NAME Words
2010 June 18
This is an interesting list of “names” that are acceptable plays (240 at last count). Let me know if you have a word/name to add to the list.
| AL | an East Indian tree [n –S] abdgps/abelpst |
| ALAN– | a large hunting dog [n –S] */degst |
| ALEC– | a herring (a food fish) [n –S] */s |
| ALMA | almah (an Egyptian girl who sings and dances professionally) [n –S] h/hs |
| ANNA | a former coin of India and Pakistan [n –S] cm/ls |
| ART– | an esthetically pleasing and meaningful arrangement of elements [n –S] cdfhkmptw/sy |
| BAKER– | one that bakes (to prepare food in an oven) [n –S] */sy |
| BELLE– | an attractive woman [n –S] */ds |
| –BEN– | an inner room [n –S] */dest |
| BENJAMIN | benzoin (a gum resin) [n –S] */s |
| BENNY | an amphetamine tablet [n –NIES] */* |
| BERTHA– | a wide collar [n –S] */s |
| –BETH– | a Hebrew letter [n –S] */s |
| –BIFF | to hit (to strike forcibly) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| –BILL | to present a statement of costs to [v –ED, –ING, –S] : BILLABLE [adj] */sy |
| –BILLY– | a short club [n –LIES] */* |
| BO | a pal [n BOS] a/abdgopstwxy |
| BOB– | to move up and down [v BOBBED, BOBBING, BOBS] */s |
| BOBBY | a police officer [n –BIES] */* |
| BONITA | bonito (a marine food fish) [n –S] */s |
| BONNIE | bonny (pretty (pleasing to the eye)) [adj] */r |
| –BRAD– | to fasten with thin nails [v BRADDED, BRADDING, BRADS] */s |
| –BRANT– | a wild goose [n –S] */s |
| –BRENT– | brant (a wild goose) [n –S] */s |
| –BROCK | a badger [n –S] */s |
| BUD | to put forth buds (undeveloped plant parts) [v BUDDED, BUDDING, BUDS] */s |
| BUSTER | one that breaks up something [n –S] */s |
| CARL– | a peasant (a person of inferior social rank) [n –S] */es |
| CAROL | to sing joyously [v –OLED, –OLING, –OLS or –OLLED, –OLLING, –OLS] */is |
| CARTER– | one that carts (to convey in a cart (a two-wheeled vehicle)) [n –S] */s |
| CELESTE | celesta (a keyboard instrument) [n –S] */s |
| –CHAD | a scrap of paper [n –S] : CHADLESS [adj] */s |
| CHARLEY | charlie (a fool) [n –LEYS] */s |
| CHARLIE | a fool [n –LIES] */s |
| CHASE | to pursue (to follow in order to overtake or capture) [v CHASED, CHASING, CHASES] */drs |
| CHEVY | to chase about [v CHEVIED, CHEVYING, CHEVIES] */* |
| CHICO– | a prickly shrub [n –COS] */s |
| CHRISTIE | christy (a skiing turn) [n –S] */s |
| CHRISTY | a skiing turn [n –TIES] */* |
| –CHUCK | to throw (to propel through the air with a movement of the arm) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| CLARENCE | a closed carriage [n –S] */s |
| –CLAY | to treat with clay (a fine-grained, earthy material) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| CLIFF | a high, steep face of rock [n –S] */sy |
| COOPER | to make or mend barrels [v –ED, –ING, –S] s/sy |
| CORKY– | corklike (resembling cork (a porous tree bark)) [adj CORKIER, CORKIEST] */* |
| DAISY– | a flowering plant [n –SIES] : DAISIED [adj] */* |
| –DALE– | a valley (a depression of the earth’s surface) [n –S] */s |
| DALTON | a unit of atomic mass [n –S] */s |
| DAPHNE | a flowering shrub [n –S] */s |
| DAVY | a safety lamp [n –VIES] */* |
| –DAWN– | to begin to grow light in the morning [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| DEAN | to serve as dean (the head of a faculty) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| DEB– | a debutante [n –S] */st |
| DEXTER | situated on the right [adj] */* |
| –DICK | to waste time — an offensive term [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| –DIRK | to stab with a small knife [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| DOLLY– | to move on a wheeled platform [v –LIED, –LYING, –LIES] */* |
| –DON– | to put on [v DONNED, DONNING, DONS] u/aegs |
| DONNA | an Italian lady [n DONNAS or DONNE] */s |
| DOT– | to cover with dots (tiny round marks) [v DOTTED, DOTTING, DOTS] */ehsy |
