| AAH | to express surprise |
| AAL | an Indian shrub |
| AAS | plural of AA |
| ABA | an outer garment worn by Arab women |
| ABB | a textile yarn |
| ABO | an aboriginal |
| ABS | plural of AB |
| ABY | to pay as a penalty (also ABYE; pa.t. ABID) |
| ACE | (to play) a winning serve in tennis |
| ACH | Scots. interj. expressing regret or impatience (also OCH) |
| ACT | to do in a specified way |
| ADD | to make an addition |
| ADO | bustle or fuss |
| ADS | plural of AD |
| ADZ | Amer. form of adze, a cutting tool |
| AFF | off |
| AFT | behind; near the stern of a vessel, etc. |
| AGA | a Turkish commander |
| AGE | to grow old (pr.p. also AGEING) |
| AGO | past; since |
| AHA | interj. expressing exultation or pleasure |
| AHS | plural of AH |
| AIA | an Indian nurse-maid |
| AID | to help or assist |
| AIL | to be indisposed; a trouble |
| AIM | to point or direct |
| AIN | a Hebrew letter |
| AIR | the mixture of gases breathed by people and animals; to make known publicly |
| AIS | the plural of AI |
| AIT | a small island |
| AKE | an old spelling of ache |
| ALA | an outgrowth on a fruit |
| ALB | a priest's long, white vestment |
| ALE | a kind of beer |
| ALL | the whole; everything and everybody |
| ALP | a mountain |
| ALS | plural of AL; obsolete form of ALSO |
| ALT | a high tone |
| AMA | a maid (also AMAH) |
| AMI | a friend (Fr.) |
| AMP | short for ampere or amplifier |
| AMU | a unit of mass |
| ANA | in equal quantities (in recipes) |
| AND | the symbol ampersand; something added |
| ANE | Scots for one |
| ANI | a tropical American bird |
| ANN | a payment to a parish minister's widow |
| ANT | pa.t. (of ante) ANTED; n. ANTING |
| ANY | some; whichever, no matter which |
| APE | a monkey; to imitate |
| APT | obs. word for to adapt |
| ARB | a short form of arbitrageur, a stocks and shares shyster |
| ARC | to form an arc (pa.t. ARCED, ARCKED) |
| ARD | a primitive plough |
| ARE | a unit of metric land measure |
| ARF | a barking sound |
| ARK | to place in an ark |
| ARM | a limb; a weapon; to provide with weapons |
| ARS | plural of AR |
| ART | the creation of works of beauty; a human skill |
| ARY | dial. for any |
| ASH | to convert something into ash |
| ASK | to request, inquire or invite; dialect word for a newt |
| ASP | a venomous snake |
| ASS | a long haired animal like a small horse; a stupid person |
| ATE | reckless ambition that drives one to ruin |
| ATT | a Laotian monetary unit (pl. ATT) |
| AUF | an elf's child |
| AUK | a type of sea-bird |
| AVA | an aromatic plant of the pepper family (also KAVA) |
| AVE | a recitation of the prayer to the Virgin Mary |
| AVO | a monetary unit of Macao |
| AWA | Scots. for away |
| AWE | to strike with awe (pr.p. also AWEING) |
| AWL | a pointed tool for boring |
| AWN | to shelter with an awning |
| AXE | a tool for chopping; to chop or cut down |
| AYE | ever; yes |
| AYS | the plural of AY |
| AYU | a small fish |
| AZO | containing nitrogen |
| BAA | to bleat as a sheep |
| BAC | baccalaureate |
|
| BAD | something that is evil |
| BAG | a receptacle for containing something |
| BAH | interj. expressing disgust or contempt |
| BAL | a balmoral shrub |
| BAM | to hoax or cheat (n. BAMMER) |
| BAN | a prohibition; to forbid or prohibit |
| BAP | a large, flat breakfast roll |
| BAR | to obstruct or prevent |
| BAS | plural of BA |
| BAT | a flying mammal; an implement for striking a ball; to strike with a bat |
| BAY | to bark or howl |
| BED | a place to sleep on; to put a bed |
| BEE | an insect that makes honey; the letter 'B' |
| BEG | to ask for |
| BEL | a measure of noise |
| BEN | a mountain |
| BET | to wager (pa.t. also BETTED) |
| BEY | a Turkish governor |
| BEZ | the second tine of a deer's horn |
| BIB | to tipple |
| BID | an offer; to make an offer |
| BIG | Scots. word for build |
| BIN | to place into a bin |
| BIO | a short form of biography |
| BIS | plural of BI; twice |
| BIT | to curb or restrain |
| BIZ | slang for business |
| BOA | a large constricting snake |
| BOB | to move quickly up and down |
| BOD | a person |
| BOG | a marsh; to sink |
| BOH | an exclamation used to startle someone |
| BOK | a goat or antelope |
| BON | good (Fr.) |
| BOO | a sound expressing disapproval or contempt; to make such a sound |
| BOP | to dance to pop music (n. BOPPER) |
| BOR | East Anglian form of address meaning neighbour |
| BOS | plural of BO |
| BOT | to cadge |
| BOW | a bending of neck or body in greeting; to bend or incline downwards |
| BOX | to put into a box; to strike with the hand or fists |
| BOY | to play (a female part) as a boy |
| BRA | short form of brassiere |
| BRO | a place for which one feels a strong affinity |
| BRR | interj. to indicate cold (also BRRR) |
| BUB | colloq. for baby |
| BUD | to produce buds |
| BUG | to annoy |
| BUM | a tramp or sponger |
| BUN | a kind of sweet roll or cake |
| BUR | to whisper hoarsely (n. BURRER) |
| BUS | to travel by bus (pa.t. BUSED) |
| BUT | to put forward as an objection |
| BUY | to purchase; something purchased |
| BYE | a pass to the next round (of a competition, etc.) |
| BYS | plural of BY |
| CAB | to travel by taxi |
| CAD | a dishonourable man |
| CAM | to whiten with camstone |
| CAN | a container of tin-plate; to store in such a container |
| CAP | to put a cap on something |
| CAR | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle |
| CAT | to vomit |
| CAW | to cry as a crow (also KAW) |
| CAY | a low islet |
| CEE | the letter 'C' |
| CEL | a short form of celluloid |
| CEP | a kind of edible mushroom |
| CHA | tea |
| CHE | dial. form of I, used by Shakespeare |
| CHI | feminine of chal, a fellow or person (also KHI) |
| CID | a chief, captain or hero |
| CIG | short for cigarette |
| CIS | having certain atoms on the same side of the molecule |
