Creature Comforts – Invertebrates Get scoring comfort from 7-letter bingos of the Animal Kingdom – INVERTEBRATES compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club
A 7s ABALONE AABENO edible shellfish [n -S] ACALEPH AACEHLP jellyfish [n -S or -AE] ACARIDS AACDIRS ACARID, type of arachnid (any of class of segmented invertebrate animals) [n] ACARINE AACEINR acarid (type of arachnid (any of class of segmented invertebrate animals)) [n -S] ACAROID AACDIOR resembling acarid (type of arachnid (any of class of segmented invertebrate animals)) [adj] ACTINIA AACIINT marine animal [n -S or -E] ADELGID ADDEGIL small insect (any of class of small invertebrate animals) [n -S] ALBINOS ABILNOS ALBINO, organism lacking normal pigmentation [n] ALDRINS ADILNRS ALDRIN, insecticide [n] ANIMALS AAILMNS ANIMAL, living organism typically capable of voluntary motion and sensation [n] ANNELID ADEILNN any of phylum of segmented worms [n -S] ANTIBUG ABGINTU effective against bugs [adj] ANTLIKE AEIKLNT resembling ant (small insect (any of class of small invertebrate animals)) [adj] ANTLION AILNNOT predatory insect [n -S] APHIDES ADEHIPS APHIS, aphid (any of family of small, soft-bodied insects) [n] ARANEID AADEINR spider [n -S] ARMLIKE AEIKLMR resembling arm [adj] ASCARID AACDIRS parasitic worm [n -S] ASCARIS AACIRSS ascarid (parasitic worm) [n -ES or -IDES] B 7s BAGWORM ABGMORW larva of certain moths [n -S] BEASTIE ABEEIST tiny animal [n -S] BEDBUGS BBDEGSU BEDBUG, bloodsucking insect [n] BEEHIVE BEEEHIV hive for bees [n -S] BEELIKE BEEEIKL resembling bee (winged insect) [adj] BEELINE BEEEILN to go in straight direct course [v -D, -NING, -S] BEESWAX ABEESWX to polish furniture with type of wax [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BEETLES BEEELST BEETLE, insect [n] BEEYARD ABDEERY apiary (place where bees are kept) [n -S] BEFLEAS ABEEFLS BEFLEA, to infest with fleas [v] BENTHAL ABEHLNT benthic (pertaining to oceanic depths) [adj] BENTHON BEHNNOT organisms living in benthos [n -S] BENTHOS BEHNOST bottom of sea [n -ES] BESTIAL ABEILST pertaining to beasts [adj] BEWORMS BEMORSW BEWORM, to infest with worms [v] BILLBUG BBGILLU weevil (small beetle) [n -S] BIONTIC BCIINOT BIONT, living organism [adj] BIVALVE ABEILVV bivalved mollusk [n -S] BLOWFLY BFLLOWY type of fly [n -LIES] BRULOTS BLORSTU BRULOT, biting fly [n] BUDWORM BDMORUW caterpillar that eats buds [n -S] BUGBANE ABBEGNU perennial herb [n -S] BUGBEAR ABBEGRU object or source of dread [n -S] BUGEYES BEEGSUY BUGEYE, small boat [n] BUGGIER BEGGIRU BUGGY, infested with bugs [adj]
Creature Comforts – Invertebrates Get scoring comfort from 7-letter bingos of the Animal Kingdom – INVERTEBRATES compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club
