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@Wordler has let people choose words of Foreign origin to be played in February 2025.
@Henrik has chosen the words of Scandinavian origin as starters for the nonth of July 2024, the others were selected by @Documentalista using OED as a source, and curated by @Dez. Some were played in 2023.

Table of Contents

Foreign February 2025 @Wordler

see post at https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/44pgkp
the links in the names will lead you to the post for the word sponsor

Feb 1: CHOLA/BHAJI @Wordler
Feb 2: BATIK @Jennie of Perth
Feb 3: ADIOS @John, Switzerland
Feb 4: ANIME @Henrik
Feb 5: DENIM @Rad
Feb 6: MACHE @Richard, Maryland
Feb 7: SPIEL @BigFatCat
Feb 8: MOCHI @Kenny
Feb 9: MAQAM game #1331 FF-Palindrome crossover; TUTU-FF crossover @Ivy de Pauw alternatively AYAYA [@Dez]
Feb 10: BOULE @SamplesDriscoll
Feb 11: KURTA @Ivy de Pauw
Feb 12: KAPUT @Elske
Feb 13: DJINN @Dez
Feb 14: AMOUR [Valentine Theme Crossover] @Couchpumpkin and @Rosie
Feb 15: ORANG @Neil Heywood
Feb 16: TAZZA TUTU-FF crossover @Documentalista
Feb 17: SALUD @Myle
Feb 18: CRAIC @Dawn
Feb 19: ECLAT @Ginny
Feb 20: BEAUX @Jn
Feb 21: GOLEM @Ad Absurdum
Feb 22: MSASA TUTU-FF crossover @WT
Feb 23: KILIG @Harry
Feb 24: SALSA TUTU-FF crossover @Wordler @Shaun
Feb 25: ANGST Beth White
Feb 26: KIKOI @Documentalista
Feb 27: DULSE @Dawn
Feb 28: RAMEN @Fiona Happy almost Birthday
Extended into March!
Mar 1: BABUL @Wordler
Mar 2: VEENA @Wordler was censored
Mar 3: PUNCH @Wordler

Vikings of Wordle - July 2024 @Henrik

Old Norse loanwords theme. "As I promised, here are the words for anyone who wants to start playing" @Henrik (Sweden): https://www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/401rkr
Following the list of words are the links to each day's post by @Henrik, providing the etymology of the starting word and a summary of the previous day's participation.

1. SKIRT
2. THEIR
3. BLEAK
4. SKILL
5. STACK
6. LOOSE
7. BRINK
8. SCORE
9. UNTIL
10. ALOFT
11. DROOP
12. SKULK
13. RAISE
14. BLOOM
15. SCRAP
16. FIRTH
17. CRAWL
18. SCARE
19. BYLAW
20. WHISK
21. SCOLD
22. ANGER
23. GIRTH
24. SCANT
25. WHIRL
26. FILLY
27. SCALE
28. SNARE
29. SCOWL
30. WRONG
31. SKULL

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Accepted by Wordle - languages and terms hand selected by @Documentalista

Australian Aboriginal


BARDY
BELAH
BILBY
BINGY
BOGEY
BORAK
DINGO
GALAH
HUMPY
KOALA
KYLIE
LOWAN
LUBRA
MARAY
MARRI
MULGA
MURRI
MURRY
MYALL
NANTO
QUOLL
WONGI
YABBY
YAKKA
YANDY

UNKNOWN: KARBI is not a known word to Wordle.

French


AIOLI
APRES
ARGOT
AVION
BARRE
BATON
BERET
BLASE
BOMBE
BOTTE
BRAIL
BUTTE
CADRE
CERNE
CHICA
CISCO
CONGE
CONTE
COUDE
COUPE
CREME
CREPE
DALLE
DECOR
ETUDE
FARSE
FILON
FONDU
FOULE
FOYER
FRISE
FROND
GRIFF
GRIOT
HOTTE
JABOT
JOUAL
LACET
LYCEE
MATTE
MELEE
MIXTE
MOIRE
MOMIE
MORNE
MOTIF
MOTTE
MOULE
MUCIN
MUSEE
NAPPE
OBJET
OLEIC
PALMY
PANDA
PASSE
PERLE
PINOT
PITON
PLAGE
POIRE
PLOYE
POUCE
QUIFF
RENTE
RETRO
REVUE
RODEO
RONDE
ROUGE
SALON
SAUTE
SEPAL
SERRE
SIXTE
SKIVE
TANTE
TEASE
TEMPS
TENUE
TIARE
TITRE
TOISE
TONNE
TULLE
URATE
VAGUE
VIAND
VILLE
VODUN
VOGUE
VOICI
VOILA
VOILE
VOLET
VOULU
WAFER
ZIZEL

UNKNOWN: BOONK is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: CASSE is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: CLYSE is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: COQUE is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: GAIZE is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: GIVRE is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: LIMON is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: NIAPO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: RUSEE is not a known word to Wordle.

