Root words of 9 letters or fewer with two valid spellings that differ only by LL versus L with definitions
129 entries
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | PARTNER | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FILLO | S | FILO | [n. -LOS] · phyllo «very thin pastry dough» / [x] { fillo filo phyllo § fillos filos phyllos } |
| — | IDYLL | S | IDYL | [n. -S] · idyl «a poem or prose work depicting scenes of rural simplicity» - IDYLLIC [a.] / [x] { idyl idyll § idylls idyls § idyllic } |
| — | APPALL | S | APPAL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to fill with horror or dismay / [x] { appal appall appalled appalling appalls appals § appalled appalling } |
| — | BEDELL | S | BEDEL | [n. -S] · bedel «an English university officer» / [x] { bedel bedell § bedells bedels } |
| — | BOULLE | S | BOULE | [n. -S] · buhl / [x] { boule boulle buhl buhlwork § boules boulles buhls buhlworks § boules } |
| — | DALLES | — | DALES | [n.] · rapids / [x] { dales dalles tales § tallitot } |
| — | ENROLL | S | ENROL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to enter the name of in a register, record, or roll / [x] { enrol enroll enrolled enrolling enrolls enrols } |
| — | EXTOLL | S | EXTOL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to extol / [x] { extol extoll extolled extolling extolls extols } |
| — | FILLET | S | FILET | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cut boneless slices from / [x] { filet fillet § filets fillets § filet fileted fileting filets fillet filleted filleting fillets § filleted } |
| — | HALLAL | S | HALAL | [v. HALLALLED, HALLALLING, HALLALS] · to kill animals in a manner according to Muslim~ law (=hallalled hallalling hallals) / [x] { halal halalled halalling halals hallal hallalled hallalling hallals } |
| — | MULLEY | S | MULEY | [n. -LEYS] · muley «a hornless cow» / [x] { mooley muley mulley § mooleys muleys mulleys } |
| — | WOOLLY | — | WOOLY | [a. -LIER, -LIEST] · consisting of or resembling wool - WOOLLILY [b.] / ----- [n. -LIES] · a garment made of wool / [x] { woolie woolly wooly § woolies woollies § woolier wooliest woollier woolliest § woollily } |
| — | CARRELL | S | CARREL | [n. -S] · carrel / [x] { carol carrel carrell § carols carrells carrels § caroled caroling carolled carolling carols } |
| — | CHALLAH | S | CHALAH | [n. -LAHS, -LOTH, or -LOT] · a kind of bread |
| — | DIALLER | S | DIALER | [n. -S] · dialer / [x] { dialer dialler § dialers diallers } |
| — | DISTILL | S | DISTIL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to extract by vaporization and condensation / [x] { distil distill distilled distilling distills distils § distilled } |
| — | DUELLER | S | DUELER | [n. -S] · dueler «one that duels» / [x] { dueler duelist dueller duellist § duelers duelists duellers duellists } |
| — | FAVELLA | S | FAVELA | [n. -S] · favela / [x] { favela favella § favelas favellas } |
| — | FUELLER | S | FUELER | [n. -S] · fueler «one that fuels» / [x] { fueler fueller § fuelers fuellers } |
| — | FULFILL | S | FULFIL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to bring about the accomplishment of / [x] { fulfil fulfill fulfilled fulfilling fulfills fulfils § fulfilled fulfilling } |
| — | GALLIOT | S | GALIOT | [n. -S] · a small galley / [x] { galiot galliot § galiots galliots } |
| — | GALLOOT | S | GALOOT | [n. -S] · galoot «an awkward or uncouth person» / [x] { galloot galoot § galloots galoots } |
| — | GELLANT | S | GELANT | [n. -S] · a substance used to produce gelling / [x] { gelant gellant § gelants gellants } |
| — | GINGALL | S | GINGAL | [n. -S] · jingal «a heavy musket» / [x] { gingal gingall jingal jingall § gingalls gingals jingalls jingals } |
| — | INSTALL | S | INSTAL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to place in position for use / [x] { instal install instals § installs § instal install installed installing installs instals } |
