Indiana Academic Spell Bowl2015 Senior Division Word List

1. abandon2. abandonment3. abbreviated4. abbreviation5. abhor6. abhorred7. able-bodied8. abloom9. abominable10. abominably11. Abraham12. abrasion13. abscess14. abscessed15. absorbability16. abstinent17. abstract18. abutment19. abutted20. accelerate21. accessible22. accession23. accommodating24. accommodation25. accost26. accouchement27. accumulation28. accuracy29. acetone30. acetylene31. acidity32. acidosis33. acquiescent34. acquiescing35. acrobat36. acrobatics37. actuality38. actually39. adagio40. adamant41. addled42. address43. adequately44. adhere45. adjourn46. adjournment47. adjustment48. adjutant49. admissibility50. admissible51. adoption52. adoptive53. adulate54. adulation55. advancement

56. advancing57. advertent58. advertise59. aegis60. aerate61. affability62. affable63. affirmation64. affirmative65. afloat66. aflutter67. against68. agape69. aggregate70. aggregately71. agitation72. agitator73. agriculture74. agronomic75. air force76. airlift77. air-minded78. airplane79. alabaster80. alacrity81. alcazar82. alchemist83. algae84. algebra85. alignment86. aliment87. all-around88. allay89. allergen90. allergic91. allium92. allocate93. allusion94. allusive95. alphabetize96. alphanumeric97. alternative98. although99. amalgamation100. amanuensis101. ambergris102. ambidexterity103. ambulate104. ambulation105. amendment106. amenity107. amice108. amidships109. amole110. amoral

111. amphibian112. amphibious113. amused114. amusement115. analogy116. analysis117. anathematize118. anatomical119. anecdote120. anemia121. angina pectoris122. angle123. anguished124. angular125. animation126. animosity127. annihilation128. annihilator129. annuitant130. annuity131. anomalous132. antarctic133. Antarctica134. anthem135. anther136. anticipate137. anticipating138. antipathy139. antiphon140. antiseptic141. antisocial142. anyhow143. anyone144. apathy145. aperient146. apicultural147. apiculture148. apologetic149. apologetics150. apostrophic151. apostrophize152. apparent153. apparently154. appellate155. appellation156. applauder157. applause158. appointive159. appointment160. appreciate161. appreciation162. approachability163. approachable164. appurtenance

165. appurtenant166. aquatically167. aquatint168. arbitrate169. arbitrating170. archaic171. archaically172. architect173. architectonic174. area175. areaway176. aridity177. aridness178. Arizona179. Arkansas180. armory181. armpit182. arraignment183. arrange184. arrogate185. arrogating186. artfully187. arthritic188. artificiality189. artillery190. ascendant191. ascension192. ashamed193. asphalt194. asphaltic195. assailant196. assemble197. assembling198. assessor199. asset200. assimilative201. assimilator202. assuage203. assuagement204. asterisk205. asteroid206. astrakhan207. astral208. astute209. astutely210. atheistically211. Athens212. atomization213. atomize214. attach215. attachment216. attention217. attentive218. attract

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219. aubergine220. auditor221. auditorium222. aureate223. au revoir224. auricle225. authenticate226. authentication227. autocratic228. autocratically229. autopsy230. autosuggestion231. avenging232. avenue233. avocation234. avoidable235. awaking236. awl237. axiom238. axiomatic239. babushka240. bacillus241. backlash242. backlog243. back talk244. bactericidal245. bactericide246. baffling247. bagatelle248. baize249. Bakelite250. baled251. baleful252. balloon253. balloonist254. bamboo255. bamboozle256. banditry257. bandmaster258. bankbook259. banknote260. banzai261. baptism262. barbarous263. Barbary Coast264. bared265. barefaced266. barite267. baritone268. baroness269. baronet270. barricading271. barrier272. baseball273. baseline274. basis275. bask276. baster

277. bastille278. bathroom279. bathtub280. battle cry281. battle fatigue282. bayou283. bazaar284. bearable285. bearded286. beatify287. beating288. became289. because290. bedevilment291. bedfast292. bedtime293. beech294. befallen295. befell296. beggarliness297. beggarly298. behalf299. behaved300. Beirut301. bejeweled302. believe303. believer304. belly305. bender306. bending307. benefiting308. benevolence309. bequeathal310. bequest311. beseeched312. beseeching313. bestial314. bestir315. betrayal316. betrayer317. bewail318. beware319. biased320. biasing321. bicentennial322. biceps323. biennial324. biennially325. bilabial326. bilateral327. billiards328. binding329. bingo330. biology331. biometric332. birthplace333. birthright334. biting

335. bitter336. biweekly337. bizarre338. blackhead339. blacking340. blaming341. blanch342. blasphemy343. blasted344. bleariness345. bleary346. blindingly347. blindly348. blockading349. blockbuster350. bloodroot351. bloodshed352. blotting353. blouse354. bludgeon355. blue356. blunder357. blunderbuss358. blustery359. boa360. bobbing361. bobby-soxer362. boggy363. bogus364. bolster365. bona fide366. bonanza367. bonnet368. bonnily369. booklet370. bookmaker371. bootjack372. bootleg373. boric acid374. boring375. botany376. botch377. boudoir378. bounty379. bouquet380. bowlegged381. bowline382. bracing383. bracket384. braised385. braising386. brassy387. braunschweiger388. bread389. breadth390. breastplate391. breeze

392. breezily393. bricklayer394. brickwork395. brigadier396. Brigadoon397. brindle398. brine399. Britain400. Britannia metal401. broadside402. broadsword403. bromide404. bromine405. broody406. brooklet407. brown-eyed Susan408. brownie409. brusque410. Brussels411. buckeye412. buckle413. budge414. budget415. builder416. building417. bulletin418. bulletproof419. bulwark420. bumblebee421. bungler422. bunglingly423. bureaucracy424. bureaucrat425. burlesque426. burley427. bursa428. bursar429. business430. butte431. butter432. bygone433. bylaw434. cabin435. cabinet436. cactus437. cadaver438. cafeteria439. caffeine440. calabash441. calaboose442. calculate443. calculating444. caliph445. calisthenics446. caloric447. calorie448. camarilla

