OWL3 NEW SEVENS #17 BY PROBABILITY

EHIIRSS 2 THERE ARE TWO!

3 EHIIRSS HISSIER HISSIER: CHARACTERIZED BY A MORE HISSY SOUND (HISSY, HISSIEST) REISHIS REISHIS: PL. OF REISHI, A MUSHROOM HAVING A SHINY CAP _

DIRSSTU 4

RUDISTS DIRSSTU RUDISTS: PL. OF RUDIST, A CONE-SHAPED EXTINCT MOLLUSK 5 _

ABELSST 6 THERE IS ONE SIX-LETTER STEM HERE: STEALS WHICH HAS THE MNEMONIC PHRASE: STEALS: “DARE ABUSIVE EX-THIEF TO COMPLY” THERE ARE TWO WORDS

SABLEST ABELSST SABLEST: MOST SABLE, DARK, GLOOMY (SABLER) STABLES 7 _ _ _ _

AEGGLNS 8 TWO WORDS, BOTH NEW!

GANGLES AEGGLNS GANGLES: V. MOVES AWKWARDLY SNAGGLE 9 _ HOOK/S? _ SNAGGLE: N. A TANGLE OR KNOTTED MASS S

ADDEPST 10

STEPDAD ADDEPST STEPDAD: STEPFATHER 11 S

EILRSSW 12

SWILERS EILRSSW SWILERS: PL. OF SWILER, ONE THAT HUNTS SEALS 13 _

AELPSST 14 THERE IS ONE SIX-LETTER STEM HERE: STEALS WHICH HAS THE MNEMONIC PHRASE: STEALS: “DARE ABUSIVE EX-THIEF TO COMPLY” THERE ARE THREE WORDS

TAPLESS AELPSST TAPLESS: ADJ. LACKING A TAP, A DEVICE TO STOP THE FLOW OF LIQUID OR GAS PASTELS STAPLES 15 _ _

INPRTUY 16

TURNIPY INPRTUY TURNIPY: adj. LIKE A TURNIP, AN EDIBLE PLANT ROOT 17 _

AELRSSV 18 THERE IS ONE SIX-LETTER STEM HERE: RASSLE RASSLE WHICH HAS THE MNEMONIC PHRASE: RASSLE: “BIGGER DUMMIES WHO EVOKE MUCH PITY” THERE ARE FOUR WORDS

19 AELRSSV Salvers Servals Slavers VERSALS SERVALS: PL. OF SERVAL, AN AFRICAN WILDCAT SLAVERS: V. TO DROOL (SLAVER, SLAVERED, SLAVERING) SALVERS: PL. OF SALVER, A SERVING PLATTER OR TRAY VERSALS: PL. OF VERSAL, ORNATE CAPITAL LETTER USED TO BEGIN A VERSE OR PARAGRAPH _ _ _ _ _

EIILLTV 20

VITELLI EIILLTV VITELLI: ONE PL. OF VITELLUS, THE YOLK OF AN EGG (also VITELLUSES) 21 N VITELLIN: THE PROTEIN FOUND IN EGG YOLK (VITELLINS, VITELLINE/S)

AEIKLSW 22 THERE ARE TWO WORDS

WALKIES AEIKLSW WALKIES: interj. USED TO COMMAND A DOG TO PREPARE FOR A WALK SAWLIKE 23 SAWLIKE: ADJ. LIKE A SAW _ STICKY

AAEGMRW 24

WARGAME AAEGMRW WARGAME: v. ENGAGES IN SIMULATED MILITARY CONFLICTS (WARGAMED, WARGAMING) 25 S D

EIKLNRW 26 TWO WORDS!

WINKLER EIKLNRW WINKLER: ONE THAT WINKLES, DISPLACES, EXTRACTS, OR EVICTS FROM A POSITION T 27 S _ HOOK/S? _ WRINKLE S D

ADEHISZ 28

ZAIDEHS ADEHISZ ZAIDEHS: PL. OF ZAIDEH, GRANDFATHER (also ZEDA/S, ZAIDA/S, ZAIDY, ZAIDIES) 29 _

APOOSTT 30

PATOOTS APOOSTT PATOOTS: PL. OF PATOOT, A PATOOTIE, THE BUTTOCKS 31 _ THE ONLY PLURAL OF POTATO IS POTATOES!

ACGINNS 32

CANINGS ACGINNS CANINGS: PL. OF CANING, A PUNISHMENT WITH A CANE 33 _ CANINGS…TOUGH ON THE PATOOTS

AGILNNW 34

LAWNING AGILNNW LAWNING: V. LAWN, LAWNS, LAWNED, LAWNING, PROVIDING WITH AN AREA OF GRASS-COVERED LAND 35 _

AEKIPRR 36

PARKIER AEKIPRR PARKIER: CHILLIER (PARKY, PARKIEST) S 37 HOOK/S?

EGINTTX 38

TEXTING EGINTTX TEXTING: SENDING A MESSAGE FROM ONE CELL PHONE TO ANOTHER 39 SEXTING TAKES AN S FOR SEXTINGS, BUT TEXTING DOES NOT!

EEGGILS 40

LEGGIES EEGGILS LEGGIES: PROBABLY THE SAME AS LEGGINS 41 T HOOK/S? STICKY (EGGY, EGGIER, EGGIEST)

AEELPSS 42 THERE ARE THREE WORDS

SAPELES AEELPSS SAPELES: PL. OF SAPELE, A LARGE TROPICAL AFRICAN TREE ELAPSES PLEASES 43 _ _ _ _ _

EEFILSS 44

SELFIES EEFILSS SELFIES: PL. OF SELFIE, AN IMAGE OF ONESELF, TAKEN BY ONESELF USING A PHONE CAMERA 45 _

ACEEHPT 46

TEPACHE ACEEHPT TEPACHE: A MEXICAN DRINK MADE WITH PINEAPPLE, BROWN SUGAR, AND WATER 47 S

EEILLSV 48

VIELLES EEILLSV VIELLES: PL. OF VIELLE, A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PLAYED BY TURNING A HANDLE 49 _

AEERSWZ 50

WAREZES AEERSWZ WAREZES: PLURAL OF WAREZ, ILLEGALLY COPIED SOFTWARE 51

AABFLNO 52

BALAFON AABFLNO BALAFON: A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF AFRICA 53 S

ACHNOSU 54

CAHOUNS ACHNOSU CAHOUNS: PL. OF CAHOUN, A PALM TREE also COHUNE/S 55 _

AACELSW 56

CASELAW AACELSW CASELAW: LAW ESTABLISHED BY PREVIOUS CASES 57 S HOOK/S?

CHIINOS 58

CHINOIS CHIINOS CHINOIS: A CONE-SHAPED SIEVE (PL. CHINOISES) 59

CDEHNRU 60

CHUNDER CDEHNRU CHUNDER: V. TO VOMIT CHURNED 61 S HOOK/S? CHUNDERS, CHUNDERED, CHUNDERING

CIMORSU 62

CORIUMS CIMORSU CORIUMS: ONE PL. OF CORIUM, A SKIN LAYER (also CORIA) 63 _

CEHILSU 64

CULSHIE CEHILSU CULSHIE: N. AN OFFENSIVE WORD and ADJ. CULSHIER, CULSHIEST 65 S HOOK/S? R

DHINOPS 66

DONSHIP DHINOPS DONSHIP: THE POSITION OF A DON, A SENIOR MEMBER OF A BRITISH UNIVERSITY 67 S

DILNOYW 68

DOWNILY DILNOYW DOWNILY: ADV. IN A DOWNY MANNER 69

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