Anagrams of sounding-board

Word sounding-board has 1372 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of sounding-board.

10 letter words you can make with sounding-board

soundboard: noun, sounding board.

9 letter words you can make with sounding-board

boardings: noun, wooden boards collectively.
Iguanodon: noun, a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon that lived in Europe early in the Cretaceous Period and grew to a length of from 15 to 30 feet (4.5 to 9 meters) and walked erect on its hind feet.
signboard: noun, a board bearing a sign.
Nabonidus: noun, died 539? b.c, last king of Babylonia 556–539 (father of Belshazzar).
ordinands: noun, Ecclesiastical. a candidate for ordination.
diandrous: adjective, (of a flower) having two stamens.
rigadoons: noun, a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
rigaudons: noun, rigadoon.
ironbound: adjective, bound with iron.
grandioso: adverb, Music. in a broad, commanding style.
air-bound: adjective, stopped up by air.

8 letter words you can make with sounding-board

baudrons: noun, a cat.
androids: noun, an automaton in the form of a human being.
Giordano: noun, Luca [loo-kuh;; Italian loo-kah] /ˈlu kə;; Italian ˈlu kɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Luca Fapresto") 1632–1705, Italian painter.
bourdons: noun, the drone pipe of a bagpipe. the drone string of a stringed instrument.
rigadoon: noun, a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
boudoirs: noun, a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.
dinosaur: noun, any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
sounding: noun, a verbal contest or confrontation, as among teenage boys or street-gang members, in which the trading of often elaborate insults and invective takes the place of physical violence.
brigands: noun, a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
disbound: adjective, (of a book) having the binding torn or loose.
Osnaburg: noun, a heavy, coarse cotton in a plain weave, for grain sacks and sportswear and also finished into cretonne.
do-si-do: noun, a figure in square-dancing, in which two persons advance, pass around each other back to back, and return to their places.
gadroons: noun, Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
organons: noun, an instrument of thought or knowledge.
songbird: noun, a bird that sings.
boarding: noun, wooden boards collectively.
andirons: noun, one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
ordinand: noun, Ecclesiastical. a candidate for ordination.
birdsong: noun, the singing or calling of birds, especially songbirds.
bridoons: noun, a snaffle when used with a curb on a full bridle.
bondings: noun, Psychology, Animal Behavior. a relationship that usually begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment. the establishment of a pair bond.
bandidos: noun, bandito.
Robinson: noun, Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
grandson: noun, a son of one's son or daughter.
rounding: noun, the act or process of making something round.
grunions: noun, a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand.
dragoons: noun, (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
burnings: noun, the state, process, sensation, or effect of being on fire, burned, or subjected to intense heat.
Sandburg: noun, Carl, 1878–1967, U.S. poet and biographer.
Rondonia: noun, a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
undoings: noun, the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
darnings: noun, the act of a person or thing that darns.
Abingdon: noun, a town in S Oxfordshire, in S England, on the Thames: site of Benedictine abbey founded 7th century a.d.
unbraids: verb (used with object), to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.
bird-dog: noun, one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
inbounds: adjective, Sports. being within the boundaries of a court or field.
aborning: adverb, in birth; before being carried out:
rigaudon: noun, rigadoon.
inboards: noun, an inboard motor.
brooding: noun, a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.

