| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| abracadabra18 | A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word. [from 16th c.] |
| agoraphobia19 | The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions. |
| albuminuria15 | (pathology) The presence of albumin in the urine, often a symptom of renal disease |
| amphisbaena20 | (mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction. |
| anaesthesia14 | (British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesia |
| aniseikonia15 | (medicine, ophthalmology) An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images. |
| antimalaria13 | Acting to relieve or prevent a malaria infection |
| antonomasia13 | (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun. |
| appressoria15 | plural of appressorium |
| archesporia18 | plural of archesporium |
| astrocytoma18 | (medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes |
| azoospermia24 | (medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| acrophobia19 | Fear of heights. |
| adventitia14 | (anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ. |
| aerenchyma20 | (botany) A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants |
| aficionada16 | (rare) A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado. |
| algolagnia12 | A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones. |
| amenorrhea15 | (American spelling) Alternative spelling of amenorrhoea |
| anacolutha15 | plural of anacoluthon |
| analemmata14 | plural of analemma |
| anathemata15 | plural of anathema |
| anchovetta18 | Alternative spelling of anchoveta |
| anesthesia13 | (American spelling, medicine) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain. |
| animalcula14 | plural of animalculum |
| antependia13 | plural of antependium |
| antheridia14 | plural of antheridium |
| antianemia12 | (medicine) Countering anemia. |
| antiasthma15 | Countering asthma. |
| antinausea10 | (pharmacology) Intended to prevent or combat nausea |
| archegonia16 | plural of archegonium |
| arrhythmia21 | An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse |
| arthralgia14 | Pain in a joint, especially when not caused by arthritis. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| acetabula13 | plural of acetabulum |
| achalasia14 | A neuromuscular problem where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully; usually with reference to gastrointestinal smooth muscles and usually with reference to esophageal achalasia when not otherwise specified. |
| adenomata12 | plural of adenoma |
| aesthesia12 | The ability to perceive sensations. |
| agalactia12 | (medicine) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth. |
| alfilaria12 | Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae. |
| alfileria12 | Alternative form of alfilaria |
| algarroba12 | |
| amblyopia18 | dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye. |
| ambulacra15 | plural of ambulacrum |
| ametropia13 | (medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability. |
| amsinckia17 | |
| amyotonia14 | Lack of normal muscular tension or tonus, especially when congenital. |
| anaerobia11 | anaerobes |
| analgesia10 | (medicine) The inability to feel pain |
| anaplasia11 | (biology) A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours. |
| anarthria12 | A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely. |
| anchoveta17 | A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific. |
| androecia12 | plural of androecium |
| andromeda13 | Any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| abdomina13 | plural of abdomen |
| abrachia15 | (medicine) The congenital absence of both arms |
| abscissa12 | (geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.[First attested in the late 17th century.] |
| academia13 | (collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. [from 1956] |
| aceldama13 | The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood. |
| achillea13 | Any of various plants of the genus Achillea |
| acidemia13 | Alternative form of acidaemia |
| aciduria11 | (medicine) The presence of an acid in the urine |
| adularia9 | A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine). |
| adynamia14 | Lack or loss of strength, usually due to a disease. |
| agenesia9 | agenesis |
| agnomina11 | plural of agnomen |
| agraphia14 | (pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury). |
| agrypnia14 | (psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness. |
| akinesia12 | (medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles. |
| albizzia28 | Any of a number of trees and shrubs considered either now or formerly to belong to the genus Albizia. |
| algaroba11 | The carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region. |
| alleluia8 | A liturgical or variant form of hallelujah. |
| alopecia12 | Baldness. |
| amberina12 | feminine singular of amberino |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| abomasa11 | plural of abomasum |
| aboulia9 | Alternative spelling of abulia |
| abrosia9 | Abstinence. |
| acantha12 | (botany) A prickle. |
| acapnia11 | The state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissue is significantly lower than normal. |
