5-letter words containing I
Embark on an exploration of 5-letter words that contain the letter I. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate I within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| right | 9 | make right or correct | - |
| think | 12 | judge or regard; look upon; judge | I think he is very smart |
| going | 7 | the act of departing | - |
| doing | 7 | - | - |
| first | 8 | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) | - |
| thing | 9 | a vaguely specified concern | things are going well |
| again | 6 | anew | she tried again |
| still | 5 | to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons | an even (or still) more interesting problem |
| their | 8 | - | - |
| night | 9 | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | - |
| which | 16 | - | - |
| being | 8 | the state or fact of existing | a point of view gradually coming into being |
| might | 11 | physical strength | - |
| bring | 8 | bestow a quality on | She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings |
| since | 7 | From a definite past time until now. | he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since |
| while | 11 | a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | he was here for a little while |
| drink | 10 | propose a toast to | Let's drink to the New Year |
| until | 5 | As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. | - |
| times | 7 | an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed | four times three equals twelve |
| music | 9 | punishment for one's actions | you have to face the music |
| child | 11 | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age | they had three children |
| fight | 12 | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | Siblings are always fighting |
| point | 7 | be oriented | The weather vane points North |
| bitch | 12 | informal terms for objecting | - |
| quite | 14 | of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative) | her victory was quite something |
| light | 9 | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | - |
| tried | 6 | tested and proved useful or correct | - |
| alive | 8 | capable of erupting | the volcano is very much alive |
| white | 11 | a Caucasian | - |
| write | 8 | communicate (with) in writing | - |
| lives | 8 | - | - |
| drive | 9 | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver | he sliced his drive out of bounds |
| quiet | 14 | (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves | the quiet waters of a lagoon |
| movie | 10 | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement | they went to a movie every Saturday night |
| tired | 6 | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | - |
| piece | 9 | repair by adding pieces | She pieced the china cup |
| idiot | 6 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
| given | 9 | an assumption that is taken for granted | - |
| quick | 20 | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity | a quick mind |
| voice | 10 | the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | a singer takes good care of his voice |
| train | 5 | teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports | He is training our Olympic team |
| weird | 9 | suggesting the operation of supernatural influences | the three weird sisters |
| eight | 9 | one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face | - |
| lying | 9 | the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | - |
| chief | 13 | a person who is in charge | - |
| stick | 11 | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | - |
| liked | 10 | found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form | a well-liked teacher |
| brain | 7 | that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | - |
| visit | 8 | come to see in an official or professional capacity | The governor visited the prison |
| lived | 9 | - | - |
| radio | 6 | an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals | - |
| third | 9 | coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position | - |
| miles | 7 | - | - |
| dying | 10 | eagerly desirous | dying to hear who won |
| dirty | 9 | obtained illegally or by improper means | dirty money |
| crime | 9 | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | a long record of crimes |
| smile | 7 | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | - |
| using | 6 | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | - |
| begin | 8 | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | The DMZ begins right over the hill |
| field | 9 | a branch of knowledge | - |
| jimmy | 19 | a short crowbar | in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy |
| river | 8 | a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) | the river was navigable for 50 miles |
| price | 9 | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something | the price of success is hard work |
| silly | 8 | inspiring scornful pity | how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years |
| paris | 7 | the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce | - |
| magic | 10 | an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | - |
| twice | 10 | to double the degree | - |
| final | 8 | not to be altered or undone | the judge's decision is final |
| fired | 9 | having lost your job | - |
| raise | 5 | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | raise a smile |
| faith | 11 | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny | he lost his faith but not his morality |
| tight | 9 | very drunk | - |
| knife | 12 | any long thin projection that is transient | - |
| blind | 8 | something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | the holding company was just a blind |
| built | 7 | (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness | the built liquid detergents |