| –DUKE | to fight (to attempt to defeat an adversary) [v DUKED, DUKING, DUKES] */ds |
| EARL– | a British nobleman [n –S] p/sy |
| ED | education [n –S] bfglmprtwz/hs |
| EDDY | to move against the main current [v –DIED, –DYING, –DIES] nt/* |
| EINSTEIN | a very intelligent person [n –S] */s |
| ERICA | a shrub of the heath family [n –S] */s |
| FAITH | to believe or trust [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| FANNY | the buttocks (either of the two rounded parts of the rump) [n –NIES] */* |
| –FAY– | to join closely [v –ED, –ING, –S] o/s |
| FELICITY | happiness [n –TIES] */* |
| –FERN– | a flowerless vascular plant [n –S] : FERNLESS, FERNLIKE [adj] */sy |
| FLORENCE | florin (a former gold coin of Europe) [n –S] */s |
| FORD– | to cross by wading [v –ED, –ING, –S] : FORDABLE [adj] */os |
| –FRANK | honest and unreserved in speech [adj FRANKER, FRANKEST], to mark (a piece of mail) for free delivery [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| FRANKLIN | a medieval English landowner [n –S] */s |
| –FRITZ– | a nonfunctioning state [n –ES] */* |
| GABBY | talkative [adj –BIER, –BIEST] */* |
| GENE– | a hereditary unit [n –S] a/st |
| GILBERT | a unit of magnetomotive force [n –S] */s |
| GINGER | to flavor with ginger (a pungent spice) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| GLEN | a small valley [n –S] : GLENLIKE [adj] */s |
| GLORIA | a halo [n –S] */s |
| –GORE– | to pierce with a horn or tusk [v GORED, GORING, GORES] */ds |
| –GRACE | to give beauty to [v GRACED, GRACING, GRACES] */ds |
| GRAHAM | whole-wheat flour [n –S] */s |
| –GRANT– | to bestow upon [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| GUY | to ridicule (to make fun of) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| HANK | to fasten a sail [v –ED, –ING, –S] st/sy |
| HARRY | to pillage (to plunder (to rob of goods by force)) [v –RIED, –RYING, –RIES] cg/* |
| HECTOR | to bully (to treat abusively) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| HENRY | a unit of inductance [n –RIES or –RYS] */s |
| HOLLY | a tree [n –LIES] w/* |
| HONEY– | to sweeten with honey (a sweet, viscid fluid) [v HONEYED or HONIED, HONEYING, HONEYS] p/s |
| –HOPE– | to have a desire or expectation [v HOPED, HOPING, HOPES] */drs |
| HOYLE | a rule book [n –S] */s |
| IRIS | a part of the eye [n IRISES or IRIDES], to give the form of a rainbow to [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */* |
| JACK | to raise with a type of lever [v –ED, –ING, –S] */sy |
| JACKY– | a sailor (a member of a ship’s crew) [n JACKIES] */* |
| JAKE | all right; fine [adj] */s |
| –JANE | a girl or woman [n –S] */s |
| –JAY | a corvine bird [n JAYS] */s |
| JEAN | a durable cotton fabric [n –S] : JEANED [adj] */s |
| JENNY | a female donkey (the domestic ass) [n –NIES] */* |
| JERRY | a German soldier [n –RIES] */* |
| –JESS | to fasten straps around the legs of a hawk [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */e |
| JESSE– | to jess (to fasten straps around the legs of a hawk) [v JESSED, JESSING, JESSES] */ds |
| JEWEL | to adorn or equip with jewels (precious stones) [v –ELED, –ELING, –ELS or –ELLED, –ELLING, –ELS] */s |
| –JILL | a unit of liquid measure [n –S] */s |
| –JIMMY | to pry open with a crowbar [v –MIED, –MYING, –MIES] */* |
| JO | a sweetheart [n JOES] */begtwy |
| –JOE– | a fellow [n –S] */sy |
| JOEY– | a young kangaroo [n –EYS] */s |
| JOHN | a toilet [n –S] */s |
| –JONES | to have a strong craving for something [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */* |
| JORDAN | a type of container [n –S] */s |
| JOSEPH | a woman’s long cloak [n –S] */s |
| JOSH | to tease (to make fun of) [v –ED, –ING, –ES] */* |
| –JOY– | to rejoice (to feel joyful) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| –KAY– | the letter K [n KAYS] o/os |
| KELLY | a bright green color [n –LIES] */* |
| KELVIN | a unit of temperature [n –S] */s |
