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More random 4-letter Scrabble words
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Term
ALME
Definition
almah (an Egyptian female who sings & dances professionally)
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ALUM
Definition
a colorless crystalline solid that turns white in air
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AMOK
Definition
a murderous frenzy
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ANGA
Definition
any of the eight practices of yoga
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APOD
Definition
an apodal animal(having no feet or footlike appendages)
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ATMA
Definition
atman (the individual soul in Hinduism)
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BLAE
Definition
bluish-black
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BLET
Definition
a decay of overripe fruit
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BOCK
Definition
a dark beer
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BRUT
Definition
a very dry champagne
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BUMF
Definition
paperwork, especially of an official nature, deemed of little interest or importance
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BURA
Definition
bora wind (A cool Adriatic wind named for the Greek mythological figure of Boreas, the North Wind)
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CAMS
Definition
rotating or sliding pieces of machinery
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CAPH
Definition
kaph (a Hebrew letter)
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CAUL
Definition
a fetal membrane
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CETE
Definition
a group of badgers
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CHON
Definition
a monetary unit of South Korea
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DEME
Definition
a Greek district
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DIBS
Definition
fishes by letting the bait bob lightly on the water
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DOPA
Definition
a drug to treat Parkinson's disease
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DOUM
Definition
a palm tree with edible fruit, native to the Nile Valley
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DRIB
Definition
to fall in drops
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DUMA
Definition
a Russian council
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DYAD
Definition
a pair of units
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EBBS
Definition
recedes
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EGIS
Definition
aegis (protection)
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EIDE
Definition
plural of eidos (essence)
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EPOS
Definition
an epic poem
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EXEC
Definition
an executive officer
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EXON
Definition
a sequence in the genetic code
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FARO
Definition
a card game popular in the US in the 19th century
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FLOC
Definition
to aggregate into floccules
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FRIZ
Definition
to frizz (to turn into small tight curls)
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FUBS
Definition
fobs (misleads by falsehood)
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GAUN
Definition
present participle of GAE, to move along
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GETA
Definition
a Japanese wooden clog
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GEUM
Definition
a perennial herb
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GLIA
Definition
supporting tissue that binds nerve tissue
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GUAN
Definition
a large bird found mainly in southern Central America and northern South America
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HAAR
Definition
a fog in the area of the North Sea
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HAEN
Definition
past participle of HAE, to have
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HARL
Definition
a herl (feathered fishing lure)
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HISN
Definition
his
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HOGG
Definition
a young sheep
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HOLS
Definition
a vacation
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ILKA
Definition
each (chiefly Scottish)
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IMAM
Definition
a Muslim cleric
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IZAR
Definition
an outer garment worn by Muslim women
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JARL
Definition
Scandinavian nobleman
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JAUK
Definition
to dawdle
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JAVA
Definition
coffee
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JEEZ
Definition
interjection. used as a mild oath
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JEFE
Definition
chief
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JEHU
Definition
a fast driver
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JEON
Definition
a monetary unit of South Korea
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JESS
Definition
to fasten straps around the legs of a hawk
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JETE
Definition
a ballet leap
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JIBB
Definition
to shift from side to side while sailing
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JINK
Definition
to move quickly out of the way
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JINX
Definition
to bring bad luck to
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JISM
Definition
semen {offensive}
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JOKY
Definition
jokey
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JOSS
Definition
a Chinese idol
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JUBA
Definition
a lively dance accompanied by rhythmic hand clapping & slapping of knees & thighs
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JUBE
Definition
a platform in church
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JUGA
Definition
plural of jugum (a pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate leaf)
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JUPE
Definition
a short woman's jacket
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KAIL
Definition
kale (a variety of cabbage)
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KAIN
Definition
a tax paid in produce or livestock
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KANE
Definition
a kain (a tax paid in produce or livestock)
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KBAR
Definition
a kilobar (unit of barometric pressure)
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KENT
Definition
past tense of ken (to know)
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KEPI
Definition
a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
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KINA
Definition
a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea
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KOEL
Definition
