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7-Letter Words (139):
apogeic (12 points)
Relating to an apogee
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
apollos (9 points)
Handsome young men
U.S. space vehicles.
Very handsome young men
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
apologs (10 points)
Apolog
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
apology (13 points)
Saying sorry; poor specimen
"My bad," for one
Guilty plea (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
apolune (9 points)
Point in a certain space orbit
Far point in an orbit around the moon
Moon orbiter's apogee
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
apomict (13 points)
An organism produced by reproduction
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+T·1 = 13 pts
apostil (9 points)
Marginal note
Marginal note
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1 = 9 pts
apostle (9 points)
Jude, for one
Porter say accepts position as preacher
Thaddaeus, for one
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
apothem (14 points)
A polygon's "radius."
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3 = 14 pts
appalls (11 points)
Fills with horror
Strikes with revulsion
Fills with dismay
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
apparat (11 points)
Machine's not American but red
Admin system of a communist party
Russian political machine
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+T·1 = 11 pts
apparel (11 points)
Coverage provider (wordplay)
Put-ons (wordplay)
Clothes appear new on student
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1 = 11 pts
appeals (11 points)
Wants someone else to try (wordplay)
Reacts to losing one's hearing, perhaps
Makes earnest request
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
appears (11 points)
Makes history (wordplay)
Has a cameo, maybe
Comes into view
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
appease (11 points)
Placate (by giving in)
Make calm by offering concessions
Calm, pacify, placate
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
appends (12 points)
Attaches (to)
Adds as a supplement
Tacks on, as notes
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
applaud (12 points)
Show one's appreciation, perhaps
Clap (a performance)
Express approval of
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+D·2 = 12 pts
applied (12 points)
Asked (for job); not pure (maths)
Put oneself forward, for a job say
Put in (for a job) - not pure
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
applier (11 points)
One who puts something on (to surface)
One who puts (a substance) on surface
Makeup kit item
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
applies (11 points)
Implements one used to cut fruit
Asks for fruit one can bite into
Tries to fill an opening
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
appoint (11 points)
Assign (to a job)
Assign job to (someone)
Determine (a time/place)
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
apposed (12 points)
Side by side
Put side by side
Put side by side.
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
apposer (11 points)
One who places things opposite each other
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
apposes (11 points)
Places next to
Puts side by side.
Places side by side
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
apprise (11 points)
A priest to stand up and advise
Inform, make aware of
Inform (of)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apprize (20 points)
""To inform, also APPRISE""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
approve (14 points)
Think well (of)
Say yes to
Pronounce (something) satisfactory
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
appulse (11 points)
A striking against something
A·1+P·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apraxia (16 points)
An inability to perform voluntary bodily movements
A·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1 = 16 pts
apraxic (18 points)
""Unable to perform voluntary bodily movements, also APRACTIC""
A·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+C·3 = 18 pts
apricot (11 points)
IFruit tree (nonverbal)
Rip coat (anagram)
Fruit from a tropic (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1 = 11 pts
aproned (10 points)
Dressed to make a toast (wordplay)
Wearing a certain garment
Like a cook or a welder
A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
apropos (11 points)
Relevant mo. (wordplay)
In respect (of)
Suited to the occasion.
A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+S·1 = 11 pts
apsidal (10 points)
Of a recess at east end of a church choir
A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
apsides (10 points)
Points in an orbit.
Points in the moon's orbit.
A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
apteral (9 points)
Having no aisles, as a church
Like a temple with no columns
Lacking columns along the sides
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
apteria (9 points)
Apterium
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 9 pts
apteryx (19 points)
X-ray pet, perhaps - a kiwi (wordplay)
New Zealand bird, for example
Kiwi genus
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+X·8 = 19 pts
aptness (9 points)
Quality of fitting
In spring sent back, being fit
Relevance of point in a letter
A·1+P·3+T·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 9 pts
apyrase (12 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
armpits (11 points)
Secret places (wordplay)
Axe targets (wordplay)
Secret targets (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arpents (9 points)
French land measures.
Old French land units
Quebec land measures
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aruspex (16 points)
Soothsayer, old style.
A·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
asepses (9 points)
Sterile surgical states
Germ-free methods.
