Anagrams of strait-laced

Word strait-laced has 1334 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of strait-laced.

11 letter words you can make with strait-laced

strait-lace: verb (used with object), to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces.

10 letter words you can make with strait-laced

trade-last: noun, Informal Older Use. a compliment that one has heard and that one offers to tell the person so complimented under the condition that that person will first report a compliment made about oneself. Abbreviation: T.L.

9 letter words you can make with strait-laced

tetracids: noun, a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
Scarlatti: noun, Alessandro [ah-luh-sahn-droh;; Italian ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ ləˈsɑn droʊ;; Italian ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), 1659–1725, Italian composer.
cartelist: noun, a member of a cartel or an advocate of cartelization.
lacertids: noun, any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
tailraces: noun, the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.

8 letter words you can make with strait-laced

salaried: adjective, receiving a salary:
articled: noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
dilatate: adjective, dilated; broadened.
die-cast: adjective, formed by die casting.
dictates: noun, an authoritative order or command.
clatters: noun, a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
tertials: noun, a tertial feather.
cristate: adjective, having a crest; crested.
detracts: verb (used with object), to draw away or divert; distract:
tractile: adjective, capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
teacarts: noun, tea wagon.
cadastre: noun, an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.
rat-tail: noun, grenadier (def 4).
ariettas: noun, a short aria.
airdates: noun, the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
aristate: adjective, Botany. having aristae; awned.
lactates: noun, an ester or salt of lactic acid.
Lacertid: noun, any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
decrials: noun, the act of decrying; noisy censure.
dataries: noun, the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
citrates: noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
latticed: noun, a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
tetracid: noun, a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
radiates: adjective, radiating from a center.
satiated: adjective, satisfied, as one's appetite or desire, to the point of boredom.
castrate: noun, a castrated person or animal.
tailrace: noun, the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
catslide: noun, (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
triclads: noun, a planarian.
cattails: noun, any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
calderas: noun, a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
distract: adjective, Obsolete. distracted.
striated: adjective, marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
radicles: noun, Botany. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
radicals: noun, a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
alcaides: noun, a commander of a fortress.
radicels: noun, a minute root; a rootlet.

7 letter words you can make with strait-laced

tetrads: noun, a group of four.
Artesia: noun, a city in S California.
Scarlet: noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
scatter: noun, the act of scattering.
Sedalia: noun, a city in central Missouri.
Telstar
delicts: noun, Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
Carlist: noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
deltaic: adjective, pertaining to or like a delta.
derails: noun, a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
arietta: noun, a short aria.
drastic: adjective, acting with force or violence; violent.
dictate: noun, an authoritative order or command.
details: noun, an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
detract: verb (used with object), to draw away or divert; distract:
sidecar: noun, a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
dilates: verb (used with object), to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
directs: adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
disrate: verb (used with object), to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
dialect: noun, Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
dialers: noun, a person or thing that dials.
tertial: noun, a tertial feather.
Setaria: noun, any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
diaster: noun, the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
article: noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
starlit: adjective, lighted by the stars:
decrial: noun, the act of decrying; noisy censure.
striate: adjective, striated.
claries: noun, any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
clarets: noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
claires: noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
citrate: noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
citrals: noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
citadel: noun, a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
stratal: adjective, of a stratum or strata.
strati-
tactile: adjective, of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
attires: noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
Caldera: noun, a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
catties: noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
cattail: noun, any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
cardias: noun, an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
Castile: noun, Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
Caserta: noun, a city in S Italy, near Naples.
cartels: noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
caritas: noun, charity.
clatter: noun, a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
stilted: noun, one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
artiste: noun, an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
scalare: noun, any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
ascared: adjective, afraid; scared.
ascarid: noun, any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
dartles: verb (used with or without object), to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
stadial: noun, stade.
starlet: noun, a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
Astaire: noun, Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
Astarte: noun, an ancient Semitic deity, goddess of fertility and reproduction worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
astatic: adjective, unstable; unsteady.
startle: noun, a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
Attalid: noun, any of a line of kings, usually named Attalus orEumenes, that ruled Pergamum, in Asia Minor, 282–133 b.c.
astrict: verb (used with object), to bind fast; constrain.
Statice: noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
astride: preposition, with a leg on each side of; straddling:
teacart: noun, tea wagon.
stearic: adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
credits: noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
cradles: noun, a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
atresia: noun, the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
eclairs: noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
Statler: noun, Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
Carlita: noun, a female given name.
acedias: noun, sloth (def 1). Compare deadly sins.
radiate: adjective, radiating from a center.
radical: noun, a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
retails: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
relicts: noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
radicel: noun, a minute root; a rootlet.
airdate: noun, the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
radices: noun, a plural of radix.
tirades: noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
radicle: noun, Botany. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
re-laid: verb, simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
redacts: verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
triclad: noun, a planarian.
acetals: noun, Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
lattice: noun, a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
recital: noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
latrias: noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
Lacerta: noun, the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
latices: noun, a plural of latex.
lactase: noun, an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
lactate: noun, an ester or salt of lactic acid.
realist: noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
laterad: adverb, toward the side.
rattles: noun, a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
ratites: noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
radials: noun, a radial section or construction.
acarids: noun, an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
lariats: noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
alcaide: noun, a commander of a fortress.
saltire: noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
litters: noun, objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
satiate: adjective, satiated.
saltier: noun, saltire.
Alcides: noun, Hercules (def 1).
elastic: noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
trisect: verb (used with object), to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
Alcaids: plural noun, the descendants of Alcaeus.
Aleardi: noun, Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
scalade: noun, escalade.