| CIT | contemptuous term for one who is not a gentleman |
| CLY | to seize or steal |
| COB | to strike |
| COD | to hoax or make fun of (n. CODDER) |
| COG | to furnish with cogs |
| COL | a pass in a mountain range |
| CON | a trick or swindle; to trick, or persuade by dishonest means |
| COO | to make a sound like a dove |
| COP | to capture |
| COR | a Hebrew measure |
| COS | a crisp, long-leaved lettuce |
| COT | a small bed for a young child |
| COW | to subdue |
| COX | (verb) |
| COY | to caress |
| COZ | short for cousin (also CUZ) |
| CRU | a vineyard (Fr.) |
| CRY | to utter a sound of pain or grief |
| CUB | to produce cubs |
| CUD | food chewed again by a ruminating animal |
| CUE | to give a cue as a signal (pr.p. CUING, CUEING) |
| CUM | with the addition of |
| CUP | to form into a cup shape |
| CUR | a worthless mongrel dog |
| CUT | to make an incision in; to reduce |
| CUZ | same as COZ, above (pl. CUZZES) |
| CWM | a Welsh word for valley |
| DAB | to touch or press gently; an expert |
| DAD | to thump |
| DAE | a Scots form of do (pa.t. DID, pr.p. DAEING) |
| DAG | to cut the dags off sheep |
| DAH | same as DA (a Burmese knife) |
| DAK | in India, the mail or post |
| DAL | a kind of Indian edible pea |
| DAM | to restrain water with an embankment or bank |
| DAN | a level of efficiency in Japanese combative sports |
| DAP | to dip bait gently into the water when fishing (also DIB; n. DAPPER) |
| DAS | plural of DA |
| DAW | to dawn |
| DAY | the time when it is light |
| DEB | colloq. form of debutante |
| DEE | a substitute for damn |
| DEF | excellent, brilliant |
| DEI | the plural of DEUS (Latin for god) |
| DEL | a mathematical symbol |
| DEN | to retire to a den |
| DEV | a hindu god (also DEVA) |
| DEW | to moisten as with dew |
| DEX | a sulfate used as a stimulant |
| DEY | formerly, the pasha of Algiers |
| DIB | same as DAP, above (n. DIBBER) |
| DID | past tense of DO |
| DIE | to cut or shape with a die (pr.p. DIEING) |
| DIG | to excavate (pa.t. also DIGGED) |
| DIM | not bright; to make dim |
| DIN | to make a loud noise |
| DIP | to immerse briefly; to lower |
| DIS | to dismiss, put down |
| DIT | named or reputed (Fr.); Scots word meaning to block |
| DIV | an evil spirit of Persian mythology |
| DOB | to inform on or betray |
| DOC | contraction of doctor |
| DOD | to cut the hair of |
| DOE | the female of a deer, rabbit and some other animals |
| DOG | to follow like a dog |
| DOH | a musical note |
| DOL | a unit of pain intensity |
| DOM | a title given to certain monks |
| DON | a university lecturer, etc.; to put on (clothes, etc.) |
| DOO | Scots word for dove or pigeon |
| DOP | obs. word for dip (n. DOPPER) |
| DOR | to mock |
| DOS | plural of DO, a musical note |
| DOT | a very small spot; to make such a spot |
| DOW | to be able |
| DRY | a prohibitionist (pl. DRYS) |
| DSO | same as ZO, DZO, ZHO, DZHO (a Himalayan ox) |
| DUB | to add sound effects, etc., to; Scots word for a puddle |
| DUD | something or someone ineffectual |
| DUE | Shak. word for endue (pr.p. DUING) |
| DUG | the teat or udder of a female mammal |
| DUI | a plural of duo |
| DUN | to press for payment |
| DUO | two people considered a pair for a specific reason |
| DUP | to undo |
| DUX | a leader |
| DYE | to stain; a colour produced by dyeing |
| DZO | same as ZO, ZHO (a cross between a yak and a cow) |
| EAN | to give birth to (Shakespearean) |
| EAR | to produce corn ears |
| EAS | plural of EA |
| EAT | to consume by mouth |
| EAU | water (Fr.) |
| EBB | to move back from the land (of the tide) |
| ECH | Shak. for eke out (also ICH) |
| ECU | a European unit of currency |
| EDH | a letter used in old English (also ETH) |
| EEK | interj. expressing fright |
| EEL | a long, smooth, cylindrical fish |
| EEN | the plural of EE (Scots. for eye) |
| EFF | a euphemism for fuck |
| EFS | plural of EF |
| EFT | a newt |
| EGG | an oval or round body from which young are hatched; to add eggs to (in cooking, etc.) |
| EGO | The "I" or self |
| EHS | plural or verb form of EH |
| EIK | Scots. for eke |
| EKE | to add; an addition |
| ELD | old word for age or old age |
| ELF | Shak. word meaning to entangle hair |
| ELK | a kind of large deer |
| ELL | a measure of length |
| ELM | a tree with serrated leaves |
| ELS | plural of EL |
| ELT | a young sow |
| EME | obs. word for uncle |
| EMF | electromotive force |
| EMS | plural of EM |
| EMU | a flightless, fast-running bird |
| END | to finish or close |
| ENE | poetic for even |
| ENG | a phonetic symbol |
| ENS | plural of EN |
| EON | same as AEON, an eternity |
| ERA | a series of years; an age |
| ERE | obs. for plough |
| ERF | a South African garden plot (pl. ERVEN) |
| ERG | a unit of work |
| ERK | a slang word for aircraftsman |
| ERN | an old spelling of earn |
| ERR | to make a mistake |
| ERS | plural of ER; the bitter vetch |
| ESS | same as ES (the letter 'S') |
| EST | a programme designed to develop human potential (Erhard Seminars Training) |
| ETA | a letter of the Greek alphabet |
| ETH | same as EDH, above |
| EUK | to itch (also EWK, YUKE, YOUK, YUCK) |
| EVE | poetic word for EVENING |
| EWE | a female sheep |
| EWK | same as EUK, above |
| EWT | an old form of newt, a tailed amphibious animal |
| EYE | to look at carefully (pr.p. EYING, EYEING) |
| FAB | marvellous |
| FAD | a craze |
| FAG | a cigarette; drudgery; to work, or be worked, hard |
| FAH | same as FA (a musical note) |
| FAN | a instrument used for cooling; to cool, as with a fan |
| FAP | fuddled or drunk |
| FAR | to remove to a distance |
| FAS | plural of FA |
| FAT | to make or grow fat |
| FAW | a gypsy |
| FAX | to send messages via a machine that scans electronically |
| FAY | to clean out (also FEY) |
| FED | U.S. slang for federal agent |
