8-letter words containing LE
Embark on an exploration of 8-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 |
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possible | 12 | existing in possibility | possible uses of nuclear power |
terrible | 10 | causing fear or dread or terror | a terrible curse |
sleeping | 11 | quiet and inactive restfulness | - |
pleasure | 10 | a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience | he was tingling with pleasure |
complete | 14 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | a complete coward |
horrible | 13 | provoking horror | war is beyond all words horrible |
violence | 13 | the property of being wild or turbulent | the storm's violence |
bleeding | 12 | the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel | - |
cleaning | 11 | the act of making something clean | he gave his shoes a good cleaning |
released | 9 | - | - |
schedule | 14 | a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to | - |
learning | 9 | the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge | - |
struggle | 10 | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | - |
elevator | 11 | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building | - |
pleasant | 10 | affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings | we had a pleasant evening together |
electric | 12 | using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity | electric current |
talented | 9 | endowed with talent or talents | - |
elephant | 13 | five-toed pachyderm | - |
valuable | 13 | having worth or merit or value | a valuable friend |
blessing | 11 | a desirable state | enjoy the blessings of peace |
election | 10 | a vote to select the winner of a position or political office | the results of the election will be announced tonight |
hopeless | 13 | certain to fail | the situation is hopeless |
hercules | 13 | (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality | - |
homeless | 13 | physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security | - |
elements | 10 | violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements) | they felt the full fury of the elements |
tolerate | 8 | put up with something or somebody unpleasant | he learned to tolerate the heat |
multiple | 12 | having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual | multiple birth |
adorable | 11 | lovable especially in a childlike or naive way | - |
helpless | 13 | lacking in or deprived of strength or power | lying ill and helpless |
allergic | 11 | having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) | allergic children |
suitable | 10 | worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | the parents found the girl suitable for their son |
traveled | 12 | familiar with many parts of the world | a traveled, educated man |
thrilled | 12 | feeling intense pleasurable excitement | - |
expelled | 18 | - | - |
reliable | 10 | conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | reliable information |
entitled | 9 | qualified for by right according to law | we are all entitled to equal protection under the law |
troubled | 11 | characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination | these troubled areas |
splendid | 12 | very good; of the highest quality | he was a splendid teacher |
salesman | 10 | a man salesperson | - |
selected | 11 | chosen in preference to another | - |
harmless | 13 | not causing or capable of causing harm | harmless bacteria |
calendar | 11 | a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc) | I have you on my calendar for next Monday |
restless | 8 | lacking or not affording physical or mental rest | a restless night |
clearing | 11 | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | - |
sensible | 10 | able to feel or perceive | even amoeba are sensible creatures |
bracelet | 12 | jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration | - |
unstable | 10 | affording no ease or reassurance | - |
parallel | 10 | something having the property of being analogous to something else | - |
disabled | 12 | having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness | - |
skeleton | 12 | a scandal that is kept secret | there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet |
relevant | 11 | having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue | the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research |
napoleon | 10 | a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes | - |
canceled | 13 | - | - |
careless | 10 | (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration | careless of the consequences |
triangle | 9 | a three-sided polygon | - |
juvenile | 18 | displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | their behavior was juvenile |
ruthless | 11 | without mercy or pity | an act of ruthless ferocity |
strangle | 9 | prevent the progress or free movement of | the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries |
reckless | 14 | marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences | became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans |
lemonade | 11 | sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice | - |
detailed | 10 | developed or executed with care and in minute detail | a detailed plan |
imbecile | 14 | having a mental age of three to seven years | - |
telegram | 11 | a message transmitted by telegraph | - |
fearless | 11 | oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them | - |
fletcher | 16 | prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625) | - |