6 letter words you can make with strait-laced

litres: noun, liter.
cleats: noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
casita: noun, a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
rastle: verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
ratels: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
litter: noun, objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
latria: noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
cartes: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
Crista: noun, a crest or ridge.
clears: noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
cartel: noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
cradle: noun, a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
clites: noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
listed: noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
steric: adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
latest: noun, the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
lascar: noun, an East Indian sailor.
credit: noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
crates: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
ratals: noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
Lister: noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
craals: noun, kraal.
latter: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
radial: noun, a radial section or construction.
claret: noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
ciders: noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
cattle: noun, bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
lidars: noun, a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
liards: noun, a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
Cedars: noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
caters: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
cerat-
cerias: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
stride: noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
strict: adjective, characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
Lettic: adjective, of or relating to the Letts or their language.
racist: noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
ratite: noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
clares: noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
racial: adjective, of or relating to the social construct of race:
Littre: noun, Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
strata: noun, a plural of stratum.
Castle: noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
Lerida: noun, a city in NE Spain.
Strait: noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
citral: noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Raetic: noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
raised: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Caster: noun, a person or thing that casts.
tailed: noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Rascal: noun, a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
Claire: noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
scalar: noun, Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude. Compare vector (def 1a).
C-star: noun, carbon star.
dilate: verb (used with object), to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
resail: verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
retail: noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
irades: noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
dialer: noun, a person or thing that dials.
riatas: noun, a lariat.
idlers: noun, a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
ideata: noun, (in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind. Compare datum (def 3).
ideals: noun, a conception of something in its perfection.
dicast: noun, (in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
sacral: adjective, of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
sacred: adjective, devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
sailer: noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
estral: adjective, estrous.
salade: noun, sallet.
salted: noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
desalt: verb (used with object), to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
driest: noun, a prohibitionist.
eclair: noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
scaled: noun, Zoology. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
scaler: noun, a person or thing that scales.
satire: noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
scler-
sclera: noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
drails: noun, a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
ericas: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
serial: noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
distr.
distal: adjective, situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
saltie: noun, an ocean-going sailor.
Salter: noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
direct: adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
detail: noun, an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
derail: noun, a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
lariat: noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
Stacia: noun, a female given name.
rattle: noun, a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
static: noun, Electricity. static or atmospheric electricity. interference due to such electricity.
stater: noun, any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
stated: noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
lairds: noun, a landed proprietor.
re-act: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
ladies: noun, a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
eclats: noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
dalasi: noun, a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
stadle: noun, staddle.
stadia: noun, a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
stacte: noun, one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
darics: noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
dartle: verb (used with or without object), to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
reatas: noun, riata.
relict: noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
redial: noun, automatic redial.
delist: verb (used with object), to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
delict: noun, Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
Israel: noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
Sitter: noun, a person who sits.
Slater: noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
Itasca: noun, Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
redact: verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
recast: noun, a recasting.
recti-
decals: noun, a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
rectal: adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
deasil: adverb, clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
slicer: noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
slider: noun, a person or thing that slides.
realia: plural noun, Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
liters: noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
taters: noun, potato.
Alesia: noun, an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
trails: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
alates: noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
Caesar: noun, Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
alerts: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
terais: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
tra-la: noun, nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
ariels: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
treads: noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
titled: noun, the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
titers: noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
cairds: noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
treats: noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
terat-
Alaric: noun, a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
acetal: noun, Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
alcids: noun, a bird of the family Alcidae.
cadres: noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
Arista: noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
Calais: noun, the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
alders
attire: noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
titres: noun, titer.
artels: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Attica: noun, a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
taster: noun, a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
artist: noun, a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
titles: noun, the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
alcaid: plural noun, the descendants of Alcaeus.
cadets: noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
tarsia: noun, intarsia.
tarsal: noun, a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
traces: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
attars: noun, Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
Tarlac: noun, a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
trades: noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
aerial: noun, a radio or television antenna.
tatars: noun, a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
arecas: noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
ticals: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
tildes: noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
arcade: noun, Architecture. a series of arches supported on piers or columns. an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
carats: noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
cardi-
cardia: noun, an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
trices: noun, a very short time; an instant:
tetra-
tirade: noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
triste: adjective, sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
triads: noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
carets: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Altair: noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
tetrad: noun, a group of four.
tetras: noun, any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
caries: noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
tilers: noun, a person who lays tiles.
alters: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
astral: adjective, pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
Altaic: noun, the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
Astrid: noun, a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
talers: noun, thaler.
Calder: noun, Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
tiaras: noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
acedia: noun, sloth (def 1). Compare deadly sins.
Alsace: noun, a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
acarid: noun, an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
calesa: noun, (in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
Attila: noun, ("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
triacs: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.

