Tuesday 27 May 2008

SOWPODS Four Letter Words Part 4

A 'roji' is a small Japanese tea-garden. If you see it in a word game, keep your eyes open for 'rioja' too.

Here is the penultimate set of SOWPODS four letter word anagrams:

Seven Anagrams
OWTS/STOW/SWOT/TOWS/TWOS/WOST/WOTS

Six Anagrams
OPTS/POST/POTS/SPOT/STOP/TOPS
RUES/RUSE/SUER/SURE/URES/USER

Five Anagrams
OAST/OATS/STOA/TAOS/TOSA
ORTS/ROST/ROTS/SORT/TORS
PART/PRAT/RAPT/TARP/TRAP
PAWS/SPAW/SWAP/WAPS/WASP
PEST/PETS/SEPT/SPET/STEP
RIOT/ROTI/TIRO/TORI/TRIO

Four Anagrams
OARS/OSAR/SOAR/SORA
OHOS/OOHS/SHOO/SOHO
OILS/SILO/SOIL/SOLI
OWER/OWRE/WERO/WORE
PARS/RAPS/RASP/SPAR
PATE/PEAT/TAPE/TEPA
PAYS/PYAS/SPAY/YAPS
PIES/PISE/SIPE/SPIE
PORY/PYRO/ROPY/YORP
POWS/SOWP/SWOP/WOPS
RATO/ROTA/TARO/TORA
RITE/TIER/TIRE/TRIE
RYOT/TORY/TROY/TYRO

Three Anagrams
ODYL/OLDY/YOLD
OKES/SKEO/SOKE
ONOS/OONS/SOON
ONST/SNOT/TONS
ONTO/OONT/TOON
OOPS/POOS/SOOP
OPUS/OUPS/SOUP
OUST/OUTS/SOUT
OWES/OWSE/WOES
PATU/TAPU/UPTA
PEER/PERE/PREE
PEIN/PENI/PINE
PEPO/POEP/POPE
PERI/PIER/RIPE
PERP/PREP/REPP
PIRS/RIPS/RISP
PISS/PSIS/SIPS
PITS/SPIT/TIPS
POET/POTE/TOPE
POOR/PROO/ROOP
PORE/REPO/ROPE
PREY/PYRE/RYPE
PUMY/UMPY/YUMP
PURS/SPUR/URPS
PUYS/UPSY/YUPS
RETE/TEER/TREE
RIVE/VIER/VIRE
RONT/TORN/TRON
ROOT/ROTO/TORO
ROWT/TROW/WORT
RUDS/SURD/URDS
RUSA/SURA/URSA
SAUT/TAUS/UTAS
SITE/STIE/TIES
STOT/TOST/TOTS
SUIT/TUIS/UTIS
SWAY/WAYS/YAWS
TAVS/VAST/VATS
TAWT/TWAT/WATT
TEDY/TYDE/TYED
TWAE/WATE/WETA
VAIL/VALI/VIAL
WAKE/WEAK/WEKA

Two Anagrams
OAFS/SOFA
OBEY/YEBO
OCAS/SOCA
OMBU/UMBO
ONER/RONE
OOFY/YOOF
OOTS/SOOT
OPPO/POOP
ORAD/ROAD
ORRA/ROAR
OTTO/TOOT
OUKS/SOUK
OURS/SOUR
OVAL/VOLA
OVER/ROVE
OWLY/YOWL
OYER/YORE
PADI/PAID
PAIK/PIKA
PAIS/PIAS
PALP/PLAP
PALY/PLAY
PATH/PHAT
PATY/PYAT
PAUL/PULA
PEDS/SPED
PEES/SEEP
PERM/PREM
PEWS/SPEW
PHOT/TOPH
PICS/SPIC
PINY/PYIN
PISO/POIS
PLOT/POLT
PLOY/POLY
PLUE/PULE
PLUS/PULS
POOT/TOPO
PORT/TROP
POSS/SOPS
POUR/ROUP
PRAM/RAMP
PRAO/PROA
PROM/ROMP
PRYS/SPRY
PUER/PURE
PUIR/PURI
PUNS/SPUN
PURR/RURP
PUSS/SUPS
PUTS/TUPS
PYET/TYPE
PYOT/TYPO
QADI/QAID
RAHS/RASH
RAIK/RAKI
RAKE/REAK
RANT/TARN
RARE/REAR
RATA/TARA
RAWN/WARN
RAWS/WARS
RAYA/YAAR
REEK/REKE
REFS/SERF
REIN/RINE
RENT/TERN
REVS/VERS
RHUS/RUSH
RIPT/TRIP
RITS/STIR
RIVA/VAIR
ROKY/YORK
RORT/TORR
ROTE/TORE
ROUT/TOUR
RUMS/SMUR
RUNT/TURN
RUST/RUTS
RYKE/YERK

