9-Letter Words Ending in K

Browse words matching your filter criteria

193 Words Found
30 Max Score
9 Letters

Search for Words

Active Filters:
9 letters Ends with: k
Clear All
Found 193 words in the American English dictionary 9 letters
9-Letter Words Ending in K (193 words)
Search Complete!
193 words found matching your search criteria
Results by Ifindwords.com
afterdeck (19 points)
Ship area behind the bridge house
Later, adorn part of ship
Dress following of stern queen in area behind bridge
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
amberjack (26 points)
Angler's catch in the Atlantic
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
antiblack (17 points)
Like much prejudice called out by One People's Project
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
anticrack (17 points)
CRACK to {fracture=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
antiknock (19 points)
Fuel additive in tank, I conk out
Like some gasolines
High-octane
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+K·5+N·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
antiquark (22 points)
QUARK an imagined atomic particle
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 22 pts
antishark (16 points)
SHARK to obtain by swindling
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 16 pts
antishock (18 points)
SHOCK to outrage feelings
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
antistick (15 points)
STICK to support with slender pieces of wood
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 15 pts
applejack (26 points)
Money earned by singer Fiona (wordplay)
Brandy distilled from hard cider
Distilled cider, a type of brandy
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
awestruck (18 points)
Wondering at a vehicle we collided with
Lost for words as we crashed lorry
Ace you and I hit is impressed
A·1+W·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
backblock (25 points)
BLOCK to {obstruct=v}
B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 25 pts
backtrack (23 points)
Beat a retreat (wordplay)
Retrace one's steps
Return to support course
B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
bailiwick (20 points)
Area of authority
Jurisdiction of a bailiff
Area of expertise
B·3+A·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+W·4+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
beefsteak (18 points)
Complaint given audible support gets cut
Protein-rich entree
Kind of tomato
B·3+E·1+E·1+F·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+K·5 = 18 pts
benchmark (22 points)
Standard set by a substitute (wordplay)
Standard score from judges (wordplay)
Don't let Harmon play (wordplay)
B·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 22 pts
billycock (22 points)
Right sort of hat for one who rules the roost
B·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
birthmark (20 points)
Beauty spot, perhaps
Means of identification, in fiction.
Blemish on the skin
B·3+I·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 20 pts
blackcock (25 points)
""The male of the European black grouse (Tetrao tetrix, Linn.); so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen. See Heath grouse. Tetrao tetrix, Linn.); so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray hen. See Heath grouse.""
B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 25 pts
blackjack (30 points)
Great deal (wordplay)
Knave of Clubs (wordplay)
Gambler's game, perhaps
B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 30 pts
boardwalk (19 points)
Expensive Monopoly property
Its houses cost $200 each
Site of many arcades
B·3+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 19 pts
bodycheck (26 points)
Medical obstruction (wordplay)
Hit on ice
Could be physical obstruction
B·3+O·1+D·2+Y·4+C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
bootblack (19 points)
Buffer (wordplay)
Oxford shiner
Pump polisher
B·3+O·1+O·1+T·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
brainsick (17 points)
Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
B·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
breakneck (21 points)
Dangerously rash and injurious
Very quick kiss on holiday
This speed is recklessly dangerous
B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
brickwork (24 points)
Between back walls, stack and line up masonry
B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 24 pts
brushback (22 points)
*Close pitch: shower tool
*Close pitch shower tool
B·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
brushwork (21 points)
Is S weeping for this? P ain't with it
Painter's technique
Encounter with Gorky discovered the technique of an artist
B·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 21 pts
bushwhack (26 points)
Turn on US president (wife getting chop)
Hit by the 43rd president (wordplay)
Work to clear scrub, ambush (US, Aus)
B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+W·4+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
buttstock (17 points)
English word
B·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
camelback (21 points)
Nomad's street in Phoenix (wordplay)
Hump dais (wordplay)
Nomad's street in Phoenix?
C·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
carryback (22 points)
Tax return credit.
Tax law provision affecting prior years
Famous racehorse.
C·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
cheapjack (29 points)
Inferior inexpensive card
