Mike & Nuala’s Mnemonic Book
50of our best mnemonics for common word stems
and other assorted lists.
This book was compiled by Mike O’Rourke © 2004
2nd Edition M.O’Rourke © 2007 –with new words added
Introduction:
This book shows the Word stems, mnemonics, any instructions, then the list of words made.
The inclusion of a mnemonic does not mean that the authors or the compilers mean any disrespect or offence to any person living or dead. These are only study aids so if any one takes offence our advice is to get a life!
If a stem word is given in (brackets), do not include the letters of this word when revising the resulting words.
The editor is not responsible for any missing words which may have been excludedby accident. However, some words will be repeated in other lists. The size of each of these wordsets makes them ideal for adding to the cardbox facility of Zyzzyva ®.
Most mnemonics will use all the letters of the mnemonic to make a new word with the given stem word. However, there are some exceptions such as LADIES+1 and the front hooks to AFF.
Credit has been given to the original authors of the mnemonics by the inclusion of a code:
MOR/NOR / Mike O’Rourke /Nuala O’RourkeBBJJ / Barbara Brown & Jake Jacobs
ML / Mark Lane
PA / Phil Appleby
PF / Peter Finley (RIP)
JM / Jackie McLeod
AJS / Allan Simmons
HG / Helen Gipson
ND / Nick Deller
Anon / Not sure who the author was
+mor / Changes made to original mnemonic
All words are taken from the latest edition of Collins Scrabble Words®
© MOR October 2007
1. Word Stem: ABSEIL
Goes with all the letters of
“DOWN FROM SLEAZY KITES”
Author: MOR/NOR Words made:
ABELIAS / FAIBLES / BALLIES / OBELIAS / ABLEIST / BLASTIE / SIZABLEBALDIES / ALIBIES / ABLEISM / BAILERS / ALBITES / LIBATES
DIABLES / BAILIES / EMBAILS / ABSEILS / ASTILBE / STABILE
DISABLE / BIALIES / LAMBIES / ISABELS / BASTILE / BEWAILS
BAILEES / SKIABLE / LESBIAN / LABISES / BESTIAL / BAILEYS
2. ?AFF
Front hooks to AFF
are the first letters of:
DonaldGoesHomeWithCuteYellowRibbonsForHisNewBride
(Referring of course to the famous duck of that name)
Author: MOR
3. Word Stem:AGENTS
Goes with all the letters of
“THRILLED MADONNA”
Author: PA Words made:
AGNATES / EATINGS / SEATING / GELANTS / ONSTAGESTANGED / GAINEST / TAGINES / LANGEST / ARGENTS
NEGATES / GENISTA / TANGIES / TANGLES / GARNETS
STENGAH / INGATES / TEASING / MAGNETS / STRANGE
EASTING / INGESTA / TSIGANE / GANNETS / GESTANT
4. ?ANA?