Italian


AGITA
AMARO
BARCA
BASSO
BIMBO
BOCCA
BOCCE
BRAVA
CAFFE
CORNO
CREMA
DITAL
FANGO
FARRO
FESTA
FORTE
GRANO
GUIDO
LOLLO
MADRE
MAFIA
MESTO
MISTO
MONDO
MOSSO
MOSTO
NANTE
NONET
OPERA
OSSIA
PASTA
PENNE
PESTO
PIANO
PIUMA
PIZZA
PUNTO
RUOTE
SALTO
SCOPA
SECCO
SOAVE
TANTO
TARGA
TAZZA
TONDO
VESPA
ZUPPA

UNKNOWN: AMICO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: CAPPA is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: CEPPO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: FERRA is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: FRITO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: PUNTA is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: SCUSI is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: SOMMA is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: STUFA is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: TROCO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: VIALE is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: ZUCCA is not a known word to Wordle.

Portuguese


ACARA
BOLAS
BUSSU
CAMPO
CONTO
GINGA
MORRO
NANDU
PEQUI
PINGA
SABLE
SAMBA
SELVA
SERRA
TANGA
TASCA
VIGIA
VINHO

UNKNOWN: BLOCO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: CARRO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: LOURO is not a known word to Wordle.

Spanish

  1. ADIOS Esp. in Spain or Spanish contexts: a parting salutation
  2. ADOBE Clay used for making such bricks, or as a building material;
  3. ADOBO In Filipino cookery: a stew, typically consisting of pork, poultry, or seafood cooked in a vinegar-based sauce, seasoned with garlic, soy sauce, bay
  4. AMIGA Originally: a female lover or companion. Now: a female friend
  5. AMIGO A friend, a comrade, a companion. Usually preceded by a possessive
  6. AMOLE The root or bulb of any one of several plants found in Mexico and California, used as a detergent; also any of such plants, esp. Chlorogalum…
  7. ANEJO Of rum or tequila: that has been aged in the barrel for at least a year
  8. ARROZ In Spanish or Latin American contexts (chiefly in the names of dishes): rice. Also: a rice dish
  9. BALSA A bombaceous tree of tropical America, Ochroma lagopus; also, the wood of this tree, used for its extreme lightness. Also balsa tree, balsa wood.
  10. BANDO A public proclamation
  11. BASTA ‘That's enough!’ ‘No more!’
  12. BASTO In ombre and quadrille: the ace of clubs, being the third highest trump
  13. BOCAL A glass bottle or jar with a short wide neck
  14. BOINA A flat cap worn in northern Spain.
  15. BOLAS A missile, used by the Patagonians and other South American peoples, consisting of two or more balls or stones connected together by strong cord
  16. BOLDO An evergreen tree of Chile, Peumus boldus; also, a medicinal preparation of the leaves of this tree, formerly used as a tonic.
  17. BONGO Usually in plural. Either of a joined pair of small deep-bodied drums of a kind originating in Cuba, typically held between the knees and played by…
  18. BOREK In Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cookery: a savoury pie of puff pastry, made with a variety of fillings, such as cheese, minced meat, spinach, or
  19. BRUJA Originally and chiefly in Spanish-speaking contexts: a sorceress, witch, or witch doctor; a woman who practises magic. Cf. brujo, n
  20. BRUJO Originally and chiefly in Spanish-speaking contexts: a sorcerer, wizard, or witch doctor; a man who practises magic. Cf. bruja, n
  21. BUNCO A swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick. Frequently attributive or as adj.
  22. BUNGO A kind of boat used in the Southern States and in Central America
  23. BURRO A donkey. Now esp. U.S. (common in Western states)
  24. CACAO As mass noun: the seed of a tree native to tropical America, Theobroma cacao (family Sterculiaceae), from which cocoa and chocolate are prepared
  25. CALLE In Italy or Spanish-speaking countries: a street or alley; spec. (in Venice) a narrow street or alleyway
  26. CANON A deep gorge or ravine at the bottom of which a river or stream flows between high and often vertical sides; a physical feature characteristic of the
  27. CARGO The freight or lading of a ship, a shipload
  28. CASTE Any of the (usually hereditary) classes or social ranks into which Hindu society is traditionally divided; a class of this sort forming part of a
  29. CAXON A case or chest of ores prepared to be refined
  30. CEIBA The God-tree, Silk Cotton-tree of the West Indies, Eriodendron anfractuosum (Bombax ceiba). (Miller
  31. CHICA Originally in Spanish-speaking contexts: a girl or young woman. Also: spec. a girl or young woman of Latin American origin or descent. Frequently a
  32. CHILE ANCHO A dried poblano chilli pepper, used esp. in Mexican and Mexican-style cookery. Also (occasionally): a fresh poblano pepper. Cf. ancho, n.
  33. CHILE QUESO In Tex-Mex cookery: a thick sauce of melted cheese seasoned with chilli peppers, typically served warm as a dip for tortilla chips.
  34. CHINO A cotton twill cloth, usually khaki in colour; also (usually plural), a garment, esp. trousers, made of this cloth. Frequently attributive.
  35. CHIPA In Paraguayan and Argentinian cuisine: a type of savoury bread made with cheese and (traditionally) cassava flour, and shaped into small round
  36. CHOPA A rudder-fish of various species of the genus Kyphosus, found in the tropical Atlantic and Pacific.
  37. CHUFA The Earth Almond (Cyperus esculentus) a plant producing small tubers about the size of a bean. (In French souchet comestible or amande de terre.)
  38. CHUNO Potatoes frozen and dried, or flour prepared from such potatoes, eaten by various Indigenous peoples of the Andes.
  39. CIGAR A compact roll of tobacco-leaves for smoking, one end being taken in the mouth while the other is lit. consumables/tobacco
  40. CINCH The saddle-girth used in Mexico, and the adjacent parts of the United States, usually made of separate twisted strands of horse-hair. U.S.
  41. CLARO A light-coloured cigar.
  42. CLAVE One of a pair of round sticks of hard wood, struck against each other when used in ?Latin-American? music. Usually in plural.
  43. CONGA A Latin American dance of African origin, usually performed by several people in single file and consisting of three steps forward followed by a kick
  44. COPAL A hard translucent odoriferous resin obtained from various tropical trees, and from which a fine transparent varnish is prepared. Also gum copal
  45. COPRA The dried kernel of the coco-nut, prepared and exported for the expression of coco-nut oil
  46. COSTA As the first element in various invented place names indicating a Spanish or Spanish-like holiday resort; esp. (a) a place having (pretensions to)
  47. CUCUY The West Indian firefly (Pyrophorus noctilucus), an elaterid beetle which emits brilliant phosphorescent light from spots on the body.
  48. CUECA A South American dance.
  49. DATIL A white-flowered yucca, Yucca baccata, native to deserts in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Also: the edible, fleshy
  50. DOBLA An obsolete Spanish gold coin.
  51. DULCE In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a sweet thing to eat, a sweet.
  52. DULCE LECHE Originally in South American (esp. Argentinian) cuisine: sweet, caramelized milk, often served as a spread or sauce.
  53. EJIDO In Mexico, land farmed communally; a co-operative farm; land to which communal title is held.
  54. FAROL In Bullfighting, a movement in which the bullfighter draws the bull by passing the cloak back rapidly over his own head.
  55. FINCA In Spain and Spanish America: landed property, (country) estate; a ranch
  56. FLOTA The name given to the Spanish fleet which used to cross the Atlantic and bring back to Spain the products of America and the West Indies. Also gen.
  57. FOLIA A Spanish dance similar to the fandango. Also, music for such a dance.
  58. FONDA In Spanish- and Catalan-speaking regions: a hotel, an inn; a restaurant
  59. GAITA A Spanish musical instrument resembling the bagpipes
  60. GAMBA Any of several large prawns and shrimps prized as a delicacy and typically served grilled; esp. the deep water rose shrimp, Parapenaeus longirostris?
  61. GARUA = camanchaca, n.
  62. GENIP Any of several trees of the tropical American genus Melicoccus and closely related genus Talisia (family Sapindaceae), which have compound leaves
  63. GOLPE A roundel of a purple colour.
  64. GRAMA A name for several low pasture grasses abundant in the western and south-western U.S., esp. Bouteloua oligostachya
  65. GUACO The name given in tropical America to Mikania Guaco, Aristolochia anguicida, and other plants used as an antidote to snake-bites. Also, the medicinal…
  66. GUANO A natural manure found in great abundance on some sea-coasts, esp. on the Chincha and other islands about Peru, consisting of the excrement of…
  67. GUAVA The fruit of the guava-tree.
  68. HASTA VISTA Used as an expression of farewell: ‘goodbye, until we meet again’, ‘see you later'. Cf. au revoir, int.
  69. HONDA The eye at the end of a lasso through which the rope passes to form a loop, either formed from the rope itself or consisting of a strip of rawhide or
  70. HUTIA Any of several rodents of the family Capromyidæ, including Capromys and closely related genera, native to Cuba, the West Indies, and northern South…
  71. ICACO A small tree, Chrysobalanus icaco, of the family Rosaceæ, native to tropical America and the West Indies; the fruit of this tree.
  72. JACAL A hut constructed of erect poles or stakes filled in with wattle and mud, a type common in Mexico and the south-western U.S.; an adobe house;
  73. JALEO A lively Andalusian dance, or the clapping that accompanies it
  74. JUNCO Name of a North American genus of Finches, the Snow-birds; a bird of this genus.
  75. JUNTA In general sense: = junto, n. 1 politics
  76. JUREL A fish of the genus Caranx, found along the southern coast of the United States.
  77. JUVIA The Brazil-nut.
  78. LAGAR In Spain and Portugal: a large (usually stone) trough in which grapes are trodden.
  79. LARGA A pass (pass, n.? III.11) made by gathering the cape in one hand and throwing it out at full length in front of the bull
  80. LASSO A long rope of untanned hide, having at the end a noose to catch cattle and wild horses.
  81. LECHE Originally in South American (esp. Argentinian) cuisine: sweet, caramelized milk, often served as a spread or sauce
  82. LIBRE A form of professional wrestling originating in Mexico, in which competitors wear distinctive form-fitting masks and use acrobatic techniques
  83. LLAMA A South American ruminant quadruped, Auchenia llama, closely allied to the camel, but smaller, humpless, and woolly-haired; used as a beast of burden…
  84. LLANO A level treeless plain or steppe in the northern parts of South America.
  85. LUCHA LIBRE A form of professional wrestling originating in Mexico, in which competitors wear distinctive form-fitting masks and use acrobatic techniques
  86. MACHO A man; spec. a notably or ostentatiously masculine, tough, or vigorous man; one who is aggressively proud of his masculinity
  87. MADRE In representation or imitation of the speech of Spanish and Italian speakers: mother.
  88. MAIZE A cereal grass of Central American origin, Zea mays, having a terminal male inflorescence (the tassel) and axillary female flowers that form starchy
  89. MAMBO A modified form of rumba, of Latin American origin; (a piece of) music for this dance or in its rhythm; (also occasionally) the dance rhythm itself
  90. MANSO A meek, tame, or cowardly person or animal, esp. a tame or timid bull
  91. MANTA More fully manta ray (also †manta fish). Any fish of the family Mobulidae; a devil ray or devilfish; spec. one of the genus Manta, which comprises…
  92. MANTO U.S. regional (western). = manta, n. I.4b.
  93. MAQUI An evergreen South American shrub, Aristotelia chilensis (family Elaeocarpaceae), yielding purple berries which are used in Chile to produce a…
  94. MARIA A large tropical American tree, Calophyllum brasiliense (family Clusiaceae (Guttiferae)), used as a source of timber, oil, and resin.