BUGGING BGGGINU BUG, to annoy (to be troublesome to) [v] BUGLOSS BGLOSSU coarse plant [n -ES] BUGOUTS BGOSTUU BUGOUT, one that leaves hurriedly [n] BUGSEED BDEEGSU annual herb [n -S] BYCATCH ABCCHTY marine animals caught unintentionally [n -ES] C 7s CADELLE ACDEELL small, black beetle [n -S] CALAMAR AAACLMR calamary (squid) [n -S] CAPIZES ACEIPSZ CAPIZ, bivalve mollusk [n] CARABID AABCDIR predatory beetle [n -S] CARBORA AABCORR wood-boring worm [n -S] CARCASE AACCERS carcass (body of dead animal) [n -ES] CARCASS AACCRSS body of dead animal [n -ES] CEROTIC CCEIORT pertaining to beeswax [adj] CESTODE CDEEOST tapeworm (parasitic worm) [n -S] CESTOID CDEIOST cestode (tapeworm (parasitic worm)) [n -S] CHAETAE AACEEHT CHAETA, bristle or seta [n] CHAETAL AACEGLT CHAETA, bristle or seta [adj] CHAFERS ACEFHRS CHAFER, large beetle [n] CHALCID ACCDHIL tiny fly [n -S] CHEGOES CEEGHOS CHEGOE, chigoe (tropical flea) [n] CHIGGER CEGGHIR parasitic mite [n -S] CHIGOES CEGHIOS CHIGOE, tropical flea [n] CHITINS CHIINST CHITIN, main component of insect shells [n] CICADAE AACCDEI CICADA, winged insect [n] CICADAS AACCDIS CICADA, winged insect [n] CICALAS AACCILS CICALA, cicada (winged insect) [n] CIMICES CCEIIMS CIMEX, bedbug (bloodsucking insect) [n] CINERIN CEIINNR compound used in insecticides [n -S] CLAMMED ACDELMM CLAM, to dig for clams (bivalve mollusks) [v] CLAMMER ACELMMR one that clams (to dig for clams (bivalve mollusks)) [n -S] CLERIDS CDEILRS CLERID, predatory beetle [n] COBWEBS BBCEOSW COBWEB, to cover with cobwebs (spider webs) [v] COCCIDS CCCDIOS COCCID, insect (any of class of small invertebrate animals) [n] CONCHES CCEHNOS CONCH, marine mollusk [n] COOTIES CEIOOST COOTIE, body louse [n] COPEPOD CDEOOPP minute crustacean [n -S] COQUINA ACINOQU small marine clam [n -S] CRABBED ABBCDER CRAB, to complain (to express discontent) [v] CRABBER ABBCERR one that crabs (to complain (to express discontent)) [n -S] CRAWDAD AACDDRW crayfish, crustacean [n -S] CRINOID CDIINOR marine animal [n -S] CRITTER CEIRRTT creature (living being) [n -S] CRITTUR CIRRTTU critter (creature (living being)) [n -S] CULCHES CCEHLSU CULCH, oyster bed [n] CULEXES CEELSUX CULEX, mosquito (winged insect) [n]
Creature Comforts – Invertebrates Get scoring comfort from 7-letter bingos of the Animal Kingdom – INVERTEBRATES compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club
CULICES CCEILSU CULEX, mosquito (winged insect) [n] CULICID CCDIILU culicine (mosquito (winged insect)) [n -S] CUTWORM CMORTUW caterpillar [n -S] CYCLOPS CCLOPSY minute one-eyed crustacean [n -S or -PES] D 7s DAPHNIA AADHINP minute crustacean [n -S] DEALATE AADEELT insect divested of its wings [n -S] DEBEARD ABDDEER to remove filaments from mussel [v -ED, -ING, -S] DECAPOD ACDDEOP ten-legged crustacean [n -S] DEERFLY DEEFLRY bloodsucking fly [n -LIES] DEFLEAS ADEEFLS DEFLEA, to rid of fleas [v] DELOUSE DEELOSU to remove lice from [v -D, -SING, -S] DEMETON DEEMNOT insecticide [n -S] DETICKS CDEIKST DETICK, to remove ticks from [v] DEVEINS DEEINSV DEVEIN, to remove dorsal vein from [v] DEWORMS DEMORSW DEWORM, to rid of worms [v] DISTOME DEIMOST parasitic flatworm [n -S] DOBSONS BDNOOSS DOBSON, aquatic insect larva [n] DORBUGS BDGORSU DORBUG, dor (black European beetle) [n] E 7s EARWORM AEMORRW bollworm (larva of certain moth) [n -S] ECDYSIS CDEISSY