7-letter words containing LE
Embark on an exploration of 7-letter words that contain the letter LE. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate LE within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| problem | 13 | a source of difficulty | what's the problem? |
| trouble | 9 | a source of difficulty | one trouble after another delayed the job |
| leaving | 11 | the act of departing | - |
| asshole | 10 | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | - |
| college | 10 | a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed | - |
| learned | 8 | having or showing profound knowledge | a learned jurist |
| example | 18 | a representative form or pattern | I profited from his example |
| release | 7 | part with a possession or right | - |
| clearly | 12 | clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment | I could clearly see myself in his situation |
| letters | 7 | scholarly attainment | he is a man of letters |
| silence | 9 | the trait of keeping things secret | - |
| useless | 7 | having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully | a kitchen full of useless gadgets |
| letting | 8 | property that is leased or rented out or let | - |
| miracle | 11 | a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent | - |
| pleased | 10 | feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth | - |
| illegal | 8 | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules | an illegal chess move |
| collect | 11 | call for and obtain payment of | we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts |
| vehicle | 15 | any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another | - |
| capable | 13 | possibly accepting or permitting | a passage capable of misinterpretation |
| leading | 9 | the activity of leading | - |
| settled | 8 | inhabited by colonists | - |
| violent | 10 | characterized by violence or bloodshed | - |
| blessed | 10 | Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration | - |
| article | 9 | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) | - |
| smaller | 9 | small or little relative to something else | - |
| nuclear | 9 | (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | nuclear war |
| complex | 20 | a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated | - |
| whistle | 13 | an inexpensive fipple flute | - |
| leaders | 8 | the body of people who lead a group | the national leadership adopted his plan |
| profile | 12 | degree of exposure to public notice | - |
| cleared | 10 | freed from any question of guilt | - |
| leather | 10 | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | - |
| lesbian | 9 | a female homosexual | - |
| lecture | 9 | censure severely or angrily | - |
| bicycle | 16 | ride a bicycle | - |
| endless | 8 | having no known beginning and presumably no end | time is endless |
| spoiled | 10 | having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention | a spoiled child |
| trailer | 7 | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | - |
| gallery | 11 | a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited | - |
| cleaner | 9 | a preparation used in cleaning something | - |
| element | 9 | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | a component or constituent element of a system |
| fragile | 11 | lacking substance or significance | a fragile claim to fame |
| handled | 12 | having a usually specified type of handle | pearl-handled revolver |
| elegant | 8 | suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | - |
| legally | 11 | by law; conforming to the law | - |
| elected | 10 | subject to popular election | - |
| missile | 9 | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | - |
| hostile | 10 | very unfavorable to life or growth | a hostile climate |
| visible | 12 | capable of being seen; or open to easy view | a visible object |
| muffled | 16 | being or made softer or less loud or clear | muffled drums |
| shuttle | 10 | badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers | - |
| peoples | 11 | the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group | the indigenous peoples of Australia |
| reflect | 12 | be bright by reflecting or casting light | Drive carefully--the wet road reflects |
| orleans | 7 | a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 | - |
| needles | 8 | - | - |
| athlete | 10 | a person trained to compete in sports | - |
| cripple | 13 | deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg | The accident has crippled her for life |
| swollen | 10 | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty |
| leaning | 8 | a natural inclination | - |
| audible | 10 | heard or perceptible by the ear | he spoke in an audible whisper |
| gambler | 12 | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement | - |
| leopard | 10 | large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots | - |
| scarlet | 9 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| chuckle | 18 | laugh quietly or with restraint | - |
| wheeler | 13 | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle | - |
| charley | 15 | - | - |
| wrestle | 10 | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | - |
| fleeing | 11 | - | - |
| grilled | 9 | cooked over an outdoor grill | - |
| clearer | 9 | - | - |
| skilled | 12 | having or showing or requiring special skill | only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team |
| tremble | 11 | a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement | - |
| alleged | 9 | doubtful or suspect | - |
| dialect | 10 | the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English |
| lettuce | 9 | informal terms for money | - |
| marbles | 11 | the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception | he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind |
| console | 9 | a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall | - |
| doubled | 11 | twice as great or many | the dose is doubled |
| twinkle | 14 | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes |
| fertile | 10 | bearing in abundance especially offspring | - |
| dilemma | 12 | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options | - |
| deleted | 9 | - | - |
| singles | 8 | badminton played with one person on each side | - |
| capsule | 11 | a shortened version of a written work | - |
| cleanse | 9 | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | - |
| leisure | 7 | time available for ease and relaxation | his job left him little leisure |
| sparkle | 13 | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | he had a sparkle in his eye |
| lending | 9 | disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned | - |
| neglect | 10 | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | - |
| doubles | 10 | badminton played with two players on each side | - |
| sleeper | 9 | a rester who is sleeping | - |
| unclear | 9 | not easily deciphered | - |
| celeste | 9 | - | - |
| shuffle | 16 | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | shuffle the cards |
| smuggle | 11 | import or export without paying customs duties | She smuggled cigarettes across the border |
| sterile | 7 | incapable of reproducing | - |
| allergy | 11 | hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity | - |
| goggles | 10 | (plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes | - |
| knuckle | 17 | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed | - |
| nucleus | 9 | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | - |
| pickled | 16 | (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid | - |
| stifler | 10 | a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses | he is a real conversation stifler |
| unleash | 10 | turn loose or free from restraint | - |
| trolley | 10 | a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity | - |
| hustler | 10 | a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | - |
| pledged | 12 | bound by or as if by an oath | - |
| crumble | 13 | fall into decay or ruin | - |
| cleaver | 12 | a butcher's knife having a large square blade | - |
| colleen | 9 | an Irish girl | - |
| learner | 7 | works for an expert to learn a trade | - |
| tangled | 9 | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | Oh, what a tangled web we weave |
| sellers | 7 | English comic actor (1925-1980) | - |
| stumble | 11 | miss a step and fall or nearly fall | She stumbled over the tree root |
| labeled | 10 | bearing or marked with a label or tag | properly labeled luggage |
| lovable | 12 | having characteristics that attract love or affection | a mischievous but lovable child |
| topless | 9 | having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity | topless waitresses |
| wrinkle | 14 | gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker | - |
| galilee | 8 | an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry | - |
| handler | 11 | (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | - |
| jobless | 16 | not having a job | jobless transients |
| godless | 9 | not revering god | - |
| toddler | 9 | a young child | - |
| mileage | 10 | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned | - |
| cleanup | 11 | the act of making something clean | - |
| startle | 7 | a sudden involuntary movement | - |
| blender | 10 | an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods | - |
| fleming | 13 | Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) | - |
| inhaler | 10 | a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion | - |
| langley | 11 | United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906) | - |
| electro | 9 | - | - |
| garbled | 11 | lacking orderly continuity | - |
| reptile | 9 | any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | - |
| anklets | 11 | a sock that reaches just above the ankle | - |
| leaping | 10 | a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | - |
| swindle | 11 | the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | - |
| pleaded | 11 | - | - |
| slender | 8 | being of delicate or slender build | she was slender as a willow shoot is slender |
| puzzled | 28 | filled with bewilderment | puzzled that she left without saying goodbye |
| disable | 10 | make unable to perform a certain action | disable this command on your computer |
| apostle | 9 | any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people | - |
| dribble | 12 | the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks | - |
| textile | 14 | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | - |
| cholera | 12 | an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food | - |
| unclean | 9 | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | unclean meat |
| clement | 11 | (of weather or climate) physically mild | clement weather |
| cobbler | 13 | a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit | - |
| cutlery | 12 | tableware implements for cutting and eating food | - |
| mislead | 10 | give false or misleading information to | - |
| drilled | 9 | trained in a skill by repetitious practice | well-drilled in military procedures |
| gentile | 8 | a Christian as contrasted with a Jew | - |
| jubilee | 16 | a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) | - |
| recycle | 14 | use again after processing | We must recycle the cardboard boxes |
| rattled | 8 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| trample | 11 | walk on and flatten | trample the flowers |
| brittle | 9 | caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets | - |
| gazelle | 17 | small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes | - |
| elevate | 10 | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | - |
| snuggle | 9 | position comfortably | - |
| riddled | 10 | (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes | a sweater riddled with moth holes |
| lenient | 7 | tolerant or lenient | - |
| leprosy | 12 | chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae | - |
| parsley | 12 | annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves | - |
| flemish | 15 | one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch | - |
| gutless | 8 | weak in willpower, courage or vitality | - |
| measles | 9 | an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children | - |
| cubicle | 13 | small individual study area in a library | - |
| telecom | 11 | (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically | - |
| baffled | 16 | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment | - |
| battled | 10 | - | - |
| dazzled | 27 | having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light | she shut her dazzled eyes against the sun's brilliance |
| blended | 11 | combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable | - |
| impaled | 12 | - | - |
| lengthy | 14 | relatively long in duration; tediously protracted | a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law |
| leftist | 10 | a person who belongs to the political left | - |
| peddler | 11 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) | - |
| swelled | 11 | feeling self-importance | had a swelled head |
| truffle | 13 | creamy chocolate candy | - |
| humbled | 15 | subdued or brought low in condition or status | - |
| kleenex | 18 | a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief | - |
| defiled | 12 | morally blemished; stained or impure | - |
| freckle | 16 | a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin | - |
| modeled | 11 | resembling sculpture | her finely modeled features |
| tadpole | 10 | a larval frog or toad | - |
| amiable | 11 | disposed to please | an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin |
| hurdles | 11 | a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles | - |
| inhaled | 11 | - | - |
| booklet | 13 | a small book usually having a paper cover | - |
| huddled | 13 | crowded or massed together | give me...your huddled masses |
| notable | 9 | widely known and esteemed | a notable historian |
| parable | 11 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) | - |
| stifled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a stifled yawn |
| fuelled | 11 | - | - |
| leveled | 11 | - | - |
| muffler | 15 | a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations | - |
| saddled | 10 | subject to an imposed burden | left me saddled with the bill |
| totaled | 8 | used of automobiles; completely demolished | the insurance adjuster declared the automobile totaled |
| leaflet | 10 | a small book usually having a paper cover | - |
| leakage | 12 | the discharge of a fluid from some container | - |
| skillet | 11 | a pan used for frying foods | - |
| lawless | 10 | disobedient to or defiant of law | lawless bands roaming the plains |
| wheeled | 14 | having wheels; often used in combination | - |
| foxhole | 20 | a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire | - |
| manhole | 12 | a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure | - |
| spindle | 10 | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | - |
| mangled | 11 | having edges that are jagged from injury | - |
| scuffle | 15 | a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling | - |
| likable | 13 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | - |
| jeweler | 17 | someone who makes jewelry | - |
| keyhole | 17 | the hole where a key is inserted | - |
| fledged | 13 | (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination | - |
| jumbled | 19 | in utter disorder | - |
| palette | 9 | one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor | - |
| payable | 14 | a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit | the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency |
| trickle | 13 | run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream | water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose |
| wriggle | 12 | the act of wiggling | - |
| coupled | 12 | connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks | - |
| dialled | 9 | - | - |
| starlet | 7 | a small star | - |
| bootleg | 10 | whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash | - |
| queller | 16 | - | - |
| stapler | 9 | a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together | - |
| winkler | 14 | - | - |
| compile | 13 | put together out of existing material | compile a list |
| debacle | 12 | a sound defeat | - |
| cleanly | 12 | smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly | she played the piano accompaniment cleanly |
| sizable | 18 | fairly large in size | a sizable fortune |
| fiddler | 12 | someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner | - |
| grumble | 12 | to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds | he grumbled a rude response |
| pothole | 12 | a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) | - |
| servile | 10 | relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants | Brown's attempt at servile insurrection |
| trawler | 10 | a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish | - |
| braille | 9 | French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852) | - |
| crackle | 15 | glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface | - |
| deflect | 13 | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | - |
| drizzle | 26 | very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower | - |
| shelled | 11 | of animals or fruits that have a shell | - |