| build | 8 | make by combining materials and parts | - |
| shirt | 8 | a garment worn on the upper half of the body | - |
| admit | 8 | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of | admit someone to the profession |
| video | 9 | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects | she is a star of screen and video |
| devil | 9 | (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell | - |
| exist | 12 | support oneself | he could barely exist on such a low wage |
| birth | 10 | the process of giving birth | - |
| sight | 9 | the ability to see; the visual faculty | - |
| split | 7 | having been divided; having the unity destroyed | a split group |
| trick | 11 | an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | - |
| noise | 5 | the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience | modern music is just noise to me |
| billy | 10 | a short stout club used primarily by policemen | - |
| lines | 5 | - | - |
| rings | 6 | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises | the rings require a strong upper body |
| paint | 7 | a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating | artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably |
| issue | 5 | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | - |
| maria | 7 | a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon | - |
| china | 10 | a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong | - |
| chair | 10 | act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | She chaired the department for many years |
| trial | 5 | trying something to find out about it | a sample for ten days free trial |
| thief | 11 | a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | - |
| pills | 7 | - | - |
| fixed | 16 | fixed and unmoving | with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare |
| kinda | 10 | to some (great or small) extent | - |
| avoid | 9 | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening | Let's avoid a confrontation |
| image | 8 | an iconic mental representation | her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate |
| chick | 16 | informal terms for a (young) woman | - |
| piano | 7 | (music) low loudness | - |
| india | 6 | a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 | - |
| bride | 8 | Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) | - |
| saint | 5 | declare (a dead person) to be a saint | - |
| hired | 9 | hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers | - |
| media | 8 | - | - |
| pizza | 25 | Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese | - |
| giant | 6 | a person of exceptional importance and reputation | - |
| aside | 6 | out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) | brush the objections aside |
| union | 5 | healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones | - |
| fifty | 14 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five | - |
| juice | 14 | any of several liquids of the body | digestive juices |
| pride | 8 | a feeling of self-respect and personal worth | - |
| fruit | 8 | an amount of a product | - |
| prize | 16 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| climb | 11 | go upward with gradual or continuous progress | Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house? |
| bible | 9 | the sacred writings of the Christian religions | - |
| tiger | 6 | large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered | - |
| pilot | 7 | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | - |
| prime | 9 | being at the best stage of development | our manhood's prime vigor |
| chain | 10 | British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) | - |
| shift | 11 | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | - |
| swing | 9 | in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball | - |
| guide | 7 | use as a guide | They had the lights to guide on |
| louis | 5 | United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) | - |
| fairy | 11 | offensive term for a homosexual man | - |
| claim | 9 | a demand especially in the phrase | - |
| witch | 13 | a female sorcerer or magician | - |
| wings | 9 | a means of flight or ascent | necessity lends wings to inspiration |
| mixed | 15 | consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds | a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music |
| chill | 10 | coldness due to a cold environment | - |
| prick | 13 | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | - |
| title | 5 | a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with | - |
| panic | 9 | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events | panic in the stock market |
| joint | 12 | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | - |
| daily | 9 | of or belonging to or occurring every day | daily routine |
| shine | 8 | be bright by reflecting or casting light | - |
| spain | 7 | a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power | - |
| virus | 8 | a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer | a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance |
| cried | 8 | - | - |
| thick | 14 | hard to pass through because of dense growth | thick woods |
| alien | 5 | transfer property or ownership | The will aliened the property to the heirs |
| civil | 10 | not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others | even if he didn't like them he should have been civil |
| solid | 6 | the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape | - |
| smith | 10 | Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790) | - |
| flies | 8 | (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains) | - |
| gimme | 10 | - | - |
| basic | 9 | reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality | a basic story line |