  95. MESON In Spain, Mexico, and the south-western United States: an inn, a boarding house
  96. MILPA In Central America and Mexico: a small cultivated field, usually of corn or maize
  97. MOLLE The Peruvian mastic or pepper tree, Schinus molle. Also molle tree.
  98. MONDO As an intensifier: very, extremely, completely.`
  99. MONTE In Spanish-speaking Central and South America, and the Spanish-influenced areas of the western United States: chaparral or scrub; an area of this
  100. MONTE A gambling game similar to faro, played with a pack of forty-five (sometimes forty) cards
  101. MORRO In Spanish and Portuguese-speaking parts of the Americas: a hill or mountain. Frequently (in form Morro) in the proper names of such features
  102. MOSTO The juice of freshly pressed grapes before or during fermentation into wine; new wine. Cf. must, n.
  103. MUCHO Much, many
  104. NANDU The greater rhea, Rhea americana.
  105. NOGAL Any of several walnut trees of the south-western U.S., Mexico, and the West Indies, esp. Juglans microcarpa and J. major
  106. NORIA Originally in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries but subsequently more widely, esp. in the East: a device for raising water from a stream or river
  107. NORTE A violent north wind that prevails in the Gulf of Mexico between September and March. Cf. norther, n., north,
  108. NOVIO In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries and amongst Hispanic Americans: a girlfriend, a fiancée; a bride. Cf. novio, n
  109. NUBIA A soft fleecy scarf for the head and neck, usually worn by wome
  110. OCOTE A pine tree of upland areas of Mexico and Central America, yielding very resinous wood; spec. Pinus oocarpa. Also: the wood of this tree
  111. OMBRE A trick-taking card game for three people using forty cards. Cf. renegado, n. A.4
  112. PANGA Any of various boats of Central and northern South America, chiefly used for fishing; spec. a flat-bottomed Mexican boat with a rising bow, now
  113. PASEO In Spanish-speaking countries and the south-western United States: a stroll, a leisurely walk; spec. a walk during which people meet; a promenade
  114. PICHI A small armadillo, Zaedyus pichiy, which resembles the yellow armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) but with a mainly dark carapace,
  115. PIENA In Puerto Rican culture: a traditional style of singing and dancing showing African influences and characterized by a highly syncopated rhythm and
  116. PILON In Mexico and the south-western United States: a small gift given to a customer who is making a purchase or settling an account; the action of giving
  117. PINON An edible seed from the cones of several small pine trees native to south-western North America, esp. Pinus edulis. More fully piñon nut
  118. PINTA A skin disease prevalent in tropical America, caused by the spirochaete Treponema carateum and characterized by the formation of pigmented papule
  119. PINTO A piebald or skewbald horse. Originally U.S
  120. PLAYA Physical Geography (originally U.S.). A flat area of silt or sand, free of vegetation and usually characterized by salt deposits, that lies at the…`
  121. PLAZA In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a public square, a marketplace
  122. PLENA In Puerto Rican culture: a traditional style of singing and dancing showing African influences and characterized by a highly syncopated rhythm and
  123. POTRO In South America: a colt, a young horse; a pony
  124. PUNTA A type of energetic Central American folk music of the Garifuna people of the mainland Caribbean; a dance performed to such music
  125. QUENA Any of various types of Andean end-blown flute, typically made of wood or cane and having a notched mouthpiece, six finger holes, and a rear thumb
  126. QUINA More fully quina bark (frequently in form China bark): cinchona bark; (also) the bark of various other trees having similar medicinal properties
  127. QUIPU A device consisting of cords or threads of different colours arranged and knotted in various ways, used originally by the Incas of Peru and the…`
  128. QUIRT A whip; spec. a riding whip with a short handle and a braided leather lash
  129. RAMON More fully ramon tree: any of several tropical American trees of the family Moraceae that have foliage and twigs used as fodder for livestock
  130. RANCH A large farm or estate for breeding cattle, horses, or sheep, esp. in the western United States
  131. RAULI A deciduous southern beech, Nothofagus alpina (formerly N. procera), occurring in temperate regions of Chile and Argentina; (also) the reddish
  132. RIATA A long light rope, usually of rawhide or hemp, used chiefly for catching livestock or tethering animals; = lariat, n.
  133. ROBLE Any of various Latin American and Californian trees having hard, heavy wood used for construction, shipbuilding, etc.; esp. (a) the valley oak of
  134. RODEO A place or enclosure where cattle are confined, esp. in a round-up. Obsolete.
  135. ROMAL A type of long-handled braided whip or quirt attached to a pair of reins, traditionally used in driving cattle. Now frequently attributive
  136. RUANA A South American cape or poncho, worn esp. in Colombia and Peru
  137. RUBIO Limonite mined in northern Spain
  138. RUMBA An Afro-Cuban dance; a ballroom dance imitative of this, danced on the spot with a pronounced movement of the hips. Also: dancing in this style
  139. SAETA Esp. in southern Spain: an unaccompanied Andalusian folk song, sung during religious processions
  140. SALSA A kind of dance music of Latin American origin which incorporates elements of jazz and rock music; a dance performed to this music
  141. SALSA VERDE In Mexican cookery: a piquant sauce typically made with tomatillos, green chillies, onions, garlic, and herbs
  142. SALUD A toast before drinking: ?cheers!?, ?good health!
  143. SAMAN = guango, n., zamang, n. Also attributive
  144. SILBO A form of whistled Spanish used by the inhabitants of Gomera in the Canary Islands, in order to communicate across long distances.
  145. SONGO A genre of Cuban music incorporating traditional rumba elements into popular dance music, influenced by rock, jazz, and Brazilian music.
  146. SOTOL A plant of dry regions belonging to the genus Dasylirion of the family Agavaceæ, native to south-western North America and bearing linear leaves and
  147. SULLA A leguminous plant, Hedysarum coronarium (also called French honeysuckle), with flowers resembling those of the red clover, found in some
  148. TAMBO In the Andean countries, esp. Peru, a lodging house or inn.
  149. TANGO A syncopated ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time introduced into Europe and North America from Argentina, related to the Cuban Habanera but probably of
  150. TAPAS Usually with plural agreement. Occasionally in singular form tapa, with singular agreement. In Spanish bars or cafés: savoury snacks or hors d'œuvres
  151. TASCA In Spain and Portugal: a tavern or wine bar, usually serving food, typically savoury snacks
  152. TILDE The diacritic mark ? placed in Spanish above the letter n to indicate the mouillé or palatalized sound /?/, as in señor /s??or/
  153. TILMA A kind of simple cloak or blanket secured with a knot, worn by the Indians of Mexico
  154. TINGA In Mexican cookery: a dish of shredded chicken, beef, or pork stewed in a spicy tomato-based sauce, often served as a filling in tacos, tortillas
  155. TINTO Tent wine; = tent, n.⁴ Also the name of a French wine: see quot. 1851. In later use, short for vino tinto at vino, n. I.1 or vinho, n. (= red wine
  156. TIPLE Any of various high-pitched stringed instruments played in Spain and the Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas, each resembling a small guitar
  157. VISTA A view or prospect, especially one seen through an avenue of trees or other long and narrow opening
  158. YERBA In full yerba-maté n. = maté, n.
  159. YERBA BUENA A trailing perennial herb, Satureja douglasii (formerly Micromeria chamissonis) of the family Labiatæ, native to western North America
  160. ZORRO The South American fox-wolf