Front and Back hooks to ANA
are the CAPITAL letters of:
KLMNeverTotallyReturned [ana's] LovelyNewSuitcase
Author: MOR
5. Word Stem: ANGELS
Goes with all the letters of
“AWFULLY CAMPACROBATS DIG JOB”
Author: MOR Words made:
ALNAGES / GLANCES / LAGGENS / MANGLES / SLANGER / LANGUESANLAGES / DANGLES / LEASING / ENGAOLS / GLASSEN / WANGLES
GALENAS / GLANDES / LINAGES / SPANGLE / GELANTS / LYNAGES
LAGENAS / LAGENDS / SEALING / ANGLERS / LANGEST
LASAGNE / SLANGED / JANGLES / ERLANGS / TANGLES
BANGLES / FANGLES / LEGLANS / LANGERS / ANGELUS
CANGLES / FLANGES / MANGELS / LARGENS / LAGUNES
6. Word Stem: ARMIES
Goes with all the letters of
“HELMETED GRUNTS SPEW BEEFY VEG”
Author: PA (amended by mor) Words made:
AMBRIES / SERIEMA / MISHEAR / REMAINS / MASSIER / SEMITARADMIRES / MISFARE / MAILERS / SEMINAR / SARMIES / SMARTIE
MARDIES / GISARME / REALISM / SIRNAME / IMARETS / UREMIAS
MISREAD / IMAGERS / REMAILS / IMPRESA / MAESTRI / MISAVER
SEDARIM / MAIGRES / MAIMERS / SAMPIRE / MAISTER / AWMRIES
SIDEARM / MIRAGES / RAMMIES / MARRIES / MASTIER / SEMIRAW
SEAMIER / MASHIER / MARINES / SIMARRE / MISRATE / RIMAYES
7. Word Stem: ARSENIC
Goes with all the letters of
“MIGHT BE FATAL IF SOME TAKEN”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
ACARINES / INCREASE / ARCHINES / CREMAINS / RACINESS / SCANTIERCANARIES / RESIANCE / INARCHES / CRANNIES / CANISTER / TACRINES
CESARIAN / FANCIERS / RIANCIES / NARCEINS / CARNIEST
SARCINAE / FRANCISE / SKINCARE / SCENARIO / CERATINS
BRISANCE / CREASING / CARLINES / ARCSINES / CISTERNA
CARBINES / GRECIANS / LANCIERS / ARSENICS / CREATINS
CINEREAS / SEARCING / CARMINES / CERASINS / NACRITES
8. Word Stem: ARTICLE
Goes with all the letters of
“ADOPT UNSAVORY MARK”
Author: ML Words made:
TAILRACE / CLARINET / CLARTIER / STERICALARTICLED / EROTICAL / ALTRICES / TRACTILE
LACERTID / LORICATE / ARTICLES / RETICULA
TALCKIER / PARTICLE / RECITALS / VERTICAL
METRICAL / PRELATIC / SELICTAR / LITERACY
9. Word Stem: BEATLES
Goes with all the letters of
“WANT INSTANT KARMA?”
Author: PF (amended by mor) Words made:
EATABLES / BEAMLETS / BLEATERS / BEATLESSTEASABLE / NESTABLE / RESTABLE / SEATBELT
SEABLITE / ARBELEST / RETABLES / TESTABLE
BLEAKEST / BLEAREST / BATELESS / STEWABLE
10. Word Stem: BRIDES
Goes with all the letters of
“BEGUN PRE-DIVORCE TALK?”
Author: AJS (amended by mor) Words made:
ABIDERS / SIDEBAR / DERBIES / BRISKED / REBINDS / BESTRIDBARDIES / DIBBERS / BEGIRDS / BIRSLED / BORIDES / BISTRED
BRAISED / SCRIBED / BRIDGES / BRIDLES / DISROBE / BRUISED
DARBIES / BIDDERS / BIRDIES / BINDERS / PREBIDS / BURDIES
SEABIRD / BREDIES / BRIDIES / INBREDS / BIRDERS / VERBIDS
11. Word Stem: CHASTER
Goes with all the letters of
“SHY WOMAN FIBS TO PROTECT LIBIDO”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
TRACHEAS / CHEATERS / HATCHERS / MATCHERS / THORACES / STARCHESBATCHERS / HECTARES / CHARIEST / CHANTERS / CHAPTERS / CHATTERS
BRACHETS / RECHATES / STICHERA / SNATCHER / PATCHERS / RATCHETS