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449. camber450. campanile451. camper452. cancan453. cancel454. candidly455. candied456. canned457. canon458. canonical459. cantina460. canto461. capful462. capillary463. capricious464. Capricorn465. captive466. captivity467. carbohydrate468. carbolic469. cardamom470. cardboard471. caress472. caressingly473. Carmelite474. carminative475. carotid476. carousal477. carry478. carryback479. carving480. caryatid481. casserole482. castle483. cast off484. cast-off485. catacomb486. catafalque487. catalytic488. catechism489. catechismal490. catharsis491. cathartic492. catty493. catwalk494. caustically495. cauterization496. cavort497. cayenne498. celebration499. celebrity500. cement501. cemetery502. centaur503. centavo504. centurion505. cerium506. certain

507. cesspool508. Ceylon509. chalky510. chancellor511. chancery512. chaplain513. chaplet514. charitable515. charity516. chastise517. chastiser518. cheapened519. cheater520. chemical521. chemise522. chesty523. chevalier524. chide525. chiding526. chili con carne527. chilliness528. chipmunk529. chipped530. chivalrous531. chivalry532. choking533. choler534. choreographer535. choreography536. Christmas537. chromate538. chrysalid539. chrysalis540. churlish541. cinchona542. Cincinnati543. circuitous544. circular545. circumstance546. circumstantial547. citizen548. citizenship549. civilize550. civilizing551. clangorous552. clannish553. clarity554. classic555. clavicle556. clavier557. clemency558. clement559. climate560. climatological561. clipping562. clique563. closure564. cloth

565. clumsily566. clumsy567. coastal568. coaster569. coccyx570. cochineal571. cocoa572. coconut573. coequal574. coerce575. cognate576. cognition577. coiffure578. coinage579. colitis580. collaborate581. collectible582. collection583. collodion584. colloid585. colonic586. colonies587. colossus588. coltish589. combine590. combustible591. comic592. comical593. commemoration594. commence595. commercial596. commercialize597. committed598. committee599. communicate600. communicating601. compaction602. companion603. compatibility604. compatible605. competition606. competitively607. completion608. complex609. component610. comport611. comprehension612. comprehensive613. computation614. compute615. conceivability616. conceivable617. concerted618. concertina619. conclusion620. conclusive621. concurrence622. concurrent

623. conditionally624. condole625. coney626. confection627. confessor628. confetti629. confirmatory630. confirmed631. confound632. confront633. congenital634. congest635. congruence636. congruent637. conjunctiva638. conjunctive639. connotative640. connote641. conscript642. conscription643. conserve644. conserving645. console646. consolidate647. constable648. constabulary649. constrainedly650. consultant651. consultation652. contaminate653. contaminating654. contentious655. contentment656. continuance657. continuation658. contractile659. contraction660. contravention661. contribute662. controversial663. controversy664. convenient665. convening666. convert667. converter 668. convoking669. convolute670. cooper671. cooperate672. copperplate673. coppice674. cordovan675. corduroy676. corollary677. corona678. corpuscle679. corral680. corroboratory

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681. corrode682. cortex683. cortisone684. costliness685. costly686. councillor687. counsel688. countless689. country690. court-martialed691. courtesy692. covertly693. covetous694. coxswain695. coyote696. cranberry697. craned698. craved699. craven700. creation701. creatively702. creeping703. cremate704. cretonne705. crevasse706. cringing707. critique708. crochet709. crocidolite710. croquette711. crosier712. crowned713. crucial714. cruising715. cruller716. crystallization717. ctenophore718. culinary719. culminate720. cumulate721. cumulation722. Curacao723. curassow724. curate725. curlicue726. curling727. cursory728. curtail729. custody730. custom731. cuttlefish732. cyanic acid733. cyclorama734. Cygnus735. dabble736. dabbling737. dais738. Dallas

739. damping-off740. dangling741. Darjeeling742. dashboard743. dashing744. dawdling745. daybreak746. deadline747. deadly748. debar749. debase750. debtor751. Debussy752. decanter753. decapitate754. decennial755. decently756. decisive757. declaim758. decode759. decollete760. decrescendo761. decry762. defacement763. defalcate764. defender765. defenestration766. defied767. defiled768. deforestation769. deformation770. degree771. dehydrate772. delay773. delectable774. delicatessen775. delicious776. Delphic777. delphinium778. demanding779. demarcation780. demobilize781. democracy782. demonstrative783. demoralize784. denial785. denied786. dental787. dentil788. department789. departmental790. deploring791. depravation792. depraved793. depriving794. depth795. derivation796. derivative

797. descendant798. descent799. deserving800. desiccate801. desperado802. desperate803. destiny804. destitute805. detection806. detention807. detestable808. detestation809. devaluation810. devalue811. devisee812. devitalize813. dextrose814. dialectic815. dial-up816. diastatic817. diastole818. dictator819. dictatorial820. differential821. differentiate822. digitalis823. dignified824. dilation825. dilatory826. dimming827. dimness828. diorama829. dioxide830. director831. directorate832. disaffected833. disagreeable834. disavow835. disband836. disciplinary837. discipline838. discontinue839. discord840. discreet841. discrepancy842. diseased843. disembark844. disguise845. disgust846. disinfect847. disinfectant848. disloyal849. disloyalty850. disorderly851. disorganization852. dispensary853. dispensation

854. dispose855. disposition856. disrespect857. disrupt858. dissident859. dissimilar860. dissonant861. dissuade862. distiller863. distillery864. distribute865. distribution866. ditty867. diuretic868. divert869. divertissement870. divorce871. divorcee872. document873. documentary874. dogmatism875. dogtrot876. domestication877. domesticity878. donating879. donation880. dormant881. dormer882. dotted883. double884. doused885. down under886. downward887. downy888. dragoman889. dragonfly890. drastically891. draught892. dressmaker893. dressy894. driving895. drizzle896. drowsiness897. drowsy898. drying899. dryly900. dudgeon901. dual902. duel903. dumbfound904. dumbwaiter905. duped906. duping907. dust bowl908. duster909. dyed910. dyeing