Sterile conditions
A·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
asepsis (9 points)
This will stop one from going to the bad
Absence of bad germs
Germ-free state
A·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aseptic (11 points)
Unable to give you anything (wordplay)
Free of germs
Being clean involves giving it space
A·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
aspects (11 points)
Features (of a problem)
Strange space-time's features (wordplay)
Things to consider
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
asperse (9 points)
Shakespeare's slander (wordplay)
Drag through the mud
Cast maligning remarks at
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 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
asphyxy (25 points)
Old word meaning stoppage of the pulse
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+X·8+Y·4 = 25 pts
aspired (10 points)
Hoped (to)
Aimed ambitiously for, with "to"
Had an ambition.
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
aspirer (9 points)
Person with goals
One with hopes
He has high hopes
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
aspires (9 points)
Shoots for (with "to")
Has hopes (to)
Isn't content with the status quo, say
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aspirin (9 points)
Smart stopper (wordplay)
Headache cure (wordplay)
Smart helper (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
aspises (9 points)
Aspis
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
atopies (9 points)
Atopy
A·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
atrophy (15 points)
That award, perhaps, may waste away
Waste away (from disuse?)
Decline an Oscar (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4 = 15 pts
atropin (9 points)
Eye-dilating chemical variable
Eye-dilating chemical Var.
Belladonna product Var.
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
attempt (11 points)
Try to climb (a peak)
A dry, barren, endless essay
Stab, of sorts
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+T·1 = 11 pts
auspice (11 points)
Omen; epic USA (anagram)
A sign of excitement after 6 (wordplay)
Gold mace perhaps an omen
A·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
autopsy (12 points)
Pays out (anagram)
Engineer, say, up to late examination
US to pay out for last exam (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
8-Letter Words (239):
abampere (14 points)
A unit of electric current
A·1+B·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
abapical (14 points)
Directed away from the apex
A·1+B·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
abrupter (12 points)
More sudden and unexpected
Shorter able-bodied man serving on game point, about given up
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
abruptly (15 points)
Suddenly or curtly
In a rude or curt manner
Quickly and without warning
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
acalephe (15 points)
Type of jellyfish
A·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
acalephs (15 points)
Acaleph
A·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+S·1 = 15 pts
acapnias (12 points)
Acapnia
A·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+N·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
acarpous (12 points)
Bearing no fruit
Bearing no fruit.
A·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
accepted (15 points)
Received something offered
Believed to be valid
Agreed to receive, or approved
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
acceptee (14 points)
One admitted to a college, for example
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 14 pts
accepter (14 points)
Oscar winner's stand-in
Recipient
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
acceptor (14 points)
Bill-of-exchange signer
He takes the prize
Draft signer
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
adapters (11 points)
Plugs with more prongs, say
Some electrical devices
Certain TV writers
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adapting (12 points)
Making one fit for a change
Changing to fit new circumstances
Altering to fit another purpose
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
adaption (11 points)
Adjustment to cultural surroundings
Process of adjusting to new conditions
Conversion of a flat back into building
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
adaptive (14 points)
Not set in one's ways
Like a chameleon's color
Doctor paid a vet to be compliant
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
adaptors (11 points)
Vacationers' tech purchases
Electricians' linking devices
Ad, just what they're able to do
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adeptest (11 points)
Adept
A·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
adiposes (11 points)
Adiposis
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adiposis (11 points)
Corpulence
Obesity
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adoptees (11 points)
Rescued boxers, e.g
Shelter pets, hopefully
Emigrants from orphanages
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adopters (11 points)
Some new parents
Many humane society visitors
Pet shelter customers
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adopting (12 points)
Taking on (another's child)
Taking on one pint of this in a dog
Taking by choice
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
adoption (11 points)
Bloodless takeover (wordplay)
Acceptance (of, eg, a report)
Choosing (of a candidate for office)
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
adoptive (14 points)
Kind of parent
Adult pivoted turning parental
Like certain parents
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
adscript (13 points)
Feudal serf attached to the soil
Written after.
A·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1 = 13 pts
agitprop (13 points)
Workers' Youth Theatre specialty
Political agitation and propaganda
Pro-communist political propaganda
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3 = 13 pts
agraphia (14 points)
Disorder leaving one unable to write
Loss of ability to write.
