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Appendix: A List of EssentialWords by Grade Level
Robert J. Marzano, John S. Kendall, Diane E. Paynter
The identification of basic words has been of interest to educators for years, pri-
marily because of the presumed utility of such a list. Given that basic words are
considered to be those from which other words in the language are derived, a rea-
sonable assumption has been that a knowledge of basic words within the English
language will naturally lead to increased facility at learning the other words within
the language. Specifically, it has been assumed that teaching students a small set of
basic words could provide a key to understanding those words that are derived
from the basic words (Becker, Dixon, and Anderson-Inman, 1980).
One of the earliest attempts to identify the basic words in English was Ogden’s
“basic English” (1932), an SSO [simple sign-on]-word lexicon from which all other
English words could be derived. Unfortunately, Ogden’s basic words were more
like primitive concepts that cognitive scientists (Shank and Rieger, 1974) use to
map the morphological structure of nouns and verbs than they were like basic
words from which the meaning of other words could be induced by the average
language user. A similar effort to identify the primitive semantic concepts in
a p p e n d i x
We thank Dan Jesse for his guidance and advice on the design of the study and the analysis of thedata.
This publication is based on work sponsored wholly, or in part, by the Office of Educational Researchand Improvement (OERI), Department of Education, under Contract Number 400–86–0002. Thecontent of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views of OERI or any other agency of theU.S. government.
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English was undertaken by Burger (1984), who focused on verb forms as the pri-
mary semantic structure within the English language.
Dupuy (1974) was the first to operationally define a basic word. Among other
criteria, Dupuy listed the following: inclusion in each of four major dictionaries;
not compound or hyphenated; not a proper name or an abbreviation; not foreign,
archaic, informal, technical, derived, or variant. Based on a 1 percent sample of the
four criterion dictionaries, he then estimated that there are 12,000 basic words in
the English language. Following the Dupuy criteria, Becker, Dixon, and Anderson-
Inman (1980) identified 8,109 basic words from a list of 25,782 words drawn from
an updated version of the Thorndike and Lorge (1943) list. The intent of their
study was to create a list of basic words that could be used as an instructional tool.
Presumably a knowledge of the 8,109 words in the list would allow one to infer the
meaning of the 25,782 (and perhaps more) words from which the list was derived.
On the surface, such a list has great appeal Reason would suggest that if coverage of
these words was spread out over an extended interval of time (for examples, grades
K through 12), instruction in the basic words would not be an overwhelming task.
Nagy and Anderson (1984), however, identified a number of fallacies in Dupuy’s
logic and, consequently, in Becker, Dixon, and Anderson-Inman’s methods for se-
lecting basic words. They noted that Becker, Dixon, and Anderson-Inman’s use of
rather strict morphological criteria for identification of basic words rendered their
list invalid for all practical purposes, or at least invalid as an instructional tool.
Specifically, Nagy and Anderson asserted that morphological relationships between
words do not always ensure strong semantic relationships, at least from the per-
spective of the average language user. For example, following the Dupuy criteria,
Becker, Dixon, and Anderson-Inman assigned the words animism and animosity
to the same root word (basic word) anima. Nagy and Anderson noted that the av-
erage language user would probably be unaware of the word anima. Even if she
were, they argued, she would probably not make a meaningful connection between
animism and animosity.
In other words, Nagy and Anderson concluded that Becker, Dixon, and Ander-
son-Inman’s 8,109 basic words are, for the most part, too unrelated semantically
from the other words in the 25,782 corpus from which they were drawn to con-
stitute an instructionally meaningful set. In fact, using a corpus of 86,741 words
drawn from reading material encountered in grades 3 through 9 and referred to
as “written school English” (Carroll, Davies, and Richman, 1971), they estimated
that there are 88,500 basic words. Based on this estimate, they asserted that any
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attempt to systematically teach and reinforce basic words would be futile since so
many words remained to be taught.
Beck, McKeown, and Omanson (1987) offered an alternative to the Nagy and An-
derson position. They conceded that there are many more basic words in the Eng-
lish language than could be reasonably taught in any instructional situation; however,
they asserted that only a small proportion of the basic words would have to be taught
to significantly affect student vocabulary development. Specifically, they noted that
about half of the 88,500 Nagy and Anderson basic words would be encountered only
once in an avid reader’s lifetime, given the diversity of texts from which the corpus
of study was drawn. In addition, of the remaining 44,250, only about 15,000 would
be encountered once or more in 10 million running words. In short, Beck, McKe-
own, and Omanson concluded that although Nagy and Anderson are probably cor-
rect in their estimate of the number of basic words in printed school English, this
estimate is not an accurate reflection of the number of basic words that students
would be highly likely to encounter in reading. Their arguments suggest that a list
of high-frequency basic words would be relatively short yet powerful in instructional
yield. Since such a list could be very useful, this study attempted to identify a corpus
of basic words that students would be highly likely to encounter in academic situa-
tions. In addition, this study sought to identify grade levels at which the basic words
should be taught to students who do not already know them.
Although vocabulary words are commonly thought of in terms of grade levels,
there is little agreement as to what a grade-level designation signifies and how to
assign grade levels to words. Thorndike and Lorge (1943), for example, did not
identify grade levels. Rather, they ranked words by frequency and then recom-
mended that words between specific frequency ranges be introduced at specific
grade levels. Harris and Jacobson (1972) identified the earliest grade level at which
words appeared in at least three of six basal reading series used in their study. They
assumed that the grade at which a word first appears in content reading material
was the best indicator of when the word should be introduced to students.
Although there are variations on the theme, most attempts to assign grade lev-
els have used the frequency of occurrence or first occurrence of words from a given
corpus, usually drawn from a variety of types of text that students encounter. For
example, Thorndike and Lorge’s list of words (1943) was drawn primarily from stu-
dent textbooks and magazines. Although almost all studies that we reviewed used
frequency data from more than one type of reading material, no studies used fre-
quency data for words on standardized tests. Consequently, this study sought to
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determine grade levels for the basic words identified using multiple frequency data
that included standardized tests.
METHODFor the purposes of the study, “words students frequently encounter in academic
situations” were defined as words students will commonly encounter when reading
content-area textbook material and in standardized tests.
CorpusThe initial word list used to generate the corpus of study was the Basic Elementary
Reading Vocabulary (Harris and Jacobson, 1972). This list was derived from four-
teen elementary textbook series (six basal series and two series each from the fields
of English, social studies, math, and science) and contains 7,613 words. Because
the list is somewhat dated, it was reviewed by sixty kindergarten through sixth-
grade teachers, who added words they considered important for content-area in-
struction. For addition of a word to the corpus, the majority of the participating
teachers had to agree. Words considered not relevant to current content were
deleted. The addition and deletion process generated a list of 7,230 words. This list
was then merged with words in Becker, Dixon, and Anderson-Inman’s list (1980)
of 8,109 basic words. Finally, the words found in the directions to the student and
content of the following standardized tests were added to the combined list:
• The California Achievement Tests (CAT; 1986), Form E; Levels 10 through 20,
inclusive
• The Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS; 1984), Form U; Levels A, B, C, D,
E, F, G, H, J, K
• Science Research Associates (SRA) Survey of Basic Skills Objectives (1984),
Form P; Levels 20, 21, 22, 23, 34, 35, 36, 37)
• The Stanford Achievement Tests (Gardner, Rudman, Karlsen and Merwin,
1981), Form E; Levels KI, K2, PI, P2, P3 I1, I2, A, T1, T2
In all, over 17,000 distinct nonduplicated words were found in the four stan-
dardized tests. The composite corpus generated from the aggregation of the sources
described above contained 30,371 words.
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Procedure for Identifying Basic WordsThe corpus of 30,371 words was analyzed by two raters to determine which words
were basic. A third rater was used to make decisions when the two raters did not
agree whether a word was basic. Inter-rater reliability for the first two raters was
above .99; that is, the two raters disagreed on fewer than one word per 100.
The criteria or rules used to identify basic words were:
1. Abbreviations were considered nonbasic (etc., e.g.).
2. Regular and irregular plurals were considered nonbasic (houses, mice).
3. Regular comparatives and superlatives were considered nonbasic, but irregular
comparatives and superlatives were considered basic (prettier versus best).
4. Regular and irregular inflected forms (except for pronouns and some irregular
verbs) were considered nonbasic (walked, gone).
5. Alternate spellings and pronunciations were considered nonbasic (good-bye
versus goodby; nothing versus nothin’).
6. Proper names were considered nonbasic, except for months, days of the week,
planets, the continents, the fifty states, and cities and countries that appeared
with high frequency in K–6 reading material.
7. Formulas were considered nonbasic (H2O).
8. Nonwords were considered nonbasic (NATO).
9. Foreign words were considered nonbasic (señor).
10.Ordinal numbers were considered nonbasic when they could be derived (from
fourth onward); cardinal numbers were considered nonbasic when they formed
a compound (twenty-three).
11.Feminine forms of nouns were considered nonbasic when masculine forms
were available (waiter versus waitress).
12.Masculine and feminine forms of nouns were considered nonbasic, when non-
sex-linked forms of nouns were available (spokesperson versus spokesman/spokes-
woman).
13.Occupational titles were considered nonbasic when there existed nouns de-
scribing corresponding fields of study (biology versus biologist).
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There are some notable differences between the criteria listed above and those
described by Nagy and Anderson (1984). First, it is important to note that Nagy
and Anderson were interested in arriving at criteria that could be used to deter-
mine the number of distinct or basic words in printed school English. This study
was aimed at producing a list of academically relevant basic words that would have
immediate instructional utility using Beck, McKeown, and Omanson’s (1987) rea-
soning. One necessary bias in developing such a list is that any word that cannot
be easily derived from any other word by the average language user should be con-
sidered basic even though it is related to another word morphologically. Another is
that categories or types of words that are frequently the focus of instruction should
be considered basic. The rules used in this study reflect these biases. In the Nagy
and Anderson study, all comparative and superlative forms were considered non-
basic. Since irregular comparative and superlative forms are very distinct from their
positive forms (good, better, best), it was deemed necessary to include them in our
basic word list (see rule 3). Similarly, in this study, inflected forms were considered
basic except for pronouns and highly irregular verbs (see rule 4), whereas in the
Nagy and Anderson study, no exceptions were made. Specifically, pronoun forms
(such as I, you, and me) were considered basic in this study owing to their highly
irregular nature. It was assumed that recognizing the word I would not necessarily
lead to a recognition of the word me or other inflective forms. A similar situation
exists for some verbs. Although there are many verbs that are irregular in the way
that their principal parts are formed (find, found, found), only a few have such mor-
phographically different forms that little relationship is apparent. In this study,
such irregular verb forms were retained as basic words (for example, bring, brought;
go, went). Similarly, conjugated forms of the verb to be were considered basic since
that verb has such variant forms (for example, am, is, are). Proper names were con-
sidered nonbasic without exception in the Nagy and Anderson study, whereas in
this study, exceptions were made for months, days of the week, planets, the conti-
nents, the fifty states, and cities and countries that appeared with high frequency
in K–6 reading material (see rule 6). Cities and countries that appeared in The
American Heritage Word Frequency Book (WFB; Carroll, Davies, and Richman,
1971) as frequently as any other word determined to be at the sixth-grade level
within this study were selected for inclusion in the basic word list. In the Nagy and
Anderson study, formulas were considered nonbasic, while in this study, an ex-
ception was made for numbers (see rule 10). Specifically, cardinal numbers were
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considered basic, whereas ordinals above third were considered derived forms or
nonbasic. For example, fourth can be easily derived from four, third less so from
three, and second and first cannot be derived at all from two and one. Again, cardi-
nal numbers were considered such an integral aspect of classroom instruction that
it was determined they should be part of a list of instructionally meaningful basic
words.
Any words not covered by the thirteen rules were then analyzed as to the extent
that they were basic or nonbasic, where basic words were defined as those that
could not be derived semantically or morphologically from another word.
Procedure for Determining Grade LevelsOnce a corpus of basic words was identified, grade-level estimates were determined
for each word. Specifically, all words in the corpus of basic words were found in
the WFB, which contains 87,741 words taken from over 5 million words of run-
ning text in material encountered by students in grades 3 through 9. The grade
level at which each word first appears in the material used to create the WFB cor-
pus was identified. Also, the modal grade for each word was calculated using the
grade-level frequencies in the WFB.
These two data points provided a rough guide for estimating the grade level at
which one might consider a word familiar to most students. The raters assumed
that the modal grade levels calculated from the WFB represent those grade levels
by which students should have a firm grasp of the word. Conversely, the grade level
at which the word first appears in student reading material was considered the level
at which the word might be understood by students with the aid of some direc-
tion or instruction. Using those two pieces of data as upper and lower limits, two
raters initially assigned grade levels to the words. In their grade-level assignments,
the raters sought to identify those levels by which students should be able to rec-
ognize and understand the words to be able to read and comprehend without the
benefit of teacher aid the material in textbooks and standardized tests. Thus, the
grade at which a word is introduced in reading material is probably too early, and
the level at which a word most frequently appears is probably too late. The initial
grade-level designations were then adjusted using the grade levels of first appear-
ance on the four standardized tests used to create the corpus (the CAT, the CTBS,
the SRA, and the Stanford) and the modal grade levels on these tests. That is, the
two data points derived from standardized tests were used to validate the initial
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grade levels. Specifically, the raters determined the extent to which the initial grade-
level assignments fit within the range identified from the four standardized tests.
