This page contains all of the words (either common or obscure) in the American (NWL) lexicon that beginning and intermediate players should learn. Words are colored to make the list more useful.
Key:
Bright green: Common
Sky blue: Lesser-common, including abbreviations and slangs
Red: Letter names
Magenta: Interjection
Orange: Musical note names
Teal: Scots and archaic words
Blue: Foreign words
List:
AA, AB, AD, AE, AG, AH, AI, AL, AM, AN, AR, AS, AT, AW, AX, AY
BA, BE, BI, BO, BY
DA, DE, DO
ED, EF, EH, EL, EM, EN, ER, ES, ET, EW, EX
FA, FE
GI, GO
HA, HE, HI, HM, HO
ID, IF, IN, IS, IT
JO
KA, KI
LA, LI, LO
MA, ME, MI, MM, MO, MU, MY
NA, NE, NO, NU
OD, OE, OF, OH, OI, OK, OM, ON, OP, OR, OS, OW, OX, OY
PA, PE, PI, PO
QI (most useful)
RE
SH, SI, SO
TA, TE, TI, TO
UH, UM, UN, UP, US, UT
WE, WO
XI, XU
YA, YE, YO
ZA
AA rough, cindery lava [n AAS]
AB a muscle in the abdomen [n ABS]
AD an advertisement [n ADS]
AE one [adj]
AG agriculture [n AGS]
AH to aah (to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise) [v AHED, AHING, AHS]
AI a three-toed sloth [n AIS]
AL an East Indian tree [n ALS]
AM < BE, to have actuality [v]
AN used before words beginning with a vowel sound [article]
AR the letter R [n ARS]
AS to the same degree [adv]
AT to respond to someone online with notification [v ATS, ATTED, ATTING]
AW used to express protest, disgust, or disbelief [interj]
AX to work on with a certain type of cutting tool [v AXED, AXES, AXING]
AY aye (an affirmative vote) [n AYS]
BA the eternal soul, in Egyptian mythology [n BAS]
BE to have actuality [v AM, ARE, ART, BEEN, BEING, IS, WAS, WAST, WERE, WERT, WUZ]
BI a bisexual (one who is attracted to both sexes) [n BIS]
BO a pal [n BOS]
BY a pass in certain card games [n BYS]
DA dad (father) [n DAS]
DE of (coming from) [prep]
DO the first tone of the diatonic musical scale [n DOS] / to begin and carry through to completion [v DID, DIDST, DOES, DOEST, DOETH, DOING, DONE, DOST, DOTH]
ED education (the act of educating (to teach)) [n EDS]
EF the letter F [n EFS]
EH used to express doubt or surprise [interj]
EL an elevated railroad or train [n ELS]
EM a typographic unit [n EMS]
EN half of an em [n ENS]
ER used to express hesitation [interj]
ES ess (the letter S) [n ESES]
ET < EAT, to consume food [v]
EW expressing disgust [interj]
EX to cross out [v EXED, EXES, EXING]
FA the fourth tone of the diatonic musical scale [n FAS]
FE a Hebrew letter [n FES]
GI a white garment worn in martial arts [n GIS]
GO a Japanese board game [n GOS] / to move along [v GOES, GOEST, GOETH, GOING, GONE, GWINE, WENT] : GOER [n]
HA a sound of surprise [n HAS]
HE a male person [n HES]
HI used as a greeting [interj]
HM hmm (used to express thoughtful consideration) [interj]
HO a prostitute [n HOS]
ID a part of the psyche [n IDS]
IF a possibility (the property of being possible (something that is possible)) [n IFS]
IN to harvest (to gather a crop) [v INNED, INNING, INS]
IS < BE, to have actuality [v]
IT the third person singular neuter pronoun [pron]
JO a sweetheart [n JOES]
KA the spiritual self of a human being in Egyptian religion [n KAS]