| penis | 7 | the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism) | - |
| strip | 7 | lay bare | - |
| fifth | 14 | coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position | - |
| kitty | 12 | young domestic cat | - |
| limit | 7 | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity | - |
| plain | 7 | not mixed with extraneous elements | plain water |
| 7 | reproduce by printing | - | |
| wives | 11 | - | - |
| habit | 10 | an established custom | it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening |
| fried | 9 | cooked by frying in fat | - |
| stink | 9 | smell badly and offensively | - |
| twins | 8 | the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 | - |
| hills | 8 | - | - |
| guilt | 6 | remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense | - |
| chips | 12 | strips of potato fried in deep fat | - |
| liver | 8 | having a reddish-brown color | - |
| minor | 7 | not of legal age | minor children |
| diary | 9 | a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations | - |
| cabin | 9 | a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area | - |
| cliff | 13 | a steep high face of rock | he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town |
| bingo | 8 | a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards | - |
| slide | 6 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
| pitch | 12 | set the level or character of | She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience |
| skirt | 9 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | she skirted the problem |
| widow | 12 | a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried | - |
| inner | 5 | confined to an exclusive group | privy to inner knowledge |
| sixth | 15 | coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position | - |
| trail | 5 | to lag or linger behind | - |
| ideal | 6 | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas | - |
| lewis | 8 | United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) | - |
| basis | 7 | the most important or necessary part of something | the basis of this drink is orange juice |
| alike | 9 | having the same or similar characteristics | all politicians are alike |
| daisy | 9 | any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl | - |
| brief | 10 | a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case | - |
| spoil | 7 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| kings | 10 | - | - |
| rifle | 8 | go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way | Who rifled through my desk drawers? |
| robin | 7 | small Old World songbird with a reddish breast | - |
| drill | 6 | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool | don't drill here, there's a gas pipe |
| grief | 9 | intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | - |
| niece | 7 | a daughter of your brother or sister | - |
| naive | 8 | marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience | a teenager's naive ignorance of life |
| twist | 8 | twist suddenly so as to sprain | The wrestler twisted his shoulder |
| skill | 9 | an ability that has been acquired by training | - |
| mitch | 12 | - | - |
| colin | 7 | - | - |
| comic | 11 | arousing or provoking laughter | a comic hat |
| siren | 5 | a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | - |
| stiff | 11 | very drunk | - |
| vital | 8 | urgently needed; absolutely necessary | vital for a healthy society |
| dizzy | 27 | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | a dizzy blonde |
| click | 13 | move or strike with a noise | he clicked on the light |
| nicky | 14 | - | - |
| minus | 7 | an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated | four minus three equals one |
| disco | 8 | popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques | - |
| brick | 13 | a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy | - |
| slice | 7 | cut into slices | - |
| kiddo | 11 | - | - |
| sixty | 15 | being ten more than fifty | - |
| faint | 8 | weak and likely to lose consciousness | suddenly felt faint from the pain |
| risky | 12 | involving risk or danger | extremely risky going out in the tide and fog |
| suite | 5 | apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel) | - |
| lions | 5 | - | - |
| mafia | 10 | any tightly knit group of trusted associates | - |
| topic | 9 | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | it was a very sensitive topic |
| willy | 11 | - | - |
| tribe | 7 | group of people related by blood or marriage | - |
| dried | 7 | preserved by removing natural moisture | dried beef |
| logic | 8 | a system of reasoning | - |
| nicer | 7 | - | - |
| wrist | 8 | a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones | - |
| fries | 8 | strips of potato fried in deep fat | - |
| kilos | 9 | - | - |
| ditch | 11 | sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly | - |
| prior | 7 | earlier in time | - |
| drain | 6 | flow off gradually | The rain water drains into this big vat |
| alibi | 7 | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job |
| rains | 5 | - | - |
| spite | 7 | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | - |
| villa | 8 | Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) | - |
| ching | 11 | - | - |
| craig | 8 | - | - |
| rabbi | 9 | a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher | - |
| shiny | 11 | having a shiny surface or coating | - |
| spill | 7 | flow, run or fall out and become lost | The milk spilled across the floor |
| noisy | 8 | attracting attention by showiness or bright colors | a noisy sweater |
| waist | 8 | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | - |
| choir | 10 | a family of similar musical instrument playing together | - |