Any extreme discrepancies between initial grade-level assignments and the ranges
on standardized tests were noted and grade-level assessments adjusted by the raters.
Five classroom teachers representing grades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 then reviewed all
grade-level assignments. Teachers were asked to replace any grade-level assignment
with which they did not agree with a grade level they considered more appropri-
ate. Any word for which a new grade level was assigned by the participating teach-
ers was then reviewed by the raters. If the two raters agreed, a change in grade level
was made.
As a measure of grade-level validity, the final grade-level estimates were corre-
lated with the first appearance and modal grade-level appearance on the WFB and
the four standardized tests.
RESULTSThis appendix lists the 6,768 basic words derived from the corpus of 30,371 using
the criteria described. The words are ordered by their final grade-level designations.
Listed along with each word is the grade level at which the word first appears on
one or more of the standardized tests used in the study. The correlations among the
final grade-level estimates with the first and modal appearance of the words on the
four standardized tests and the WFB for each word are reported in Table A.1.
Table A.1 indicates that the final grade-level designation (BASIC) was the most
robust correlate in the matrix. Specifically, the range of correlations between BASIC
and the other measures was .29 to .68. The low value of this range was higher than
the low value of the range for any other correlate; similarly, the high value of this
range was greater than the high value of the range for any other correlate. In keep-
ing, the average correlation with BASIC (.47) was higher than the average corre-
lation for any other variable in the matrix. The robust nature of BASIC is perhaps
best illustrated when it is regressed on the other variables. The multiple R from
that analysis was .83 (N = 1448, p < (.001), and the coefficient of determination
was .69. When multiple regression analyses were conducted using the ten other
correlates in the matrix as dependent variables, the next highest multiple R using
SRA (F) as the dependent variable was .77 (N = 1448, p <.001) with a coefficient
of determination of .59.
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Tab
le A
.1.
Inte
rco
rrel
atio
n B
etw
een
Gra
de-
Leve
l Des
ign
atio
ns
23
45
67
89
1011
1.B
ASI
C.3
8.6
7.6
8.6
7.6
2.4
5.3
3.2
9.3
3.2
9
(4,9
15)
(3,4
01)
(3,1
08)
(2,8
06)
(3,0
07)
(4,8
61)
(3,4
00)
(3,1
09)
(2,8
06)
(3,0
07)
2.W
FB (
f).2
5.2
6.2
3.2
5.2
5.1
2.1
2.1
3.1
6
(2,8
89)
(2,6
27)
(2,3
84)
(2,5
50)
(4,8
61)
(2,8
88)
(2,6
28)
(2,3
84)
(2,5
50)
3.C
AT
(f)
.53
.52
.49
.34
.63
.17
.23
.18
(2,3
98)
(2,1
85)
(2,3
31)
(2,8
74)
(3,4
00)
(2,3
99)
(2,1
85)
(2,3
31)
4.C
TBS(
f).5
6.5
0.3
9.1
9.5
8.2
2.1
7
(2,0
94)
(2,1
92)
(2,6
14)
(2,3
98)
(3,1
08)
(2,0
94)
(2,1
92)
5.SR
A (
f).4
9.4
1.2
1.1
9.6
5.1
7
(2,0
37)
(2,3
71)
(2,1
85)
(2,0
95)
(2,8
06)
(2,0
37)
6.ST
AN
(f)
.34
.17
.14
.20
.67
(2,5
37)
(2,3
31)
(2,1
92)
(2,0
37)
(3,0
07)
7.W
FB (
m)
.26
.29
.29
.22
(2,8
73)
(2,6
15)
(2,3
71)
(2,5
37)
8.C
AT
(m)
.24
.25
.18
(2,3
99)
(,21
85)
(2,2
31)
9.C
TBS
(m)
.21
.19
(2,0
95)
(2,1
92)
10.
SRA
(m
).1
8
(2,0
37)
11.
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mer
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itag
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ord
Freq
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ook
(Car
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971)
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Ach
ieve
men
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sts
(198
6).C
TB
S =
Com
preh
ensi
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est
ofB
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Ski
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1984
).SR
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Res
earc
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ssoc
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s S
urv
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fB
asic
Ski
lls O
bjec
tive
s (1
984)
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nfo
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chie
vem
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ests
(=
Gar
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,Ru
dman
,Kar
lsen
an
d M
erw
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981)
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foc
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to n
um
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ofca
ses
(wor
ds).
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DISCUSSIONThe findings in this study generally support Nagy and Anderson’s assertion (1984)
that there are far too many basic words in the English language to constitute a cor-
pus that might be taught within the context of regular classroom instruction.
Specifically, out of a 30,371-word corpus, 6,768, or 22 percent, were found to be
basic. Although the probability of a word’s being basic has an inverse relationship
with the frequency of use of the word (Nagy and Anderson, 1984), one could in-
duce from this study that there are many basic words in the English language, far
too many to teach in any direct manner.
However, the purpose of the study was to identify a set of K–6 basic words that
are commonly found in academic situations. Using the Beck, McKeown, and
Omanson (1987) logic, providing students with direct instruction in a small set of
words that can be used to determine the meaning of other words and are fre-
quently encountered in materials they read, might have immediate benefits for lit-
eracy development. The 6,768 words in this appendix represent such a list. Where
88,500 basic words would be impossible to teach, 6,768 in grades K–6 would not,
especially if instruction were limited to students at risk in terms of their language
development and to words they did not know. That is, instruction in the basic
words could be limited to those students not performing up to expected levels in
terms of their literacy development under the assumption that within the course
of normal literacy development, the basic words would be learned incidentally or
through direct instruction. Within this subset of students, instruction would focus
on only those words students did not already know. Hence, for any one student,
instruction would probably focus on a small subset of 6,768 basic words.
Of course, this study does not address such important issues as how instruc-
tion in the basic words should be accomplished. However, it does for the first time
provide a corpus of basic words that by some measures appear to be academically
sound and are also few enough to have instructional utility.
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a K
all 1
am 1
an K
and K
are K
as 2
at K
away K
back K
ball K
bell K
big K
bird K
blue K
book K
boot K
box K
boy K
brown K
but K
by K
can K
car K
cat K
come K
cow 1
day K
do K
dog K
down K
end K
fall 1
fan K
fish K
fly K
food K
for K
from K
fun K
get K
go K
good K
gray K
green 1
groundhog K
hat 1
he K
here K
hill K
I K
in K
into K
is K
it K
its K
kitten K
little K
look K
mad 1
me K
mud K
my 1
name K
no K
not K
of K
on K
or 1
out K
paint K
pet K
pin 1
play K
put K
rain K
red K
run K
sad K
say K
see K
she K
sing K
sit 1
so 1
stay K
stop K
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story K
sun K
take 1
that K
the K
them 1
then K
there K
they K
this 1
to K
too K
up K
we K
wet K
what K
where K
who K
will K
with K
work K
yellow K
yes K
you K
zoo K
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FIRST GRADE
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about 1
add 1
afraid 1
after K
again K
ago K
airplane K
also 1
always K
animal 2
ant 1
apple 1
ask K
baby K
bad 1
bag 1
balloon 1
bark 1
barn 2
be K
bean 1
bear 1
because K
bed 1
bee 1
before K
begin 1
behind 1
best K
better K
bike 1
black 2
boat K
both K
bowl K
bread 1
breakfast 1
bring 2
bunny 1
bus K
bush 1
butterfly 2
button 1
cage 1
cake 1
calf K
call K
camp K
cap 1
card K
care 1
cart K
catch K
cave 1
chain K
chicken K
child K
city 1
class K
clock 1
close 1
cloth K
cloud K
clown K
coat K
cold K
color 2
cook 1
cookie K
corner K
could K
crayon 1
cry K
cup 1
cut K
dad 1
dark K
dish K
doll K
dot 3
draw K
dream 1
dress 1
drink 2
dry 1
duck K
early 1
eat K
edge 3
egg K
eight 1
elephant 1
else K
even K
eye 1
fair 2
far 1
farm K
fast K
fat K
father K
feed K
feet 1
find 1
fire K
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firefighter -
first K
fit 1
five K
follow 2
forget 2
four 1
fresh 1
Friday 1
friend K
frog 1
front K
fur 1
game K
gay K
gentle 1
girl K
give K
glad K
glass K
goat K
god 7
gold 1
grass 1
guess 1
gun 3
ham 1
hand K
hang 1
happen K
happy K
hard K
have K
head K
hear 1
hello 3
help K
hen 1
her K
high K
him K
home K
honey 1
hop 1
horn 1
horse K
hot K
hotdog 3
hour 2
house K
how K
huge K
hurry 1
ice 1
if K
inside 1
jam 1
jet 1
job 1
joy 3
jump K
just K
kind 1
king K
kite K
know K
lady 7
lake 1
lamb 1
land K
last 1
late 1
laugh 1
lay K
learn 1
leave 1
left 1
leg 1
let K
letter K
light K
like K
lion 1
live K
long K
love 2
lunch K
mail 1
make 1
mama 4
man K
many 1
map 2
may 1
maybe K
mean 1
meet K
might K
milk K
miss K
mom 1
Monday 1
money 1
monkey 2
moon K
more K
morning K
mother K
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mouse K
much 1
must 1
nap 2
near K
need K
nest 1
new K
next K
nice K
night K
nine 1
none K
nothing 2
now K
off 2
old K
once 1
one K
only 1
onto 2
open K
other K
our 1
over K
page 1
pan 1
papa 4
paper K
part 1
party 1
pass 3
pay K
peanut 1
pen 1
pencil 1
penny 1
people K
person 1
pick 1
picture 1
pig 1
place K
plane K
plate K
pocket K
pony 1
pool K
pop 2
print K
promise 1
proud 1
pull K
push 1
rabbit K
race 3
read 1
ready K
ribbon 1
ride 1
right 1
ring 1
road 1
rocket K
room K
rope 1
row 3
Saturday 1
saw K
school K
sea 1
seal K
second 1
seed 1
send 1
seven 1
sheep 1
ship 2
shoe 1
shop 1
should 3
shout 1
show 1
side K
sign 1
silly 2
six 1
sky K
sled 1
sleep K
small 1
snake K
snow 1
sock K
some K
song 1
soon K
sorry 1
spell 2
spin K
spot 2
spring K
squirrel 1
star 1
start 1
step 1
still 1
store K