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Saadi: noun, (Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
Tiler: noun, a person who lays tiles.
Sadat: noun, Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
idles: noun, the state or quality of being idle.
Sadie: noun, a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
idler: noun, a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
Icel.
alcid: noun, a bird of the family Alcidae.
saice: noun, syce.
Saida: noun, a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
ERICA: noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
rices: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
tiled: noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
rides: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
alate: noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
Alas.
tilde: noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
salad: noun, a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
IATSE
riels: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
riles: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
ideal: noun, a conception of something in its perfection.
Saite: noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
salat: noun, prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
Salic: adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
Salta: noun, a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
alecs: noun, a herring.
tiers: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Alta.
scat-
scatt: noun, scat5 .
tical: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
sceat: noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
sect.
carls: noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
dries: noun, a plural of dry.
drest: noun, an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
drats: interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
alist: adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
Altai: noun, a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
drail: noun, a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
serac: noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
seral: adjective, of or relating to a sere.
dites: noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
Seric
altar: noun, an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
alter: noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
scart: verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scare: noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
Elisa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
edit.
Elias: noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
sarc-
Aldas: noun, Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
Elara: noun, Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
tides: noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
Eilat: noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
Satie: noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
edits: noun, an instance of or the work of editing:
edict: noun, a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
Alice: noun, a city in S Texas.
tidal: adjective, of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
riata: noun, a lariat.
alert: noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
ectal: adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
ectad: adverb, outward.
scald: noun, a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
eclat: noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
scale: noun, Zoology. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
alias: noun, a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
tiles: noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
Carla: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
rials: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
treas
least: noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
raids: noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
lears: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
leads: noun, the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
rails: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
rales: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
acids: noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
TREAT: noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
tread: noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
raias: noun, rayah.
acred: adjective, owning many acres of land; landed.
acrid: adjective, sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
later: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
lated: adjective, belated.
ratal: noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
trait: noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
LASER: noun, a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
ratel: noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Actis: noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
rates: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
lect.
acet-
trail: noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
tries: noun, plural of try.
liter: noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
litre: noun, liter.
2,4-d: noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
litas: noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
30-30
tsadi: noun, sadhe.
trite: adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
liras: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
races: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
liers: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
tried: noun, an attempt or effort:
trets: noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
LIDAR: noun, a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
licet
trice: noun, a very short time; an instant:
trial: noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
Liard: noun, a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
Aalst: noun, Flemish name of Alost.
Letts: noun, a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
Triad: noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
acari: noun, plural of acarus.
triac: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Larsa: noun, an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
Laris: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
ileac: adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
titer: noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
tirls: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
alti-
redia: noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
Aides: noun, nurse's aide.
Ital.
istle: noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
islet: noun, a very small island.
rect.
tired: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
relic: noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
Isaac: noun, a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
tilts: noun, an act or instance of tilting.
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
airts: noun, a direction.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
aisle: noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
irade: noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
retd.
recta: noun, a plural of rectum.
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
trade: noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
reads: noun, an act or instance of reading:
Tract: noun, an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
Lares: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
lards: noun, the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
adits: noun, an entrance or a passage.
Adlai: noun, a male given name.
Adler: noun, Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
Laird: noun, a landed proprietor.
react: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
laics: noun, one of the laity.
adret: noun, a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
Trace: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Recit
lades: verb (used with object), to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
titre: noun, titer.
aecia: noun, the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
lact-
reals: noun, real number.