Seller of inferior goods
Seller of shoddy goods
C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+P·3+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 29 pts
checkbook (26 points)
Bill payer's need
It needs balancing
It must be carefully balanced
C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 26 pts
checkmark (26 points)
*Symbol for 'O.K.'
*Symbol for "O.K."
Approval indicator
C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 26 pts
chopstick (22 points)
In the plural, they're oriental cutlery
You can't eat with one
Cuts off credit to Chinese food raiser
C·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
clockwork (24 points)
The source of springtime (wordplay)
The wind of springtime (wordplay)
That goes for springtime
C·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 24 pts
coachwork (23 points)
Creation of automobile bodies
C·3+O·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 23 pts
cookshack (24 points)
English word
C·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+S·1+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
cornstalk (15 points)
Plant with ears
Fall field sight.
Field of Dreams plant
C·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 15 pts
crabstick (19 points)
""A stick, cane, or cudgel, made of the wood of the carb tree.""
C·3+R·1+A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
crackback (25 points)
English word
C·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 25 pts
crookback (23 points)
A crooked back; one who has a crooked or deformed back; a hunchback.
C·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+K·5+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
crookneck (21 points)
""Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The summer crookneck is botanically a variety of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (Cucurbita moschata) and is smooth and often striped.summer crookneck is botanically a variety of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (Cucurbita moschata) and is smooth and often striped.""
C·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+K·5+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
crosswalk (18 points)
Pedestrian's lane.
Corner-to-corner lines
Pedestrian's lane
C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 18 pts
cyberpunk (22 points)
Blade Runner film genre
Science fiction subgenre
Altered Carbon genre
C·3+Y·4+B·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 22 pts
disembark (18 points)
Birds make unusual move to solid ground (wordplay)
Get off
Step off
D·2+I·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 18 pts
drawnwork (20 points)
Ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns.
D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4+N·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 20 pts
dreadlock (17 points)
Rasta's braid
D·2+R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
drumstick (18 points)
Chicken leg (for a percussionist?)
Joint offering many spirits on credit
The tibia of a dressed fowl
D·2+R·1+U·1+M·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
earthwork (19 points)
Farming for defence (wordplay)
Rampart made of soil
Agriculture for defence
E·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
falsework (19 points)
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a framework supporting something under construction
F·4+A·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
fancywork (24 points)
""Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery, crocheting, netting, etc.""
F·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 24 pts
feedstock (19 points)
Use cattle cake, perhaps, as raw material
F·4+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
fenugreek (17 points)
Plant with seeds used for flavouring
Spice plant
Stylish European goes to marsh for its seeds
F·4+E·1+N·1+U·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1+K·5 = 17 pts
fieldwork (20 points)
Story by Eugene (wordplay)
Story by Eugene?
It's done outside a lab
F·4+I·1+E·1+L·1+D·2+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 20 pts
firebreak (18 points)
Gap in vegetation
Blaze-stopping clear spot
Strip cut from forest yielding free bark I distributed
F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5 = 18 pts
firebrick (20 points)
""A brick made of fire clay, used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys.""
F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
flagstick (19 points)
Golfer's target
It has to be replaced, of course
It marks a hole
F·4+L·1+A·1+G·2+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
flashback (23 points)
Childhood scene, perhaps
This is Us technique
Past scene re-enacted
F·4+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
flintlock (18 points)
Type of firearm.
Old-fashioned firearm
Old-fashioned gun.
F·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
forecheck (23 points)
CHECK to {inspect=v}
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
foreshank (19 points)
""SHANK to hit sharply to the right, as a golf ball""
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 19 pts
foreshock (21 points)
Minor Earth tremor
Tremor preceding an earthquake
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
forespeak (18 points)
""To predict, pa t FORESPAKE, FORESPOKE, pa p FORESPOKEN""
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+K·5 = 18 pts
framework (21 points)