shedding of outer layer of skin [n -SES] ECDYSON CDENOSY ecdysone (insect hormone) [n -S] ECHINUS CEHINSU echinoid (spiny marine animal) [n -NI, -ES] ECLOSED CDEELOS ECLOSE, to emerge as larva from egg [v] EELWORM EELMORW small roundworm [n -S] ELATERS AEELRST ELATER, click beetle [n] ELYTRON ELNORTY hardened forewing of certain insects [n -RA] ELYTRUM ELMRTUY elytron (hardened forewing of certain insects) [n -RA] ENDOPOD DDENOOP branch of crustacean limb [n -S] ENDRINS DEINNRS ENDRIN, insecticide [n] ERGATES AEEGRST ERGATE, worker ant [n] ETHIONS EHINOST ETHION, pesticide [n] EYELIKE EEEIKLY resembling eye (organ of sight) [adj] F 7s FAJITAS AAFIJST FAJITA, marinated and grilled beef, chicken, or shrimp served with flour tortilla [n] FANLIKE AEFIKLN resembling fan [adj] FILARIA AAFIILR parasitic worm [n -E] FINLIKE EFIIKLN resembling fin [adj] FIREBUG BEFGIRU arsonist (one that commits arson) [n -S] FIREFLY EFFILRY luminous insect [n -LIES] FLEABAG AABEFGL inferior hotel [n -S] FLEAPIT AEFILPT run-down movie theater [n -S] FLYBELT BEFLLTY area infested with tsetse flies [n -S] FLYLESS EFLLSSY free of flies (winged insects) [adj] FLYLINE EFILLNY type of line used in fly fishing [n -S]
Creature Comforts – Invertebrates Get scoring comfort from 7-letter bingos of the Animal Kingdom – INVERTEBRATES compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club
FLYTIER EFILRTY maker of fishing flies [n -S] FLYTRAP AFLPRTY trap for catching flies [n -S] FRASSES AEFRSSS FRASS, debris made by insects [n] FRONTES EFNORST FRONS, upper anterior portion of insect's head [n] G 7s GALLFLY AFGLLLY small insect (any of class of small invertebrate animals) [n -LIES] GASTERS AEGRSST GASTER, enlarged part of abdomen in some insects [n] GEODUCK CDEGKOU large, edible clam [n -] GLOWFLY FGLLOWY firefly (luminous insect) [n -LIES] GOLDBUG BDGGLOU gold beetle [n -S] GRIBBLE BBEGILR marine isopod [n -S] GRUBBED BBDEGRU GRUB, to dig (to break up, turn over, or remove earth) [v] GRUBBER BBEGRRU one that grubs (to dig (to break up, turn over, or remove earth)) [n -S] GWEDUCK CDEGKUW geoduck (large, edible clam) [n -S] GWEDUCS CDEGSUW GWEDUC, geoduck (large, edible clam) [n] GYPLURE EGLPRUY synthetic attractant to trap gypsy moths [n -S] H 7s HALTERE AEEHLRT pair of wings of insect [n -S] HEXAPOD ADEHOPX six-legged insect [n -S] HORNETS EHNORST HORNET, stinging insect [n] HYDATID ADDHITY cyst caused by tapeworm [n -S] HYDROID DDHIORY polyp (invertebrate) [n -S] I 7s ICEWORM CEIMORW small worm found in glaciers [n -S] IMAGOES AEGIMOS IMAGO, adult insect [n] INSECTS CEINNST INSECT, any of class of small invertebrate animals [n] ISOPODS DIOOPSS ISOPOD, kind of crustacean [n] IXODIDS DDIIOSX IXODID, bloodsucking insect [n] J 7s JASSIDS ADIJSSS JASSID, any of family of plant pests [n] JAWLIKE AEIJKLW resembling jaw (framework of mouth) [adj] K 7s KATYDID ADDIKTY grasshopper [n -S] L 7s LADYBUG ABDGLUY small beetle [n -S] LEGLIKE EEGIKLL resembling leg [adj] LEUCONS CELNOSU LEUCON, sponge of complex structure [n] LIMPETS EILMPST LIMPET, type of mollusk [n] LIMULUS ILLMSUU horseshoe crab [n -LI] LINDANE ADEILNN insecticide [n -S] LIPLIKE EIIKLLP resembling lip [adj] LOBSTER BELORST to fish for lobsters, marine crustaceans [v -ED, -ING, -S] LOBWORM BLMOORW lugworm (burrowing marine worm) [n -S] LOCUSTS CLOSSTU LOCUST, migratory grasshopper [n] LOIASIS AIILOSS tropical disease caused by eye worms [n -SES, -ES] LOUSING GILNOSU LOUSE, to spoil or bungle [v]
Creature Comforts – Invertebrates Get scoring comfort from 7-letter bingos of the Animal Kingdom – INVERTEBRATES compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club
LOVEBUG BEGLOUV small black fly that swarms along highways [n -S] LUGWORM GLMORUW burrowing marine worm [n -S] M 7s MAGGOTS AGGMOST MAGGOT, legless larva of certain insects [n] MAGGOTY AGGMOTY MAGGOT, legless larva of certain insects [adj] MANTIDS ADIMNST MANTID, mantis (predatory insect) [n] MAYFLIES AEFILMSY MAYFLY, winged insect [n] MEASLED ADEELMS MEASLE, tapeworm larva [adj] MEASLES AEELMSS MEASLE, tapeworm larva [n] MEDUSAE ADEEMSU MEDUSA, jellyfish [n] MEDUSAL ADELMSU MEDUSA, jellyfish [adj] MEDUSAN ADEMNSU MEDUSA, jellyfish [n -S] MEDUSAS ADEMSSU MEDUSA, jellyfish [n] MELOIDS DEILMOS MELOID, type of beetle [n] MENAZON AEMNNOZ insecticide [n -S] MIREXES EEIMRSX MIREX, insecticide [n] MITIEST EIIMSTT MITY, infested with mites [adj] MOLLUSC CLLMOSU mollusk (any of phylum of soft-bodied invertebrates) [n -S] MOLLUSK KLLMOSU any of phylum of soft-bodied invertebrates [n -S] MONAXON AMNNOOX straight spicule in sponges [n -S] MORPHOS HMOOPRS MORPHO, tropical butterfly [n] MOTHIER EHIMORT MOTHY, full of moths [adj] MUDBUGS BDGMSUU MUDBUG, crayfish, crustacean [n] MUREXES EEMRSUX MUREX, marine mollusk [n] MURICES CEIMRSU MUREX, marine mollusk [n] MUSSELS ELMSSSU MUSSEL, bivalve mollusk [n] MYIASIS AIIMSSY infestation of human tissue by fly maggots [n -SES] N 7s NEKTONS EKNNOST NEKTON, free-swimming marine animals [n] NEURULA AELNRUU vertebrate embryo [n -S or -E] NOCTUID CDINOTU night-flying moth [n -S] O 7s OCTOPOD CDOOPTU any of order of eight-armed mollusks [n -S] OCTOPUS COOPSTU nocturnal octopod [n -ES, -PI, or -PODES] ODONATA AADNOOT insects of order of predacious insects [n] ODONATE ADENOOT any of order of predacious insects [n -S] OOTHECA ACEHOOT egg case of certain insects [n -E] OSCULES CELOSSU OSCULE, osculum (opening in sponge) [n] OSCULUM CLMOSUU opening in sponge [n -LA] OTOCYST COOSTTY organ of balance in many invertebrates [n -S] OVIPARA AAIOPRV egg-laying animals [n] OYSTERS EORSSTY OYSTER, to gather oyster (edible mollusks) [v] P 7s PAGURID ADGIPRU pagurian (hermit crab) [n -S] PARTANS AANPRST PARTAN, edible crab [n] PEARLED ADEELPR PEARL, to adorn with pearls (smooth, rounded masses formed in certain mollusks) [v]
Creature Comforts – Invertebrates Get scoring comfort from 7-letter bingos of the Animal Kingdom – INVERTEBRATES compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club
PEREION EEINOPR thorax of some crustaceans [n -S or -IA] PEREONS EENOPRS PEREON, pereion (thorax of some crustaceans) [n] PESTERS EEPRSST PESTER, to bother (to annoy (to be troublesome to)) [v] PESTIER EEIPRST PESTY, annoying [adj] PHASMID ADHIMPS tropical insect [n -S] PHORATE AEHOPRT insecticide [n -S] PIDDOCK CDDIKOP bivalve mollusk [n -S] PIEBALD ABDEILP spotted animal [n -S] PILLBUG BGILLPU wood louse that can roll up into ball [n -S] PINWORM IMNOPRW parasitic worm [n -S] PISMIRE EIIMPRS ant (small insect (any of class of small invertebrate animals)) [n -S] PLEONAL AELLNOP PLEON, abdomen of crustacean [adj] PLEONIC CEILNOP PLEON, abdomen of crustacean [adj] PLEOPOD DELOOPP appendage of crustaceans [n -S] PLEURON ELNOPRU part of thoracic segment of insect [n -RA] PLUTEUS ELPSTUU larva of sea urchin [n -EI] POLYPOD DLOOPPY many-footed organism [n -S] PREPUPA AEPPPRU stage preceding pupa [n -S or -E] PROLEGS EGLOPRS PROLEG, abdominal leg of certain insect larvae [n] PROSOMA AMOOPRS anterior region of body of some invertebrates [n -S or -TA] PSOCIDS CDIOPSS PSOCID, minute winged insect [n] PSYLLAS ALLPSSY PSYLLA, any of various plant lice [n] PSYLLID DILLPSY psylla (any of various plant lice) [n -S] PUNKEYS EKNPSUY PUNKEY, punkie (biting gnat) [n] PUNKIES EIKNPSU PUNKIE, biting gnat [n] PUPATED ADEPPTU PUPATE, to pass through pupal stage [v] PUPATES AEPPSTU PUPATE, to pass through pupal stage [v] PYRALID ADILPRY long-legged moth [n -S] Q 7s QUAHAUG AAGHQUU quahog (edible clam) [n -S] QUAHOGS AGHOQSU QUAHOG, edible clam [n] QUOHOGS GHOOQSU QUOHOG, quahog (edible clam) [n] R 7s RADULAE AADELRU RADULA, tonguelike organ of mollusks [n] RADULAR AADLRRU RADULA, tonguelike organ of mollusks [adj] RADULAS AADLRSU RADULA, tonguelike organ of mollusks [n] RAGWORM AGMORRW aquatic worm [n -S] REDBUGS BDEGRSU REDBUG, chigger (parasitic mite) [n] RESILIN EIILNRS elastic substance in cuticles of many insects [n -S] RONNELS ELNNORS RONNEL, insecticide [n] RUDISTS DIRSSTU RUDIST, cone-shaped extinct mollusk [n] S 7s SACLIKE ACEIKLS resembling sac (pouch-shaped structure in animal or plant) [adj] SANDFLY ADFLNSY biting fly [n -LIES] SATYRID ADIRSTY brownish butterfly [n -S] SHADFLY ADFHLSY winged insect [n -LIES]
Creature Comforts – Invertebrates Get scoring comfort from 7-letter bingos of the Animal Kingdom – INVERTEBRATES compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club
SHRIMPS HIMPRSS SHRIMP, to catch shrimps (small marine decapods) [v] SHRIMPY HIMPRSY abounding in shrimp [adj -PIER, -PIEST] SIALIDS ADIILSS SIALID, alderfly (winged insect) [n] SNAILED ADEILNS SNAIL, to move slowly [v] SOWBUGS BGOSSUW SOWBUG, wood louse [n] SPICULE CEILPSU needlelike structure [n -S] SPIDERS DEIPRSS SPIDER, to move in scuttling manner [v] SPIDERY DEIPRSY resembling spider (type of arachnid) [adj -RIER, -RIEST] SPONGED DEGNOPS SPONGE, to wipe with sponge (mass of absorbent material) [v] SPONGED DEGNOPS SPONGE, to wipe with sponge (mass of absorbent material) [v] SPONGER EGNOPRS one that sponges (to wipe with sponge (mass of absorbent material)) [n -S] SPONGES EGNOPSS SPONGE, to wipe with sponge (mass of