7 letter words you can make with sounding-board

ribands: noun, a decorative ribbon.
bandido: noun, bandito.
rousing: noun, a rousing.
bandogs: noun, any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
audings: noun, the process of listening to and comprehending spoken language.
donnard: adjective, stunned; dazed.
organo-
organon: noun, an instrument of thought or knowledge.
gaboons: noun, Also called gaboon mahogany. the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
Bandung: noun, a city in W Java, in Indonesia.
ronions: noun, ronyon.
origans: noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
Rangoon: noun, former name of Yangon.
baguios: noun, a city on W Luzon, in the N Philippines: summer capital. 4961 feet (1512 meters) high.
Oubangi: noun, French name of Ubangi.
gadroon: noun, Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
Ouranos: noun, Uranus (def 2).
Dodgson: noun, Charles Lutwidge [luht-wij] /ˈlʌt wɪdʒ/ (Show IPA), ("Lewis Carroll") 1832–98, English mathematician and writer of books for children.
banding: noun, decorative inlay, as for bordering or paneling a piece, composed of strips of wood contrasting in grain or color with the principal wood of the surface.
bausond: adjective, (of animals) having white spots on a black or bay background; piebald.
robands: noun, a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
gadoids: adjective, noun, gadid.
bagnios: noun, a brothel.
barongs: noun, a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
gabions: noun, a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
gradins: noun, one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
ordains: verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
Guisard: noun, a person who wears a mask; mummer.
brigand: noun, a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
inroads: noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
Broadus: noun, something given as a bonus; lagniappe.
brogans: noun, a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
innards: noun, the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
indoors: adverb, in or into a house or building:
inbound: adjective, inward bound:
inboard: noun, an inboard motor.
guidons: noun, a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.
Brangus: noun, one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.
Gordian: Idioms, cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
darning: noun, the act of a person or thing that darns.
burgoos: noun, a thick oatmeal gruel, especially as eaten by sailors.
burning: noun, the state, process, sensation, or effect of being on fire, burned, or subjected to intense heat.
darings: noun, adventurous courage; boldness.
grunion: noun, a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand.
Grounds: noun, the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
Gournia: noun, a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
bridoon: noun, a snaffle when used with a curb on a full bridle.
Brandon: noun, a city in SW Manitoba, in S central Canada.
ganoids: noun, a ganoid fish.
Bonnard: noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1867–1947, French painter.
bodings: noun, a foreboding; omen.
onboard: adjective, provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle:
ogdoads: noun, the number eight.
Boiardo: noun, Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1434–94, Italian poet.
odds-on: adjective, being the one more or most likely to win, succeed, attain, or achieve something:
diurons: noun, a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
bonding: noun, Psychology, Animal Behavior. a relationship that usually begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment. the establishment of a pair bond.
sadiron: noun, Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
bonsoir: interjection, good evening; good night.
Bragdon: noun, Claude, 1866–1946, U.S. architect, stage designer, and author.
disband: verb (used with object), to break up or dissolve (an organization):
borings: noun, Machinery. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. the hole so made.
giaours: noun, an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
Borodin: noun, Aleksandr Porfirevich [al-ig-zan-der pawr-feer-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr puhr-fyee-ryi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər pɔrˈfɪər ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr pʌrˈfyi ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1833–87, Russian composer and chemist.
niobous: adjective, Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
Nidaros: noun, former name of Trondheim.
boudoir: noun, a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.
bourdon: noun, the drone pipe of a bagpipe. the drone string of a stringed instrument.
durians: noun, the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
Dobuans: noun, Dobu.
aground: adverb, adjective, on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state:
Sandron: noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
subring: noun, a subset of a ring that is a subgroup under addition and that is closed under multiplication. Compare ring1 (def 22).
dorados: noun, dolphin (def 2).
drongos: noun, any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
androus
unbinds: verb (used with object), to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free.
Signora: noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
Dragoon: noun, (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
sandbur: noun, any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
Sogdian: noun, a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
andiron: noun, one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
ungirds: verb (used with object), to loosen or remove a girdle or belt from.
adornos: noun, relief ornament applied to a piece.
Durango: noun, a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
unbraid: verb (used with object), to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.
android: noun, an automaton in the form of a human being.
soaring: noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
abounds: verb (used without object), to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
sunbird: noun, any of various small, brilliantly colored Old World birds of the family Nectariniidae.
Sorbian: noun, Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
soroban: noun, a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
Addison: noun, Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist and poet.
sun-god: noun, the sun considered or personified as a deity.
Sungari: noun, Songhua.
subarid: adjective, moderately arid.
Sanborn: noun, a male given name.
sordino: noun, mute (def 10).
undoing: noun, the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
sandbug: noun, mole crab.
adnouns: noun, an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.

