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A bunch of words that show up amazingly frequently.
One suggestion is to just quickly browse through the list to see what catches your eye. Pick up a few new words and come back later and do it again.
Sorted by various categories. Suffix/prefix/length/combos... etc. The ideas here is provide different memorization techniques to help those words spring to your fingertips when you’re frantically desparate to type.
Reversible words are great in that if you find one word then it’s reverse will be there as well. With combos, if you find a word, related words in the combo may be in the puzzle as well. Extension and association patterns can provide your brain with another technique for for extending shorter words into longer words. Association patterns can help you come up with words when you see a large concentration of a few letters. And one of the best memorization techniques is to know the definitions of words, which provides a great way of re-inforcing the word in your head. You weren’t using those brain cells anyways.
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Three letter word combos. These work best when the three letters are all connected to one another on the board (in a triangle pattern) in which case all the words in the combo will work.
eat tae eta ate teaasp spa sap pasrot tor ortcor orc rocare era earart tar ratthe eth hetorb bro robopt top potoud duo udoers ser resmar arm rambar bra arblap pal alplab bal albtap pat apttwo tow wotsun nus unsoak koa okasab bas abs, sad das adsash has sha sip psi pisaha aahaba baaobi(a) bioabo boaane naeaal ala(a)sea saeora oarago goakae keaami(a) aimose oesaye yeachi ichold dolask kasras arstye yeteng gen
Three letters reversibles
net ten, nit tin, not ton, nut tunbad dab, bed deb, dob bod, dub budgat tag, get teg, got tog, gut tugnab ban, neb ben, nib bin, nub bunsab bas, sib bis, sob bos, sub buspat tap, pit tip, pot top, put tupbag gab, big gib, bog gobram mar, rim mir, rom morpah hap, peh hep, poh hoppas sap, pis sip, pus supdam mad, dim mid, dom modwat taw, wet tew, wot towwap paw, wop powwad daw, wed dewwas saw, wos sowlad dal, led deltab bat, tub butcod doc, cud ducmat tam, mot tomman nam, mon nommag gam, mug gumyah hay, yeh, heylet tel, til lithad dah(l)sat tas, sit tiscis sic(e)oat taonet tenoot tooohm mhoova avocor rocrag garuke kuekay yakboy yob
Other non-obvious but frequent threes
aga ait ais ama amu ana ani arf att ava awa auk bah brr bys col dak dit dui eau eke ere erg ern feh fet fug gie ghi oca hah hao heh huh ick ilk ion ism jin jeu joe jew kaf kef khi kif kip kir kop kor kos kui koy mas med maw mel mem mol moo mos mun mus obe oho ohs oxo oxy pax pec phi pia pic piu poi pya pye qat qua reb rec rei rex rho rue rya sac sal sau sec sei sri sup syn tau tav taw ted tet tic twa umm upo ur urd uta uts vac var vas vau veg via vie vim vig vis vox wab wan wen wha wis wog wok woo wop wud wyn xis yid yin yip yod yok yom yon yow yuk yum yup zed zek zin zoa
Four letter word combos. These work best when the letters all form a square on the board, in which case, all the words in the combo will be present.