Art hanger's profession (wordplay)
Structure, skeleton
Structural skeleton
F·4+R·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 21 pts
frostwork (19 points)
Window patterns
F·4+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
gangplank (17 points)
Capone's political position (wordplay)
Capone's political position?
Board to board (wordplay)
G·2+A·1+N·1+G·2+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 17 pts
glasswork (17 points)
Tiffany lampshade, e.g
Tiffany lampshade, for example
Murano artistry
G·2+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 17 pts
goldbrick (19 points)
Slacker at Fort Knox (wordplay)
... for a loafer (wordplay)
Loaf on the job
G·2+O·1+L·1+D·2+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
gooseneck (16 points)
Part of a lamp, perhaps
Part of a desk lamp
Flexible type of desk lamp
G·2+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
greenback (18 points)
Ne'er G for one dollar (wordplay)
Ne'er G, perhaps, for the buck instates
9 across is never G, perhaps
G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
greensick (16 points)
See chlorosis .
G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
grillwork (17 points)
Third degree, in a way
Automobile feature
Decorative grating
G·2+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 17 pts
guesswork (17 points)
Pure conjecture
There's little reason for using this in solution
Have a go at what the men do with speculation
G·2+U·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 17 pts
guidebook (17 points)
Tourist's sightseeing aid
Tourist's need.
Source of information for tourists
G·2+U·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 17 pts
gunnysack (19 points)
Grain holder, perhaps
Grain holder on a farm
Big bag for grain
G·2+U·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
handiwork (20 points)
How a drink ruined its production
Do-it-yourself production.
Manual creation
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 20 pts
hatchback (25 points)
A certain auto body type (5,4)
Utah senator s mid-sized car (wordplay)
Shade second car
H·4+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 25 pts
haversack (21 points)
Affirms horse on the outside had the bag
Strong bag slung over the shoulder
Hiker's burden.
H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
headstock (19 points)
A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine
H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
heartsick (18 points)
Unhappy in cardiac way (wordplay)
Sad, as a jilted lover
More than blue
H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
hollyhock (24 points)
Buddy s tarsal joint (wordplay)
Plant with sHOwy flowers
Floral symbol of "ambition."
H·4+O·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+H·4+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
horseback (20 points)
Godiva's locale
E's ROH for a ride
The way the rider has returned (wordplay)
H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
houseleek (16 points)
Plant having pink flowers
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+K·5 = 16 pts
housework (19 points)
Vacuuming and dusting
Domestic chores in workhouse
Important field of employment.
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
huckaback (26 points)
""A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings.""
H·4+U·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
hunchback (25 points)
Quasimodo was the ... of Notre Dame
Quasimodo was one
Quasimodo, for example
H·4+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 25 pts
inglenook (14 points)
Medieval fireplace feature
Corner near the yule-log
No clearance after Nigel blasted corner
I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 14 pts
interbank (15 points)
Like wire transfers
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 15 pts
interlink (13 points)
Connect, as chain parts
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 13 pts
interlock (15 points)
Bury forward has to fit in with the rest
Couple together in old exam jam
Engage, as crossword solutions do
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 15 pts
interwork (16 points)
WORK to toil in mind or body
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 16 pts
jailbreak (22 points)
Cooler idea (wordplay)
Warden's worry
Thin Lizzy's great escape
J·8+A·1+I·1+L·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5 = 22 pts
lampblack (21 points)
Light colour for soot (wordplay)
Soot used as a pigment
Powdery form of carbon
L·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
leafstalk (16 points)
Stem protrusion
Slender stem that supports plant's flat green structure
Petiole
L·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 16 pts
leaseback (17 points)
Property seller's arrangement
Property seller's temp arrangement
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
livestock (18 points)
Farm animals exist to breed
One source of rural income.
(Domestic) animals in general
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
mahlstick (20 points)
One's taken up by the painter with a handshake
M·3+A·1+H·4+L·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
matchbook (22 points)
Record of Wimbledon action (wordplay)
Restaurant souvenir, maybe
Record of a World Cup game (wordplay)
M·3+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 22 pts
matchlock (22 points)
Weapon child found in county town
Old-fashioned type of gun
