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4-Letter Words (2):
aped (7 points)
Gave one's impression of (wordplay)
Made an impression (wordplay)
Played a Little?
A·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
apod (7 points)
Viper, for one
Where to find two peas (wordplay)
Snake for one
A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 7 pts
5-Letter Words (1):
aphid (11 points)
Ladybug's lunch, perhaps
Greenfly, for one
Ladybugs lunch perhaps
A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
6-Letter Words (2):
aliped (9 points)
Having winged feet
Wing-footed, as a bat
Wing-footed, as a bat.
A·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
append (11 points)
Add (at the back of a document)
Add pages in a final section (wordplay)
A tuppenny tip? Hang on!
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2 = 11 pts
7-Letter Words (7):
adapted (11 points)
Adjusted (to new conditions)
Made work play, perhaps
Date-pad (anagram)
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
adopted (11 points)
Took for one's own
Taken for one's own
Took on bill covering party (private)
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 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
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
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
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
8-Letter Words (13):
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
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
amphipod (18 points)
A small crustacean
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 18 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
appalled (13 points)
Shocked and horrified
Took off cloak in disgusted condition
Deeply shocked, filled with dismay
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
appealed (13 points)
Was attractive (to)
Asked out (wordplay)
Pleaded in an attractive way (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
appeared (13 points)
Made it, say
Seemed like a priest equipped to listen
Came into view
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
appeased (13 points)
No longer raging
Made concessions to
Changed a deep sap and mollified
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
appended (14 points)
Added at end
At the end, a prienst finished
Added as a supplement
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
apprised (13 points)
Informed how a priest dries
Kept in the know
A beloved, it's said, must be informed
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
apprized (22 points)
Valued
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 22 pts
approved (16 points)
A very quiet ramble daughter agreed to
Loan application stamp
Agreed to a very quiet ramble with duke
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
aspersed (11 points)
Sprinkled in the way of uppish Desmond
Damaged a reputation
Besmirched, in a way
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
9-Letter Words (22):
ampersand (14 points)
... and Pan's Dream, perhaps
Thelma & Louise character (wordplay)
Barnes & Noble link (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 14 pts
amplified (17 points)
More voluminous (wordplay)
Made louder
Intensified
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
amputated (14 points)
I'm placed and cut off over a boy
So I'm placed to have cut off the date
I'm placed next to a boy yet cut off
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
aneuploid (12 points)
Having a chromosome number that is not a multiple of the haploid number for the species.
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 12 pts
apartheid (15 points)
Colour scheme that's out of date
South African issue
former South African segregation system
A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+D·2 = 15 pts
aphorised (15 points)
Aphorise
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
aphorized (24 points)
Aphorize
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 24 pts
appareled (14 points)
Decked out
Geared up
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
applauded (15 points)
Acknowledged in a handy manner!
Didn't let a good turn go unrewarded
Cheered a dud Apple developed
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
appliqued (23 points)
Applique
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+D·2 = 23 pts
appointed (14 points)
Positively delighted (wordplay)
Put in position (wordplay)
Given a job to pip dean, perhaps
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
appraised (14 points)
Disappear (anagram)
Told about article being valued
Phone feature put up and sized up
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
apprehend (17 points)
Arrest (for a crime)
Perceive or take in
Recognise and arrest
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+D·2 = 17 pts
appressed (14 points)
Appress
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
arthropod (15 points)
Centipede, e.g
Animal with a segmented body
Crab or spider
A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 15 pts
asclepiad (14 points)
""A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.""
A·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+D·2 = 14 pts
asperated (12 points)
Made rough by way of an Edward
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
asphalted (15 points)
Snake stopped on the surface of the road
Like many driveways
It stopped the serpent when the road was covered.
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
aspirated (12 points)
Containing the sound of "h."