crippled | 15 | disabled in the feet or legs | a crippled soldier |
sniffles | 14 | - | - |
disciple | 13 | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | - |
silently | 11 | without speaking | - |
athletic | 13 | vigorously active | an athletic child |
cleaners | 10 | shop where dry cleaning is done | - |
wrestler | 11 | combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground | - |
subtitle | 10 | translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen | - |
flexible | 20 | able to adjust readily to different conditions | a flexible personality |
resemble | 12 | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to | She resembles her mother very much |
particle | 12 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
obstacle | 12 | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement |
wireless | 11 | an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals | - |
assemble | 12 | collect in one place | We assembled in the church basement |
traveler | 11 | a person who changes location | - |
bulletin | 10 | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) | - |
probable | 14 | likely but not certain to be or become true or real | he foresaw a probable loss |
startled | 9 | excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement | students startled by the teacher's quiet return |
arsehole | 11 | vulgar slang for anus | - |
insolent | 8 | unrestrained by convention or propriety | the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress |
chandler | 14 | United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959) | - |
eligible | 11 | qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen | eligible to run for office |
leverage | 12 | the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever | - |
credible | 13 | capable of being believed | completely credible testimony |
flawless | 14 | without a flaw | a flawless gemstone |
omelette | 10 | beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly | - |
clueless | 10 | totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring | - |
smuggled | 13 | distributed or sold illicitly | - |
needless | 9 | unnecessary and unwarranted | a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life |
knuckles | 18 | (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand | - |
shitless | 11 | (used as complement) to the utmost degree | the students were bored shitless |
portable | 12 | a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried | - |
epilepsy | 15 | a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions | - |
pleasing | 11 | giving pleasure and satisfaction | a pleasing piece of news |
wormhole | 16 | hole made by a burrowing worm | - |
wrinkled | 16 | (of linens or clothes) not ironed | - |
throttle | 11 | kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | - |
scramble | 14 | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | - |
elevated | 12 | of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | - |
painless | 10 | not causing physical or psychological pain | painless dentistry |
elegance | 11 | a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics) | the simplicity and elegance of his invention |
fleeting | 12 | lasting for a markedly brief time | a fleeting glance |
ridicule | 11 | subject to laughter or ridicule | The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house |
roulette | 8 | a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure | - |
lifeless | 11 | deprived of life; no longer living | a lifeless body |
nameless | 10 | being or having an unknown or unnamed source | corporations responsible to nameless owners |
headless | 12 | not using intelligence | - |
thriller | 11 | a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie | - |
smuggler | 12 | someone who imports or exports without paying duties | - |
pleading | 12 | begging | - |
silenced | 11 | reduced to silence | the silenced crowd waited expectantly |
solemnly | 13 | in a grave and sedate manner | the judge sat there solemnly |
scrabble | 14 | an aimless drawing | - |
enrolled | 9 | - | - |
leftover | 14 | a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists | - |
tolerant | 8 | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | tolerant of his opponent's opinions |
spotless | 10 | completely neat and clean | - |
testicle | 10 | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | - |
splendor | 11 | a quality that outshines the usual | - |
selfless | 11 | showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others | - |
mindless | 11 | not mindful or attentive | - |
obsolete | 10 | no longer in use | obsolete words |
gullible | 11 | naive and easily deceived or tricked | at that early age she had been gullible and in love |
leukemia | 14 | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
sprinkle | 14 | a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | - |
electron | 10 | an elementary particle with negative charge | - |
eleventh | 14 | coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position | - |
nobleman | 12 | a titled peer of the realm | - |
volatile | 11 | liable to lead to sudden change or violence | a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation |
sociable | 12 | a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity | - |
lecturer | 10 | a public lecturer at certain universities | - |
delegate | 10 | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | - |
whistler | 14 | United States painter (1834-1903) | - |
swindler | 12 | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | - |
tangible | 11 | perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch | skin with a tangible roughness |
telecast | 10 | broadcast via television | - |
ensemble | 12 | the chorus of a ballet company | - |
molecule | 12 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
alleluia | 8 | - | - |
cleavage | 14 | (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum | - |
popsicle | 14 | ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly |
timeless | 10 | unaffected by time | Helen's timeless beauty |
valencia | 13 | a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean | - |
silencer | 10 | a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise | - |
pamphlet | 17 | a small book usually having a paper cover | - |
feasible | 13 | capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are | - |
swindled | 13 | - | - |
appalled | 13 | struck with fear, dread, or consternation | - |
hellhole | 14 | any place of pain and turmoil | - |
depleted | 12 | no longer sufficient | our funds are depleted |
scruples | 12 | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | - |
shambles | 15 | a building where animals are butchered | - |
variable | 13 | a star that varies noticeably in brightness | - |
gleaming | 12 | a flash of light (especially reflected light) | - |
stroller | 8 | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | - |
bearable | 12 | capable of being borne though unpleasant | - |
schiller | 13 | German romantic writer (1759-1805) | - |
teleport | 10 | transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another | - |
flagpole | 14 | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors | - |
compiled | 15 | - | - |
hairless | 11 | having no hair or fur | a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail |
squabble | 21 | a quarrel about petty points | - |
scribble | 14 | an aimless drawing | - |
bastille | 10 | a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution | - |
blending | 12 | a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | - |
pinnacle | 12 | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame |
molester | 10 | someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities | - |
crucible | 14 | a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions | - |
unveiled | 12 | revealed; especially by having a veil removed | a new generation of unveiled women in Iran |
uncalled | 11 | - | - |
stiletto | 8 | a small dagger with a tapered blade | - |
sleepers | 10 | - | - |
soulless | 8 | lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling | - |
tireless | 8 | characterized by hard work and perseverance | - |
skittles | 12 | a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins | - |
alleyway | 17 | a narrow street with walls on both sides | - |
clenched | 16 | closed or squeezed together tightly | a clenched fist |
crumpled | 15 | of metal e.g. | a car with a crumpled front end |
tricycle | 15 | a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals | - |
fraulein | 11 | a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman | - |
gauntlet | 9 | a glove with long sleeve | - |
jeweller | 18 | someone who makes jewelry | - |
bleached | 16 | (used of color) artificially produced; not natural | a bleached blonde |
lectured | 11 | - | - |
cleverly | 16 | in a clever manner | they were cleverly arranged |
gleaning | 10 | - | - |
loophole | 13 | an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation | - |
lengthen | 12 | become long or longer | In Spring, the days lengthen |
clerical | 12 | appropriate for or engaged in office work | clerical skills |
trembles | 12 | disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot | - |
stickler | 14 | someone who insists on something | a stickler for promptness |
profiler | 13 | - | - |
allegory | 12 | a short moral story (often with animal characters) | - |
likeable | 14 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | - |
subtlety | 13 | the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze | you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew |
shingles | 12 | eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia | - |
annulled | 9 | - | - |
belittle | 10 | cause to seem less serious; play down | Don't belittle his influence |
shackled | 18 | bound by chains fastened around the ankles | - |
faceless | 13 | without a face or identity | a faceless apparition |
labelled | 11 | bearing or marked with a label or tag | - |
loveless | 11 | receiving no love | a loveless childhood |
palpable | 14 | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | a palpable lie |
sledding | 11 | advancing toward a goal | the proposal faces tough sledding |
amicable | 14 | characterized by friendship and good will | an amicable agreement |
dyslexic | 21 | having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder | - |
telltale | 8 | someone who gossips indiscreetly | - |
squealer | 17 | domestic swine | - |
consoled | 11 | - | - |
legalize | 18 | make legal | Marijuana should be legalized |
levitate | 11 | be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity | The guru claimed that he could levitate |
signaled | 10 | - | - |
leniency | 13 | lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers | - |
baseless | 10 | without a basis in reason or fact | baseless gossip |
encircle | 12 | form or draw a circle around | encircle the errors |
enviable | 13 | causing envy | an enviable position |
galleria | 9 | a genus of Pyralidae | - |
wrangler | 12 | a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses | - |
clemency | 17 | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | - |
cobblers | 14 | a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball) | - |
pledging | 13 | - | - |
boneless | 10 | being without a bone or bones | jellyfish are boneless |
elective | 13 | a course that the student can select from among alternatives | - |
frazzled | 30 | - | - |
inedible | 11 | not suitable for food | - |
loveable | 13 | having characteristics that attract love or affection | - |
workable | 17 | capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are | - |
pleiades | 11 | a star cluster in the constellation Taurus | - |
littlest | 8 | - | - |
peerless | 10 | eminent beyond or above comparison | a peerless scholar |
alerting | 9 | a state of readiness to respond | alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG |
nouvelle | 11 | - | - |
linoleum | 10 | a floor covering | - |
coleslaw | 13 | basically shredded cabbage | - |
sizeable | 19 | fairly large in size | - |
skeletal | 12 | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold | a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys |
pitiless | 10 | without mercy or pity | - |
immobile | 14 | securely fixed in place | - |
legality | 12 | lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute | - |
listless | 8 | marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm | reacted to the crisis with listless resignation |
straddle | 10 | range or extend over; occupy a certain area | The plants straddle the entire state |
rifleman | 13 | a soldier whose weapon is a rifle | - |
seamless | 10 | smooth, especially of skin | - |
passable | 12 | about average; acceptable | - |
gargoyle | 13 | an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal | - |
molehill | 13 | a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing | - |
levelled | 12 | - | - |
leapfrog | 14 | advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors | the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends |
deleting | 10 | - | - |
camomile | 14 | Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis | - |
untangle | 9 | release from entanglement of difficulty | - |
repelled | 11 | - | - |
barnacle | 12 | European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north | - |
befallen | 13 | - | - |
excelled | 18 | - | - |
idleness | 9 | having no employment | - |
clavicle | 15 | bone linking the scapula and sternum | - |
culpable | 14 | deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | culpable negligence |
tentacle | 10 | any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion | - |
toilette | 8 | the act of dressing and preparing yourself | - |
rekindle | 13 | arouse again | rekindle hopes |
caboodle | 13 | any collection in its entirety | she bought the whole caboodle |
alleging | 10 | - | - |
eclectic | 14 | someone who selects according to the eclectic method | - |
virulent | 11 | harsh or corrosive in tone | - |
tactless | 10 | lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others | in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age |
unicycle | 15 | a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals | - |
overrule | 11 | rule against | The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill |
erectile | 10 | filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood | erectile tissue |
porthole | 13 | an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | - |
blowhole | 16 | a hole for the escape of gas or air | - |
forcible | 15 | impelled by physical force especially against resistance | forcible entry |
modelled | 12 | - | - |
damnable | 13 | deserving a curse | her damnable pride |
valerian | 11 | a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers | - |
yuletide | 12 | period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 | - |
sinkhole | 15 | a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof | - |
snuggled | 11 | drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection | like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms |
peephole | 15 | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep | - |
profiled | 14 | - | - |
burnable | 12 | capable of burning | - |
moonless | 10 | without a moon or a visible moon | the dark moonless night |
lessened | 9 | impaired by diminution | - |
chiseled | 14 | having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges | a finely chiseled nose |
unusable | 10 | not capable of being used | - |
totalled | 9 | - | - |
scullery | 13 | a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done | - |
spangled | 12 | covered with beads or jewels or sequins | - |
leveling | 12 | the act of making equal or uniform | - |
cleanser | 10 | a preparation used in cleaning something | - |
unleaded | 10 | not treated with lead | unleaded gasoline |
retailer | 8 | a merchant who sells goods at retail | - |
platelet | 10 | tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting | - |
amenable | 12 | responsive to suggestions and influences | an amenable child |
formless | 13 | having no definite form or distinct shape | an aggregate of formless particles |
mandible | 13 | the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | - |
odorless | 9 | having no odor | odorless gas |
plethora | 13 | extreme excess | - |
readable | 11 | easily deciphered | - |
beguiled | 12 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
dyslexia | 19 | impaired ability to learn to read | - |
embezzle | 30 | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family |
entangle | 9 | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | The child entangled the cord |
