WOW24 Scrabble words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology is Russian, according to kaikki.org data.
156 entries
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| DE | [p.] · of; from -- used in names / [x] { de dee did do doh done § dos doses doss § de dee did didst do does doest doeth doing done dos dosed doses dosing dost doth § done § do § done } |
| MIR | [n. MIRS or MIRI] · a Russian~ peasant commune |
| PUD | [n. -S] · pudding / [x] { pud pudding § puddings puds } |
| SHA | [i.] · used to urge silence |
| ZEK | [n. -S] · an inmate in a Soviet labor camp |
| BOLO | [n. -LOS] · a machete |
| CZAR | [n. -S] · an emperor or king / [x] { czar tsar tzar § czars tsars tzars } |
| DUMA | [n. -S] · a Russian~ council / [x] { douma duma § doumas dumas } |
| KRAI | [n. -S] · an administrative territory of Russia~ / [x] { krai kray § krais krays } |
| KRAY | [n. KRAYS] · krai «an administrative territory of Russia~» / [x] { krai kray § krais krays } |
| KVAS | [n. -ES] · kvass «a Russian~ beer» / [x] { kvas kvass quass § kvases kvasses quasses § quass quasses } |
| POOD | [n. -S] · a Russian~ unit of weight |
| TSAR | [n. -S] · czar / [x] { czar tsar tzar § czars tsars tzars } |
| TZAR | [n. -S] · czar / [x] { czar tsar tzar § czars tsars tzars } |
| ARTEL | [n. -S] · a collective farm in Russia~ |
| BLINI | < BLIN, [n. BLINI°, BLINIS or BLINY] · a blintze «a thin pancake» (=bliny) / [x] { blin blintz blintze § blini blinis blintzes bliny § blin } |
| BLINY | < BLIN, [n. BLINI°, BLINIS or BLINY] · a blintze «a thin pancake» (=bliny) / [x] { blin blintz blintze § blini blinis blintzes bliny § blin } |
| BOYAR | [n. -S] · a former Russian~ aristocrat / [x] { boyar boyard § boyards boyars } |
| CHAGA | [n. -S] a parasitic fungus of trees |
| DACHA | [n. -S] · a Russian~ cottage / [x] { dacha datcha § dachas datchas } |
| DOUMA | [n. -S] · duma / [x] { douma duma § doumas dumas } |
| GULAG | [n. -S] · a forced-labor~ camp |
| KASHA | [n. -S] · a cooked cereal |
| KEFIR | [n. -S] · a fermented beverage made from cow's milk |
| KOPEK | [n. -S] · kopeck «a Russian~ coin» / [x] { copeck kopeck kopek § copecks kopecks kopeks } |
| KULAK | [n. -LAKS or -LAKI] · a rich Russian~ peasant |
| KVASS | [n. -ES] · a Russian~ beer / [x] { kvas kvass quass § kvases kvasses quasses § quass quasses } |
| LIMAN | [n. -S] · a lagoon |
| MUJIK | [n. -S] · muzhik «a Russian~ peasant» / [x] { moujik mujik muzhik muzjik § moujiks mujiks muzhiks muzjiks } |
| PIROG | [n. -ROGEN, -ROGHI or -ROGI] · a large Russian~ pastry / [x] { perogi perogie perogy pirog pirojki pyrogy pyrohy § perogies perogis pierogi pierogies pirogen piroghi pirogi pirogies pyrogies pyrohies } |
| QUASS | [n. -ES] · kvass «a Russian~ beer» / [x] { kvas kvass quass § kvases kvasses quasses § quass quasses } |
| RUBLE | [n. -S] · a monetary unit of the Soviet Union / [x] { rouble ruble § roubles rubles } |
| SAIGA | [n. -S] · a small antelope |
| SOYUZ | [n. -ES] · a Soviet manned spacecraft |
| TAIGA | [n. -S] · a subarctic evergreen forest |
| UKASE | [n. -S] · an edict |
