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2-Letter Words (1):
ay (5 points)
""An affirmative vote, also AYE""
A·1+Y·4 = 5 pts
3-Letter Words (2):
aby (8 points)
Ending for lull
Lull ending
Kangaroo cousin
A·1+B·3+Y·4 = 8 pts
any (6 points)
It separates by means (wordplay)
Beginning for one or where
Choice for one lacking preference
A·1+N·1+Y·4 = 6 pts
4-Letter Words (14):
ably (9 points)
Like a boss, as they say
Well well (wordplay)
How experts work
A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
achy (12 points)
Regretting yesterday's activity, perhaps
Painfully dull (wordplay)
In need of a massage, maybe
A·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
aery (7 points)
Ethereal but confusing year (Var.)
Lofty abode (Var.)
High nest (Var.)
A·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 7 pts
agly (8 points)
""With a turn or twist to one side, also AGLEE, AGLEY""
A·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
ahoy (10 points)
Hey there, sailor!
'Sup, salt (wordplay)
Chips follower (wordplay)
A·1+H·4+O·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
airy (7 points)
Eastern mount Amy Hamilton (nonverbal)
Like a stadium without a dome (wordplay)
What Tennyson called combatants (1835!)
A·1+I·1+R·1+Y·4 = 7 pts
alky (11 points)
Person in need of rehab, say
Bootlegger's stock Colloq
Skid Row denizen
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4 = 11 pts
ally (7 points)
Arms recipient, maybe
Team up (with)
Fellow NATO member, say
A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 7 pts
army (9 points)
Coxey's, for one
Navy foe (wordplay)
Corps group (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+Y·4 = 9 pts
arty (7 points)
Into Stan Brakhage films, say
Like a hipster, perhaps
Too stylish, perhaps
A·1+R·1+T·1+Y·4 = 7 pts
ashy (10 points)
Say about husband going in pale
White hot: the outside, say, is molten
Like a paleface?
A·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 10 pts
away (10 points)
Absent in certain respects (wordplay)
On a trip, say
Begone with you!
A·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
awny (10 points)
Bearded, as barley
Bearded, in botany
Bearded, as grain.
A·1+W·4+N·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
awry (10 points)
With a twist (wordplay)
Right in a wrong way? Wrong!
At sixes and sevens
A·1+W·4+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
5-Letter Words (27):
abbey (12 points)
Lindisfarne Priory, for one
Site of monk business (wordplay)
Westminister for one
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
acidy (11 points)
Sour as a stomach
Having a lot of reflux
Sour or sharp-tasting
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+Y·4 = 11 pts
agley (9 points)
men gang aft
Wrong, to Burns
How Burns's plans went
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
agony (9 points)
Waiting, for the impatient, say
Defeated one's feeling?
Waiting for the impatient say
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
alary (8 points)
Pertaining to wings (var.)
Like a wing-shaped PArt
Shaped like a wing.
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
allay (8 points)
Diminish (fears/concern)
Mollify or soothe, say fears
Lay to rest (fear)
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
alley (8 points)
Place for a dumpster, perhaps
Dangerous place to walk at night perhaps
Place for pinheads (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
alloy (8 points)
Bronze or brass, perhaps
Heavy metal mix, perhaps
White gold, for one
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
alway (11 points)
Eternally, to a poet
Forever, long ago.
Forever, in poetry
A·1+L·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
ambry (12 points)
Recess for holding vestments
British term for pantry that sounds more like a yellowy color
A·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
amity (10 points)
Ville of horror (wordplay)
Horror ville (wordplay)
Where Jaws are set (in friendship)
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
amply (12 points)
In a plentiful manner
In a sufficient way
With plenty to spare
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
angry (9 points)
Hot under the choler (wordplay)
Incensed this young man!
In a red state (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
annoy (8 points)
Keep poking perhaps
Keep poking, perhaps
Send incessant texts, say
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
anomy (10 points)
Breakdown of societal norms (var.)
State of being without law and order.
An unprecedented thing; a miracle.