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street K
string K
summer 1
Sunday 1
sure 1
surprise K
swim 1
table K
tail 1
talk K
tell 1
ten 1
than K
thank K
their K
these K
thing K
think K
those 1
three K
Thursday 1
tie 1
tiger 2
time K
tiny K
today K
tomorrow 2
toss 3
town 1
toy K
train 1
trap 1
tree K
trick K
trip 2
truck 1
Tuesday 1
turn 1
turtle 1
two K
under 1
until 1
use 1
very K
wagon K
wait 1
walk 1
want K
was K
watch K
water K
way 2
Wednesday 1
week 2
well K
were K
whale K
when K
which 2
white K
why 1
wild K
window 1
wing K
winter 1
wish K
wolf 1
woman 1
word K
would K
write 1
year 1
yell K
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SECOND GRADE
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able 2
above 2
across 2
act 2
address 3
age 2
ahead 2
air K
alarm 3
alligator 4
almost 2
along 1
angel -
another 2
answer 2
any 1
April 2
August 3
aunt K
autumn 3
bake 1
ballet 7
banana 3
band 2
bandit K
bank 2
bar 6
basement 2
basket K
beach 2
beef 7
beehive 3
beep 5
behave 4
believe K
belong 2
below 3
belt 3
beside 2
between 3
bicycle 2
bit 2
bite 2
blame 2
blanket K
bless 2
block 4
blossom 2
blow 2
body K
boil 3
bottle 2
bottom 2
branch 2
brave 2
break 3
bridge 2
bright K
brook K
brother K
brush 2
bucket 2
bug 1
bump 2
bun 2
burn 2
butcher 3
butter 3
buy K
candle K
candy 2
canoe 2
carrot 3
carry 2
caterpillar 3
cellar 2
cent 2
center 2
cereal 2
chair K
chance 1
chase 2
cheek K
cheer 2
cheese K
cherry 2
chin 2
chips 2
choice K
choose 2
chop 2
chuckle 2
circle K
circus 1
climb 2
coach 3
copy 3
corn 2
correct 2
count 2
country 1
cover 2
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cowboy 5
cracker -
crazy 3
cross 1
crow 1
crust 4
cub 2
cupcake 11
cupid -
dance 1
dear 2
December 2
decide 2
deep 2
deer 3
deliver 3
design 2
desk 3
dig 2
dinner 3
direction 3
dive 2
doctor K
dollar 2
donkey 2
door K
dough 4
doughnut -
dragon 2
drain 2
drip -
drive 2
driveway 6
drop 2
dumb 5
during 2
each K
eagle 2
ear K
east 2
easy 1
eighteen 7
eighty 5
eleven 4
empty 2
enjoy 3
enough 1
enter 2
evening 2
every 2
face K
fairy 3
family 2
fancy 3
fear 2
feather 2
February 3
feel 1
felt 1
fence 2
few 3
field 2
fifteen 3
fifty 3
fight K
fill 1
fine 2
finger 2
finish 2
fix 1
flag 1
flake -
flap 2
flat 2
float 2
floor K
flour 2
flower 1
fold 2
foot K
forest K
fork 3
forty 3
forward 3
found 1
fourteen 3
fowl K
fox 1
free 2
fruit K
full K
gallon 3
garden 1
gate 2
gather 1
giant 3
glasses 2
glue 3
gobble 3
good-bye -
goose 3
granny -
gravy -
great K
greet 3
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grin 2
grocery 3
ground 1
group 2
grow K
grumpy 3
gum 4
hair 2
half 2
hall 3
hamburger K
hammer 2
handle 2
hardly 1
hate 3
heat 1
heavy 2
helicopter 4
helium 4
hide K
hit 1
hold K
hole K
hood K
hope 2
hug 1
humor 5
hundred 2
hunt 3
hurt 1
hut 2
idea 2
important 2
ink 4
island 2
jacket 3
January 2
jar K
jay 2
jeans 2
jelly 3
join 1
joke 2
jolly 3
judge 2
juice 3
July 2
June 1
keep 1
key 2
kill 4
kitchen 1
knife 3
ladder 2
ladybug 2
lamp K
large 2
lawyer 2
lazy 2
leaf 2
less 3
lesson 2
library 2
lid 2
life 2
lift 2
likely 2
limit 2
line 1
listen 2
lock K
lot 1
loud 2
low 2
luck 3
magic 1
magnet 3
March 2
mark 2
mask 2
meal 3
measure 2
meat 3
medicine 4
melt 3
merry 3
middle 2
mile 3
mine 2
minus 11
minute 3
mirror 5
mix 2
month 2
most 2
mountain 2
mouth 2
move K
music 2
nail 2
needle 3
neighbor 3
net K
never 1
nineteen 5
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ninety 3
noise 1
noon 1
north 2
nose K
note 2
November 4
number 3
nut K
ocean 2
October 3
odd 3
often 2
oil 2
orange 3
outside K
oven 3
owl 2
own 1
oxygen 3
pair 3
pancake 4
pants 2
parade K
parent 3
park K
parrot 2
past 3
paste 4
pat 1
path 2
paw 1
peach 2
pear 3
peel -
peep 4
pepper 5
perfect 2
phone K
picnic 1
pie K
piece 2
pile 2
pink 2
pipe 2
pizza 3
plain 3
plan 2
plant K
please K
plus 6
point K
police 2
poor 1
popcorn 2
possible 4
postcard -
pot 1
pour 2
power 2
practice 2
present 1
press 1
pretty K
prize 2
pudding -
puddle 3
pup 4
purple 2
quack 2
quart 2
question 2
quick 3
quiet K
quit 2
radio 3
rag 2
rainbow 3
raise 2
ranch 1
rare 5
real 2
record K
reindeer 3
rest 2
return 1
rich 2
river 2
roar 3
robin 4
rock K
roll 2
roof 1
rooster 3
rose 1
round 2
rub 1
rug 3
rush 1
safe 1
sail 2
salad 2
salt 2
same 3
sand 1
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sandwich 2
sauce 2
sausage 7
save 1
scare 2
science 3
scissors 4
score 2
scratch 2
season 5
seat K
seem 3
self 3
selfish 5
sell 2
September 1
set 1
seventeen 6
seventy 3
shake 1
shall 2
shape 3
sheet 2
shell 2
shirt 2
short 1
shovel 2
shut 2
signal 3
since 3
sink 2
sister 2
sixteen 2
sixty 3
size 2
skate 2
skirt 3
sleigh 7
slide 2
slow 1
smart 2
smell 1
smile K
smoke K
snack 6
soak 2
soft 1
sound 2
soup 2
south 2
speak 2
speed 2
spend 2
spider 3
spill 3
splash K
split 2
spoon 3
sprinkle 2
stamp K
stand 1
stare 2
state K
station 4
stick 2
stir 4
stove K
strange 1
strawberry 6
stream K
strong 1
stupid -
subtract 1
such 2
sudden 4
sugar 3
supper 3
sweet 2
syrup 3
tadpole 5
tall K
tape 2
taste 2
tattle -
teach 3
tear 4
television 2
test K
thin 1
thirteen 3
thirty 3
thought K
throat 2
through 1
throw K
thumb 2
tick 2
tip 5
tire 1
title 2
toad 2
toast 3
toe 2
together 1
tonight 2
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tool 2
tooth 2
top K
toward 3
tower 5
track 2
tractor 3
travel 3
treat 3
trot 5
trouble 2
true 2
trunk 2
try 2
turkey 2
turkey 2
twelve 2
twenty 2
twig 2
ugly 2
uncle 1
understand 3
upon 3
upset 2
valentine -
van -
vegetables 2
visit 2
voice 2
wake 2
wall 1
wander 2
warm 1
wash K
wave 1
wear 2
weed 2
weekend 2
welcome 5
west 2
while K
whisker 4
whisper 2
wide 2
wind 1
wise 2
without 2
wonder 2
wool 2
world 2
worm 5
worry 2
wrong 1
yard K
yesterday 2
yet 4
yolk -
young 2
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Appendix 149
aboard 3
accident 3
ache 2
adopt -
adult 3
adventure 3
adverb 3
advice 3
Africa 3
against 3
agree 4
aim 3
airport 3
Alabama 5
Alaska 3
album 5
alert 4
alley 6
allow 5
alphabet 4
already K
although 3
ambulance 6
America 3
among 3
amount 3
amuse 3
anger 5
announce 3
annoy 5
Antarctica 5
anxious 3
apart 3
apartment K
ape 6
apology 7
apostrophe -
appear 3
approve -
apron -
area 3
argue 3
arithmetic 3
Arizona 4
Arkansas 4
arm 2
army 3
arrange 3
arrive 3
arrow 3
art 3
article 5
Asia 4
ass -
Atlantic 3
attack K
attention 3
attic 5
attitude 5
Australia 4
author 3
autograph -
automobile 3
avenue 4
award 3
aware 5
awful 3
awhile 4
babe 5
baboon -
backward 6
bacon 3
badge 3
balcony 5
bald 7
Band-Aid
bang 7
barbecue -
bare 3
baseball K
basketball 2
bath 3
bathroom 9
batter 4
battery 4
bead 3
beak 5
beam 3
beard 7
beast 3
beat 1
beauty 3
beaver 3
become 3
beetle -
beg -
being 3
belly 3
bench 3
bend 2
beneath 4
berry 4
bet 3
Bethlehem -
beware 3
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bib -
bible -
bill K
birth 3
bitter 5
blackboard -
bleed 3
blend 5
blink 4
bloom 3
blot 2
board 2
boast 3
bone 3
bonnet 3
born 2
borrow 5
boss 3
bother 4
bounce 4
bow 3
bowling 6
bracelet 2
braid 11
brain 5
breath 3
breeze 2
brick 3
broke 2
broom K
brownie 3
bubble 3
buckle 4
bud 4
buffalo 3
buggy -
build 2
bulb 5
bum -
bunch 4
bundle 3
bunk -
burglar -
burro 3
burst 4
bury -
business 3
busy 3
buzz -
cab 3
cabin 3
cactus 4
California 4
calm 3
camera 3
canyon 3
cape 6
capital 2
captain 3
cardboard 3
caribou 3
carol 1
carpenter 4
carpet 3
cartoon 5
carve 3
case 2
castle 2
cattail -
cattle 4
cause 2
caution 3
caw 2
ceiling 2
celebrate 2
celery 6
cell 5
cemetery 7
certain 3
chalk 5
chalkboard 7
change 2
charge 2
chart 3
cheat 7
check 2
cheep -
chest 3
chew 3
Chicago 3
chief 3
chili -
chimney 3
chimpanzee 4
chipmunk -
chocolate 3
chunk -
church 3
churn 3
clam 3
clap 3
claw 3
clay 2
clean 1
clear 2
clever 3
cliff 2
clip 3
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clop -
clothing 3
clover 5
club 4
cluck -
clue 2
coast 4
cob 2
cocoon -
code 7
coin 3
collar 4
Colorado 4
colt 3
column 4
comb 3
comfort 4
comma -
command 3
common 4
community 3
company 3
complain 3
complete 2
cone 1
Connecticut 5
consonant -
content 3
contest 2
continue 3
cool 2
copper 4
coral 4
corral 4
cost 3
costume 3
cotton 3
county 3
courage 4
course 4
court 4
cowhand -
cozy 3
crab 1
crack 3
craft 4
cranberry -
crank 9
crash 3
crawl 3
cream 3
creature 3
creek 2
creep 3
cricket K
crisp 7
crocodile 4
crooked 2
crop 3
crowd 1
crown 3
cruel 4
cube 2
cucumber -
curious 3
curl 2
curtain 5
curve 3
customer 3
cute 4
daffodil 4
dairy 4
daisy 3
Dallas 4
damp 4
dandelion -
danger 2
dare 3
dash 2
daughter 4
dead 4
deal 3
deck 3
Delaware 3
delicious 3
delight 6
denominator 6
dent 5
Denver 3
department 3
describe 4
desert 1
desire 3
dessert 4
devil 11
diamond 4
diaper 6
dictionary 3
die 3
difficult 4
digit 3
dim 4
dime 4
dinosaur 4
direct 5
dirt 2
discover 4
distant 3
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disturb 3
dock K
dodge 4
double 3
downtown 3
dozen 3
drag 5
drawer 1
dread 6
drift 4
drown -
drowsy 9
drug 3
drugstore 5
drum 1
dull 3
dump 4
dust K
dwarf 7
eager 4
eardrum -
earn 3
earth 3
either 4
elastic 6
elbow -
electric 3
elementary 4
elf 3
elm 5
encyclopedia 4
enemy 3
energy 3
engine 3
entertain 4
entrance 6
equator 3
erase 6
errand -
escape 2
Europe -
ever 3
evil 4
exact 3
exam 7
excite 9
exclaim 4
excuse 4
exit 3
experiment 4
explain 5
explore 3
extra 3
fact 3
factory 3
faint 3
fake 6
falcon 7
false 2
familiar 4
faucet 5
fault 3
feast 3
fellow 6
female 4
fern 3
fib -
fiction 3
fierce 3
fife -
figure 3
final 5
fir 4
firecracker -
firehouse 4
fireworks 6
firm 2
fist 3
flame 4
flash 2
flee 5
flop -
Florida 3
flow 3
flush 7
flutter 10
fog 3
foil 7
folder 3
fool 3
football 4
force 3
forever 2
forgive 6
form 2
forth 3
fossil 3
fountain 3
foursquare -
frame 9
freeze 4
frost 4
frown 2
fry -
fudge 3
fuel 3
fulcrum 11
garage 3
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garbage 4
gas 3
gasp -
gaze 4
Georgia 2
germ 5
germinate 11
ghost 2
gift 1
giggle -
giraffe 4
glide 4
globe 4
glove 5
goodnight 4
gorilla 5
gown 5
grab 5
grade 3
graham 7
grain 5
grand 3
grandparent -
grape 8
grapefruit 11
graph 3
growl -
grown-up -
guard 4
guest 4
guitar 3
gull 2
gulp -
habit 3
hamster 3
handkerchief 4
handsome 4
hangar -
harbor 3
harm 3
harp 3
harvest 3
hatch 3
Hawaii 7
hawk 3
hay 3
headline -
heap 4
heart 3
heel 2
height 3
hell -
helmet -
hem -
herd 3
hero 4
hibernate 6
highway 3
hip 7
hippopotamus 5
hire 3