| — | INSTILL | S | INSTIL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to infuse slowly / [x] { instil instill instilled instilling instills instils } |
| — | JINGALL | S | JINGAL | [n. -S] · jingal «a heavy musket» / [x] { gingal gingall jingal jingall § gingalls gingals jingalls jingals } |
| — | MANILLA | S | MANILA | [n. -S] · manila / [x] { manila manilla manille § manilas manillas manilles } |
| — | TOPFULL | — | TOPFUL | [a.] · full to the top / [x] { topful topfull } |
| — | TRAMELL | S | TRAMEL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to trammel «to hinder» |
| — | TWIBILL | S | TWIBIL | [n. -S] · twibil «a battle-ax~ with two cutting edges» / [x] { twibil twibill § twibills twibils } |
| — | WADMOLL | S | WADMOL | [n. -S] · wadmal «a thick woolen fabric» / [x] { wadmaal wadmal wadmel wadmol wadmoll § wadmaals wadmals wadmels wadmolls wadmols } |
| — | WILLFUL | — | WILFUL | [a.] · bent on having one's own way / [x] { wilful willful willyard willyart § wilfully willfully } |
| — | WOOLLED | — | WOOLED | [a.] · wooled «having wool of a specified kind» / [x] { wooled woolled } |
| — | WOOLLEN | S | WOOLEN | [n. -S] · woolen / [x] { woolen woollen § woolens woollens § woolen woollen } |
| — | ALLODIUM | — | ALODIUM | [n. -DIA] · land held in absolute ownership - ALLODIAL [a.] / [x] { allod allodium alodium § allodia alodia § allodial alodial } |
| — | BASTILLE | S | BASTILE | [n. -S] · a prison / [x] { bastile bastille § bastiles bastilles § bastile bastiles bastille bastilles } |
| — | BEVELLER | S | BEVELER | [n. -S] · beveler «one that bevels» / [x] { beveler beveller § bevelers bevellers } |
| — | BRIMFULL | Y | BRIMFUL | [a.] · brimful «ready to overflow» / [x] { brimful brimfull } |
| — | BULLRUSH | — | BULRUSH | [n. -ES] · bulrush «a tall marsh plant» / [x] { bullrush bulrush § bullrushes bulrushes } |
| — | CALLIPEE | S | CALIPEE | [n. -S] · calipee «an edible part of a turtle» / [x] { calipee callipee § calipees callipees } |
| — | CALLIPER | S | CALIPER | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to caliper / [x] { caliper calliper § calipers callipers § caliper calipered calipering calipers calliper callipered callipering callipers } |
| — | CAMELLIA | S | CAMELIA | [n. -S] · a tropical shrub / [x] { camelia camellia § camelias camellias } |
| — | CAROLLER | S | CAROLER | [n. -S] · caroler «one that carols» / [x] { caroler caroller § carolers carollers } |
| — | CAVILLER | S | CAVILER | [n. -S] · caviler «one that cavils» / [x] { caviler caviller § cavilers cavillers } |
| — | CUPELLER | S | CUPELER | [n. -S] · one that cupels «to refine gold or silver in a cuplike vessel» / [x] { cupeler cupeller § cupelers cupellers } |
| — | DIALLING | S | DIALING | [n. -S] · dialing / [x] { dialing dialling § dialings diallings § dialing dialling } |
| — | DIALLIST | S | DIALIST | [n. -S] · dialist «a dialer» / [x] { dialist diallist § dialists diallists } |
| — | DUELLING | S | DUELING | [n. -S] · dueling (=duellings) / [x] { dueling duelling § duelings duellings § dueling duelling } |
| — | DUELLIST | S | DUELIST | [n. -S] · duelist / [x] { dueler duelist dueller duellist § duelers duelists duellers duellists } |
| — | DULLNESS | — | DULNESS | [n. -ES] · the state of being dull / [x] { dullness dulness § dullnesses dulnesses } |
| — | ENTHRALL | S | ENTHRAL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to charm / [x] { enthral enthrall enthralled enthralling enthralls enthrals inthral inthrall inthralled inthralling inthralls inthrals § enthralled enthralling } |
| — | ESCALLOP | S | ESCALOP | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to scallop / [x] { escallop escalop escalope scallop scollop § escallops escalopes escalops scallops scollops § escalloped escalloping escallops escaloped escaloping escalops scalloped scalloping scallops scolloped scolloping scollops § escalloped escaloped scalloped } |