eats ates etas teas east seat sate setastar tsar arts rats tarslira lari liar lair rail rial aril (g)riot trio(l) tiro tori(i) roti(i)twos tows wots wost swot stowares arse sera eras rasedeer reed dree dere redeteal tael tale tela(e) latesoar sora oars osarrota rato taro toraroot roto torosore eros rose ores roesdare read deartear tare rateneat ante etna door odor ordoearn nearsane aneselan lane
Four letters reversibles
ante etna (think of this as your Auntie Aetna, even if you don’t have one)deer reed, door roodares seralira aril, liar rail, lair rialmeet teem, moot toommeed deem, mood doomroom moortrot tort(e), trop port(e)ward draweked dekeemit time, edit tidecite eticeven neveflow wolfloof foolgals slaggarb bragavid diva
Other non-obvious but frequent fours
amie rotl
five letter combos:
tales stela taels teals slate steal stale least stone steno tones seton onset notessleet teels steel leets teles steleester reset reest stere steer tersetepal plate palet petal leapt lepta pleattolus lotus louts store roset tores
five letter reversibles:
mined denimstraw wartssleet teels, steel leets
sixes:
t(a)enia(e): tenia teniae taenia taeniaestruts sturts trustssaliva salvia
six letter reversibles:
struts sturtstenner rennet
sevens
shtetel-s shtetl-s
dessert stressed
suffix patterns
fou sou youhaj raj tajdyne eyne syne tynebyte flyte hyte kyte wytebyre eyre gyre lyre pyre tyre eme deme feme heme seme dui etui tui pfui doit droit quoit toit ageist deist feist heist neist theist bee cee dee fee gee jee lee nee pee ree see tee vee wee zeeagee ajee akee alee awee bree dree epee flee free ghee glee gree knee ogee pree skee thee tree twee tyee wheeackee aglee agree degree don(n)ee emcee etwee fusee fuzee gelee laree levee melee ngwee payee puree rag(g)ee rakee ramee ranee razee resee rupee saree scree sir(r)ee spree three to(u)pee tutee undee yogee alienee apogee bendee bootee bribee burgee coatee coffee congee corvee coulee decree doolee dragee drawee entree epopee goatee hackee hadjee lessee lichee lungee mallee mammee mestee muggee mustee outsee pardee passee pattee pawnee pensee pollee pommee pongee rappee rushee settee sickee signee soiree spahee suttee testee towhee townee unfree vendee vestee yippee beebee freebee pewee peewee tepee teepee veepee weewee abye aye barye bye dye eye inbye lye pye rye snye stye tye wyeaeon eon jeon neon odeon paeon peon-ybeth cheth doeth eth heth kheth meth teth gae hae kae mae nae sae taealae blae brae frae spae toea thae twaealgae ansae antae aquae areae aurae comae setae telae thae togae tubae ulnae venae vitae zoeae melee geleeinion onion unionotto grotto lotto blotto motto pottomote emote gemote demote remote smote biota bota floata iota jota lota nota quota rota seg(o) sag(o) log(o) ping(o) tang(o) all taking(s)lulu sulu ulu anoa boa genoa goa koa moa proa quinoa stoa whoa zoa bate cate date fate gate hate late mate pate rate sate tate ab(l)ate agate a(b)late blate crate el(u)ate enate grate irate or(n)ate ovate plate prate quate skate slate spate state urate acuate aerate agnate ansate aurate aviate berate binate borate carate cerate comate create curate debate delate dilate estate ergate fixate folate gelate ideate ingate inmate innate iodate jugate karate lanate legate ligate lobate locate lunate luxate lyrate lysate malate metate misate mutate negate notate nutate oblate oleate opiate ornate outate palate pedate pirate pupate ramate rebate redate relate remate rotate rugate savate sedate senate solate togate tubate update vacate velate caseate chelate cholate dentate disrate formate fossate foveate frigate furcate galeate gallate gemmate gestate globate gradate gyrate hamate hastate humate imamate imitate inflate instate librate limbate lineate liquate maleate mandate mediate migrate misdate mismate misrate muriate narrate neonate nervate nitrate ocreate odonate operate outdate outrate over(r)ate overlate oxalate oxidate palmate peltate phonate phorate picrate pileate placate planate predate prelate primate private