CATCHERS / RECHEATS / THERIACS / STANCHER / CHARTERS / WATCHERS
CRATCHES / TEACHERS / ARCHLETS / TRANCHES / RECHARTS / YACHTERS
STARCHED / FRATCHES / TRACHLES / CHAROSET / STARCHER
12. Word Stem: DENTON(Surname of some good friends)
Goes with all the letters of
“CRUISE”
Author: MOR Words made:
CONTEND / TENONED / NOINTED / TENDRON / TENDONS / UNTONEDENDNOTE / INTONED / DONNERT / STONNED / UNNOTED
13. Word Stem: DESPAIR
Goes with all the letters of
“WHAT POOR ENGLISH EDUCATION”
Author: MOR/NOR Words made:
PARADISE / SPAIRGED / PEDRAILS / PARODIES / DIPTERAS / UPRAISEDEPACRIDS / RAPHIDES / PREDIALS / APPRISED / RAPIDEST / RIPSAWED
PERACIDS / PRESIDIA / SPIRALED / DRAPPIES / SPIRATED
DISPREAD / LIPREADS / SPRAINED / DRAPIERS / TARSIPED
AIRSPEED / PARSLIED / DIASPORE / DESPAIRS / TRAIPSED
14. Word Stem: DETACH
Goes with all the letters of
“HOLY BREAK AT SNOW CAMP”
Author: BBJJ(amended by mor) Words made:
CATHEAD / CHEATED / LATCHED / CATHODE / RATCHED / WATCHEDBATCHED / HATCHED / MATCHED / PATCHED / SCATHED / YACHTED
CATCHED / THACKED / CHANTED / CHARTED / CHATTED
15. Word Stem: DIETERS
Goes with all the letters of
“FAT CLUB STRUGGLERS NEED MORE HELP WITH CRAVINGS”
Author: BBJJ(amended by mor) Words made:
READIEST / DISCREET / REDIGEST / MISTERED / PREEDITS / SISTEREDSERIATED / DISCRETE / DIETHERS / INSERTED / PRIESTED / TIREDEST
SIDERATE / REDDIEST / SIDERITE / NERDIEST / RESPITED / ERUDITES
STEADIER / REEDIEST / RELISTED / RESIDENT / DESTRIER / SURETIED
BESTRIDE / RESIFTED / DEMERITS / SINTERED / DIESTERS / VERDITES
BISTERED / DIGESTER / DEMISTER / TRENDIES / EDITRESS / WEIRDEST
DESERTIC / ESTRIDGE / DIMETERS / EROTISED / RESISTED
16. DOW?
Back hooks to DOW
are the first letters of:
DowdyFriendLikesNicePlainSuedeTrousers
Author: JM (amended by mor)
17. Word Stem: EASTER
Goes with all the letters of
“CHRIST'S BACK UP - GOD WILL FIX MAN”
Author: ML Words made:
AERATES / ESTRADE / AETHERS / RESLATE / ROSEATE / SEATERSBEATERS / REASTED / HEATERS / STEALER / REPEATS / STEARES
BERATES / REDATES / REHEATS / REMATES / RETAPES / TEASERS
REBATES / SEDATER / AERIEST / RETEAMS / RETEARS / TESSERA
CERATES / STEARED / SERIATE / STEAMER / SERRATE / ESTREAT
CREATES / TASERED / RETAKES / TEAMERS / TEARERS / RESTATE
ECARTES / AFREETS / SAKERET / EARNEST / EASTERS / RETASTE
SECRETA / FEASTER / ELATERS / EASTERN / RESEATS / AUSTERE
DEAREST / ERGATES / REALEST / NEAREST / SAETERS / SWEATER
DERATES / RESTAGE / RELATES / RATEENS / SEAREST / RETAXES
18. Word Stem: EATINGS
Goes with all the letters of
“VULGAR MEN FART WHEN THEY'VE HAD ZE BEANS”
(In the next edition of the word list I am hoping that a new word will be included which allows EATINGS to go with I – this will enable me to use “HEINZ” instead of “ZE”!). Please feel free to suggest words which would make this possible and try to get them into common parlance! An example would be GAINIEST (the superlative form of a person who strives to ‘keep up with the Joneses’?)
