100% | LESION | 6 | Word derived from the Latin word for injury that my six year old might refer to as a "boo-boo" |
35% | MAMMAL | 6 | Class with a name that comes from the Latin word for "breast" |
33% | TSAR | 4 | Title derived from the Latin word for "caesar" |
33% | WHYS | 4 | Common words at the start of a lot of sentences that my four year old comes out with |
32% | ALLUDE | 6 | Refer to something indirectly, from the Latin word that means "to play" |
32% | KEG | 3 | Word that refers to a beer container, which originated from Old Norse |
32% | ALCOHOL | 7 | Word that refers to a liquid used in cocktails, which originated from Latin |
32% | RUBY | 4 | Gemstone whose name is derived from the Latin word for "red" |
32% | BRUISEDRIB | 10 | Bone injury that might result from a blow to the chest |
32% | OGEE | 4 | Curvy little word that may have roots in the Latin word for "a support or prop" and the word "to increase, strengthen" |
31% | ADAM | 4 | Name that derives from the Hebrew word for "earth" |
31% | ALMS | 4 | Word beggars used to cry, derived from the Greek word for mercy |
31% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
31% | COURT | 5 | Word with "ship" to refer to the course of a romantic relationship that might lead to marriage |
31% | SONY | 4 | Tech giant that originally got its name from a combination of the Latin word for sound and a slang term for a young boy |
31% | ATOM | 4 | Tiny particle that's derived from the Greek word for "indivisible" |
31% | SCUDO | 5 | Any of several former Italian silver coins whose name derives from the Latin word for shield |
31% | CAMERA | 6 | Name for an instrument that comes from the Latin word for "chamber" |
31% | UVEA | 4 | Part of the eye that comes from the Latin word for 'grape' |
30% | DESSERT | 7 | Course with a name derived from the French word for "clear the table" |
30% | LEAFS | 5 | As she ___ through the yellow pages, my eyes try in vain to grab a word or two from the handwriting |
30% | SEMPERFI | 8 | Motto that derives from the Latin for "always faithful" |
30% | FLY | 3 | *Buzzing pest ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a snare for the said pest |
30% | OPT | 3 | Word that can come before in or out and comes from the Latin for "to select" |
30% | ORE | 3 | Word derived from the Old English words for "unworked metal" and "copper" |
30% | DIVA | 4 | Word that comes from the Latin for “goddess” |
30% | APRON | 5 | Word that comes from the Latin for "little napkin" |
29% | SCATHE | 6 | Word derived from the proto-Germanic for "to injure" which these days, means to verbally blast someone |
29% | HAT | 3 | "Hold On To Your ___," Rolling Stones song that might pop into your head while reaching for a brimmed accessory from the closet |
29% | APRIL | 5 | Month whose name is said to be derived from the Latin for "to open" |