Critics occasionally feel it affects promising writers
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
agraphic (16 points)
Relating to agraphia
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
agrypnia (14 points)
{insomnia=n}
A·1+G·2+R·1+Y·4+P·3+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
airdrops (11 points)
Gets supplies to the troops, in a way
Delivers via parachute
Some help from above
A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 11 pts
airparks (14 points)
Airpark
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 14 pts
airplane (10 points)
1980 Leslie Nielsen film title!
Runway model (wordplay)
Stew container (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
airplays (13 points)
Airplay
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 13 pts
airports (10 points)
Orly and Charles de Gaulle, say
JFK and Charles de Gaulle, say
O'Hare and Logan, say
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
airposts (10 points)
Airpost
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
airproof (13 points)
Sealed off
Tightly sealed
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+F·4 = 13 pts
airscape (12 points)
A view of the earth from an aircraft
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
airships (13 points)
Old gasbags (wordplay)
Blimps and zeppelins
Ventilates joints used for light transportation
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 13 pts
airspace (12 points)
Room at the top (wordplay)
Shows some speed ? flying through it!
Musical tempo above ground (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
airspeed (11 points)
The going rate for planes (wordplay)
Going rate for high fliers (wordplay)
Plane's velocity
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
airstrip (10 points)
A number take off here (wordplay)
Take off after ace right here (wordplay)
States holiday begins here (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3 = 10 pts
allopath (13 points)
Kind of medical practitioner.
Doctor adhering to a certain medical practice.
Alternative medicine practitioner's term for a mainstream doctor
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4 = 13 pts
allotype (13 points)
A type of {antibody=n}
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
allotypy (16 points)
The condition of being a allotype
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
allspice (12 points)
Pill case (anagram)
Berry whose oil is used in catsup
Jerk chicken ingredient
A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
alopecia (12 points)
Loss of crew, maybe (wordplay)
Reason for buying a rug (wordplay)
Unlocked trait (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
alopecic (14 points)
Relating to baldness
A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
alphabet (15 points)
Cast of characters (wordplay)
A to Z, say
First elements (of language)
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 15 pts
alphorns (13 points)
Things that flare
Very long instruments seen in Switzerland
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
alphosis (13 points)
Lack of skin pigmentation
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 13 pts
alpinely (13 points)
In a lofty manner
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
alpinism (12 points)
Mountain climbing
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 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
amidship (16 points)
Like a schooner's mainmast
Equidistant from bow and stern
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3 = 16 pts
amperage (13 points)
The strength of the current (wordplay)
I'm, through time, a fury for 18 across
Strength of a certain current
A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
amphibia (17 points)
In water or out of it
Class that includes newts and frogs
Class including salamanders and toads
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+A·1 = 17 pts
amphioxi (22 points)
Small marine organisms
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+O·1+X·8+I·1 = 22 pts
amphipod (18 points)
A small crustacean
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 18 pts
amphorae (15 points)
Tall classical jars (E, not S)
A battered hamper containing round jars
Ancient Greek wine jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
amphoral (15 points)
Of two-handled jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
amphoras (15 points)
Ancient two-handled jars
Old Greek jars
Two-handled wine jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
amplexus (19 points)
The mating embrace of frogs
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8+U·1+S·1 = 19 pts
ampoules (12 points)
Capsules needed for American hens
Aesthetically pleasing
Sounds as if I'm liquified - enough for 16 downs
A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ampullae (12 points)
Ancient two-handled bottles.
Small two-handled ancient Roman flasks
Wine chalices
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ampullar (12 points)
Pertaining to an
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
amputate (12 points)
Cut off (limb)
Cut off (a limb)
Remove (a limb)
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amputees (12 points)
Those with severed limbs
People like Nelson meet up as arranged
Many Civil War vets
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
anableps (12 points)
This 1 across can still see - a clever postscript
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts
anaglyph (17 points)
Stereoscopic photograph
Haply confused about horse's relief work of sorts
A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4 = 17 pts
anapaest (10 points)
Foot rot for a peasant (wordplay)
Metrical foot of three syllables.
A peasant suffering breakage of foot
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
anapests (10 points)
'The Cat in the Hat' consists of them
Three-syllable poetic passages
Feet, in prosody.
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anaphase (13 points)
Stage in mitosis
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
anaphora (13 points)
Repetition of words, in rhetoric.
Poet's repetition for effect
Word repetition
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 13 pts
anglepod (12 points)
Vine of the milkweed family
Dixie vine.