Musket device
M·3+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
maulstick (17 points)
1's supporter savages parasite
M·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
metalmark (17 points)
""Any of several small, darkly colored butterflies of the family Riodinidae, occurring mainly in tropical regions and having iridescent lines or spots on the wings.""
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 17 pts
metalwork (18 points)
Mark and the rest operate this craft!
Walk, Metro out of order. Rails perhaps
Welding and soldering et al.
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 18 pts
misstruck (17 points)
STRUCK strike
M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
monadnock (18 points)
Peak in S. W. New Hampshire, 3,186 ft
M·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+N·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
multibank (17 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 17 pts
newsbreak (18 points)
Reason to 'interrupt this program'
Reason to "interrupt this program"
N·1+E·1+W·4+S·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5 = 18 pts
nighthawk (23 points)
Almost time to try to sell winger
What H. King designed for flier
Bird, strange thing, certainly not a dove!
N·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+H·4+A·1+W·4+K·5 = 23 pts
nonshrink (16 points)
SHRINK to contract or draw back
N·1+O·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 16 pts
notchback (22 points)
An automobile having a roof that drops off sharply to the top of the rear compartment.
N·1+O·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
overdrank (17 points)
DRANK drink
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 17 pts
overdrink (17 points)
To drink to excess.
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 17 pts
overdrunk (17 points)
DRUNK intoxicated
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 17 pts
overstock (18 points)
Put too much into inventory
Buy more than you can sell
If you do this it's too much of a good thing
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
overthink (19 points)
Suffer from analysis paralysis, say
Subject to excessive analysis
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 19 pts
overtrick (18 points)
Cards taken in excess of the contract in Bridge
Obvious strain, this beyond the contract (wordplay)
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
paintwork (18 points)
Discomfort with provocative dance reported as an act of touching up (wordplay)
Dad employed to collect Ford's model car's treated surfaces
P·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 18 pts
paperback (21 points)
Perhaps re pap for a penguin
Bound not to be hard re pap, perhaps
Maybe Sun to support publication
P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
paperwork (20 points)
Daily assignment (wordplay)
Dealing with documentation
Clerk's concern.
P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 20 pts
patchwork (23 points)
Kind of quilt
Quilter's hodgepodge
Made up of many different elements
P·3+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 23 pts
photomask (20 points)
English word
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+K·5 = 20 pts
pickaback (25 points)
Choose one of the players for the ride
One way to shoulder the job of team selection
Act as a football selector - see this in celebration after goal (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 25 pts
pickthank (24 points)
""One who strives to put another under obligation; an officious person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively.""
P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+T·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 24 pts
piecework (20 points)
One way to earn.
Method of operation in some factories.
Tut! That's fantastic English epic work
P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 20 pts
piggyback (24 points)
Greedy football player (wordplay)
A porcine ride (wordplay)
Ball-hogging player (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+G·2+G·2+Y·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
pinchbeck (24 points)
Steal stream similar silver sham
Cheap (alloy); sham
Steal the stream with an alloy
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
pitchfork (23 points)
American Gothic implement
Tool for moving hay
Farmer's tool.
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+F·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 23 pts
placekick (23 points)
Field goal attempt
Gridiron tactic using a tee
That may lead to conversion, to boot
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+K·5+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
poppycock (26 points)
A ladybird? Nonsense!
Flower crower? Piffle!
Pop goes the rooster? 23 down!
P·3+O·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
portapack (19 points)
English word
P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
preshrank (18 points)
SHRANK shrink
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 18 pts
preshrink (18 points)
Treat (a garment) before use so it keeps its size
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 18 pts
preshrunk (18 points)
Like treated jeans
Sanforized
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 18 pts
pressmark (17 points)
Printer's sign.
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 17 pts
presswork (18 points)