| — | FULLNESS | — | FULNESS | [n. -ES] · the state of being full / [x] { fullness fulness § fullnesses fulnesses } |
| — | GINGELLI | S | GINGELI | [n. -S] · gingelly «the sesame seed or its oil» / [x] { gingeley gingeli gingelli gingelly gingely gingili gingilli § gingeleys gingelies gingelis gingellies gingellis gingilis gingillis } |
| — | GINGELLY | — | GINGELY | [n. -LIES] · the sesame seed or its oil / [x] { gingeley gingeli gingelli gingelly gingely gingili gingilli § gingeleys gingelies gingelis gingellies gingellis gingilis gingillis } |
| — | GINGILLI | S | GINGILI | [n. -S] · gingelly «the sesame seed or its oil» / [x] { gingeley gingeli gingelli gingelly gingely gingili gingilli § gingeleys gingelies gingelis gingellies gingellis gingilis gingillis } |
| — | GRUELLER | S | GRUELER | [n. -S] · grueler «one that gruels» / [x] { grueler grueller § gruelers gruellers } |
| — | IDYLLIST | S | IDYLIST | [n. -S] · idylist «a writer of idyls» / [x] { idylist idyllist § idylists idyllists } |
| — | INTHRALL | S | INTHRAL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to enthrall «to charm» / [x] { enthral enthrall enthralled enthralling enthralls enthrals inthral inthrall inthralled inthralling inthralls inthrals § enthralled enthralling } |
| — | JEWELLER | SY | JEWELER | [n. -S] · jeweler / [x] { jeweler jeweller § jewelers jewellers } |
| — | LABELLER | S | LABELER | [n. -S] · labeler «one that labels» / [x] { labeler labeller § labelers labellers } |
| — | LEVELLER | S | LEVELER | [n. -S] · leveler «one that levels» / [x] { leveler leveller § levelers levellers § leveler leveller } |
| — | LIBELLEE | S | LIBELEE | [n. -S] · libelee «a defendant in a type of lawsuit» / [x] { libelee libellee § libelees libellees } |
| — | LIBELLER | S | LIBELER | [n. -S] · libeler «one that libels» / [x] { libeler libeller § libelers libellers } |
| — | MARSHALL | S | MARSHAL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to marshal / [x] { marshal marshall § marshalls marshals § marshal marshaled marshaling marshall marshalled marshalling marshals } |
| — | MODELLER | S | MODELER | [n. -S] · modeler / [x] { modeler modeller § modelers modellers } |
| — | PEDALLER | S | PEDALER | [n. -S] · pedaler «one that pedals» / [x] { pedaler pedaller § pedalers pedallers } |
| — | PLIMSOLL | S | PLIMSOL | [n. -S] · a rubber-soled~ cloth shoe / [x] { plimsol plimsole plimsoll § plimsoles plimsolls plimsols } |
| — | QUINELLA | S | QUINELA | [n. -S] · a type of bet in horse racing / [x] { quinela quinella quiniela § quinelas quinellas quinielas § quinellas } |
| — | RAMILLIE | S | RAMILIE | [n. -S] · a type of wig / [x] { ramilie ramillie § ramilies ramillies } |
| T | RAVELLER | S | RAVELER | [n. -S] · raveler «one that ravels» / [x] { raveler raveller § ravelers ravellers } |
| — | REVELLER | S | REVELER | [n. -S] · reveler «one that revels» / [x] { reveler reveller § revelers revellers } |
| — | SKILFULL | Y | SKILFUL | [a.] · skillful / [x] { skilful skilfull skillful } |
| — | SKILLFUL | — | SKILFUL | [a.] · having skill / [x] { skilful skilfull skillful } |
| — | SOLLERET | S | SOLERET | [n. -S] · a sabaton / [x] { soleret solleret § solerets sollerets } |
| — | TINSELLY | — | TINSELY | [a.] · cheaply gaudy / [x] { tinselier tinseliest tinselly tinsely } |
| — | WEASELLY | — | WEASELY | [a.] · resembling a weasel / [x] { weaselly weasely } |
| — | YODELLER | S | YODELER | [n. -S] · yodeler «one that yodels» / [x] { yodeler yodeller yodler § yodelers yodellers yodlers } |
| — | BUSHELLER | S | BUSHELER | [n. -S] · derivative of bushel / [x] { busheler busheller § bushelers bushellers } |
| — | CANCELLER | S | CANCELER | [n. -S] · derivative of cancel / [x] { canceler canceller § cancelers cancellers } |
| — | CHISELLER | S | CHISELER | [n. -S] · a person who uses a chisel / [x] { chiseler chiseller § chiselers chisellers } |
| — | CHOCKFULL | — | CHOCKFUL | [a.] · derivative of chock-full~ «(postpositive) completely full» / [x] { chockful chockfull } |
| — | COLLINEAR | — | COLINEAR | [a.] · lying on the same straight line / [x] { colinear collinear } |
| — | DRIVELLER | S | DRIVELER | [n. -S] · derivative of drivel / [x] { driveler driveller § drivelers drivellers } |
| — | ENAMELLER | S | ENAMELER | [n. -S] · derivative of enamel / [x] { enameler enamelist enameller § enamelers enamelists enamellers } |
| — | FILLAGREE | DS | FILAGREE | [v. -GREED, -GREEING, -GREES] · a less common variant of filigree / [x] { filagree filigree fillagree § filagrees filigrees fillagrees § filagree filagreed filagreeing filagrees filigree filigreed filigreeing filigrees fillagree fillagreed fillagreeing § filigreed } |
| — | FILLISTER | S | FILISTER | [n. -S] · © the rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the glass and the putty / [x] { filister fillister § filisters fillisters } |
| — | FRIVOLLER | S | FRIVOLER | [n. -S] · derivative of frivol «(intransitive) to behave frivolously; trifle» / [x] { frivoler frivoller § frivolers frivollers } |
| — | GALLIVANT | S | GALIVANT | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © to play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan / [x] { galavant galavanted galavanting galavants galivant galivanted galivanting galivants gallivant gallivanted gallivanting gallivants } |
| — | GALLOPADE | S | GALOPADE | [n. -S] · © i horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop / [x] { gallopade galop galopade § gallopades galopades galops § gallopade gallopades galop galopade galoped galoping galops } |
| — | GOSPELLER | S | GOSPELER | [n. -S] · a person who reads or chants the Gospel in a religious service / [x] { gospeler gospeller § gospelers gospellers } |
| — | GROVELLER | S | GROVELER | [n. -S] · derivative of grovel / [x] { groveler groveller § grovelers grovellers } |
| — | GRUELLING | S | GRUELING | [v.] · severe or tiring / [x] { grueling gruelling § gruelings gruellings § grueling gruelling § grueling gruelling } |
| — | HOSTELLER | S | HOSTELER | [n. -S] · a person who stays at youth hostels / [x] { hosteler hosteller § hostelers hostellers } |
| — | LIBELLANT | S | LIBELANT | [n. -S] · a party who brings an action in the ecclesiastical courts by presenting a libel / [x] { libelant libellant § libelants libellants } |
| — | LIBELLOUS | — | LIBELOUS | [a.] · derivative of libel / [x] { libellous libelous } |
| — | MARVELLER | S | MARVELER | [n. -S] · one that marvels / [x] { marveler marveller § marvelers marvellers } |
| — | MEDALLIST | S | MEDALIST | [n. -S] · a designer, maker, or collector of medals / [x] { medalist medallist § medalists medallists } |
| — | MESOPHYLL | S | MESOPHYL | [n. -S] · the soft chlorophyll-containing~ tissue of a leaf between the upper and lower layers of epidermis: involved in photosynthesis / [x] { mesophyl mesophyll § mesophylls mesophyls } |
| — | METALLISE | DS | METALISE | [v. -SES, -SED, -SING] · to metalize / [x] { metalise metalised metalises metalising metalize metalized metalizes metalizing metallise metallised metallises metallising metallize metallized metallizes metallizing } |
| — | METALLIST | S | METALIST | [n. -S] · © a worker in metals, or one skilled in metals / [x] { metalist metallist § metalists metallists } |
| — | METALLIZE | DS | METALIZE | [v. -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES] · © to impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal / [x] { metalise metalised metalises metalising metalize metalized metalizes metalizing metallise metallised metallises metallising metallize metallized metallizes metallizing } |
