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Active Threads | Active Posts | Unanswered Today | Since Yesterday | This Week Wordplay and fun REDUCENT - diminishing wofahulicodoc 03/18/2026 2:39 AM RELUCENT PRONUNCIATION: (ri-LOO-suhnt) MEANING: adjective 1. Shining or reflecting light. 2. Radiant; luminous. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin re- (back) + lucere (to shine). Earliest documented use: 1487. _______________________ RELUCTENT - an unnwilling outdoor shelter ELUCENT - clarifying, figuratively or literally RELUENT - having a relapse of syphilis 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun ten Ångstroms wofahulicodoc 03/18/2026 2:21 AM ATONEMENT T --> R NANOMETER* * (or -metre if you prefer) 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun Making amends A C Bowden 03/17/2026 3:44 AM MENTATION I > E ATONEMENT 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun Realpolitik A C Bowden 03/17/2026 3:41 AM Nicolas Maduro Fell foul of Trump's anti-narcotics bureau. But when Venezuelans cried "Freedom!" Trump refused to heed 'em. 85 202,928 Read More Wordplay and fun SATURIENT - filled to capacity wofahulicodoc 03/16/2026 10:18 PM SCATURIENT PRONUNCIATION: (skuh-TOOR/TYOOR-ee-uhnt) MEANING: adjective: 1. Overflowing. 2. Overly demonstrative; effusive. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin scaturire (to gush out), from scatere (to bubble up). Earliest documented use: 1684. ________________________ SCATORIENT - run helter-skelter toward the East STATURIENT - basking in acknowledgement of one's size and demeanor CATHURIENT - requiring a tube in the bladder to be able to void 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun I think so... wofahulicodoc 03/16/2026 10:03 PM EMANATION A-->T MENTATION 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun Coming out A C Bowden 03/15/2026 3:33 AM NOMINATE + A EMANATION 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun BAN TAM! - forbid Scottish hats with tight brim and flat top wofahulicodoc 03/14/2026 3:54 AM BANTAM PRONUNCIATION: (BAN-tuhm) MEANING: noun: 1. Any of various breeds of small chickens, often miniature versions of larger breeds. 2. A small but aggressive person. adj.: 1. Diminutive; miniature. 2. Aggressive; spirited. ETYMOLOGY: After Bantam, the former English name of Banten in Java, Indonesia, a port associated in English etymology with the importation of small fowl. Earliest documented use: 1749. ______________________ BANTAM - source (by anagramming) for BATMAN, who took the name when he was still young, small, cocksure, and feisty BONTAM - in French-speaking Caribbean, the advertising motto of vacation resorts, an Anglicization of Bon Temps, meant to convey "Have a good time!" BART-AM - morning rush-hour mass transit in metropolitan San Francisco 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun GASCON ADDER - poisonous snake found in Toulouse wofahulicodoc 03/14/2026 3:32 AM GASCONADER PRONUNCIATION: (gas-kuh-NAY-duhr) MEANING: noun: A braggart. ETYMOLOGY: After Gascon, a native of the Gascony region in France, from the stereotype of Gascons as boasters. Earliest documented use: c. 1709. _______________________ GARÇONADER - a singing waiter in Bordeaux GAS CO. NADER - the consumer watchdog who targets liquid fuel providers GASH ON A DEER - big cat failed to bring down its prey, but it got close 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun LAODICEANISM A C Bowden 03/13/2026 3:37 AM LAOTIANISM - a school of Oriental philosophy LAYDEACONISM - a feature of some nonconformist sects LOWDICTIONISM - the literary use of vernacular speech LUDICRANISM - theatre of the absurd 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun ARCADIA A C Bowden 03/13/2026 3:24 AM ARCADIANA - pastoral odes, eclogues etc ARCADIAN I - Strephon in Iolanthe ("A shepherd I...") ARICADIA - mass-produced souvenirs sold in Arica, Chile BARRICADIA - Classics students' facetious plural of 'barricade' 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun BABYLONIAN A C Bowden 03/13/2026 2:48 AM BABYLONIUM - an ancient building material used in the construction of the Tower of Babel BATHYIONIAN - Greek diver BARYTONIAN - like the sound of the baryton in Haydn's trios 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun let's vote on it ! wofahulicodoc 03/13/2026 1:29 AM MOUNTAIN U-->E NOMINATE 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun Large rock A C Bowden 03/12/2026 3:35 PM MUTATION T > N MOUNTAIN 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun LAND, ICE - AN