| FEE | to pay a fee to |
| FEH | a pe, or peh (a Hebrew coin) |
| FEM | a passive homosexual |
| FEN | low marshy land |
| FER | for |
| FET | obs. for fetch |
| FEU | to grant or hold land in feu land tenure |
| FEW | not many |
| FEY | same as FAY (to clean out) |
| FEZ | a red brimless cap of wool or felt |
| FIB | a little lie; to tell such a lie |
| FID | a conical pin of hard wood |
| FIE | an old interj. expressing disapproval |
| FIG | to make an insulting gesture at |
| FIL | the shaft of a vehicle |
| FIN | to equip with fins |
| FIR | a kind of conifer |
| FIT | healthy, suitable; to make suitable |
| FIX | to make firm, to arrange; a difficulty; something fraudulently arranged |
| FIZ | (verb) to make a hissing or sputtering sound (also FIZZ) |
| FLU | a short form of influenza |
| FLY | to a hit a ball high into the air in baseball (pa.t. FLIED) |
| FOB | a small watch pocket; obsolete word meaning to pocket |
| FOE | an enemy |
| FOG | to be affected by fog |
| FOH | an interjection expressing disgust or contempt (also PHO) |
| FON | to compel |
| FOP | to deceive |
| FOR | in the place of; in favour of; towards |
| FOU | a bushel |
| FOX | to act cunningly, to cheat |
| FOY | allegiance, loyalty |
| FRA | Italian for brother |
| FRO | obs. form of from |
| FRY | to cook in oil or fat |
| FUB | to put off |
| FUD | a rabbit or hare's tail |
| FUG | a very hot, close atmosphere; to cause a fug in |
| FUM | a fabulous Chinese bird (also FUNG) |
| FUN | to play, frolic |
| FUR | to cover or coat with fur |
| GAB | to chatter; idle talk |
| GAD | to wander about idly; a miner's chisel |
| GAE | Scots word for GO (verb) |
| GAG | to silence; something that gags the mouth |
| GAL | a girl |
| GAM | a school of whales; to join up in a gam |
| GAN | a past tense of gin, to begin |
| GAP | to make a gap in |
| GAR | Scots word meaning to complel; a garfish |
| GAS | to poison with gas (pa.t. GASSED; pl. also GASES) |
| GAT | a pistol |
| GAU | a German political district of the Nazi regime |
| GAY | a homosexual |
| GED | a food fish |
| GEE | of horses, to move on |
| GEL | to form a gelatinous substance |
| GEM | to adorn with gems |
| GEN | general information |
| GEO | same as GIO, GOE (a gully or creek) |
| GET | to obtain; a stupid person |
| GEY | considerable |
| GHI | clarified butter (also GHEE) |
| GIB | to fasten with a gib, a wedge-shaped piece of metal |
| GID | a sheep disease |
| GIE | Scots. for give (pr.p. GIEING) |
| GIF | arch. form of if |
| GIG | to play a gig |
| GIN | to process cotton |
| GIO | a gully or creek (also GOE, GEO) |
| GIP | to swindle (also GYP; n. GIPPER) |
| GIS | plural of gi: karate costume |
|
| GIT | a stupid person |
| GJU | same as GUE (a type of violin formerly used in Shetland) |
| GNU | an African antelope |
| GOA | a Tibetan gazelle |
| GOB | to spit |
| GOD | to deify |
| GOE | same as GIO, above |
| GON | a geometrical grade |
| GOO | a sticky substance |
| GOR | interj. used as a mild oath |
| GOS | plural of GO |
|
| GOT | past tense of GET |
| GOV | short form of governor (also GUV) |
| GOX | gaseous oxygen |
| GOY | a Gentile |
| GUB | a white man |
| GUE | same as GU (a violin formerly used in Shetland) |
| GUL | a design in oriental carpets |
| GUM | to smear or coat with gum |
| GUN | a weapon for discharging explosive projectiles; to discharge such projectiles |
| GUP | gossip, prattle |
| GUR | an unrefined, sweet cane sugar |
| GUS | plural of GU |
| GUT | the intestine; to take the guts out of (a fish, etc.) |
| GUV | same as GUV, above |
| GUY | to make fun of |
| GYM | a short form of gymnasium |
| GYP | same as GIP (to swindle; n. GYPPER) |
| HAD | Scots. form of hold (pa.t. HAD) |
| HAE | Scots. form of have (pr.p. HAEING) |
| HAG | Scots. word for hack or hew |
| HAH | a sound of surprise |
| HAJ | a Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca |
| HAM | salted and smoked fish from the leg of a pig; a bad actor; to overact, exaggerate |
| HAN | Spens. plural of have |
| HAO | a monetary unit of Vietnam (pl. HAO) |
| HAP | to happen by chance |
| HAS | present tense of HAVE |
| HAT | to provide with a hat |
| HAW | to make indecisive noises |
| HAY | to make hay |
| HEH | a Hebrew letter |
| HEM | an edge or border; to form a hem on |
| HEN | to challenge to a daring act (n. HENNER) |
| HEP | a rosehip |
| HER | pronoun representing a female person or thing |
| HES | plural of HE |
| HET | slang word for heterosexual |
| HEW | to cut with blows |
| HEX | to bring misfortune |
| HEY | to dance a hey, a winding country dance |
| HIC | interj. representing a hiccup |
| HID | past tense of HIDE |
| HIE | to hurry along (also HYE; pr.p. HYING, HIEING) |
| HIM | pronoun representing a male person or thing |
| HIN | a Hebrew liquid measure |
| HIP | to carry on the hip |
| HIS | of or belonging to a male person or thing |
| HIT | to strike; an act of striking |
| HMM | same as HM (interj. expressing thoughtful consideration) |
| HOA | to stop |
| HOB | to furnish with hobnails |
| HOC | Latin word for this |
| HOD | to bob or jog |
| HOE | a tool for loosening the earth; to use a hoe |
| HOG | a kind of pig; to use selfishly |
| HOH | same as HO (to stop) |
| HOI | interj. used to attract attention |
| HON | short for honey, as a term of endearment |
| HOO | Shak. interj. expressing boisterous emotion |
| HOP | to leap on one leg |
| HOS | plural of HO |
| HOT | very warm; to heat |
| HOW | a manner or means |
| HOX | (verb) Shak. for hock or hamstring |
| HOY | to incite |
| HUB | the centre of a wheel |
| HUE | a colour or tint |
| HUG | to embrace |
| HUH | interj. expressing non-understanding |
| HUI | a Maori gathering |
| HUM | to make a sound like bees |
| HUN | a barbarous and destructive person |