feckless | 17 | generally incompetent and ineffectual | feckless attempts to repair the plumbing |
lewdness | 12 | the trait of behaving in an obscene manner | - |
tunneled | 9 | - | - |
pummeled | 15 | - | - |
apoplexy | 22 | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | - |
chenille | 13 | a soft tufted cord used in embroidery | - |
reveille | 11 | (military) signal to wake up | - |
redouble | 11 | double again | The noise doubled and redoubled |
bunghole | 14 | vulgar slang for anus | - |
operable | 12 | fit or ready for use or service | - |
lethargy | 15 | weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy | - |
telepath | 13 | - | - |
skinless | 12 | having no skin | - |
opulence | 12 | wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | - |
leotards | 9 | skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls | - |
cordless | 11 | not having a cord | cordless telephone |
washable | 16 | capable of being washed without injury | washable woolens |
spiraled | 11 | - | - |
selenium | 10 | a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite) | - |
pitiable | 12 | inspiring mixed contempt and pity | pitiable lack of character |
plebeian | 12 | of or associated with the great masses of people | his square plebeian nose |
paleface | 15 | - | - |
fleecing | 14 | - | - |
impeller | 12 | the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) | - |
magdalen | 12 | a reformed prostitute | - |
leathery | 14 | resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable | - |
leavings | 12 | - | - |
calender | 11 | a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers | - |
wordless | 12 | expressed without speech | choking exasperation and wordless shame |
speckled | 17 | having a pattern of dots | - |
pleurisy | 13 | inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer) | - |
barreled | 11 | (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends | - |
musicale | 12 | - | - |
lethally | 14 | - | - |
chiseler | 13 | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | - |
deletion | 9 | the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors |
unsettle | 8 | disturb the composure of | - |
tabletop | 12 | the top horizontal work surface of a table | - |
solenoid | 9 | a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil | - |
pentacle | 12 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon | - |
beanpole | 12 | - | - |
equalled | 18 | - | - |
folktale | 15 | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | - |
marveled | 14 | - | - |
laudable | 11 | worthy of high praise | applaudable efforts to save the environment |
wearable | 13 | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | - |
winnable | 13 | - | - |
telethon | 11 | - | - |
tuneless | 8 | not having a musical sound or pleasing tune | - |
unpeeled | 11 | - | - |
rissoles | 8 | - | - |
rootless | 8 | wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community | a rootless wanderer |
shoeless | 11 | without shoes | shoeless Joe Jackson |
sledging | 11 | - | - |
snuffles | 14 | - | - |
resettle | 8 | settle in a new place | The immigrants had to resettle |
preamble | 14 | a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) | - |
asystole | 11 | absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death | - |
bankable | 16 | acceptable to or at a bank | bankable funds |
billable | 12 | - | - |
dribbler | 13 | a person who dribbles | that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib |
fallible | 13 | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | I'm only a fallible human |
follicle | 13 | any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity | - |
landless | 9 | owning no land | the landless peasantry |
meatless | 10 | lacking meat | meatless days |
cerulean | 10 | a light shade of blue | - |
coalesce | 12 | mix together different elements | - |
unsealed | 9 | not established or confirmed | his doom is as yet unsealed |
straggle | 10 | wander from a direct or straight course | - |
teletype | 13 | - | - |
unbuckle | 16 | undo the buckle of | - |
shoveled | 15 | - | - |
sparkler | 14 | diamonds | - |
reusable | 10 | capable of being used again | - |
purulent | 10 | containing pus | a purulent wound |
refueled | 12 | - | - |
freckled | 18 | relating to or covered with or resembling freckles | - |
impelled | 13 | urged or forced to action through moral pressure | felt impelled to take a stand against the issue |
indocile | 11 | incapable of being controlled | - |
kissable | 14 | - | - |
leftwing | 15 | - | - |
legation | 9 | the post or office of legate | - |
clearway | 16 | a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) | - |
compiler | 14 | (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program | - |
dateless | 9 | having no known beginning and presumably no end | the dateless rise and fall of the tides |
wingless | 12 | lacking wings | - |
windless | 12 | without or almost without wind | he prefers windless days for playing golf |
toiletry | 11 | artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body) | - |
unclench | 15 | - | - |
undoable | 11 | impossible to achieve | - |
squiggle | 19 | a short twisting line | - |
rivalled | 12 | - | - |
saleable | 10 | capable of being sold; fit for sale | saleable at a low price |
sellable | 10 | fit to be offered for sale | - |
solvable | 13 | capable of being solved | such problems are perfectly solvable |
penciled | 13 | drawn or written with a pencil | a penciled sketch |