No Anagrams
OARY OATH OBES OBIA OBOE OCCY ODAH ODEA ODIC OFAY OFFS OGAM OGEE OHIA OILY OLEO OLIO OLLA OMOV ONIE ONLY ONYX OOFS OOSE OOSY OOZE OOZY OPAH OPAL ORAL ORBY ORYX ORZO OSES OSSA OULK OUMA OUPA OUPH OURN OUZO OVEN OVUM OWED OXER OXES OXID OXIM OYES OYEZ PACK PACT PACY PAIR PALL PAND PANG PANT PAPA PAPE PARK PARP PARR PAUA PAVE PAVS PAWA PAWK PAWL PAWN PEAK PEBA PECH PECK PEEP PEGH PEGS PELF PELL PEND PENK PENT PEPS PERK PERN PERT PERV PFFT PFUI PHEW PHIZ PHOH PHON PHUT PICK PIED PIET PIKI PILI PILL PILY PIMA PIMP PING PINK PINT PION PIOY PIPA PIPE PIPI PIPS PIPY PIRL PIRN PITA PITY PIUM PIXY PIZE PLAN PLAT PLEB PLED PLEW PLEX PLOD PLOP POCK POGY POKE POKY POLK POLL POMP POND PONG PONS PONT PONY POOD POOF POOK POPS PORK PORN POSY POTT POUF POUK POUT POWN POXY POZZ PRAU PRAY PREX PREZ PRIM PROB PROF PROP PROS PROW PRUH PSST PTUI PUBE PUBS PUCE PUCK PUDU PUFF PUGH PUKA PUKE PUKU PULI PULK PULL PULP PULU PULY PUMA PUMP PUNA PUNG PUNK PUNT PUNY PUPA PUPS PUPU PURL PUTT PUTZ PYIC PYNE QATS QOPH QUAD QUAG QUAI QUAT QUAY QUEP QUEY QUID QUIM QUIN QUIP QUIT QUIZ QUOD QUOP RACA RAFF RAGG RAKU RARK RATU RAUN RAZE RAZZ REBS RECK RECS REDD REDS REMS RENY REPS REWS RICH RICK RICY RIDS RIFF RILL RIND RINS RIPP RITT RITZ RIVO ROAN ROCH ROJI ROLL RONG ROOF ROON ROOS RORE RORY ROSY ROTL ROUM ROUX ROWS RUBE RUCK RUDD RUER RUFF RUIN RUKH RULY RUMP RUNE RURU RUSK RYES RYFE RYND

Friday 9 May 2008

Double vowels

Words with double vowels are a lot of fun. Here's a list of all three letter words that have both a "u" and an "e":

AUE, CUE, DUE, EAU, ECU
EMU, EUK, FEU, GUE, HUE
JEU, KUE, LEU, MEU, RUE
SUE, UEY, UKE, ULE, URE
USE, UTE

There are lots of four letter words with both letters, but there are only 55 where they're adjacent:

AGUE, BLUE, CLUE, CRUE, CUED
CUES, DEUS, DUED, DUEL, DUES
DUET, EMEU, EUGE, EUGH, EUKS
EUOI, EURO, FEUD, FEUS, FLUE
FUEL, GEUM, GLUE, GRUE, GUES
HUED, HUER, HUES, JEUX, KUEH
KUES, LEUD, LIEU, LUES, MEUS
MOUE, NEUK, NEUM, PLUE, PUER
QUEP, QUEY, ROUE, RUED, RUER
RUES, SLUE, SPUE, SUED, SUER
SUES, SUET, TRUE, UEYS, YEUK

(Ask a Singaporean or Malaysian what kue/kueh is, if you're curious! You'll get a "Yum!")