6 letter words you can make with sounding-board

Briand: noun, Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
isobar: noun, Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
brains: noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
braids: noun, a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
Brando: noun, Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
isogon: noun, a polygon having all angles equal.
adnoun: noun, an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.
Adonis: noun, Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
Godard: noun, Benjamin Louis Paul [bahn-zha-man lwee pawl] /bɑ̃ ʒaˈmɛ̃ lwi pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1849–95, French violinist and composer.
nadirs: noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
brands: noun, kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
Giraud: noun, Henri Honoré [ahn ree aw-naw-rey] /ɑ̃ ˈri ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1949, French general.
brings: Verb phrases, bring about, to accomplish; cause:
iodous: adjective, containing iodine, especially in the trivalent state.
sundog: noun, parhelion.
adorns: verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
nanoid: adjective, dwarfish.
suborn: verb (used with object), to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
disbar: verb (used with object), to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
norias: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Nordau: noun, Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
arsino: adjective, containing the arsino group.
Agrius: noun, one of the Gigantes.
Gbaris: noun, Gwari.
Borgia: noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
Boring: noun, Machinery. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. the hole so made.
DuBois: noun, (Marie) Eugène (François Thomas) [ma-ree œ-zhen frahn-swa taw-mah] /maˈri œˈʒɛn frɑ̃ˈswa tɔˈmɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1941, Dutch physical anthropologist and anatomist.
Dingus: noun, a gadget, device, or object whose name is unknown or forgotten.
giaour: noun, an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
Gibran: noun, Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
borons: noun, a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
bourns: noun, burn2 .
dinars: noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
Bosnia: noun, a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dinard: noun, a city in W France: seaside resort.
Gibson: noun, a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
douras: noun, durra.
boudin: noun, a blood sausage (boudin noir) or sometimes a white sausage (boudin blanc) made of chicken, pork, or veal.
adsorb: verb (used with object), to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
Bounds: noun, a leap onward or upward; jump.
inurns: verb (used with object), to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
nasion: noun, the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
bourgs: noun, a town.
adorno: noun, relief ornament applied to a piece.
godson: noun, a male godchild.
around: Idioms, been around, having had much worldly experience:
druids: noun, a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.
groans: noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
guanos: noun, a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
burins: noun, a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
unison: noun, coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
unrigs: verb (used with object), to strip of rigging, as a ship.
unsaid: verb, simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
urano-
busing: noun, the transporting of students by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
Busoni: noun, Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
ground: noun, the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
groins: noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
daring: noun, adventurous courage; boldness.
Grodno: noun, a city in W Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Niemen River: formerly in Poland.
Gounod: noun, Charles François [chahrlz fran-swah;; French sharl frahn-swa] /tʃɑrlz frænˈswɑ;; French ʃarl frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1818–93, French composer.
Burgos: noun, a city in N Spain: Gothic cathedral.
Grison: noun, a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
grinds: noun, the act of grinding.
gourds: noun, the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally. Compare gourd family.
drongo: noun, any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
grano-
grani-
urino-
grands: noun, grand piano.
drains: noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
grand-
grains: noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
gradus: noun, a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.
danios: noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
Gordon: noun, Charles George ("Chinese Gordon"; "Gordon Pasha") 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
burgoo: noun, a thick oatmeal gruel, especially as eaten by sailors.
inroad: noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
inborn: adjective, naturally present at birth; innate.
Broads: noun, The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
absurd: noun, the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.
Brogan: noun, a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
inorg.
Ubangi: noun, French Oubangi. a river in W central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing W and S into the Congo (Zaire) River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
agron.
Ugrian: noun, a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
gonads: noun, a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
bruins: noun, a bear, especially a European brown bear.
induna: noun, an official functionary of a king or chief in South African Bantu societies.
Gondar: noun, a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
indoor: adjective, occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
unbars: verb (used with object), to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
inbond: adjective, composed mainly or entirely of headers (opposed to outbond).
Burgas: noun, a seaport in E Bulgaria, on the Black Sea.
abound: verb (used without object), to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
unbind: verb (used with object), to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free.
gonion: noun, Craniometry. a point on each side of the lower jaw at the mandibular angle.
Gunnar: noun, Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.
unborn: adjective, not yet born; yet to come; future:
goonda: noun, a rogue or hoodlum.
bunion: noun, inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe, usually resulting in enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.
guidon: noun, a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.