Pronounced the letter "h"
Unlike the H in H-hour
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
atrophied (15 points)
Wasted away as a left back at Hyde, say
Decayed from disuse
Aphrodite became emaciated
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
attempted (14 points)
There was a trial at getting enticed
Took a shot at
Tried at being tried
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
autopsied (12 points)
Finally examined gold deposit that's misplaced
A piteous drunk, having died, examined thus (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
10-Letter Words (13):
addlepated (15 points)
Unadept at thinking.
Empty-headed.
Muddle-minded
A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
airdropped (16 points)
Landed supplies when breeze subsided
A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
airproofed (16 points)
Airproof
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+F·4+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
alphabeted (18 points)
ALPHABET a system of letters
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
amphiploid (20 points)
English word
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 20 pts
anthropoid (16 points)
Kind of ape
Enos or Able.
If it looks like a man and walks like a man, what is it (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 16 pts
apologised (14 points)
Said sorry for serving old sago pie
Expressed regret for what one has done
Expressed regret
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
apologized (23 points)
Began damage control, perhaps
Ended a spat, in a way
Expressed regrets
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 23 pts
apparelled (15 points)
Clad
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
approached (20 points)
Was nearly as good as
Came near
Drew near
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
approbated (17 points)
APPROBATE Approved.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
aquaplaned (22 points)
Skidded on film of water
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 22 pts
attempered (15 points)
Attemper
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
11-Letter Words (15):
accompanied (20 points)
Escorted
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
anticipated (16 points)
Expected; opposite of unanticipated and unexpected.unanticipated and unexpected.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
antityphoid (20 points)
TYPHOID an infectious disease
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 20 pts
apostatised (14 points)
APOSTATISE
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
apostatized (23 points)
""APOSTATIZE To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered.""
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 23 pts
apperceived (21 points)
APPERCEIVE To perceive; to comprehend.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 21 pts
appertained (16 points)
Ate in dapper-fashion, that could have been relevant
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
apportioned (16 points)
Doled out
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
appreciated (18 points)
Became more valuable
Was grateful for
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
apprehended (20 points)
Caught her up, put on manacles
Understood to be arrested
Got arrested
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
apprenticed (18 points)
Employed to learn a trade
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
arpeggiated (16 points)
ARPEGGIATE
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
asphyxiated (27 points)
Killed by oxygen starvation
Bit in papers after a small dose of drug reportedly caused death
Choked
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+X·8+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 27 pts
atmosphered (19 points)
""ATMOSPHERE The whole mass of a\'89riform fluid surrounding the earth; applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars. as, the atmosphere of Mars.""
A·1+T·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 19 pts
autographed (18 points)
Like books that may fetch a higher resale value
Signed
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
12-Letter Words (6):
accomplished (24 points)
Pulled off top
Done - with a high degree of skill
Having particular skills
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 24 pts
alphabetized (29 points)
""ALPHABETIZE To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words. as, to alphabetize a list of words.""
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 29 pts
amphidiploid (23 points)
Having a diploid set of chromosomes derived from each parent.
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 23 pts
apotheosized (27 points)
APOTHEOSIZE To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 27 pts
appropriated (19 points)
Taken without permission or consent especially by public authority.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 19 pts
approximated (26 points)
Came close to
Reckoned without precision as a quietly expert team won game
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 26 pts
13-Letter Words (6):
allopolyploid (21 points)
Having two or more complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species.
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 21 pts
anaphylactoid (24 points)
Disease and Illness
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 24 pts
antiapartheid (19 points)
APARTHEID segregation by race; -- a term used in South Africa.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+D·2 = 19 pts
apostrophised (21 points)
APOSTROPHISE
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 21 pts
apostrophized (30 points)
APOSTROPHIZE To address by apostrophe.
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 30 pts
autopolyploid (21 points)
Having more than two sets of chromosomes all derived from the same species.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 21 pts
14-Letter Words (2):
allotetraploid (17 points)
English word
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 17 pts
autotetraploid (17 points)
English word
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 17 pts
17-Letter Words (1):
anthropomorphized (39 points)
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 39 pts

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