* Collins/CSW-only 3s * ABB# a woof yarn [n -S] ACH# expressing impatience, also OCH [interj] AIA# in India, a maid or nurse, also AYAH [n -S] AKA# a New Zealand vine [n AKA] AKE# to endure a dull lasting pain, also ACHE [v AKED, AKING, AKES] ALF# an Australian yobbo [n -S] ANN# a stipend paid to a parish minister's next of kin [n -S] ARD# a primitive plough [n -S] ARY# any (whichever) [adj] AUA# yellow-eye mullet (Maori) [n AUA] AUE# of astonishment (Maori) [interj] AUF# an elf's child [n -S] AYU# a small fish [n -S] BAC# baccalaureate, a university degree [n -S] BEZ# the second tine of a deer's horn [n -ES] BOH# an exclamation used to startle [n -S] BOI# a boyish looking lesbian [n -S] BOK# a South African antelope [n -S] BON# good (having positive or desirable properties) [adj BONIER, BONIEST] BOR# a neighbour [n -S] BRU# buddy, pal, also BRO [n -S] CAA# call (Scots), CAAED, CAAING, CAAS [v -ED, -ING, -S] CAG# short for cagoule, a light anorak [n -S] CAZ# casual [adj] CHA# tea [n -S] CHE# dialect version of I, also CH [pron] CID# a chief (the highest in authority) [n -S] CIT# not a gentleman [n -S] CLY# to steal (to take by theft) [v CLIED, CLYING, CLIES] CUZ# a cousin (a child of one's uncle or aunt) [n CUZZES] DAE# to do (to perform (to begin and carry through to completion)) [v -ING, -S] DAS# DA, a heavy Burmese knife [n] DEG# to water plants (Yorkshire dialect), DEGGED, DEGGING, DEGS [v DEGGED, DEGGING, DEGS] DEI# from-used in names [prep] DIV# in Persian legend, an evil spirit, also DEEV [n -S] DOB# to inform on [v DOBBED, DOBBING, DOBS] DOD# to cut the hair of [v DODDED, DODDING, DODS] DOF# stupid (South African slang) [adj] DOH# a musical note [n -S] DOO# a dove [n -S] DOP# to dip (to immerse briefly in a liquid) [v DOPPED, DOPPING, DOPS] DOY# dear, a loved one (Scots) [n -S] DSO# a cross between a yak and a cow : DSO, DZHO, DZO, JOMO, ZO ZHO [n -S] DUX# the best academic performer in a class [n -ES] DZO# a cross between a yak and a cow : DSO, DZHO, DZO, JOMO, ZO ZHO [n -S] EAN# to give birth [v -ED, -ING, -S] EAS# EA, a river (a large natural stream of water) [n] ECH# to augment, also EKE, ECHE, EECH, EIK, ICH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] ECO# ecology (an environmental science) [n ECOS] EEN# EE, an eye (the organ of sight) [n] EHS# EH, to say 'Eh' [v] EIK# to augment, also EKE, ECH, ECHE, EECH, ICH [v -ED, -ING, -S] ELT# a young sow [n -S] EMO# emotional punk rock [n -S] ENE# evening (poetic) [n -S] ERF# a garden plot [n ERVEN] ERK# an aircraftsman [n -S] EST# a program designed to raise awareness [n -S] EUK# to itch, also YUKE, EWK, YOUK [v -ED, -ING, -S] EVO# evening (Australian slang) [n -S] EWK# to itch, also YUKE, EUK, YOUK [v -ED, -ING, -S] EWT# a small salamander, also NEWT [n -S] EXO# excellent (Australian slang) [adj] FAA# to fall (Scots), pr p FAAING, pr t FAAS, pa p FAAN, pa t FELL [v FAAN, FAAING, FAAS] FAE# from (Scots) [prep] FAH# a musical note, also FA [n -S] FAP# drunk or befuddled [adj] FAW# a gypsy [n -S] FEG# a segment of an orange (also FIG) [n -S] FRA# a friar (a member of a religious order) [n -S] FUM# the fabled Chinese phoenix, also FUNG [n -S] GAU# a Nazi political district [n -S] GEO# a gully, also GIO [n -S] GIF# if [conj] GIO# a gully, also GEO [n -S] GIS# GI, a judo costume [n] GJU# an old Shetland viol, also GUE, GU [n -S] GOE# to go (to move along) [v GOING, GOES] GON# a grade [n -S] GOV# a regulator, short for governor [n -S] GUB# a white man, also GUBBAH [n -S] GUE# an old Shetland viol, also GJU, GU [n -S] GUP# gossip [n -S] GUR# sugar, also GOOR [n -S] GUS# GU, an old Shetland viol, also GUE, GJU [n] HAN# HAVE, to be in possession of [v] HOA# to stop (to halt or discontinue) [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOC# this (the person or thing just mentioned) [pron] HOH# to stop (to halt or discontinue) [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOI# used to attract attention [interj] HOM# a sacred plant of the ancient Persians, also HOMA [n -S] HOO# expressing