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911. dysentery912. dysfunctional913. earmuff914. earnest915. earthward916. earthy917. eaten918. eating919. Ecclesiastes920. ecclesiastic921. ecological922. ecologist923. ectoplasmic924. Ecuador925. edibility926. edible927. educate928. educating929. effective930. effectual931. effigy932. effloresce933. eggnog934. eggshell935. Egyptian936. Egyptologist937. ejector938. eked939. elated940. elation941. electrically942. electrician943. electromagnetic944. electromagnetism945. elegiac946. elegize947. elfin948. elicit949. Elizabethan950. ellipse951. elucidation952. elucidative953. embarrass954. Embden955. embedded956. embellish957. embolism958. embolismic959. embryologist960. embryology961. emigrating962. emigration963. emoting964. emotion965. empiricism966. emplacement967. emulation968. emulative

969. enamor970. enamored971. enclose972. encumbrance973. encyclical974. endogenous975. endoplasm976. energize977. energy978. engagement979. engaging980. enhancement981. enhancing982. enliven983. enmesh984. ensemble985. enshrine986. enterprise987. enterprising988. entitle989. entity990. entreat991. entreatingly992. enunciator993. envelop994. envelope995. enzyme996. Eolithic997. epicurean998. epidemic999. episcopal1000. Episcopalian1001. epizootic1002. epoch1003. equate1004. equation1005. equinox1006. equip1007. eradicate1008. eradication1009. ermine1010. erode1011. erroneous1012. error1013. escalator1014. escrow1015. esculent1016. esprit1017. espy1018. estimator1019. estop1020. ethereal1021. ethereality1022. ethyl1023. ethylene1024. Euclidean1025. eugenically1026. euphony

1027. euphorbia1028. evacuation1029. evacuee1030. evaporating1031. evaporation1032. everlasting1033. evermore1034. evincible1035. evincing1036. exacerbate1037. exacting1038. exasperating1039. exasperation1040. excerpt1041. excess1042. exclamation1043. exclamatory1044. excruciate1045. excruciating1046. executor1047. executorial1048. exhale1049. exhaust1050. exile1051. exist1052. exotically1053. expand1054. expectorate1055. expectoration1056. experience1057. experiencing1058. expletive1059. explicable1060. explosive1061. exponent1062. express1063. expressible1064. extemporary1065. extempore1066. exterior1067. exterminate1068. extortion1069. extortionary1070. extrapolate1071. extrasensory1072. extruding1073. extrusion1074. eyelet1075. eyelid1076. faced1077. facet1078. factual1079. faculty1080. fairy1081. fairyland1082. fallible1083. familiar

1084. familiarity1085. fancywork1086. farewell1087. far-fetched1088. farthingale1089. fasces1090. fatalism1091. fatalistic1092. fatter1093. favorable1094. favorably1095. featheredge1096. feathery1097. federate1098. federation1099. felicity1100. feline1101. femoral1102. femur1103. ferric1104. ferrous1105. fervor1106. fescue1107. fetter1108. fettle1109. fiat1110. fibbing1111. fictional1112. fictitious1113. fiercer1114. fieriness1115. figurine1116. Fiji1117. filly1118. filmier1119. finality1120. finally1121. finger1122. fingerling1123. firebrand1124. firecracker1125. first-class1126. firstling1127. fissuring1128. fistic1129. fixity1130. fixture1131. flagellum1132. flageolet1133. flaky1134. flambeau1135. flapjack1136. flapped1137. flatteringly1138. flattery1139. fleece1140. fleecier

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1141. flexure1142. flibbertigibbet1143. flinty1144. flippancy1145. flocculent1146. Florence1147. Florentine1148. flotilla1149. flotsam1150. fluctuated1151. fluctuating1152. fluorescent1153. fluorescing1154. flutist1155. flutter1156. focal1157. focalization1158. foldaway1159. folder1160. foment1161. fomentation1162. footage1163. football1164. foray1165. forbear1166. foreboding1167. forecast1168. foreground1169. forehand1170. foresail1171. foresaw1172. forever1173. forgiving1174. forgoing1175. former1176. formic acid1177. forsythia1178. fort1179. fortuitous1180. fortuity1181. foundation1182. founder1183. fox-trot1184. foxy1185. fragrance1186. fragrant1187. frankincense1188. frantic1189. freakish1190. freckle1191. freeze1192. freezer1193. freshman1194. fretful1195. friendship1196. frieze1197. frivolous1198. frizzle

1199. frostbitten1200. frosting1201. fructify1202. fructose1203. frustum1204. fryer1205. fullness1206. fully1207. function1208. functionally1209. funnier1210. funny1211. furring1212. furrow1213. fusilier1214. fusillade1215. gable1216. gabled1217. gaily1218. gainer1219. Galilee1220. Galileo1221. gallstone1222. galosh1223. gamboling1224. gamecock1225. gangling1226. ganglion1227. Garand rifle1228. garbage1229. garlicky1230. garment1231. garrulous1232. garter1233. gastronomy1234. gastropod1235. gauging1236. Gauguin1237. gazetteer1238. gazing1239. gelled1240. gelling1241. generalissimo1242. generality1243. generous1244. Genesis1245. genteel1246. gentian1247. geodetic1248. geographer1249. Georgian1250. geotechnical1251. germinate1252. germination1253. gesticulatory1254. gesture1255. ghostly1256. ghostwrite

1257. Gideon1258. gifted1259. gingerliness1260. gingerly1261. given1262. giving1263. glamorous1264. glamour1265. glassy1266. glaucoma1267. gliding1268. glimmer1269. globular1270. glossy1271. glottal1272. gluten1273. glutenous1274. glutinous1275. gluttonous1276. gnosticism1277. gnu1278. godchild1279. goddess1280. goggling1281. going1282. good-bye1283. good-humored1284. gorgeous1285. gorget1286. Gothic1287. gotten1288. grabbing1289. graceful1290. graham cracker1291. grainy1292. grandiosity1293. grandparent1294. grapevine1295. graphic1296. gratified1297. gratify1298. gravitation1299. gravity1300. greave1301. grebe1302. gremlin1303. grenade1304. grimace1305. grime1306. grislier1307. grisly1308. grogshop1309. groin1310. ground crew1311. ground-effect machine1312. grubbier1313. grubbing