Author: BBJJ(amended by mor) Words made:
SAGINATE / HEATINGS / MISAGENT / ASTRINGE / TASERING / TANGIESTBEATINGS / EASTLING / STEAMING / GANISTER / EASTINGS / SAUTEING
SEDATING / GELATINS / TEAMINGS / GANTRIES / GENISTAS / UNITAGES
STEADING / GENITALS / ANTIGENS / GRANITES / GIANTESS / VINTAGES
SAGENITE / STEALING / GENTIANS / INGRATES / SEATINGS / SWEATING
FEASTING / TAGLINES / STEANING / RANGIEST / TEASINGS / YEASTING
NAGGIEST / MANGIEST / ANGRIEST / REASTING / TSIGANES / TZIGANES
GAHNITES / MINTAGES / ANGSTIER / STEARING / ESTATING
19. Word Stem: ELASTIC
Goes with all the letters of:
“NB PODGY CHARISMATIC” (In-joke with Maurice Brown)
Author: MOR Words made:
SALICETA / GESTICAL / CLIMATES / PLICATES / SELICTAR / TALCIESTBASILECT / ETHICALS / METICALS / SEPTICAL / STERICAL / CLAYIEST
CALCITES / CILIATES / CANISTEL / TIECLASP / ELASTICS
CITADELS / SILICATE / ALOETICS / ALTRICES / SALICETS
DIALECTS / CALMIEST / COALIEST / ARTICLES / SCALIEST
GELASTIC / CLEMATIS / SOCIETAL / RECITALS / LATTICES
20. Word Stem: FAINED
Goes with all the Capital letters of
“CoMFoRTS”
Author: MOR Words made:
FACIEND / FRIANDEFANCIED / FADEINS
AFFINED / DEFIANT
INFAMED / FAINTED
21. Word Stem: HEARTS
Goes with all the letters of:
“FIGHTING WOMEN LOVE BORED COPS”
Author: MOR Words made:
BATHERS / HARDEST / HAFTERS / SLATHER / SPARTHE / SHATTERBERTHAS / HARDSET / SHAFTER / THALERS / TEPHRAS / THREATS
BREATHS / HATREDS / GATHERS / HAMSTER / THREAPS / HARVEST
ARCHEST / THREADS / HEARTHS / ANTHERS / TRASHER / THRAVES
CHARETS / TRASHED / HASTIER / HARTENS / RASHEST / SWATHER
CHASTER / AETHERS / SHERIAT / THENARS / SHASTER / THAWERS
RACHETS / HEATERS / HALTERS / ASTHORE / TRASHES / WREATHS
RATCHES / REHEATS / HARSLET / EARSHOT / HATTERS
DEARTHS / FATHERS / LATHERS / HAROSET / RATHEST
22. Word Stem: ICTERUS (a liver disease)
Goes with all the letters of:
“VERY PROBABLY GALLSTONES, FRED JOKED”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
SURICATE / CERUSITE / JUSTICER / CITREOUS / PIECRUST / CURTSIESBRUCITES / CUTESIER / TRUCKIES / OUTCRIES / CRUSTIER / RICTUSES
CRUDITES / EUCRITES / CURLIEST / CREPITUS / RECRUITS / TUTRICES
CURDIEST / FRUTICES / UTRICLES / CUPRITES / CITRUSES / CURVIEST
CURTSIED / SCUTIGER / CURNIEST / PICTURES / CRUSTIES / SECURITY
23. Word Stem: INMATES
Goes with all the letters of:
“ASSIGNED FAR CELL BLOCK H”
Author: BBJJ(amended by mor) Words made:
AMENTIAS / TIDESMAN / MANGIEST / MINIATES / MELANIST / SOMNIATEANIMATES / ETAMINES / MINTAGES / MANKIEST / SMALTINE / MERANTIS
AMBIENTS / MATINEES / MISAGENT / MISTAKEN / MANNITES / MINARETS
AMNESTIC / MISEATEN / STEAMING / AILMENTS / AMNIOTES / RAIMENTS
SEMANTIC / SEMINATE / TEAMINGS / ALIMENTS / MASONITE / MANTISES
MEDIANTS / MANIFEST / HEMATINS / MANLIEST / MISATONE / MATINESS
24. Word Stem: INSOLE
Goes with all the letters of:
“A BIG FIT CRUMPLED SOCK”
Author: NOR+MOR Words made:
ANISOLE / INDOLES / LIGNOSE / SONLIKE / EPSILON / LIONESSBOLINES / SONDELI / LINGOES / LIONELS / PINOLES / ENTOILS
CINEOLS / OLEINES / LONGIES / NIELLOS / NEROLIS / LIONETS
CONSEIL / OLEFINS / ELISION / LOMEINS / ESLOINS / ONLIEST
INCLOSE / ELOIGNS / ISOLINE / MOLINES / INSOLES / ELUSION
DOLINES / LEGIONS / LIONISE / LOONIES / LESIONS
25. Word Stem: LADIES
Does not go with the letters AWJQXZ so the mnemonic is
“AW don't go with big [LADIES]” (where big = JQXZ)
Author: MOR Words made:
BALDIES / DISLEAF / DISLEAL / SNAILED / PALSIED / DETAILSDIABLES / SILAGED / LALDIES / DEASOIL / PLEIADS / DILATES
DISABLE / HALIDES / SALLIED / ISOLEAD / DERAILS / AUDILES
SCAILED / DAILIES / MAELIDS / ALIPEDS / DIALERS / DEASIUL
DAIDLES / LIAISED / MEDIALS / ELAPIDS / REDIALS / DUALISE
LADDIES / SEDILIA / MISDEAL / LAIPSED / SIDERAL / DEVISAL
AEDILES / SKAILED / MISLEAD / LAPIDES / AIDLESS / DIALYSE
DEISEAL / DALLIES / DENIALS / PAIDLES / DEASILS / EYLIADS
26. Word Stem: LANCETS
Goes with all the letters of:
“HASTY OP - DEAD - RIP”
Author: BBJJ(amended by mor) Words made:
ANALECTS / SCANTLED / CLEANEST / LATENCES / STANCHEL / CANISTELLACTONES / CLAPNETS / CENTRALS / SCANTLES / CANTLETS / SECANTLY
27. Word Stem: LASHED
Goes with all the letters of:
“TIED WOMEN COPS IN FUR”
Author: MOR Words made:
CLASHED / SHEALED / LAMEDHS / SHOALED / HERALDS / DALETHSDALEDHS / FLASHED / HANDLES / PLASHED / HASSLED / SHAULED
LEASHED / HALIDES / HANDSEL / HARELDS / SLASHED / SHAWLED
28. Word Stem: LATRINE
Goes with all the letters of:
“MY CONVENIENCE PONGS - IT'S OFF-PUTTING”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
CLARINET / ALTERING / INERTIAL / TAILERON / LATRINES / AUNTLIERELATERIN / INTEGRAL / TERMINAL / INTERLAP / RATLINES / RETINULA
ENTAILER / RELATING / TRAMLINE / TRAPLINE / REINSTAL / TENURIAL
TREENAIL / TANGLIER / INTERNAL / TRIPLANE / RETINALS / INTERVAL
INFLATER / TERAGLIN / ORIENTAL / ENTRAILS / TRENAILS / INTERLAY
ALERTING / TRIANGLE / RELATION / LARNIEST / RATTLINE
And in the same vein…!
