These lists display a selection of words that have a common ending and a less common anagram. There have been numerous changes to the lists due to the introduction of Collins words in May, 2007. New Collins words are marked with a + symbol.
WORD COUPLET
BLUIEST SUBTILE
BOSSEST BOSSETS+
BUSIEST SUBSITE
CALMEST CAMLETS
COOLEST OCELOTS
FIRMEST FREMITS
KEENEST KETENES
LOOSEST LOTOSES
MAZIEST MESTIZA
PUIREST PERITUS
SAIDEST DISSEAT
TINIEST SITTINE
WAXIEST TAXWISE
NOTES
(1) OCELOT - n. an American wildcat, also adj. OCELOID
(2) FREMIT - a stranger
(3) LOTOSES is a variant of LOTUSES
(4) MESTIZA - a female MESTIZO - a person of mixed ancestry
(5) PERITUS an expert in theology, pl. PERITI
PERITUS + F = SUPERFIT; + H = SUPERHIT; + Q = QUIPSTER
(6) SITTINE + B = STIBNITE
EIGHT LETTER WORDS ENDING IN EST
WORD COUPLET
CONKIEST KENOTICS+
CULTIEST+ CUITTLES
CURLIEST UTRICLES
DEBBIEST EBBTIDES
DUMPIEST DUMPSITE+
EMONGEST GEMSTONE
FLAWIEST FLATWISE
FLUKIEST LUTEFISK
GORSIEST STRIGOSE
GRIMIEST TIGERISM
GRUMMEST GRUMMETS
HASHIEST SHEHITAS
HEMPIEST EPITHEMS
HOPPIEST POETSHIP
HORNIEST ORNITHES
JUICIEST JESUITIC
LOONIEST OILSTONE
MATUREST TESTAMUR
MESSIEST METISSES
NONGUEST GUNSTONE
ONERIEST SEROTINE
OVERKEST VOERTSEK+
PALLIEST PASTILLE
PHONIEST SIPHONET
PRICIEST PICRITES
QUICKEST QUICKSET
PRIVIEST PREVISIT+
RIGHTEST STREIGHT
RUNNIEST STURNINE
SARKIEST ASTERISK
SAUCIEST SUITCASE
SCODIEST+ CESTOIDS
SHAKIEST SHITAKES
SONSIEST STENOSIS
SPEWIEST STEPWISE
SPICIEST EPICISTS
STYLIEST+ STYLITES
TRIPIEST RISPETTI
WASPNEST STEWPANS
NOTES
(1) LUTEFISK - dried codfish
(2) STRIGOSE - adj. covered with short, stiff hairs
(3) TESTAMUR - an examination certificate
(4) VOERTSEK - also VOETSEK; South African slang, meaning: 'Get Lost'; no S hook
(5) SIPHONET + L = THOLEPINS
(6) ASTERISK + B = BREASKITS; + O = KERATOSIS
(7) SUITCASE + E = EUSTACIES; + M = AUTECISMS; + P = SPACESUIT
(8) STENOSIS - a narrowing of a body passage - pl. STENOSES, adj. STENOTIC
SEVEN LETTER WORDS ENDING IN ED
WORD COUPLET
ACCRUED CARDECU
ACCUSED SUCCADE
ADHERED REDHEAD
ANNOYED ANODYNE
ANVILED ANDVILE
APPOSED PEAPODS
ARAYSED DARESAY
ASSURED RUDASES
AVAILED VEDALIA
BERAYED BEEYARD
BIGHTED BEDIGHT
BISTRED BESTRID
BRASHED BERDASH
BRASSED SERDABS
BROCKED BEDROCK
BUISTED SUBEDIT
CHAINED ECHIDNA
CHEEPED DEPECHE
CHOWSED COWSHED
CRAALED CALDERA
CRASHED ECHARDS
CREEPED+ PRECEDE
CRISPED DISCERP
CUPELED DECUPLE
DEPOSED SEEDPOD
DRAILED DIEDRAL
EMAILED LIMEADE
EMPARED PREMADE
EMUNGED GUDEMEN
ENCAVED VENDACE
EPOXIED EPOXIDE
FANCIED FACIEND
FLUSHED SHEDFUL+
FOCUSED DEFOCUS
FORAYED FEODARY
GARAGED AGGRADE
GARBLED BELGARD
GNASHED HAGDENS
GROOVED OVERDOG
GROUTED DROGUET
HURRIED DHURRIE
INCITED IDENTIC
INHALED HIELAND+
INVADED VIDENDA
JUMARED+ MUDEJAR
LADENED DELENDA
LASSOED ALDOSES
LATENED EDENTAL
NANNIED NANDINE
OUTLIED TOLUIDE
PHONIED DIPHONE
PRAWNED PREDAWN
PROLLED REDPOLL
PROMOED+ PREDOOM
RASSLED SARDELS
REMISED REMEIDS
REPURED PERDURE
RIVETED VERDITE
ROACHED CHORDAE
SAMOYED+ SOMEDAY
SCARTED REDACTS
SCOOPED OPCODES
SCRIVED CERVIDS
SINEWED ENDWISE
SKEARED DEKARES
SLOGGED DOGLEGS
SLUDGED GUDDLES
SMAAKED+ MEDAKAS
SMOOGED+ SMOODGE+
SMOORED DROOMES
SNOODED DESNOOD+
SOBERED BEDSORE
SOLACED COLEADS
SPATHED HEPTADS
SPAWLED DEWLAPS
STABBED TEBBADS
STARTED TETRADS
STERVED VERDETS
STICKED DETICKS
STOOKED DOOKETS
SWATTED WADSETT
SWINGED SWINDGE
TRIMMED MIDTERM
TWISTED DEWITTS
UNBASED SUBDEAN
UNMINED MINUEND
WAGERED RAGWEED
WOMANED ADWOMEN+
NOTES
(1) CARDECU - an old French coin - also CARDECUE
(2) ANODYNE - a pain-reliever, adj. ANODYNIC
(3) VEDALIA - an Australian ladybug
(4) BERDASH - an American Indian transvestite, also BERDACHE
(5) SERDAB - a chamber within an ancient Egyptian tomb
(6) CALDERA - a large crater
(7) ECHARD - water in soil not available to plants -
ECHARDS + R = CHRESARD - water in soil available to plants!
(8) FACIEND - a number to be multiplied by another - FACIEND + L = CANFIELD
(9) FEODARY - a vassal
(10) BELGARD - a kindly look
(11) HAGDEN - the greater shearwater - a seabird - variant names include:
HACKBOLT, HAGBOLT, HAGDON and HAGDOWN
(12) VIDENDA - pl. of VIDENDUM - thing(s) to be seen -
(probably relates to proof-reading, like DELENDA - things to be deleted)
VIDENDA does not make any eights!