1314. Guadalcanal1315. Guadeloupe1316. Guernsey1317. guerrilla1318. guilt1319. guiltily1320. gumminess1321. gummy1322. gunwale1323. guppy1324. gutter1325. guttersnipe1326. gynecology1327. gyrating1328. habitant1329. habitat1330. haddock1331. Hades1332. hairpin1333. hairsplitting1334. half-witted1335. halibut1336. halve1337. halving1338. handicap1339. handicapped1340. handspring1341. handwriting1342. haphazard1343. hapless1344. hard-hearted1345. hardihood1346. Harlem1347. harlequin1348. harpist1349. harpoon1350. hassle1351. hassock1352. haughtily1353. haughty1354. hawser1355. hawthorn1356. heading1357. headless1358. hearken1359. hearsay1360. heath1361. heathen1362. Hebrew1363. Hebrides1364. heedless1365. heftier1366. heliograph 1367. heliotrope1368. Helsinki1369. helter-skelter1370. henchman

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1371. henhouse1372. herbaceous1373. herbage1374. herein1375. heresy1376. heroic1377. heroine1378. hesitating1379. hesitation1380. hexameter1381. hidden1382. hidebound1383. highlight1384. highness1385. himself1386. hinder1387. hiring1388. Hiroshima1389. hitting1390. Hittite1391. hobo1392. hockey1393. holly1394. hollyhock1395. homesick1396. homestead1397. homology1398. homonym1399. honky-tonk1400. Honolulu1401. hooligan1402. hooray1403. hornet1404. hornpipe1405. horseback1406. horsefly1407. hospitable1408. hospital1409. hotheaded1410. hothouse1411. hover1412. however1413. hugging1414. Huguenot1415. humbug1416. humdrum1417. hummingbird1418. hummock1419. hungering1420. hungrier1421. hurry1422. hurry-scurry1423. hustling1424. hyacinth1425. hydrocyanic acid1426. hydrodynamics1427. hydropathy1428. hydrophobia

1429. hygienic1430. hygienically1431. hypersensitive1432. hypertension1433. hypochondriac1434. hypocrisy1435. hysterectomy1436. hysteria1437. ichthyologist1438. ichthyology1439. identical1440. identifiable1441. idiotic1442. idling1443. ignobility1444. ignoble1445. illegal1446. illegality1447. illogical1448. illuminant1449. illustrious1450. image1451. imbibe1452. imbiber1453. immaculate1454. immanence1455. immersion1456. immigrant1457. immoral1458. immorality1459. immuring1460. immutability1461. impassable1462. impasse1463. impecunious1464. impedance1465. imperator1466. imperatorial1467. impermeability1468. impermeable1469. impiety1470. impinge1471. imploringly1472. imply1473. impossibility1474. impossible1475. imprecation1476. imprecatory1477. imprimatur1478. imprint1479. improvise1480. improvising1481. imputation1482. impute1483. inactive1484. inadequacy1485. inarticulate1486. inattention

1487. incantation1488. incapability1489. incensing1490. incentive1491. incineration1492. incinerator1493. incline1494. inclining1495. incommensurate1496. incommode1497. inconclusive1498. incongruent1499. inconstant1500. incontestability1501. incorrigibility1502. incorrigible1503. incubate1504. incubation1505. indebted1506. indecency1507. indefinitely1508. indehiscent1509. independency1510. independent1511. indices1512. indict1513. indiscernible1514. indiscreet1515. individually1516. indivisibility1517. inducing1518. induct1519. industrial1520. industrialism1521. ineffective1522. ineffectively1523. inept1524. ineptitude1525. inexhaustible1526. inexorability1527. infallibility1528. infallible1529. infection1530. infectious1531. infertility1532. infest1533. infirmity1534. inflame1535. inflorescence1536. infrared1537. infrequency1538. ingenuous1539. ingest1540. inhabit1541. inhabitant1542. inhibition1543. inhibitory

1544. initiation1545. initiative1546. inlaid1547. inland1548. innocuous1549. innovate1550. inordinate1551. inorganic1552. insanity1553. insatiability1554. insensitive1555. insentient1556. insinuate1557. insinuation1558. inspect1559. inspection1560. instep1561. instigate1562. instrumental1563. instrumentality1564. insult1565. insuperable1566. intaglio1567. intake1568. intelligibility1569. intelligible1570. inter1571. interact1572. interdependent1573. interdict1574. interjection1575. interlace1576. intermission1577. intermittent1578. interposing1579. interpret1580. intersect1581. intersection1582. intestine1583. intitule1584. intractable1585. intramural1586. introduction1587. introductory1588. inuring1589. invade1590. invention1591. inventive1592. inveterate1593. invidious1594. invocation1595. invoice1596. ion1597. ionic1598. Ionic1599. iridescent1600. iridium

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1601. irreconcilable1602. irrecoverable1603. irrepressible1604. irreproachable1605. irrigation1606. irritability1607. isolationist1608. isomer1609. isthmus1610. Italian1611. itinerary1612. itinerate1613. jackdaw1614. jackknife1615. jamming1616. jam-pack1617. Javanese1618. javelin1619. jeopardy1620. jeremiad1621. jetting1622. jettison1623. jigsaw1624. jilt1625. jocosity1626. jocular1627. joker1628. jokingly1629. journalistically1630. journeyman1631. judicatory1632. judicial1633. jumbo1634. jumping-off place1635. jurisprudence1636. jurist1637. kaleidoscope1638. kangaroo1639. kerosene1640. ketchup1641. kidnapper1642. kieselguhr1643. kilter1644. kimono1645. kingdom1646. kingfisher1647. kittenish1648. kitty1649. knitting1650. knobby1651. kopeck1652. Korea1653. labyrinth1654. labyrinthine1655. lacrosse1656. lactate1657. laggard1658. lagging

1659. lamentation1660. lamented1661. lancing1662. land mine1663. language1664. languid1665. Lapland1666. lappet1667. larva1668. larvae1669. latent1670. lateral1671. latticework1672. laudable1673. laurel1674. lava1675. layer1676. layette1677. league1678. leakage1679. leaving1680. Lebanese1681. leftist1682. leftover1683. legging1684. leghorn1685. legume1686. leguminous1687. lenient1688. lenity1689. lessee1690. lessen1691. leukocyte1692. leukemia1693. levying1694. lexicographer1695. liberalize1696. liberate1697. lichen1698. licit1699. life-size1700. lifetime1701. likelihood1702. likely1703. liminal1704. limit1705. lineal1706. lineament1707. linnet1708. linoleum1709. liquidation1710. liquor1711. lithesome1712. lithium1713. little1714. littoral1715. lizard1716. llama