hive 3
hollow 3
holster -
honest 4
honk -
honor 3
hook 4
hoop -
hopscotch 5
hose 2
hospital 3
hotel 3
hound 3
Houston 6
howl 3
hum -
human 4
hunger 4
hurrah -
husband 3
husky 6
hydrant -
icicle 3
Idaho 6
identify 4
ill 3
Illinois 5
impossible 5
inch 3
indeed 3
index 5
Indiana 5
indoors 4
inn 3
insect 5
instead 3
instrument 3
interest 3
invite 3
Iowa 5
iron 3
item 3
jail 5
jeep 7
jerk 3
jigsaw -
jingle 5
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joint 3
journey 3
jungle 3
kangaroo 4
Kansas 9
kennel -
Kentucky 4
kick 2
kindergarten -
kingdom 3
kiss -
kit 5
knee 2
kneel 9
knock 2
knot 2
label 2
lace 3
lad 2
lane 2
language K
lap 4
larva 3
lasso -
law 3
lawn 3
lead 2
leak 6
lean 3
least 3
leather 3
lemon 3
length 3
leopard 3
lettuce 3
level 3
lick -
lie 3
lighthouse 3
lightning 6
lilac -
limb 3
lip 4
liquid 4
list 3
liter 2
lizard 3
load 3
loaf 2
lobster 5
log 2
lollipop -
lone 2
loop 3
loose-leaf 9
Los Angeles -
lose 1
Louisiana 4
lullaby -
lump 3
machine 3
magazine 3
maid 3
main 4
Maine 5
major 3
makeup 6
male 5
mall 6
mammal 3
manhole -
Manila -
manner 6
margarine 6
margin 9
market 3
marry 6
marshal 11
marshmallow 6
Maryland 5
Massachusetts 5
mat 8
match K
matter 4
mayor 3
meadow 2
medal 7
member 4
mention 5
meow 3
message 2
metal 3
meter 2
method 4
Miami 1
Michigan 5
microscope 3
microwave 3
midget -
mild 4
mill 3
million 3
mind 4
Minnesota 5
Mississippi 4
Missouri 5
mist 7
mistake 2
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moan 2
modern 4
modest 2
mold 3
moment 2
monster 3
Montana 4
moo -
moose 4
mosquito 5
moss 4
motel -
moth 4
motor 4
mound 2
mow -
mulberry -
mule 4
mumps -
museum 3
mush 2
mushroom 3
mutter 4
mystery 3
narrow 2
nation 4
neat 2
Nebraska 5
neck 2
necklace 2
neither 5
nephew 3
nervous 3
Nevada 8
New Hampshire-
New Jersey -
New Mexico -
New York -
news 3
nickel 4
nickname 6
niece 8
nimble -
nobody 3
nod -
noodle 5
North America -
North Carolina -
North Dakota -
notice 4
noun 4
numeral 3
nurse 2
o’clock 1
oak 3
oatmeal -
obey 4
object 3
offer 4
office 2
officer 3
Ohio 5
okay 5
Oklahoma 8
olive 3
onion 3
opinion 3
opposite 3
orbit 2
orchard 4
order 3
Oregon 2
otter 4
ought 3
outdoors 3
oval 9
overhead 5
ox 9
Pacific 4
pack K
paddle -
pageant 6
pail 3
pain 2
pajamas 3
pal 9
palace 3
pale 3
palm 3
pane 6
pant 3
parka 4
partridge -
passage 3
pasture 6
patch K
pattern 3
peacock 12
peas 3
pedal 6
peek -
penguin 4
Pennsylvania 3
perhaps 3
perimeter 3
period 3
pest 3
petal 5
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piano 3
pigeon 3
pilgrim 9
pillow 2
pilot 4
pine 3
pint 3
pioneer 4
pirate 5
pistil 5
pitch 3
pitcher 3
planet 3
plastic 3
plenty 3
plow 3
plug 4
poem 5
poke 4
pole 2
polite 3
pollen 4
pond 3
poplar 3
poppy -
porch 3
post 4
poster 5
potato 3
pound 4
praise 2
pray -
prepare 2
president 3
pretend 3
prince 3
problem 3
produce 3
professor 3
pronoun -
pronounce 4
proper 2
protect 2
protest 5
prove 4
provide 3
puff 2
pump 3
pumpkin 4
punish 3
pupil 4
puppet 2
pure 4
purr 5
purse 3
pus -
puzzle 11
quarter 3
queen 6
queer -
quicksand -
quite 4
quiz 8
radish 4
railroad 3
raisin -
rake 5
range 5
raspberry -
rat 4
rather 3
reach 2
rear 8
reason 2
recess 5
recite 2
rectangle 4
refuse 3
regular 4
relax 3
relief 2
religion 4
remain 1
remember 3
remind 3
remove 3
rent 7
repair 1
reply 2
report 3
reptile 3
respect 4
restaurant 5
reward 3
rhinoceros 6
Rhode Island -
rhyme 7
rhythm 9
rib 2
rice 3
rid 6
riddle 3
rink 2
rip 3
ripe 2
ripple 4
roam 2
roast 3
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rob 2
robe 5
robot 7
Rockies -
rod 6
rodeo 3
root 3
rubber 3
rude 3
ruin 4
rule 3
sack 5
saddle 5
sale K
sample K
San Francisco -
sap 3
satin -
satisfy 5
saucer -
scale K
scar 2
scarf 3
scatter 4
schedule 6
scold 3
scoop 7
scrapbook -
scrape 4
scream 4
screen 6
scribble -
scrub -
search 3
secret 2
section 3
seize 4
select 2
sense 2
sentence 2
separate 5
serious 3
serve 3
settle 2
several 3
sew 3
shade 2
shadow 5
share 5
sharp 2
shave -
shed 5
shelf 2
shelter 4
shepherd 3
sheriff 3
shine 2
shiver 11
shock 7
shoot 2
shore 3
shorts 7
shove 4
shrimp 3
shrink 3
shy 4
sick 3
sidewalk 2
sigh K
sight 4
signature 7
silent 3
silk 4
sill -
silver 3
simple 2
sin -
single 4
sip 12
sir 4
skeleton 3
ski 11
skill 5
skin 4
skip 9
skunk 3
skyscraper 5
slap 3
slave 3
sleeve 5
slice 5
slime 3
slowpoke -
slumber 7
smash -
smooth 2
snap 3
sneeze 4
sniff 3
snob -
soap 2
soar 2
sob -
soda 4
soil 2
soldier 4
son 3
sort 5
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sour 3
South Carolina -
South Dakota -
sow 7
space 3
spank -
spare 3
spark -
special 1
speech 3
spoil 3
spray 6
spy 3
square 3
squawk -
squeak K
squeal -
squeeze 3
stable 5
stack 2
stairs 2
stamen 5
starfish 5
starve 7
statue 3
steal 5
steam 3
steer 3
stem 4
stew 4
sticker 4
stiff 3
stocking -
stomach 4
stone 1
stool 3
storm 2
straight 3
strap 4
straw 12
strike 3
strip 5
stripe 4
student 3
study 3
stuff 5
substance 3
suit 4
sundae -
supermarket 7
surface 3
swallow 4
sweater 3
sweep 2
swing K
swirl 3
swish -
switch 3
sword 3
symbol 3
system 4
tablespoon 6
taco 5
tag 4
tale 3
tan 3
tap 3
task 5
taxi -
tea 2
team 3
teapot 4
tease 9
teaspoon 4
telephone 3
temperature 3
tender 3
Tennessee 5
tent 3
terrible 2
terror 3
tether -
Texas 1
thermometer 3
thick 2
thief 3
thirst 3
though 2
thousand 3
thread 3
thunder 3
ticket K
tickle K
tight 4
tights -
till2
tin4
tinfoil -
ting -
toboggan -
tomato 3
ton 3
tongue 4
tortoise -
touch 2
touchdown 9
towel 4
trace 2
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trade 5
traffic 3
trail 2
trailer 3
trash 4
tray 3
treasure 3
tremble 3
triangle 3
tribe 2
trickle -
troll -
trust 3
tub K
tube 3
tug 2
tulip 4
tune 6
tunnel 3
twin 1
twist 4
type 3
ukulele -
umbrella 5
underneath 4
unit 3
United States -
unless 3
upward 2
usual 3
Utah 7
vacant 3
vacation 3
valley 4
value 4
velvet 9
verb 4
Vermont 5
vest 3
village 4
violin 3
Virginia 5
vowel 4
voyage 3
waffle -
wag 3
wail 5
waist 3
waiter 8
war 2
warn 3
Washington 2
waste 2
watermelon 4
weak 3
weary 2
weather 3
wed -
weep 2
weigh 3
West Virginia -
wheat 3
wheel 4
wheelbarrow -
whether 5
whimper -
whip -
whir -
whistle 4
whole 3
whoop -
whoosh -
wicked 4
wife 9
wig 1
wiggle -
willow 3
win 3
windmill 9
wink 2
wipe 3
wire 1
Wisconsin 5
witch 4
within 5
wood 3
woodpecker 4
worse 3
worst 3
worth 2
wound 9
wow -
wrap 3
wreck 3
wriggle -
wrist 3
Wyoming 5
yarn 3
yawn 3
yeast 6
zebra 9
zip 11
zoom -
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abbreviate 2
absent 4
absorb 4
accent 5
accept 3
accordion -
accuse 4
ace 3
acid 3
acorn -
acrobat 6
actual 3
adjective 4
adjust 6
admire 3
admit 6
affair 7
afford 3
agriculture 6
aid 3
airline 4
aisle 5
alfalfa 7
algae 5
almanac 5
aloud 5
altitude 4
aluminum 4
amaze 4
ambush -
anchor 4
Anchorage -
ancient 3
Andes 4
ankle 5
anniversary 5
annual 4
antelope -
anthem -
antonym -
appetite 4
applaud 5
appreciate 5
approach 2
approximate 3
apricot 7
aquarium 3
arch 4
arctic 3
ark 3
arrest -
artificial 4
ash 7
aspen -
aspirin 3
assign 6
assortment 8
athlete 4
Atlanta 3
atlas 4
atmosphere 5
atom 4
attach 3
attend 4
attract 4
audience 4
auditorium 4
auto 5
average 3
avoid 4
awe 7
awkward 5
axe -
axle 4
babble -
background 4
balance 3
bale -
ballad 7
ballpoint 5
ballroom -
Baltic 7
bamboo 5
bandage 5
banjo -
banner 4
banquet 3
bargain 4
barrel 4
barrow -
barter -
base 3
basic 4
basin 4
bat 1
batch -
baton -
battle 4
bawl -
bay K
beagle 5
bedspread -
beer -
beet 3
behold -
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beige -
belch -
beyond 6
bibliography 6
bid 4
billion 6
biography 7
birch -
blacksmith 4
blade 6
blank 2
blast 5
blaze 4
bleacher -
bleat -
blind 4
blizzard 5
blood 5
blouse -
blurt -
blush 7
bobsled -
bold 5
bomb -
bonus 6
bookworm 4
booth 4
border 4
Boston 3
bough -
boulder 4
bound 6
bounty 4
bouquet -
brag -
braille 4
brake -
brand 4
brass 5
breast 7
brew 6
bride 5
brief 3
brilliant 4
brim 4
brisk 4
broad 3
bronze 5
brow 4
bruise 4
buddy -
budge 2
budget 5
buffet -
bull 7
bulldog 5
bullet 6
bulletin 4
bully 7
buoy -
burp -
burrow 5
bushel 9
butler -
butte -
buttercup -
cabbage 6
cable 4
caboose -
calendar 3
calorie 5
Canada 2
canary 5
cancel 7
cane 5
capable 4
capacity 4
capillary -
capitol 7
capsule 4
capture 3
caramel -
carbohydrate 7
carbon 3
career 5
carnation -
carnival 3
carriage 8
carton 3
cartwheel -
cash 4
casserole 6
cassette 7
cast K
catsup -
cauliflower 10
cavern -
cedar 7
cello -
cellophane -
Celsius 5
cement 3
Centigrade -
centipede -
century 4
challenge 8
champion 3
channel 5
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chant 7
chap 5
chapel -
chapter 3
character 4
charcoal 3
chariot 6
charm 3
cheap 2
checkers 5
chemical 3
chestnut -
chill -
China 4
chip K
chirp 4
choir 7
choke -
chord 4
chore 5
chorus 4
chow -
chubby -
chuck 3
chug -
cigar -
cinder -
cirrus -
citizen 4
clang -
clank -
clarinet 8
clasp -
clatter -
click 10
climate 3
cling 9
clink -
closet 4
clump -
clumsy 2
cluster -
clutch -
coal 3
coarse 7
cobra 6
cocoa 5
cod 7
coffee 4
coffin -
coil -
coliseum 9
collect 3
college 4
collie 5
colony 4
comet 4
comic 3
comment 5
commercial 4
committee 5
communicate 4
compass 3
compose -
compound 7
concentrate 4
concert 5
condition 4
congruent 3
conjunction -
consider 4
consist 6
constellation 5
constitute -
construct 7
contagious -
contain 4
continent 4
contrary 8
control 4
convenient 9
convince 4
coop -
cooperate 4
cord 3
core 4
cork K
cot -
cottage 4
cottonwood -
cougar -
cough 5
council 4
counter 4
couple 6
coupon 6
courteous 7
courtyard -
cousin 3
coward 4
coyote 4
cradle 5
crate -
creak 5
create 5
crew 7
crib 6
crime 4
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croak 4
crook 5
crossword 4
crouch -
crowbar -
crumb -
crunch -
crush 4
crystal 8
cuckoo -
cuddle -
culture 5
cumulus -
cupboard 5
cure 3
current 4
custom 4
cycle 3
cylinder 3
cymbal -
dab 4
dam 5
damage 4
dandy -
dart 5
date 3
dawn 3
daze 6
deadline -
deaf 3
death 5
deciduous -
decimal 5
decrease 4
defend 5
define 4
definite 3
degree 4
den 4
denomination -
dense 4
deny 7
depend 4
deposit 5
depot 9
deputy 11
deserve 12
desperate 5
destroy 4
detergent 11
detour -
Detroit 4
develop 4
dew 6
diagram 3
dial 5
diary 5
dice 5
diet 4
dine K
dioxide 3
dip 4
disappoint 9
disaster 5
discipline 5
discourage 9
discuss 7
disguise 4
displace -
dissolve 5
ditch 4
divide 3
dizzy 4
dodo 11
dome 3
doodle 7
doubt 4
dove 4
downpour 6
doze 11
drab 9
