memorize the scrabble dictionary

and learned these words… ( or I am in the process of learning them )

Rusk : A sweetened biscuit
Cruse : A small bottle
Sol : The fifth tone in the diatonic musical scale
Sola : Plural of Sol
Ret : Soak in order to loosen the fiber from a woody tissue
Howe : A valley
Hant : To haunt
Sha : Interjection used to urge silence
Hist : To hoist
Cento : A literary work made up of parts from other works
Cete : A group of badgers
Botel : (or boatel) A waterside hotel

Ok there’s lots more but I’m too lazy to look them all up right now.

Well I don’t want to be able to list the words in order but when someone says a word like aba, I want to be able to say, yea that’s a sleeveless garment worn by arab women. It is by the way. I read pages 1 through 4 of my new onyx scrabble dictionary! I also learned that abrachia is lack of arms.

R:

race, rack, racy, rad, raft, rag, raga, rage, ragi, rah, raia, raid, rail, rain, raj, raja, rake, raki, rale, ram, rami, ramp, ran, rand, rang, rani, rank, rant, rap, rape, rapt, rare, ras, rase, rash, rasp, rat, rate, rath, rato, rave, raw, rax, ray, raya, raze, razz, re, redo, read, real ream, reap, rear, reb, rec, reck, red, redd, rede, redo, ree, ree-(d,f,k,l), ref, reft, rei, reif, rein, reis, rely, rem, rend, rent, rep, repp, res, resh, rest, ret, rete, rev, rex, rhea, rho, rhus, rial, rib, rice, rich, rick, rid, ride, riel, rife, riff, rift, rig, rile, rill, rim, rime, rimy, rin, rind, ring, rink, riot, rip, ripe, rise, risk, rite, ritz, rive, road, roam, roan, roar, rob, robe, roc, rock, rod, rode, roe, roil, role, roll, romp, roo-(d,f,k,m,t), rope, ropy, rose, rosy, rot, rota, rote, rotl, roto, roue, roup, rout, roux, rove, row, rub, ruby, ruck, rudd, rude, rue, ruer, ruff, rug, ruga, ruin, rule, rum, rump, run, rune, rung, runt, ruse, rush, rusk, rust, rut, ruth, rya, rye, ryke, rynd, ryot

S:

sab, sabe, sac, sack, sad, sade, sadi, sae, sag, saga, sage, sago, sagy, said, sail, sain, sake, saki, sal, sale, sall, salp, salt, same, samp, sand, sane, sang, sank, sans, sap, sard, sari, sark, sash, sass, sat, sate, sati, sau, saul, save, saw, sax, say, scab, scad, scag, scan, scar, scat, scop, scot, scow, scum, scup, scut, sea, seal, seam, sear, seat, sec, sect, see, see-(d,k,l,m,n,p,r), sego, sei, self, sell, seme, semi, sen, send, sent, sept, ser, sera, sere, serf, set, seta, sew, sewn, sex, sext, sexy, sh, shad, shag, shah, sham, shat, shay, she, shea, shed, shew, shh, shim, shin, ship, shit, shiv, shmo, shod, shoe, shog, shoo, shop, shot, show, shul, shun, shut, shy, si, sial, sib, sibb, sic, sice, sick, side, sift, sigh, sign, sike, sild, silk, sill, silo, silt, sim, sima, simp, sin, sine, sing, sinh, sink, sip, sipe, sir, sire, sis, sit, site, sith, siti, six, size, sizy, skag, skat, skee, skeg, skep, skew, ski, ski-(d,m,n,p,t), skua, sky, slab, slag, slam, slap, slat, slaw, slay, sled, slew, slim, slip, slit, slob, sloe, slog, slop, slot, slow, slub, slue, slug, slum, slur, slut, sly, smog, smug, smut, snag, snap, sned, snib, snip, snit, snob, snot, snow, snub, snug, snye, so, soak, soap, soar, sob, sock, sod, soda, sofa, soft, soil, soja, soke, sol, sola, sold, sole, soli, solo, soma, son, sone, song, soon, soot, sop, sor-(a,b,d,e,i,n,t), sot, soth, sou, soul, soup, sour, sow, sown, sox, soy, soya, spa, spa-(e,n,r,t,y), spew, spic, spik, spin, spit, spin, spot, spry, spud, spue, spun, spur, spy, sri, stab, staw, stay, stem, step, stet, stew, stey, stir, stoa, stob, stop, stow, stub, stud, stum, stun, sty, stye, sub, suba, suck, sudd, sue, suer, suet, sugh, suit, sulk, sum, sumo, sump, sun, sung, sunk, sunn, sup, supe, sur-(a,d,e,f), swa-(b,g,m,n,p,t,y), swig, swim, swob, swop, swot, swum, sybo, syce, syke, sync, syne