1717. locale1718. locality1719. locus1720. locust1721. logic1722. logical1723. longevity1724. longhand1725. loquacity1726. lordliness1727. lounging1728. lovastatin1729. low blow1730. lowdown1731. lubricator1732. lubricity1733. lugging1734. lugubrious1735. lumpy1736. lunacy1737. lushly1738. luster1739. luxuriate1740. luxuriating1741. lysin1742. macabre1743. machination1744. machine1745. madness1746. Madonna1747. magnanimity1748. magnanimous1749. magnitude1750. magnolia1751. maize1752. malady1753. malaise1754. malice1755. maliciously1756. malpractice1757. maltose1758. managerial1759. manatee1760. manger1761. mangier1762. maniacal1763. manic-depressive1764. manliness1765. manly1766. mantel1767. mantilla1768. maraschino1769. marathon1770. marguerite1771. marigold1772. marline1773. marmalade

1774. Marseilles1775. marten1776. Maryland1777. marzipan1778. massacre1779. massacred1780. mastiff1781. mastodon1782. materia medica1783. materiel1784. matriculate1785. matriculation1786. maturity1787. matutinal1788. mayonnaise1789. mayor1790. meaning1791. meaningful1792. mechanistic1793. mechanization1794. medically1795. medicament1796. medley1797. medulla1798. melange1799. melee1800. melodramatist1801. melody1802. memorize1803. memorizing1804. meningitis1805. Mennonite1806. mercantile1807. mercantilism1808. mercurial1809. mercuric1810. meritorious1811. mermaid1812. mesodermal1813. meson1814. metal1815. metaling1816. metaphysician1817. metaphysics1818. methane1819. methanol1820. metronomic1821. metropolis1822. microbe1823. microbial1824. microscopy1825. microwave1826. midnight1827. mid-ocean ridge1828. mighty1829. mignonette1830. militant

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1831. militantly1832. milldam1833. millionaire1834. millionth1835. mill wheel1836. minaret1837. minatory1838. minimize1839. minimizer1840. minority1841. minstrel1842. miring1843. mirror1844. misapprehend1845. misapprehension1846. miscarry1847. miscible1848. misconstrue1849. miscreant1850. misfire1851. misfit1852. mislaid1853. mislaying1854. misplacement1855. misprint1856. missal1857. misshapen1858. missile1859. misstep1860. mistakable1861. misunderstand1862. misunderstood1863. mixture1864. mix-up1865. modal1866. modality1867. modernness1868. modest1869. modulatory1870. module1871. moldy1872. molecular1873. molybdenum1874. moment1875. monasticism1876. monatomic1877. Mongoloid1878. mongoose1879. monochromatic1880. monochrome1881. monolithic1882. monologuist1883. monotheism1884. monotheistic1885. montage1886. Monterey Jack1887. moody1888. moonbeam

1889. morale1890. moralist1891. mores1892. morganatic1893. morosely1894. Morpheus1895. mortician1896. mortification1897. mossy1898. mostly1899. motivate1900. motivating1901. mottling1902. motto1903. mouthpiece1904. movability1905. mucus1906. muddily1907. mulatto1908. mulberry1909. multimillionaire1910. multiple1911. mummify1912. mummy1913. murkily1914. murky1915. mushroom1916. mushy1917. mussel1918. Mussolini1919. muted1920. mutilate1921. muzhik1922. muzzle1923. mysterious1924. mystery1925. nacre1926. nacreous1927. naphtha1928. naphthalene1929. narrative1930. narrator1931. natant1932. natatorial1933. natty1934. natural1935. nauseated1936. nauseous1937. Nazareth1938. Nazi1939. nebulae 1940. nebular1941. necrosis1942. necrotic1943. negate1944. negation1945. negotiate1946. negotiating

1947. neomycin1948. neon1949. nescience1950. nescient1951. neuritic1952. neuritis1953. neutrality1954. neutralization1955. newel1956. newfangled1957. niacin1958. Niagara1959. nicotiana1960. niece1961. nightmare1962. nightshirt1963. ninetieth1964. ninety1965. nitrogenous1966. nitroglycerin1967. nodding1968. noddle1969. nomenclature1970. nominal1971. nonchalant1972. noncombatant1973. nonpartisan1974. nonplus1975. Norfolk1976. normal1977. northward1978. northwest1979. notability1980. notable1981. notification1982. notifier1983. novel1984. novelette1985. nuance1986. nubbin 1987. nullified1988. nullifier1989. numerator1990. numerical1991. nurture1992. nurturing1993. nuttiness1994. nuzzle1995. obduracy1996. obdurate1997. obituary1998. object1999. obligating2000. obligatory2001. obloquy2002. obnoxious2003. observation

2004. observable2005. obsoleteness2006. obstacle2007. obtain2008. obtainable2009. ocarina2010. occasion2011. occupation2012. occupier2013. ocher2014. ocherous2015. octogenarian2016. octopus2017. odorous2018. odyssey2019. officer2020. officialdom2021. off-the-cuff2022. often2023. olden2024. old-fashioned2025. Oligocene2026. olio2027. ominous2028. omission2029. one-horse2030. oneness2031. onslaught2032. Ontario2033. opener2034. openhanded2035. operculum2036. operetta2037. opponent2038. opportune2039. oppressive2040. oppressor2041. optometrist2042. optometry2043. oratorio2044. oratory2045. ordinal2046. ordinance2047. orient2048. oriental2049. Orlon2050. ormolu2051. orthodontia2052. orthodontics2053. oryx2054. oscillate2055. ossify2056. ossifying2057. Othello2058. otherwise2059. outbound2060. outbreak

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2061. outgrow2062. outing2063. out-of-date2064. out-of-doors2065. outsider2066. outsized2067. oval2068. ovarian2069. overcoat2070. overcome2071. overland2072. overlap2073. overshoe2074. overshoot2075. overweight2076. overwhelm2077. oxcart2078. oxen2079. Ozark Plateau2080. ozone2081. pacify2082. pacifying2083. paella2084. paganism2085. paisley2086. pajamas2087. paleographic2088. paleography2089. palliating2090. palliation2091. palpus2092. palsied2093. pancake2094. panchromatic2095. panicking2096. panicky2097. panther2098. pantograph2099. papillon2100. papillote2101. paradise2102. paradox2103. paralysis2104. paralytic2105. paraplegic2106. parasite2107. parental2108. parenthesis2109. parishioner2110. Parisian2111. parodist2112. parodying2113. parse2114. parsimonious2115. partial2116. partiality2117. pasquinade2118. passable