Dragon: noun, a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
burans: noun, a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
Guards: noun, a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
Guardi: noun, Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1712–93, Italian painter.
ungird: verb (used with object), to loosen or remove a girdle or belt from.
broods: noun, a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
Orinda: noun, a town in W California.
bonsai: noun, a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
gadids: noun, a gadid fish.
siddur: noun, a Jewish prayer book designed for use chiefly on days other than festivals and holy days; a daily prayer book.
bandog: noun, any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
Dorian: noun, a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
Anubis: noun, the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
Signor: noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
Bangor: noun, a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
riboso: noun, rebozo.
Bangui: noun, a city in and the capital of the Central African Republic, in the SW part.
riband: noun, a decorative ribbon.
ranids: noun, frog1 (def 2).
doings: noun, action; performance; execution:
Sigurd: noun, the son of Sigmund and Hjordis and the husband of Gudrun. He kills the dragon Fafnir, acquires the treasure of Andvari, wins Brynhild for Gunnar, and is finally killed at the behest of Brynhild, whom he had once promised to marry: corresponds to Siegfried of the Nibelungenlied.
Baring: noun, Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
gadoid: adjective, noun, gadid.
sarong: noun, a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
radons: noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
barong: noun, a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
durain: noun, the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
Dodona: noun, an ancient town in NW Greece, in Epirus: the site of a famous oracle of Zeus.
radius: noun, a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
nosing: noun, a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
radios: noun, wireless telegraphy or telephony:
radio-
Sinbad: noun, Sindbad the Sailor.
sindon: noun, cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
bauson: noun, a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
aniso-
dorsad: adverb, toward the back or dorsum; dorsally.
Dorado: noun, dolphin (def 2).
Durand: noun, Asher Brown, 1796–1886, U.S. engraver and landscape painter of the Hudson River School.
dorsi-
audios: noun, Television. the audio elements of television (distinguished from video). the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound. the audio part of a television broadcast.
Durban: noun, a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
run-on: noun, run-on matter.
run-in: noun, a quarrel; argument.
durian: noun, the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
Saigon: noun, former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
donors: noun, a person who gives or donates.
aroids: noun, any plant of the arum family.
rounds: noun, any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
during: preposition, throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of:
Rosina: noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
auding: noun, the process of listening to and comprehending spoken language.
audio-
Audion: noun, an early type of triode.
donnas: noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
bairns: noun, a child; son or daughter.
arioso: noun, an arioso composition or section.
ronion: noun, ronyon.
rondos: noun, a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
Sandor: noun, a male given name.
dongas: noun, (in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
gabion: noun, a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
Sandro: noun, a male given name.
Robson: noun, Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
bagnio: noun, a brothel.
argons: noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
Baguio: noun, a city on W Luzon, in the N Philippines: summer capital. 4961 feet (1512 meters) high.
Sardou: noun, Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
roband: noun, a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
Gaboon: noun, Also called gaboon mahogany. the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
Singan: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
basion: noun, the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
orangs: noun, orangutan.
odours: noun, odor.
sordid: adjective, morally ignoble or base; vile:
Dundas: noun, a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Hamilton.
Andron: noun, (in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
Sonora: noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
odious: adjective, deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
ganoin: noun, a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
andro-
sodio-
ordain: verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
bogans: noun, a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
Andros: noun, Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
dorso-
ganoid: noun, a ganoid fish.
Onions: noun, Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
boards: noun, a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
Ogburn: noun, William Fielding, 1886–1959, U.S. sociologist and educator.
ogdoad: noun, the number eight.
onding: noun, the act of continued outpouring or falling; a continuing torrent, as of rain.
boding: noun, a foreboding; omen.
Sondra: noun, a female given name.
Bodoni: noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1740–1813, Italian painter and printer.
airbus: noun, a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
diuron: noun, a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
Dunois: noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
bingos: noun, a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
Dobson: noun, dobsonfly.
angio-
disbud: verb (used with object), to remove leaf buds or shoots from (a plant) to produce a certain shape or effect.
origan: noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
Dobuan: noun, Dobu.
Andrus: noun, Andron.
Nubian: noun, a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.
dobras: noun, any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
orison: noun, a prayer.
bongos: noun, a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
biogas: noun, any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
nubias: noun, a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
gradin: noun, one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
Osborn: noun, Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
Siouan: noun, an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
Dunbar: noun, Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.

