WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Irish, according to kaikki.org data.
90 entries
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| BOG | [v. BOGGED, BOGGING, BOGS] · to impede |
| BAWN | [n. -S] · a meadow for cows |
| BIBE | [n. -S] · a creature whose crying is an omen of death |
| BRAT | [n. -S] · a spoiled child - BRATTISH [a.] |
| CAIN | [n. -S] · kain / [x] { cain kain kane § cains kains kanes } |
| CLAN | [n. -S] · a united group of families |
| GELT | [n. -S] · money |
| KAIN | [n. -S] · a tax paid in produce or livestock / [x] { cain kain kane § cains kains kanes } |
| OGAM | [n. -S] · ogham «an Old Irish~ alphabet» / [x] { ogam ogham § ogams oghams § oghamic } |
| RATH | [a.] · rathe «appearing or ripening early» / [x] { rath § rath rathe rather § rath rathe rather } |
| SCAM | [v. SCAMMED, SCAMMING, SCAMS] · to cheat or swindle |
| SIDH | [n. SIDHE] · a hill inhabited by supernatural beings in Irish~ folklore |
| TORY | [n. -RIES] · a political conservative |
| BLOKE | [n. -S] · a fellow |
| CAIRD | [n. -S] · a gypsy |
| CEILI | [n. -S] · ceilidh / [x] { ceili ceilidh § ceilidhs ceilis § ceilidh ceilidhs } |
| DULCE | [n. -S] · a sweet food or drink |
| DULSE | [n. -S] · an edible seaweed |
| ESKAR | [n. -S] · esker «a narrow ridge of gravel and sand» / [x] { escar eskar esker § escars eskars eskers } |
| ESKER | [n. -S] · a narrow ridge of gravel and sand / [x] { escar eskar esker § escars eskars eskers } |
| KELLY | [n. -LIES] · a bright green color |
| KERRY | [n. -RIES] · one of an Irish~ breed of cattle |
| LOUGH | [n. -S] · a lake / [x] { lake loch lough § lakes lochs loughs § lake laked lakes laking § lakelike } |
| OGHAM | [n. -S] · an Old Irish~ alphabet - OGHAMIC [a.] / [x] { ogam ogham § ogams oghams § oghamic } |
| OSCAR | [n. -S] · a South American~ fish |
| PHONY | [a. -NIER, -NIEST] · not genuine or real / ----- [v. -NIED, -NYING, -NIES] · to alter so as to make appear genuine / [x] { phoney phony § phoneys phonies § phoney phoneyed phoneying phoneys phonied phonies phony phonying § phoney phonier phoniest phony } |
| SIDHE | < SIDH, [n. SIDHE] · a hill inhabited by supernatural beings in Irish~ folklore |
| WISHA | [i.] · used to express surprise |
| BOREEN | [n. -S] · a lane in Ireland~ |
| BROGUE | [n. -S] · an Irish~ accent |
| CURAGH | [n. -S] · currach «a coracle» / [x] { curagh currach curragh § curaghs currachs curraghs } |
| DUDEEN | [n. -S] · a short tobacco pipe |
| GALORE | [n. -S] · abundance |
| GARRON | [n. -S] · a small, sturdy horse |
| HOOLIE | [a.] · easy; slow / [x] { hoolie § hooly § hooly } |
| HUBBUB | [n. -S] · an uproar |
| KIPPEN | < KEP, [v. KEPPED, KEPPEN or KIPPEN, KEPPING, KEPS] · to catch |
| PHONEY | [a. -NIER, -NIEST] · phony / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to phony / [x] { phoney phony § phoneys phonies § phoney phoneyed phoneying phoneys phonied phonies phony phonying § phoney phonier phoniest phony } |
| SCRAWB | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to scrob «to scrape with or as with claws» |
| SHAUGH | [n. -S] · a thicket |
| SHEUGH | [n. -S] · a ditch / [x] { sheuch sheugh § sheuchs sheughs } |
| STRATH | [n. -S] · a wide river valley |
| STREEL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to saunter |
| TANIST | [n. -S] · the heir apparent to a Celtic~ chief |
| TOCHER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to give a dowry to |
| WHISKY | [n. -KIES] · whiskey / [x] { usquabae usque usquebae usquebaugh whiskey whisky § usquabaes usquebaes usquebaughs usques whiskeys whiskies } |
| BANSHEE | [n. -S] · a female spirit / [x] { banshee banshie § banshees banshies } |
| BANSHIE | [n. -S] · banshee / [x] { banshee banshie § banshees banshies } |
| BODHRAN | [n. -S] · an Irish~ drum |
| BUCKEEN | [n. -S] · a poor man who acts as if wealthy |
| CEILIDH | [n. -S] · an Irish~ or Scottish~ party / [x] { ceili ceilidh § ceilidhs ceilis § ceilidh ceilidhs } |
| COLLEEN | [n. -S] · an Irish~ girl |
| COLLINS | [n. -ES] · an alcoholic beverage |
| CRANNOG | [n. -S] · an artificial island / [x] { crannog crannoge § crannoges crannogs } |
| CURRACH | [n. -S] · a coracle / [x] { curagh currach curragh § curaghs currachs curraghs } |
| CURRAGH | [n. -S] · currach «a coracle» / [x] { curagh currach curragh § curaghs currachs curraghs } |
| DONEGAL | [n. -S] · a type of tweed |
| DRUMLIN | [n. -S] · a long hill of glacial drift |
| GOMBEEN | [n. -S] · usury |
| GOSSOON | [n. -S] · a boy |
| MACHREE | [n. -S] · dear |
| MALARKY | [n. -KIES] · malarkey / [x] { malarkey malarky § malarkeys malarkies } |
| MASSIVE | [a.] · of considerable size / [x] { massive massy § massier massiest massive massy } |
| SHEBANG | [n. -S] · a situation, organization, or matter |
| SHEBEAN | [n. -S] · shebeen «a place where liquor is sold illegally» / [x] { shebean shebeen § shebeans shebeens § shebeen shebeens } |
| SHEBEEN | [n. -S] · a place where liquor is sold illegally / [x] { shebean shebeen § shebeans shebeens § shebeen shebeens } |
| WHISKEY | [n. -KEYS] · a liquor / [x] { usquabae usque usquebae usquebaugh whiskey whisky § usquabaes usquebaes usquebaughs usques whiskeys whiskies } |
| CARAGEEN | [n. -S] · an edible seaweed / [x] { carageen carrageen carragheen § carageens carrageens carragheens } |
| CORONACH | [n. -S] · a dirge |
| CRANNOGE | [n. -S] · crannog «an artificial island» / [x] { crannog crannoge § crannoges crannogs } |
| HOOLIGAN | [n. -S] · a hoodlum |
| MALARKEY | [n. -KEYS] · nonsense / [x] { malarkey malarky § malarkeys malarkies } |
| MICAWBER | [n. -S] · a person who remains hopeful despite adversity |
| OMADHAUN | [n. -S] · a foolish person |
| PISHOGUE | [n. -S] · an evil spell / [x] { pishoge pishogue § pishoges pishogues } |
| RAPPAREE | [n. -S] · a plunderer |
| SHAMROCK | [n. -S] · a three-leaved~ plant |
| SHILLALA | [n. -S] · a short, thick club / [x] { shillala shillalah shillelagh shillelah § shillalahs shillalas shillelaghs shillelahs } |
| SPALPEEN | [n. -S] · a rascal |
| BARMBRACK | [n. -S] · a kind of spicy bread |
| CARRAGEEN | [n. -S] · © alt. of Carrigeen~ «A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed, which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of…» / [x] { carageen carrageen carragheen § carageens carrageens carragheens } |
| MAVOURNIN | [n. -S] · derivative of mavourneen «(Irish~) my darling» |
| SHILLALAH | [n. -S] · © alt. of Shillelah / [x] { shillala shillalah shillelagh shillelah § shillalahs shillalas shillelaghs shillelahs } |
| SHILLELAH | [n. -S] · © an oaken sapling or cudgel; any cudgel; -- so called from Shillelagh, a place in Ireland~ of that name famous for its oaks / [x] { shillala shillalah shillelagh shillelah § shillalahs shillalas shillelaghs shillelahs } |
| CARRAGHEEN | [n. -S] alternative form of carrageen «A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed, which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of…» / [x] { carageen carrageen carragheen § carageens carrageens carragheens } |
| LEPRECHAUN | [n. -S] · (in Irish~ folklore) a mischievous elf, often believed to have a treasure hoard |
| MAVOURNEEN | [n. -S] · (Irish~) my darling |
| SHILLELAGH | [n. -S] · (in Ireland~) a stout club or cudgel, esp~ one made of oak or blackthorn / [x] { shillala shillalah shillelagh shillelah § shillalahs shillalas shillelaghs shillelahs } |
| USQUEBAUGH | [n. -S] · (Irish~) the former name for whiskey / [x] { usquabae usque usquebae usquebaugh whiskey whisky § usquabaes usquebaes usquebaughs usques whiskeys whiskies } |
| GALLOWGLASS | [n. -ES] · © a heavy-armed~ foot soldier from Ireland~ and the Western Isles in the time of Edward~ |