SOWPODS Four Letter Words Part 4

Kvas, a mildly alcoholic drink made from black or rye bread

It has been a few days since the last set of 4 letter word anagrams were posted. Here is part 4:

Six Anagrams
AELT – LATE/LEAT/TAEL/TALE/TEAL/TELA

Five Anagrams
AELP
– LEAP/PALE/PEAL/PELA/PLEA
AEMS – MAES/MASE/MESA/SAME/SEAM
AEMT – MATE/MEAT/META/TAME/TEAM
EILR – LEIR/LIER/LIRE/RIEL/RILE
EILS – ISLE/LEIS/LIES/SEIL/SILE
EIRS – IRES/REIS/RISE/SEIR/SIRE
ENST – NEST/NETS/SENT/STEN/TENS
ENSY – NYES/SNYE/SYEN/SYNE/YENS
INOR – INRO/IRON/NOIR/NORI/ROIN
ILST – LIST/LITS/SILT/SLIT/TILS
MSTU – MUST/MUTS/SMUT/STUM/TUMS
NOSW – NOWS/OWNS/SNOW/SOWN/WONS

Four Anagrams
AENP – NAPE/NEAP/PANE/PEAN
AIKL – ILKA/KAIL/KALI/LIAK
AIKM – KAIM/KAMI/MAIK/MAKI
AIKT – IKAT/KATI/TAKI/TIKA
AILP – LIPA/PAIL/PIAL/PILA
AINP – NIPA/PAIN/PIAN/PINA
AKNR – KARN/KNAR/NARK/RANK
AKOS – KOAS/OAKS/OKAS/SOAK
AKST – KATS/SKAT/TAKS/TASK
AMNO – MANO/MOAN/MONA/NOMA
ANPS – NAPS/PANS/SNAP/SPAN
EEMT – MEET/METE/TEEM/TEME
EILW – LWEI/WEIL/WIEL/WILE
EKST – KEST/KETS/SEKT/SKET
ELOS – LOSE/OLES/SLOE/SOLE
ELOV – LEVO/LOVE/OVEL/VOLE
ELSY – LEYS/LYES/LYSE/SLEY
ENOP – NOPE/OPEN/PEON/PONE
IKNS – INKS/KINS/SINK/SKIN
IKRS – IRKS/KIRS/KRIS/RISK
IMPS – IMPS/MIPS/SIMP/SPIM
INPS – NIPS/PINS/SNIP/SPIN
ILNO – LINO/LION/LOIN/NOIL
LOSW – LOWS/OWLS/SLOW/SOWL
MOSU – MOUS/MUSO/SOUM/SUMO

Three Anagrams
AEKL – KALE/LAKE/LEAK
AEKT – KETA/TAKE/TEAK
AENV – NAVE/VANE/VENA
AIKS – KAIS/SAKI/SIKA
AILM – LIMA/MAIL/MALI
AKOR – KARO/KORA/OKRA
AKOY – KAYO/OAKY/OKAY
ALMO – LOAM/LOMA/MOLA
ALNU – LUNA/ULAN/ULNA
AMNS – MANS/MNAS/NAMS
AMOR – MORA/ROAM/ROMA
AMST – MAST/MATS/TAMS
AMSW – MAWS/SWAM/WASM
DILS – LIDS/SILD/SLID
DLOU – LOUD/LUDO/OULD
EEKL – KEEL/LEEK/LEKE
EEKP – KEEP/PEEK/PEKE
EEKT – KEET/KETE/TEEK
EELP – LEEP/PEEL/PELE
EELR – LEER/LERE/REEL
EELT – LEET/TEEL/TELE
EENP – NEEP/PEEN/PENE
EIKP – KEPI/KIPE/PIKE
EIKR – KEIR/KIER/REIK
EILP – LIPE/PILE/PLIE
EILT – LITE/TEIL/TILE
EIMN – MEIN/MIEN/MINE
EINS – NIES/SIEN/SINE
EINV – NEVI/VEIN/VINE
EKLY – KYLE/YELK/YLKE
EKNR – KERN/NERK/RENK
EKNS – KENS/NEKS/SKEN
EKNU – KUNE/NEUK/NUKE
EKOR – KERO/KORE/ROKE
EKPS – KEPS/SKEP/SPEK
ELOP – LOPE/OLPE/POLE
ELSU – LUES/SLUE/ULES
EMNO – MENO/NOME/OMEN
EMOP – MOPE/POEM/POME
EMOR – MOER/MORE/OMER
EMST – METS/STEM/TEMS
EMSW – MEWS/SMEW/WEMS
ENSW – NEWS/SEWN/WENS
IKLS – ILKS/LISK/SILK
IKNO – IKON/KINO/OINK
IKOS – KOIS/OIKS/SKIO
IKPS – KIPS/SKIP/SPIK
IKST – KIST/KITS/SKIT
ILLY – ILLY/LILY/YILL
IMOT – MOIT/MOTI/OMIT
IMRS – MIRS/RIMS/SMIR
IMSS – ISMS/MISS/SIMS
IMST – MIST/SMIT/STIM
INST – NITS/SNIT/TINS
ILMO – LIMO/MILO/MOIL
ILPS – LIPS/LISP/SLIP
KOOT – KOTO/TOKO/TOOK
LOOP – LOOP/POLO/POOL
LOOS – LOOS/SOLO/SOOL
LOOT – LOOT/LOTO/TOOL
LOPS – LOPS/POLS/SLOP
LOST – LOST/LOTS/SLOT
MOOS – MOOS/OOMS/SOOM
MOOT – MOOT/TOMO/TOOM
MOST – MOST/MOTS/TOMS
NOTU – NOUT/TOUN/UNTO
NOTW – NOWT/TOWN/WONT
NRSU – NURS/RUNS/URNS
NSTU – NUTS/STUN/TUNS

Two Anagrams
AAMR – MAAR/MARA
AAKT – KATA/TAKA
AAKW – KAWA/WAKA
AAMN – MANA/NAAM
ADLY – LADY/YALD
AEJN – JANE/JEAN
AEKM – KAME/MAKE
AELZ – LAZE/ZEAL
AEMR – MARE/REAM
AGKN – KANG/KNAG
AHLS – LAHS/LASH
AIKK – KAIK/KAKI
AIMM – IMAM/MAIM
AIRZ – IZAR/RIZA
AJOT – JATO/JOTA
AJPS – JAPS/JASP
AJPU – JAUP/PUJA
AJSY – JASY/JAYS
AKLW – LAWK/WALK
AKMS – MAKS/MASK
AKNO – KAON/KOAN
AKNS – KANS/SANK
AKNT – KANT/TANK
AKRY – KYAR/YARK
AKSW – KAWS/SKAW
AKSY – KAYS/YAKS
AKTY – KYAT/TAKY
ALMP – LAMP/PALM
ALSS – LASS/SALS
ALSY – LAYS/SLAY
AMNU – MAUN/NAMU
AMNY – MANY/MYNA
AMOS – MOAS/SOMA
AMOY – MAYO/MOYA
AMRT – MART/TRAM
AMRW – MAWR/WARM
AMSS – MASS/SAMS
AMSY – MAYS/YAMS
ANRY – NARY/YARN
ANSY – NAYS/NYAS
BLOS – LOBS/SLOB
BNOS – NOBS/SNOB
CEIS – ICES/SICE
DELW – LEWD/WELD
DIIM – IMID/MIDI
DILY – IDLY/IDYL
EEKN – KEEN/KNEE
EELV – LEVE/VELE
EEMN – MENE/NEEM
EEMR – MEER/MERE
EEMZ – MEZE/MZEE
EFLT – FELT/LEFT
EGKS – KEGS/SKEG
EHMT – METH/THEM
EIKT – KITE/TIKE
EILM – LIME/MILE
EILN – LIEN/LINE
EIMS – MISE/SEMI
EINT – NITE/TINE
EJOS – JOES/SJOE
EJST – JEST/JETS
EKLO – KOEL/LOKE
EKLU – LEKU/LUKE
EKLW – KEWL/WELK
EKOT – KETO/TOKE
EKTY – KYTE/TYKE
ELPT – LEPT/PELT
ELMO – LOME/MOLE
ELOT – LOTE/TOLE
ELRU – LURE/RULE
ELRY – LYRE/RELY
ELSS – LESS/SELS
ELTU – LUTE/TULE
ELTY – LYTE/YELT
EMMO – MEMO/MOME
EMNU – MENU/NEUM
EMOT – MOTE/TOME
EMOU – MEOU/MOUE
EMRU – MURE/RUME
ENNO – NEON/NONE
ENNS – NESS/SENS
ENNT – NETT/TENT
ENOT – NOTE/TONE
ENPS – NEPS/PENS
ENTW – NEWT/WENT
GLOS – LOGS/SLOG
GMOS – MOGS/SMOG
HIKS – KHIS/KISH
HLOS – HOLS/LOSH
HLSU – LUSH/SHUL
IIRS – IRIS/SIRI
IKLN – KILN/LINK
IKNR – KIRN/RINK
IKNT – KNIT/TINK
IKSS – KISS/SKIS
ILLS – ILLS/SILL
ILMS – MILS/SLIM
ILNY – INLY/LINY
ILOR – LOIR/ROIL
ILOT – LOTI/TOIL
IMRU – MUIR/RIMU
IMRY – MIRY/RIMY
INOT – INTO/OINT
JMOO – JOMO/MOJO
JSTU – JUST/JUTS
KLOO – KOLO/LOOK
KLSU – LUSK/SULK
KMOO – MOKO/MOOK
KNOP – KNOP/PONK
KNOT – KNOT/TONK
KNOW – KNOW/WONK
KOOR – KORO/ROOK
KORS – KORS/ROKS
KOSW – KOWS/WOKS
KSUY – KYUS/YUKS
ILLT – LILT/TILL
ILMP – LIMP/PLIM
ILNS – LINS/NILS
ILTU – LITU/LUIT
LMOO – LOOM/MOOL
LMOS – MOLS/OLMS
LMOY – MOLY/MOYL
LMPU – LUMP/PLUM
LMSU – LUMS/SLUM
LNOO – LOON/NOLO
LNOU – LOUN/NOUL
LNOW – LOWN/NOWL
LOPW – LOWP/PLOW
LORU – LOUR/ROUL
LOSS – LOSS/SOLS
LOSU – LOUS/SOUL
LOTU – LOUT/TOLU
LRSU – LURS/SLUR
LSTU – LUST/SLUT
MNOO – MONO/MOON
MNOR – MORN/NORM
MNOS – MONS/NOMS
MOOP – MOOP/POMO
MOOR – MOOR/ROOM
MOPS – MOPS/POMS
MOPY – MOPY/YOMP
MORS – MORS/ROMS
MOSS – MOSS/SOMS
MOSW – MOWS/SOWM
MOSY – MOYS/SOMY
MOOZ – MOZO/ZOOM
MSSU – MUSS/SUMS
NNSU – NUNS/SUNN
NOOP – NOOP/POON
NOPU – NOUP/UPON
NOSU – NOUS/ONUS
NOSY – NOSY/NOYS

No Anagrams
IBEX IBIS ICKY IFFY IGLU ILEA ILEX ILIA IMMY IMPI INBY INGO INIA INKY INNS INTI IONS IOTA IRID ISIT ISOS IURE IWIS IXIA JAAP JABS JACK JADE JAFA JAGA JAGG JAGS JAIL JAKE JAKS JAMB JAMS JANN JAPE JARK JARL JARP JARS JASS JAUK JAVA JAWS JAXY JAZY JAZZ JEAT JEDI JEED JEEL JEEP JEER JEES JEEZ JEFE JEFF JEHU JELL JEON JERK JESS JETE JEUX JEWS JIAO JIBB JIBE JIBS JIFF JIGS JILL JILT JIMP JINK JINN JINS JINX JIRD JISM JIVE JIVY JIZZ JOBE JOBS JOCK JOCO JOEY JOGS JOHN JOIN JOKE JOKY JOLE JOLL JOLS JOLT JONG JOOK JORS JOSH JOSS JOTS JOUK JOUR JOWL JOWS JOYS JUBE JUCO JUDO JUDS JUDY JUGA JUJU JUKE JUKU JUMP JUNK JUPE JURA JURE JURY JUTE JUVE JYNX KAAL KAAS KAFS KAGO KAGU KAIE KAKA KAKS KAMA KANA KANE KAPA KAPH KARK KART KAVA KAZI KEBS KECK KEEF KEEK KEFS KEKS KELL KELP KELT KEMB KEMP KENO KENT KEPT KERF KESH KHAF KHAT KHET KHOR KHUD KICK KIFF KIKE KILD KILL KILO KILP KILT KINE KINK KIPP KIRK KITH KIVA KIWI KLAP KLIK KNAP KNEW KNUR KNUT KOAP KOFF KOJI KOND KONK KONS KOOK KOPH KOPS KORU KOSS KUDU KUEH KUFI KUIA KUKU KULA KUNA KURI KURU KUTA KUTI KUTU KUZU KVAS KYAK KYBO KYND KYNE KYPE LACS LAIC LAKH LALL LAND LANG LANK LANT LANX LARD LARK LARN LARS LATU LAUF LAVS LAWN LAZO LAZY LEAL LECH LEME LEND LENS LENT LEPS LERP LEVY LEZZ LIBS LICH LICK LIEU LIGS LIKE LILL LILO LIMB LIMN LIMY LIND LING LINN LINT LIPO LIRI LIRK LOAN LOCH LOCK LOFT LOGY LOLL LONG LOOR LORD LORN LORY LOUP LOWE LOWT LOYS LUAU LUCK LUDS LUFF LULL LULU LUNE LUNG LUNK LUNT LUNY LURK LUTZ LUVS LYCH LYMS LYNE LYNX MACK MAGG MAGI MAKS MALL MALM MALT MAMA MAMS MANG MARK MARL MARM MATH MATT MATY MAUT MAWK MAWN MAXI MAYA MAZE MECK MEDS MEEK MEFF MELD MELL MELT MEME MEMS MEND MENG MENT MEOW MERK MERL MESS MEVE MEWL MEZZ MIBS MICA MICH MICK MICO MICS MIFF MIGG MIHA MIHI MIKE MILD MILK MILL MILT MIME MIND MING MINI MINK MINO MINT MINX MINY MIRI MIRK MIRV MISO MITT MITY MIXT MIXY MIZZ MOAI MOBE MOBS MOBY MOCH MOCK MODI MOFO MOHR MOKE MOKI MOLD MOLL MOLT MOMI MOMS MONG MONK MONY MOOI MORT MOSK MOTH MOTT MOTU MOUP MOVE MOWA MOWN MOXA MOZE MOZZ MUCK MUDS MUFF MUGG MUID MUIL MULE MULL MUMM MUMP MUMS MUMU MUNG MUNI MUNS MUNT MUON MURK MURL MURR MUSK MUTE MUTI MUTT MUZZ MYCS MYTH MYXO NACH NADA NAFF NAIN NANE NAOI NAOS NAPA NAVY NAZE NAZI NECK NEMN NENE NEXT NICK NIDI NIFF NILL NIMB NIMS NINE NIRL NISI NIXE NIXY NOAH NOLL NONG NONI NOOK NOON NORK NOTA NOTT NOUN NOVA NOWN NOWY NUFF NULL NUMB NURL NURR

Tuesday 6 May 2008

SOWPODS Y Words not Followed by a Vowel

The Ypsilon, a car produced by Lancia, a letter of the Greek alphabet (also known as upsilon) and a word in SOWPODS

Some of the most interesting words in SOWPODS are the words that have a Y without directly being followed by a vowel. The vast majority of these words (ypsilon being one of the exceptions) are relics of an archaic way of forming the past participles of verbs, by means of adding an initial Y. As very few people know these words, they are a great way to pick up easy points in some games. Here is a full list:

YBET
YBLENT
YBORE
YBOUND
YBOUNDEN
YBRENT
YCLAD
YCLED
YCLEEPE
YCLEEPED
YCLEEPES
YCLEEPING
YCLEPED
YCLEPT
YCOND
YDRAD
YDRED
YFERE
YGLAUNST
YGO
YGOE
YLEM
YLEMS
YLIKE
YLKE
YLKES
YMOLT
YMOLTEN
YMPE
YMPES
YMPING
YMPT
YNAMBU
YNAMBUS
YPERITE
YPERITES
YPIGHT
YPLAST
YPLIGHT
YPSILIFORM
YPSILOID
YPSILON
YPSILONS
YRAPT
YRAVISHED
YRENT
YRIVD
YRNEH
YRNEHS
YSAME
YSHEND
YSHENDING
YSHENDS
YSHENT
YSLAKED
YTHUNDERED
YTOST