absorbent material) [v] SQUILLA AILLQSU burrowing crustacean [n -S or -E] STYLETS ELSSTTY STYLET, small, stiff organ or appendage of certain animals [n] STYLOPS LOPSSTY insect that is parasite of other insects [n STYLOPS] SUNSTAR ANRSSTU type of starfish (star-shaped marine animal) [n -S] SYRPHID DHIPRSY winged insect [n -S] T 7s TABANID AABDINT bloodsucking insect [n -S] TAENIAE AAEEINT TAENIA, tapeworm (parasitic worm) [n] TAENIAS AAEINST TAENIA, tapeworm (parasitic worm) [n] TAILFAN AAFILNT fanlike swimming organ at rear of some crustaceans [n -S] TAMPANS AAMNPST TAMPAN, biting insect [n] TANRECS ACENRST TANREC, tenrec (mammal that feeds on insects) [n] TENRECS CEENRST TENREC, mammal that feeds on insects [n] TEREDOS DEEORST TEREDO, bivalve mollusk [n] TERMITE EEIMRTT insect resembling ant [n -S] TINEIDS DEIINST TINEID, one of family of moths [n] TORTRIX IORRTTX small moth (winged insect) [n -ES or -ICES] TREHALA AAEHLRT sweet, edible substance forming pupal case of certain weevils [n -S] TREPANG AEGNPRT marine animal [n -S] TRICLAD ACDILRT aquatic flatworm [n -S] TRITONS INORSTT TRITON, marine mollusk [n] TROILUS ILORSTU large butterfly [n -ES] TSETSES EESSSTT TSETSE, African fly [n] TUBIFEX BEFITUX aquatic worm [n -ES] TUSSAHS AHSSSTU TUSSAH, Asian silkworm [n] TUSSARS ARSSSTU TUSSAR, tussah (Asian silkworm) [n] TUSSEHS EHSSSTU TUSSEH, tussah (Asian silkworm) [n] TUSSERS ERSSSTU TUSSER, tussah (Asian silkworm) [n] TUSSORE EORSSTU tussah (Asian silkworm) [n -S] TUSSORS ORSSSTU TUSSOR, tussah (Asian silkworm) [n] TUSSURS RSSSTUU TUSSUR, tussah (Asian silkworm) [n] TZETZES EESTTZZ TZETZE, tsetse (African fly) [n] U 7s URCHINS CHINRSU URCHIN, mischievous boy [n]
Creature Comforts – Invertebrates Get scoring comfort from 7-letter bingos of the Animal Kingdom – INVERTEBRATES compiled by Jacob Cohen, Asheville Scrabble Club
V 7s VARMENT AEMNRTV varmint (animal considered to be pest) [n -S] VARMINT AIMNRTV animal considered to be pest [n -S] VARROAS AAORRSV VARROA, mite that is parasite of honeybee [n] VEDALIA AADEILV Australian ladybug [n -S] VELIGER EEGILRV larval stage of certain mollusks [n -S] VERMIAN AEIMNRV pertaining to worms [adj] VERMINS EIMNRSV VERMIN, small, common, harmful, or objectionable animals [n] VESPIDS DEIPSSV VESPID, wasp (stinging insect) [n] VESPINE EEINPSV pertaining to wasps (stinging insect) [adj] W 7s WASPIER AEIPRSW WASPY, resembling wasp (stinging insect) [adj] WASPILY AILPSWY WASPY, resembling wasp (stinging insect) [adv] WASPISH AHIPSSW WASP, stinging insect [adj] WAXWORM AMORWWX moth that infests beehives [n -S] WEBWORM BEMORWW web-spinning caterpillar [n -S] WEEVILS EEILSVW WEEVIL, small beetle [n] WORMERS EMORRSW WORMER, one that worms (to rid of worms (small, limbless invertebrates)) [n] WORMIER EIMORRW WORMY, infested with worms [adj] WORMILS ILMORSW WORMIL, lump in skin of animal's back [n] WORMING GIMNORW WORM, to rid of worms (small, limbless invertebrates) [v] WORMISH HIMORSW wormlike (resembling worm) [adj] X 7s Y 7s Z 7s ZYZZYVA AVYYZZZ tropical weevil [n -S]