boisterous emotion [interj] HOX# to hock (to pawn (to deposit as security for something borrowed)) [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HUI# a Maori gathering [n -S] HYE# to hasten (to hurry (to move swiftly)) [v HYED, HYEING or HYING, HYES] IDE# a European freshwater fish [n -S] IOS# IO, a cry of joy [n] ISH# a Scottish law term for expiry [n -ES] ISO# film replay facilities [n -S] ITA# the miriti palm [n -S] IWI# a large Maori tribe (sometimes the whole Maori nation) [n -S] JAI# onward to victory (Indian) [interj] JAK# a type of fruit [n -S] JAP# to spatter (to scatter in drops) [v JAPPED, JAPPING, JAPS] JIZ# a wig [n pl.] JOL# to have a good time (S African Slang), JOLLED, JOLLING, JOLS [v -ED, -ING, -S] JOR# a part of a raga (Indian music) [n -S] JUD# a mass of coal holed ready for removal [n -S] KAI# a meal [n -S] KAK# shit (South African) [n -S] KAM# awry, also KAMME [adj] KAW# to cry like a crow, also CAW [v -ED, -ING, -S] KEB# to give birth to a premature lamb [v KEBBED, KEBBING, KEBS] KED# a type of wingless fly that infests sheep [n -S] KET# carrion (dead and rotting flesh) [n -S] KON# to know (to have a true understanding of) [v KOND, KONNING, KONS] KOW# a branch of twigs [n -S] KYU# a novice grade in judo [n -S] LAH# the sixth note of the scale [n -S] LEP# to leap (to spring off the ground) [v LEPPED, LEPPING, LEPS] LEW# tepid (lukewarm (moderately warm)) [adj] LIG# to lie about [v LIGGED, LIGGING, LIGS] LOD# the logarithm of the odds, used in statistics and in calculating Scrabble ratings [n -S] LOR# expressing surprise [interj] LOS# praise [n -ES] LOU# to love (Scots), LOUED, LOUING, LOUS [v -ED, -ING, -S] LOY# a long narrow spade [n -S] LUD# lord [n -S] LUR# a Scandinavian trumpet [n -S] LUZ# a bone [n LUZZES] LYM# a leash, also LYAM, LYME [n -S] MAA# to bleat like a goat [v -ED, -ING, -S] MAK# to make (to create (to bring into being)) [v -ING, -S] MAL# sickness (the state of being sick (affected with ill health, also SIC)) [n -S] MAM# mother [n -S] MEE# a Malaysian noodle food [n -S] MES# ME, the third note of the scale [n] MEU# the plant baldmoney [n -S] MIZ# misery (a state of great suffering) [n pl.] MNA# a Greek weight [n -S] MOE# a wry face [n -S] MOI# used to express surprise [interj] MOU# a Scots form of mouth [n -S] MOY# a measure [n -S] MOZ# a curse [n -ES] MUX# to spoil (to mar (to spoil (to mar))) [v -ED, -ING, -ES] NAS# has not (no inflections) [v] NAT# a nationalist [n -S] NED# a young hooligan [n -S] NEF# an ornamental stand for table cutlery [n -S] NEK# a mountain pass [n -S] NEP# catmint (an aromatic herb, also CATNIP) [n -S] NID# a pheasant's nest [n -S] NIE# to approach (to come near to) [v NIED, NIES] NIS# a friendly goblin, also NISSE [n pl.] NON# not (in no way) [adv] NOX# short for nitrogen oxide [n -ES] NOY# to vex (to annoy (to irritate (to provoke))) [v -ED, -ING, -S] NUR# a knot of wood, also KNUR, KNURR, NURR [n -S] NYE# to approach (to come near to) [v NYED, NYING, NYES] NYS# is not (no inflections) [v] OBO# an oil bulk ore vessel [n -S] OBS# OB, an objection [n] OCH# expressing impatience, also ACH [interj] OIK# a boor (a rude person) [n -S] OLM# a cave-dwelling European salamander [n -S] ONY# any (Scots), also ONIE [adj] OOF# money (a medium of exchange) [n -S] OOM# uncle [n -S] OON# a closed space for baking, also OVEN [n -S] OOP# to bind with thread, also OUP [v -ED, -ING, -S] OOR# belonging to us, also OUR [adj OORIER, OORIEST,] OOS# OO, wool (the fleece of sheep or goats) [n] ORD# a beginning [n -S] ORF# a viral infection of sheep [n -S] OUK# a week, also OULK [n -S] OUP# to bind with thread, also OOP [v -ED, -ING, -S] OUS# OU, a man; a bloke [n] OWT# anything (something as opposed to nothing) [n -S] OYE# a grandchild, also OY [n -S] OYS# OY, a grandchild, also OYE [n] PAV# short form of pavlova, a sweet meringue [n -S] PHO# an expression of disgust, also FOH, PHOH [n -S] PIR# a Muslim title of honour [n -S] PLU# a beaver skin for trading, also PLUE, PLEW [n -S] POA# a type of plant [n -S] POS# PO, a