KI qi (the vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things) [n KIS]
LA the sixth tone of the diatonic musical scale [n LAS]
LI a Chinese unit of distance [n LIS]
LO used to attract attention or to express surprise [interj]
MA mother [n MAS]
ME an ego (the conscious self) [n MES]
MI the third tone of the diatonic musical scale [n MIS]
MM used to express assent or satisfaction [interj]
MO a moment (a brief period of time) [n MOS]
MU a Greek letter [n MUS]
MY the possessive form of the pronoun I [pron]
NA no [adv]
NE born with the name of [adj]
NO a negative reply [n NOES, NOS]
NU a Greek letter [n NUS]
OD a hypothetical force of natural power [n ODS]
OE a whirlwind off the Faeroe islands [n OES]
OF coming from [prep]
OH to exclaim in surprise, pain, or desire [v OHED, OHING, OHS]
OI oy (used to express dismay or pain) [interj]
OK okay [adj]
OM a mantra used in contemplation of ultimate reality [n OMS]
ON the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket [n ONS]
OP a style of abstract art [n OPS]
OR the heraldic color gold [n ORS]
OS a bone [n OSSA] / an esker (a narrow ridge of gravel and sand) [n OSAR] / an orifice (a mouth or mouthlike opening) [n ORA]
OW used to express sudden pain [interj]
OX a clumsy person [n OXES] / a hoofed mammal [n OXEN]
OY used to express dismay or pain [interj]
PA a father [n PAS]
PE a Hebrew letter [n PES]
PI a Greek letter [n PIS] / to jumble or disorder [v PIED, PIEING, PIES, PIING]
PO a chamber pot [n POS]
QI the vital force that in Chinese thought is inherent in all things [n QIS]
RE the second tone of the diatonic musical scale [n RES]
SH used to urge silence [interj]
SI ti (the seventh tone of the diatonic musical scale) [n SIS]
SO sol (the fifth tone of the diatonic musical scale) [n SOS]
TA an expression of gratitude [n TAS]
TE ti (the seventh tone of the diatonic musical scale) [n TES]
TI the seventh tone of the diatonic musical scale [n TIS]
TO in the direction of [prep]
UH used to express hesitation [interj]
UM to hesitate or pause in speaking [v UMMED, UMMING, UMS]
UN one [pron UNS]
UP to raise (to move to a higher position) [v UPPED, UPPING, UPS]
US the objective case of the pronoun we [pron]
UT the musical tone C in the French solmization system now replaced by do [n UTS]
WE the first person nominative plural pronoun [pron]
WO woe (tremendous grief) [n WOS]
XI a Greek letter [n XIS]
XU a monetary unit of Vietnam [n XU]
YA an Asian pear [n YAS]
YE you [pron]
YO used to call attention or to express affirmation [interj]
ZA a pizza (an Italian open pie) [n ZAS]
Key:
Bright green: Common
Sky blue: Lesser-common
Black: Obscure as being useful
Magenta: Plural twos
Purple underlined: New words (NWL2023)
Light red italicized: Offensive words (taboo)
List:
AAH AAL AAS ABA ABS ABY ACE ACK ACT ADD ADO ADS ADZ AFF AFT AGA AGE AGO AGS AHA AHI AHS AID AIL AIM AIN AIR AIS AIT AJI ALA ALB ALE ALL ALP ALS ALT AMA AMI AMP AMU ANA AND ANE ANI ANT ANY APE APO APP APT ARB ARC ARE ARF ARK ARM ARO ARS ART ASH ASK ASP ASS ATE ATS ATT AUK AVA AVE AVO AWA AWE AWL AWN AXE AYE AYS AZO