| spicy | 12 | producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves | a spicy sauce |
| unite | 5 | have or possess in combination | she unites charm with a good business sense |
| weigh | 12 | show consideration for; take into account | - |
| bribe | 9 | payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment | - |
| olive | 8 | evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits | - |
| diane | 6 | - | - |
| elite | 5 | selected as the best | elite colleges |
| hairy | 11 | having or covered with hair | Jacob was a hairy man |
| vomit | 10 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
| untie | 5 | cause to become loose | untie the knot |
| grain | 6 | the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) | sand of a fine grain |
| missy | 10 | a young female | - |
| sushi | 8 | rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed | - |
| 7 | communicate electronically on the computer | - | |
| seize | 14 | take possession of by force, as after an invasion | the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants |
| sting | 6 | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin | - |
| stain | 5 | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | - |
| toxic | 14 | of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison | suffering from exposure to toxic substances |
| pairs | 7 | - | - |
| diner | 6 | a passenger car where food is served in transit | - |
| piggy | 12 | a young pig | - |
| pinch | 12 | irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear | the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back |
| riley | 8 | United States poet (1849-1916) | - |
| spike | 11 | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes | - |
| tails | 5 | formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men | - |
| swiss | 8 | the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland | - |
| lined | 6 | (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams | their lined faces were immeasurably sad |
| sissy | 8 | a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | - |
| spine | 7 | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | - |
| ninth | 8 | coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position | - |
| fluid | 9 | affording change (especially in social status) | Britain is not a truly fluid society |
| blink | 11 | keep back by blinking | blink away tears |
| bliss | 7 | a state of extreme happiness | - |
| pains | 7 | an effortful attempt to attain a goal | - |
| chili | 10 | very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency | - |
| cigar | 8 | a roll of tobacco for smoking | - |
| drift | 9 | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school |
| attic | 7 | informal terms for a human head | - |
| urine | 5 | liquid excretory product | there was blood in his urine |
| fishy | 14 | not as expected | there was something fishy about the accident |
| orbit | 7 | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another | he plotted the orbit of the moon |
| flirt | 8 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | My husband never flirts with other women |
| squid | 15 | (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food | - |
| filth | 11 | an offensive or indecent word or phrase | - |
| grill | 6 | a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill | - |
| rival | 8 | be equal to in quality or ability | Nothing can rival cotton for durability |
| wired | 9 | tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline | - |
| louie | 5 | - | - |
| spice | 9 | make more interesting or flavorful | - |
| onion | 5 | bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb | - |
| audio | 6 | an audible acoustic wave frequency | - |
| pinky | 14 | the finger farthest from the thumb | - |
| rider | 6 | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it | - |
| swine | 8 | stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals | - |
| timer | 7 | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed | - |
| ninja | 12 | a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations | - |
| await | 8 | look forward to the probable occurrence of | - |
| reign | 6 | royal authority; the dominion of a monarch | - |
| rainy | 8 | (of weather) wet by periods of rain | rainy days |
| shiva | 11 | (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative | the family is sitting shiva |
| grind | 7 | reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | grind the spices in a mortar |
| liang | 6 | - | - |
| doris | 6 | a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken | - |
| arise | 5 | result or issue | - |
| ridge | 7 | a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters | - |
| sniff | 11 | sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose | - |
| unity | 8 | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia |
| valid | 9 | still legally acceptable | the license is still valid |
| exile | 12 | the act of expelling a person from their native land | men in exile dream of hope |
| chile | 10 | a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast | - |
| aisle | 5 | passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores | - |
| rapid | 8 | characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed | a rapid movement |
| takin | 9 | large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area | - |
| triad | 6 | a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones | - |
| tying | 9 | the act of tying or binding things together | - |
| juicy | 17 | lucrative | a juicy contract |
| irony | 8 | witty language used to convey insults or scorn | irony is wasted on the stupid |
| medic | 10 | a medical practitioner in the armed forces | - |
| milky | 14 | resembling milk in color; not clear | milky glass |
| cutie | 7 | - | - |