probate prolate pronate prorate pulsate quadrate quinate radiate recrate reflate regrate replate reslate restate roseate ruinate satiate seriate serrate sinuate situate solvate sorbate spicate spinate sublate sulcate sulfate ternate testate violate zonate agora bora flora fora hora ixora mora ora sora tora aswirl awhirl birl dirl girl skirl swirl thirl tirl twirl virl whirl carl earl farl gnarl harl jarl marl pearl snarl astern decern ern(e) eterne extern(e) fern hern intern(e(e)) kern(e(l)) modern(e) quern tavern tern(e) aceta beta chaeta eta feta geta meta pieta pineta eta tapeta theta zetaarete cete delete deplete effete facete fete gamete jete machete mete replete rete terete absent accent advent agent ament ancient anent ardent argent arpent ascent assent attent bent blent brent cadent candent cement cent client cogent consent content convent decent dement dent detent dissent distent docent eluent event extent foment gent hent indent intent invent kent lambent lament latent lent loment lucent moment nocent orient parent patent pent ponent portent potent precent present prevent recent regent relent rent resent rident rodent scent sent shent silent sklent spent splent sprent talent tent unbent vent went wisent state estate gestate restate testate bigeye birdseye buckeye bugeye cockeye deadeye fisheye frogeye goldeye mooneye oxeye pinkeye redeye shuteye sockeye tigereye walleye watcheye
prefix patterns
stoa(s) stoai stoae stoat(s) stoicpsoai psoae psoas psoaticczarist(ism) tsarist(ism) tele teledu telega teleman telemen teleost teleran
eyeball eyeable eyecup eyebrow eyeful eyehole eyehook eyeing eyelash eyeless eyelet eyelid eyelike eyeliner eyen eyepiece eyepoint eyer eyeshade eyeshot eyesome eyesore eyespot eyestone eyestrain eyeteeth eyewash eyewater eyewink eyewitness
sun sunback sunbaked sunbath sunbathe sunbeam sunbeams sunbeamy sunbelt sunbird sunbow sunburn sunburnt sunburst sundae sunder sundered sunderer sundering sundew sundial sundog sundown sundress sundries sundrops sundry sunfast sunfish sunfishes sunflower sunglass sunglow sunken sunket sunkets sunlamp sunland sunless sunlight sunlike sunlit sunn sunna sunnas sunned sunnier sunniest sunnily sunning sunproof sunrise sunroof sunroom sunscald sunset sunshade sunshine sunshiny sunspot sunstone sunstroke sunsuit suntan sunup sunward
abamp abase abash abate abeam abed abet abide abode aboon acock acorn ado adown aeon afield afire alame afloat aflutter afoot afore afoul agave ago agree aland alas alate aloof along alone amid amidst amis amiss amok amole amoral apace areal asea ashore asleep aslope asocial aspire astern astir aswarm atilt atoll atone atop atrip avise avow award aware awash away awhile awhirl awing
bebop becalm became becap because bechalk beclasp becloak beclog becloth becloud beclown become becrime becrowd becrust becurse bedamn bedim bedirty bedrape befall befit beflag beflea befleck befog befool befoul befret began began beget begin begone begot begrim begroan begrudge begum begun behalf behave behead beheld behest behold behoof behoove behove behowl bekiss beknot belay belike belive belong belove below bemean bemire bemist bemix bemoan bemock bemuse beneath bepaint bequest berake berate bereave bescoure beseem beset beshame beside beslime besmear besmile besmoke besmooth besmut besnow besot bespeak bespouse bespread bestead bestir bestow bestud beswarm betide betime betook betray betroth between bewail beware beweep bewig beworm bewrap