A·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
antsy (8 points)
Fidgeting in one's seat, say
Constantly fidgeting, say
Eager to leave the picnic (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
apery (10 points)
Monkeying around (wordplay)
Impressionist exhibition (wordplay)
Little talent (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
apply (12 points)
Fill out the necessary forms, say
Submit a form perhaps
Sign up (for)
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
aptly (10 points)
With a sense of rightness
In a germane manner
In a fit manner
A·1+P·3+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
array (8 points)
Order arrives, a year later!
Cheer 'eard to order (wordplay)
Ordered arrangement (of troops)
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
artsy (8 points)
With highfalutin tastes, say
Like some indie films
Like the vibe of Washington Square Park
A·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
assay (8 points)
Top marks for one in test
Test, or say, to establish quality
Test (a metal or ore)
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
ataxy (15 points)
Lack of muscular coordination
Coordination loss variable
Difficulty in movement
A·1+T·1+A·1+X·8+Y·4 = 15 pts
atomy (10 points)
Tiny particle, old style
Tiny particle old style
Tiny thing
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
atony (8 points)
Lack of phonetic stress.
Lack of muscle tone
Lack of vital energy
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
atopy (10 points)
Predisposition toward developing allergies
A·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
aunty (8 points)
Nana's girl, maybe
Nanas girl maybe
Family nickname (var.)
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
6-Letter Words (35):
abbacy (15 points)
For prior future appointment (wordplay)
Head monk's position
Head monk's jurisdiction
A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
acidly (12 points)
With a tart tongue
In a biting way
How diatribes are delivered
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
acuity (11 points)
Sharpness (of for example vision)
Sharpness (for example of mind)
What 20/10 vision demonstrates
A·1+C·3+U·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
aerify (12 points)
Turn to gas
Make gaseous
Oxygenate
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
aerily (9 points)
""In an airy manner, also AIRILY""
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
affray (15 points)
Saloon fight, perhaps
Scrap tasteless name dropping, Fish!
Free-for-all
A·1+F·4+F·4+R·1+A·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
agedly (11 points)
In a senectuous way
In a geriatric fashion
In a geriatric way
A·1+G·2+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
agency (12 points)
The CIA, for one
F.H.A., for one
William Morris, for one
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
agouty (10 points)
S. A. rodent variable
S. A. rodent Var.
A·1+G·2+O·1+U·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
airily (9 points)
In the atmosphere of light (wordplay)
In an offhand way
Conveying little weight
A·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
airway (12 points)
Windpipe, for one
Trachea, for one
Jet's route
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
alkoxy (20 points)
Containing a univalent radical of alkyl with oxygen
A·1+L·1+K·5+O·1+X·8+Y·4 = 20 pts
ambary (13 points)
Rope-making fiber (var.)
Fiber plant
A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
ambery (13 points)
Dark orange-yellow
Lager descriptor
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
anally (9 points)
Confederate supporting a knight from the rear
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
anergy (10 points)
Deficiency of vigor
Loss of strength, medically speaking.
A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+Y·4 = 10 pts
angary (10 points)
Right to seize neutral property
Right of a government to seize property
Government's right to seize property
A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
anyway (15 points)
As I was saying ...
"As I was saying . . ."
"As I was saying ..."
A·1+N·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
apathy (14 points)
Cause of low voter turnout, perhaps
Care-less attitude (wordplay)
For example, "Whatever"
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
apiary (11 points)
Be keeping sound (wordplay)
Listen - be home for the honey!
Place getting a lot of buzz (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
archly (14 points)
Principal left last May in playful mood
In roguish manner
In a mischievous manner
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
argosy (10 points)
Large merchant ship (poetic)
Tempting prize for pirates
Old pulp magazine
A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
argufy (13 points)
Altercate
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+F·4+Y·4 = 13 pts
aridly (10 points)
Using a monotone voice, say
In an uninspired manner
In a monotonous manner.
A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
armory (11 points)
The art of heraldry
Building with a drill hall
National Guard HQ
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
arrowy (12 points)
A worry erupted about missiles
Of straight pointed missiles
Swift; piercing
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+W·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
artery (9 points)
How I bleed for this vessel!