| — | MISENROLL | S | MISENROL | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to enroll improperly / [x] { misenrol misenroll misenrolled misenrolling misenrolls misenrols } |
| — | PANATELLA | S | PANATELA | [n. -S] · a long slender cigar / [x] { panatela panatella panetela panetella § panatelas panatellas panetelas panetellas } |
| — | PANELLING | S | PANELING | [v.] · panels collectively, as on a wall or ceiling / [x] { paneling panelling § panelings panellings § paneling panelling } |
| — | PANELLIST | S | PANELIST | [n. -S] · a panelist / [x] { panelist panellist § panelists panellists } |
| — | PANETELLA | S | PANETELA | [n. -S] · a long thin cigar / [x] { panatela panatella panetela panetella § panatelas panatellas panetelas panetellas } |
| — | PENCILLER | S | PENCILER | [n. -S] · one who pencils / [x] { penciler penciller § pencilers pencillers } |
| — | PIXELLATE | DS | PIXELATE | [v. -TES, -TED, -TING] · to pixelate / [x] { pixelate pixelated pixelates pixelating pixellate pixellated pixellates pixellating pixilate pixilates pixilating § pixelated pixellated pixilated } |
| — | PUPILLAGE | S | PUPILAGE | [n. -S] · the condition of being a pupil or duration for which one is a pupil / [x] { pupilage pupillage § pupilages pupillages } |
| GT | RAVELLING | S | RAVELING | [n. -S] · raveling «a loose thread» / [x] { raveling ravelling § ravelings ravellings § raveling ravelling } |
| — | SCALLAWAG | S | SCALAWAG | [n. -S] · scallywag «a scamp» / [x] { scalawag scallawag scallywag § scalawags scallawags scallywags } |
| — | SHOVELLER | S | SHOVELER | [n. -S] · derivative of shovel / [x] { shoveler shoveller § shovelers shovellers } |
| — | SIGNALLER | S | SIGNALER | [n. -S] · derivative of signal / [x] { signaler signaller § signalers signallers } |
| — | SNIVELLER | S | SNIVELER | [n. -S] · derivative of snivel «(intransitive) to sniffle as a sign of distress, esp~ contemptibly» / [x] { sniffer sniffler sniveler sniveller snuffler § sniffers snifflers snivelers snivellers snufflers } |
| — | SPILLIKIN | S | SPILIKIN | [n. -S] · © see Spilikin / [x] { spilikin spillikin § spilikins spillikins } |
| — | TEASELLER | S | TEASELER | [n. -S] · a person who teasels cloth / [x] { teaseler teaseller § teaselers teasellers } |
| — | THRALLDOM | S | THRALDOM | [n. -S] · © thraldom «servitude» / [x] { thraldom thralldom § thraldoms thralldoms } |
| — | TOLLBOOTH | S | TOLBOOTH | [n. -S] · © a place where goods are weighed to ascertain the duties or toll / [x] { tolbooth tollbooth § tolbooths tollbooths } |
| — | TONSILLAR | — | TONSILAR | [a.] · derivative of tonsil / [x] { tonsil § tonsils § tonsilar tonsillar } |
| — | TOWELLING | S | TOWELING | [v.] · an absorbent fabric, esp~ with a nap, used for making towels, bathrobes, etc~ / [x] { toweling towelling § towelings towellings § toweling towelling } |
| — | TRAVELLER | S | TRAVELER | [n. -S] · one that travels / [x] { traveler traveller § travelers travellers } |
| — | TROWELLER | S | TROWELER | [n. -S] · derivative of trowel / [x] { troweler troweller § trowelers trowellers } |
| — | TUNNELLER | S | TUNNELER | [n. -S] · derivative of tunnel / [x] { tunneler tunneller § tunnelers tunnellers } |
| — | UMBELLULE | S | UMBELULE | [n. -S] · © an umbellet «a small umbel» / [x] { umbellule umbelule § umbellules umbelules } |
| — | UNINSTALL | S | UNINSTAL | [n. -S] · to remove a file or an application from a computer / [x] { uninstalls § uninstal uninstall uninstalled uninstalling uninstalls uninstals § uninstalled } |
| — | WILLFULLY | — | WILFULLY | [b.] · derivative of wilful / [x] { wilful willful willyard willyart § wilfully willfully } |
| — | ZIBELLINE | S | ZIBELINE | [n. -S] · zibeline «a soft fabric» / [x] { zibeline zibelline § zibelines zibellines } |
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