W:

wab, wack, wad, wade, wadi, wady, wae, waft, wag, wage, waif, wail, wain, wair, wait, wake, wale, walk, wall, waly, wame, wan, wand, wane, want, wany, wap, war, ward, ware, wark, warm, warn, warp, wart, wary, was, wash, wasp, wast, wat, watt, wauk, waul, waur, wave, wavy, waw, wawl, wax, waxy, way, we, weak, weal, wean, wear, web, wed, wee, wee-(d,k,l,n,p,r,t), weft, weir, weka, weld, well, welt, wen, wend, went, wept, were, wert, west, wet, wha, wham, whap, what, whee, when, whet, whew, whey, whid, whim, whin, whip, whir, whit, whiz, who, whoa, whom, whop, why, wich, wick, wide, wife, wig, wild, wile, will, wilt, wily, win, wind, wine, wing, wink, wino, winy, wipe, wire, wiry, wis, wise, wish, wisp, wiss, wist, wit, wite, with, wive, wiz, wo, waod, woe, wok, woke, wold, wolf, womb, won, wont, woo, woo-(d,f,l,p) wor-(d,e,k,m,n,t), wot, wove, wow, wrap, wren, writ, wry, wud, wych, wye, wyle, wynd, wynn, wyte

X:

xi
xu
xyst

Y:

ya, yack, yaff, yagi, yah, yak, yald, yam, yang, yank, yap, yar, yard, yare, yarn, yaud, yaup, yaw, yawl, yawn, yawp, yay, ye, yea, yeah, yean, year, yegg, yeh, yeld, yelk, yell, yelp, yen, yep, yerk, yes, yeti, yett, yeuk, yew, yid, yill, yin, yip, yipe, yird, yirr, yod, yodh, yoga, yogh, yogi, yoke, yolk, yom, yon, yond, yoni, yore, you, your, yow, yowe, yowl, yuan, yuga, yuk, yule, yup, yurt, ywis

Z:

zag, zany, zap, zarf, zax, zeal, zebu, zed, zee, zein, zero, zest, zeta, zig, zinc, zing, zip, ziti, zoa, zoea, zoic, zone, zoo, zoom, zoon, zori, zyme

T:

Ta, tab, tabu, tace, tach, tack, taco, tact, tad, tae, tael, tag, tahr, tail, tain, taj,take, tala, talc, tale, tali, talk, tall, tam, tame, tamp, tan, tang, tank, tao, tap, tapa, tape, tar, tare, tarn, taro, tarp, tart, task, tass, tat, tate, taut, tav, taw, tax, taxa, taxi, tea, teak, teal, team, tear, teat, ted, tee, teem, teen, teff, teg, tela, tele, tell, ten, tend, tent, tepa, term, tern, test, teth, tew, text, thae, than, that, thaw, the, thee, them, then, thew?, they, thin, thio, thir, this, tho, thou, thro, thru, thud, thug, thus, thy, ti, tic, tick, tide, tidy, tie, tied, tier, tiff, tike, tiki, til, tile, till, tilt, time, tin, tine, ting, tint, tiny, tip, tipi, tire, tirl, tiro, tit, titi, tivy, to, toad, toby, tod, tody, toe, toff, toft, tofu, tog, toga, toil, toit, toke, tola, told, tole, toll, tom, tomb, tome, ton, tone, tony, too, took, tool, toom, toon, toot, top, tope, toph, topi, tor, tora, torc, tore, tori, torn, toro, torr, tort, tory, tosh, toss, tot, tote, tour, tout, tow, town, towy, toy, toyo, trad, tram, trap, tray, tree, tref, trek, tret, trey, trig, trim, trio, trip, trod, trop, trot, trow, troy, true, tsar, tsk, tub, tuba, tube, tuck, tufa, tuff, tuft, tug, tui, tule, tump, tun, tuna, tune, tung, tup, turd, turf, turn, tush, tusk, tut, tutu, tux, twa, twae, twat, twig, twin, twit, two, tye, tyee, tyke, tyne, type, typo, typp, typy, tyre, tyro, tzar

U:

udo, ugh, ugly, uit, uke, ulan, ulna, ulva, ump, un, una, unau, unbe, unci, unco, unde, unto, up, upas, upby, updo, upo, upon, use, user, ut, uta, uvea

V:

vagi, vail, vain, vair, vale, vamp, van, vane, vang, vara, vary, vas, vase, vast, vat, vav, vaw, vee, veep, veg, veil, vein, vela, veld, vena, vend, vent, vera, verb, vert, very, vest, vet, veto, vex, vext, via, vial, vice, vide, vie, vier, view, vile, vill, vim, vin, vina, vine, vino, viny, viol, virl, vis, visa, vita, viva, vive, voe, void, vole, volt, von, vote, vow, vox, vug, vugg, vugh