BAA BAD BAE BAG BAH BAL BAM BAN BAP BAR BAS BAT BAY BED BEE BEG BEL BEN BES BET BEY BIB BID BIG BIN BIO BIS BIT BIZ BOA BOB BOD BOG BOO BOP BOS BOT BOW BOX BOY BRA BRO BRR BUB BUD BUG BUM BUN BUR BUS BUT BUY BYE BYS
CAB CAD CAF CAL CAM CAN CAP CAR CAT CAW CAY CEE CEL CEP CHI CIG CIS COB COD COG COL CON COO COP COR COS COT COW COX COY COZ CRU CRY CUB CUD CUE CUM CUP CUR CUT CUZ CWM
DAB DAD DAG DAH DAK DAL DAM DAN DAP DAS DAW DAY DEB DEE DEF DEL DEN DEP DEV DEW DEX DEY DIB DID DIE DIF DIG DIM DIN DIP DIS DIT DOC DOE DOG DOH DOL DOM DON DOR DOS DOT DOW DOX DRY DUB DUD DUE DUG DUH DUI DUM DUN DUO DUP DYE
EAR EAT EAU EBB ECO ECU EDH EDS EEK EEL EEW EFF EFS EFT EGG EGO EKE ELD ELF ELK ELL ELM ELS EME EMO EMS EMU END ENG ENS EON ERA ERE ERG ERN ERR ERS ESS EST ETA ETH EVE EWE EYE
FAB FAD FAG FAH FAM FAN FAR FAS FAT FAV FAX FAY FED FEE FEH FEM FEN FER FES FET FEU FEW FEY FEZ FIB FID FIE FIG FIL FIN FIR FIT FIX FIZ FLU FLY FOB FOE FOG FOH FON FOO FOP FOR FOU FOX FOY FRO FRY FUB FUD FUG FUN FUR
GAB GAD GAE GAG GAL GAM GAN GAP GAR GAS GAT GAY GED GEE GEL GEM GEN GET GEY GHI GIB GID GIE GIF GIG GIN GIP GIS GIT GNU GOA GOB GOD GOO GOR GOS GOT GOX GOY GRR GUL GUM GUN GUT GUV GUY GYM GYP
HAD HAE HAG HAH HAJ HAM HAO HAP HAS HAT HAW HAY HEH HEM HEN HEP HER HES HET HEW HEX HEY HIC HID HIE HIM HIN HIP HIS HIT HMM HOB HOD HOE HOG HOM HON HOO HOP HOS HOT HOW HOY HUB HUE HUG HUH HUM HUN HUP HUT HYP
ICE ICH ICK ICY IDS IFF IFS IGG ILK ILL IMP INK INN INS ION IRE IRK ISM ITS IVY
JAB JAG JAM JAR JAW JAY JEE JET JEU JIB JIG JIN JOB JOE JOG JOT JOW JOY JUG JUN JUS JUT
KAB KAE KAF KAS KAT KAY KEA KEF KEG KEN KEP KEX KEY KHI KID KIF KIN KIP KIR KIS KIT KOA KOB KOI KOP KOR KOS KUE KYE
LAB LAC LAD LAG LAH LAM LAP LAR LAS LAT LAV LAW LAX LAY LEA LED LEE LEG LEI LEK LET LEU LEV LEX LEY LIB LID LIE LIN LIP LIS LIT LOB LOC LOG LOO LOP LOR LOT LOW LOX LUD LUG LUM LUN LUV LUX LYE
MAC MAD MAE MAG MAM MAN MAP MAR MAS MAT MAW MAX MAY MED MEG MEH MEL MEM MEN MES MET MEW MHO MIB MIC MID MIG MIL MIM MIR MIS MIX MMM MOA MOB MOC MOD MOG MOI MOL MOM MON MOO MOP MOR MOS MOT MOW MUD MUG MUM MUN MUS MUT MUX MYC
NAB NAE NAG NAH NAM NAN NAP NAV NAW NAY NEB NEE NEG NET NEW NIB NIL NIM NIP NIT NIX NOB NOD NOG NOH NOM NOO NOR NOS NOT NOW NTH NUB NUG NUN NUS NUT
OAF OAK OAR OAT OBA OBE OBI OCA OCH ODA ODD ODE ODS OES OFF OFT OHM OHO OHS OIK OIL OKA OKE OLD OLE OMA OMS ONE ONO ONS OOF OOH OOT OPA OPE OPS OPT ORA ORB ORC ORE ORG ORS ORT OSE OUD OUR OUT OVA OWE OWL OWN OWT OXO OXY
PAC PAD PAH PAK PAL PAM PAN PAP PAR PAS PAT PAW PAX PAY PEA PEC PED PEE PEG PEH PEN PEP PER PES PET PEW PHI PHO PHT PIA PIC PIE PIG PIN PIP PIS PIT PIU PIX PLY POD POH POI POL POM POO POP POS POT POW POX PRO PRY PSI PST PUB PUD PUG PUL PUN PUP PUR PUS PUT PWN PYA PYE PYX
QAT QIS QUA
RAD RAG RAH RAI RAJ RAM RAN RAP RAS RAT RAW RAX RAY REB REC RED REE REF REG REI REM REP RES RET REV REX REZ RHO RIA RIB RID RIF RIG RIM RIN RIP ROB ROC ROD ROE ROM ROO ROT ROW RUB RUE RUG RUM RUN RUT RYA RYE RYU
SAB SAC SAD SAE SAG SAL SAN SAP SAT SAU SAW SAX SAY SEA SEC SEE SEG SEI SEL SEN SER SET SEV SEW SEX SEZ SHA SHE SHH SHO SHY SIB SIC SIG SIM SIN SIP SIR SIS SIT SIX SKA SKI SKY SLY SOB SOC SOD SOH SOL SOM SON SOP SOS SOT SOU SOW SOX SOY SPA SPY SRI STY SUB SUE SUK SUM SUN SUP SUQ SUS SYN
TAB TAD TAE TAG TAJ TAM TAN TAO TAP TAR TAS TAT TAU TAV TAW TAX TEA TEC TED TEE TEG TEL TEN TES TET TEW THE THO THY TIC TIE TIL TIN TIP TIS TIT TIX TIZ TOD TOE TOG TOM TON TOO TOP TOR TOT TOW TOY TRY TSK TUB TUG TUI TUM TUN TUP TUT TUX TWA TWO TYE
UDO UGH UKE ULU UMM UMP UMS UNI UNS UPO UPS URB URD URN URP USE UTA UTE UTS
VAC VAN VAR VAS VAT VAU VAV VAW VAX VEE VEG VET VEX VIA VID VIE VIG VIM VIN VIS VOE VOG VOW VOX VUG VUM
WAB WAD WAE WAG WAN WAP WAR WAS WAT WAW WAX WAY WEB WED WEE WEN WET WHA WHO WHY WIG WIN WIS WIT WIZ WOE WOK WON WOO WOS WOT WOW WRY WUD WUZ WYE WYN
XED XIS
YAG YAH YAK YAM YAP YAR YAS YAW YAY YEA YEH YEN YEP YER YES YET YEW YEZ YIN YIP YOB YOD YOK YOM YON YOU YOW YUK YUM YUP
ZAG ZAP ZAS ZAX ZED ZEE ZEK ZEN ZEP ZIG ZIN ZIP ZIT ZOA ZOO ZUZ ZZZ
Key:
Bright green: Common
Sky blue: Lesser-common
Black: Obscure as being useful
Magenta: Plural and inflection
Purple underlined: New words (NWL2023)
Light red italicized: Offensive words (taboo)
Vowel-only:
AA AE AI OE OI EAU
Three-vowel fours:
ACAI AEON AERO AGEE AGIO AGUE AIDE AJEE AKEE ALAE ALEE ALOE AMIA AMIE ANOA AQUA AREA ARIA ARIE ASEA AURA AUTO AWEE BEAU CIAO EASE EAUX EAVE EEEW EIDE EMEU EPEE ETUI EURO IDEA ILEA ILIA INIA IOTA IXIA JIAO LIEU LUAU MEOU MOUE NAOI OBIA OBOE ODEA OGEE OHIA OLEA OLEO OLIO OOZE OUTA OUZO OWIE PAUA QUAI RAIA ROUE TOEA UNAI UNAU UREA UVEA ZOEA
Four-vowel fives:
AALII ADIEU AECIA AERIE AIOLI AIYEE AQUAE AREAE AUDIO AURAE AUREI COOEE EERIE LOOIE LOUIE MIAOU OIDIA OORIE OURIE OUTIE QUEUE URAEI ZOEAE
Fours:
BIDI HILI IBIS ILIA IMID IMPI INIA INTI IRID IRIS IWIS IXIA KIWI LIRI MIDI MINI MIRI NIDI NISI PIKI PILI TIKI TIPI TITI WIKI ZITI
Fives:
AALII ACINI AIOLI ALIBI AMICI ANIMI ATIGI BIALI BIDIS BIFID BIKIE BINDI BINIT BLINI CEILI CHILI CILIA CIRRI CIVIC CIVIE CIVIL DIDIE DIGIT DISCI DIXIT FICIN FILMI FINIS FIXIT GENII IAMBI ICIER ICILY ICING ICTIC IDIOM IDIOT ILIAC ILIAD ILIAL ILIUM IMIDE IMIDO IMIDS IMINE IMINO IMMIX IMPIS INDIE INDRI INFIX INION INNIE INTIS IODIC IODID IODIN IONIC IRIDS IRING ISSEI IVIED IVIES IXIAS JINNI KIBBI KIBEI KILIM KININ KIWIS LIBRI LICHI LICIT LIMBI LIMIT LININ LIPID LIPIN LITAI LIVID MEDII MIDIS MILIA MIMIC MINIM MINIS MIRID MIRIN MITIS NIHIL NIMBI NISEI NITID NIXIE OIDIA ORIBI PIANI PIING PIKIS PILEI PILIS PIPIT PIXIE PRIMI RADII REIKI RICIN RIGID RISHI SIGIL TEIID TIBIA TIKIS TIMID TIPIS TITIS TIYIN TORII VIGIA VIGIL VILLI VINIC VIRID VISIT VIVID VIZIR WIKIS ZITIS ZIZIT
Sixes:
BIKINI BIMINI IMIDIC IRIDIC IRITIC IRITIS
Threes and Fours:
ULU BUBU FUGU GURU JUJU JUKU KUDU KURU LUAU LULU MUMU PUDU PUPU SULU TUTU ULUS UNAU URUS YUZU
Fives:
AUGUR AURUM BUBUS BUTUT CUTUP DUFUS DURUM FUCUS FUGUE FUGUS GURUS HUMUS JUGUM JUJUS JUKUS KUDUS KUDZU KURUS LUAUS LULUS LUPUS LUSUS MUCUS MUMUS PUDUS PUPUS QUEUE QUIPU RUBUS SULUS SUNUP TUQUE TUTUS UNAUS UNCUS UNCUT UNDUE UNSUB USQUE USUAL USURP USURY UVULA WUSHU YUZUS
Key:
Bright green: Common
Sky blue: Lesser-common
Black: Obscure as being useful
Magenta: Plural and inflection
Purple underlined: New words (NWL2023)
Light red italicized: Offensive words (taboo)
AJAR AJEE AJIS DJIN DOJO FUJI GOJI HADJ HAJI HAJJ JABS JACK JADE JAGG JAGS JAIL JAKE JAMB JAMS JANE JAPE JARL JARS JATO JAUK JAUP JAVA JAWS JAYS JAZZ JEAN JEDI JEED JEEP JEER JEES JEEZ JEFE JEHU JELL JEON JERK JESS JEST JETE JETS JEUX JIAO JIBB JIBE JIBS JIFF JIGS JILL JILT JIMP JINK JINN JINS JINX JIRD JISM JIVE JIVY JIZZ JOBS JOCK JOES JOEY JOGS JOHN JOIN JOKE JOKY JOLE JOLT JOOK JOSH JOSS JOTA JOTS JOUK JOWL JOWS JOYS JUBA JUBE JUCO JUDO JUDY JUGA JUGS JUJU JUKE JUKU JUMP JUNK JUPE JURA JURY JUST JUTE JUTS KOJI MOJO PUJA RAJA SOJA SOJU YAJE
AQUA CINQ QADI QAID QATS QOPH QUAD QUAG QUAI QUAY QUEY QUID QUIN QUIP QUIT QUIZ QUOD SUQS
APEX AXAL AXED AXEL AXES AXIL AXIS AXLE AXON BOXY BRUX CALX COAX COXA CRUX DEXY DOUX DOXX DOXY EAUX EXAM EXEC EXED EXES EXIT EXON EXPO FALX FAUX FIXT FLAX FLEX FLUX FOLX FOXY HOAX IBEX ILEX IXIA JEUX JINX LUXE LYNX MAXI MINX MIXT MOXA MPOX NEXT NIXE NIXY ONYX ORYX OXEN OXER OXES OXIC OXID OXIM PIXY PLEX POXY PREX ROUX SEXT SEXY TAXA TAXI TEXT VAXX VEXT WAXY XYST
ADZE AZAN AZON BAZZ BIZE BOZO BUZZ CAZH CHEZ COZY CZAR DAZE DITZ DOZE DOZY FAZE FIZZ FOZY FRIZ FUTZ FUZE FUZZ GAZE GEEZ GRIZ HAZE HAZY IZAR JAZZ JEEZ JIZZ LAZE LAZY LUTZ MAZE MAZY MEZE MOZO NAZI OOZE OOZY ORZO OUZO OYEZ PHIZ PREZ PUTZ QUIZ RAZE RAZZ RITZ SIZE SIZY SPAZ TIZZ TZAR WHIZ YUTZ YUZU ZAGS ZANY ZAPS ZARF ZEAL ZEBU ZEDA ZEDS ZEES ZEIN ZEKS ZENS ZEPS ZERK ZERO ZEST ZETA ZIGS ZILL ZINC ZINE ZING ZINS ZIPS ZITI ZITS ZIZZ ZOEA ZOIC ZONA ZONE ZONK ZOOM ZOON ZOOS ZORI ZOUK ZUKE ZYME
AJIES AJIVA AJUGA BANJO BHAJI BIJOU CAJON DJINN DJINS DOJOS EEJIT EJECT EJIDO EMOJI ENJOY FJELD FJORD FUJIS GANJA GOJIS HADJI HAJES HAJIS HAJJI HIJAB HIJRA JABOT JACAL JACKS JACKY JADED JADES JAGER JAGGS JAGGY JAGRA JAILS JAKER JAKES JALAP JALOP JAMBE JAMBS JAMMY JANES JANKY JANNY JANTY JAPAN JAPED JAPER JAPES JARLS JATOS JAUKS JAUNT JAUPS JAVAS JAWAN JAWED JAZZY JEANS JEBEL JEDIS JEEPS JEERS JEEZE JEFES JEHAD JEHUS JELLO JELLS JELLY JEMMY JENNY JERID JERKS JERKY JERRY JESSE JESTS JETES JETON JETTY JEWEL JIAOS JIBBA JIBBS JIBED JIBER JIBES JIFFS JIFFY JIGGY JIHAD JILLS JILTS JIMMY JIMPY JINGO JINKS JINNI JINNS JIRDS JISMS JIVED JIVER JIVES JIVEY JNANA JOCKO JOCKS JOCKY JOEYS JOHNS JOINS JOINT JOIST JOKED JOKER JOKES JOKEY JOLES JOLLY JOLTS JOLTY JOMON JONES JOOKS JORAM JORUM JOTAS JOTTY JOUAL JOUKS JOULE JOUST JOWAR JOWED JOWLS JOWLY JOYED JUBAS JUBES JUCOS JUDAS JUDGE JUDGY JUDOS JUGAL JUGUM JUICE JUICY JUJUS JUKED JUKES JUKUS JULEP JUMAR JUMBO JUMPS JUMPY JUNCO JUNKS JUNKY JUNTA JUNTO JUPES JUPON JURAL JURAT JUREL JUROR JUSTS JUTES JUTTY JUVIE KANJI KOJIS KOPJE MAJOR MOJOS MUJIK NDUJA NINJA OBJET POOJA PUJAH PUJAS PUNJI QAJAQ RAJAH RAJAS RAJES REJIG RIOJA SAJOU SHOJI SHOJO SLOJD SOJAS SOJUS TAJES THUJA UNJAM YAJES
AQUAE AQUAS BURQA CINQS COQUI EQUAL EQUES EQUID EQUIP FAQIR FIQUE MAQUI NIQAB PIQUE QADIS QAIDS QAJAQ QANAT QAPIK QIBLA QOPHS QUACK QUADS QUAFF QUAGS QUAIL QUAIS QUAKE QUAKY QUALE QUALM QUANT QUARE QUARK QUART QUASH QUASI QUASS QUATE QUAYS QUBIT QUEAN QUEEN QUEER QUELL QUERN QUERY QUESO QUEST QUEUE QUEYS QUICK QUIDS QUIET QUIFF QUILL QUILT QUINS QUINT QUIPS QUIPU QUIRE QUIRK QUIRT QUITE QUITS QUODS QUOIN QUOIT QUOLL QUOTA QUOTE QUOTH QURSH ROQUE SQUAB SQUAD SQUAT SQUEG SQUIB SQUID TOQUE TRANQ TUQUE UMIAQ USQUE