2119. Passover2120. passport2121. pastoral2122. pastorate2123. patentee2124. patentor2125. pathos2126. pathway2127. patriot2128. patriotic2129. patter2130. pattern2131. peculating2132. peculation2133. peddler2134. pedestal2135. peeress2136. peerless2137. pellucidly2138. peltry2139. pendent2140. pending2141. penitence2142. penitent2143. pennyweight2144. penny-wise2145. Pentecost2146. Pentecostal2147. peppermint2148. peppery2149. percale2150. perceivable2151. percipience2152. percipient2153. perfectibility2154. perfectible2155. perfumery2156. perfunctorily2157. periodic2158. periodical2159. peristaltic2160. peristyle2161. permanganate2162. permeability2163. peroxide2164. perpendicular2165. perseverance2166. persevere2167. personally2168. personate2169. perspiring2170. persuading2171. peruke2172. perusal2173. pessimistic2174. pessimistically2175. petite2176. petition

2177. petticoat2178. pettifogger2179. phalanx2180. phantasm2181. pharmacopoeia2182. pharmacy2183. philander2184. philanderer2185. philosopher2186. philosophical2187. phoenix2188. phoneme2189. phosphide2190. phosphoresce2191. photogravure2192. photometer2193. piccalilli2194. piccolo2195. picric acid2196. pictograph2197. pieplant2198. pigeonhole2199. pigmentary2200. pigmentation2201. pillar2202. pillbox2203. pinball2204. pince-nez2205. pinnace2206. pinnacle2207. pippin2208. piquancy2209. pistil2210. pistillate2211. pistol2212. pistole2213. pitting2214. Pittsburgh2215. placation2216. placative2217. plagued2218. plaguing2219. planter2220. plantigrade2221. plating2222. platinum2223. player2224. playfellow2225. pleat2226. plebeian2227. plethora2228. plethoric2229. plodded2230. plodding2231. plumbing2232. pluming2233. plurally

2234. plushy2235. pneumonia2236. pneumonic2237. poet2238. poetaster2239. poised2240. poising2241. polemically2242. polestar2243. politician2244. poltroon2245. poly2246. Polynesia2247. polynomial2248. Pomeranian2249. pommel2250. poniard2251. pontiff2252. Popocatepetl2253. popover2254. porcine2255. porcupine2256. portal2257. portcullis2258. portmanteau2259. portrait2260. positron2261. posse2262. poster2263. posterior2264. postpone2265. postponement2266. potassium2267. potato2268. pottage2269. potted2270. power2271. powerful2272. pragmatism2273. pragmatist2274. preacher2275. precept2276. preceptor2277. precise2278. precision2279. predaceous2280. predacity2281. predicating2282. predication2283. predomination2284. preeminence2285. prefecture2286. prefer2287. pregnant2288. prehensile2289. premedical2290. premeditate

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2291. preparation2292. preposterous2293. prerequisite2294. prescribing2295. prescript2296. presidency2297. president2298. presumed2299. presumption2300. prettily2301. prettiness2302. preview2303. previous2304. prima donna2305. prima facie2306. primogeniture2307. primordial2308. priority2309. priory2310. privileged2311. privily2312. proboscis2313. procedural2314. procrastination2315. procreate2316. prodigality2317. prodigious2318. profaning2319. profanity2320. profiteer2321. profitless2322. prognosis2323. prognostic2324. project2325. prolong2326. prolongation2327. promotion2328. promotive2329. proofreader2330. propaganda2331. property2332. prophecy2333. proportionate2334. proportioned2335. propulsion2336. propulsive2337. proselytism2338. proselytize2339. prostrate2340. prostrating2341. protest2342. protestant2343. protractile2344. protraction2345. provide2346. provided2347. provisory2348. provocation

2349. prudential2350. prudery2351. psittacosis2352. psoriasis2353. psychologist2354. psychology2355. puberty2356. pubescence2357. pueblo2358. puerile2359. pulchritudinous2360. Pulitzer prize2361. pulsed2362. pulsing2363. punctual2364. punctuality2365. punster2366. punter2367. purgatorial2368. purgatory2369. purplish2370. purport2371. purulent2372. purvey2373. putrescence2374. putrescent2375. pyrites2376. pyromania2377. quadrillion2378. quadroon2379. qualify2380. qualifying2381. quarterback2382. quarterdeck2383. Quebec2384. queenliness2385. qui vive2386. quibble2387. quietude2388. quietus2389. quitclaim2390. quittance2391. quotable2392. quotation2393. raccoon2394. Rachmaninoff2395. radiation2396. radiator2397. radon2398. raffia2399. railroad2400. raiment2401. rallied2402. rally2403. rampant2404. rampart2405. rankle2406. rankness

2407. rapprochement2408. rapscallion2409. raspingly2410. ratable2411. rational2412. rationalism2413. ravening2414. ravenous2415. readability2416. readable2417. reaper2418. rearm2419. rebel2420. rebelled2421. recalcitrant2422. recall2423. receiver2424. receivership2425. recipient2426. reciprocal2427. recline2428. reclining2429. recompensing2430. reconcilable2431. recount2432. recoup2433. recrudescent2434. recruit2435. recumbent2436. recuperate2437. redemption2438. redemptive2439. redolent2440. redouble2441. redwood2442. reelect2443. referred2444. referring2445. reform2446. reformation2447. refrigeration2448. refrigerator2449. regal2450. regale2451. regime2452. regimen2453. regression2454. regretfully2455. rehearsal2456. rehearse2457. reiteration2458. reiterative2459. relate2460. related2461. relegated2462. relegation2463. relievable

