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sabayons (13 points)

Sabayon

S·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+Y·4+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts

satyrids (12 points)

Grayish butterflies

S·1+A·1+T·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts

saveloys (14 points)

Saveloy

S·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts

shanteys (14 points)

Shantey

S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts

shinneys (14 points)

Shinney

S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts

shipways (19 points)

Shipway

S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts

shopboys (18 points)

Shopboy

S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+B·3+O·1+Y·4+S·1 = 18 pts

shuteyes (14 points)

Shuteye

S·1+H·4+U·1+T·1+E·1+Y·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

shylocks (20 points)

Shakespearean man and others

Cruel creditors

Exacting creditors.

S·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 20 pts

shysters (14 points)

Hip wallflowers (wordplay)

Ambulance chasers, e.g

They practice improperly

S·1+H·4+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts

sickbays (19 points)

Spots for tar healers

Compartments or sections for the ill

Basic Sky compilation found in most hospitals

S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts

sideways (15 points)

On edge, using B-roads (wordplay)

Not straightforward in one's approach!

On edge (wordplay)

S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 15 pts

skidways (19 points)

Skidway

S·1+K·5+I·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts

skydives (19 points)

Deplanes in a hurry

Does a high jump, in a way

S·1+K·5+Y·4+D·2+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts

skyhooks (22 points)

Tools for astronauts, perhaps

Helicopters' lifting devices

Signature shots of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

S·1+K·5+Y·4+H·4+O·1+O·1+K·5+S·1 = 22 pts

skyjacks (28 points)

Commits a high crime

S·1+K·5+Y·4+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 28 pts

skylarks (19 points)

High-flier's pranks

High-flying song birds.

Shelley dedicated an ode to one of them

S·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 19 pts

skylines (15 points)

Vapour trails on the horizon (wordplay)

They may feature steeples

Big Apple vistas

S·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

skysails (15 points)

Skysail

S·1+K·5+Y·4+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 15 pts

skywalks (22 points)

Skywalk

S·1+K·5+Y·4+W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5+S·1 = 22 pts

skywards (19 points)

To the heavens

Up, up and away

In second contest between states Kentucky and South Dakota turned up

S·1+K·5+Y·4+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 19 pts

slipways (16 points)

Basic requirements for ship launchings

From which boats are launched

S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 16 pts

slyboots (13 points)

Lost boys set free fox (wordplay)

Cunning of waggish person.

Sylvester kicks shifty deceptive type

S·1+L·1+Y·4+B·3+O·1+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts

sockeyes (17 points)

Some Pacific salmon

Some salmon

S·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+Y·4+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts

someways (16 points)

By unspecified means, informally

S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 16 pts

soybeans (13 points)

Vegan source of protein

Subjects of Dr. Carver's experiments

Subjects of Dr. Carver's experiments.

S·1+O·1+Y·4+B·3+E·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts

soymilks (17 points)

Soymilk

S·1+O·1+Y·4+M·3+I·1+L·1+K·5+S·1 = 17 pts

sphygmus (19 points)

The pulse

S·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+G·2+M·3+U·1+S·1 = 19 pts

spinneys (13 points)

Small areas of trees

Napoleon's marshal follows revolution south from small clumps of trees

S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 13 pts

spooneys (13 points)

Spooney

S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 13 pts

sprayers (13 points)

Devices for gardeners.

Garden hose attachments

Paint guns, for example

S·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts

spryness (13 points)

Agility

S·1+P·3+R·1+Y·4+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts

spurreys (13 points)

Yes, purrs (anagram)

S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 13 pts

spyglass (14 points)

Item for Blackbeard (wordplay)

Spot schooner, say, by telescope

Talk Like a Pirate Day prop

S·1+P·3+Y·4+G·2+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1 = 14 pts

standbys (14 points)

Waiters at airport gates, maybe

Frequent airline line

Cheap airplane flights

S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+B·3+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts

strayers (11 points)

Those going off course

Waifs.

S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts

stroyers (11 points)

Stroyer

S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts

stylings (12 points)

Editorial touches

Salon specialties

S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts

stylises (11 points)

Stylise

S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

stylists (11 points)

Barbers of sorts

They do dos

Hairdressers, for example

S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

stylites (11 points)

Saints who lived on pillars.

Ascetics who lived atop pillars.

They lived on the tops of pillars

S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

stylizes (20 points)

Designs, in a way.

Puts some personal touches on

Designs in conventional manner.

S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts

styluses (11 points)

Palm users' aids

Record needles

Phonograph needles

S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

styptics (15 points)

Styptic

S·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 15 pts

styraxes (18 points)

Styrax

S·1+T·1+Y·4+R·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts

styrenes (11 points)

Polymers used to make many plastics

Synthetic rubber bases

Colorless, oily liquids

S·1+T·1+Y·4+R·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

subtypes (15 points)

Less important classifications

S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

swingbys (17 points)

Swingby

S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+B·3+Y·4+S·1 = 17 pts

swinneys (14 points)

Swinney

S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts

syenites (11 points)

Certain igneous rocks

S·1+Y·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

syllabus (13 points)

Study course outline.

Prescribed course of study

List of subjects for study

S·1+Y·4+L·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1 = 13 pts

sylphids (17 points)

Small, soulless, elemental beings.

S·1+Y·4+L·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 17 pts

sylvines (14 points)

Sylvine

S·1+Y·4+L·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

sylvites (14 points)

Sylvite

S·1+Y·4+L·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

symbions (15 points)

Symbion

S·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts

symbiots (15 points)

Symbiot

S·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+I·1+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 15 pts

symptoms (17 points)

Medical discovery (wordplay)

Sore throat and sneezing, for a cold

Physical features of a disease

S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+T·1+O·1+M·3+S·1 = 17 pts

synagogs (13 points)

Houses of worthip (Var.)

Where rabbis preside

S·1+Y·4+N·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts

synanons (11 points)

Synanon

S·1+Y·4+N·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts

synapses (13 points)

Group communicating impulses

Junctions between neurons

They act on impulses

S·1+Y·4+N·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts

synapsis (13 points)

Chromosome pairing during meiosis

S·1+Y·4+N·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 13 pts

syncarps (15 points)

Syncarp

S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+S·1 = 15 pts

synchros (16 points)

Systems that turn motors in time with generators

S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+S·1 = 16 pts

syncopes (15 points)

They are in they aren't and they ain't

Contractions of words.

Fainting spells

S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

syndeses (12 points)

Syndesis

S·1+Y·4+N·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

syndesis (12 points)

""The point at which a impulse passes from one neuron to another, also SYNAPSIS""

S·1+Y·4+N·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts

synfuels (14 points)

Petroleum substitutes

S·1+Y·4+N·1+F·4+U·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 14 pts

syngases (12 points)

Syngas

S·1+Y·4+N·1+G·2+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

synonyms (16 points)

Fine and dandy, for example (wordplay)

Words of a feather

Two words that can be interchanged

S·1+Y·4+N·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3+S·1 = 16 pts

synopses (13 points)

Outlines for N.Y. posses

Back cover offerings

TV show summaries

S·1+Y·4+N·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts

synopsis (13 points)

Short story (wordplay)

Son is spy producing summary

It makes a long story short

S·1+Y·4+N·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 13 pts

synovias (14 points)

Synovia

S·1+Y·4+N·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts

syntaxes (18 points)

Sets of grammatical rules

Grammarian's topics

Sentence structures

S·1+Y·4+N·1+T·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts

syphilis (16 points)

Venereal disease

Awful lip and hissy fit? Not having this!

S·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1 = 16 pts

syringas (12 points)

Syringa

S·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts

syringes (12 points)

Clinic stickers (wordplay)

You're stuck with them (wordplay)

Fluid-injecting devices

S·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

syrinxes (18 points)

Syrinx

S·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts

syrphids (17 points)

Syrphid

S·1+Y·4+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 17 pts

systoles (11 points)

Components of blood pressure readings

Contractions of the heart

Contractions of the heart.

S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

syzygies (24 points)

Syzygy

S·1+Y·4+Z·10+Y·4+G·2+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 24 pts

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Your search: your search in dictionary American. Results: 80.

Refine to S+: SA SB SC SD SE SF SG SH SI SJ SK SL SM SN SO SP SQ SR SS ST SU SV SW SX SY SZ

Starting with:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Ending with:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Containing:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Popular patterns: TH QU CH SH PH WH CK NG NK EE OO EA OU AI IE TION SION

By length:

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