| slick | 11 | having only superficial plausibility | a slick commercial |
| lists | 5 | - | - |
| links | 9 | a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore | - |
| merit | 7 | any admirable quality or attribute | work of great merit |
| chico | 12 | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961) | - |
| ariel | 5 | - | - |
| thigh | 12 | the upper joint of the leg of a fowl | - |
| sized | 15 | having a specified size | - |
| flint | 8 | a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River | - |
| pupil | 9 | a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution | - |
| erica | 7 | any plant of the genus Erica | - |
| hitch | 13 | a period of time spent in military service | - |
| yield | 9 | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | - |
| fritz | 17 | - | - |
| midst | 8 | the location of something surrounded by other things | in the midst of the crowd |
| finch | 13 | any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds | - |
| tonic | 7 | a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | - |
| alias | 5 | as known or named at another time or place | Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette |
| risen | 5 | (of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon | the risen sun |
| swift | 11 | moving very fast | a swift current |
| opium | 9 | an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy | - |
| fiber | 10 | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) | - |
| hicks | 14 | - | - |
| fling | 9 | indulge oneself | - |
| mills | 7 | United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855) | - |
| basil | 7 | leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried | - |
| piper | 9 | someone who plays the bagpipe | - |
| pilar | 7 | of or relating to a hair | - |
| shite | 8 | obscene terms for feces | - |
| suing | 6 | - | - |
| flick | 14 | look through a book or other written material | - |
| hajji | 22 | an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca | - |
| micro | 9 | extremely small in scale or scope or capability | - |
| bling | 8 | flashy, ostentatious jewelry | the rapper was loaded with bling |
| viola | 8 | large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions | - |
| itchy | 13 | nervous and unable to relax | - |
| kinky | 16 | (informal) strikingly unconventional | - |
| picky | 16 | exacting especially about details | - |
| fiery | 11 | very intense | a fiery temper |
| malik | 11 | the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent | maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords |
| rhino | 8 | massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout | - |
| slimy | 10 | morally reprehensible | a slimy little liar |
| wider | 9 | - | - |
| windy | 12 | not practical or realizable; speculative | - |
| maxim | 16 | English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) | - |
| sahib | 10 | formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name | - |
| snail | 5 | edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic | - |
| grail | 6 | (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper | - |
| giddy | 11 | lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | - |
| piles | 7 | venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter | - |
| ratio | 5 | the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree | - |
| rinse | 5 | wash off soap or remaining dirt | - |
| siege | 6 | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack | - |
| titty | 8 | either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman | - |
| wiser | 8 | - | - |
| brink | 11 | a region marking a boundary | - |
| aging | 7 | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time | - |
| quits | 14 | on equal terms by payment or requital | we're now quits |
| pepsi | 9 | Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola | - |
| heist | 8 | commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling | - |
| dairy | 9 | a farm where dairy products are produced | - |
| slain | 5 | killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in | slain warriors |
| voila | 8 | - | - |
| input | 7 | signal going into an electronic system | - |
| index | 13 | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself | - |
| bowie | 10 | United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) | - |
| chimp | 14 | intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | - |
| stein | 5 | a mug intended for serving beer | - |
| titan | 5 | a person of exceptional importance and reputation | - |
| denis | 6 | - | - |
| cling | 8 | fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | - |
| abide | 8 | put up with something or somebody unpleasant | - |
| genie | 6 | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals | - |
| moist | 7 | slightly wet | a moist breeze |
| dixie | 13 | the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 | - |
| crisp | 9 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | crisp clear nights and frosty mornings |
| amigo | 8 | a friend or comrade | - |
| oasis | 5 | a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary | - |
| witty | 11 | combining clever conception and facetious expression | his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent |
| legit | 6 | - | - |
| rishi | 8 | - | - |
| vicar | 10 | a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman | - |
| ollie | 5 | - | - |
| clips | 9 | - | - |
| inter | 5 | place in a grave or tomb | - |
| chino | 10 | a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms | - |
| vivid | 12 | evoking lifelike images within the mind | a vivid description |
| eerie | 5 | inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening | an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods |
| ginny | 9 | - | - |
| linen | 5 | a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish | - |
| sided | 7 | - | - |
| viper | 10 | venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw | - |
| vista | 8 | the visual percept of a region | - |
| ivory | 11 | a shade of white the color of bleached bones | - |
| moira | 7 | - | - |
| basin | 7 | a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face |
| adios | 6 | a farewell remark | - |
| rigid | 7 | incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | a rigid disciplinarian |
| intro | 5 | formally making a person known to another or to the public | - |
| misty | 10 | filled or abounding with fog or mist | - |
| swami | 10 | a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect | - |
| whine | 11 | make a high-pitched, screeching noise | - |
| cupid | 10 | (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros | - |
| relic | 7 | something of sentimental value | - |
| thine | 8 | - | - |
| gains | 6 | - | - |
| kirby | 14 | - | - |
| dildo | 7 | a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation | - |
| mixer | 14 | a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity | - |
| pubic | 11 | relating or near the pubis | pubic bones |
| slime | 7 | any thick, viscous matter | - |
| timid | 8 | lacking conviction or boldness or courage | - |
| unfit | 8 | physically unsound or diseased | - |
| guild | 7 | a formal association of people with similar interests | - |
| cider | 8 | a beverage made from juice pressed from apples | - |
| irons | 5 | metal shackles; for hands or legs | - |
| diver | 9 | someone who works underwater | - |
| biker | 11 | a person who rides a bicycle | - |
| adieu | 6 | a farewell remark | - |
| silva | 8 | the forest trees growing in a country or region | - |
| patio | 7 | usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence | - |
| fiend | 9 | a cruel wicked and inhuman person | - |
| sling | 6 | hurl as if with a sling | - |
| civic | 12 | of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals | civic duties |
| bambi | 11 | - | - |
| bimbo | 11 | a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men | - |
| bison | 7 | any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns | - |
| peril | 7 | pose a threat to; present a danger to | - |
| sonic | 7 | (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level | a sonic boom |
| imply | 12 | have as a logical consequence | - |
| manic | 9 | affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason | outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity |
| hippo | 12 | an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria | - |
| jiffy | 21 | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | - |
| milos | 7 | - | - |
| beige | 8 | a very light brown | - |
| glide | 7 | the activity of flying a glider | - |
| rails | 5 | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | - |
| wills | 8 | - | - |
| girly | 9 | - | - |
| hoist | 8 | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car |
| linux | 12 | an open-source version of the UNIX operating system | - |
| miner | 7 | laborer who works in a mine | - |
| deity | 9 | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force | - |
| taxis | 12 | a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism | - |
| audit | 6 | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | audit accounts and tax returns |
| frail | 8 | easily broken or damaged or destroyed | a frail craft |
| hippy | 15 | someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle | - |
| trait | 5 | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature | - |
| whiff | 17 | a short light gust of air | - |
| finer | 8 | (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence | a finer wine |
| kylie | 12 | an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex | - |
| piled | 8 | - | - |
| tulip | 7 | any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower | - |
| width | 12 | the extent of something from side to side | - |
| jihad | 16 | a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal | - |
| lucid | 8 | (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable | lucid directions |
| brits | 7 | the people of Great Britain | - |
| clint | 7 | - | - |
| chime | 12 | a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument | - |
| rabid | 8 | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | rabid isolationist |
| timed | 8 | regularly spaced in time | closely timed intervals |
| biggs | 9 | - | - |
| quail | 14 | draw back, as with fear or pain | - |
| swipe | 10 | make off with belongings of others | - |
| dicky | 15 | a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt | - |
| waive | 11 | do without or cease to hold or adhere to | - |
| flair | 8 | distinctive and stylish elegance | - |
| giver | 9 | person who makes a gift of property | - |
| liner | 5 | a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment | - |
| bijou | 14 | a small and delicately worked piece | - |
| bitty | 10 | (used informally) very small | - |
| birch | 12 | a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment | my father never spared the birch |
| aline | 5 | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight | - |
| pious | 7 | having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity | pious readings |
| satin | 5 | a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back | - |
| sayid | 9 | - | - |
| lyric | 10 | expressing deep emotion | the dancer's lyrical performance |
| micky | 16 | - | - |
| clink | 11 | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | - |
| vibes | 10 | a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound | - |
| griff | 12 | - | - |
| kiosk | 13 | small area set off by walls for special use | - |