| VERST | [n. -S] · a Russian~ measure of distance / [x] { verst verste § verstes versts } |
| VODKA | [n. -S] · a liquor |
| ARSHIN | [n. -S] · archine «a Russian~ unit of linear measure» / [x] { archine arshin § archines arshins } |
| ATAMAN | [n. -S] · a hetman «a cossack leader» |
| BAIDAR | [n. -S] · bidarka «an Inuit~ canoe» / [x] { baidar baidarka bidarka bidarkee § baidarkas bidarkas bidarkees } |
| BORSCH | [n. -ES] · borscht / [x] { borsch borscht borsht § borsches borschts borshts } |
| BORSHT | [n. -S] · borscht / [x] { borsch borscht borsht § borsches borschts borshts } |
| BORZOI | [n. -S] · a Russian~ hound |
| BOYARD | [n. -S] · boyar «a former Russian~ aristocrat» / [x] { boyar boyard § boyards boyars } |
| CAFTAN | [n. -S] · a full-length~ tunic - CAFTANED [a.] (=caftaned) / [x] { caftan kaftan § caftans kaftans § caftaned } |
| COPECK | [n. -S] · kopeck «a Russian~ coin» / [x] { copeck kopeck kopek § copecks kopecks kopeks } |
| CORSAC | [n. -S] · an Asian~ fox |
| DATCHA | [n. -S] · dacha / [x] { dacha datcha § dachas datchas } |
| DROSKY | [n. -KIES] · droshky «an open carriage» / [x] { droshky drosky § droshkies droskies } |
| GALYAC | [n. -S] · galyak «a fur made from lambskin» / [x] { galyac galyak § galyacs galyaks } |
| GALYAK | [n. -S] · a fur made from lambskin / [x] { galyac galyak § galyacs galyaks } |
| KAFTAN | [n. -S] · caftan «a full-length~ tunic» / [x] { caftan kaftan § caftans kaftans § caftaned } |
| KOLHOZ | [n. -HOZY or -HOZES] · kolkhoz «a collective farm in Russia~» / [x] { kolhoz kolkhos kolkhoz kolkoz § kolhozes kolhozy kolkhoses kolkhosy kolkhozes kolkhozy kolkozes kolkozy } |
| KOLKOZ | [n. -KOZY or -KOZES] · kolkhoz «a collective farm in Russia~» / [x] { kolhoz kolkhos kolkhoz kolkoz § kolhozes kolhozy kolkhoses kolkhosy kolkhozes kolkhozy kolkozes kolkozy } |
| KOPECK | [n. -S] · a Russian~ coin / [x] { copeck kopeck kopek § copecks kopecks kopeks } |
| KURGAN | [n. -S] · a mound of earth over a grave |
| MOUJIK | [n. -S] · muzhik «a Russian~ peasant» / [x] { moujik mujik muzhik muzjik § moujiks mujiks muzhiks muzjiks } |
| MUZHIK | [n. -S] · a Russian~ peasant / [x] { moujik mujik muzhik muzjik § moujiks mujiks muzhiks muzjiks } |
| MUZJIK | [n. -S] · muzhik «a Russian~ peasant» / [x] { moujik mujik muzhik muzjik § moujiks mujiks muzhiks muzjiks } |
| OSETRA | [n. -S] · a golden or brownish caviar / [x] { osetra ossetra § osetras ossetras } |
| PASKHA | [n. -S] · a Russian~ dessert eaten at Easter / [x] { pasha pashka paska paskha § pashkas paskas paskhas } |
| PODSOL | [n. -S] · podzol «an infertile soil» - PODSOLIC [a.] / [x] { podsol podzol spodosol § podsols podzols spodosols § podsolic podzolic } |
| PODZOL | [n. -S] · an infertile soil - PODZOLIC [a.] / [x] { podsol podzol spodosol § podsols podzols spodosols § podsolic podzolic } |
| ROUBLE | [n. -S] · ruble / [x] { rouble ruble § roubles rubles } |
| SOVIET | [n. -S] · a legislative body in a Communist country |
| SUSLIK | [n. -S] · a Eurasian~ rodent / [x] { souslik suslik § sousliks susliks } |
| TARPAN | [n. -S] · an Asian~ wild horse |
| TETRIS | < TETRI, [n. -S] · a monetary unit of the Republic of Georgia~ |