29. Word Stem: MANURES
Goes with all the letters of:
“RAKED DIRTY FILLY SLOP”
Author: MOR Words made:
MURAENAS / USERNAME / UNMASKER / NEUROMAS / SURNAMES / ANEURYSMDURAMENS / FRAENUMS / MENSURAL / SUPERMAN / ANESTRUM
MAUNDERS / ANEURISM / NUMERALS / MANURERS / MENSTRUA
SURNAMED / UNMAKERS / ENAMOURS / SURNAMER / TRANSUME
30. Word Stem: OILERS
Goes with all the letters of:
“IMPROVING WIRED COMBUSTION”
Author: MOR Words made:
BOILERS / SOLDIER / SOILIER / SPOILER / ESTRIOL / SOILURELIBEROS / SOLIDER / MOILERS / LORRIES / LOITERS / OLIVERS
REBOILS / LOERIES / NEROLIS / LORISES / TOILERS / VIOLERS
COILERS / GLOIRES / ORIOLES / LOSSIER / LOURIES / LOWRIES
RECOILS / GLORIES / SLOPIER / RISSOLE / LOUSIER
31. Word Stem: ORACLE
Goes with all the letters of:
“I SPY JACKY IN MAD THRILL”
Author: MOR Words made:
ACEROLA / CHORALE / LORICAE / CAROMEL / COALERS / LOCATERCORACLE / CHOREAL / CAJOLER / CORNEAL / ESCOLAR / CALOYER
CAROLED / CALORIE / EARLOCK / POLACRE / ORACLES
ORACLED / CARIOLE / CORELLA / CAROLER / RECOALS
CHOLERA / COALIER / OCELLAR / CLAROES / SOLACER
32. Word Stem: PARCELS
Goes with all the letters of:
“TIES UP A POST TO MIKE”
Author: BBJJ (amended by mor) Words made:
CARPALES / CALIPERS / SPRACKLE / POLACRES / CLASPERS / SCEPTRALPERCALES / REPLICAS / CLAMPERS / CLAPPERS / RECLASPS / SPECTRAL
REPLACES / SPIRACLE / PARCLOSE / SCRAPPLE / SCALPERS / SPECULAR
33. Word Stem: PAROLES
Goes with all the letters of:
“CELLMATES INDULGE IN SPECIAL LEAVE”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
PSORALEA / PRELOADS / POLARISE / PERSONAL / SAPROPEL / PROLATESPARCLOSE / PAROLEES / REPOSALL / PSORALEN / REPOSALS / LEAPROUS
POLACRES / PERGOLAS / PLEROMAS / PROLAPSE / PETROSAL / OVERLAPS
LEOPARDS / PELORIAS / RAMPOLES / PROPALES / POLESTAR
34. Word Stem: PIRATES
Goes with all the letters of:
“WHERE MY BIG VICE WAS MILD PINK GIN”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
ASPIRATE / PICRATES / PARIETES / PLAISTER / PINASTER / PIASTRESPARASITE / PRACTISE / PETARIES / PLAITERS / PRISTANE / RASPIEST
SEPTARIA / DIPTERAS / GRAPIEST / APTERISM / REPAINTS / TRAIPSES
BAPTISER / RAPIDEST / TRIPHASE / PRIMATES / PERIAPTS / PRIVATES
CRAPIEST / SPIRATED / PARITIES / PAINTERS / PARTIERS / WIRETAPS
CRISPATE / TARSIPED / PARKIEST / PANTRIES / PASTRIES / ASPERITY
PARETICS / TRAIPSED / PILASTER / PERTAINS / PIASTERS
35. Word Stem: PLASTER
Goes with all the letters of:
“MUST YOU CAKE IT ON”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
PALESTRA / REPLATES / TRAMPLES / PROLATES / PLATTERS / PLASTERYSCEPTRAL / PILASTER / PANTLERS / PERSALTS / PRATTLES / PSALTERY
SPECTRAL / PLAISTER / PLANTERS / PLASTERS / SPLATTER
PETRALES / PLAITERS / REPLANTS / PSALTERS / SPRATTLE
PLEATERS / SPARKLET / PETROSAL / STAPLERS / APLUSTRE
PRELATES / TEMPLARS / POLESTAR / PARTLETS / PEYTRALS
36. Word Stem: PRIEST
Goes with all the letters of:
“HEARD MULTIPLE VERY SEXY CONFESSIONS”
Author: MOR Words made:
PAIREST / SPIRTED / SPIRTLE / REPOSIT / SPRIEST / PUIRESTPARTIES / STRIPED / TRIPLES / RIPOSTE / SPRITES / PRIVETS
PASTIER / PESTIER / IMPREST / ROPIEST / STIRPES / EXTIRPS
PIASTER / RESPITE / PERMITS / TIPPERS / STRIPES / PYRITES
PIASTRE / PRESIFT / NIPTERS / STRIPER / TRIPSES / STRIPEY
PIRATES / HIPSTER / PTERINS / ESPRITS / PITTERS
PRATIES / PITIERS / PERIOST / PERSIST / SPITTER
TRAIPSE / TIPSIER / PORIEST / PRIESTS / TIPSTER
TRICEPS / RESPLIT / PROSTIE / SITREPS / PERITUS
37. Word Stem: PRUINES
Goes with all the letters of:
“GO TO THE LOO JAKE”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
UNPRAISE / PERSUING / PUNISHER / PURLINES / UNPRIESTPENURIES / PERUSING / JUNIPERS / PRUINOSE / UNRIPEST
RESUPINE / SUPERING / SPUNKIER / REPUNITS
38. Word Stem: RACIEST
Such is the skill demonstrated by Barbara Brown in constructing these mnemonics that when Jake picked out RACIEST and bet that she couldn’t make a sensible mnemonic when the only vowel available was a U, it took her barely 20 minutes to come out with this one. There is no racism intended.