| accidia12 | |
| acequia18 | (used in the Southwestern US or in reference to Spain, chiefly agriculture) An irrigation ditch. |
| acerola9 | A tree of the West Indies and northern South America, Malpighia glabra. |
| acholia12 | (medicine, pathology) Deficiency or absence of bile. |
| acicula11 | One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal. |
| acrasia9 | lack of self-control; excess; intemperance |
| acromia11 | plural of acromion |
| actinia9 | a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actinia. |
| addenda10 | plural of addendum |
| adenoma10 | (pathology) A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland. |
| aecidia10 | plural of aecidium |
| aerobia9 | aerobic organisms, but especially aerobic bacteria; aerobes |
| agnosia8 | The inability to recognize objects by use of the senses. |
| agrapha13 | plural of agraphon |
| alameda10 | A tree-lined avenue in Spain or Portugal. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| abasia8 | (medicine) An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination. |
| abelia8 | Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia. [Mid 19th century.] |
| abolla8 | A cloak made of a piece of cloth folded double, worn by Ancient Greeks and Romans draped over one shoulder and fastened with a brooch. |
| abulia8 | (psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.] |
| acacia10 | (countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] |
| acedia9 | Spiritual or mental sloth |
| adnexa14 | (anatomy) The appendages of an organ, such as the fallopian tubes of the uterus. |
| aftosa9 | (veterinary medicine) foot-and-mouth disease |
| agenda8 | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| aggada9 | |
| ahimsa11 | (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them. [from 19th c.] |
| alaska10 | Alternative letter-case form of Alaska (“baked Alaska”) |
| albata8 | a white alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, once used to make cheap cutlery etc |
| alexia13 | (psychiatry) Word blindness, the inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing. |
| alodia7 | |
| alpaca10 | A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña. |
| althea9 | Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia. |
| alumna8 | A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college). |
| amarna8 | |
| amoeba10 | (biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| abaca9 | Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] |
| abaka11 | Alternative spelling of abaca |
| abaya10 | Synonym of aba |
| aboma9 | Any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera. |
| aceta7 | |
| adyta9 | plural of adytum |
| aecia7 | plural of aecium |
| agama8 | Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama. |
| agita6 | (US) dyspepsia |
| agora6 | A place for gathering. |
| agria6 | |
| ajiva15 | (Jainism) All inanimate objects. |
| ajuga13 | Any plant in the genus Ajuga, especially the ornamental ground cover Ajuga reptans. |
| akela9 | Alternative letter-case form of Akela |
| aliya8 | Alternative spelling of aliyah |
| aloha8 | (Hawaii) Good wishes, love. [from 19th c.] |
| alpha10 | The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. |
| alula5 | (ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.] |
| ameba9 | (American spelling) Alternative form of amoeba |
| amiga8 | (Latin American) A female friend. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| abba8 | (Christianity, Judaism) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period. |
| acta6 | |
| agha8 | An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries. |
| agma7 | (uncountable) The nasalized velar consonant found in such words as song or wink. |
| alba6 | A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn. |
| alfa7 | |
| alga5 | (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| alma6 | An Egyptian singer or dancing-girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner. |
| amia6 | The bowfin, Amia calva. |
| anga5 | |
| anna4 | A unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or 1⁄16 rupee. |
| anoa4 | Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis. |
| ansa4 | (astronomy) The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance, perceived to project like handles on either side of the disc of the planet. |
| anta4 | (architecture) A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base. |
| aqua13 | (inorganic chemistry) The compound water. |
| area4 | (mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. |
| aria4 | (music) A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| asea4 | on the ocean; on a boat on the ocean |
| atma6 | |
| aura4 | Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something. |
| Scrabble Word | Definition |
| aba5 | A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair. |
| aga4 | Alternative spelling of agha |
| aha6 | An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition. |
| ala3 | (anatomy) A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone. |
| ama5 | Alternative spelling of amah |
| ana3 | A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table |
| ava6 | Alternative form of kava |
| awa6 | |