(13) REMEID - Scottish and obsolete form of REMEDY - also REMEAD and REMEDE
REMEIDS + A = MADERISE -
in white wines - to turn flat and rusty in colour due too much
absorption of oxygen - also MADERIZE
(14) CERVID - a genus of deer, adj. CERVINE - relating to deer
(15) TEBBAD - a sandstorm
(16) TETRAD - a group of four, adj. TETRADIC
(17) DOOKET - a pigeon-house or a roost for domesticated pigeons -
also DOOCOT, DOVECOT and DOVECOTE - DOO means DOVE
(18) WADSETT - (Scottish) v. to mortgage, to pawn -
also WADSET n. a mortgage and WADSETTER n. a mortgagee
(19) DEWITT - v. to lynch
(20) MINUEND - a number from which another is subtracted
EIGHT LETTER WORDS ENDING IN ED
WORD COUPLET
ACTIONED CATENOID
ADSORBED ROADBEDS
ALIGHTED GILTHEAD
ANCHORED RONDACHE
ANIMATED DIAMANTE
AREACHED HEADRACE
ARTICLED LACERTID
AUDIBLED+ BUDDLEIA
AURICLED RADICULE
BARKENED BEDARKEN
BATTERED DRABETTE
BAUCHLED CLUBHEAD+
BEDAMNED BEMADDEN
BREACHED BERDACHE
BROMISED+ BROMIDES
CANALLED CALENDAL
CANNONED NONDANCE
CAPSULED UPSCALED
CARCASED CARDCASE
CARNEYED DECENARY
CARTONED NOTECARD+
CASEATED ESTACADE
CAUCUSED CADUCEUS
CLIMATED MALEDICT
COMPARED COMPADRE
COSHERED CHORDEES
COSTATED CODETTAS
CUITERED DEUTERIC
DEFRAYED FEEDYARD+
DESPISED DEPSIDES
DANDERED REDDENDA
DONDERED REDDENDO
EMBARKED BEDMAKER
EPURATED DEPURATE
ENFRAMED FREEDMAN
ENROLLED RONDELLE
FAMOUSED FUMADOES
FORRAYED FOREYARD
GHETTOED DOGTEETH
GRIMACED DECIGRAM
HARDENED ADHEREND
HASTENED NETHEADS+
ILLAPSED SPADILLE
IMPULSED DISPLUME
ISLANDED LANDSIDE
LENIFIED FEDELINI
LOPSIDED DISPLODE
MARKETED DEMARKET+
MENTORED ENTODERM
MISPAGED MEDIGAPS+
MOONSEED ENDOSOME
MOUTERED UDOMETER
MURALLED+ MEDULLAR
PENCILED PENDICLE
PERISHED HESPERID
PETIOLED LEPIDOTE
PHIALLED PILLHEAD
PONCHOED+ CHENOPOD
PONDERED PERDENDO
POTASHED POTHEADS
PRAIRIED PERRADII
PROFITED PIEDFORT
REARGUED REDARGUE
REPRIMED PERIDERM
RESHAPED EPHEDRAS
RESHINED DRISHEEN
ROWELLED WELLDOER
SALAAMED ALAMEDAS
SICKLIED DISCLIKE
SKELLIED KILLDEES
SMITHIED DITHEISM
SMOODGED+ DOGEDOMS
SONNETED ENDNOTES
SULFURED DESULFUR
SYNAPSED DYSPNEAS
SYRINGED SYNERGID
THATCHED DETHATCH+
THREAPED PREDEATH+
TILLERED TREDILLE
TOOLSHED TOEHOLDS
TURBANED BREADNUT
TURBINED UNDERBIT
UMBRATED DRUMBEAT
UNFELTED+ DEFLUENT
UNFURRED UNDERFUR
UNGALLED GLANDULE
UNLOADED DUODENAL
UNLOOSED NODULOSE
UNPARTED DEPURANT
UNPRAYED UNDERPAY
UNPROBED PREBOUND
UNRIFLED URNFIELD
UNSOULED UNDULOSE
UPCOILED CLUPEOID
VIOLATED DOVETAIL
WORTHIED WITHEROD+
NOTES
(1) CATENOID - a geometric surface
(2) GILTHEAD - a marine fish - GILTHEAD + H = HEADLIGHT
or GILTHEAD + D = DEADLIGHT
(3) RONDACHE - a small shield -
RONDACHE + P = CARDPHONE or PHONECARD; + L = CHLORDANE
(4) LACERTID - a type of lizard
(5) DRABETTE - a course linen fabric
(6) CADUCEUS - a heraldic wand or staff - pl. CADUCEI, also adj. CADUCEAN
(7) CODETTA - a short CODA (a musical passage)
(8) DEUTERIC - adj. relating to heavy hydrogen
(9) REDDENDA - pl. of REDDENDUM - a reserving clause in a lease
(10) REDDENDO - services or monies to be paid by a vassal
(11) FUMADO - a smoked fish, esp pilchard
(12) HESPERID - a skipper butterfly
(13) LEPIDOTE - adj. scaly - Lexpert indicates that LEPIDOTES is acceptable
but American only. However my OSPD3 offers no confirmation of this,
giving LEPIDOTE only as an adjective.