Milkweed
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 12 pts
anoopsia (10 points)
A visual defect
A·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
anopsias (10 points)
Anopsia
A·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
antelope (10 points)
Eland, for one
'Gazelle or springbok, say (8)'
Dik-dik, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
antepast (10 points)
A foretaste
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antetype (13 points)
A preceding type
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
antiphon (13 points)
Musical church response
Response expected by a pair at the altar
Item sung in church
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
antipill (10 points)
Opposed to the contraceptive pill
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 10 pts
antipode (11 points)
Hint, in one poem, the exact opposite
Opposite conductor, head buried
North, to south
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
antipole (10 points)
South, to the North
Direct opposite
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antipope (12 points)
Clement VII, for example
Breakaway religious leader
Alexander V, for example
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
antipyic (15 points)
A medicine that prevents pus forming
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+Y·4+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
antirape (10 points)
Concerned with rape prevention
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
antiship (13 points)
Designed for use against ships
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3 = 13 pts
antislip (10 points)
Providing a better grip
Like tape used on wheelchair ramps
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3 = 10 pts
antitype (13 points)
It represents an opposite
Opposite symbol.
Contrasting kind
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
anviltop (13 points)
A cloud mass shaped like an anvil
A·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+P·3 = 13 pts
anyplace (15 points)
Here, there, or everywhere (wordplay)
Apathetic reply to a mover's query
Nowhere in particular
A·1+N·1+Y·4+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
apagoges (12 points)
Apagoge
A·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apagogic (14 points)
Relating to an apagoge
A·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
apanages (11 points)
Apanage
A·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
aparejos (17 points)
Aparejo
A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+J·8+O·1+S·1 = 17 pts
apatetic (12 points)
Having the same colour as the animal's surroundings
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
apathies (13 points)
Feelings of inertia
Emotionless states.
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
apatites (10 points)
Bone minerals
Calcium minerals
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aperient (10 points)
It has a laxative effect in repeat runs
Beast interchanged in opening
Drug that is seized by troubled parent
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
aperitif (13 points)
What's drunk before a meal (wordplay)
Vermouth, for one
Campari, for one
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+F·4 = 13 pts
aperture (10 points)
Opening for purer tea, perhaps
Opening (for a photographer?)
Opening (on camera, for example)
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
aphagias (14 points)
Aphagia
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
aphanite (13 points)
Dark rock
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphasiac (15 points)
""One suffering from aphasia, also APHASIC""
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+C·3 = 15 pts
aphasias (13 points)
Language impairments
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aphasics (15 points)
Aphasic
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 15 pts
aphelian (13 points)
Pertaining to {aphelion=n}
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aphelion (13 points)
Orbital point farthest from the sun
Farthest-from-the-sun orbital point
*Point of orbit furthest from the sun
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aphidian (14 points)
An {aphid=n}
A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
apholate (13 points)
A chemical used to kill houseflies
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphonias (13 points)
Aphonia
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aphonics (15 points)
Aphonic
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 15 pts
aphorise (13 points)
""To make a concise statement, also APHORIZE""
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphorism (15 points)
Metaphor is maybe conveying proverb
A short wise saying or maxim
Short instructive saying
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
aphorist (13 points)
Franklin, for one
User of short, pithy sentences.
I put in short pieces on a page
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
aphorize (22 points)
Spout adages
Wax philosophical
Use saws
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
aphthous (16 points)
Pertaining to
A·1+P·3+H·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 16 pts
apiarian (10 points)
Related to beekeeping
Of hives, honey, etc.
Relating to bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
apiaries (10 points)
Sweet spots (wordplay)
Places often combed over (wordplay)
Housings for drones
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
apiarist (10 points)
Moviedom's Ulee, for one
Prop man for "The Sting" (wordplay)
Monitor of workers (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
apically (15 points)
Without a regular schedule
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
apiculus (12 points)
A sharp point at the end of a leaf
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apimania (12 points)
Over-interest in bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
apiology (14 points)
The study of bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 14 pts
aplasias (10 points)
Aplasia
A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aplastic (12 points)
Unable to produce new cells, causing defects in organs or tissue
A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
apoapsis (12 points)
The high point in an orbit
A·1+P·3+O·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apocarps (14 points)
Apocarp
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
apocarpy (17 points)
The state of being an apocarp
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
apocopes (14 points)
Losses of last letters
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
apocopic (16 points)
Relating to an apocope
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
apocrine (12 points)
Relating to a product of a gland
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apodoses (11 points)
Apodosis
A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
apodosis (11 points)
The main clause of a conditional sentence
A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
apogamic (15 points)
Pertaining to {apogamy=n}
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
apologal (11 points)
Pertaining to an {apolog=n}
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
apologia (11 points)
Formal defence of belief or conduct
Formal defense of one's belief
Formal written defense
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
apologue (11 points)
Short story with a moral
Fable right out of a work by Chaucer
Story with a moral.
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 11 pts

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