Uralic


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CHACO
LASSU
PARKA
PENGO
PENNI
PULKA
SAUNA
SHAKO
TABOR

Inuit


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AMAUT
IGLOO
KAMIK
KAYAK
PINGO
UMIAK

UNKNOWN: INUIT is not a known word to Wordle.

Sanskrit


ANKUS In South Asia: a goad consisting of a stick with a metal hook on the end used for training and handling elephants.
ARHAT Buddhism. A being who, having achieved enlightenment, will attain nirvana at death and will not be reborn. Cf. Arahat, n.
ASANA Posture, or any of various types of posture, adopted in the practice of hatha yoga.
ATMAN The self or soul; the supreme principle of life in the universe.
BHANG The native name of the Indian variety of the common Hemp, which in warm countries develops narcotic and intoxicating properties. A word widely spread in Eastern languages: in Urdu, and various Indian languages, bhāng, bhang, bhung; in Persian, bang (whence Arabic banj, benj); all from Sanskrit bhaṅgā hemp.
CHANK The large spiral shell of the gastropod mollusc Turbinella rapa found in the Indian Ocean, considered sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism; (also) the…
DOSHA In Ayurvedic medicine: each of the three humours circulating in the body and governing physiological activity.
HATHA A style of yoga which focuses on breathing exercises and gentle movement between postures, sometimes used as a preparation for meditation.
HAVAN A ritual burning of offerings such as grains and ghee, which is held to mark births, marriages, and other special occasions.
JAWAN = jawan, n.; also, an Indian youth.
JNANA Spiritual knowledge, as a means of salvation.
KALPA In Hindu cosmology: A great age of the world (see quot. 1834); a day of Brahma; a thousand yugas.
KAPHA In Ayurvedic medicine: one of the three humours (or doshas) in the body, made up of the elements water and earth and responsible for water, mucus…
KARMA Buddhism and Hinduism. The sum of a person's actions, esp. intentional actions, in this and previous states of existence, regarded as determining…
KHYAL A traditional type of song in northern India, with instrumental accompaniment, usually containing two main themes.
MARGA A way of doing things; a method or style. Hinduism and Yoga: one of a number of paths, procedures, or spiritual approaches; all of these considered…
MARMA In alternative medicine: any of a number of sensitive points in the body through which energy is believed to flow, and which are believed to govern…
MASHA A unit of weight, legally fixed in 1833 in British India as 15 grains (0.97 grams).
MATRA A beat; the basic rhythmic unit of a tala.
MUDRA A symbolic movement of the hand and fingers of the kind used in Hindu ceremonies and statuary, Buddhist religious practice, and Indian dance. Also…
MUKTI In various religious and philosophical systems originating in India: the final liberation of the soul from a cycle of incarnation; the bliss attained…
NATAK A play or other dramatic work. Also as a mass noun: drama or dramatic art.
NATYA The art of traditional Indian dance-drama, usually incorporating vocal or instrumental music, dialogue, and elaborate gestural dance.
NIVAS A place of residence, such as a house, block of flats, hotel, hostel, etc.; a residential building.
PADMA The sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera; the flower of this plant. Also: an emblematic representation of the flower.
PALLU The loose end of a sari that is worn over the head and shoulder.
PINDA A cake or ball of rice offered to the memory of one's ancestors, esp. as part of funerary rites. Also: the rite in which these rice balls are offered…
PITTA In Ayurvedic medicine: one of the three humours (or doshas) in the body, made up of the elements fire and water and responsible for heat, appetite…
PRANA Breathing, respiration; the breath as the sign of life; the life principle inhabiting all animate things. In meditation: a breath, a single…
PRETA The disembodied soul of a dead person, esp. before the completion of funeral rites and ceremonies allowing it to leave the world of humans as an…
PUNCH A drink made from a mixture of alcoholic and non-alcoholic ingredients, now usually wine or spirits mixed with water, fruit, spices, and sugar, and often served hot; (also occasionally) a similar non-alcoholic drink.Apparently < Sanskrit pañca (also with vernacular pronunciation pañc) in pañcāmṛta, literally ‘five nectars (of the gods)’, combination of five medicaments, so called on account of its five ingredients, i.e. milk, curd, butter (probably ghee), honey, sugar (probably molasses) < pañca five adj. + āmṛta, plural of āmṛt nectar (< the same Indo-European base as ambrosia n.); perhaps compare also Sanskrit pañcapātra set of five glass bowls for libations; the Sanskrit collective compounds would usually have been written and thought of as separate words.
RAJAS In the Sankhya philosophy: one of the three dominating principles of nature (or gunas), present in material things as the capacity to move and in the…
RISHI A holy seer; a saint; spec. one of the holy poets or sages believed to have composed the hymns and other sacred writings forming the Vedas.
ROHUN More fully rohun bark: the dried bark of the rohuna tree, used medicinally as a febrifuge and general tonic, esp. as a substitute for cinchona. Also…
SLOKA A couplet or distich of Sanskrit verse, each line containing sixteen syllables.
STUPA A structure serving as a Buddhist monument, shrine, or mausoleum; esp. a domed or bell-shaped structure topped with a spire.
SUTRA A rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature; (also) a set of such rules concerning grammar or Hindu law or philosophy, expressed with maximum brevity.
TAMAS In the Sankhya philosophy: one of the three dominating principles of nature (or gunas), manifested in material things as heaviness, darkness…
TAPAS (The practising of) religious austerity or bodily mortification. Also tapaˈsya
TILAK = tika, n.
TITHI A period of time during which the angle between the sun and the moon increases by 12 degrees, used in Hindu astronomy and timekeeping, roughly, a lunar day
VEENA An Indian musical instrument consisting of a fretted fingerboard, to which seven strings fitted with pegs are attached, with a gourd at each end;
YAJNA A sacrificial rite, often protracted and involving the burning of substantial offerings, performed to achieve a particular aim.
YATRA More generally: a pilgrimage or procession; a festival.