| HUP | to turn a horse to the right |
| HUT | to settle in a hut |
| HYE | same as HIE, above (pr.p. HYEING) |
| HYP | to offend |
| ICE | frozen water; to cool with ice |
| ICH | same as ECH, above |
| ICK | interj. used to express disgust |
| ICY | covered with ice; frosty |
| IDE | a type of fish |
| IDS | plural of ID |
| IFF | 'if and only if' as used in logic |
| IFS | plural of IF |
| ILK | a type or kind |
| ILL | unwell; harm, misfortune |
| IMP | to engraft (a hawk) with new feathers |
| INK | a coloured liquid used in writing; to colour with ink |
| INN | to put up at an inn |
| INS | plural of IN |
| ION | an electrically charged particle |
| IOS | plural of IO |
| IRE | to anger |
| IRK | to annoy or weary |
| ISH | legal word meaning issue or expiry |
| ISM | any distinctive theory or fad |
| ISO | short for isolated replay, a TV and film facility |
| ITA | the miriti palm |
| ITS | of or belonging to something |
| IVY | a climbing evergreen plant |
| JAB | to poke or stab |
| JAG | a sharp projection; to pierce |
| JAK | an East Indian tree |
| JAM | a conserve made with fruit and sugar; to block up |
| JAP | (verb) short form of japan, to apply a black lacquer to |
| JAR | a wide-mouthed container; to put in jars |
| JAW | to chatter at length |
| JAY | a bird of the crow family |
| JEE | (verb) of horses, to urge on (also GEE) |
| JET | a stream of liquid; a jetplane |
| JEU | a game (pl. JEUX) |
| JEW | (verb) to cheat or get the better of |
| JIB | to show objection |
| JIG | a lively dance; to dance a jig; to jump up and down |
| JIN | a supernatural being in Muslim mythology |
| JIZ | a wig (also GIZZ; pl. JIZZES) |
| JOB | to work at jobs |
| JOE | same as JO (a Scottish sweetheart) |
| JOG | to run at a slow, steady pace |
| JOR | the second movement of a raga |
| JOT | a little bit; to note down |
| JOW | (verb) to toll a bell |
| JOY | obs. for rejoice |
| JUD | a mass of coal |
| JUG | to stew in a closed pottery jar |
| JUN | a coin of North Korea |
| JUS | a Latin word for a law or legal right |
| JUT | to project |
| KAB | an ancient Hebrew unit of measure |
| KAE | to serve (pr.p. KAEING) |
| KAF | a Hebrew letter (also KAPH) |
| KAI | in New Zealand, a meal |
| KAM | awry, twisted, distorted |
| KAS | plural of KA |
| KAT | same as QAT, KHAT (an East African shrub) |
| KAW | same as CAW, above |
| KAY | the letter 'K' |
| KEA | a large New Zealand parrot |
| KEB | to give birth to a stillborn lamb |
| KED | a wingless fly that infests sheep |
| KEF | a drug that produces a dreamy repose (also KIF) |
| KEG | a small cask |
| KEN | to know (n. KENNER) |
| KEP | to catch |
| KET | Scots word for carrion, rotting flesh |
| KEX | a dry stalk |
| KEY | an instrument for locking; to enter (data) into a computer. |
| KHI | same as CHI, Greek letter |
| KID | a young goat; a child; to hoax or deceive |
| KIF | same as KEF, above |
| KIN | one's relations |
| KIP | a nap; to have a nap or sleep |
| KIR | a wine and blackcurrant drink |
| KIT | to outfit, provide with equipment |
| KOA | a Hawaiian acacia |
| KOB | an African waterbuck |
| KOI | a large Japanese carp (pl. KOI) |
| KON | Spens. for know (pa.t. KOND) |
| KOP | a South African word for hill |
| KOR | a Hebrew unit of measure |
| KOS | an Indian measure of distance (also COSS) |
| KOW | a bunch of twigs |
| KUE | the letter Q |
| KYE | same as KY (cows, cattle) |
| KYU | a novice grade in judo |
| LAB | a short form of laboratory |
| LAC | a dark-red resin |
| LAD | a boy or youth |
| LAG | a delay; insulating material; to fall behind; to cover (e.g. pipes) with insulating material |
| LAH | same as LA (a musical note) |
| LAM | to beat (n. LAMMER) |
| LAP | a circuit of a race track; to scoop up with the tongue |
| LAR | the god relating to a house |
| LAS | plural of LA |
| LAT | short form of latrine |
| LAV | short form of lavatory |
| LAW | obs. word for to take to court |
| LAX | a kind of salmon |
| LAY | to deposit as a wager (pa.t. also LAYED) |
| LEA | a meadow or pasture |
| LED | past tense of lead |
| LEE | Scots. for tell a lie |
| LEG | a limb for walking and standing; to walk briskly |
| LEI | a garland or wreath |
| LEK | to gather and display cocks at a lek |
| LEP | dial. for leap |
| LES | same as LEZ (short form of lesbian) |
| LET | to hinder (pa.t. LETTED) |
| LEU | a unit of Romanian currency (pl. LEU) |
| LEV | a unit of Bulgarian currency (also LEW; pl. LEVA) |
| LEW | same as LEV, above |
| LEX | a Latin word for law |
| LEY | same as LEA (a meadow) |
| LEZ | same as LES (a short form of lesbian) |
| LIB | to geld |
| LID | to provide with a lid |
| LIE | a false statement; to tell a lie; to be in a horizontal position |
| LIG | to lie about, idle (n. LIGGER) |
| LIN | to cease |
| LIP | to touch with the lips |
| LIS | a fleur-de-lis |
| LIT | the litas (monetary unit of Lithuania) |
| LOB | a ball hit (in tennis) or thrown (in cricket) in a specific way; to hit or throw a ball in this way |
| LOD | a statistic relating to the odds of an event |
|
| LOG | to enter into a record |
| LOO | to subject to a forfeit at loo, a card game |
| LOP | to cut off unnecessary parts |
| LOR | colloq. for lord, interj. expressing surprise |
| LOS | praise |
|
| LOT | to allot |
| LOW | to make the noise of cattle |
| LOX | (verb) to supply with lox, liquid oxygen |
| LOY | a long, narrow spade |
| LUD | an old form of lord |
| LUG | to pull or drag with difficulty; dialect word for EAR |
| LUM | a chimney (Scots) |
| LUR | a Bronze Age trumpet |
| LUV | love, as a term of endearment |
| LUX | a unit of illumination |
| LUZ | a supposedly indestructible bone (pl. LUZZES) |
| LYE | a short branch of a railway |
| LYM | Shak. for lyam, or leash |
| MAA | to bleat as a goat |
| MAC | a short form of mackintosh |