(14) PERDENDO - (in music) adj and adv. slowing and softening
(15) PIEDFORT - a variant of PIEFORT - a thick coin
(16) DRISHEEN - an Irish sausage made with sheeps blood
DRISHEEN + P = EPHEDRINS; + W = SWINEHERD
(17) ALAMEDA - a shaded walkway -
ALAMEDA + C = ACELDAMA - a place of bloodshed
(18) SYNERGID - a cell found in the embryo sac of a seed plant
(19) TREDILLE - a card game for three - also TREDRILLE
(20) CLUPEOID - a fish of the herring family - also CLUPEID
(21) TIDIVATE - v. to smarten up one's appearance -
same as TITIVATE - also TITTIVATE
SEVEN LETTER WORDS ENDING IN IER
WORD COUPLET
BOUSIER OUREBIS
CANNIER NARCEIN
CULTIER+ UTRICLE
DICTIER ICTERID
DOWNIER WINDORE
EPICIER EPEIRIC
FITLIER FIRELIT
GUSHIER GRUSHIE
LEAFIER FILAREE
LEAKIER EARLIKE+
MANKIER RAMEKIN
MISSIER MERISIS
MUSHIER HEURISM
NOOKIER ROOINEK
PALLIER PERILLA
PECKIER PICKEER
REAMIER REREMAI+
ROARIER ARRIERO
RORTIER TERROIR+
SAUCIER URICASE
SARKIER KERRIAS
SEAMIER SERIEMA
SLIMIER MILREIS
TUFTIER TURFITE
VAIRIER RIVIERA
NOTES
(1) NARCEIN - an opium derivative, also NARCEINE
+ C = CANCRINE
(2) ICTERID - a genus of oriole, also adj.
+ C = CRICETID
(3) EPEIRIC - pertaining to vertical movement of the earths crust
+ M = EPIMERIC
(4) GRUSHIE - adj. thriving, no hooks!
(5) FILAREE + B = AFEBRILE, BALEFIRE and FIREABLE
(6) MERISIS - growth, pl. MERISES
(7) HEURISM - a method of education where the pupil is
set to learn things themselves - adj. HEURISTIC
(8) ROOINEK - South African for redneck
(10) PICKEER - a skirmish in advance of an army
(11) KERRIA - a Chinese shrub
(12) SERIEMA - a South American bird
EIGHT LETTER WORDS ENDING IN IER
WORD COUPLET
BOSOMIER RIBOSOME
BRATTIER BIRRETTA
BUNCHIER CHERUBIN
CHOOSIER ISOCHORE
CRAMPIER MERICARP
CRAPPIER PERICARP
CREASIER CARIERES
CREEPIER CREPERIE
CATBRIER CRIBRATE
FLOCKIER FIRELOCK
GLADLIER GRILLADE
MOULDIER LEMUROID
NONSKIER EINKORNS
PLUMPIER IMPURPLE
POINTIER POITRINE+
PRETTIER PRETERIT
SPEARIER PEREIRAS
SPORTIER PIERROTS
STUBBIER SUBTRIBE
SUPPLIER PERIPLUS
TEENTIER REINETTE
TWIRPIER TRIPWIRE
NOTES
(1) ISOCHORE - a curve showing the relationship between
air pressure and temperature
(2) MERICARP - a one-seeded portion of a schizocarp - a type of fruit
(3) PERICARP - fruit in scientific language
(4) GRILLADE + A = GAILLARDE - same as GAILLARD
an obsolete spelling of GALLIARD - a lively dance
(5) PRETERIT - a past tense in grammar
(6) PERIPLUS - a circumnavigation
(7) REINETTE - an old variety of apple - also RENNET