WOW24 Words from Algonquian

WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Algonquian, according to kaikki.org data.

63 entries

WORDDEFINITION
PUNG[n. -S] · a box-shaped~ sleigh
SCUP[n. -S] · a marine food fish / [x] { scuppaug § scup scuppaugs scups }
WAVY[a. WAVIER, WAVIEST] · having waves / ----- [n. -VIES] · wavey
CHUCK[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to throw
COHOG[n. -S] · a quahog / [x] { cohog quahaug quahog quohog § cohogs quahaugs quahogs quohogs § quahaug quahaugs quahog quahogs }
MOXIE[n. -S] · spirit or courage
NETOP[n. -S] · friend; companion
PECAN[n. -S] · a nut-bearing~ tree
PEKAN[n. -S] · a carnivorous mammal
TOGUE[n. -S] · a freshwater fish
TOTEM[n. -S] · a natural object serving as the emblem of a family or clan - TOTEMIC [a.]
WATAP[n. -S] · a thread made from the roots of various trees / [x] { watap watape wattape § watapes wataps wattapes }
WAVEY[n. -VEYS] · the snow goose
CAUCUS[v. -CUSED or -CUSSED, -CUSING or -CUSSING, -CUSES or -CUSSES] · to hold a political meeting
COHOSH[n. -ES] · a medicinal plant
KOOKUM[n. -S] · kokum «an East Indian~ tree» / [x] { kokam kokum kookum § kokams kokums kookums }
MANITO[n. -TOS] · manitou / [x] { manito manitou manitu § manitos manitous manitus }
MANITU[n. -S] · manitou / [x] { manito manitou manitu § manitos manitous manitus }
MASKEG[n. -S] · muskeg «a marsh» / [x] { maskeg muskeg § maskegs muskegs }
MUSKEG[n. -S] · a marsh / [x] { maskeg muskeg § maskegs muskegs }
QUAHOG[n. -S] · an edible clam / [x] { cohog quahaug quahog quohog § cohogs quahaugs quahogs quohogs § quahaug quahaugs quahog quahogs }
QUOHOG[n. -S] · quahog «an edible clam» / [x] { cohog quahaug quahog quohog § cohogs quahaugs quahogs quohogs § quahaug quahaugs quahog quahogs }
SACHEM[n. -S] · a North American~ Indian~ chief - SACHEMIC [a.]
TAUTOG[n. -S] · a marine fish / [x] { tautaug tautog § tautaugs tautogs }
WATAPE[n. -S] · watap «a thread made from the roots of various trees» / [x] { watap watape wattape § watapes wataps wattapes }
WICOPY[n. -PIES] · a flowering shrub / [x] { wickape wicopy § wickapes wicopies }
WIGWAM[n. -S] · an American~ Indian~ dwelling
MANITOU[n. -S] · an Algonquian~ Indian~ deity / [x] { manito manitou manitu § manitos manitous manitus }
MUSKRAT[n. -S] · an aquatic rodent
NITCHIE[n. -S] · an American~ Indian~ -- an offensive term
OQUASSA[n. -S] · a small lake trout
PAPOOSE[n. -S] · an American~ Indian~ baby / [x] { papoose pappoose § papooses pappooses }
PEMBINA[n. -S] · a variety of cranberry
POCOSEN[n. -S] · pocosin «an upland swamp» / [x] { pocosen pocosin pocoson § pocosens pocosins pocosons }
POCOSIN[n. -S] · an upland swamp / [x] { pocosen pocosin pocoson § pocosens pocosins pocosons }
POCOSON[n. -S] · pocosin «an upland swamp» / [x] { pocosen pocosin pocoson § pocosens pocosins pocosons }
QUAHAUG[n. -S] · quahog «an edible clam» / [x] { cohog quahaug quahog quohog § cohogs quahaugs quahogs quohogs § quahaug quahaugs quahog quahogs }
TAUTAUG[n. -S] · tautog «a marine fish» / [x] { tautaug tautog § tautaugs tautogs }
WATTAPE[n. -S] · watap «a thread made from the roots of various trees» / [x] { watap watape wattape § watapes wataps wattapes }
WENDIGO[n. -OES or -OS] · windigo «an evil demon in Algonquian~ mythology» (=wendigoes) / [x] { wendigo wendigoes wendigos windigo windigoes windigos }
WICKAPE[n. -S] · wicopy «a flowering shrub» / [x] { wickape wicopy § wickapes wicopies }
WINDIGO[n. -OES or -OS] · an evil demon in Algonquian~ mythology (=windigoes) / [x] { wendigo wendigoes wendigos windigo windigoes windigos }
CARCAJOU[n. -S] · a carnivorous mammal
CHIPMUCK[n. -S] · a chipmunk / [x] { chipmuck chipmunk § chipmucks chipmunks § chipmuck chipmunk chipmunks }
CHIPMUNK[n. -S] · a small rodent / [x] { chipmuck chipmunk § chipmucks chipmunks § chipmuck chipmunk chipmunks }
MACKINAW[n. -S] · a woolen fabric
MENHADEN[n. -S] · a marine fish
PAPPOOSE[n. -S] · papoose / [x] { papoose pappoose § papooses pappooses }
SAGAMORE[n. -S] · an Algonquian~ Indian~ chief
SCUPPAUG[n. -S] · scup «a marine food fish» / [x] { scuppaug § scup scuppaugs scups }
TAMARACK[n. -S] · a timber tree
TOBOGGAN[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to ride on a long, narrow sled
TUMPLINE[n. -S] · a strap for supporting a load on the back
WANNIGAN[n. -S] · wanigan «a supply chest used in a logging camp» / [x] { wangan wangun wanigan wannigan § wangans wanguns wanigans wannigans }
MONADNOCK[n. -S] · a residual hill that consists of hard rock in an otherwise eroded area
MUMMICHOG[n. -S] · © any one of several species of small American~ cyprinodont~ fishes of the genus Fundulus~, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also minnow
NAMAYCUSH† [n.] the togue: a large North American~ lake trout
SUCCOTASH[n. -ES] · © green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians~
WOODCHUCK† [n. -S] · burrowing rodent
HACKMATACK[n. -S] · © the American~ larch, a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained~ timber. Called also tamarack
PIPSISSEWA† [n. -S] · an evergreen herb
SHAGANAPPI[n. -S] a rawhide strap, e.g. as used to hold together Red River carts
SCUPPERNONG[n. -S] · © an American~ grape, a form of Vitis~ vulpina~, found in the Southern Atlantic~ States, and often cultivated