| MAD | to drive mad |
| MAE | more |
| MAG | to tease or chatter |
| MAK | same as make |
| MAL | pain, sickness (Fr.) |
| MAM | dial. for mother |
| MAN | an adult human male; to provide with a (human) operator |
| MAP | a diagram of the surface of the earth, etc.; to make a map of |
| MAR | to spoil or damage |
| MAS | plural of MA |
| MAT | to entangle |
| MAW | to mow |
| MAX | obs. for gin, the drink |
| MAY | to gather may blossom |
| MED | medical |
| MEG | a halfpenny |
| MEL | honey |
| MEM | a Hebrew letter |
| MEN | plural of MAN |
| MES | plural of ME |
| MET | a short form of meteorology |
| MEU | the spignel plant |
| MEW | (of a cat) to make a high pitched cry |
| MHO | a unit of electrical inductance |
| MIB | a type of playing marble (also MIG) |
| MID | short for midshipman; the middle |
| MIG | same as MIB, above |
| MIL | a unit of wire measurement |
| MIM | prim and proper |
| MIR | a Muslim ruler |
| MIS | plural of MI |
| MIX | to mingle; a mixture |
| MIZ | short form of miserable, misery (pl. MIZZES) |
| MNA | a Greek unit of weight or money (also MINA) |
| MOA | a gigantic extinct bird |
| MOB | a disorderly crowd; to form into a mob |
| MOC | a moccasin |
| MOD | a Highland Gaelic festival |
| MOE | a wry face |
| MOG | to move away |
| MOI | French form of me, facetiously used in English |
| MOL | a mole |
| MOM | Amer. colloq. for mother |
| MON | a Japanese family badge or crest |
| MOO | (of cattle) to low; a cow's low |
| MOP | a sponge, etc., on a stick; to clean with a mop |
| MOR | a layer of humus |
| MOS | plural of MO |
| MOT | a word (Fr.) |
| MOU | a mouth (Scots) |
| MOW | to cut the grass on; a pile of hay |
| MOY | a coin or a measure |
| MOZ | a type of curse |
| MUD | to bury or hide in mud |
| MUG | a cup with vertical sides; to attack from behind |
| MUM | to act in a mime |
| MUN | dial. for man |
| MUS | plural of MU |
| MUT | alternative spelling of MUTT |
| MUX | (verb) to spoil, botch |
| NAB | to seize; a hilltop |
| NAE | Scots. form of no, certainly not |
| NAG | a small horse; to worry or annoy constantly |
| NAH | colloq. for no |
| NAM | distraint (also NAAM) |
| NAN | slightly leavened bread (also NAAN) |
| NAP | to take a short sleep |
| NAS | form of obsolete NE HAS, has not and NE WAS, was not |
| NAT | colloq. form of nationalism |
| NAW | colloq. for no |
| NAY | a denial |
| NEB | to put a bill on |
| NED | a young hooligan |
| NEE | (of a woman) born |
| NEF | a church nave |
| NEK | a col, a pass in a mountain range (S. Afr.) |
| NEP | dial. for catmint, a plant attractive to cats |
| NET | an open material, formed into meshes; to catch (fish) in a net |
| NEW | obs. for to renew |
| NIB | to provide with a nib |
| NID | a pheasant's nest or brood |
| NIE | same as NYE (an old spelling of nigh ; pr.p. NYING) |
| NIL | nothing |
| NIM | to take or steal |
| NIP | a small quantity of spirits; to pinch |
| NIS | a brownie or goblin in Scandinavian folklore (pl. NISSES) |
| NIT | a young louse; a fool |
| NIX | (verb) to veto or cancel |
| NOB | a person of high social rank |
| NOD | to move the head forward in assent or greeting |
| NOG | to fix with a nog, a wooden peg |
| NOH | a traditional style of Japanese drama |
| NOM | name (Fr.) |
| NON | Latin word for not |
| NOO | now |
| NOR | and not; neither |
| NOS | plural of NO |
| NOT | word expressing denial, negation or refusal |
| NOW | the present time |
| NOX | nitrogen oxide |
| NOY | Spens. for annoy |
| NTH | implying a large number |
| NUB | to hang |
| NUN | a female member of a religious order |
| NUR | a knot on a tree (also KNUR) |
| NUS | plural of NU |
| NUT | an edible seed in a hard shell; to look for and gather nuts |
| NYE | obs. spelling of nigh (also NIE; pr.p. NYING) |
| NYS | Spens. for "not is" or "is not" |
|
| OAF | a lout; an idiot |
| OAK | a kind of tree; its wood |
| OAR | to row a boat |
| OAT | a kind of grass, the seeds of which are used as food |
| OBA | in West Africa, a chief or ruler |
| OBE | a form of sorcery of African origin |
| OBI | to bewitch (pr.p. OBIING) |
| OBO | a vessel for carrying oil and bulk ore |
| OBS | plural of OB |
| OCA | a South American wood-sorrel |
| OCH | same as ACH, above |
| ODA | a room in a harem |
| ODD | strange; unpaired, left over; in golf, an additional or allowed stroke |
| ODE | an elaborate lyric addressed to someone or something |
| ODS | plural of OD |
| OES | plural of OE |
| OFF | to go off |
| OFT | poetic for often |
| OHM | a unit of electrical resistance |
| OHO | an expression of triumph or surprise |
| OHS | present tense verb form of OH |
| OIK | an inferior person |
| OIL | a greasy, flammable liquid; to smear or lubricate with oil |
| OKA | a Turkish unit of weight |
| OKE | also a Turkish unit of weight... |
| OLD | an individual of a specified age |
| OLE | a shout of approval |
| OLM | a blind salamander |
| OMS | plural of OM |
| ONE | single; undivided; only; an individual thing or person; the number or figure 1 |
| ONS | plural of ON |
| OOF | slang word for money |
| OOH | to express pleasure or surprise with 'ooh' |
| OOM | uncle (S. Afr.) |
| OON | Scots for oven |
| OOP | to bind with thread, join (also OUP) |
| OOR | Scots. for our |
| OOS | plural of OO |
| OOT | an out |
| OPE | poetic for open |
| OPS | plural of OP |
| OPT | to decide or choose |
| ORA | the plural of OS (a bone) |
| ORB | to form into an orb |
| ORC | a killer whale (also ORCA) |
| ORD | a point of a weapon |
| ORE | a solid mineral aggregate |
| ORF | a viral infection of sheep |
| ORS | plural of OR |
| ORT | a leftover from a meal |
| OSE | an esker, a narrow ridge of gravel and sand |
| OUD | a stringed instrument of Northern Africa |
| OUK | Scots for week |
| OUP | same as OOP, above |
| OUR | of or belonging to us |