| –KEN | to know (to have a true understanding of) [v KENNED, KENT, KENNING, KENS] */ost |
| KERRY | one of an Irish breed of cattle [n –RIES] s/* |
| KIP– | to sleep (to be in a natural, periodic state of rest) [v KIPPED, KIPPING, KIPS] s/s |
| –KIT– | to equip (to provide with whatever is needed) [v KITTED, KITTING, KITS] s/ehs |
| KITTY | a kitten or cat [n –TIES] */* |
| KRIS | a short sword [n –ES] */* |
| LACEY– | lacy (resembling lacework (a delicate openwork fabric)) [adj LACIER, LACIEST] */* |
| LANCE | to pierce with a lance (a spearlike weapon) [v LANCED, LANCING, LANCES] g/drst |
| LASSIE– | a lass (a young woman) [n –S] g/s |
| –LAURA | a type of monastery [n –RAS or –RAE] */es |
| LAUREL | to crown with a wreath of evergreen leaves [v –RELED, –RELING, –RELS or –RELLED, –RELLING, –RELS] */s |
| LEE | shelter from the wind [n –S] afg/krst |
| LENO | a style of weaving [n –NOS] */s |
| LILY | a flowering plant [n LILIES] : LILYLIKE [adj] s/* |
| LOUIE | looie (a lieutenant of the armed forces) [n –S] */s |
| LOUIS | a former gold coin of France [n LOUIS] */* |
| LUCIFER | a friction match [n –S] */s |
| MAC– | a raincoat (a waterproof coat) [n –S] */ehks |
| –MAMIE | mamey (a tropical tree) [n –S] */s |
| –MARC– | the residue remaining after a fruit has been pressed [n –S] */hs |
| MARCEL | to make a deep, soft wave in the hair [v –CELLED, –CELLING, –CELS] */s |
| MARGE | a margin [n –S] */s |
| –MARIA | MARE, a dark area on the surface of the moon or Mars [n] */* |
| MARINA | a docking area for small boats [n –S] */s |
| –MARK– | to make a visible impression on [v –ED, –ING, –S] */as |
| MARTIN | a small bird [n –S] */gis |
| MARYJANE | marijuana [n –S] */s |
| MASON | to build with stone or brick [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| MATILDA | a hobo’s bundle [n –S] */s |
| –MATT– | to matte (to produce a dull finish on) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */es |
| MAXWELL | a unit of magnetic flux [n –S] */s |
| –MAY– | to gather flowers in the spring [v –ED, –ING, –S], used as an auxiliary to express permission [v present 2d person sing. MAY, MAYEST, or MAYST, past tense MIGHT] */aos |
| –MEL– | honey [n –S] */dlst |
| MELODY | an agreeable succession of musical sounds [n –DIES] */* |
| MERCY– | compassion shown to an offender or enemy [n –CIES] */* |
| MERLE– | a blackbird [n –S] */s |
| MERLIN | a European falcon [n –S] */s |
| –MICK– | an Irishman — an offensive term [n –S] */s |
| MICKEY | a drugged drink [n –EYS] */s |
| MIKE | to amplify or record by use of a microphone [v MIKED, MIKING, MIKES] */ds |
| –MILLER– | one that mills (to grind by mechanical means) [n –S] */s |
| MOLLY– | mollie (a tropical fish) [n –LIES] */* |
| –MORGAN | a unit of distance between genes [n –S] */s |
| –MORRIS | an English folk dance [n –RISES] */* |
| MORSE– | designating a code used in telegraphy [adj] */l |
| –NAN– | a round flat bread [n –S] */as |
| NAPOLEON | a type of pastry (a sweet baked food) [n –S] */s |
| NELLIE | an effeminate male [n –S] */s |
| NELLY | nellie (an effeminate male) [n –LIES] */* |
| NELSON | a wrestling hold [n –S] */s |
| NEWT– | a small salamander [n –S] */s |
| NEWTON | a unit of force [n –S] */s |
| –NICK | to make a shallow cut in [v –ED, –ING, –S] s/s |
| NORM– | a standard regarded as typical for a specific group [n –S] e/s |
| –OLIVE | the small oval fruit of a Mediterranean tree [n –S] */s |
| –PAM– | the jack of clubs in certain card games [n –S] s/s |
| –PAT– | to touch lightly [v PATTED, PATTING, PATS] s/ehsy |
| PATSY– | a person who is easily fooled [n –SIES] */* |
| PATTIE | patty (a small, flat cake of chopped food) [n –S] */s |
| PATTY | a small, flat cake of chopped food [n –TIES] */* |
| PENNY | a coin of the United Kingdom [n PENNIES or PENCE] */* |
| PETER | to diminish gradually [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| PIERCE | to cut or pass into or through [v PIERCED, PIERCING, PIERCES] */drs |
