Scrabble Word | Definition |
ayahuasca17 | A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties. |
esoterica11 | Things that are esoteric; things that are impractical or specialised. |
harmonica16 | a musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note |
melaleuca13 | (botany) Any member of the genus Melaleuca of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family. |
noctiluca13 | (obsolete) A firefly, glowworm. |
portulaca13 | (botany) Any plant in the genus Portulaca |
santonica11 | An Asian plant (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), related to wormwood, which has been used since ancient times as a vermifuge due to its santonin content. |
Scrabble Word | Definition |
anasarca10 | (medicine) Severe generalised oedema. |
angelica11 | A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially the garden angelica (Angelica archangelica). |
armonica12 | A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it is a crystallophone. |
barranca12 | A steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine. |
basilica12 | (architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory. |
botanica12 | A shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by followers of santería. |
brassica12 | Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes |
champaca19 | (Philippines) champac; Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the Magnoliaceae family. |
hepatica15 | Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica. |
japonica19 | Any of several plants originally native to Japan. |
labrusca12 | The fox grape (Vitis labrusca). |
linguica11 | A Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage. |
maiolica12 | Alternative form of majolica 2. (“earthenware coated with opaque white tin glaze”) |
majolica19 | Earthenware decorated with coloured lead glazes applied directly to an unglazed body. |
mandioca13 | (obsolete) manioc |
melodica13 | A free-reed keyboard wind instrument. |
mollusca12 | |
oiticica12 | The tree Licania rigida, endemic to Brazil and Puerto Rico. |
sciatica12 | (pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh. |
swastica13 | Alternative form of swastika |
Scrabble Word | Definition |
arabica11 | A species of coffee plant, Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia |
carioca11 | A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other. |
diptyca15 | |
erotica9 | Erotic literature, art, decoration or other such work. |
exotica16 | plural of exotic |
felucca14 | A traditional wooden shallow-draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails. |
formica14 | A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops. |
gallica10 | Any plant of the fragrant rose species Rosa gallica, or of the class of cultivars developed from it. |
malacca13 | |
manioca11 | Alternative form of manioc |
marasca11 | A European cultivar of the wild cherry, Prunus cerasus, that bears bright red fruit used for making maraschino. |
minorca11 | |
ootheca12 | An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids). |
ostraca9 | plural of ostracon |
paprica13 | Dated form of paprika. |
replica11 | An exact copy. |
sambuca13 | An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and future). |
tapioca11 | A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings. |
verruca12 | (pathology) A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a human papilloma virus. |
viatica12 | plural of viaticum |
Scrabble Word | Definition |
alpaca10 | A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña. |
arnica8 | Any of several plants, of the genus Arnica, considered to have medicinal properties, especially Arnica montana. |
cloaca10 | (sometimes figuratively) A sewer. |
lexica15 | plural of lexicon |
lorica8 | (historical) A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like. |
maraca10 | (music) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument. |
modica11 | (rare) plural of modicum |
myrica13 | (botany) Any of the genus Myrica of shrubs and trees. |
pataca10 | The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos. |
seneca8 | |
silica8 | Silicon dioxide. |
tunica8 | |
vesica11 | (anatomy) A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder. |
vomica13 | (medicine) An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other parenchymal organ. |
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.] |
areca7 | Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests. |
bacca11 | |
barca9 | |
caeca9 | plural of caecum |
chica12 | (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American girl; a Latina. |
circa9 | Approximately, about, around. |
erica7 | Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants |
finca10 | A country estate, farm or ranch in Spain or Hispanic America. |
mecca11 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
musca9 | |
plica9 | A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue. |
spica9 | (botany) A spike. |
theca10 | (biology) Any external case or sheath. |
vinca10 | Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle |
wicca12 | |
yucca12 | Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms. |
Scrabble Word | Definition |
caca8 | (childish) Excrement |
ceca8 | plural of cecum |
coca8 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
loca6 | plural of locum |
mica8 | (mineralogy) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
orca6 | A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale. |
paca8 | Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides. |
pica8 | (pathology) A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand. |
soca6 | (music) A style of popular dance music from the West Indies. |
yuca9 | Cassava |