drama 7
drape -
drawbridge -
dribble -
drill 3
drizzle 10
drought 5
duel -
duke K
dunce 7
dune -
dung -
dungeon 7
earthquake 3
ease 7
echo 4
educate 12
effect 5
effort 4
electron 4
elegant 4
element 4
elk -
elsewhere 7
embarrass 11
emergency 7
empire 7
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England 4
enlarge 4
enormous 2
enthusiasm 4
entire 4
envelope 4
equal 3
equilateral -
error 4
erupt 11
essay 6
establish 5
estimate 3
evaporate 6
event 4
evidence 3
example 3
excellent 5
except 4
exchange 4
exercise 4
exhale -
exhaust -
exhibit 4
exist 4
expect 5
expensive 4
experience 4
expert 4
express 4
extend 7
eyebrow -
eyelash -
factor 5
fade -
Fahrenheit 4
fail 2
faith 11
fame 4
fashion 4
fasten 4
favor 4
fawn -
fee 5
ferry 6
festival 5
fetch -
file 4
film 5
fin 5
finch 4
flannel -
flare 11
flask 3
flavor 4
flea 8
flesh 5
fling 6
flip -
flipper -
flock 5
flood 4
fluff -
fluid 4
flute 3
foam 11
folk 5
forbid 6
ford 7
forearm 11
forehead -
foreign 3
foreword 7
fort 6
fortune 7
foul 7
fraction 3
freckle -
freeway 9
freshman 7
fret 6
friction 5
frustrate -
fumble -
fungus 5
furnace 4
furnish 6
furniture 3
further 8
future 4
gallop -
gander -
gang 5
gangplank -
gap 7
garter -
gauze -
gear 5
general 4
generous 4
genie -
geography 4
geranium 9
Germany 3
gigantic 6
glacier 5
glance 6
glare 5
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glaze -
glimpse 4
glisten 5
glitter 3
gloom 5
glossary 4
glow 5
gnaw 4
goal 6
goblin -
goggles 7
goldenrod -
golf 5
gong -
gossip -
grace 3
gradual 4
graduate 9
gram 2
grammar 7
grasshopper 5
grate 7
grateful 4
gravity 3
graze 4
grease 5
Great Britain -
greenhouse 1
Greenland 4
greyhound -
griddle -
grill 5
grind 4
grip -
groan 3
groom 3
grouch -
grunt 5
guide 3
gulf 4
gully 6
guppy -
gurgle -
gut -
guy -
gym 5
gypsy -
hail 5
halo -
hammock 7
handball 5
handcuff -
hardware 6
harmonica 9
harpoon -
Harrisburg -
harrow -
harsh 5
Hartford -
hatchet 2
haul 5
hazard 5
hazel -
headdress -
headquarters 7
heal 5
health 3
heave -
heaven -
hedge 5
hemisphere 5
hesitate 6
hiccup -
hike 3
hind 4
hinge 4
hint 11
hiss -
history 4
hitch 3
hobby 6
hobo 4
hockey 10
hoe 5
holiday 3
holler -
holly -
holy 11
homespun 11
homonym -
hoof -
hoot K
horizontal 7
horror 5
household 7
however 4
hubbub -
huckleberry -
huddle 4
humble 2
humid 5
hunch 9
hush 5
hutch -
hydrogen 4
hymn 6
hyphen 9
iceberg 7
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icebox -
ideal 7
idle 4
igloo -
ignite 10
image 3
imagine 3
imitate 9
immediate 9
improve 5
increase 4
indent -
individual 5
industry 5
influence 4
inner 4
inning -
innocent 4
insist 4
inspect -
instant 5
instruct 6
intelligent 5
interrupt 4
intestine 7
introduce 7
invent 5
invisible 4
inward 6
iodine 9
irrigate 6
itch 4
jabber -
jack 1
jackknife -
Jacksonville 5
janitor 5
Japan 4
jaw 5
jellyfish 5
jersey 4
Jerusalem 7
jewel 3
jewelry 4
jig 5
journal 5
jug 7
juggle -
junction 4
junior 5
junk 4
Jupiter 4
kernel -
kettle 5
keyboard -
kid 4
kidney -
kimono -
knit -
knothole -
knuckle 7
lab 9
labor 7
laboratory 7
lack 4
ladle -
lame -
lantern 7
lariat -
lark -
lash -
lass -
latch 6
launch 4
lava 4
lavender -
layer 4
leap 2
lease 10
ledge 3
legend 4
lens 5
lever 6
liar -
liberty 4
licorice -
lily 6
lime 3
limestone 4
limp 4
lipstick -
litter 2
liver 7
llama 4
loan 3
lobby 9
locate 1
locket 4
lodge 8
London 3
loom 9
lope 7
lord 5
loss 5
lotion 8
luggage 7
lumber 3
lunar 7
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lurch -
macaroni -
magma 11
magnificent 5
magnify 7
maintain 5
manage 4
mane 4
mantle 4
manufacture 6
manure -
maple 3
marble 4
marigold 7
marmalade 10
Mars 4
mascot 5
mash 4
mast 5
master -
material 4
math 4
mattress -
maypole -
McKinley -
meanwhile 6
mechanic 4
medium 7
melody -
melon 3
memorial 8
memory 4
Memphis 5
mend 6
mental 7
menu 5
Mercury 4
mermaid 4
mesa 7
meteor 4
metric 4
Mexico 4
midnight 3
Milwaukee 9
minnow -
minor 3
mission 4
mister -
mitt 3
mittens -
moccasin 12
mock -
model 4
moderate 9
moist 4
mollusk 4
monitor 4
mood 5
mop 3
Moscow 7
motion 4
mount -
movie 1
muff -
muffin -
muffler -
mug -
muggy -
multiply 3
mumble 4
mummy 5
munch -
muscle 7
mustache 7
mustard 3
mutt -
myth 5
nab -
naked 6
napkin -
nasty 7
native 4
nature 3
naughty -
navy 4
necessary 5
Neptune 6
Netherlands 10
neutron 4
New Orleans -
nibble 5
nightmare -
nitrogen 3
nook 9
nor 5
Norway 7
notch 5
novel 5
nozzle -
nucleus 4
nudge -
numb 4
nun -
nuzzle -
nylon 8
oar 9
oasis 4
oats 7
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oblong 4
oboe -
observe 4
occupation 5
occur 6
Omaha 5
omit 4
ooze -
operate 4
opportunity 5
orchestra 5
ordinary 6
organ 12
organize 5
orient -
oriole -
ornament 5
ornery -
ostrich 7
ounce 4
outfit 5
outskirts -
overalls 4
owe 7
pad 4
padlock 4
pantry -
papoose -
parable -
parachute 9
paraffin 7
paragraph 3
parallelogram 6
parcel 6
pardon -
parenthesis -
participate 5
particular 5
partner 4
passenger 4
patent 9
patient 4
patio 9
patrol 4
pause 4
pave -
peace 4
peak 3
pearl 5
pebble 4
peck 7
peer 5
pelican 12
penetrate 4
pennant -
percussion -
perennial 7
perfume 9
permit 4
Persia 4
petticoat -
petunia -
pheasant 8
Philadelphia 5
Phoenix 4
phonograph 5
photosynthesis 5
phrase 3
piccolo -
pickle 5
pickup 4
pigtail -
pill 4
pillar -
pinch 9
pineapple -
pinwheel -
pistol 6
pit 3
pity 4
pixy -
planetarium 4
plaster 11
plateau 4
platform 3
platter 5
plaza 4
plop -
plot 6
plum 3
plumber 5
plump 5
plural 6
Pluto 5
pod 5
poet 5
poison 4
policy 5
polish 4
polka 12
poll 4
pollute 4
polygon -
poncho -
poodle 6
popover -
popular 3
porcupine 7
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porpoise 5
porridge -
port 3
portfolio 9
position 5
positive 4
postage 7
postmaster -
postpone -
posture 7
poultry 4
practical 6
prairie 4
preach 6
precious 4
precipitation 5
predicate 4
prefer 4
prefix 4
preposition -
prevent 3
pride 7
primary 5
principal 4
prism 5
prison 5
private 5
process 4
procrastinate -
product 4
program 3
proof 4
proofread -
property 5
proton 4
protrude 11
Providence -
prowl 5
public 3
publish 5
pulley -
pullover -
pulse 3
punch 4
punctuate -
puncture 4
pupa 3
purpose 3
putter -
pyramid 4
quadrilateral -
quail 10
qualify 6
quarantine 5
quarrel 4
quartet -
quilt 5
quiver 4
quotient -
raccoon 2
raccoon -
racket 5
raft 5
rage 5
rail -
railway 7
ramp 7
rapid 5
rattle 5
rattlesnake 4
raw 5
ray K
razor 9
realize 5
receipt 2
receive 4
recipe 4
recognize 5
recover 6
redcoat -
reduce 4
redwood 11
reed 6
regard 7
region 4
regret 7
rein -
rely 6
remark 4
repeat 7
represent 4
rescue 3
research 6
reservoir 7
respond 5
responsible 4
result 4
reveal 5
revoke -
revolution 4
Richmond -
ridge 11
rifle 6
rigid 7
rinse -
rise 3
rot 4
rough 3
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route 4
routine 6
royal 4
ruby 2
ruff -
ruffle -
runaway -
rung 4
runt -
rural 4
Russia 4
rust 4
rustle 5
rustler -
sag -
Sahara 4
sake 11
salary 4
salmon 4
San Diego -
sandal -
sash -
satellite 4
Saturn 4
sawmill -
saxophone -
scalp -
scene 4
scent -
scoot -
scout 4
scowl 2
scramble -
screw 9
screwdriver 6
scrimp 12
scripture -
scum -
seafood 6
seam K
Seattle 8
seaweed 5
secretary 4
secrete -
secure 5
seek 4
seldom 5
senor 4
sensitive 6
series 4
sermon -
sewer 11
sex 5
shack -
shale 4
shallow 4
shame 8
shampoo 4
shawl 5
sherbet 6
shift -
shipment 2
shortening 4
shorthand -
shortstop 4
shoulders 5
shred 5
shrill 9
shrub 4
shrug -
shuffle -
sideburns -
sideways 7
sierra 8
sift 5
silverware -
similar 4
simile 11
siren 10
sissy -
situation 6
skein -
skid 7
skillet -
skim 11
skinny 7
skittish -
slab -
slacks 7
slam 3
slang -
slant 10
slash 4
sleet 6
slender 4
slick 7
slight 4
slim 4
sling -
slip 4
slop -
slug -
sly 4
smack -
smear -
smith 3
smog 7
smokestack -
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smother 4
smudge -
snail 3
snapdragon -
sneak 3
snicker -
snip -
snoop -
snooze -
snore -
snort -
snub -
snug -
sober 7
soccer 5
social 2
sofa 7
softball 6
soggy 7
solar 4
solid 3
solo 8
solve 3
somersault -
somewhat 5
sonar -
soothe 5
sore 4
source 5
souvenir -
soybean -
spa -
spaghetti 3
Spain 4
spangle -
spaniel -
sparrow 9
spat -
spatula -
spear 5
species 7
speck 4
spectacles -
sphere 4
spice 11
spike -
spinach 3
spiral 5
spit -
splice -
splinter -
sponge 4
sponsor 9
spook -
spore 12
sport 3
sprain -
spread K
sprout 5
spur 7
sputter -
squash 8
squat 5
squaw -
squirm -
squirt 5
St. Louis -
staff 4
stage 3
stagecoach 4
stain 7
stale -
stalk -
stall 5
stallion -
staple 7
startle 4
steadfast -
steady 4
steak 4
steel 3
steep 4
steeple -
sting 4
stingy 9
stink -
stitch 3
stock 2
stockade -
stopwatch -
strain 5
strait 6
streak 8
stretch 3
strict 11
stride -
stroke 5
stroll 8
structure 6
struggle 7
strum -
stubborn 5
stumble -
stump 5
sturdy 2
subject 4
submarine 3
subway 2
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succeed 4
suck 7
suffer -
sufficient 5
suffix 4
suggest 5
suitcase 5
sum 4
sunflower 5
super 4
superior 5
supply 5
support 4
suppose 4
surround 4
suspect 5
suspender 5
swamp 7
swan -
sway 5
swear -
sweat -
swell 4
swift 4
syllable 4
synonym 4
synthesis 8
tab -
tablet -
tack 4
tackle 4
talent 6
tambourine -
tame 3
tank 3
tardy 2
tassel -
taupe -
tee 5
teenager 6
teepee 9
teeter -
telegram 9
telegraph 4
telescope 7
telltale -
temper -
temple 3
tend 7
tennis 3
termite 4
terrier -
territory 4
text 7
texture -
thaw 4
thee -
theft 7
therefore 4
thimble -
thistle -
thong -
thorax -
thorn 9
thou -
thrill 4
thud 5
thumbtack -
thump 5
thus 6
thy 4
tiddlywinks -
tide 4
tilt -
timid 7
tingle -
tinsel -
tint 7
tiresome -
‘tis -
toadstool 10
Tokyo 5
tole -
tom-tom -
tomahawk -
tomboy -
tone 2
tong -
toot -
topic 4
torch -
total 5
tough 3
tow 6
trademark -
tramp -
trampoline 9
trapeze 6
treble -
tricycle 5
trim 5
trinket -
trio -
trombone 3
troop 3
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trophy 4
trousers -
trundle -
truth 2
tuba 8
tuck 6
tumble 3
turnip 6
twine -
twinkle 5
twirl -
typewrite -
umpire 5
unicorn 6
uniform 5
union 4
universe 3
upland -
upright 5
Uranus 6
urgent 2
Uruguay -
vampire 7
vapor 4
vary 7
vase 5
vegetation 7
vehicle 9
veil -
vein 9
Venus 4
veranda -
vessel 5
veterinarian -
vibrate 5
video 9
view 4
vine 4
vinegar 4
violet 7
vocabulary K
volcano 4
volume 4
vote 3
vulture 7
waddle -
wade 5
walrus 5
waltz -
wasp 4
wax 3
wealth 5
weasel -
web 5
wedge 6
wee 9
whack -
wham -
wharf 4
wheelchair -
whiff 10
whine 9
whinny 4
whirl 4
wick -
wicker -