chamberpot [n] POZ# positive, also POZZ [adj] PRE# before (in front of) [prep] PUH# an exclamation of disgust [interj] PUY# a small volcanic cone [n -S] REH# salt or Indian soil [n -S] REN# to run (to move by rapid steps) [v RENNED, RENNING, RENS] REO# language (te reo Maori is the Maori language) [n -S] REW# regret [n -S] REZ# a North American Indian reservation, also RES [n pl.] RHY# a grass [n RHIES] RIT# to scratch (to make a thin, shallow cut on) [v RITTED, RITTING, RITS] RIZ# RISE, to move upward [v] ROK# a legendary bird [n -S] ROO# a kangaroo (an Australian mammal) [n -S] RUC# a legendary bird of prey, also ROC [n -S] RUD# to redden (to become red (the colour of blood, also REDD)) [v RUDDED, RUDDING, RUDS] SAI# a monkey [n -S] SAM# to gather (to bring together in one place or group) [v SAMMED, SAMMING, SAMS] SAN# a sanatorium [n -S] SAR# to savour (to taste or smell with pleasure) [v -ED, -ING, -S] SAV# short for saveloy, as in 'battered sav' [n -S] SAZ# a stringed instrument of the Middle East [n SAZES or SAZZES] SED# for the same purpose, take the same name. See Blister beetle, under Blister. The plural form in usually applied to the dried insects used in medicine. SEY# a part carcase of beef [n -S] SEZ# SAY, to utter (to give voice to) [v] SIF# disgusting (syphilitic) (S African slang) [adj] SIK# excellent (Australian texting slang) [adj] SMA# small (little in size) [adj SMALLER, SMALLEST] SNY# a side channel of a river, also SNYE [n SNIES] SOC# the right of holding a local court [n -S] SOG# to soak (to saturate in liquid) [v SOGGED, SOGGING, SOGS] SOH# the fifth note of the scale [n -S] SOV# sovereign [n -S] SUD# froth of soapy water [n -S] SUI# of himself, herself, itself [adj] SUR# above [prep] SUS# a suspect [n -ES] SWY# a game of two up [n SWIES] SYE# to strain (to exert to the utmost) [v SYED, SYEING, SYES] TAI# sea bream [n -S] TAK# to take (to seize possession) [v TOOK, TAKING, TAKS] TAY# tea [n -S] TEC# detective [n -S] TEF# a cereal grass, also TEFF [n -S] TES# TE, the note below doh [n] TEX# a unit of linear density of yarn, 1 gm per kilometre [n -ES] TID# a mood (a temporary state of the emotions or attitude) [n -S] TIG# to touch (to come into contact with) [v TIGGED, TIGGING, TIGS] TIX# tickets [n] TOC# code for the letter T [n -S] TUM# a stomach [n -S] TWP# stupid (mentally slow) [adj] TYG# an old drinking-cup [n -S] UDS# an oath (a solemn appeal to god as witness) [interj] UEY# a U turn [n -S] UFO# an unidentified flying object [n -S] UGS# UG, to arouse loathing in [v] ULE# a rubber tree [n -S] UMU# an outdoor pit oven, or food cooked in it, also HANGI [n UMU] UNI# university [n -S] URE# a wild ox [n -S] UTU# retribution [n -S] UVA# a grape (pa t UVAS, UVAE) [n UVAS or UVAE] VAE# a bay or creek [n -S] VAG# to arrest someone for vagrancy [v VAGGED, VAGGING, VAGS] VIN# wine [n -S] VLY# a swamp, also VLEI [n VLIES] VOL# two wings joined at the base (heraldry) [n -S] VOR# to warn (to notify in advance) [v VORRED, VORRING, VORS] WAI# water (New Zealand, Hawaii) [n WAIS or WAI] WEM# a womb, also WEMB [n -S] WEX# to wax (to coat with wax) [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WEY# a measure or weight for dry goods [n -S] WOF# a nobody, a fool (a waste of flesh) [n -S] WOX# WAX, to coat with wax [v] WUS# a term for a pal [n -ES] YAD# a stick with a small pointing hand at the tip, used to follow text in the Torah [n -S] YAE# (Scots) one, also AE [adj] YEX# to hiccup, also YESK [v -ED, -ING, -ES] YGO# GO, to move along [v] YOS# YO, an expression of calling for attention [n] YUG# an age of time in Hinduism, also YUGA [n -S] YUS# YU, a precious jade [n] ZEA# the stigma of a cereal plant [n -S] ZEL# an Oriental cymbal [n -S] ZEX# a tool for cutting roof slates, also ZAX [n -ES] ZHO# a cross between a yak and a cow : DSO, DZHO, DZO, JOMO, ZO ZHO [n -S] ZIZ# to nap (to sleep briefly) [v ZIZZED, ZIZZING] ZOL# a spliff, a marijuana cigarette [n -S] ZOS# ZO, a cross between a yak and a cow [n] : DSO, DZHO, DZO, JOMO, ZO ZHO [n -S]