laces: noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
aeri-
Aeria: noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
reata: noun, riata.
title: noun, the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
dist.
tiara: noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
disc.
Clite: noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
crest: noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
stela: noun, stele (defs 1–3).
atilt: adjective, adverb, with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
ATLAS: noun, a bound collection of maps.
crate: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
ster.
atria: noun, Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
Tatar: noun, a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
craal: noun, kraal.
attar: noun, Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
stile: noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
cries: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
Attic: noun, the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
cleat: noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
clear: noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
stilt: noun, one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
ta-ta: interjection, goodbye.
clast: noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
clase
taste: noun, the act of tasting food or drink.
tarts: noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
Clare: noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
Clara: noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
cried: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
Crile: noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
clads: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
daces: noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
daric: noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
teats: noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
Dares: noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
stade: noun, a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
aside: noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
staid: noun, the act of stopping or being stopped.
tears
stair: noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
stale: adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
Dacia: noun, an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
stare: noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
tater: noun, potato.
teals: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
aster: noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
start: noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
stat.
State: noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
astir: adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
astr.
lites: noun, light2 (def 36).
Stead: noun, the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
steal: noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
crit.
Clair: noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
clade: noun, a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
darts
talcs: noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
Ceara: noun, Fortaleza.
taels: noun, liang.
taler: noun, thaler.
Caras: noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
carat: noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
Cates: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cater: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
Card.
cata-
cards: noun, a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
cares: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
tacts: noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
caste: noun, Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
tails: noun, tail1 (def 6).
caret: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Taira: noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
talas: noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
carts: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Caria: noun, an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
Carie: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
Talca: noun, a city in central Chile.
Carte: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carse: noun, bottom land.
Cedar: noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
cedis: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
Cades: noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
cidal
Cadet: noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
cites: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
tares: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
cadis: noun, qadi.
cadre: noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
cires: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
stria: noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Tarde: noun, Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
cider: noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
Tarai: noun, Terai.
caids: noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
ceils: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Caird: noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
Cesti: noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
taces: noun, tasset.
cert.
ceria: noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
ceras: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
tacet: verb (imperative), be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
celts: noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
Celt.: abbreviation, Celtic.
tacit: adjective, understood without being openly expressed; implied:
Celia: noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
tecta: noun, a rooflike structure.
cesta: noun, a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
desc.
deist: noun, a person who believes in deism.
testa: noun, the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
slier: adjective, a comparative of sly.
dices: Idioms, no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
telia: noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
Delia: noun, a female given name, form of Cordelia.
arias: noun, an air or melody.
slice: noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
artal: noun, plural of rotl.
dials: noun, a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
deals: noun, a business transaction:
Areca: noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
dealt: noun, a business transaction:
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
dates: noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
Tesla: noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
dicta: noun, a plural of dictum.
deils: noun, devil.
dears: noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
telic: adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
slate: noun, a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
deca-
decal: noun, a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
deci-
artel: noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
dict.
decl.
sidle: noun, a sidling movement.
Sidra: noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
Diels: noun, Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
Arles: noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
dirts: noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
arils: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
dirls: verb (used without object), to vibrate; shake.
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
sitar: noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
seti-
ASDIC: noun, sonar.
Delta: noun, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
Dirae: plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
arces: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Srta.
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
Ariel: noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Siret: noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
tera-
Arica: noun, a seaport in N Chile.
diets: noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
dial.
Arcas: noun, a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
Dirac: noun, Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
delis: noun, a delicatessen.

