Classic v2-5: answers

Immutable board v2-5 · Required L

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ESSENTIAL

4 letters

ALEE adverb

on or toward the lee WordNet

ALIT verb

simple past and past participle of alight — To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve. Wiktionary

ANIL noun

a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically WordNet

ELAN noun

distinctive and stylish elegance WordNet

LAIN verb

lain is a listed verb form of lie: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position WordNet

LANE noun

a narrow way or road WordNet

LASS noun

a girl or young woman who is unmarried WordNet

LAST adjective

coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining WordNet

LATE adjective

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time WordNet

LATS noun

the basic unit of money in Latvia WordNet

LEAN verb

to incline or bend from a vertical position WordNet

LENS noun

a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images WordNet

LESS adverb

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs WordNet

LIAS noun

A type of blue limestone present in parts of southern England and Wales. Wiktionary

LIEN noun

the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged WordNet

LINE noun

a formation of people or things one beside another WordNet

LINT noun

fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers WordNet

LIST noun

a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) WordNet

LITE adjective

having relatively few calories WordNet

NAIL verb

attach something somewhere by means of nails WordNet

SAIL verb

traverse or travel on (a body of water) WordNet

SALE noun

a particular instance of selling WordNet

SALT noun

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) WordNet

SEAL verb

close with or as if with a seal WordNet

SEEL verb

sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons WordNet

SIAL noun

the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum WordNet

SILT verb

become chocked with silt WordNet

SLAT noun

a thin strip (wood or metal) WordNet

SLIT noun

a long narrow opening WordNet

TAEL noun

a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces WordNet

TAIL noun

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body WordNet

TALE noun

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program WordNet

TEAL adjective

of a bluish shade of green WordNet

TEIL noun

The lime tree, or linden. Wiktionary

TILE noun

a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces WordNet

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AISLE noun

a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) WordNet

ALIEN adjective

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something WordNet

ALINE verb

place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight WordNet

ALIST noun

An association list. Wiktionary

ANELE verb

administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing WordNet

ANILE adjective

of or like a feeble old woman WordNet

EASEL noun

an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas) WordNet

ELATE verb

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism WordNet

ELITE noun

a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status WordNet

ENLIT verb

simple past and past participle of enlight — To illuminate. Wiktionary

INLET noun

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) WordNet

INTEL noun

Intelligence (secret information). Wiktionary

LEASE verb

let for money WordNet

LEAST adverb

used to form the superlative WordNet

LENSE noun

a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images WordNet

LITAS noun

the basic unit of money in Lithuania WordNet

SISAL noun

a plant fiber used for making rope WordNet

SLAIN noun

people who have been slain (as in battle) WordNet

SLANT verb

lie obliquely WordNet

SLATE verb

designate or schedule WordNet

SLEET verb

precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow WordNet

SNAIL noun

freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell WordNet

STALE adjective

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age WordNet

STEAL verb

take without the owner's consent WordNet

STEEL noun

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range WordNet

STELA noun

an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings WordNet

STELE noun

an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings WordNet

STILE noun

an upright that is a member in a door or window frame WordNet

TESLA noun

a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter WordNet

6 letters

ENLIST verb

join the military WordNet

ENSILE verb

store in a silo WordNet

ENTAIL verb

have as a logical consequence WordNet

INSTAL verb

set up for use WordNet

LASSIE noun

a girl or young woman who is unmarried WordNet

LATEEN adjective

rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail WordNet

LESSEN verb

decrease in size, extent, or range WordNet

LISTEN verb

hear with intention WordNet

NESTLE verb

move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position WordNet

SALINE noun

an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water WordNet

SENILE adjective

mentally or physically infirm with age WordNet

SILENE noun

any plant of the genus Silene WordNet

SILENT adjective

marked by absence of sound WordNet

TASSEL noun

adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end WordNet

TEASEL noun

any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts WordNet

TINSEL verb

adorn with tinsel WordNet

7 letters

ELASTIN noun

a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries WordNet

SALIENT adjective

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention WordNet

SALTINE noun

a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking WordNet

SETLINE noun

a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) WordNet

TENSILE adjective

of or relating to tension WordNet

8 letters

LATENESS noun

quality of coming late or later in time WordNet

9 letters

ESSENTIAL adjective

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary WordNet

All 87 eligible answers in this edition are listed. Every eligible discovery counts; milestones do not require particular answers.

Meanings from WordNet (licence) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Some wording is adapted.