ADDAX ADMIX AFFIX ANNEX ATAXY AUXIN AXELS AXIAL AXILE AXILS AXING AXIOM AXION AXITE AXLED AXLES AXMAN AXMEN AXONE AXONS BEAUX BEMIX BORAX BOTOX BOXED BOXER BOXES BOXLA BRAXY BUXOM CALIX CALYX CAREX CIMEX CODEX COMIX COXAE COXAL COXED COXES CULEX CYLIX DEOXY DESEX DETOX DEWAX DEXES DEXIE DIXIT DOXED DOXES DOXIE EPOXY EXACT EXALT EXAMS EXCEL EXECS EXERT EXILE EXINE EXING EXIST EXITS EXOME EXONS EXPAT EXPEL EXPOS EXTOL EXTRA EXUDE EXULT EXURB FAXED FAXES FEDEX FIXED FIXER FIXES FIXIT FLAXY FOREX FOXED FOXES GALAX GOXES HAPAX HELIX HEXAD HEXED HEXER HEXES HEXYL HYRAX IMMIX INBOX INDEX INFIX IXIAS IXNAY IXORA IXTLE KEXES KYLIX LATEX LAXER LAXES LAXLY LEXES LEXIS LOXED LOXES LUREX LUXER LUXES MAXED MAXES MAXIM MAXIS MIREX MIXED MIXER MIXES MIXUP MOXAS MOXIE MUREX MUXED MUXES NEXTS NEXUS NIXED NIXES NIXIE OXBOW OXERS OXEYE OXIDE OXIDS OXIME OXIMS OXLIP OXTER PAXES PHLOX PIXEL PIXES PIXIE POXED POXES PREXY PROXY PYREX PYXES PYXIE PYXIS RADIX RAXED RAXES REDOX REDUX REFIX RELAX REMEX REMIX RETAX REWAX REXES SAXES SEXED SEXER SEXES SEXTO SEXTS SILEX SIXER SIXES SIXMO SIXTE SIXTH SIXTY TAXED TAXER TAXES TAXIS TAXOL TAXON TAXUS TELEX TEXAS TEXTS TOXIC TOXIN TUXES TWIXT UNBOX UNFIX UNMIX UNSEX VARIX VAXED VAXES VEXED VEXER VEXES VEXIL VIXEN VOXEL WAXED WAXEN WAXER WAXES XEBEC XENIA XENIC XENON XERIC XEROX XERUS XYLAN XYLEM XYLOL XYLYL XYSTI XYSTS ZAXES
ABUZZ ADOZE ADZED ADZES AGAZE AMAZE ARROZ AZANS AZIDE AZIDO AZINE AZLON AZOIC AZOLE AZONS AZOTE AZOTH AZUKI AZURE BAIZA BAIZE BAZAR BAZOO BEZEL BEZIL BIZES BLAZE BLITZ BONZE BOOZE BOOZY BORTZ BOZOS BRAZA BRAZE BUZZY CAPIZ CLOZE COLZA COZEN COZES COZEY COZIE CRAZE CRAZY CROZE CUZES CZARS DAZED DAZES DIAZO DITZY DIZEN DIZZY DOOZY DOZED DOZEN DOZER DOZES ENZYM FAZED FAZES FEAZE FEEZE FEZES FEZZY FIZZY FRITZ FRIZZ FROZE FURZE FURZY FUZED FUZEE FUZES FUZIL FUZZY GAUZE GAUZY GAZAR GAZED GAZER GAZES GAZOO GHAZI GIZMO GLAZE GLAZY GLITZ GLOZE GONZO GRAZE GROSZ GYOZA HAFIZ HAMZA HAZAN HAZED HAZEL HAZER HAZES HEEZE HERTZ HUZZA IZARD IZARS JAZZY JEEZE KANZU KAZOO KLUTZ KUDZU LAZAR LAZED LAZES MAIZE MATZA MATZO MAUZY MAZED MAZER MAZES MEZES MEZZO MIRZA MIZEN MOZOS MUZAK MUZZY NAZIS NERTZ NIZAM NUDZH OOZED OOZES ORZOS OUZEL OUZOS OZONE PHIZZ PIEZO PIZZA PLAZA PLOTZ PONZU PRIZE PZAZZ RAZED RAZEE RAZER RAZES RAZOR REZES RITZY SCUZZ SEIZA SEIZE SIZAR SIZED SIZER SIZES SMAZE SOYUZ SOZIN SPAZZ SPITZ TAZZA TAZZE TIZES TIZZY TOPAZ TROOZ TZARS UNZIP VIZIR VIZOR WALTZ WAREZ WAZOO WHIZZ WINZE WIZEN WIZES WOOZY YOWZA YUZUS ZAIDA ZAIDY ZAIRE ZAKAT ZAMIA ZANZA ZAPPY ZARFS ZAXES ZAYIN ZAZEN ZEALS ZEBEC ZEBRA ZEBUS ZEDAS ZEINS ZENDO ZERKS ZEROS ZESTS ZESTY ZETAS ZIBET ZILCH ZILLS ZINCO ZINCS ZINCY ZINEB ZINES ZINGS ZINGY ZINKY ZIPPO ZIPPY ZIRAM ZITIS ZIZIT ZLOTE ZLOTY ZOEAE ZOEAL ZOEAS ZOMBI ZONAE ZONAL ZONED ZONER ZONES ZONKS ZOOEY ZOOID ZOOKS ZOOMS ZOONS ZOOTY ZORIL ZORIS ZOUKS ZOWEE ZOWIE ZUKES ZUPPA ZUZIM ZYMES
Ordered by length.
QI (-S)
QAT (-S), SUQ (-S)
CINQ (-S), QADI (-S), QAID (-S), QOPH (-S)
BURQA (-S), FAQIR (-S), NIQAB (-S), QAJAQ (-S), QANAT (-S), QIBLA (-S), TRANQ (-S), UMIAQ (-S)
BUQSHA (-S), NIQAAB (-S), QABALA (-S), QIGONG (-S), QINDAR (-S), QINTAR (-S), QIVIUT (-S), QWERTY (-S), SHEQEL (-S)
KAMOTIQ (-S), QABALAH (-S), QAMUTIK (-S), QAWWALI (-S)
MBAQANGA (-S), QINDARKA, SHEQALIM
Key:
Bright green: Common
Sky blue: Lesser-common
Black: Obscure as being useful
Magenta: Plural and inflection
Purple underlined: New words (NWL2023)
Light red italicized: Offensive words (taboo)
ARVO AVER AVES AVID AVOS AVOW BEVY CAVA CAVE CAVY COVE DAVY DEVA DEVI DEVS DIVA DIVE DOVE EAVE ENVY ERUV EVEN EVER EVES EVIL FAVA FAVE FAVS FIVE GAVE GIVE GUVS GYVE HAVE HIVE HOVE JAVA JIVE JIVY KAVA KIVA KVAS LAVA LAVE LAVS LEVA LEVO LEVS LEVY LIVE LOVE LUVS MOVE NAVE NAVS NAVY NEVE NEVI NOVA OVAL OVEN OVER OVUM PAVE PERV RAVE REVS RIVE ROVE SAVE SEVS SHIV SPIV TAVS TIVY ULVA UVEA VACS VAGI VAIL VAIN VAIR VALE VAMP VANE VANG VANS VAPE VARA VARS VARY VASA VASE VAST VATS VATU VAUS VAVS VAWS VAXX VEAL VEEP VEER VEES VEGA VEIL VEIN VELA VELD VENA VEND VENT VERA VERB VERT VERY VEST VETO VETS VEXT VIAL VIBE VICE VIDE VIDS VIED VIER VIES VIEW VIFF VIGA VIGS VILE VILL VIMS VINA VINE VINO VINS VINY VIOL VIRL VISA VISE VITA VIVA VIVE VLEI VLOG VOES VOGS VOID VOLE VOLK VOLT VOTE VOWS VROW VUGG VUGH VUGS VULN WAVE WAVY WIVE WOVE
GUV LUV VAU VUG VUM
ERUV GUVS LUVS OVUM ULVA UVEA VATU VAUS VUGG VUGH VUGS VULN
CURVE CURVY CUVEE DUVET ERUVS FAUVE FAVUS GUAVA JUVIE LUVVY MAUVE NEVUS OVULE REVUE SUAVE ULVAS UVEAL UVEAS UVULA VACUA VAGUE VAGUS VALUE VARUS VATUS VAULT VAUNT VELUM VENUE VENUS VERTU VIRTU VIRUS VODOU VODUN VOGUE VOUCH VROUW VUGGS VUGGY VUGHS VULGO VULNS VULVA
WUD WUZ
SWUM WAUK WAUL WAUR WHUP WUSS
AWFUL SWOUN SWUNG UNMEW UNSAW UNSEW UNWED UNWET UNWIT UNWON UPBOW VROUW WAGYU WAMUS WAUGH WAUKS WAULS WHAUP WHUMP WHUPS WOFUL WOULD WOUND WRUNG WUDDY WURST WUSHU WUSSY
VAV
VAVS VIVA VIVE
BEVVY CIVVY DIVVY LUVVY NAVVY SAVVY VALVE VARVE VERVE VIVAS VIVAT VIVID VOLVA VULVA
BOVVER CHIVVY EVOLVE LUVVED LUVVIE REVIVE REVVED SKIVVY SPIVVY VALVAL VALVAR VALVED VALVES VARVED VARVES VELVET VERVES VERVET VISIVE VIVACE VIVARY VIVATS VIVERS VIVIFY VOLVAS VOLVOX VOTIVE VULVAE VULVAL VULVAR VULVAS
WAW WOW
WAWL WAWS WHEW WOWS
WAWLS WHEWS WIDOW WOWED WOWEE
BOWSAW BOWWOW GEWGAW KOWTOW PAWPAW POWWOW WALLOW WARSAW WAWLED WEEWEE WIDOWS WIGWAG WIGWAM WILLOW WINDOW WINNOW WOWING WOWSER
A: ENTASIA TAENIAS
B: BANTIES BASINET
C: ACETINS CINEAST
D: DESTAIN DETAINS INSTEAD NIDATES SAINTED SATINED STAINED
E: ETESIAN
F: FAINEST
G: EASTING EATINGS GENISTA INGATES INGESTA SEATING TAGINES TEASING
H: SHEITAN STHENIA
I: ISATINE
J: TAJINES
K: INTAKES