To put pressure on Labour - how is that the job of the media (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 18 pts
psalmbook (19 points)
Sunday text
P·3+S·1+A·1+L·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 19 pts
quillback (26 points)
""An American freshwater fish (Ictiobus, ∨ Carpiodes, cyprinus); called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback. Ictiobus, ∨ Carpiodes, cyprinus); called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback.""
Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
quillwork (25 points)
Decorative articles made with overlaid porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 25 pts
racetrack (17 points)
Course for dogs or cycling (wordplay)
Course of events (wordplay)
White dog the White City, perhaps
R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
razorback (26 points)
Kind of hog
Cager in Fayetteville
OR (wordplay)
R·1+A·1+Z·10+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
refusenik (16 points)
Order-flouting protester
Nonconformist rubbish prison announced
Dissenter with trash can caught out
R·1+E·1+F·4+U·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+K·5 = 16 pts
retropack (17 points)
(Astronautics) a system of retrorockets on a spacecraft
R·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
riverbank (18 points)
Slope along the Truckee, say
Land along the Mississippi, for example
Where artists like to paint.
R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 18 pts
roadblock (18 points)
Cause of a detour, maybe
Highway police procedure.
Jam is for The Cars at the bar
R·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+B·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
rootstock (15 points)
Return to gold standard and mint, say
Source of parsnip liquor, perhaps
Vegetables for the grafter
R·1+O·1+O·1+T·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 15 pts
roughneck (19 points)
Oil-rig worker needs to be tough
Oil rig worker, of course
Rowdy sort
R·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
scrapbook (19 points)
Album, for clippings say
Volume for cuttings, photographs etc.
Album with clippings
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+P·3+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 19 pts
shashlick (21 points)
""A dish consisting of marinated cubes of lamb or beef grilled or roasted on a spit, often with slices of eggplant, onion, and tomato; shish kebab.""
S·1+H·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
shellback (20 points)
The Ancient Mariner
The woman will sponsor old sailor
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
shellwork (19 points)
""Work composed of shells, or adorned with them.""
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
shipwreck (23 points)
Rowed-to ruin (wordplay)
It may mean junk ends up as junk!
Event in "The Tempest."
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+W·4+R·1+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
shoeblack (20 points)
Boot shiner (wordplay)
One who gives you a shine
Person whose work shines
S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
sidetrack (16 points)
Distract (from big issue)
Distract (from an issue)
Follow team's first draw away
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
slapstick (17 points)
Staff going on strike? It's Ludicrous!
Sennett proceedings (wordplay)
Humour based on clumsiness
S·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
sleepwalk (18 points)
Go out when you've gone out (wordplay)
One way to travel at night (wordplay)
Travel at night, perhaps
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 18 pts
slickrock (21 points)
English word
S·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+R·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
smokejack (28 points)
A contrivance for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.
S·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+E·1+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 28 pts
solonchak (18 points)
""(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a type of intrazonal soil of arid regions with a greyish surface crust: contains large quantities of soluble salts [Russian, literally: salt marsh]""
S·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+K·5 = 18 pts
spacewalk (20 points)
Stroll around the station (wordplay)
An out-of-this-world stroll (wordplay)
Modern outdoor sport.
S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 20 pts
spadework (19 points)
Preparatory labour (in the garden?)
Preparation for excavation (wordplay)
Preliminary data gathering, perhaps
S·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
springbok (18 points)
South African symbol
A jumper for the South African side
South African animal
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+B·3+O·1+K·5 = 18 pts
steelwork (16 points)
Something made of steel.
S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+L·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 16 pts
stickwork (22 points)
English word
S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 22 pts
stonework (16 points)
'Lust for Life' (wordplay)
Lust for Life (wordplay)
Mason's task
S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 16 pts
storybook (18 points)
Tot's reading material
Type of happy ending
Collection of children's tales
S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 18 pts
stylebook (18 points)
Printer's guide.
It sets the tone