an Australian species of cuckoos that lays eggs in nests of other birds
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LAMA
Definition
a Buddhist monk
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LATI
Definition
a plural of LATS, a monetary unit of Latvia
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LIPE
Definition
lipa (a monetary unit of Croatia)
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LITS
Definition
litas (former monetary units of Lithuania)
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LOWN
Definition
peaceful
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LUMA
Definition
a monetary unit of Armenia
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LUMS
Definition
chimneys
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MAUD
Definition
a Scottish gray and black plaid
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MEED
Definition
a deserved reward
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MIRS
Definition
Russian peasant communes
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MIXT
Definition
mixed
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MOLE
Definition
the quantity of a compound that has a weight equal to the compound’s molecular weight
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MOPY
Definition
mopey, dejected
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MOSH
Definition
to engage in frenzied dancing with others at a rock concert
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MUTS
Definition
mutts (mongrel dogs)
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NEIF
Definition
neive (the fist or hand)
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NENE
Definition
a Hawaiian goose
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NESS
Definition
a cape or headland
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NETT
Definition
to net
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OAFS
Definition
clumsy, stupid persons
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OBAS
Definition
heriditary chiefs in Banin and Nigeria
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OGAM
Definition
ogham (an Old Irish alphabet)
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OOTS
Definition
outs
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OOZY
Definition
slimy
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OTIC
Definition
pertaining to the ear
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OYES
Definition
oyez (a cry used to signal the opening of a court of law)
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PACY
Definition
pacey (keeping a fast pace)
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PAIK
Definition
to beat or strike
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PHON
Definition
a unit of loudness
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PIKE
Definition
to pierce with a pike (a long spear)
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PILI
Definition
a Phillipine tree
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PLIE
Definition
a movement in ballet
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POMO
Definition
the postmodern movement
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PONG
Definition
to stink
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PULI
Definition
a long-haired sheep dog (also called Hungarian water dog)
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PUNG
Definition
a box-shaped one-horse open sleigh
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RALE
Definition
an abnormal respiratory sound
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REAL
Definition
a former monetary unit of Spain
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REIF
Definition
robbery
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REPO
Definition
something repossessed
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RESH
Definition
a Hebrew letter
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RETE
Definition
an anatomical mesh or network, especially of blood vessels or nerves
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RIAS
Definition
long, narrow inlets
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RIFE
Definition
abundant in great quantity
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ROTO
Definition
a type of printing process
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ROUE
Definition
a lecherous man
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SECS
Definition
secants (trigonometric functions of an angle)
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SINH
Definition
a hyperbolic function of an angle
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SIZY
Definition
viscid, thick and sticky
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SKEE
Definition
to ski
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SOBA
Definition
a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour
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SOJA
Definition
the soybean
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SOLI
Definition
a solo
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SORD
Definition
a flight of mallards
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STUM
Definition
to increase fermentation by adding grape juice
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TAIN
Definition
a paper-thin tin plate; tinfoil used as backing for mirrors
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TALI
Definition
plural of TALUS (a slope formed by accumulation of rock debris)
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THEW
Definition
a well-developed muscle
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TILS
Definition
sesame plants
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TOLU
Definition
a fragrant yellowish brown balsam used in cough syrup
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TOPI
Definition
a lightweight Indian sun hat made from the sola plant - also a large South African antelope
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TRUG
Definition
a gardener’s basket
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TUMP
Definition
a tumpline (a strap for supporting a load on the back)
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UTAS
Definition
plural of uta ( any of a genus of large lizards)
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VIDS
Definition
videos
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VITA
Definition
a brief autobiographical sketch
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WAUK
Definition
to wake
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WAUL
Definition
to cry like a cat
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WERT
Definition
a 2nd person singular past tense of to be
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WHET
Definition
to sharpen by friction
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WHOA
Definition
an interjection used to command an animal to stop
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YAUD
Definition
an old mare
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YETT
Definition
a gate
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ZERK
Definition
a grease fitting (a small valve that allows grease to be added to a ball joint with a grease gun & prevents
the grease from leaking out when pressure is placed on the area)
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ZOIC
Definition
pertaining to animals or animal life
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