| ukulele | 11 | a small guitar having four strings | - |
| muddled | 12 | confused and vague; used especially of thinking | - |
| paroled | 10 | - | - |
| ruffled | 14 | having decorative ruffles or frills | - |
| polenta | 9 | a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water | - |
| couplet | 11 | two items of the same kind | - |
| dogsled | 10 | travel with a dogsled | - |
| stubble | 11 | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | - |
| upscale | 11 | appropriate for people with good incomes | an upscale neighborhood |
| curable | 11 | capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent | - |
| durable | 10 | existing for a long time | hopes for a durable peace |
| wrangle | 11 | to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively | The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street |
| blemish | 14 | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) | a facial blemish |
| gobbler | 12 | male turkey | - |
| fleabag | 13 | a run-down hotel | - |
| nestled | 8 | drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection | saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside |
| steeple | 9 | a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | - |
| grapple | 12 | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match | the two men grappled with each other for several minutes |
| gribble | 12 | - | - |
| juggler | 16 | a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity | - |
| scuttle | 9 | container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire | - |
| shackle | 16 | bind the arms of | - |
| souffle | 13 | light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit | - |
| bleeder | 10 | someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding | - |
| broiled | 10 | cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill) | - |
| celesta | 9 | a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard | - |
| trundle | 8 | a low bed to be slid under a higher bed | - |
| aimless | 9 | aimlessly drifting | - |
| tumbler | 11 | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground | - |
| candler | 10 | - | - |
| kindled | 13 | set afire | a kindled fire |
| crumple | 13 | become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | - |
| sampler | 11 | someone who samples food or drink for its quality | - |
| lemming | 12 | any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution | - |
| shingle | 11 | building material used as siding or roofing | - |
| sleeved | 11 | made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination | sleeved garments |
| stealer | 7 | a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | - |
| witless | 10 | (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment | - |
| legless | 8 | not having legs | a legless man in a wheelchair |
| opulent | 9 | ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | - |
| eatable | 9 | any substance that can be used as food | - |
| affable | 15 | diffusing warmth and friendliness | an affable smile |
| sleight | 11 | adroitness in using the hands | - |
| hapless | 12 | deserving or inciting pity | a hapless victim |
| leasing | 8 | - | - |
| letdown | 11 | a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized | - |
| prowler | 12 | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions | - |
| dweller | 11 | a person who inhabits a particular place | - |
| sexless | 14 | having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs | - |
| whittle | 13 | cut small bits or pare shavings from | whittle a piece of wood |
| allegro | 8 | a brisk and lively tempo | - |
| leotard | 8 | a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance | - |
| legible | 10 | (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered | legible handwriting |
| quibble | 20 | argue over petty things | Let's not quibble over pennies |
| ageless | 8 | continuing forever or indefinitely | the ageless themes of love and revenge |
| spittle | 9 | a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches | - |
| tactile | 9 | of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch | a tactile reflex |
| warbler | 12 | a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song | - |
| gleaner | 8 | someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully | - |
| gristle | 8 | tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults | - |
| fixable | 19 | - | - |
| nibbler | 11 | a biter who takes dainty repeated bites | - |
| paisley | 12 | a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes | - |
| curdled | 11 | transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass | curdled milk |
| dabbled | 13 | covered with bright patches (often used in combination) | waves dabbled with moonlight |
| droplet | 10 | a tiny drop | - |
| sniffle | 13 | the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) | - |
| spackle | 15 | powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster | - |
| armless | 9 | having no arms | the armless Venus de Milo |
| beguile | 10 | influence by slyness | - |
| gnarled | 9 | used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots | gnarled and knotted hands |
| replete | 9 | (followed by `with') deeply filled or permeated | it is replete with misery |
| dwindle | 12 | become smaller or lose substance | Her savings dwindled down |
| entitle | 7 | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | - |
| settler | 7 | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country | - |
| soluble | 9 | (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) | - |
| treacle | 9 | writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | - |
| thistle | 10 | any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves | - |
| pleaser | 9 | a pleasing entertainer | he is quite the crowd pleaser |