backless | 16 | lacking a back | a stool is a backless and armless seat |
ethylene | 14 | a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic | - |
funneled | 12 | - | - |
domicile | 13 | make one's home in a particular place or community | - |
grizzled | 28 | having dark hairs mixed with grey or white | - |
heedless | 12 | characterized by careless unconcern | the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes |
moveable | 15 | capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another | - |
cleavers | 13 | annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | - |
cleaving | 14 | - | - |
crinkled | 15 | uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves | - |
tableaux | 17 | - | - |
tailless | 8 | not having a tail | - |
televise | 11 | broadcast via television | The Royal wedding was televised |
tameless | 10 | - | - |
unhealed | 12 | not healed | an unhealed wound |
revelled | 12 | - | - |
polemics | 14 | the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors | - |
prattler | 10 | someone who speaks in a childish way | - |
palestra | 10 | a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes | - |
beatable | 12 | susceptible to being defeated | - |
billeted | 11 | - | - |
extolled | 16 | - | - |
handless | 12 | lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature |
huggable | 15 | - | - |
indolent | 9 | disinclined to work or exertion | an indolent hanger-on |
neckless | 14 | lacking or apparently lacking a neck | - |
lenience | 10 | lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers | - |
legalise | 9 | make legal | - |
leggings | 11 | - | - |
liveable | 13 | fit or suitable to live in or with | - |
chewable | 18 | able to be chewed or cut | - |
woodpile | 14 | a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel | - |
telefilm | 13 | a movie that is made to be shown on television | - |
testable | 10 | - | - |
trembler | 12 | one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear | - |
starless | 8 | not starry; having no stars or starlike objects | dark starless nights |
seedless | 9 | lacking seeds | seedless grapefruit |
sleepily | 13 | in a sleepy manner | the two children who were snuggled sleepily in the back of the car |
plectrum | 14 | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | - |
paleness | 10 | the property of having a naturally light complexion | - |
balletic | 12 | characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet | - |
alehouse | 11 | a tavern where ale is sold | - |
eatables | 10 | - | - |
grappler | 13 | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope | - |
instable | 10 | - | - |
gormless | 11 | (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality | - |
noblesse | 10 | the state of being of noble birth | - |
oleander | 9 | an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions | - |
legalese | 9 | a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law | - |
lettered | 9 | highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | - |
leafless | 11 | having no leaves | - |
chuckled | 20 | - | - |
camisole | 12 | a short sleeveless undergarment for women | - |
wriggler | 13 | larva of a mosquito | - |
teletext | 15 | - | - |
tankless | 12 | - | - |
treeless | 8 | not wooded | - |
ungentle | 9 | not of the nobility | of ignoble (or ungentle) birth |
roofless | 11 | physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security | - |
scalable | 12 | capable of being scaled; possible to scale | the scalable slope of a mountain |
scrolled | 11 | - | - |
scrapple | 14 | scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying | - |
selector | 10 | a switch that is used to select among alternatives | - |
pinochle | 15 | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist | - |
pleating | 11 | the act of folding in parallel folds | - |
provable | 15 | capable of being demonstrated or proved | practical truth provable to all men |
redolent | 9 | (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous | the hall was redolent of floor wax |
bailable | 12 | admitting of bail | a bailable offense |
bedazzle | 29 | to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light | - |
bristled | 11 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
flexibly | 23 | with flexibility | `Come whenever you are free,' he said flexibly |
fledging | 14 | - | - |
foldable | 14 | capable of being folded up and stored | - |
frontlet | 11 | an adornment worn on the forehead | - |
knuckler | 18 | a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin | - |
knothole | 15 | a hole in a board where a knot came out | - |
ladleful | 12 | - | - |
milkless | 14 | having no milk | milkless breasts |
leaching | 14 | the process of leaching | - |
limbless | 12 | having no limbs | a snake is a limbless reptile |
clerking | 15 | the activity of recording business transactions | - |
cochlear | 15 | of or relating to the cochlea of the ear | cochlear implant |
coquille | 19 | a dish in the form of a scallop shell | - |
coverlet | 13 | a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) | - |
deniable | 11 | capable of being denied or contradicted | - |
canoodle | 11 | fondle or pet affectionately | - |
unviable | 13 | - | - |
tearless | 8 | free from tears | - |
truffled | 15 | - | - |
unbilled | 11 | - | - |
simoleon | 10 | - | - |
sleazier | 17 | - | - |
sleepier | 10 | - | - |
pathless | 13 | lacking pathways | - |
pastille | 10 | a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat | - |
playable | 15 | capable of or suitable for being played or played on | a playable lie in golf |