5 letter words you can make with sounding-board

Durga: noun, the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
dungs: noun, excrement, especially of animals; manure.
duros: noun, a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
Gbari: noun, Gwari.
grabs: noun, a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
Garbo: noun, Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
durns: adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun, darn2 .
Gaons: noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
garni: adjective, garnished.
gourd: noun, the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally. Compare gourd family.
gauds: noun, a showy ornament or trinket.
gaurs: noun, a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
Gabon: noun, Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
drung: noun, drang.
duras: noun, dura mater.
duads: noun, a group of two; couple; pair.
gobos: noun, a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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.
goads: noun, a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
Druid: noun, a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.
gonad: noun, a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
gnars: verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
gadid: noun, a gadid fish.
drubs: noun, a blow with a stick or the like.
gains
Gondi: noun, a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
Gaddi: noun, Taddeo [tahd-de-aw] /tɑdˈdɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1300–66, Italian painter and architect.
giros: noun, autogiro.
Gabun: noun, Gabon.
Gouda: noun, a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
Gabor: noun, Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
girns: noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
girds: noun, a gibe.
gonna
gono-
goods: noun, profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
goons: noun, Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
Gaius: noun, a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
Duran: noun, Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
Giono: noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
gibus: noun, opera hat.
Dubai: noun, an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
dunno
garbs: noun, a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
no-no: noun, anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
grads: noun, a graduate.
roans: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Sabin: noun, Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
Rundi: noun, a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
ruins: noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
rudds: noun, a European, freshwater fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, of the carp family.
round: noun, any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
rosin: noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
roods: noun, a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
ronin: noun, a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
rondo: noun, a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
Ronan: noun, a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
Rodin: noun, (François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
Robus: noun, Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
Robin: noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
rings: noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
Sango: noun, a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
rason: noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
ranis: noun, ranee.
ranid: noun, frog1 (def 2).
rands: noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
Rains: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
raids: noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
ragis: noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
radon: noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
Rabin: noun, Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
rabid: adjective, irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
Ouida: noun, pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
Orson: noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
ornis: noun, an avifauna.
Sabir: noun, lingua franca (def 2).
sargo: noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
orig.
SOUND: noun, the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
Ursid: noun, any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
Urban: noun, Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
uran-
unrig: verb (used with object), to strip of rigging, as a ship.
Union: noun, the act of uniting two or more things.
undid: verb, simple past tense of undo.
unbar: verb (used with object), to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
surg.
Sunni: noun, Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law. Compare Shiʿite.
Sunna: noun, the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
Sugar: noun, a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
Sudra: noun, Shudra.
Sudan: noun, a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
sorgo: noun, any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
sarod: noun, a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
Soong: noun, Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
Sonia: noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
SONAR: noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Sobor: noun, a council, synod, or convention.
snood: noun, the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
Sinon: noun, a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
Sino-
sing.
Sinan: noun, 1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
signa: verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
Sidra: noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
Sidon: noun, a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
Saudi: noun, a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
Orion: noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
ordos: noun, a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
grain: noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
gunda: noun, goonda.
Nabis
isnad: noun, the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
Irons: noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
Irgun: noun, a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
Iran.
iodo-
inurn: verb (used with object), to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
Inonu: noun, Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
Indus: noun, a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
Indra: noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
Indo-
Igbos: noun, Ibo.
gundi: noun, either of two small desert rodents, Ctenodactylus gundi or C. vali, of northern Africa, living in dry, rocky areas and characterized by comblike bristles on the hind feet.
Gunas: noun, (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
Nairn: noun, a historic county in N Scotland.
guiro: noun, a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
Guin.
Guido: noun, a male given name.
guars: noun, a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
guard: noun, a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
guar.
guans: noun, a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
guano: noun, a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
groin: noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
groan: noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
grins: noun, a broad smile.
grind: noun, the act of grinding.
grans: noun, grandmother.
nadir: noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Nandi: noun, a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
ordn.
noons: noun, midday.
orans: noun, orant.
Orang: noun, orangutan.
onion: noun, a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
odour: noun, odor.
Obuda: noun, See under Budapest.
Obad.
nurds: noun, nerd.
nudi-
Nubia: noun, a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
noso-
Norns: noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
noria: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
NORAD: noun, a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
non-U: adjective, not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
nano-
dribs: noun, a small or minute quantity; bit.
nonas: noun, sleeping sickness (def 2).
nona-
NoibN
no-go: adjective, inoperative; canceled:
Nogai: noun, a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