widow 4
wigwam -
wildcat -
wilderness 6
windpipe 10
wizard 9
workout -
worship 5
wreath -
wrestle -
wrinkle 4
xylophone -
yak -
yap 8
Yellowstone 5
youth 5
zero 7
zone 3
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abandon 4
Abilene -
aborigine -
abroad 7
absolute 6
abuse 5
access 8
accessory 7
accompany 5
accomplish 5
account 5
accurate 5
acre 7
adapt 5
adequate 5
administer -
admiral 6
adobe 12
advance 7
advantage 5
advertise 5
advise 6
Aegean -
affect 5
affection 7
afterward 7
agent 5
aircraft 5
airfield -
airman -
airstrip -
ajar 8
Albany 5
alcohol 5
algebra 12
alkaline 7
allegiance -
alloy 7
almond -
Alps 5
altar 11
alto -
ambassador 5
amber -
ambition 6
amble 9
ammonia -
ammunition 5
amphibian 5
analyze 5
ancestor 5
angle 5
anteater 7
antenna 5
antibiotics 9
anticipate 5
antidote 4
antique 5
antler 7
Appalachian 9
appeal 7
appliance 9
apply K
appoint 6
appropriate 7
apt 6
aqueduct -
arbor -
arc 6
arcade 7
archery 5
arena 6
Argentina 5
armor 5
armpit -
aroma -
array -
artery 9
asbestos -
asparagus 6
assemble 7
assist 7
assume 7
assure -
asteroid 5
astonish 7
astronaut 5
astronomy 9
attain -
attempt 5
attire 11
attorney 6
Austin 4
Austria 7
authority 5
automatic 11
auxiliary -
available 5
avalanche 5
aviator 5
avocado 11
awning -
axis 6
azure -
bacteria 5
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badger -
badminton -
bagpipe -
bail 6
bait 4
balsa 8
Baltimore 6
ban 2
bangle -
banister -
barber 7
bareback 8
barometer 7
baseboard -
bashful 5
bass 7
basswood -
beacon 6
bedrock -
beech -
beeline -
Beijing 7
belle -
bellhop -
bellow -
beret 10
berth -
beta 7
betray -
billfold -
bind 6
binoculars 12
biology 7
birthmark -
biscuit -
bishop -
bleak -
blindfold 4
blister -
blockade 9
blockhead -
blockhouse -
blonde -
bloodhound -
blubber -
bluebell -
bluff 10
blunder -
blunt 5
blur -
bob 1
bog -
bologna 7
bonfire 5
bonny -
boom 5
boomerang -
bosom -
boxwood -
brace 2
bravo 7
Brazil 5
breathtaking 8
breed 10
briar -
bridle 6
bristle -
Britain 5
brittle -
broil -
bronco -
brood K
broth -
browse 6
brunette -
Brussels -
brute -
buck 8
buckskin -
buff 11
bugle -
bulge 10
bulk -
bulldoze -
burr -
bustle -
butt 9
butterscotch -
cabinet 2
cackle -
cad 3
cafe 5
cafeteria 5
caffeine 9
calcium 5
calculate 7
calico 5
camel 4
campus 5
canal 5
cancer 7
candidate 5
cannibal 7
cannon -
canopy 10
canteen -
canvas 4
caravan 4
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cardigan -
cargo 4
Caribbean 5
carousel -
carp -
cartilage -
cartridge 7
cashew -
cask -
casual -
catalogue -
catastrophe -
cavalry 11
cease -
celestial 5
cellulose 7
census 5
ceramic 11
ceremony 4
chafe -
chairman -
chalet -
chamber 7
chandelier 6
chaps -
charity 6
charter 7
chat 5
checkmate -
chef 6
chemistry 5
chess 8
Cheyenne -
chime K
chinaware -
chisel 2
chlorine 9
chlorophyll 5
chopsticks 4
chowder 7
chrome 5
chrysanthemum -
chum -
chute 5
cider -
cinch -
Cincinnati 5
cinnamon 5
circuit 6
circumference 7
cistern -
citrus -
civil 5
clad -
claim 5
clamor 7
clamp -
clan 5
clash -
clause 11
clench -
Cleveland 5
clinic 9
cloak 5
clockwork -
clog 7
clot -
clothespin -
clutter 8
coax -
cobblestone 8
cockpit -
cockroach -
coconut 3
coke 9
coleslaw 9
coliseum -
collapse 5
cologne -
colon -
combat 5
combine 9
comedy 7
commerce 7
commonplace -
commotion 5
companion 6
compare 4
compartment 7
compel -
compete 5
competent 4
complex 7
complexion -
complicate 10
compliment 5
comprehend 9
compute 11
concave 11
conceal 6
concern 5
conclude 11
concrete 6
condense 9
confess 8
confetti -
confident 5
confirm 6
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conflict 5
confuse 7
congratulate -
congress 5
connect 7
conquer 6
conscious 5
conserve 7
considerate 6
consistent 7
constant 5
constitution 5
consult 5
contact 5
contract 5
contrast 7
contrite -
convention 6
convex 11
convict -
cookout 5
cornet -
cornucopia -
corridor -
corrugate -
corsage -
cosmetics 8
cottontail -
couch 5
counsel -
counterfeit 9
cove -
covey -
cowslip -
coy -
crag -
crane K
crater 5
crave 8
crayfish 5
crease 4
credit 7
crescendo -
crescent 7
crest -
cringe -
crochet 7
crock -
crotch -
croup -
cruise 5
crumble 4
crumple -
crutch -
cubbyhole -
cubic 5
cue 7
cuff -
cultivate 9
culvert -
cuneiform -
curb -
curd -
curriculum -
curse 9
cushion 4
custody -
cuticle -
cutlass -
cyclone -
dagger -
dame -
damn -
dandruff 7
dangle 9
dapple -
darling -
data 5
dazzle -
debt 4
decay 5
decent 9
deckhand 4
declare 6
decline 4
decoy 6
dedicate 6
deed 11
defeat 5
deflate -
defrost 5
delay 5
delicate 4
delta 5
demand 5
democracy 7
demolish -
demon 7
demonstrate 9
denim 9
Denmark -
dentistry 7
depart 9
depress 9
descend 5
destiny -
detect 7
determine 6
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device 5
devour -
diagnose 5
diagonal -
dialect -
diameter 6
diaphragm -
differ 5
digest 6
dignity 7
dike -
diminish 11
dingo -
diploma -
discount 6
disease 4
disgrace 9
disk -
dismal 4
dismiss 8
dispatch 9
display 6
dispose 4
dispute 4
distinct 4
distinguish 12
distress 10
divorce -
document 7
doe -
dogie -
dogwood -
doily -
dolphin 5
dolt -
domestic 7
dominant 9
donate 7
doom 5
dope -
downfall 9
draft 5
dragonfly -
drake 7
drawl -
dreary 6
drench 5
droop -
dry goods -
duchess -
duct 7
dude -
due 6
duet -
dugout -
dumbbell -
dungarees -
durable 5
dusk -
duty 5
dwindle -
dye 5
dynamite 9
earl 7
earnest 9
earphone -
earshot -
easel -
eaves -
ebb -
eclipse 6
ecology 11
economics 5
edible 6
eel 5
eerie -
efficient 4
Egypt 5
elect 5
embankment -
emblem 10
embrace -
embroider -
emerald 6
emphasis 9
employ 6
encourage 5
enrich 4
environment 4
envy 5
epidemic 4
episode 6
equation 7
equip -
essence -
essential 7
eternity 9
Ethiopia -
eventual -
exaggerate 9
exceed 9
excel 10
excess 5
expedition 5
explode -
exponent -
export 5
expose 6
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exterior 5
extinct 5
extinguish 10
eyepiece -
fable 11
fabric 8
fabulous 3
fad 8
falter -
fang -
fantastic 5
fare 5
farewell 7
fatal 6
fate 6
fathom 4
feature 6
federal 5
fend -
fender 9
ferment 5
ferret 5
fertile 6
fertilize -
fever 7
fiber -
fiddle -
fidget -
fig -
figurehead -
filter 5
filth 5
firearms -
fizz -
flair -
Flanders -
flapjack -
flatter -
flaw 9
flax -
fleece 7
flex -
flick -
flimsy -
flint 7
flora 12
floss -
flounder -
flue -
fluke -
fluorescent 7
focus 7
foe 6
fond 7
foothill 10
fore -
forecast 6
foreman -
forge 10
forklift -
forlorn -
formal 5
former 6
formula 4
fortress 11
foster 5
foundation 5
fourscore -
foxglove -
fracas -
fragment 4
fragrant 6
frail 4
frantic 5
fraternity -
fray 11
freak -
freight 6
frequent 5
frill -
fringe 6
frolic -
frontier 5
fume 6
function 6
fund 5
funnel 6
furl -
fury -
fuss -
gag 5
gain 5
galaxy 6
gale 5
gallant -
gape -
gardenia -
gargle -
garland -
garlic 7
garrison -
gauge 5
gazelle -
gee 7
gel -
gem 5
generate 9
genius 6
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genuine 9
geology 12
geometry 11
Gettysburg 5
geyser -
ghetto -
glade -
gland -
gleam 2
glee -
glory 9
gloss -
gnash 10
gob -
gorge 6
govern 6
grandstand 6
granite 5
grasp 6
gratitude 6
grave -
gravel 5
Greece 5
grenade -
grief 5
grim 6
grime 8
grit -
groggy -
groove -
grope -
gross 9
grout -
grove 6
grub -
gruff 7
grumble 4
guilt 7
gush -
gust 4
gutter 4
guzzle -
habitat -
halt 2
halter -
hamper -
handicap 8
hare 8
hark -
harness -
haste 5
haunt 7
haven 12
haze 5
headset 5
headstone -
hearth 7
heathen -
hectic 9
hedgehog -
heir -
heirloom 8
helter-skelter -
hereby -
herewith -
heroine -
heron 7
herring 5
hexagon -
hickory -
highness -
hilarious 9
hitchhike -
hoarse 5
hobble -
hog -
hogan -
hoist 5
homely -
homestead 8
honeydew -
honeymoon -
honeysuckle -
hopper -
horde -
horizon 5
hornet 9
horsepower 5
hostile 7
hourglass -
howdy -
hue 7
hummingbird -
hump 11
humus -
hurricane 4
husk -
hydroelectric 11
hypothesis 7
identity 5
ignorant 6
ignore 4
illegal 11
illustrate 9
immune -
imp 3
implement 7
import 5
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impress 7
impulse 9
incense 6
incident 5
incline 11
include 7
income 5
independent 5
India 4
infant 6
infantry -
infect -
inferior 6
inform 7
informal 5
inhabit -
inhale -
initial 4
injure 6
inland 5
inlet -
input 11
inquire -
insert 8
inspire 8
install 6
instinct 6
insult 7
integer -
intense 6
intent 7
interior 5
intermediate 11
interpret 6
intersect 6
interview 5
invert -
invest 9
investigate 6
invoice -
involve 5
ion 7
Iran 7
irritate 9
Israel 9
issue 5
jab -
jackass -
jailbird -
jealous 5
jest 5
jiffy -
jitter -
jog 5
johnnycake -
jot -
jumbo -
juvenile 4
katydid 5
kayak 11
keen 7
keg -
kelp -
kerchief -
khaki 7
kidnap 10
kiln -
kinetic 5
knack -
knead -
knight 6
knob 5
lacrosse -
lag 2
lair -
landlord 4
landmark 8
lapse -
larkspur -
latex -
lather -
latitude 6
latter -
lattice 5
laurel 4
league 6
leash 5
lecture 8
legal 6
lend 4
lest -
Lexington 5
license 7
linen 5
liner -
linger 7
link 7
linoleum -
lisp -
literature 5
litmus 5
livelihood 5
loam -
lob -
lobe 9
local 5
locomotive 3
locust 6
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loft 11
longitude 6
loot -
lottery 6
Louisville 5
lounge -
loyal 4
lozenge -
lumberjack 5
lung -
lunge -
luxury 9
lye -
lyric -
magenta -
mainland 10
mainstay -
maize -
majesty -
mallard -
malt 3
mammoth 5
manganese -
manicure -
manor 7
mansion 7
mantel -
manual 7
mar 9
mare 7
marine 6
marionette 12
maroon 7
marsh 9
marvelous 6
masculine 9
mason 5
masquerade 6
mass 4
mature 9
mayonnaise -
meditate -
Mediterranean 4
medley 11
meek 5
mellow 5
merchant 7
mercy 4
merit 4
midst 11
midway 8
migrate 4
mildew -
military 5
millipede -
mimic 8
mineral 5
miniature 10
minister 5
mink -
minority 8
minuet -
miracle 4
mischief -
missile 5
mistress -
mite -
mob 9
mockingbird -
modify 8
module -
molasses 7
mole 6
molecule 5
molt -
monarch 12
monastery -
Montgomery 5
monument 7
moreover 5
mortal -
mortgage 4
motto 7
mourn 5
mucus 5
multitude 6
municipal 7
mural 6
murder 11
murky -
murmur -
muskrat 7
mustang -
muster -
mute -
muzzle -
nag -
naval 5
navigate 6
nectar 5
negative 2
neigh -
neon 5
network 9
neutral 7
nevertheless 7
Niagara -
nicknack -
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Nigeria 5
nigh 11
nightfall 7
Nile 5
noble 9
nominate -
normal 5
nostril -
notify 7
nourish -
nuclear 6
nude -
nugget -
null -
obsidian -
obstacle 6
obstruct -
obtain 6
obvious 5
occasion 5
occupy 4
octagon -
octave -
octopus 5
offend -
official 5
offset -
