RIDICULIST WORD CATS

ABBREVIATIONS IN A DICTIONARY

oe, sst, e, adv, esp, mil, neut, adj, syn, ref, dim, orig, est, ant, fem, lit, collog, fr, num, i, pron, masc, prep, cap, pl, sing, defs, conj, contr

BEGIN AND END WITH "A"

alpha, anaemia, asphyxia, amoeba, algebra, aorta, anaconda, alumna, analgesia

DOUBLE B's

hobble, babble, cubbyhole, sabbath, jabberwock, clobber, dabble, cabbage, slobber, clobber, robber, bubble

WORDS BEFORE 'BOOK'

fact, scrap, black, tour, coupon, receipt, check, little big, hymm, year, library, coffee table, wallpaper, picture, match, telephone, reference

WORDS USING THE LETTERS 'CATEGORY'

gory, rage, coat, crate, care, year, gate, yore, gray, gore, race, ergo, actor, yoga, goat, grace, great

COM

comic, combine, coma, combustion, company, comfort, commpensate, commend, come, common, compliment, comb, comet, complex, comedy, commercial

DOUBLE D'S

straddle, oddity, adder, pudding, caddy, haddock, paddock, huddle, fiddle, fuddy duddy, waddle, saddle, meddle, buddy, riddle, giddy, fiddlesticks, sodden, udder, bladder, coddle

BEGIN AND END IN "E"

engage, engorge, enrage, ettiquette, ecoogue, endure, everglade, eagle, evacuate, elapse, episode, evaluate, esquire, edge, eradicate, effictive, ellipse, escalate, eve, executive

END

append, defend, pretend, attend, contend, send, bend, fend, rend comprehend

GEO

geodesic, geochronology, gorgeous, geocentric, geodesy, bludgeon, geodetic, peugeot, sturgeon, outrageous, flageolet, widgeon

GREEN

green lantern, evergreen, green horn, grahm green, green beret, peter greenaway, soylent green, green eggs and ham, green giant, greenpeace, green thumb, green around the gills, green day, green card, fried green tomatoes, green acres, green hornet,   the boy with green hair

HAM

hamulus, hammada, ham, hammond, hamhung, hamelin, hammer, hammerhead, hamilton, hamsun, hammerfest, hambone, hamster, hamburg, hamartia

ICE

voice, entice, venice, invoice, justice, jaundice, alice, trice, splice, twice, spice, police, suffice, dice, lice, lattice,

DOUBLE "O'S"

noodles, cocoons, looses, bookends, maroon, booths, poodles, moons, pooh, boots

FOUR O's

footstool, schoolroom, cookbook, cottonwood, nonpoisionous, voodoo, octoroon, homologous, foolproof, schoolbook, noncooperation, monotonous, odontology, corroboration, poolroom, hoodoo, footloose, nonorthodox, bloodroot,

PARA

paragon, paramour, parathyroid, paralyze, parameter, parade, separate, paranoia, separable


QU

quahag, quadriplegic, quaalude, quotient, quality, quetzel, quagmire, quicken, quaker, quotation

REV

revolution, revolutionize, revere, revalue, revivify, reverie, revoke, revise, revolve, revenue, revamp, revel, revival, rev, revise, revenge, revue, reverence, revert, review

RAM

ramrod, ramshackle, rampage, ramp, rampike, ramsay, rambo, rameau, ramble, ramjet, ramee, rameses, ramada, rampart, ramiform, ramadam, ramification, ramchip, raman

DOUBLE U's

usual, virtuous, punctures, punctual, useful, courteous, succulents, incredulous, unique, accumulates, populous, ruptures, cultures, muscular, murmrs, junctures, nucleus, vacuums, tumult, succumbs, bureaus, pursues, unsure, usurps

X WORDS

xykograph, xray, xenon, xmas, xylotomy, xerxes, xanthus, xanthin

Z WORDS

zoos, zithers, zoology, zeppelins, zilch, zits, zones, zealous, zombies, zippers, zen, zodiacs, zeros, zygotes

WORDS WITH MORE THAN ONE MEANING

polish,chap, mate, singer, put, bow, hinder, repent, sow, stingy, glower, lead, swinger, tear, mowing, tower, does, sake, manes, sewer, gill, poll

HELPING VERBS

did, have, does, was, being, would, should, will, might, were, may, be, shall, are, is, been,

IRREGULAR VERBS

swear, hide, burst, buy, spring, bring, find, grow, drive, shrink begin, read, beat, seek, bend, go, shake, sleep, sweep. fling,forget, dive, think, light, forbid, dig, foresee, withhold, mean, sting, run, let, write, flight, cut, tread, keep, wind

PALINDROMES

kook, kayak, reviver, anna, otto, noon, abba, tenent, madam, deified, poop, toot, peep, redder, rotator, refer, racecar, hannah, deed, civic,

PREPOSITIONS

before, throughby, with, between, from, over, behind, beneath, around

PUNCTUATION MARKS

macron, tilde, umlaut, back slash, question mark, parenthesis, ampersand, apostrophe, period, exclamation point, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, quotation marks, brackets, braces, ellipses, accent