nodus: noun, a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
Nisan: noun, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
Ninus: noun, the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
Ninos: noun, boy; child.
nidus: noun, a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
Nguni: noun, a member of a group of culturally and linguistically related peoples of southern and eastern Africa, including the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi.
naso-
nards: noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
Drina: noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
bros.: noun, a brother.
bongs: noun, a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
Bouar: noun, a city in the W Central African Republic.
Anson: noun, a male given name.
boro-
dingo: noun, a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
dings: noun, a ringing sound.
Burns: noun, Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
arson: noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
Abdon: noun, one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
Aidos: noun, the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
boron: noun, a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
Dioon: noun, any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
boson: noun, any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
Bongo: noun, a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
Argos: noun, an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
bosun: noun, boatswain.
agios: noun, a premium on money in exchange.
dinar: noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
bason: noun, a basin.
Buran: noun, a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
Baron: noun, a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
Bourn: noun, burn2 .
Dobro: noun, (lowercase) any guitar of this type.
basin: noun, a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
dobra: noun, any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
Bursa: noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
bonus: noun, something given or paid over and above what is due.
bauds: noun, a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
Bourg: noun, a town.
Bound: noun, a leap onward or upward; jump.
dangs: verb (used with object), adjective, noun, damn (used euphemistically).
anon.
danio: noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
agro-
binds: noun, the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
Busra: noun, Basra.
daubs: noun, material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
Brans: noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
boong: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of New Guinea.
Arion: noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
bungs: noun, a stopper for the opening of a cask.
Bunin: noun, Ivan Alekseevich [ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksye-yi-vyich] /iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, Russian poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1933.
diag.
Bunns: noun, bun1 (def 1).
abrin: noun, a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
aroid: noun, any plant of the arum family.
board: noun, a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
abris: noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
boars: noun, the uncastrated male swine.
burds: noun, a young lady; maiden.
Arius: noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
bunds: noun, an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
addio: interjection, goodbye.
bogus: noun, Printing, Journalism. matter set, by union requirement, by a compositor and later discarded, duplicating the text of an advertisement for which a plate has been supplied or type set by another publisher.
darns: noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
bingo: noun, a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
Dario: noun, Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
Bornu: noun, a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
biog.
burin: noun, a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
didos: noun, a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
Boris: noun, a male given name.
Bogan: noun, a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
Bogor: noun, a city on W Java, in Indonesia. Formerly dutch Buitenzorg.
aboon: adverb, preposition, above.
bison: noun, Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
Argus: noun, Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
burgs: noun, Informal. a city or town.
boras: noun, a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
argon: noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
dodos: noun, any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
doing: noun, action; performance; execution:
doura: noun, durra.
Bragi: noun, the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
banns: noun, notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
brags: noun, a boast or vaunt.
Bangs: noun, John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
Douai: noun, a city in N France, SE of Calais.
Doubs: noun, a river in E France, flowing into the Saône River. About 260 miles (420 km) long.
brios: noun, vigor; vivacity.
anion: noun, a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
dados: noun, Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
braid: noun, a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
brain: noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
Angus: noun, Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
bands: noun, a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
angor: noun, extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
Douro: noun, a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.
DORAN: noun, an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
Bring: Verb phrases, bring about, to accomplish; cause:
bonds: noun, something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
Brig.
Brian: noun, a male given name.
Braun: noun, Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
drabs: noun, dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
bairn: noun, a child; son or daughter.
adorn: verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
Drago: noun, Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
Brand: noun, kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
drags: noun, Nautical. a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel. resistance to the movement of a hull through the water. any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed. any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor. any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
Drain: noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
drang: noun, a narrow lane or alleyway.
angi-
Doris: noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
anis-
dorab: noun, wolf herring.
baris: noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
Bardo: noun, (in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
andor: conjunction, (used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
brads: noun, a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
Bruin: noun, a bear, especially a European brown bear.
Brunn: noun, German name of Brno.
donga: noun, (in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
Bruno: noun, Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
adios: interjection, goodbye; farewell.
Donau: noun, German name of Danube.
donas: noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
Donar: noun, the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
Brusa: noun, Bursa.
dagos: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
baro-
Broun: noun, (Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
boons: noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
Donna: noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
donor: noun, a person who gives or donates.
andr-
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Dagon: noun, a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
dongs: noun, a deep sound like that of a large bell.
Goias: noun, a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
Broad: noun, the broad part of anything.
Bonns: noun, a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
Donus: noun, died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
Banon: noun, a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
brood: noun, a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.