Red vessel (wordplay)
Blood line (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
artily (9 points)
In a showily pretentious manner
In a showy manner
In a showy way
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
astony (9 points)
""To amaze or shock, also ASTONISH, ASTONE""
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
astray (9 points)
Up the garden path (wordplay)
Out of the way (wordplay)
Bad way to go (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
augury (10 points)
How boring it seems to be so farsighted!
Prophecy may sound so boring, perhaps
Sign or omen
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
auntly (9 points)
Like an aunt
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
aviary (12 points)
Home, tweet home (wordplay)
Bird house (wordplay)
A by way of RY! That's for the birds!
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
avidly (13 points)
Eagerly, maybe greedily
In a keen way
The greedy way.
A·1+V·4+I·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
aweary (12 points)
Tuckered out, in literature
Bored, old style.
Tired, in poesy
A·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
7-Letter Words (74):
abbotcy (16 points)
Top monk's position, old-style
Abbey leadership
A·1+B·3+B·3+O·1+T·1+C·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
abhenry (15 points)
A unit of inductance
A·1+B·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
ability (12 points)
One can do with this!
Might S. kill that (wordplay)
Willingness to say 'amen' to this skill
A·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
academy (15 points)
School show doesn't start well!
School rotter in A&E? Goodness!
West Point, for one
A·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+M·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
acetify (15 points)
To convert into vinegar
Turn to vinegar
Turn into vinegar
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 15 pts
acidify (16 points)
Turn sour
Make sour
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 16 pts
acidity (13 points)
Sourness (of taste)
Quality of lime.
What pH measures
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
acridly (13 points)
In a sarcastic way
In a caustic way
In a caustic manner
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
actuary (12 points)
Risk rater (wordplay)
Premium-rate computer (wordplay)
Calculator of insurance statistics
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
acutely (12 points)
With keen perception
In a sharp manner
How devastating insults are felt
A·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
addedly (13 points)
What's more
A·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
adeptly (13 points)
With great skill
In an expert way
Type lad replaced in a skilful way
A·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
adultly (11 points)
In an adult manner
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
affably (18 points)
In a cordial manner
In a friendly way
Politely
A·1+F·4+F·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
agentry (11 points)
Emissary's activity
Ten-percenter's business
Representative's work
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
agilely (11 points)
How gymnasts perform
How ballerinas move
How gazelles bound
A·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
agility (11 points)
For G.I., it lay in deftness
Parkour practitioner's need
Mountaineer's asset.
A·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
airplay (12 points)
What Wolfman Jack might've given a band
Time on the radio
Single's exposure
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
alchemy (17 points)
Quest for the gold (wordplay)
Elementary science (wordplay)
Interpersonal chemistry (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
alchymy (20 points)
""The infant stage of chemistry, also ALCHEMY""
A·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4+M·3+Y·4 = 20 pts
alertly (10 points)
In an attentive fashion
With eyes open
In a heads-up manner
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
alienly (10 points)
In a foreign manner
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
alimony (12 points)
Ex change? (pretend it's paid in coins)
Split cost (wordplay)
Cost of leaving (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
allergy (11 points)
Cause of overreactions (wordplay)
Something to sneeze about (wordplay)
Adverse reaction (med.)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+Y·4 = 11 pts
almonry (12 points)
Place where charity is given
A·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
aloofly (13 points)
Without much warmth
Fool lay about in an unsocial way
In a reserved way.
A·1+L·1+O·1+O·1+F·4+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
already (11 points)
As early as this, so soon (wordplay)
Indication of impatience (US)
Done so fast (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+Y·4 = 11 pts
amatory (12 points)
Like a Romeo's adventures
Like one in love
Romantic morning meeting a Conservative
A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
amenity (12 points)
Convenience - any time (anagram)
Responsive, perhaps, to this facility
Useful feature (of a building/place)
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
amiably (14 points)
In a cordial way
In a friendly manner
In friendly fashion.
