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4-Letter Words (1):
phon (9 points)
Unit of perceived loudness
Decibel-intensity measure
Study of speech sounds Abbreviation
P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
6-Letter Words (7):
P·3+E·1+A·1+H·4+E·1+N·1 = 11 pts
P·3+E·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
photon (11 points)
A little light (wordplay)
Particle that is its own antiparticle
Kind of "Star Trek" torpedo
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
P·3+Y·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
7-Letter Words (4):
P·3+A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
phaeton (12 points)
Carriage churning up one path
The sound of fate on a carriage
Light four-wheeled carriage
P·3+H·4+A·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
P·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 14 pts
8-Letter Words (14):
P·3+A·1+N·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1 = 22 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 18 pts
P·3+H·4+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
pitchman (17 points)
Certain major leaguer in ads (wordplay)
Jim Palmer in TV ads (wordplay)
Billy Mays, notably
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
prehuman (15 points)
From a time before man evolved
Before mankind's time
Earlier than the appearance of man
P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 16 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
puncheon (15 points)
Drink a very long time - one has several gallons
Might C. ask for boxing, by the sound of it (wordplay)
Change starter in midday meal for quite a few gallons
P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
P·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 17 pts
9-Letter Words (11):
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
P·3+A·1+R·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 18 pts
P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
phenytoin (17 points)
""An anticonvulsant drug, C 15 H 12 N 2 O 2 , used most commonly in the treatment of epilepsy. Also called diphenylhydantoin .""
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+Y·4+T·1+O·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
phonation (14 points)
The act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered; the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech.
P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
P·3+H·4+Y·4+S·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
porphyrin (19 points)
""Any of various organic compounds containing four pyrrole rings, occurring universally in protoplasm, and functioning as a metal-binding cofactor in hemoglobin, chlorophyll, and certain enzymes.""
P·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 15 pts
pyrethrin (17 points)
""A substance resembling, and isomeric with, ordinary camphor, and extracted from the essential oil of feverfew; called also Pyrethrum camphor. Pyrethrum camphor.""
P·3+Y·4+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
10-Letter Words (13):
pentathlon (15 points)
Contest that involves epees and pistols
Its events include fencing and shooting
Five-part athletic event
P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
perihelion (15 points)
Orbital position nearest the sun
Orbit point closest to the sun
Old MacDonald had an orbit's closest point...
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
periphyton (20 points)
""Sessile organisms, such as algae and small crustaceans, that live attached to surfaces projecting from the bottom of a freshwater aquatic environment.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
permethrin (17 points)
""A topical insecticide, C 21 H 20 CL 2 O 3 , used to treat head lice and nits, scabies, and various species of ticks.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
phenomenon (17 points)
It's directly perceivable
Men on phone about an amazing spectacle
Exceptional person
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
phlogiston (16 points)
Substance once believed to be released in combustion
Mechanical ram restricts hot billet of proposed element
P·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
pincushion (17 points)
Bowler's margin of comfort (wordplay)
Etui's cousin (wordplay)
Backup digits for the ATM (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 22 pts
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 22 pts
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
prehension (15 points)
""The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
11-Letter Words (11):
pentahedron (17 points)
Five-sided solid figure
Solid figure with five plane faces
Five-faced solid figure - near the pond (anagram)
P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
P·3+H·4+Y·4+C·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 26 pts
phytoalexin (26 points)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany any of a group of substances produced by plants that inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi that infect them [from phyto- + Greek alexein to ward off]
P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+O·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 26 pts
podophyllin (22 points)
A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances. Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances.
P·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 22 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 21 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 21 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
12-Letter Words (6):
P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
philodendron (19 points)
Your florist (wordplay)
Popular houseplant
London pride variety including first house plant
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
pogonophoran (20 points)
""Any of various wormlike marine invertebrates of the phylum Pogonophora that grow in upright chitin tubes, usually at depths greater than 100 meters (330 feet), have tentacles attached to the head region, and lack a digestive system.""
P·3+O·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
porphyropsin (24 points)
""A purple pigment similar to rhodopsin, found in the rods of the retinas of freshwater fishes and certain frogs.""
P·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 24 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
prothalamion (19 points)
Badly harm optional poem before marriage
Possibly no marital hop would be complete without it (wordplay)
Possibly no marital hop would be complete without it
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
13-Letter Words (7):
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
P·3+H·4+Y·4+C·3+O·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 29 pts
P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 27 pts
P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 27 pts
psychosurgeon (24 points)
""Pl. psychosurgeries Brain surgery used to treat severe, intractable mental or behavioral disorders.""
P·3+S·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 24 pts
14-Letter Words (8):
phosphoprotein (26 points)
""Any of a group of proteins, such as casein, containing chemically bound phosphoric acid.""
P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 26 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 27 pts
photoreception (23 points)
""The detection, absorption, and use of light, as for vision in animals or phototropism and photosynthesis in plants.""
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
prosencephalon (23 points)
""The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain""
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
protoporphyrin (26 points)
""A metal-free porphyrin, C 32 H 32 N 4 (COOH) 2 , that combines with ferrous iron to form the heme group in hemoglobin and myoglobin, and with ferric iron to form the hemin group in catalase and some cytochromes.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 26 pts
15-Letter Words (11):
phenolphthalein (28 points)
Lab acidity indicator
C20H14O4 (and a key substance in this puzzle's theme)
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 28 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 34 pts
phosphorylation (28 points)
""PHOSPHORYLATE PHOSPHORYL The radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds.""
P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 28 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+E·1+X·8+C·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 29 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 29 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 25 pts
plainclothesman (24 points)
One with a limited wardrobe (wordplay)
Police-squad member
Member of the force.
P·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 24 pts
P·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 24 pts
P·3+S·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+I·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 26 pts
psychohistorian (28 points)
Pl. psychohistories A psychological or psychoanalytic interpretation or study of historical events or persons: the psychohistory of the Nazi era.
P·3+S·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+O·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 28 pts
P·3+S·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 29 pts
16-Letter Words (4):
photocoagulation (24 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+A·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 24 pts
photocomposition (27 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 27 pts
photoduplication (26 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 26 pts
photorespiration (23 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
17-Letter Words (3):
photodissociation (25 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 25 pts
photoreactivation (27 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 27 pts
photoreproduction (27 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 27 pts
18-Letter Words (3):
photodecomposition (30 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 30 pts
photosensitization (32 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 32 pts
phytohemagglutinin (33 points)
P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+O·1+H·4+E·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 33 pts
19-Letter Words (2):
photodisintegration (26 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 26 pts
photointerpretation (26 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 26 pts
20-Letter Words (2):
photophosphorylation (38 points)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 38 pts
pseudosophistication (30 points)
P·3+S·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 30 pts
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