4 letter words you can make with sounding-board

bons: noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
nos-
boon: noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
Norn: noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
Bonn: noun, a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
Sian: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Sig.
NRAB
noun: noun, any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group. See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase. Synonyms: substantive, name.
nous: noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
drib: noun, a small or minute quantity; bit.
Nord: noun, a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
Brag: noun, a boast or vaunt.
ano-
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
NASD
nard: noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
Naos: noun, a temple.
Sind: noun, a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
Brad: noun, a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
ann.
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
boun: verb (used with or without object), to prepare; make ready.
nabs: verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
Sion: noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
snag: noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
snib: noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
snob: noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
snod: adjective, smooth; sleek.
snog: verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
Bran: noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
Sina: noun, a female given name.
nibs: noun, his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
Nora: noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Nor.
Boor: noun, a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
noon: noun, midday.
boos: noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
bor.
nong: noun, a foolish, incompetent person.
Bora: noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
non-
Borg: noun, Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
Nida: noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
nogs: noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
Born: noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
sign: noun, a token; indication.
anus: noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
nobs: noun, Slang. the head.
NIRA
Bors: noun, Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
Nina: noun, girl; child.
ANSI
Nino: noun, boy; child.
arid: adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
nubs: noun, the point, gist, or heart of something.
rads: noun, a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
Bard: noun, (formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
Rani: noun, ranee.
rang: noun, a boomerang.
Bari: noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
RAND: noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rain: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Barn: noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
RAID: noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
ragi: noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
rubs: noun, an act or instance of rubbing:
Rudd: noun, a European, freshwater fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, of the carp family.
raob: noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
baud: noun, a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
rad.
Rabi: noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
ruga: noun, Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
RIBA
ruin: noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
ours: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
rung: noun, one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
asgd
BDSA
ouds: noun, a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
bar.
ROUS: noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
Rus.
Aus.
robs: noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
bads: noun, that which is bad:
BAgr
roan: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
road: noun, a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
RONA
RNAS
Bais: noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
Ring: noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
Rind: noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
Rina: noun, a female given name.
'roo: noun, kangaroo.
Asur: noun, Assur.
band: noun, a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
Bang: noun, a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
Riga: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
rood: noun, a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
rids: verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
Rida
aur-
bani: noun, plural of ban4 .
Rosa: noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Aug.
aud.
runs: noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
OSRD
bong: noun, a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
Odds: noun, the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else:
Boas: noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
Bodo: noun, a seaport in W Norway.
Onas: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Arno: noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
ARIS
bods: noun, body:
Odus
Bogo: noun, buy one, get one: an offer to a customer to buy an item and receive a second item at a discount.
odor: noun, the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
Odin: noun, the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
Sang: noun, the act or performance of singing.
Bona: noun, Bône, the former name of Annaba.
onus: noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
obs.
obis: noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
Sard: noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
Bond: noun, something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
Argo: noun, Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
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.
Arg.
Saud: noun, (Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
arbs: noun, an arbitrager.
saur
nurd: noun, nerd.
sgd.
Sand: noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Sab.
Bion: noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
osar: noun, plural of os3 .
Bias: noun, a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
oro-
biga: noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
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bin-
BIND: noun, the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
Bing: noun, a heap or pile.
bio-
org.
ordo: noun, Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
BIOS: noun, computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
Aron: noun, a male given name.
Bird: noun, any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
ord.
orbs: noun, a sphere or globe:
Sadi: noun, sadhe.
oras: noun, plural of os2 .
Boar: noun, the uncastrated male swine.
Oran: noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
orad: adverb, toward the mouth or the oral region.
sago: noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
o-os: noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
Oona: noun, a female given name.
said: noun, sayyid.
iso-
Badr: noun, Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
ISBN
dibs: noun, money in small amounts.
gobs: noun, a mass or lump.
gobo: noun, a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Gobi: noun, a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
udos: noun, a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
goas: noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
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.
goad: noun, a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
abri: noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
gnar: verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
abr.
abos: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
giro: noun, autogiro.
dia-
girn: noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
Dido: noun, a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
gird: noun, a gibe.
dig.
digs: noun, thrust; poke:
Gino: noun, a male given name.
Gina: noun, a female given name.
gids
Din.
gibs: noun, a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
ding: noun, a ringing sound.
DIAD: noun, adjective, dyad.
gon-
Abiu: noun, Douay Bible. Abihu.
Dari: noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
dags: noun, one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
DAIS: noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
Dan.: abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
Dang: verb (used with object), adjective, noun, damn (used euphemistically).
grad: noun, a graduate.
Danu: noun, the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
grab: noun, a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
Sung: noun, a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
adds: noun, Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
Dard: noun, Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
darg: noun, Scot. and North England. a day's work.
Darn: noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
abs-
addn
goos: noun, a thick or sticky substance:
sunn: noun, a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
DASD: noun, an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
goon: noun, Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
Good: noun, profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
Daub: noun, material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
sur-
isba: noun, izba.
surd: noun, Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
Gond: noun, a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
gds.
Dino
Dago: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
dugs: noun, the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
Dora: noun, a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
dura: noun, dura mater.
duos: noun, Music. duet.
duo-
Duns: noun, a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
uro-
dung: noun, excrement, especially of animals; manure.
Doug: noun, a male given name, form of Douglas.
dour: adjective, sullen; gloomy:
Duna: noun, Hungarian name of the Danube.
USAR
duds: noun, a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
Doon: noun, a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
USDA
dubs: noun, an awkward, unskillful person.
USGA
USIA
duad: noun, a group of two; couple; pair.
USNA
drab: noun, dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
drag: noun, Nautical. a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel. resistance to the movement of a hull through the water. any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed. any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor. any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
Drug: noun, Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
drub: noun, a blow with a stick or the like.
Drin: noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
door: noun, a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
dons: noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
dins: noun, a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
Gand: noun, French name of Ghent.
gaur: noun, a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
Dior: noun, Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
Gaud: noun, a showy ornament or trinket.
undo: verb (used with object), to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
gars: noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
dir.
Gard: noun, a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
dis-
garb: noun, a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
Gaon: noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
uni-
gads: noun, the act of gadding.
durn: adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun, darn2 .
dodo: noun, any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
gabs: noun, idle talk; chatter.
Dona: noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
Gabo: noun, Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
Dong: noun, a deep sound like that of a large bell.
urbs: noun, an urban area.
urds: noun, a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
Urga: noun, former name of Ulan Bator.
uria
Uris: noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
duro: noun, a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
Gran: noun, grandmother.
Sura: noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
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).
iod-
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
agr.
Agon: noun, (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
Ind.
Brno: noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
bris: noun, Brith.
Sour: noun, something that is sour.
Sra.
inns: noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
brio: noun, vigor; vivacity.
Buna
Bund: noun, an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
guna: noun, (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
soda: noun, sodium hydroxide.
bung: noun, a stopper for the opening of a cask.
Bunn: noun, bun1 (def 1).
Bur.
IADB
Iago: noun, the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
ions: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Soni
soon: Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
ign.
Buda: noun, See under Budapest.
Igbo: noun, Ibo.
AInd
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Ainu: noun, a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
Idun: noun, a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
sora: noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
sori: noun, plural of sorus.
BSNA
Sorb: noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
Song: noun, a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
BSIR
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
sord: noun, a flight or flock of mallards.
Ibos: noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
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.
Iban: noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
guib: noun, bushbuck.
Iona: noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
sub-
ands
grid: noun, a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
sugi: noun, Japan cedar.
Gris: noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
gro.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
SOAR: noun, an act or instance of soaring.
iron: noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
snug: noun, British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
ious
grin: noun, a broad smile.
agin: preposition, against; opposed to.
agio: noun, a premium on money in exchange.
sudd: noun, (in the White Nile) floating vegetable matter that often obstructs navigation.
Gros: noun, Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
bus.
dado: noun, Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
Burd: noun, a young lady; maiden.
Burg: noun, Informal. a city or town.
Buri: noun, the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
guan: noun, a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
Agni: noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
dabs: noun, a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
Grus: noun, the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
burs: noun, a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
gras
Rodi: noun, Italian name of Rhodes.