| OUT | to put or throw out |
| OVA | the plural of ovum, an egg |
| OWE | to be in debt for |
| OWL | to behave like an owl |
| OWN | to possess; belonging to oneself |
| OWT | dial. for anything |
| OXO | containing oxygen (also OXY) |
| OXY | same as OXO, above |
| OYE | same as OE, OY (a grandchild) |
| OYS | plural of OY |
| PAC | a shoe patterned after a moccasin |
| PAD | to cover or fill with soft material |
| PAH | same as PA (a Maori port or settlement) |
| PAL | to associate as a pal |
| PAM | the knave of clubs |
| PAN | a broad, shallow container; to wash earth for gold |
| PAP | to feed soft pap food to infants |
| PAR | to score a standard number of strokes in golf |
| PAS | French word for STEP; plural of PA |
| PAT | a gentle stroke with the palm of the hand; to stroke gently |
| PAW | to scrape with a paw |
| PAX | a kiss of peace |
| PAY | to remunerate (pa.t. also PAYED) |
| PEA | a vegetable, the rounded seed of a climbing plant |
| PEC | colloq. shortening of pectoral muscle |
| PED | a shortening of pedestrian |
| PEE | the letter P; to urinate |
| PEG | a pin or fixture; to fasten with a peg |
| PEH | same as PE (a Hebrew letter) |
| PEN | an implement for writing; to write down on paper |
| PEP | vigour or spirit; to put pep into |
| PER | for each; by |
| PES | plural of PE |
| PET | a tame animal; a favourite; to treat as a pet |
| PEW | a bench in a church |
| PHI | a letter of the Greek alphabet |
| PHO | same as FOH, above |
| PHS | plural of PH |
| PHT | interj. of mild anger |
| PIA | a tropical plant |
| PIC | colloq. for picture |
| PIE | same as PYE, to reduce to confusion (pr.p. PIEING or PIING) |
| PIG | a farm animal bred for food; slang word meaning to eat greedily |
| PIN | a piece of wood or metal used for fastening; to fasten with a pin |
| PIP | a small hard seed in a fruit; to offend or disgust |
| PIR | a Muslim title of honour, given to a holy man |
| PIS | the plural of PI |
| PIT | to put in a pit |
| PIU | more (Italian) |
| PIX | a box in which coins are kept for testing |
| PLY | a fold; to bend or fold |
| POA | a meadow-grass plant |
| POD | to shell peas |
| POH | interj. expressing contempt |
| POI | a Hawaiian dish of fermented taro |
| POL | a politician |
| POM | colloq. for Pomeranian dog |
| POO | to defecate |
| POP | a mild explosive sound; to make a pop |
| POS | adj. positive |
|
| POT | a utensil used for cooking or storing; to cook or put in a pot |
| POW | head (Scots) |
| POX | to infect with pox |
| POZ | an old form of positive |
| PRE | before |
| PRO | a short form of professional, or prostitute |
| PRY | (in plural form, PRYS) an old form of price |
| PSI | a letter of the Greek alphabet |
| PST | interj. used to attract attention (also PSST) |
| PUB | a public house |
| PUD | colloq. for pudding |
| PUG | to fill in with clay or mortar |
| PUH | Shak. for pooh, interj. expressing disgust |
| PUL | a coin of Afghanistan |
| PUN | to make a pun (play on words) |
| PUP | to give birth to puppies |
| PUR | obs. spelling of purr |
| PUS | thick yellowish bodily fluid |
| PUT | to place; to throw |
| PUY | a small volcanic cone |
| PYA | a copper coin of Burma |
| PYE | to reduce to confusion (also PIE; pr.p. PYEING) |
| PYX | (verb) to test |
| QAT | an East African shrub (also KAT) |
| QIS | plural of QI |
| QUA | in the capacity of |
| RAD | to fear |
| RAG | a worn scrap of cloth; to tease or ridicule |
| RAH | to express joy with the sound of 'rah' |
| RAI | a modern North African form of popular music |
| RAJ | sovereignty |
| RAM | a male sheep; to push or cram down hard |
| RAN | past tense of RUN |
| RAP | a sharp blow; to strike sharply |
| RAS | an Ethiopian prince |
| RAT | to hunt rats |
| RAW | a sore or irritated spot |
| RAX | (verb) to stretch |
| RAY | to emit rays |
| REB | a Confederate soldier |
| REC | a recreation ground |
| RED | to put in order (also REDD) |
| REE | an enclosure for sheep (Scots) |
| REF | a short form of referee |
| REG | a regulation |
| REH | an accumulation of salts on soil |
| REI | a Portugeuse coin |
| REM | a unit of radiation dosage |
| REN | an old spelling of run |
| REP | to work as a representative |
| RES | a short form of reservation |
| RET | to soak |
| REV | a revolution in an internal combustion engine; to increase the speed of revolution |
| REW | Spens. spelling of row |
| REX | an animal with a single layer of hair; king (pl. REGES) |
| REZ | a short form of reservation (pl. REZZES) |
| RHO | a letter of the Greek alphabet |
| RHY | Spens. spelling of rye |
| RIA | a drowned valley |
| RIB | a bone curving forward from the backbone; to tease |
| RID | to free or clear |
| RIF | to dismiss from employment |
| RIG | to fit with sails; to equip or clothe |
| RIM | to provide with a rim |
| RIN | Scots. form of run |
| RIP | to tear open or apart |
| RIT | to score or scratch (also RITT) |
| RIZ | US past tense of rise |
| ROB | to steal; a fruit syrup |
| ROC | an enormous bird of Arabian legend (also ROK, RUC) |
| ROD | to push a rod through |
| ROE | a mass of fish eggs (adj. ROED) |
| ROK | same as ROC, above |
| ROM | a gypsy man |
| ROO | a short form of kangaroo |
| ROT | to decay; decay or corruption |
| ROW | a line or rank; a noisy squabble; to quarrel; to propel through water with oars |
| RUB | to apply friction; an impediment or difficulty |
| RUC | same as ROC, above |
| RUD | to redden |
| RUE | to regret (pr.p. RUING, RUEING) |
| RUG | a heavy floor-mat; Scots word meaning to pull roughly |
| RUM | a spirit distilled from sugar-cane; odd, drole |
| RUN | to move quickly; to organise and/or control |
| RUT | to make a furrow with a wheel |
| RYA | a type of Scandinavian rug |
| RYE | a cereal grass; its grain |
| SAB | to sob; a saboteur |
| SAC | in biology, a bag-like structure |