A·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
aminity (12 points)
The state of being amine
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
amnesty (12 points)
Pardon me if I'm feeling broody, perhaps
Many set free (wordplay)
How dumb to be, perhaps, 19 like this
A·1+M·3+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
amplify (17 points)
Increase, sound say
Increase the strength of, sound say
Increase (a signal)
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 17 pts
anagogy (12 points)
""A mystical interpretation, also ANAGOGE""
A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
anality (10 points)
A type of psychological state
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
analogy (11 points)
Explainer's aid
Where "is to" is used
Resemblance of things.
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 11 pts
anarchy (15 points)
Headless state (wordplay)
Exception to the rule (wordplay)
Lawlessness when Chay ran about
A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4 = 15 pts
anatomy (12 points)
Grey's matter (wordplay)
Make-up (whichever covers a cat)
Gray's area (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
anchovy (18 points)
Caesar salad morsel, maybe
Pizza-topping fish
Pizza topping choice
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+V·4+Y·4 = 18 pts
angerly (11 points)
Ancient cross featuring heavenly being's shortened lines
German student in any case has a bad-tempered old style
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
angrily (11 points)
In a loud voice, perhaps
How complainers complain
Any girl so mistreated might react thus
A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
anility (10 points)
Old-womanish quality
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
annuity (10 points)
A timely payment!
Type of income.
Payment of a sort.
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
anomaly (12 points)
Departure from the common rule
Odd one out
Cousin of a paradox.
A·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
anorexy (17 points)
Lack of appetite
A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+X·8+Y·4 = 17 pts
anticly (12 points)
In a clownish manner
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
antigay (11 points)
Opposed to homosexuals
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
anxiety (17 points)
Klonopin user's problem
Butterflies in the stomach
Worry, state of fretfulness
A·1+N·1+X·8+I·1+E·1+T·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
anybody (16 points)
Who wants to try (wordplay)
Do I have a volunteer (wordplay)
Someone with a guess (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+Y·4+B·3+O·1+D·2+Y·4 = 16 pts
apetaly (12 points)
The state of having no petals
A·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
aphylly (18 points)
Leafless condition
A·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
apishly (15 points)
Like a mimic
How pongids behave
In an unoriginal way
A·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
aplenty (12 points)
Penalty shot to spare
In large quantity
In liberal amounts
A·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
apogamy (15 points)
A form of plant reproduction
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 15 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
archery (15 points)
Perhaps bowing at the butts (wordplay)
Bowing, perhaps, but no scraping
Bowing to the butts (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
archway (18 points)
Path under a vaulted ceiling, maybe
Place for a keystone
Gothic architecture feature
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
ardency (13 points)
A right to disclaim housing caught fire
County evacuated after historic forest fire
Passion
A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
areally (10 points)
In a manner which involves area
A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
areaway (13 points)
In front of a brownstone front
Part of a courtyard.
Passage between buildings
A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
aridity (11 points)
The Dr. ought not to be such a wet
Tidy air has no rain in it
Drought? Enter it in badly-written diary
A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
armoury (12 points)
Store of weapons
Militia protecting our weapons store
The military impound our weapons
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
ashtray (13 points)
Camel's resting place (wordplay)
Place to see a flick (wordplay)
The butt stops here (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+H·4+T·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4 = 13 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
astheny (13 points)
""A lack of strength, also ASTHENIA""
A·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
ataraxy (17 points)
Freedom from anxiety
Perfect peace of mind
Peace of mind
A·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+X·8+Y·4 = 17 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
audibly (13 points)
So as to be heard
Good way to talk
Out loud
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
aurally (10 points)
Via the ear
How some things are sensed
By way of the ear.
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
autarky (14 points)
Self-sufficiency
A·1+U·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 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
avidity (14 points)
Profiteer's vice
Extreme eagerness.
Greediness.
A·1+V·4+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
awfully (16 points)
To an extreme degree
In a dreadful manner
Very congested freeway on outskirts
A·1+W·4+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
axially (17 points)
How the Earth moves
Around a central line
With respect to a graph line, for example
A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
8-Letter Words (98):
abasedly (14 points)
In a lowering way
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
abeyancy (18 points)
Suspended state (Var.)