3 letter words you can make with sounding-board

ROG
Urd: noun, a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
ROI
Br.
RSA
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Soo: noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
SNU
Rs.
Uri: noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
ASU
Aso: noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
bd.: plural, board.
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
rub: noun, an act or instance of rubbing:
USB
SOB: noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
ANG
USN
USO
Son: noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
BDS: plural, board.
urn: noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
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.
urs: noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
BOD: noun, body:
ASR
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
ard
urb: noun, an urban area.
arb: noun, an arbitrager.
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sad: noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ARS
SAG: noun, an act or instance of sagging.
Una: noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
udo: noun, a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
USA
UAR
aor
AOU
ADS: noun, advertisement.
ADB
Sr.
SID: noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
Sib: noun, a kinsman; relative.
SUG
Sui: noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
SUN: noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
SDR
SAR
SDI
SDA
SBA
sb.
ado: noun, busy activity; bustle; fuss.
SRB
Abo: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
ab-
run: noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
ur-
ad-
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
uns
ag-
UNO
AID: noun, help or support; assistance.
ASN
an.
rug: noun, a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design. Compare carpet.
Ar.
ung
ASI
ago: adverb, in past time; in the past:
abd
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Sau: noun, German name of Sava.
asb
sd.
So.
SRO
AGS: adjective, noun, agriculture:
ANU: noun, a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
ARU
Sou: noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
abn
sod: noun, a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
USR
Rod: noun, a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
id.
IDB
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).
Ibo: noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
IBN
ib.
IAS
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
Ia.
io-
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
GUS: noun, a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
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.
Gur: noun, a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
bun: noun, any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
Gun: noun, a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
GUI: noun, graphical user interface.
GSR
GSA
dd.
DDS
do.
DOA
Ido: noun, a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
Bug: noun, Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
DAB: noun, a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
Ios: noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
NAB: verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
IUS
IUD
ISR
ISA
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
bad: noun, that which is bad:
IRO
Ir.
IOU
ior
in.
ion: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Bro: noun, a brother.
INN: noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
ing
BSA
BSD
BSN
BSO
bu.
Bud: noun, Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
ina: noun, a female given name.
DSO
GRB
NAG: noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
GAR: noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
DNR
GAN: noun, cotton gin.
DOB
DOD
dog: noun, a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
Doi
Gad: noun, the act of gadding.
Don: noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
GAB: noun, idle talk; chatter.
gi.
Ga.
DNA
Dor: noun, Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
Dou: noun, Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
Dun: noun, a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
DUI
dug: noun, the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
Dud: noun, a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
dub: noun, an awkward, unskillful person.
Dr.
Du.
DSR
DSA
DNB
GAO: noun, a city in E Mali.
DAD: noun, father.
di.
Dag: noun, one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
Gr.
DAR
Gor: interjection, (used as a mild oath.)
DAS: noun, hyrax.
dau: noun, dhow.
goo: noun, a thick or sticky substance:
DBA
DBS
DDR
goi: noun, goy.
DIU: noun, part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
God: noun, the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
gob: noun, a mass or lump.
Goa: noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
GNU: noun, either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
DIB: verb (used without object), to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
GIs: noun, a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
DID: noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
GIN: noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
Gib: noun, a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
GDR
GAS: noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
NAD
IRS
Nan: noun, naan.
Bn.
BDD
our: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
oui: adverb, noun, yes.
oud: noun, a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
OSO
bi-
Bia: noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
BID: noun, an act or instance of bidding.
Bra: noun, brassiere.
ORB: noun, a sphere or globe:
Rab: noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
BNS
boa: noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
Ora: noun, plural of os2 .
oon
o-o: noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
oo-
ons
ONR
ONI
ONA: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Rd.
BDA
oid
RID: noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
BAg: noun, a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
Bai: noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
ROB: noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
ROA
rnd
RNA
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Ban: noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
rig: noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
rib: noun, one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
BAS: noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
RGB
RDS
RDA
RBI
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
BAO: noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
rag: noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
OIr
big: noun, the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
OGO
NIG: verb (used with object), nidge.
NBS
ob.
NGO: noun, 1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
NUS: noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
Nun: noun, a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
NIA
nib: noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
bog: noun, wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
DRG
nub: noun, the point, gist, or heart of something.
NSU
NSA
nob: noun, Slang. the head.
Nod: noun, a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
NRA
nog: noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
boo: noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
nr.
OSA
Oba: noun, a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
OAU
ODA: noun, a room within a harem.
OAS
oar: noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAO
OSD
ODD: noun, something that is odd.
OSB
Bon: noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
ODS: noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
NBA
obi: noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.

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NG
No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
rg
ND
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.
NI
GU
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:
BO
GO: noun, the act of going:
RO
GB
N.
G.
B-
BA: noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
2D: noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
SN
NB
NA: adverb, no1 .
RN
RU
DG
i.
SU
D.
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.
OA
IG
OD: noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
SG
DB
OU: noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
SA
S.
U.
BG
AU: plural, to the; at the; with the.
UB
Ud
O.
UI
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
R.
GN
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RI
NU: noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
GD
AO
DN
OG

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