| SAD | unhappy, sorrowful |
| SAE | so |
| SAG | to bend or hang down |
| SAI | the capuchin monkey |
| SAL | a large North Indian tree |
| SAM | together |
| SAN | a Japanese form of address |
| SAP | a liquid circulating through plants; to drain |
| SAR | Scots. form of savour (pa.t. SARED) |
| SAT | past tense of SIT |
| SAU | same as XU (a Vietnamese coin; pl. SAU) |
| SAW | a cutting tool with a toothed blade; to use a saw; past tense of SEE |
| SAX | a short form of saxophone; a slate chopper |
| SAY | to utter in words, speak; something said or stated |
| SAZ | a stringed instrument of North Africa |
| SEA | a great expanse of water |
| SEC | a secant |
| SED | Milt. spelling of said |
| SEE | to perceive by the eye; an area under the authority of a bishop |
| SEG | a stud in the sole of a shoe |
| SEI | a whale, a kind of rorqual |
| SEL | Scots form of self |
| SEN | a Japanese monetary unit |
| SER | a unit of weight in India |
| SET | to put or place in position; a group; a complete series |
| SEW | to work on with a needle and thread |
| SEX | to identify the sex of |
| SEY | a part of a carcase of beef |
| SEZ | slang spelling of says |
| SHA | same as SH, SHH (interj. requesting silence) |
| SHE | pronoun used in referring to female person or thing |
| SHH | see SHA, above |
| SHY | embarrassed, bashful; to jump aside, recoil |
| SIB | a blood relation |
| SIC | to incite a dog to attack |
| SIM | short for Simeonite, an evangelical |
| SIN | moral offence; to commit sin |
| SIP | to drink in small mouthfuls; a quantity sipped |
| SIR | to address as "sir" |
| SIS | a contraction of sister |
| SIT | to rest on the buttocks; a spell of sitting |
| SIX | the next whole number after five |
| SKA | Jamaican music similar to reggae |
| SKI | a narrow strip attached to a boot for gliding over snow; to move on skis |
| SKY | to hit towards the sky (pa.t. also SKYED) |
| SLY | cunning, wily; surreptitious |
| SMA | Scots. word for small |
| SNY | side channel of a river |
|
| SOB | to cry uncontrollably, taking intermittent breaths |
| SOC | the right of holding a local court |
| SOD | to cover with sods of turf |
| SOG | to soak |
| SOH | a musical note (also SOL) |
| SOL | same as SOH, above |
| SON | a male offspring |
| SOP | to soak |
| SOS | plural of SO, a musical note |
| SOT | to act as a sot, a habitual drunkard |
| SOU | an old small French coin |
| SOV | short form of sovereign, a gold coin |
| SOW | a female pig; to scatter seed on the ground |
| SOX | slang spelling of socks |
| SOY | dark, salty sauce made from fermented beans |
| SPA | a resort with a mineral spring; to stay at a spa |
| SPY | a secret agent employed to watch; to watch secretly |
| SRI | sir, used as a Hindu title of respect |
| STY | to keep in a sty (pa.t. STIED, STYED) |
| SUB | to subscribe, substitute etc. |
| SUD | a rare singular form of SUDS, froth of soapy water |
| SUE | to prosecute at law (pr.p. SUING) |
| SUI | Latin word meaning of himself, itself |
| SUK | same as SUQ, SOUK (a market place) |
| SUM | the total, whole amount; to add, make up the total of |
| SUN | the star that is the source of light; to expose to the sun's rays |
| SUP | to take liquid into the mouth |
| SUQ | a marketplace (also SUK, SOUK) |
| SUR | on, above (Fr.) |
| SUS | to arrest for suspicious behaviour (pl. also SUSES) |
| SWY | an Australian two-up game |
| SYE | to strain (pr.p. SYEING) |
| SYN | since |
| TAB | to name or designate |
| TAD | a small amount |
| TAE | Scots. form of toe (pr.p. TAEING) |
| TAG | a tab or label; to put a tag on |
| TAI | a Japanese sea bream |
| TAJ | a crown |
| TAK | Scots form of take |
| TAM | a cap with a broad, circular flat top |
| TAN | brown colour of the skin after exposure to the sun's rays; to become brown in the sun |
| TAO | a path of virtuous conduct in Japanese philosophy |
| TAP | a gentle knock or its sound; to knock gently |
| TAR | a black bituminous substance; to coat with tar |
| TAS | plural of TA |
| TAT | to touch up |
| TAU | a letter of the Greek alphabet |
| TAV | a Hebrew letter |
| TAW | to prepare skins for white leather |
| TAX | a contribution levied towards a country's revenue; to impose a tax on |
| TAY | dial. for tea |
| TEA | to take tea |
| TED | to spread out grass for drying |
| TEE | to place a golf ball on a tee |
| TEF | an Ethiopian cereal grass |
| TEG | a sheep in its second year |
| TEL | in Arab countries, a hill or mound |
| TEN | the next whole number after nine |
| TES | plural of TE |
| TET | a Hebrew letter (also TETH) |
| TEW | to hustle |
| THE | the definite article |
| THO | Spens. for those |
| THY | of thee |
| TIC | an involuntary twitching of muscles |
| TID | Scots word meaning mood |
| TIE | to fasten (pr.p. also TIEING) |
| TIG | to touch |
| TIL | sesame |
| TIN | to coat with tin |
| TIP | a gratuity; a helpful piece of advice; to give a tip |
| TIS | plural of TI |
| TIT | to tug |
| TOC | telecommunications code for the letter 'T' |
| TOD | to yield a tod, an old wool weight (also TODDE) |
| TOE | a digit on the end of a foot; to kick or touch with the toes |
| TOG | to dress |
| TOM | a male cat; to behave like an Uncle Tom |
| TON | a unit of weight |
| TOO | also; excess |
| TOP | the highest point, part or level; to cover the top; to surpass |
| TOR | a hill |
| TOT | a small child or drink; to add or total |
| TOW | to pull along (behind); an act of towing; prepared fibres of flax or hemp |
| TOY | an object for playing with; to play idly with |
| TRY | to attempt; to make an effort |
| TSK | to utter such an exclamation of annoyance |
| TUB | to bathe in a tub |
| TUG | to pull forcibly |
| TUI | a New Zealand bird |
| TUM | colloq. word for stomach |
| TUN | to put in a tun, a large task |