Suspended state variable
A·1+B·3+E·1+Y·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 18 pts
abjectly (22 points)
In a miserable way
In a servile way
In a grovelling manner
A·1+B·3+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 22 pts
aborally (13 points)
Away from the mouth
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 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
absently (13 points)
In a preoccupied way
Without thinking
Inattentively
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
absurdly (14 points)
In preposterous manner.
In a ridiculous manner
In a foolish way
A·1+B·3+S·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
accuracy (17 points)
Bill living in rectitude (wordplay)
Correctness of current church office
What typists and archers are judged on
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
acerbity (15 points)
Sharp and forthright manner
Harshness of temper.
Tree, by squeezing it, produces vitriol
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
achingly (17 points)
In a yearning way
With great poignancy
In a heart-rending way
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
acridity (14 points)
Unpleasant sharpness
Sharp quality, with or without the third letter
I try acid to get bitterness in smell or taste
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
acrimony (15 points)
Acronym I made out of bitterness
Cross a shout about where I am on
Bitterness, ill feeling
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
actively (16 points)
In an energetic way
See appended part of play with animation
With true effort
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
activity (16 points)
Show and tell, for one
Occupation or bustle
An occupation, recreation, or the like.
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
actually (13 points)
Strange as it may seem...
In fact, it's a cut-out, chum
'Strange as it may seem...'
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
adamancy (16 points)
Stubbornness
Mulishness
Insistence
A·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
additory (13 points)
Making an increase
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
adequacy (23 points)
That's enough
Minimum ability
Acceptable competence
A·1+D·2+E·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 23 pts
adorably (14 points)
How tots perform recitals
In a captivating way.
In a charming manner.
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
adroitly (12 points)
With skill - dilatory (anagram)
Cleverly laid Tory off
Skilfully manipulate idolatry
A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
adultery (12 points)
Perhaps 6 down enough for such a sin
Old enough to commit (wordplay)
True lady undone in this (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
advisory (15 points)
Recommended but not compulsory
Like some boards
In the position of a back-seat driver (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
advocacy (19 points)
Public support (for something)
Pleading in support (of someone)
Support of a cause
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 19 pts
aerially (11 points)
How drone cameras shoot
How some crops are sprayed
By way of the "wild blue yonder."
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
aerology (12 points)
Study of the atmosphere
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
aeronomy (13 points)
Study of phenomena on high
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
affinely (17 points)
In the manner of a type of mathematical mapping
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
affinity (17 points)
Strong liking or feeling of kinship
A liking; relationship
A very loud one upset tiny singular 9
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
agrimony (14 points)
Plant border in a bad way
Plant with yellow flower-spikes
Suffering to grasp edge of plant
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
agrology (13 points)
Scientific study of soils
A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
agronomy (14 points)
Dirty work (wordplay)
Such a cultivated groan - Goodness me!
Cultivation of the groan - Goodness me!
A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 14 pts
aguishly (15 points)
In a feverish manner
A·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
aimfully (16 points)
Full of purpose
A·1+I·1+M·3+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
alacrity (13 points)
Prompt and eager readiness
New car in Italy moving with great speed
Quick, cheerful enthusiasm
A·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
alderfly (15 points)
A winged insect
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
aleatory (11 points)
Pertaining to luck, lotteries, etc
Depending on luck.
Depending on luck
A·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
algidity (13 points)
{coldness=n}
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
algology (13 points)
The study of algae
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
alkalify (18 points)
""To convert into an alkali, also ALKALISE, ALKALIZE""
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 18 pts
allegory (12 points)
"The Tortoise and the Hare," for one
The Tortoise and the Hare, for one
Animal Farm, for one
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
alleyway (17 points)
Shortcut in a chase scene, maybe
Stray cat's hangout
No place for a rig
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
allogamy (14 points)
Cross-fertilization
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 14 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
almighty (17 points)
Nearly all power unknown is invincible
Powerful light may burst
God is great
A·1+L·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+Y·4 = 17 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
amazedly (23 points)
With wonderment
Lazt dame found reacting in state of great surprise
A·1+M·3+A·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 23 pts
amenably (15 points)
In a willing-to-comply manner
In an agreeable manner.
In a willing manner
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts

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