| TOGROG | † [n. -S] · alternative spelling of tugrik «a monetary unit of Mongolia» / [x] { togrog tughrik tugrik § togrogs tughriks tugriks } |
| TUGRIK | [n. -S] · a monetary unit of Mongolia~ / [x] { togrog tughrik tugrik § togrogs tughriks tugriks } |
| TUNDRA | [n. -S] · a level, treeless expanse of arctic land |
| VERSTE | [n. -S] · verst «a Russian~ measure of distance» / [x] { verst verste § verstes versts } |
| VOLOST | [n. -S] · an administrative district in Russia~ |
| APPARAT | [n. -S] · a political organization |
| ARCHINE | [n. -S] · a Russian~ unit of linear measure / [x] { archine arshin § archines arshins } |
| BASHLYK | [n. -S] · a cloth hood |
| BEATNIK | [n. -S] · a nonconformist |
| BIDARKA | [n. -S] · an Eskimo~ canoe / [x] { baidar baidarka bidarka bidarkee § baidarkas bidarkas bidarkees } |
| BORSCHT | [n. -S] · a beet soup / [x] { borsch borscht borsht § borsches borschts borshts } |
| CHACHKA | [n. -S] · chatchka «a knickknack» / [x] { chachka chatchka chatchke tchotchke tsatske § chachkas chatchkas chatchkes tchotchkes tsatskes } |
| DROSHKY | [n. -KIES] · an open carriage / [x] { droshky drosky § droshkies droskies } |
| KIBITKA | [n. -S] · a type of Russian~ sled or wagon |
| KOLKHOS | [n. -KHOSY or -KHOSES] · kolkhoz «a collective farm in Russia~» / [x] { kolhoz kolkhos kolkhoz kolkoz § kolhozes kolhozy kolkhoses kolkhosy kolkhozes kolkhozy kolkozes kolkozy } |
| KOLKHOZ | [n. -KHOZY or -KHOZES] · a collective farm in Russia~ / [x] { kolhoz kolkhos kolkhoz kolkoz § kolhozes kolhozy kolkhoses kolkhosy kolkhozes kolkhozy kolkozes kolkozy } |
| MAMMOTH | [n. -S] · an extinct elephant |
| OSSETRA | [n. -S] · osetra «a golden or brownish caviar» / [x] { osetra ossetra § osetras ossetras } |
| PAVLOVA | [n. -S] · a meringue dessert |
| PIROGHI | < PIROG, [n. -ROGEN, -ROGHI or -ROGI] · a large Russian~ pastry / [x] { perogi perogie perogy pirog pirojki pyrogy pyrohy § perogies perogis pierogi pierogies pirogen piroghi pirogi pirogies pyrogies pyrohies } |
| POLYNYA | [n. -YAS or -YI] · an area of open water surrounded by sea ice |
| SAMOVAR | [n. -S] · a metal urn for heating water |
| SEVRUGA | [n. -S] · caviar from the Caspian~ Sea |
| SHASLIK | [n. -S] · shashlik «kabob» / [x] { shashlick shashlik shaslik § shashlicks shashliks shasliks } |
| SOUSLIK | [n. -S] · suslik «a Eurasian~ rodent» / [x] { souslik suslik § sousliks susliks } |
| SOVKHOZ | [n. -KHOZES or -KHOZY] · a state-owned~ farm in the Soviet Union |
| SPUTNIK | [n. -S] · a Soviet artificial earth satellite |
| STARETS | [n. STARTSY] · a spiritual adviser in the Eastern Orthodox Church |
| STERLET | [n. -S] · a small sturgeon |
| TOKAMAK | [n. -S] · a doughnut-shaped~ nuclear reactor / [x] { tokamak tokomak § tokamaks tokomaks } |
| TOKOMAK | [n. -S] · tokamak / [x] { tokamak tokomak § tokamaks tokomaks } |
| TUGHRIK | [n. -S] · tugrik «a monetary unit of Mongolia~» / [x] { togrog tughrik tugrik § togrogs tughriks tugriks } |
| ZEMSTVA | < ZEMSTVO, [n. -VOS or -VA] · an elective council in czarist Russia~ |
| AGITPROP | [n. -S] · pro-Communist~ propaganda |
| BABUSHKA | [n. -S] · a woman's scarf |