4 letter words you can make with strait-laced

rasa: noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
sild: noun, (in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Tara: noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
tics: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
tret: noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
rale: noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
scar: noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
Tace: noun, tasset.
Taal: noun, Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
silt: noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
Ltd.
sice: noun, syce.
rad.
sial: noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Tala: noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
RACE: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
trit
side: noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
sett: noun, Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
tsar: noun, czar.
lits: noun, litas.
tets: noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
talc: noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
trid
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
sci.
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
scil
rail: noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
tact: noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
RAID: noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
seal: noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
Raia: noun, rayah.
rads: noun, a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
tale: noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
tads: noun, a small child, especially a boy.
seat: noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
tri-
tael: noun, liang.
sec.
tail: noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Test: noun, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
scr.
tart: noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
SITA: noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
said: noun, sayyid.
tel-
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
slit: noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
Star: noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
rial: noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
rets: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
sail: noun, an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
tils: noun, the sesame plant.
tela: noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
tilt: noun, an act or instance of tilting.
Seta: noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
teal: noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
sala: noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Sadi: noun, sadhe.
Sade: noun, Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
rel.
std.
rit.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
RISC: noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
teil: noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
teds: noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
rile: verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Riel: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
teas: noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
rids: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
ride: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Saar: noun, Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
tile: noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
Rida
teat: noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
Sra.
SLIC
TDRS
tars: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ter.
sate: noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
slat: noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
tits: noun, a titmouse.
sati: noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
real: noun, real number.
Read: noun, an act or instance of reading:
tide: noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
stet: verb (used with object), to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
RdAc
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
SCAD: noun, any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
rcd.
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
str.
Sat.
Sari: noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
reds: noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
Ste.
Sale: noun, the act of selling.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Reid: noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
SLED: noun, a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
tirl: noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
tats: verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
Sard: noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
SALT: noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
Tit.
sld.
recs: noun, recreation.
Tate: noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
tier: noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
SARA: noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Ire.
lite: noun, light2 (def 36).
ect-
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
Elsa: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elis: noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Elia: noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
atar: noun, attar (def 1).
elds: noun, age.
ELAS
ates
atic
Atli: noun, Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
EDTA
eats: noun, eats, Informal. food.
Asti: noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
East: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
cade: noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
ears: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
Earl: noun, a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
cadi: noun, qadi.
Eads: noun, James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
cads: noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
caid: noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
Cal.
CALS: noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
Cara: noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
CARE: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Carl: noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
att.
Esd.
Casa: noun, a house.
aril: noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
idae
Aras: noun, Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
ices: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
iced: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ice.
ical
IATA
arca: noun, a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
Arce: noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
area: noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
Ares: noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Aria: noun, an air or melody.
arid: adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
ARIS
est.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
art.
Asat: noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
asc-
asci: noun, plural of ascus.
asea: adjective, adverb, to or toward the sea; seaward.
Etta: noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
Aser: noun, Asher (def 1).
etic: adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
etc.
ETAS: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Asia: noun, a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
CART: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
CASE: noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Arad: noun, a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
dat.
cide
Dec.
DEAR: noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
deal: noun, a business transaction:
cir.
cire: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cis-
cist: noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
date: noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
cit.
cite: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
DATA: noun, a plural of datum.
clad: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
clar
Del.
Dari: noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
Dare: noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Clea: noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
dals: noun, a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
Dali: noun, Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
Dale: noun, a valley, especially a broad valley.
DAIS: noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
Dace: noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
clit: noun, clitoris.
crat
Cres
cts.
ctr.
deil: noun, devil.
deli: noun, a delicatessen.
cast: noun, act of casting or throwing.
Ceil: verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
cat.
Cate: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Catt: noun, Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
Cdr.
drat: interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
dlr.
dits: noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
dite: noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
cedi: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
dis-
DIRT: noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
dirl: verb (used without object), to vibrate; shake.
DIRE: adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
dir.
dels: noun, a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
Cela: noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
Cels
cera: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Diet: noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Dies: noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
diel: adjective, of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
1080
Dice: noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
DIAS: noun, Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
LitD
dia-
cet-
Ceta: noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
der.
Idas: noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
IAEA
IDEA: noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
acea
laid: noun, the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
laic: noun, one of the laity.
aer-
Acis: noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
LEST: conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
lads: noun, a boy or youth.
acid: noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
lade: verb (used with object), to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
Leta: noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Lett: noun, a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
liar: noun, a person who tells lies.
Leis: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Lias: noun, Leah (def 1).
aesc: noun, ash2 (def 3).
lacs: noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
lace: noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
aet.
lice: noun, plural of louse.
Aida: noun, (italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
aide: noun, nurse's aide.
AIDS: noun, a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
adat: noun, the native law traditional in Indonesia.
ACDA
acle: noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
ACLS
lier: noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Lead: noun, the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
lats: noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
adit: noun, an entrance or a passage.
Adar: noun, the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
late: Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
ACTS: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Lat.
Acta: plural noun, official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
lea.
last: noun, a person or thing that is last.
lase: verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
lasa: noun, Lhasa.
Lars: noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lair: noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
Lari: noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lear: noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
lard: noun, the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
LEAS: noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
LARC: noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Leda: noun, Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
LAIS: noun, (in medieval French literature)
leds: noun, light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
Acre: noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
ides: noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
acr-
lied: noun, a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
Aiea: noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
acad
LISA: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
ails: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Alda: noun, Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
Alea: noun, Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
Alec: noun, a herring.
ales: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Alis
Ilse: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Isle: noun, a small island.
ALIT: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Lise: noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
ile-
alt.
LIST: noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
alts: noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
idle: noun, the state or quality of being idle.
lit.
Alar: adjective, pertaining to or having wings; alary.
Ald.
Alai: noun, a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
aits: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Lira: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Aire
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
airt: noun, a direction.
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
ARCS: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Itea: noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
Adie: noun, a female given name.
Ala.
alae: noun, plural of ala.