ISM - the philosophy of glaciers wofahulicodoc 03/11/2026 8:20 PM LAODICEANISM PRONUNCIATION: (lay-ah-DIS-ee-uh-niz-uhm) MEANING: noun: Indifference or lukewarmness, especially in matters of religion or politics. ETYMOLOGY: After Laodicea, a city in Asia Minor (now near Denizli, Turkey), whose Christians are rebuked in Revelation for being “lukewarm” (Rev. 3:15-16). Earliest documented use: 1774. _____________________________________ LAO DICE AGISM - you can't shoot craps here in Vientiane, old man LAO OCEANISM - even among the Hmong a contradiction in terms, Laos being the only land-locked country in Southeast Asia MAO, DI, CLEAN IBM - former Chinese and UK influencers to restructure U.S. computer manufacturer 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun BABY IONIAN - an infant Old Greek wofahulicodoc 03/11/2026 7:53 PM BABYLONIAN PRONUNCIATION: (bab-uh-LOH-nee-uhn) MEANING: adjective: 1. Relating to Babylon or Babylonia. 2. Splendidly luxurious. 3. Decadent or corrupt. ETYMOLOGY: After Babylon, an ancient Mesopotamian city in what is now Iraq, famed for opulence and grandeur. Babylon was the capital of Babylonia and is associated in classical accounts with the Hanging Gardens, though their historicity remains uncertain. Earliest documented use: 1534. __________________________ BABELONIAN - someone whose language is unintelligible to anyone else BANYLONIAN - like a heavy synthetic cloth made of Banlon and Nylon, made into a large French suitcase BABYLON: "I CAN!" - Headline in response to "You can't just impose laws like that, or hang gardens from the air!" 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun ABRCADIA - the land of Magic and Spells wofahulicodoc 03/11/2026 5:40 PM ARCADIA PRONUNCIATION: (ahr-KAY-dee-uh) MEANING: noun: A region that is idyllic, pastoral: simple, peaceful. ETYMOLOGY: After Arcadia, a region of ancient Greece whose residents were believed to have led quiet, unsophisticated lives of peace and happiness. Earliest documented use: 1847. ____________________________ BARCADIA - the land where everything is marked with a UPC code (see also ARCODIA) ARC ASIA - the angle whose sine is Asia ORCADIA - the homeland of warrior monsters 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun Change the genome wofahulicodoc 03/11/2026 2:43 AM TITANIUM. (Good one!) I—>O MUTATION 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun Useful metal A C Bowden 03/11/2026 1:14 AM MINUTIAE E > T TITANIUM 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun Tiny little change wofahulicodoc 03/08/2026 4:28 AM RUMINATE R—>I MINUTIAE 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun I'll chew it over A C Bowden 03/08/2026 2:12 AM MINARETS S > U RUMINATE 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun PROF UNION - University teachers' collective-baraining unit wofahulicodoc 03/07/2026 12:46 AM PROFUSION PRONUNCIATION: (pruh-FYOO-zhuhn) MEANING: noun: 1. Extravagance. 2. A large quantity or abundance. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin profundere (to pour forth), from pro- (forth) + fundere (to pour). Earliest documented use: 1545. ___________________________ PROFUSION - in favor of using the reaction Deuterium-->Helium as a source of clean energy PROFUSICON - a 3-D printer which simplifies the rapid production of religious symbols OROFUSION - the ultimate surgical treatment for morbid obesity: sewing the lips together 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun PERFUMION - a place to buy incense wofahulicodoc 03/07/2026 12:27 AM PERFUSION PRONUNCIATION: (puhr-FYOO-zhuhn) MEANING: noun: 1. The spreading of a liquid, color, light, aroma, etc. 2. The passage of a fluid through an organ or tissue, for example, to supply nutrients or oxygen. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin perfundere (to drench), from per- (through) + fundere (to pour). Earliest documented use: 1574. _________________________ PERIFUSION - Iolanthe and Tinkerbell merge PEARFUSION - grafting a pear-tree bole onto apple-tree stock PERUSION - reading 614 374,778 Read More Wordplay and fun call to prayer wofahulicodoc 03/07/2026 12:07 AM MARTIANS A-->E MINARETS 30 1,642 Read More Wordplay and fun Foreign creatures A C Bowden 03/06/2026 11:35 PM ALARMIST L > N MARTIANS 30 1,642 Read More Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,380 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 38 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,206 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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