L: ELASTIN ENTAILS NAILSET SALIENT SALTINE SLAINTE TENAILS
M: ETAMINS INMATES TAMEINS
N: INANEST STANINE
O: ATONIES
P: PANTIES PATINES SAPIENT SPINATE
R: ANESTRI ANTSIER NASTIER RATINES RETAINS RETINAS RETSINA STAINER STEARIN
S: ENTASIS NASTIES SEITANS SESTINA TANSIES TISANES
T: INSTATE SATINET
U: AUNTIES SINUATE
V: NAIVEST NATIVES VAINEST
W: TAWNIES WANIEST
X: ANTISEX SEXTAIN
Z: ZANIEST ZEATINS
A: ARISTAE ASTERIA ATRESIA
B: BAITERS BARITES REBAITS TERBIAS
C: ATRESIC CRISTAE RACIEST STEARIC
D: ARIDEST ASTRIDE DIASTER DISRATE STAIDER TARDIES TIRADES
E: AERIEST SERIATE
F: FAIREST
G: AIGRETS GAITERS SEAGIRT STAGIER TRIAGES
H: HASTIER
I: AIRIEST
L: REALIST RETAILS SALTIER SALTIRE SLATIER TAILERS
M: IMARETS MAESTRI MISRATE SMARTIE
N: ANESTRI ANTSIER NASTIER RATINES RETAINS RETINAS RETSINA STAINER STEARIN
P: PARTIES PASTIER PIASTER PIASTRE PIRATES PRATIES TRAIPSE
R: ARTSIER TARRIES TARSIER
S: ARTSIES SATIRES
T: ARTIEST ARTISTE ATTIRES IRATEST RATITES STRIATE TASTIER
V: RAVIEST VASTIER VERITAS
W: WAISTER WAITERS WARIEST WASTRIE
C: CERATIN CERTAIN CREATIN TACRINE
D: ANTIRED DETRAIN TRAINED
E: ARENITE RETINAE TRAINEE
F: FAINTER
G: GRANITE GRATINE INGRATE TANGIER TEARING
H: HAIRNET INEARTH THERIAN
I: INERTIA
K: KERATIN
L: LATRINE RATLINE RELIANT RETINAL TRENAIL
M: MINARET RAIMENT
N: ENTRAIN TRANNIE
P: PAINTER PERTAIN REPAINT
R: RETRAIN TERRAIN TRAINER
S: ANESTRI ANTSIER NASTIER RATINES RETAINS RETINAS RETSINA STAINER STEARIN
T: INTREAT ITERANT NATTIER NITRATE TERTIAN
U: RUINATE TAURINE URANITE URINATE
W: TAWNIER TINWARE
C: ARCSINE ARSENIC CARNIES
D: RANDIES SANDIER SARDINE
F: INFARES
G: EARINGS ERASING GAINERS REAGINS REGAINS REGINAS SEARING SERINGA
H: HERNIAS NEARISH
I: SENARII
J: INJERAS
K: SNAKIER
L: ALINERS NAILERS RENAILS
M: MARINES REMAINS SEMINAR
N: INSANER INSNARE
O: ERASION
P: PANIERS RAPINES
R: SIERRAN
S: ARSINES SARNIES
T: ANESTRI ANTSIER NASTIER RATINES RETAINS RETINAS RETSINA STAINER STEARIN
V: RAVINES
A: ANTISERA ARTESIAN RATANIES SANTERIA SEATRAIN
B: BANISTER BARNIEST
C: CANISTER CERATINS CISTERNA CREATINS SCANTIER TACRINES
D: DETRAINS RANDIEST STRAINED
E: ARENITES ARSENITE RESINATE STEARINE TRAINEES
F: FAINTERS
G: ANGRIEST ANGSTIER ASTRINGE GANISTER GANTRIES GRANITES INGRATES RANGIEST TASERING
H: HAIRNETS INEARTHS THERIANS
I: INERTIAS RAINIEST SATINIER
K: KERATINS NARKIEST
L: ENTRAILS LATRINES RATLINES RETINALS SLANTIER TRENAILS
M: MINARETS RAIMENTS
N: ENTRAINS TRANNIES
O: NOTARIES NOTARISE SENORITA
P: PAINTERS PANTRIES PERTAINS PINASTER PRISTANE REPAINTS
R: RESTRAIN RETRAINS STRAINER TERRAINS TRAINERS
S: ARTINESS RETSINAS STAINERS STEARINS
T: INTREATS NITRATES STRAITEN TERTIANS
U: RUINATES TAURINES URANITES URINATES
W: TINWARES
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