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CIA
AID: noun, help or support; assistance.
AAS: noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
CID: noun, The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
AIA
ADA: noun, a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Aar
CRT
ACE: noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
ACT: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
CRS
ADC
cle
AAE
ac-
CLR
TSR: noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
TSI
al.
CIE
ACS
STI
Ar.
ad-
TSE
CLI
STL
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ade: noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
ALC
ATA
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
tea: noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
at.
ast
ASR
AIS: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ASI
TEC: noun, detective.
Ted: noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
ase
ASA: noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
TCS
CSR
ale: noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
ARS
TID
TES: noun, ti1 .
ARE: noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ard
tet: noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
TIC: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
ARC: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
ALS: noun, Indian mulberry.
TIA
ARA: noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
ail: verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
TCA
Tad: noun, a small child, especially a boy.
CAI
CED
TAE: preposition, to.
CEA
CDT
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
ADS: noun, advertisement.
TAL
CAS: verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
tra
tr.
CAR: noun, an automobile.
tlr
TLC
ae.
ATC
AEA
AEC
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
CAD: noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
CAA
cl.
ct.
cs.
cr.
TAT: verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
ca.
ATS: noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
AIC
CSA
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
CST
IRL
ier
il-
ILA: noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILS
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Ir.
IRC
ret: verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
IRS
RID: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
ISA
ise
Isl
ISR
ist
ITA
ITC
IDS: noun, the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
ide
red: noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
ial
SAE
ics
Sad: noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
id.
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
SAC: noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
Ia.
CTA
sd.
IDA: noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
RTS
rte
rt.
RSE
RSA
Rs.
RLD
IAS
ICA: noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
ite
La.
ETR
Lie: noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
lei: noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Ler: noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
let: noun, British. a lease.
Lia: noun, Leah (def 1).
lid: noun, a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
Lir: noun, Ler.
LDC
Re.
RCS
Rd.
ltr
lis: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LTA
LST
LSI
LSC
LED: noun, light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
Ld.
LDS
RDC
LSD
Lt.
REC: noun, recreation.
LAC: noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
Lad: noun, a boy or youth.
Lae: noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
Lai: noun, (in medieval French literature)
REA
RDS
RDA
LCT
RCT
RCA
LAR: noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Las: noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
rat: noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
LCA
LCD
LCI
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ETS
SAA
TTS
SER: noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Die: noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
SID: noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
DIL
SIC: adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
dit: noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
DLC
DLS
Dr.
SEL: noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
SEI: noun, sei whale.
Sal: noun, salt1 .
SED
DSA
DSR
DST
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
se-
di.
DET
SDI
St.
cte
DCL
DSC
DAE
Dal: noun, a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
DAR
DAS: noun, hyrax.
Sta
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SLA
Sr.
SLR
d-c: noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
DCS
de-
DEA
SLE
DEI: adverb, by the grace of God.
SDR
DRE
SDA
Eli: noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
EDA: noun, a female given name.
EDC
EDS: noun, education:
sc.
EDT
eir
eld: noun, age.
SAR
ECA
els: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ERS: noun, ervil.
ERT
ESA
Esc
ESL
ESR
ed.
EIS
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
ETD
ea.
ec-
EAA
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ear: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
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AA: noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
RC
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
i.
AI: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
IT: noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
DC: noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
DA: noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
A.: noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
3D: noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
2D: noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
D.
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
LR
TT
RI
L.
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
TD
L2
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
L1
TL
CE
LI: noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
T1
t.
DT: noun, a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
EI
el: noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
LC
le
S.
SA
TC
SL
TE: noun, ti1 .
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.

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