| TUP | of a ram, to copulate |
| TUT | to say 'tut' |
| TUX | short for tuxedo, a dinner jacket |
| TWA | Scots. form of two |
| TWO | the next whole number after one |
| TWP | Welsh word for dim-witted or stupid |
| TYE | to wash in a tye trough (pr.p. TYEING) |
| TYG | an old drinking-cup with two or more handles |
| UDO | a Japanese species of aralia |
| UDS | old interj. meaning "God Save" |
| UEY | a U-turn |
| UFO | an unidentified flying object |
| UGH | an old representation of a cough or grunt |
| UGS | present tense of UG |
| UKE | a ukulele |
| ULE | a Central American rubber tree |
| ULU | an Eskimo knife |
| UMM | same as UM (interj. expressing doubt or hesitation) |
| UMP | to umpire |
| UNI | colloq. for university |
| UNS | plural of UN |
| UPO | upon |
| UPS | plural and present tense of UP |
| URB | an urban area |
| URD | an Indian bean |
| URE | an extinct wild ox |
| URN | to place in an urn |
| USE | to put to some purpose |
| UTA | any of a genus of large lizards |
| UTE | a short form of utility, a small truck |
| UTS | plural of UT |
| UTU | a Maori settlement of a debt |
| UVA | a grape or grape-like berry |
| VAC | a vacation; to clean with a vacuum cleaner (pa.t. VACKED) |
| VAE | in Orkney or Shetland, a bay or creek (also VOE) |
| VAN | to go or send in a van |
| VAR | a unit of reactive power |
| VAS | a duct carrying liquid |
| VAT | to put or treat in a vat |
| VAU | an obsolete letter in the Greek alphabet |
| VAV | a Hebrew letter |
| VAW | a Hebrew letter (also VAV) |
| VEE | the letter 'V' |
| VEG | short for vegeatable |
| VET | to examine closely |
| VEX | to distress or annoy; Scots word meaning grief |
| VIA | a Latin word for road |
| VID | short form of video |
| VIE | to contend in rivalry; obsolete word meaning a bid |
| VIG | a vigorish, a charge paid to a bookie on a bet |
| VIM | energy, vigour |
| VIN | wine (Fr.) |
| VIS | Latin word for force |
| VLY | low-lying wet ground, a swamp |
| VOE | same as VAE, above |
| VOL | in heraldry, two wings displayed and conjoined |
| VOR | to warn |
| VOW | a solemn promise; to make a vow or vows |
| VOX | a voice (pl. VOCES) |
| VUG | a cavity in a rock |
| VUM | to vow |
| WAB | a web |
| WAD | to form into a wad |
| WAE | Scots for woe |
| WAG | to move from side to side; a habitual joker |
| WAN | to make or become wan |
| WAP | to throw or pull quickly |
| WAR | a state of conflict; to make war |
| WAS | past tense of BE |
| WAT | a Thai Buddhist temple or monastery |
| WAW | Spens. for wave |
| WAX | a fatty substance; to treat with wax; to grow larger |
| WAY | Spens. for to journey |
| WEB | a fine structure spun by a spider; to envelop with a web |
| WED | to marry; a pledge, security |
| WEE | small; a short distance; to urinate |
| WEM | old word for wame, the womb or belly |
| WEN | a sebaceous cyst |
| WET | to make wet (pa.t. also WETTED) |
| WEX | (verb) obs. form of wax |
| WEY | a measure for dry goods |
| WHA | Scots. form of who |
| WHO | pronoun used in referring to a person or people |
| WHY | the reason or cause of something (pl. WHYS) |
| WIG | to scold; to provide with a wig |
| WIN | to winnow (pa.t. WINNED) |
| WIS | sham archaic word meaning to know |
| WIT | arch. for to know |
| WIZ | a very skilful person |
| WOE | misery |
| WOG | offensive word for a nonwhite foreigner |
| WOK | a pan used in Chinese cookery |
| WON | to dwell; the monetary unit of Korea (pl. WONS) |
| WOO | to court; to seek the support of |
| WOP | to thump (also WHOP, WHAP) |
| WOS | plural of WO, woe |
| WOT | another form of wit, to know |
| WOW | to impress |
| WOX | obs. past tense of wax |
| WRY | to give a twist to (pa.t. WRIED) |
| WUD | Scots. form of wood |
| WUS | a Welsh term used for addressing a companion |
| WYE | the letter 'Y' |
| WYN | a rune, having the value of modern English 'w' |
| XIS | plural of XI |
| YAH | a variant of yea, an affirmative vote |
| YAK | to talk persistently |
| YAM | a sweet potato |
| YAP | to bark sharply or constantly; a yelp |
| YAR | nimble (also YARE) |
| YAW | to deviate from a course |
| YAY | an affirmative vote (also YEA) |
| YEA | same as yay, above |
| YEH | colloq. form of yes (also YEAH) |
| YEN | to desire or yearn |
| YEP | a variant of yes (also YUP) |
| YES | to give an affirmative reply to (pl. also YESES; pa.t. YESSED) |
| YET | in addition, besides; nevertheless |
| YEW | a type of evergreen tree |
| YEX | (verb) to hiccup or belch (also YESK) |
| YGO | Spens. past tense of go |
| YID | an offensive term for a Jew |
| YIN | one of two opposing principles of Chinese philosophy |
| YIP | to give a short, sudden cry |
| YOB | a lout |
| YOD | a Hebrew letter |
| YOK | to laugh (also YUK) |
| YOM | a Jewish day (pl. YOMIM) |
| YON | yonder |
| YOS | plural of YO |
| YOU | pronoun referring to the person being addressed |
| YOW | to yowl, howl |
| YUG | one of the four hindu ages of the world (also YUGA) |
| YUK | same as YOK, above |
| YUM | interj. to express satisfaction |
| YUP | same as YEP, above |
| YUS | plural of YU |
| ZAG | (verb) to change direction on a zig-zag course (also ZIG) |
| ZAP | to destroy; vitality or force |
| ZAX | a variant of SAX (a chopper for trimming slate; also ZEX) |
| ZEA | part of a cereal, once used as a diuretic |
| ZED | the letter 'Z' |
| ZEE | American form of zed |
| ZEK | an inmate of a labour camp in the former USSR |
| ZEL | an oriental cymbal |
| ZEX | same as ZAX, above |
| ZHO | see DZO, above |
| ZIG | (verb) same as ZAG, above |
| ZIN | zinfandel |
| ZIP | energy, vitality; to full of or act with energy |
| ZIT | a pimple |
| ZIZ | to take a nap |
| ZOA | a plural of zoon, a unified individual creature |
| ZOO | a garden or park where animals are kept |
| ZOS | plural of ZO |
| ZUZ | an ancient Palestinian coin (pl. ZUZZES) |
