TROUBLESOME TRIOS

A selection of alphagrams that make three words. Before the introduction of Collins words these alphagrams made one or two words only. New words are marked with a + symbol.

SEVENS

AAELPSS		PLAASES+
		PALASES
		PASELAS+

AACILNT		ACTINAL
		ALICANT
		ANTICAL+

AACINSS		ASCIANS
		CASSINA+
		SANCAIS

AACLPSU		PASCUAL
		PAUCALS+
		SCAPULA

AACEGNR		CAGANER+
		CARNAGE
		CRANAGE

AAELNPT		PLANATE
		PLATANE
		PLANTAE+

ABDERSU		DAUBERS
		EARBUDS+
		SUBEDAR

ABEIRTT		BATTIER
		BIRETTA
		RATBITE+

ACDNORS		CANDORS
		CARDONS
		DRACONS+

ACEEMNS		CASEMEN
		EMACSEN+
		MENACES

ACEINSS		CASEINS
		CASSINE+
		INCASES

ACEIORS		CARIOSE+
		ORACIES
		SCORIAE

ACEIRTT		ATRETIC+
		CATTIER
		CITRATE

ACIIMST		ISMATIC
		ITACISM
		SIMATIC+

ACORSTU		CUATROS+
		SURCOAT
		TURACOS

ADEEGLN		ANGELED
		GELANDE+
		GLEANED

ADEILPR		LIPREAD+
		PEDRAIL
		PREDIAL

ADIMNOS		DAIMONS
		DOMAINS
		MADISON+

AEFISST		FASTIES+
		FIESTAS
		FISSATE

AEHIRSS		ARISHES
		RASHIES+
		SHERIAS

AEILLST		SITELLA+
		TAILLES
		TALLIES

AELLRTY		ALERTLY
		ELYTRAL
		RETALLY+

AGGINRS		GRINGAS+
		RAGINGS
		SIRGANG

AHIORST		AIRSHOT+
		SHORTIA
		THORIAS

AIMNSTU		MANITUS
		SANTIMU+
		TSUNAMI

AINOPRS		PARISON
		PORINAS+
		SOPRANI

AKOORRS		KAROROS+
		KARROOS
		KORORAS

BEEGINR		BIGENER
		BREINGE+
		REBEGIN

CEEGIRS		CIERGES
		GRECISE+
		GRIECES

CEEHILS		ELICHES+
		HELICES
		LICHEES

CEEHMRS		MERCHES+
		SCHEMER
		SCHMEER

CEHIMOR		HOMERIC+
		MOCHIER
		MORICHE

CEIIMNR		CREMINI+
		CRIMINE
		MINCIER

CEIINOS		EOSINIC
		ICONISE
		NICOISE+

CEIMNOS		COSMINE+
		INCOMES
		MESONIC

CENOSTU		CONTUSE
		ECONUTS
		UNCOEST+

DENOPRS		PERNODS+
		PONDERS
		RESPOND

EGILMNU		EMULING
		GUMLINE+
		LEGUMIN

EGIMNRS		GERMINS
		MERINGS+
		MINGERS+

EGINOOS		GOONIES
		ISOGONE
		NOOGIES+

EGORSST		GOSTERS+
		GROSETS
		STORGES

EHIPRSS		PISHERS+
		RESHIPS
		SERIPHS

EHIRRTW		WHERRIT+
		WHIRRET
		WRITHER

EILNPST		LEPTINS+
		PINTLES
		PLENIST

EIMNOOS		ISONOME+
		MOONIES
		NOISOME

EIMOPST		MOPIEST
		OPTIMES
		STOMPIE+

EIMOSTT		MOTIEST
		MOTTIES+
		TITMOSE

EINNOPS		PENSION
		PINONES
		SPINONE+

EMORRST		STORMER+
		TERMORS
		TREMORS

EMPRSTU		RESTUMP+
		STUMPER
		SUMPTER

ENOSSTT		OSTENTS
		STETSON+
		TESTONS

HOOPSTT		HOTPOTS
		HOTSPOT+
		POTSHOT


NOTES

CASSINA n. an evergreen shrub; also CASSINE

DACRON n. a synthetic fiber

EMACSEN n. a computer program; also EMACS

CARIOSE adj. relating to tooth or bone decay; also CARIOUS; takes an S front hook

CUATRO n. a small guitar of Latin America

SITELLA n. a small black and white bird

GRECISE v. make like the Ancient Greeks; also GRECIZE, GRAECISE and GRAECIZE

CREMINI n. a type of mushroom

NICOISE adj. served with black olives, olive oil, tomatoes and often anchovies

PERNOD n. a French liqueur

LEPTINS n. a hormone



EIGHTS


AACELMRS	CARAMELS
		CERAMALS
		MACERALS+

AACMNORS	CAMARONS
		MASCARON
		NARCOMAS+

AAINPRST	ASPIRANT
		PARTISAN
		SPARTINA+

ABEIRRST	ARBITERS
		BARRIEST+
		RAREBITS

ABILORST	LABORIST+
		ORBITALS
		STROBILA

ACCIINOT	ACONITIC
		CATIONIC
		ITACONIC+

ACEEILNR	CARELINE+
		CINEREAL
		RELIANCE

ACEIRSSU	SAUCIERS+
		SCAURIES
		URICASES

ACILOPST	CAPITOLS
		COALPITS
		POSTICAL+

ACINORST	CANTORIS
		CAROTINS
		CORTINAS+

ADNPSSTU	DUSTPANS
		STANDUPS+
		UPSTANDS

AEEHNRTW	ENWREATH+
		WATERHEN
		WREATHEN

AEFMORST	FOREMAST
		FORMATES
		MORTSAFE+

AEGILOSS	GOLIASES
		OILGASES+
		SOILAGES

AEILLSST	SITELLAS+
		TAILLESS
		TALLISES+

AEIMPSST	IMPASTES
		PASTIMES
		TIMEPASS+

CDIIOPRT	DIOPTRIC
		DIPROTIC+
		TRIPODIC
			
CEEEMNRT	CEMENTER
		CEREMENT
		RECEMENT+

CEEILPRS	ECLIPSER+
		PRESLICE
		RESPLICE

CEGGIORS	CROGGIES+
		GEORGICS
		SCROGGIE

CEINOPRT	ENTROPIC
		INCEPTOR
		PRETONIC+

CELOPSSU	CLOSEUPS+
		OPUSCLES
		UPCLOSES

EEHILLRS	HELLERIS+
		HELLIERS
		SHELLIER

EEHLOPST	HEELPOST
		PESTHOLE
		TELESHOP+

EEINOPPR	PEPERINO
		PEPERONI
		RONEPIPE+

EEINOPRS	ISOPRENE
		PEREIONS+
		PIONEERS

EELPSSUX	EXPULSES
		PLEXUSES
		SUPLEXES+

EGILMNSU	GUMLINES+
		LEGUMINS
		MULESING+

EIILLSTT	LITTLIES+
		TILLIEST
		TILLITES

EIMNNOPT	IMPONENT
		PIMENTON+
		POINTMEN


NOTES


NARCOMA n. a stupor induced by a narcotic

SPARTINA n. a salt-marsh grass of coastal regions

DIPROTIC adj. having two hydrogen ions to donate to bases

HELLERI n. a tropical fish

RONEPIPE n. a drainpipe; also RONE

SUPLEX n. a wrestling hold

PIMENTON n. smoked chilli powder; also PIMENTO