Summary of typefaces, etc., of a newspaper.
S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 18 pts
sunstruck (15 points)
""Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sunstruck soldiers. as, sunstruck soldiers.""
S·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 15 pts
superbank (17 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 17 pts
superjock (24 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+J·8+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
sweepback (22 points)
The backward slant of the leading edge of an airfoil.
S·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
thornback (20 points)
A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back. Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
throwback (23 points)
Return the ball
Shortened the line after reversion
Instance of reversion to ancestral type
T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+W·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
thumbtack (22 points)
US word for a drawing-pin
Bulletin board fastener
Bulletin board sticker
T·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+B·3+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
toothpick (20 points)
Hors d'oeuvre holder
It may be mint-flavored
Hors d'oeuvre stabber
T·1+O·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
touchback (22 points)
NFL dead-ball ruling
T·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
touchmark (20 points)
(Engineering / Metallurgy) a maker's mark stamped on pewter objects
T·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 20 pts
townsfolk (19 points)
Not fellow countrymen
Community members.
Citizenry.
T·1+O·1+W·4+N·1+S·1+F·4+O·1+L·1+K·5 = 19 pts
trademark (16 points)
Astroturf, for one
Relative of a colophon.
Registered sign of a manufacturer
T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 16 pts
undertook (14 points)
Formally promised (to do something)
Didn't take enough, so contracted
Promised to deal with nasty Kent odour
U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+T·1+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 14 pts
videodisk (18 points)
""A recording on an optical disk, especially of a movie, that can be played on a television. See Usage Note at compact disk .""
V·4+I·1+D·2+E·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+K·5 = 18 pts
waterbuck (20 points)
*Antelope stem a flood
Drink ready for American antelope
*Antelope: stem a flood
W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
watermark (18 points)
Grade in swimming class (wordplay)
Feature of expensive paper
Paper manufacturer's identification
W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 18 pts
whaleback (23 points)
""A form of vessel, often with steam power, having sharp ends and a very convex upper deck, much used on the Great Lakes, esp. for carrying grain.""
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
wheelwork (22 points)
""A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.""
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 22 pts
whipstock (23 points)
The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
windbreak (19 points)
Trees providing shelter
Protective hedge
Breezeblock, when split, may give shelter
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5 = 19 pts
wisecrack (20 points)
A crew sick at sea? That's a joke!
Snide remark, perhaps
Funny straight man split
W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
womenfolk (21 points)
Ladies of the old West
Adult females
W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+F·4+O·1+L·1+K·5 = 21 pts
woodblock (21 points)
Instrument played with a mallet
Simple percussion instrument
Percussion instrument
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+B·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
woodchuck (24 points)
North American marmot
Rodent in a tongue twister
As reported, wouldn't keep a rodent
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+C·3+H·4+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
wristlock (18 points)
Wrestler's ploy
Wrestling hold
W·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
yardstick (19 points)
A three-foot pole?
Extended rule (wordplay)
Measure of the Met's credit (wordplay)
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this word finder work?

Enter letters or a pattern, optionally pick a dictionary, and we'll find every valid word matching your criteria. Results show with point scores, definitions, and clickable details.

What dictionaries are available?

32 dictionaries across 11 languages including Scrabble TWL/SOWPODS, Words With Friends, Crossword, and per-language dictionaries for German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish.

Can I see crossword clues for results?

Yes — when applicable, each result word is clickable to show known crossword clues from our 1.99M-clue corpus plus dictionary definitions and external lookup links.

Is this free?

All basic searches are free. Unlimited usage and advanced features require a subscription via grandewebnetwork members.

How current is your data?

Word lists are updated monthly to track new tournament dictionary editions. Clue corpora are refreshed quarterly from public crossword archives.

Your search: your search in dictionary American. Results: 193.

Similar Searches

Authoritative Dictionary Resources

Verify words and explore definitions at these trusted sources:

Browse All Dictionaries