| puerile | 9 | displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | puerile jokes |
| driller | 8 | - | - |
| sizzler | 25 | - | - |
| twaddle | 12 | pretentious or silly talk or writing | - |
| legwork | 15 | - | - |
| joyless | 17 | not experiencing or inspiring joy | a joyless man |
| pinhole | 12 | a small puncture that might have been made by a pin | - |
| enabler | 9 | - | - |
| stiller | 7 | - | - |
| tensile | 7 | capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | made of highly tensile steel alloy |
| unlearn | 7 | discard something previously learnt, like an old habit | - |
| twiddle | 12 | turn in a twisting or spinning motion | - |
| bungled | 11 | spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness | a bungled job |
| heckler | 16 | someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections | - |
| ignoble | 10 | not of the nobility | of ignoble (or ungentle) birth |
| movable | 14 | personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc) | - |
| peopled | 12 | furnished with people | sparsely peopled arctic regions |
| prattle | 9 | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | - |
| deplete | 10 | use up (resources or materials) | - |
| silesia | 7 | a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland | - |
| speller | 9 | someone who spells words | - |
| thimble | 14 | as much as a thimble will hold | - |
| guzzler | 26 | a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily | - |
| lefties | 10 | - | - |
| littler | 7 | small or little relative to something else | - |
| polemic | 13 | a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) | - |
| rambler | 11 | a person whose speech or writing is not well organized | - |
| reviled | 11 | - | - |
| crawler | 12 | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | - |
| cuticle | 11 | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | - |
| deviled | 12 | - | - |
| rustler | 7 | someone who steals livestock (especially cattle) | - |
| broiler | 9 | an oven or part of a stove used for broiling | - |
| galleon | 8 | a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries | - |
| lechery | 15 | unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity | - |
| lexicon | 16 | a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them | - |
| livable | 12 | fit or suitable to live in or with | livable conditions |
| raffles | 13 | British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826) | - |
| tableau | 9 | a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) | - |
| woollen | 10 | a fabric made from the hair of sheep | - |
| aplenty | 12 | - | - |
| bottler | 9 | a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages | - |
| airless | 7 | lacking fresh air | a dusty airless attic |
| meddler | 11 | an officious annoying person who interferes with others | - |
| maypole | 14 | a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day | - |
| pliable | 11 | able to adjust readily to different conditions | - |
| oracles | 9 | - | - |
| cruller | 9 | small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts | - |
| elevens | 10 | - | - |
| spoiler | 9 | someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence | - |
| rivaled | 11 | - | - |
| giblets | 10 | edible viscera of a fowl | - |
| fissile | 10 | capable of undergoing nuclear fission | - |
| leering | 8 | (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious | leering drugstore cowboys |
| rattler | 7 | pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken | - |
| rathole | 10 | a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats | - |
| relearn | 7 | learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it | After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs |
| equaled | 17 | - | - |
| snarled | 8 | tangled in knots or snarls | snarled thread |
| tousled | 8 | in disarray; extremely disorderly | a bed with tousled sheets |
| jeweled | 18 | covered with beads or jewels or sequins | - |
| epistle | 9 | a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle | - |
| stabile | 9 | not able or intended to be moved | - |
| suckled | 14 | (of an infant) breast-fed | - |
| rumpled | 12 | in disarray; extremely disorderly | a rumpled unmade bed |
| tickler | 13 | a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done | - |
| valence | 12 | (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate | - |
| artless | 7 | (of persons) lacking art or knowledge | - |
| boletus | 9 | type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible | - |
| lectern | 9 | desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer | - |
| plenary | 12 | full in all respects | a plenary session of the legislature |
| dappled | 13 | having spots or patches of color | - |
| sinless | 7 | free from sin | - |
| tackler | 13 | a football player who tackles the ball carrier | - |
| taxable | 16 | (of goods or funds) subject to taxation | taxable income |
| useable | 9 | convenient for use or disposal | - |
| ballets | 9 | - | - |
| battler | 9 | someone who fights (or is fighting) | - |
| bungler | 10 | someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | - |
| impaler | 11 | - | - |
| fangled | 12 | - | - |
| leveret | 10 | a young hare especially one in its first year | - |
| parolee | 9 | someone released on probation or on parole | - |
| polecat | 11 | American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae | - |
| quelled | 17 | subdued or overcome | the quelled rebellion |
| dawdler | 12 | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | - |
| chorale | 12 | a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune | - |
| cobbles | 13 | - | - |
| skiffle | 17 | a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments | - |
| stipple | 11 | produce a mottled effect | The sunlight stippled the trees |
| trestle | 7 | a supporting tower used to support a bridge | - |
| triplet | 9 | a set of three similar things considered as a unit | - |
| braless | 9 | having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity | - |
| growler | 11 | a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping | - |
| griddle | 10 | cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked | - |
| haggler | 12 | an intense bargainer | - |
| leeward | 11 | away from the wind | they were sailing leeward |
| legroom | 10 | - | - |
| malleus | 9 | the ossicle attached to the eardrum | - |
| mottled | 10 | having spots or patches of color | - |
| monocle | 11 | lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles | - |
| mutable | 11 | capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature | a mutable substance |
| potable | 11 | any liquid suitable for drinking | - |
| prickle | 15 | cause a stinging or tingling sensation | - |
| reveled | 11 | - | - |
| crinkle | 13 | a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | - |
| diddley | 13 | a small worthless amount | - |
| doleful | 11 | filled with or evoking sadness | the child's doleful expression |
| doublet | 10 | a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance | - |
| scruple | 11 | uneasiness about the fitness of an action | - |
| skittle | 11 | a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles | - |
| sunless | 7 | filled or abounding with clouds | - |
| swizzle | 28 | any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice | - |
| tiddler | 9 | a young person of either sex | `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
| twirler | 10 | (baseball) the person who does the pitching | - |
| beveled | 13 | - | - |
| bobsled | 12 | formerly two short sleds coupled together | - |
| brawler | 12 | a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls) | - |
| bristle | 9 | rise up as in fear | The dog's fur bristled |
| cajoled | 17 | - | - |
| foolery | 13 | foolish or senseless behavior | - |
| leadoff | 14 | - | - |
| leaguer | 8 | - | - |
| malefic | 14 | having or exerting a malignant influence | a malefic force |
| marbled | 12 | patterned with veins or streaks or color resembling marble | - |
| paddler | 11 | someone paddling a canoe | - |
| pustule | 9 | a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus | - |
| regaled | 9 | - | - |
| reelect | 9 | elect again | - |
| eyeless | 10 | lacking sight | blind as an eyeless beggar |
| splenic | 11 | of or relating to the spleen | - |
| triplex | 16 | having three units or components or elements | triplex windows |
| tenable | 9 | based on sound reasoning or evidence | - |
| voluble | 12 | marked by a ready flow of speech | she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations |
| wavelet | 13 | a small wave on the surface of a liquid | - |
| winglet | 11 | - | - |
| aureole | 7 | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | - |
| brickle | 15 | having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped | `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal |
| flecked | 17 | having a pattern of dots | - |
| giggler | 10 | a person who laughs nervously | - |
| gleeful | 11 | full of high-spirited delight | - |
| famille | 12 | - | - |
| leprous | 9 | relating to or resembling or having leprosy | - |
| leonine | 7 | of or characteristic of or resembling a lion | - |
| legging | 10 | a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) | - |
| legatee | 8 | someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed | - |
| pleural | 9 | of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax | pleural muscles |
| puzzler | 27 | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution | that's a real puzzler |
| chortle | 12 | laugh quietly or with restraint | - |
| shamble | 14 | walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet | - |
| sleeker | 11 | - | - |
| spangle | 10 | adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | - |
| tamable | 11 | capable of being tamed | - |
| rippled | 12 | uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves | - |
| tippler | 11 | someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities | - |
| tinkler | 11 | - | - |
| tattler | 7 | someone who gossips indiscreetly | - |
| walleye | 13 | pike-like freshwater perches | - |
| wheedle | 14 | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | - |
| wobbler | 14 | something that wobbles | - |
| baleful | 12 | deadly or sinister | the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look |
| boleros | 9 | - | - |
| carless | 9 | - | - |
| chiller | 12 | excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones | - |
| foreleg | 11 | the forelimb of a quadruped | - |
| granule | 8 | a tiny grain | - |
| gunwale | 11 | wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel | - |
| humbler | 14 | - | - |
| febrile | 12 | of or relating to or characterized by fever | a febrile reaction caused by an allergen |
| fleapit | 12 | an old shabby movie theater | - |
| kindler | 12 | - | - |
| leafing | 11 | (botany) the process of forming leaves | - |
| lemures | 9 | - | - |
| nacelle | 9 | a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine | - |
| jungled | 16 | - | - |
| perplex | 18 | be a mystery or bewildering to | - |
| dazzler | 26 | - | - |
| dangler | 9 | - | - |
| defiler | 11 | a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment | - |
| draggle | 10 | make wet and dirty, as from rain | - |
| edibles | 10 | - | - |
| elegiac | 10 | expressing sorrow often for something past | an elegiac lament for youthful ideals |
| chumley | 17 | - | - |
| schlepp | 16 | - | - |
| silents | 7 | a movie without a soundtrack | - |