Many games have been one or lost on the “out” words. And not all are shown below. Be sure and try all plurals, and verb extensions. For example, outwear is shown, however outwearing and outweariest are also words. outact outadd outage outask outate outback outbake outbark outbawl outbeam outbeg outbid outbitch outbloom outbluff outblush outboard outboast outbound outbox outbrag outbrave outbrawl outbreak outbred outbribe outbuild outbulk outbully outburn outby outbye outcast outcaste outcatch outcaught outcharm outcheat outchid outchide outclass outclimb outclomb outcoach outcome outcook outcount outcrawl outcry outcry outcrop outcross outcrow outcurse outcurve outdance outdare outdate outdid outdo outdodge outdoor outdrag outdraw outdream outdress outdrink outdrive outdrop outdrove outduel outearn outeat outecho outface outfall outfast outfawn outfeast outfeeel outfight outfind outfire outfish outfit outflank outfly outflow outfool outfoot outfought outfound outfox outfrown outgain outgas outgive outglare outglow outgnaw outgo outgoing outgone outgrew outgrin outgross outgroup outgrow outguess outguide outgun outgush outhaul outhear outhit outhomer outhouse outhowl outhumor outhunt outjinx outjump outjut outkeep outkick outkill outkiss outlaid outlain outland outlast outlaugh outlaw outlay outleap outlearn outlet outlie outline outlive outlook outlove outman outmarch outmatch outmode outmost outmove outnumber outpace outpaint outpass outpitch outpity outplan outplay outplod outpoint outpoll outport outpost outpour outpray outpreen outpress outprice outpull outpunch outpush output outquote outrace outrage outraise outran outrang outrank outrate outrave outreach outread outride outright outring outrival outroar outrock outrode outroll outroot outrow outrush outsail outsang outsaw outscold outsavor outscoop outscore outscorn outsee outsell outsert outserve outset outshame outshine outshoot outshout outside outsight outsin outsing outsit outsize outskate outskirt outsleep outslept outsmart outsmile outsmoke outsnore outsoar outsold outsole outspan outspeak outspeed outspell outspend outspoke outstand outstare outstart outstate outstay outsteer outstood outstrip outstudy outstunt outsulk outsung outswam outsware outswear outswim outswore outtake outtalk outtask outtell outthank outthink outthrob outthrow outtold outtower outtrade outtrick outtrot outtrump outturn outvalue outvaunt outvie outvoice outvote outwait outwalk outwar outward outwash outwaste outwatch outwear outweep outweigh outwhirl outwile outwill outwind outwish outwit outwork outwrit outwrite outwrought outyell outyelp outyield........ phew.... hope you have some brain cells left.
somewhere in the word patterns
blab bleb blob blubgleg glog glugeonian eonism galleon hereon leone neonate neoned nucleon odeon pigeon widgeon wigeon
extension patterns
sir sire siree sirreetee wee twee etwee tweet between peetweetpee tee vee epee tepee teepee veepeeore sore store tsoresami amie mamieern erne tern terne eterne externe intern interne internee
The Reversible ‘re’:
eager eagre, meager meagreomber ombre, saber sabre, somber sombre, timber timbrecenter centre, liter litre, meter metre, miter mitre, niter nitre, outer outre, titer titrebister bistre, liver livre, louver louvre, luster lustre, ocher ochre, philter philtre, piaster piastre
Letter associations. These patterns work great when there is a large concentration of a few letters in the board.
ers: erses sere seres seeress seeresses reseeest: eses esses testes testee sestet testees tsetse test stet sett setteerest: erst reset serest rester ester stere reest steer terse tress tersest strettemot: mot tom tot motmot mottmote: mem mom tet mome memo mote motte motet emote eme emmet tote totem ret: ret tret rete terete terret tetter teeternet: ten net nene tenettern: treen enter enterer entree entente ern erne tern terne eterne rent rente renter reenter rennet retene tenner netter terrene terreen are: area areae rare rarer rear rearer arrearrat: art tar rat tart attar tatar tartar ratatatrate: aerate rate rater ratter reata arete tetra treat treater retreat retear tear tearer tare tarre tartrate tate tater terra terrae errata star: arras tart strata satara stataras sarsar strass trass
Look mom, no vowels!
nth shh tsk pht phpht cwm brr brrr hmm
some more cool words/combos
aureiaoudad(s)copse corpseossa orraresiles remiseameer(ate) emeer(ate)enure ensure(r) endure ensue(r)quote quoter toque torque toquet coque coquet croquet
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