It goes with all the letters of:
“STRUNG UP ZULUS THUMP DRUMS”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
ACRIDEST / THERIACS / CERAMIST / CERATINS / CRAPIEST / SCARIESTAGRESTIC / ALTRICES / MATRICES / CISTERNA / CRISPATE / CITRATES
CIGARETS / ARTICLES / MISTRACE / CREATINS / PARETICS / CRISTATE
ERGASTIC / RECITALS / SCIMETAR / NACRITES / PICRATES / SCATTIER
CHARIEST / SELICTAR / CANISTER / SCANTIER / PRACTISE / SURICATE
STICHERA / STERICAL / CARNIEST / TACRINES / ERRATICS / CRAZIEST
39. Word Stem: RATION
I asked Nick Deller if he could come up with a good mnemonic for RATION.
For a first attempt I thought this was pretty good which is why it has been included.
Goes with all the letters of:
“HOW MUCH BOXED SOUP DOES JUMBO CHUG”
Author: ND Words made:
TABORIN / DIATRON / ROATING / TORMINA / AROINTS / WAITRONCAROTIN / OTARINE / ORTHIAN / ORATION / RATIONS / TRIAXON
CORTINA / ORATING / JANITOR / ATROPIN / RAINOUT
40. Word Stem: REACHES
Goes with all the letters of:
“MARS AND PLANTS BANANAS”
Author: BBJJ Words made:
AREACHES / LEACHERS / MARCHESE / PREACHES / SEARCHES / RECHEATSEARACHES / RELACHES / ENARCHES / REACHERS / CHEATERS / TEACHERS
BREACHES / CASHMERE / ENCHASER / RESEARCH / HECTARES
SEARCHED / MACHREES / PEACHERS / SEARCHER / RECHATES
41. Word Stem: RETAINA
Obviously these lovely letters do not make a valid word but with 1 other letter there are some gems.
This is a mnemonic that we are asked to quote on a regular basis
Goes with all theCapital letters of:
“BadJersey Cows Don't Give Warm Milk On Palm Sundays - Tight UdderZ”
Author: Anon (amended by MOR) Words made:
ATABRINE / DENTARIA / ANIMATER / ANTISERA / SANTERIA / INAURATERABATINE / RAINDATE / MARINATE / ARTESIAN / SEATRAIN / ANTIWEAR
CARINATE / AERATING / AERATION / RATANIES / ATTAINER / ATRAZINE
CRANIATE / NAARTJIE / ANTIRAPE / RESINATA / REATTAIN
42. Word Stem: RETAINS
Although most people will know all 93 of the 8 letter words that you can make from RETAINS+1,
still the mnemonic is so truly awesome that it is included here with a residual sense of wonder.
The fact that it is coincidentally number 42 in my list does not go unnoticed!
Goes with all the letters of:
“KEEP JUMBLING THIS WONDERFUL RACK”
Author: BBJJ Words made: