WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Modern Greek, according to kaikki.org data.
35 entries
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| FETA | [n. -S] · a Greek cheese |
| FILO | [n. FILOS] · phyllo «very thin pastry dough» / [x] { fillo filo phyllo § fillos filos phyllos } |
| LIRA | [n. LIRE or LIRAS] · a monetary unit of Italy~ / ----- [n. LIRI] · a monetary unit of Malta~ / ----- [n. LIROTH or LIROT] · a former monetary unit of Israel~ |
| MEZE | [n. -S] · a Greek or Middle Eastern appetizer |
| OUZO | [n. -ZOS] · a Greek liqueur |
| PITA | [n. -S] · a strong fiber / [x] { pita pitta § pitas pittas } |
| DOLMA | [n. -MAS or -MADES] · a stuffed grape leaf |
| DOULA | [n. -S] · a woman who assists another woman during childbirth |
| FILLO | [n. -LOS] · phyllo «very thin pastry dough» / [x] { fillo filo phyllo § fillos filos phyllos } |
| GYROS | < GYRO, [n. -ROS] · a gyroscope |
| PITTA | [n. -S] · a perching bird of Asia~, Australia~, and Africa~ / [x] { pita pitta § pitas pittas } |
| VARIA | [n. -S] · a miscellany of literary works (=varias) |
| BUZUKI | [n. -KIA or -KIS] · bouzouki «a stringed musical instrument» / [x] { bousouki bouzouki bouzoukia buzuki § bousoukia bousoukis bouzoukis buzukia buzukis } |
| EVZONE | [n. -S] · a Greek soldier |
| KLEPHT | [n. -S] · a Greek guerrilla - KLEPHTIC [a.] |
| LACKEY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to act in a servile manner / [x] { lackey lacquey § lackeys lacqueys § lackey lackeyed lackeying lackeys lacquey lacqueyed lacqueying lacqueys } |
| PHYLLO | [n. -LOS] · very thin pastry dough / [x] { fillo filo phyllo § fillos filos phyllos } |
| TARAMA | [n. -S] · a Greek paste of fish roe, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil |
| FLOKATI | [n. -S] · a Greek handwoven rug |
| MOUSAKA | [n. -S] · moussaka «a Middle Eastern dish of meat and eggplant» / [x] { mousaka moussaka § mousakas moussakas } |
| RETSINA | [n. -S] · a resin-flavored~ Greek wine |
| TAVERNA | [n. -S] · a cafe in Greece~ |
| BOUSOUKI | [n. -KIA or -KIS] · bouzouki «a stringed musical instrument» / [x] { bousouki bouzouki bouzoukia buzuki § bousoukia bousoukis bouzoukis buzukia buzukis } |
| BOUZOUKI | [n. -KIA or -KIS] · a stringed musical instrument / [x] { bousouki bouzouki bouzoukia buzuki § bousoukia bousoukis bouzoukis buzukia buzukis } |
| DIOBOLON | [n. -S] · diobol «a coin of ancient Greece~» / [x] { diobol diobolon § diobolons diobols } |
| DOLMADES | < DOLMA, [n. -MAS or -MADES] · a stuffed grape leaf |
| MOUSSAKA | [n. -S] · a Middle Eastern dish of meat and eggplant / [x] { mousaka moussaka § mousakas moussakas } |
| SOUVLAKI | [n. -S] · a Greek shish~ kebab / [x] { souvlaki § souvlakia souvlakias souvlakis } |
| BOUZOUKIA | < BOUZOUKI, [n. -KIA or -KIS] · a stringed musical instrument / [x] { bousouki bouzouki bouzoukia buzuki § bousoukia bousoukis bouzoukis buzukia buzukis } |
| SKORDALIA | [n. -S] · a Greek dip |
| SOUVLAKIA | [n. -S] · a Greek dish of kebabs, esp~ made with lamb / [x] { souvlaki § souvlakia souvlakias souvlakis } |
| KEFALOTIRI | † [n. -S] · alternative form of kefalotyri «a Greek cheese similar to parmesan» |
| KEFALOTYRI | [n. -S] a Greek cheese similar to parmesan |
| SPANAKOPITA | [n. -S] · a Greek spinach pastry / [x] { spanakopita spanokopita § spanakopitas spanokopitas } |
| SPANOKOPITA | [n. -S] · spanakopita «a Greek spinach pastry» / [x] { spanakopita spanokopita § spanakopitas spanokopitas } |