmer
Farm expert
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 18 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
antidevelopment (23 points)
""DEVELOPMENT The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 23 pts
antimaterialist (17 points)
""MATERIALIST One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
assimilationist (17 points)
""ASSIMILATION The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another. as, the assimilation of one sound to another.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
16-Letter Words (3):
anesthesiologist (20 points)
A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 20 pts
antievolutionist (19 points)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 19 pts
antiunemployment (25 points)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+O·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 25 pts
17-Letter Words (1):
antiestablishment (24 points)
rebellious bbc (not united) bash the monarch with space in roster (4,13)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 24 pts
19-Letter Words (1):
antifluoridationist (23 points)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 23 pts
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