| BAIDARKA | [n. -S] · bidarka «an Eskimo~ canoe» / [x] { baidar baidarka bidarka bidarkee § baidarkas bidarkas bidarkees } |
| BIDARKEE | [n. -S] · bidarka «an Eskimo~ canoe» / [x] { baidar baidarka bidarka bidarkee § baidarkas bidarkas bidarkees } |
| CZAREVNA | [n. -S] · the daughter of a czar / [x] { czarevna tsarevna tzarevna § czarevnas tsarevnas tzarevnas } |
| FELDSHER | [n. -S] · a medical worker in Russia~ / [x] { feldscher feldsher § feldschers feldshers } |
| GLASNOST | [n. -S] · a Soviet policy of open political discussion |
| KAZATSKI | [n. -ES] · kazachok «a Russian~ folk dance» / [x] { kazachki kazachok kazatski kazatsky § kazatskies } |
| KAZATSKY | [n. -SKIES] · kazachok «a Russian~ folk dance» / [x] { kazachki kazachok kazatski kazatsky § kazatskies } |
| KOLINSKI | [n. -ES] · kolinsky «an Asian~ mink» / [x] { kolinski kolinsky § kolinskies } |
| KOLINSKY | [n. -SKIES] · an Asian~ mink / [x] { kolinski kolinsky § kolinskies } |
| PIROSHKI | < PIROZHOK, [n. -ROZHKI, -ROSHKI or -ROJKI] · a small Russian~ pastry / [x] { pirojki pirozhok § piroshki pirozhki } |
| PIROZHKI | < PIROZHOK, [n. -ROZHKI, -ROSHKI or -ROJKI] · a small Russian~ pastry / [x] { pirojki pirozhok § piroshki pirozhki } |
| PIROZHOK | [n. -ROZHKI, -ROSHKI or -ROJKI] · a small Russian~ pastry / [x] { pirojki pirozhok § piroshki pirozhki } |
| SAMIZDAT | [n. -S] · a system in the Soviet Union for printing and distributing unauthorized literature |
| SEECATCH | [n. -CATCHIE] · an adult male fur seal |
| SHASHLIK | [n. -S] · kabob «cubes of meat cooked on a skewer» / [x] { shashlick shashlik shaslik § shashlicks shashliks shasliks } |
| SOLONETS | [n. -ES] · solonetz «a type of soil» / [x] { solonets solonetz § solonetses solonetzes } |
| SOLONETZ | [n. -ES] · a type of soil / [x] { solonets solonetz § solonetses solonetzes } |
| THEREMIN | [n. -S] · a musical instrument |
| TOVARICH | [n. -ES] · comrade / [x] { tovarich tovarish § tovariches tovarishes } |
| TOVARISH | [n. -ES] · tovarich «comrade» / [x] { tovarich tovarish § tovariches tovarishes } |
| TSAREVNA | [n. -S] · czarevna «the daughter of a czar» / [x] { czarevna tsarevna tzarevna § czarevnas tsarevnas tzarevnas } |
| TZAREVNA | [n. -S] · czarevna «the daughter of a czar» / [x] { czarevna tsarevna tzarevna § czarevnas tsarevnas tzarevnas } |
| VARENYKY | [n.] · ukrainian~ stuffed dumplings |
| ADAPTOGEN | [n. -S] · any of various natural substances used in herbal medicine to normalize and regulate the systems of the body |
| BOLSHEVIK | [n. BOLSHEVIKS or BOLSHEVIKI] · (formerly) a Russian~ Communist Compare Menshevik~ / [x] { bolshevik bolshie bolshy § bolsheviki bolsheviks bolshies § bolshie bolshy } |
| CHERNOZEM | [n. -S] · a black soil, rich in humus and carbonates, in cool or temperate semiarid regions, as the grasslands of Russia~ |
| COMMISSAR | [n. -S] · also called: political commissar. an official of the Communist Party responsible for political education, esp~ in a military unit |
| COSMONAUT | [n. -S] · an astronaut, esp~ in the former Soviet Union |
| COULIBIAC | [n. -S] · (Russian~ cookery) koulibiaca~ |