2464. relieve2465. relying2466. remain2467. reminisce2468. reminiscence2469. remonstrant2470. remonstrate2471. renaissance2472. renal2473. rennin2474. Renoir2475. reopen2476. reorganization2477. repayment2478. repeal2479. repertoire2480. repertory2481. report2482. reporter2483. representation2484. representative2485. reproduce2486. reproducible2487. repudiation2488. repudiator2489. requiem2490. require2491. rescuer2492. rescuing2493. reservoir2494. reset2495. resignedly2496. resiliency2497. resolved2498. respectful2499. respecting2500. responsible2501. restrained2502. restraint2503. resuscitate2504. resuscitation2505. reticent2506. reticulation2507. retractile2508. retractility2509. retrieving2510. retroactive2511. revamp2512. reveal2513. reverberate2514. reverberation2515. revulsion2516. reward2517. rhetorical2518. rhetorician2519. rhomboid2520. rhombus

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2521. riches2522. richness2523. ridiculous2524. riding2525. rigid2526. rigidity2527. ringleader2528. ringlet2529. ripple2530. rippling2531. riveter2532. Riviera2533. robot2534. robust2535. roguery2536. roguishness2537. Romano2538. romantic2539. roomer2540. roomette2541. rosacea2542. rosary2543. rotation2544. rotator2545. roughen2546. roughneck2547. route2548. routed2549. rubbing2550. rubbish2551. rudeness2552. rudest2553. rumble2554. rumbling2555. running2556. runty2557. rustily2558. rustle2559. saccharine2560. sacerdotal2561. sacristan2562. sacristy2563. safeguard2564. safekeeping2565. Sahara2566. sahib2567. salacious2568. salad2569. saliva2570. salivary2571. saltpeter2572. salty2573. salver2574. salving2575. sanative2576. sanatorium2577. sandalwood2578. sandbag

2579. sanitary2580. sapping2581. sappy 2582. sari2583. sarong2584. satiation2585. satiety2586. satrap2587. saturable2588. sauerbraten2589. sauerkraut2590. saved2591. saving2592. saxony2593. saxophone2594. scaled2595. scalene2596. scanned2597. scanner2598. scarecrow2599. scared2600. scavenger2601. scavenging2602. scheming2603. Schenectady2604. schoolboy2605. schooling2606. scintillate2607. scintillating2608. scorbutic2609. scouting2610. scoutmaster2611. scrapple2612. scrappy2613. scrimmage2614. scrimpy2615. scrumptious2616. scruple2617. sculpture2618. scummy2619. seacoast2620. seafarer2621. seashore2622. seasickness2623. seceded2624. seceding2625. secret2626. secretarial2627. sector2628. sectorial2629. sedimentary2630. sedimentation2631. seepage2632. seersucker2633. seismic2634. seismograph2635. selectivity2636. selector

2637. self-respect2638. selfsame2639. semicircle2640. semicircular2641. sempiternity2642. senate2643. sensation2644. sensational2645. sensualistic2646. sensuality2647. separability2648. separable2649. sepulchral2650. seraphim2651. serenade2652. sermon2653. sermonic2654. served2655. server2656. setter2657. setting2658. severally2659. severance2660. sexton2661. sextuple2662. shamble2663. shamed2664. shapeless2665. shapeliness2666. shaving2667. Shawnee2668. sheerness2669. sheeting2670. shepherd2671. shepherdess2672. shine2673. shingle2674. shirting2675. shirtwaist2676. shooting2677. shopped2678. shortwave2679. shotgun2680. showman2681. showmanship2682. shrinkage2683. shrivel2684. shunned2685. shunning2686. sibyl2687. sideways2688. siding2689. signal2690. signaled2691. silage2692. silence2693. silliness

2694. silly2695. simony2696. simoom2697. simulating2698. simulation2699. sinewy2700. sinful2701. sinker2702. sinking2703. siren2704. siring2705. sixteen2706. sixth2707. skeptic2708. skeptical2709. skimmed2710. skulduggery2711. skulker2712. slamming2713. slander2714. slash-and-burn2715. slaughter2716. slavery2717. slay2718. sleigh2719. sleight2720. slight2721. sliminess2722. slimness2723. slobbering2724. slogan2725. Slovakia2726. slovenliness2727. smacking2728. smallness2729. smirch2730. smirk2731. smudge2732. smudging2733. snapper2734. snappily2735. sneezing2736. snickered2737. snobbish2738. snuffer2739. snuffle2740. soccer2741. sociability2742. Socratic2743. soda2744. softball2745. soft drink2746. soft-spoken2747. solacing2748. solar2749. solicitous2750. solicitude

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2751. solitary2752. solitude2753. somatic2754. somatically2755. somnambulist2756. sooner2757. soothe2758. Sophocles2759. sophomore2760. sorrel2761. sorrowfully2762. soupier2763. soupy2764. sovereign2765. sovereignty2766. Spanish2767. spanking2768. sparsity2769. Sparta2770. spawn2771. speakable2772. species2773. specific2774. spectatorial2775. specter2776. speechless2777. speeder2778. spermatophytic2779. spider2780. spigot2781. spineless2782. spinet2783. spirea2784. spirit2785. spitfire2786. spiting2787. split-level2788. splitting2789. sponged2790. sponginess2791. sporran2792. sporting2793. spouse2794. spouter2795. sprinter2796. sprite2797. spunky2798. spuriously2799. squalid2800. squaw2801. squawk2802. squiring2803. squirmy2804. staffer2805. stagecoach2806. staircase2807. stair-climber2808. stairway

2809. stammer2810. stampede2811. stanza2812. stapes2813. starry2814. starter2815. statesmanship2816. static2817. stature2818. status2819. steamy2820. stearin2821. stemming2822. stencil2823. stereoscope2824. stereoscopic2825. stevedore2826. steward2827. stiletto2828. still life2829. stillroom2830. stipend2831. stipendiary2832. stockholder2833. Stockholm2834. stolen2835. stolid2836. stolon2837. straitlaced2838. strangely2839. stratified2840. stratify2841. strenuous2842. striding2843. stridulate2844. stripping2845. strive2846. structurally2847. structure2848. stubbornness2849. stubby2850. stultification2851. stultified2852. stupidity2853. stupidly2854. stylize2855. stylus2856. subconscious2857. subcutaneous2858. subjugating2859. subjugation2860. submerge2861. submergence2862. subordination2863. subordinative2864. subsequent2865. subserve2866. substance