| –PINKY– | pinkie (the little finger) [n PINKIES] */* |
| PIPER– | one that plays on a tubular musical instrument [n –S] */s |
| RALPH | to vomit (to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| RANDY– | lustful (marked by excessive sexual desire) [adj –DIER, –DIEST], a rude person [n RANDIES] b/* |
| REGINA | queen [n –NAE or –NAS] : REGINAL [adj] */els |
| –RICH | having wealth [adj RICHER, RICHEST] */* |
| –RICK | to pile hay in stacks [v –ED, –ING, –S] bcptw/s |
| ROB | to take property from illegally [v ROBBED, ROBBING, ROBS] */es |
| ROBIN | a songbird (a bird that utters a musical call) [n –S] */gs |
| –ROD | to provide with a rod (a straight, slender piece of wood, metal, or other material) [v RODDED, RODDING, RODS] pt/es |
| ROMEO | a male lover (one that loves another) [n –MEOS] */s |
| –ROSE | to make the color of a rose (a reddish flower) [v ROSED, ROSING, ROSES] abep/dst |
| RUTH– | compassion [n –S] t/s |
| –SALLY– | to rush out suddenly [v –LIED, –LYING, –LIES] */* |
| SANDY– | containing or covered with sand [adj SANDIER, SANDIEST] */* |
| SAUL– | soul (the spiritual aspect of human beings) [n –S] */st |
| SAWYER | one that saws wood for a living [n –S] */s |
| SHAWN– | SHAW, to show (to cause or permit to be seen) [v] */* |
| SHEILA | a young woman [n –S] */s |
| SHELLY– | abounding in seashells (the shell of a marine mollusk) [adj SHELLIER, SHELLIEST] */* |
| SMITH– | a worker in metals [n –S] */sy |
| SONNY | a small boy [n –NIES] */* |
| STELLA | a former coin of the United States [n –S] */rs |
| SUE | to institute legal proceedings against [v SUED, SUING, SUES] */drst |
| –TAD– | a small boy [n –S] */s |
| TAMMIE | tammy (a fabric of mixed fibers) [n –S] */s |
| TAMMY | a fabric of mixed fibers [n –MIES] */* |
| –TED | to spread for drying [v TEDDED, TEDDING, TEDS] */s |
| –TEDDY | a woman’s undergarment [n –DIES] */* |
| TERRY | an absorbent fabric [n –RIES] */* |
| TEXAS | the uppermost structure on a steamboat [n –ES] */* |
| –THATCHER | one that thatches (to cover with thatch (plant stalks or foliage)) [n –S] */s |
| TIFFANY | a thin, mesh fabric [n –NIES] */* |
| TIMOTHY | a European grass [n –THIES] */* |
| TOBY | a type of drinking mug [n –BIES] */* |
| –TOD– | a British unit of weight [n –S] */sy |
| –TOM– | to be a black person eager to win the approval of white people — an offensive term [v TOMMED, TOMMING, TOMS] a/bes |
| TOMMY | a loaf of bread [n –MIES] */* |
| TONY– | stylish (fashionable) [adj TONIER, TONIEST] as/* |
| TROY | a system of weights [n TROYS] s/s |
| TURNER | one that turns (to move around a central point) [n –S] */sy |
| –TWAIN | a set of two [n –S] a/s |
| –VAN | to transport in a van (a type of motor vehicle) [v VANNED, VANNING, VANS] */egs |
| –VERA | very (absolute (free from restriction)) [adj] */* |
| VERONICA | a handkerchief bearing the image of Christ’s face [n –S] */s |
| VICTOR | one who defeats an adversary [n –S] e/sy |
| VICTORIA | a light carriage [n –S] */s |
| VIOLET | a flowering plant [n –S] */s |
| –WALLY– | waly (something visually pleasing) [n –LIES] */* |
| WARD– | to turn aside [v –ED, –ING, –S] as/s |
| WARREN | a place where rabbits live and breed [n –S] */s |
| WEBSTER | a weaver (one that weaves (to form by interlacing threads)) [n –S] */s |
| –WILL | to decide upon [v –ED, –ING, –S] : WILLABLE [adj], used as an auxiliary followed by a simple infinitive to express futurity, inclination, likelihood, or requirement [v past sing. 2d person WOULD, WOULDEST, or WOULDST] st/sy |
| –WILLY– | to willow (to clean textile fibers with a certain machine) [v –LIED, –LYING, –LIES] */* |
| WILT | to become limp (lacking rigidity) [v –ED, –ING, –S] */s |
| WOODY– | containing or resembling wood [adj WOODIER, WOODIEST], a wood-paneled station wagon [n WOODIES] */* |
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