offshore -
ointment 9
Olympic 5
omelet 5
opal -
opera 8
opossum -
opponent 5
origin 5
ornate 9
orphan -
otherwise 6
outcome 7
outlaw 6
outlet 6
outline 5
outpost -
outsmart -
outstanding 5
outward 6
ovary 7
overboard -
overcast 7
overcome 5
overlook 5
overwhelm 7
oxide 7
oyster 8
pace 6
paddy -
Pakistan -
palette -
pamphlet 5
panel 6
panic 8
panorama -
panther 6
paperback 5
parakeet 9
parallel 5
paralyze -
parasite 7
parasol -
parchment -
Paris 5
parliament 5
parlor -
parole -
participle 9
pastel 9
pasteurize -
pastime 9
pastor -
pastry 7
patty -
payroll 9
peal -
peat -
pecan -
peculiar 7
peg 1
pellet 9
pelt 10
penalty 11
penicillin 4
peninsula 11
penmanship 8
pentagon 6
pep -
per 4
percent 5
perform 3
perish 6
permanent 5
perpendicular 5
personal 5
perspire -
Peru 6
petroleum 6
phantom -
pharmacy 6
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photograph 6
physical 5
physician 5
pierce 5
pigment -
pimple -
pinafore -
pinball 7
ping 5
pinto 5
pitchfork -
pith -
Pittsburgh 5
plague -
plaid -
plank -
plaque 5
platypus 7
pliers 6
plod -
plume -
plunder 9
plunge 9
plunk -
plywood -
poach -
poker -
Poland 5
polio -
politics 5
polo 6
pompom -
pope -
porcelain 6
pore 9
portion 8
Portugal 5
posh -
posse -
potion -
Potomac -
pouch 5
pounce -
pout 5
poverty 3
powder 5
powwow -
precise 6
pregnant 11
premium -
preserve 5
previous 6
prey 5
price 3
prick -
priest 5
prime 6
primer -
primitive 7
principle 7
privilege 9
pro 7
probable 5
probe 11
proceed -
procession 5
profession 5
profile -
profit 4
project 4
projector 6
promenade -
promote 7
prop -
propel 5
prophet -
prospector 8
protein 4
proverb 11
province -
prune -
pry -
pucker -
pudgy -
pueblo 4
pug -
pulpit -
puma -
pumice -
pun 9
puny -
purchase 4
puritan 8
pursue 5
putty -
pygmy -
quaint 9
quality 4
quantity 8
quarterback 5
quartz 11
Quebec 3
quill 5
quirk -
rabies -
radiate -
radium -
radius 5
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ragweed -
raid 7
ramshackle 7
rank 5
rap 5
rapids 11
rascal -
rash 7
rate 4
raven -
ravine 6
reap 4
rebel 5
recent 5
reckless 5
recommend 6
recorder 6
recreation 6
recycle 7
reek -
refer 4
reflect 4
regal 9
register 6
rehearse 2
reign 7
rejoice 9
relay 4
release 7
relish 5
render -
repel 5
republic 5
require 5
resemble 4
resent 11
reserve 8
resin -
resist 6
resort 6
resource 3
restore 4
retina -
reverse 7
revise -
revolt 5
revolver -
rickety 7
ridicule -
rim 7
rind -
risk 4
rival 5
roan -
role 5
Rome 5
romp 5
rookie -
roost 6
roster -
rotate 6
rouge 7
rubbish 4
rubble 11
ruckus -
rudder 5
ruddy -
rugged 6
rumble 11
rumor -
rump -
rumpus -
runway 5
rustic -
Sacramento 9
sacred 5
saint 6
Salem 3
saliva 5
salon 9
saloon 8
Salt Lake City -
salute 6
sandpaper 7
saucy -
savage 6
scab -
scamp -
scan 8
scarce 5
scarlet 6
scheme 5
scholar -
scoff -
scorch 8
scorn 11
Scotland 5
scourge -
scrap 6
scrawl -
scrawny -
screech -
script 5
scuffle -
scurvy -
sediment 5
seep -
segment 5
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semester 7
senate 5
senior 5
serene 7
session 8
severe 5
shaft -
shamble -
shank -
shark 5
shatter 7
sheaf -
shear 11
sheath 7
shield 6
shilling -
shimmer -
shin 2
shingle 5
showdown -
shriek 6
shrivel -
shudder 7
shun -
sieve 9
silicon -
silkworm -
silt 6
sincere 5
singe -
sire -
site 6
sketch 10
skipper 4
skirmish -
skit 6
skull 5
skyline -
slack -
slat -
slate 4
slaughter 7
slay -
slingshot -
slink -
slit -
sliver -
slogan 6
slope 5
slosh -
slot 2
slum 11
slump 8
slush 6
smelt -
smirk -
smug -
snapper 5
snapshot -
snare 5
snarl -
sneer -
snorkel -
snout 5
snuggle 4
society 6
sod -
sodium 9
sole 2
solemn 7
solution 6
somber 7
sorrow 5
spatter -
spearmint -
sperm 9
sphinx -
spine 6
spinster -
spire 7
spirit 5
splendid 9
spool 11
spout -
sprawl 5
sprig -
Springfield -
sprint 6
spruce -
spurt 12
squadron -
squall -
squelch -
squint 5
stab -
stadium 5
stag -
stagger -
stake 5
stamina 7
stammer -
stampede 6
stanza -
starboard -
starch 4
stateroom -
static 5
stead -
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stereo 8
sterile 11
stern -
stile -
stilt -
stimulate 9
stingray -
stirrup 6
stoke -
stomp -
stoop 9
strangle -
strategy 6
stratosphere 9
stray 7
streetcar -
stress 5
strife 11
strut -
stub 7
stud -
studio 5
stun -
stunt 5
stutter -
style 5
submerge 5
subscribe -
subsist -
suburb 5
suds -
suede -
suicide -
suite 10
suitor -
sulfur 7
sulk -
sultan -
summary 9
summit 6
sundial -
superb 10
superlative 11
supernatural 6
superstition 6
supreme 5
surf 7
surgery 7
survey 5
survive 5
swagger -
swap -
swarm 8
swash -
swoop -
swordfish -
symmetry 5
sympathy 7
symptom 7
taffy -
tang 12
tangerine -
tangle -
tar 7
target 4
tariff -
tart 7
tatter 11
tawny -
tax 4
teat -
technology 5
temperate 6
tempest -
tempo -
temporary 6
tempt 5
tense 5
term 4
terminal 6
terrain 4
terrific 7
terry 6
testament -
testimony -
textile 7
thatch 6
theater 5
theme 5
theory 7
thermal 6
thicket -
thigh -
thrash -
threat 5
thresh -
thrive 11
throb 7
throng -
thunderbolt -
thunderhead -
tidings -
tidy -
tile 5
timber 6
tinderbox -
tinge 10
tinkle -
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tissue 5
tobacco 7
toffee -
toil -
toll 2
tomb 5
tornado 4
torpedo 6
tortilla -
tot 6
totem 5
tour 3
tradition 5
transistor -
translate 4
transplant 11
transport 5
trapezoid -
treaty 6
tremendous 6
trench 5
trespass 9
tributary 8
tribute -
trice -
trigger -
trill -
trillion -
triple 9
triumph -
trooper -
tropics 6
trough 5
troupe 11
trout 5
trudge 4
trumpet 5
tuber -
tuft -
tugboat -
tumor 11
tuna 5
tundra 7
turban -
turf 7
turnout -
turquoise 5
twain 5
twang -
tweezers -
twitch 4
udder -
underbrush -
underdog -
undergo 10
undergrowth -
underworld 8
unicycle 7
unite 9
university 6
unravel -
upholster -
uproar 6
uranium 6
urban 5
urge 4
usher 7
vaccine -
vacuum 11
vain 5
Vancouver -
vandal -
vanilla 6
vanish 5
variety 6
varnish -
vast 5
vat 5
vault -
Venezuela -
vengeance -
Venice 5
vent -
ventriloquist -
verge -
verify 9
vermilion -
verse 6
vertebrate 5
vertical 5
Vesuvius -
victim 5
vigor -
vineyard -
viola -
violent 6
virgin -
virus 9
visible 7
vision 5
visor -
vital 7
vitamin 4
vivid 10
void 11
volley -
vow -
wad -
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wallet 4
wallflower -
walnut -
wand -
wardrobe -
warehouse 5
warp 9
wart -
waylay -
weapon 5
weave 9
weird 7
werewolf 7
wheeze -
whereas 9
whiplash -
whist -
whittle 5
whop -
wield -
wine 4
wit 7
withdraw 5
wither 5
withstand -
witness 2
wobble -
woodchuck -
woodwind 5
workshop 6
wren 7
wring -
yacht -
yank -
yearling -
yelp -
yield 1
yip -
yodel 5
yonder -
Yosemite -
youngster 9
yowl -
Yugoslavia 5
Yukon -
zigzag 7
zinc 6
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abduct 10
abreast -
abrupt 7
abscess -
abstain -
abstract 7
absurd 6
abundant 6
academy 9
accelerate -
accommodate -
accord -
achieve 5
acknowledge 9
acquaint 7
acquire 9
acropolis -
acute 6
adept -
adhesive 7
Adirondacks -
adjacent 6
adore 8
aerial -
affix 4
afflict -
aggregate -
agile 7
airborne -
airway -
alas -
albatross 10
Alexandria -
Algeria -
alien 9
Allegheny -
ally 9
alpha 7
alter 6
alternate 6
amateur -
Amazon 7
ambiguous -
amethyst -
amnesia 9
ample 6
Amsterdam -
amuck -
analogy -
anemone 9
animate 9
anonymous -
anthracite -
antic -
apostle -
appall -
apparatus 12
apparel 10
apparent 5
appendix 7
apprentice 6
aqua -
Arabia 5
arachnid 6
arid 11
arsenal -
arson -
ascend 6
asphalt 7
assault 7
associate -
astrology 9
Athens 5
attribute -
auction 6
audio -
audition -
authentic 6
avail -
aviation 9
Babylon 6
bachelor 6
backfire -
backhand -
Baghdad -
balk -
ballot 7
bandanna -
barb -
barge 6
barley 7
baron -
barracks 7
barren 6
barricade 7
barrier 6
basis 6
baste 11
bauxite 7
bazaar 6
bearing 11
beckon 6
bedlam 7
beforehand 9
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behalf -
Belgium 5
Belgrade -
benefit 5
beriberi -
Berlin 5
beryllium 6
beset -
bestow -
beverage 3
bevy -
bias -
biceps -
bicuspid -
billboard -
bin -
binary -
bisect -
bison 9
bizarre 11
blab -
blackhead -
blacktop 6
blare -
bleach -
blemish -
blight -
blimp -
boarder 7
bobcat 8
Bohemia -
Bolivia 6
bolt 9
bonbon -
bond 6
bondage 7
boon -
Bosporus -
boulevard 7
bounds -
bowel -
boycott 6
bracket -
brainstorm -
bran 9
brawn -
bray -
breadwinner -
breakwater -
bribe -
brigade -
brink 7
broadcast 5
broadside -
broker 6
bromine -
Bronx -
Brooklyn 4
Brownsville -
Bulgaria -
bumble -
bungalow -
bungle -
bunker -
bunt -
burden 11
bureau 9
burly -
Burma -
busboy -
byway -
Cairo 5
calamity 7
calligraphy -
Cambodia -
Cambridge 5
camouflage 8
campaign 5
Canterbury -
caption -
captive -
Caracas -
carbonate -
carcass -
caress -
Carthage -
cascade 11
caste -
category 7
cathedral 7
causeway -
Ceylon -
champagne -
Charleston 5
Charlotte 7
chasm -
chaste -
chauffeur -
Chesapeake -
Chile 6
Chinook -
chivalry -
cholesterol 9
chromatic -
chronology -
cigarette -
cinema -
circumstance 9
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civic -
clapboard -
clarify 11
clarity 9
classic 9
cleft -
clerk 6
client 10
climax 8
clinch -
clod -
cloves -
cobalt -
cock -
collide 6
Colombia -
colonel 6
Columbia 9
coma 7
combustion 9
commission 9
commit 6
compact 7
compatible -
compress -
comprise -
con 10
conceit 7
conceive -
concept 9
concussion -
condemn 7
conduct 12
confederate 6
confer -
confide -
conform 11
confound -
congest -
conglomerate 5
conquest 5
conscience 7
consecutive 8
consent 10
consequence -
console -
conspicuous 9
constable -
Constantinople -
consume 11
contaminate 7
contempt -
context -
contingent -
contour 7
contraption -
contribute 5
convent -
converse 7
convey 6
Copenhagen -
cornerstone -
corps 9
corporal -
corpse 9
corrode -
corrupt 11
cosmos -
countenance -
cowlick -
cramp -
crankshaft -
creed -
Crete -
crevice -
crimson 7
crinkle -
cripple -
crisis 6
crisscross -
criteria 9
croquet -
crossroad -
crucial -
crude 6
Cuba 5
cud -
cult -
cunning 6
curfew -
currency 8
cutter 7
czar -
Czechoslovakia -
dainty -
dale -
Danube -
daub -
Dayton 3
deacon -
dean 4
debate 5
debris -
debut -
decade 9
deceive 7
decode 7
decor -
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decree -
deduct -
defect 9
deflect -
deft -
defy -
deject -
delegate 7
delinquent 11
delirious 7
denounce -
deplete -
derby -
dermis 6
derrick 5
despair 7
despise -
despite 6
detach 7
detail 7
detain -
deteriorate -
devastate 7
devise -
dialogue 7
diction 11
diesel 7
diligent 7
dilute -
dinghy -
dingy 6
diphtheria -
diplomat 7
dire -
discard 9
discharge 6
discreet -
discriminate -
disgust 7
dismay 5
disrupt 6
dissect 8
distort -
distract 10
district 6
ditto -
ditty -
divine -
doctrine -
doldrums -
domain 9
don 6
dormant -
dormer -
dormitory 10
dose -
dour -
douse -
Dover -
draftsperson -
drastic 7
dredge -
drone 6
drudge -
dub -
Dublin -
dunk -
duplicate -
duration 12
dwell -
dynamic 7
eavesdrop -
eccentric 7
ecru -
ecstasy -
Ecuador 9
eddy -
Edinburgh -
eggplant -
ego -
eject 11
elaborate 5
elder 6
elevate 6
eligible 7
eliminate 7
eloquent 7
embark 9
ember -
embryo -
emotion 7
enamel 8
endure 7
enforce 9
engage 6
enigma -
ensemble -
enterprise 9
entity -
entrust -
enzyme -
equilibrium 11
erect 7
erode 8
escort -
estate 11
estuary -
etch -
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eternal -
eucalyptus 8
Eugene 7
Euphrates 6
evaluate 11
evergreen 6
evident 7
evolve -
excavate 11
excerpt 7
exclude -
execute 7
expand 7
exquisite 9
external 9
extract 7
extreme 6
eyesore -
Fairbanks -
fallow 7
famine 7
fanatic 9
fantasy 7
fatigue 6
feat 7
feeble 6
feldspar -
ferocious 7
fester -
fiancé
fickle 6
filament 12
fillet -
finance 7
Finland -
firebox 4
firefly 9
fireproof -
fixture 9
fjord -
flagship -
flank 9
flaunt -
fleet 10
flinch -
floe -
florist 9
flounce -
flourish 6
fluent -
flurry -
foliage 9
fondle -
foresee 6
format 9
fracture 6
fragile 7
frank 7
fraught -
frenzy -
fright -
frigid -
frisk -
fro 7
frogman 7
froth -
fugitive 9
fulfill -
fullback 7
fundamental 7
funeral 7
furrow -
fuse -
gadget 7
gaggle -
gait 9
gallery 6
gamble -
garb 7
garment 9
garnish -
gash -
gaunt -
gauntlet -
gawky -
gene 7
generation 7
genesis -
genetic 7
Geneva -
ghastly 7
ghoul -
Gibraltar -
giddy -
gill -
gimmick 9
gin -
ginger 12
gingerly 12
gladiator -
glean -
glen K
glimmer -
glint -
glockenspiel -
Gloucester -
glower -
glucose 7
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gnat -
gneiss -
goblet -
goo 4
gorgeous 7
gourd 6
graft 6
grant 7
graphite -
greed 7
Greenwich -
gripe -
grotesque -
grudge 9
gruel -
grueling -
Guam -
guarantee 7
guardian 6
Guatemala 5
Guiana -
guillotine -
guinea 8
gulch -
hack -
hag -
Haiti 5
hale -
halfback -
hammerhead 6
handiwork 10
hanker -
haphazard 11
hardship 5
Harlem -
harmony 7
harpsichord 10
hash -
haughty 9
Havana 7
headlong -
headwaters -
headway -
Helena 11
helm -
hemlock 6
hemoglobin -
hemp -
hence 7
herb 5
heredity 7
heretofore -
hermit 7
hideous -
hijack -
hilt -
Himalayas 12
hinder 7
Hiroshima -
hither -
hitherto -
hoard -
Hollywood 6
homer 7
homograph -
homophone -
honeycomb 6
hospitality -
host 7
hostage 9
hothouse -
hovel -
hover -
hub -
huff -
Hungary 7
hurdle 8
hurl 6
hustle -
hybrid -
hydraulic -
hyena -
hygiene -
hyperbole -
hypnosis -
identical 6
idiom -
idol -
igneous 5
illuminate -
immaculate -
immense 6
impact 9
impair 7
impertinent -
impose 12
imprint 3
improvise 7
incentive 11
incubate -
indicate 6
indigo -
Indonesia -
induce 11
inert -
infer -
inferno -
influenza -
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infringe -
ingredient 7
inherit -
initiate -
inject -
inoculate -
instance 6
institute 8
insulate -
insure 7
interfere 7
intern -
internal 7
interval 7
intricate 12
intrigue -
invade -
invaluable -
Iraq 12
Ireland 11
iridescent -
isolate 6
isthmus -
italics -
ivory -
ivy 8
jackal -
jade -
jalopy -
Jamaica 5
jamb -
Jamestown 4
jangle -
Java 5
javelin 9
jazz 6
jeer 6
jeopardy -
jetliner 6
jinx -
jockey 7
jolt -
jounce -
jumble -
jury 6
jut 5
jute -
Kenya 12
keynote -
Kiev 4
Kilimanjaro -
kindle 11
kink -
knapsack 6
knoll 11
Korea 12
krypton -
Labrador 12
lacquer 11
lagoon 9
Lancaster -
lance -
landholder -
landscape 5
Laos -
lard -
Laredo -
lasagna 8
laser 7
lateral -
lax 7
Lebanon 12
leech 11
legacy -
legible 10
legion 8
legume -
Leipzig -
leisure 7
levy -
liable 7
liberal 9
lice 11
lichen 9
lieutenant 11
ligament -
likewise 8
limelight -
limerick 7
lingerie -
linseed -
liquor -
listless 7
livid -
lodestone -
logic 7
lore -
lubricate -
lug -
lukewarm -
lull -
luminous -
lure 5
lurk -
lush 9
luster -
lute -
Luxembourg -
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lyre -
madam 7
mademoiselle 9
Madrid 5
magnesium 11
majority 7
makeshift -
malaria -
Malaysia -
Manchester 3
Manchuria -
mandolin -
mangle -
Manhattan -
mania -
mantis -
manuscript -
marathon 9
marksman -
marvel 6
massacre -
massage -
massive 6
mate 6
matinee 7
mauve -
maximum 9
maze 11
media 7
median 10
medieval -
Melbourne 7
membrane 9
memo 6
menace 7
mere -
merge 6
meridian 7
Mesopotamia -
metamorphosis 10
metaphor 10
metropolis -
mica 6
microbe -
migrant 9
mil 10
Milan 6
miller 11
mimeograph -
mince -
minimum 8
mint 5
mirth -
misery 12
mishap 5
mistletoe 12
moat -
mobile -
molar -
molest -
Mongol -
Mongolia -
monk -
monogram -
monopoly 6
monsoon -
Monterrey -
Montreal 4
moor -
moral 7
morgue -
Morocco -
moron -
morsel -
mortar 10
mortuary -
mosaic -
motive 7
muck -
muddle -
muffle 7
musket -
mutton -
mystify -
mythology 7
naive 9
Nantucket -
nape -
Naples -
narcotic -
natal -
nausea -
neglect 7
negotiate -
nerve 7
Newcastle -
Newfoundland -
nick 3
nip -
nobleman 7
noose -
norm -
Normandy -
noteworthy -
Nottingham -
notwithstanding -
novice 11
nuisance 6
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nutmeg -
nutrient 9
nymph 5
obstinate -
obverse -
odor 5
offhand -
offspring 12
onslaught -
Ontario 5
opaque 6
oral K
ordeal 11
ore 7
organism 5
Oslo -
osmosis -
outback -
outboard 9
outlandish -
outlying 11
outrage -
outwit -
ovation -
overrun -
overseas -
overtake 7
pamper -
pang -
pantomime 6
par -
parabola -
paradise -
Paraguay 10
pare -
parsley 6
parson -
particle 9
passion -
patriarch -
peasant 6
peddle -
pedestal -
pedestrian 9
pedigree -
pemmican -
pendant 9
perceive 11
perch -
peril -
persecute -
persist 12
persuade 6
petite -
petition 7
petrify -
petty 6
pew -
phenomenon 8
Philippines 8
philosophy 7
phosphorus 11
phylum 10
pickpocket -
pier 6
pinnacle -
pinpoint -
piston -
pitfall -
plankton 5
plantation 7
plea 7
pledge 6
pluck -
plush 9
ply 11
pock -
polecat -
ponder -
populate -
pork 6
porter -
portray 7
pose 8
possess 6
potassium -
potent -
potential 5
Prague -
prance -
predicament -
predict 6
preen -
preface 7
premises 7
preside -
presto -
prevail -
prim -
probation 6
prod -
progress 7
prohibit 7
prominent 7
prompt 12
prone 11
proportion 6
propose 6
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prose 12
prosecute -
prospect 11
prosper -
prow -
psalm -
puck -
pulp -
purge -
puss -
putt -
Pyrenees 7
quake 9
quintet -
rabbi -
rack -
radioactive 9
raffle 7
Rainier -
ram 9
ramble -
random 9
ransack -
ransom 10
rant 1
rape -
ratio 4
rational 11
rave -
ravel -
rawhide -
react -
ream -
reciprocal 6
reckon -
recollect -
redcap -
redeem -
reef 8
reel 5
referee 7
reform -
refrain -
refresh 8
refugee 6
refund 7
regime -
regiment 6
regulate 7
rehabilitate -
reject 12
relic -
remedy 7
remorse -
repeal 7
repent 11
repute -
request 7
reside 7
resolve 6
respire -
restrain 11
restrict 7
retail 6
retain 7
retard 9
retire 6
retort -
retreat -
retrieve -
revenge 6
revolve 6
Rhine -
rift 11
rig -
rigor 7
riot -
rivet -
robust -
rodent -
romance 12
rotor -
Rotterdam -
rouse -
ruffian -
rummage -
rumple -
rupture -
russet -
rut -
rye 9
sacrifice 6
Salvador -
sane -
Saskatchewan -
Savannah 5
savor -
sawhorse -
scald -
scallop -
scepter -
schooner 6
scope -
scoundrel 7
scour -
scrag -
scribe -
scroll -
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scruff -
scurry 10
scuttle -
scythe 6
seaway -
sect -
sedan 9
seminary -
septic -
sequence 6
sequin -
serenade 7
sergeant 7
serpent 9
serum -
shabby 7
shackle -
shanty -
sheen -
sheer 11
shipshape -
shoddy -
shortcake -
shrine 7
shuttle 5
Siberia -
Sicily -
sickle 9
siege -
silhouette -
silo -
simmer -
sine -
sinew -
sinister 5
sizzle -
sledge -
sleek 8
slither -
slouch -
sluice -
slur -
smallpox 11
smolder -
smut -
snag -
snuff -
socket 9
solder -
solitude 6
sophomore -
soprano -
sorcery -
soul 10
souse -
spade -
span 7
Sparta -
spawn -
specify -
spectrum 5
speculate -
spellbound 7
spew -
spindle -
spinet -
spleen -
splint -
splotch -
splurge -
spry 9
squabble 12
squid -
squire -
standard 5
starling -
statesman 7
stationary 10
stature 6
stave -
steed -
steeplechase -
stein 5
stellar -
stench -
stencil -
steppe -
stevedore -
stifle -
stigma -
Stockholm -
stout 11
straddle -
strand 9
strongbox -
stronghold 7
stucco -
stupor -
subdue 6
sublime -
submit 7
substitute 6
subtle 9
succulent -
sue 2
suffocate -
sullen -
sultry -
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summon -
sunspot 9
superintendent -
supervise -
supplement 9
surge 8
surplus 7
surrender -
suspend 9
suspense -
swab -
swath -
Sweden 6
swerve 12
swivel -
Sydney 10
symphony 5
synagogue 6
synthetic 6
Syria -
Tacoma -
tailor 7
talc -
tallow 10
tally 8
talon -
tangible -
tapestry 11
tarnish 7
taut -
taxidermy -
teak -
technique 6
teller 7
tenant -
tendon -
terminate -
Thailand 12
therapy 9
thermostat -
thesaurus 6
thorough 9
threshold 11
throne 12
throttle -
thrust 6
tiara -
tier -
titter -
toddle -
toggle -
token -
tolerate 10
tonic -
topaz -
topple -
torment -
torrent -
torture 7
totter -
tournament 9
towhead -
trait 9
traitor -
trance -
tranquil -
transfer 2
transform -
transfusion -
transmit 8
transparent 5
travail -
treacherous -
tread 6
treason -
trellis -
tress 6
trial 6
tribune -
trifle -
trigonometry -
trolley -
truant -
tuberculosis -
tungsten -
turbine 9
turmoil 10
turpentine 9
tusk 6
tutor 6
twilight -
twinge -
typhoon -
tyrant 5
uncanny 7
underhanded -
unique 6
unison -
urchin 12
urn 11
utensil 11
utmost 6
utter -
vagabond -
vague 6
valid 6
valise -
valor -
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valve 6
vaudeville -
velocity 8
vendor 9
veneer -
venom 9
ventricle 12
venture 9
verbal 9
verdict 7
version 7
versus -
veteran 9
vice 9
vicinity 7
vicious 5
victor 6
Vienna 10
Vietnam 12
vigil -
villa 11
villain -
vise -
vocal 6
volt 7
vomit -
vulgar -
wafer -
wage 9
Wales -
wallop -
warble -
ward 10
warden 9
warfare 7
Warsaw 12
wary 11
watercress -
waterlog -
watershed -
watt 7
welt -
whereupon -
whisk -
whiskey -
wholesale 6
wholesome 6
wicket -
Williamsburg 7
wilt 7
windfall -
windlass -
wisecrack -
woe -
wombat 5
worthwhile 9
wrath -
wrench 7
wrought -
wry 7
yam -
yearn -
yoga -
yule -
zest 7
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