2867. substantial2868. subtle2869. subtlety2870. succeed2871. success2872. sucrose2873. suction2874. sufficient2875. sufficing2876. sugary2877. suggest2878. sulfa2879. sulfanilamide2880. sulfurous2881. sultan2882. summation2883. summer2884. sundial2885. sundries2886. superannuated2887. superintendency2888. superintendent2889. superstition2890. superstitious2891. supplanter2892. supple2893. supplying2894. support2895. suppurating2896. suppuration2897. surfaced2898. surfacing2899. surpass2900. surpassing2901. surrogating2902. surroundings2903. suspend2904. suspended animation2905. suturing2906. suzerain2907. swan dive2908. swarm2909. Swedish2910. sweeper2911. swimmer2912. swimming2913. swiveling2914. swollen2915. syllabication2916. syllabification2917. symmetrical2918. symmetry2919. synchronization2920. synchronize2921. syndicator2922. synecdoche2923. syntheses

2924. synthesis2925. systematization2926. tablespoonful2927. tablet2928. tackle2929. tackling2930. tailgate2931. tailor2932. tamale2933. tamarack2934. tangential2935. tangerine2936. tantalize2937. tantalum2938. tardy2939. target2940. tassel2941. tasseled2942. tavern2943. tawdriness2944. teachable2945. teacher2946. technician2947. Technicolor2948. Tel Aviv2949. telecast2950. telescopic2951. Teletype2952. tempest2953. tempestuous2954. tenant2955. tendency2956. tensility2957. tension2958. terminal2959. terminate2960. terrazzo2961. terrestrial2962. testamentary2963. testate2964. tetrameter2965. tetrarch2966. thatcher2967. thaumaturgist2968. theology2969. theorem2970. therefore2971. thereupon2972. theta2973. thiamine2974. thirtieth2975. thirty2976. Thousand Island dress-ing2977. thrasher2978. throaty2979. throbbing

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2980. thunderstorm2981. Thursday2982. tiffin2983. timbrel2984. Timbuktu2985. tinier2986. tinker2987. tipsy2988. tiptoe2989. title2990. titmouse2991. toddy2992. toffee2993. toluene2994. tomahawk2995. tonneau2996. tonsil2997. topical2998. top-notch2999. tormentor3000. tornado3001. tortilla3002. tortoise3003. touchy3004. toughen3005. towline3006. township3007. tractability3008. tractable3009. tragedienne3010. tragedy3011. tranquilizer3012. transact3013. transferring3014. transfiguration3015. transient3016. transistor3017. transmitter3018. transmutable3019. transmissometer3020. transversal3021. travesty3022. trawler3023. treaty3024. treble3025. trepanning3026. trephine3027. tribute3028. triceps3029. trifocal3030. trifoliate3031. trinitrotoluene3032. Trinity3033. Tristram3034. trisyllable3035. trochaic3036. troche3037. tropical

3038. tropism3039. trucker3040. truckle3041. truncheon3042. trundle3043. tuber3044. tubercle3045. tuition3046. tularemia3047. tuning3048. Tunisia3049. turgescence3050. turgescent3051. turret3052. turtledove3053. twenty3054. twerp3055. two-step3056. tycoon3057. typist3058. typographer3059. ukase3060. ukelele3061. Ulysses3062. umber3063. un-American3064. unanimity3065. unblushing3066. unbolted3067. unchivalrous3068. unchristian3069. unconscious3070. unconstitutional3071. undercurrent3072. undercut3073. underpass3074. underprivileged3075. underworld3076. underwrite3077. uneasily3078. uneasy3079. unfamiliar3080. unfasten3081. ungainly3082. ungodly3083. unicameral3084. unicellular3085. unionize3086. unique3087. unjust3088. unkempt3089. unmanly3090. unmannerly3091. unprecedented3092. unregenerate3093. unrelenting3094. unscientific3095. unscramble

3096. unsparing3097. unspeakable3098. untrammeled3099. upcountry3100. update3101. upset3102. upsilon3103. urbane3104. urbanity3105. usage3106. useful3107. utmost3108. utopia3109. vacillation3110. vacuity3111. valence3112. valentine3113. valued3114. valuing3115. vapid3116. vapidity3117. variegate3118. variegated3119. Vatican3120. vaudeville3121. velar3122. veldt3123. veneer3124. venerable3125. venous3126. ventilate3127. veracity3128. veranda3129. verging3130. verifiable3131. vermin3132. Vermont3133. vertebrae3134. vertebrate3135. vestige3136. vestigial3137. vexedly3138. viability3139. vicar-general3140. vicarious3141. victual3142. vicuna3143. vilification3144. vilify3145. vineyard3146. vintage3147. virago3148. vireo3149. virus3150. visa3151. visualization3152. visualize

3153. vitriolic3154. vituperate3155. vixen3156. vogue3157. voiceless3158. Voltaire3159. voltmeter3160. voracity3161. vortex3162. vulcanization3163. vulcanize3164. wacky3165. wadded3166. waif3167. Waikiki3168. walkie-talkie3169. walking3170. wampum3171. wandering3172. warehouse3173. warfare3174. warrior3175. Warsaw3176. washstand3177. washtub3178. watchman3179. watchtower3180. watertight3181. waterway3182. waxwork3183. waxy3184. weary3185. weasel3186. wedlock3187. Wednesday3188. well-balanced3189. well-being3190. westward3191. wheal3192. wheaten3193. whereby3194. wherefore3195. whimper3196. whimpering3197. whirligig3198. whirlpool3199. whiten3200. whitewash3201. whoopee3202. whooping cough3203. wieldy3204. wiener3205. wiliness3206. willful3207. wind chime3208. windfall3209. winding

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The 2015 word list is the fourth of a series of five original lists that will be released in mid-May of future competition years. The only source used for pronunciations and defini-tions used in competitions will be the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Words must have identical spellings in both this word list and the dictionary in order to be used in competition. If a discrepancy appears, words that do not match will not be used in competition. Every effort was made to select only words which are appro-priate for school use.

3210. winery3211. winesap3212. wiping3213. wireless3214. witchcraft3215. witchery3216. wizard3217. wizardry3218. wont3219. won’t3220. woof3221. woolen3222. workout3223. workroom3224. worrying3225. worsen3226. wrangling3227. wrapper3228. wriggle3229. wright3230. wrongdoing3231. wrongly3232. X-ray3233. xylem3234. yawningly3235. yearbook3236. yielding3237. yipping3238. yourselves3239. youthfully3240. zealot3241. zealous3242. Zionism3243. zipper3244. zoology3245. zoophyte