| CZAREVICH | [n. -ES] · a czarevitch / [x] { czarevich czarevitch tsarevich tsarevitch tzarevitch § czareviches czarevitches tsareviches tsarevitches tzarevitches } |
| FELDSCHER | [n. -S] · derivative of feldsher «(in Russia~) a medical doctor's assistant» / [x] { feldscher feldsher § feldschers feldshers } |
| KARYOTYPE | [v. -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES] · the appearance of the chromosomes in a somatic cell of an individual or species, with reference to their number, size, shape, etc~. |
| KOMPROMAT | [n.] compromising material |
| POLITBURO | [n. -ROS] · the executive and policy-making~ committee of a Communist Party |
| PRESIDIUM | [n. -DIA or -DIUMS] · a Soviet executive committee / [x] { praesidium presidium § praesidia praesidiums presidia presidiums } |
| SHASHLICK | [n. -S] · derivative of shashlik «a type of kebab» / [x] { shashlick shashlik shaslik § shashlicks shashliks shasliks } |
| SOLONCHAK | [n. -S] · a type of intrazonal soil of arid regions with a greyish surface crust: contains large quantities of soluble salts |
| TSAREVICH | [n. -ES] · a czarevich / [x] { czarevich czarevitch tsarevich tsarevitch tzarevitch § czareviches czarevitches tsareviches tsarevitches tzarevitches } |
| BOLSHEVISM | [n. -S] · derivative of bolshevik |
| CZAREVITCH | [n. -ES] · a variant spelling (esp~ US) of tsarevitch / [x] { czarevich czarevitch tsarevich tsarevitch tzarevitch § czareviches czarevitches tsareviches tsarevitches tzarevitches } |
| KOLKHOZNIK | [n. -NIKI or -NIKS] · someone who lives on a collective farm or kolkhoz |
| MATRIOSHKA | † [n. -S] · alternative spelling of matryoshka «one of a set of wooden Russian dolls of different sizes» / [x] { matrioshka matryoshka § matrioshkas matryoshkas } |
| MATRYOSHKA | [n. -S] one of a set of wooden Russian~ dolls of different sizes / [x] { matrioshka matryoshka § matrioshkas matryoshkas } |
| PRAESIDIUM | [n. -DIA or -DIUMS] · a variant spelling of presidium / [x] { praesidium presidium § praesidia praesidiums presidia presidiums } |
| SEECATCHIE | < SEECATCH, [n. -CATCHIE] · an adult male fur seal |
| STROGANOFF | † [n. -S] a dish of saut~éed pieces of beef (or a substitute) served in a sauce with sour cream |
| TSAREVITCH | [n. -ES] · a son of a Russian~ tsar, esp~ the eldest son / [x] { czarevich czarevitch tsarevich tsarevitch tzarevitch § czareviches czarevitches tsareviches tsarevitches tzarevitches } |
| TZAREVITCH | [n. -ES] alternative spelling of tsarevich «a czarevich» / [x] { czarevich czarevitch tsarevich tsarevitch tzarevitch § czareviches czarevitches tsareviches tsarevitches tzarevitches } |
| APPARATCHIK | [n. APPARATCHIKS or APPARATCHIKI] · a member of a Communist apparat |
| PERESTROIKA | [n. -S] · the policy of reconstructing the economy, etc~, of the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail~ Gorbachov~ |
| REFLEXOLOGY | [n. -GIES] · a form of therapy practised as a treatment in alternative medicine in which the soles of the feet are massaged: designed to stimulate the blood supply and nerves and thus relieve tension |
| INTELLIGENTSIA | [n. -S] · see the intelligentsia |