Hindi


  1. BABUL Any of several tropical acacias, esp. Acacia nilotica (formerly A. arabica), native to North Africa and parts of Asia, which is used as a source of…
  2. BADAM In South Asia: an almond. Frequently attributive.
  3. BAJRA The name in Indian vernaculars of various kinds of grain (e.g. Penicillaria spicata, Panicum vulgare) extensively grown in India.
  4. BANIA A trader or merchant. Also attributive.
  5. BHAJI An Indian dish of fried vegetables. Also (esp. in onion bhaji, spinach bhaji), a deep-fried vegetable snack.
  6. BHUNA In South Asian cookery: a dish prepared by frying spices and meat or vegetables at a high temperature to create a thick, flavourful sauce. Frequently…
  7. BIGHA A measure of land area in India.
  8. BINDI A decorative mark or jewel usually worn in the middle of the forehead, esp. traditionally by married Hindu women but now also more widely as a…
  9. BURRA SAHIB A title of respect used by Indians in referring to the head of a family, the chief officer in a station, the head of a department, etc.
  10. CHAAT In South Asian cookery: a snack or salad consisting of chopped and spiced fruit or vegetables. Frequently attributive or as postmodifier.
  11. CHANA In Indian cookery: a chickpea, or chickpeas collectively; a dish made with these, esp. chana dal (see chana dal, n.).
  12. CHELA In esoteric Buddhism, a novice qualifying himself for initiation. Also, one who occupies the position of disciple and servant; a follower or pupil.
  13. CHOLI A short-sleeved bodice worn esp. by Indian women.
  14. CHOTA Small; younger, junior; spec. applied to a ‘peg’ of whisky.
  15. CHOWK An open place in the middle of a city where the market is held; a main street.
  16. COTTA ‘A small land-measure containing eighty square yards’ (Yule).
  17. CRORE Ten millions, or one hundred lakhs (usually of rupees).
  18. DARZI A tailor.
  19. DAYAL = dayal bird n. at sense I.1.
  20. DEKKO A look. Also as v., to look, look at.
  21. DHABA In India or in Indian contexts: a roadside food stall or restaurant.
  22. DHOBI In South East Asia: a washerman. Also dhobi-man n.
  23. DHOTI The loin cloth worn by Hindus; a long narrow cloth which is wound round the body, passed between the thighs, and tucked in under the waist-band…
  24. DIXIE An iron kettle or pot, used by soldiers for making tea or stew.
  25. DORIA A kind of striped Indian muslin.
  26. FILMI Of or relating to the Mumbai film industry or the films produced there; characteristic of these films, typically in being flamboyant, sensational, or…
  27. GADDI A cushion or cushioned seat used as a throne by an Indian ruler or leader; (hence by metonymy) the office or power of an Indian ruler or leader.
  28. GOBAR Cow dung, spec. when dried and used as fuel (on either a small or large scale). Frequently attributive, esp. in gobar gas.
  29. GULAB JAMUN A South Asian sweet made from milk-solids formed into balls, deep-fried, and soaked in a sugar syrup that is typically flavoured with cardamom and…
  30. GULLY A narrow passage between buildings; a lane or alley. Hindi galī, gallī lane, alley, mountain pass (of uncertain origin). USED IN BIRMINGHAM UK
  31. GUNNY A coarse material used chiefly for sacking and made from the fibres of jute or (in some parts) from sunn-hemp; a sack of this material.
  32. GURRY A small Indian fort.
  33. HALDI The name in various East Indian vernaculars of the plant Curcuma longa, the tubers of which yield turmeric; also of the powdered turmeric itself.
  34. HANDI An earthenware or metal pot used in Indian cooking.
  35. HATHI Anglo-Indian. An elephant. Now historical and rare.
  36. HILSA ‘A rich and savoury fish of the shad kind (Clupea ilisha)’ found in the Indian Seas, which ascends the Ganges and other rivers to spawn. (Yule.)
  37. JADOO In South Asia: magic, conjuring.
  38. JAMUN The fruit of Eugenia jambolana; = jambolan, n. (Sometimes confounded with the Rose-apple or jambu, n., Eugenia jambos.) Also attributive.
  39. JARUL A deciduous tree, Lagerstrœmia speciosa, of the family Lythraceæ, which is native to tropical Asia and bears large panicles of purple flowers; also…
  40. JATHA An armed or organized band, spec. of Sikhs.
  41. JHEEL A pool or lagoon (in India) often of vast extent, left after an inundation.
  42. KHADI Indian home-spun cotton cloth.
  43. KHANA Food, a meal.
  44. KOFTA A rissole, made of meat or fish, popular in the East. Also attributive.
  45. KRAIT A venomous snake of the genus Bungarus, esp. B. cæruleus, common in Bengal.
  46. KUKRI A curved knife, broader at the point than at the handle, and usually having the keen edge on the concave side, used by the Gurkas of India.
  47. KURTA A loose shirt or tunic worn by men and women.
  48. LADDU A type of Indian sweetmeat, usually made from a dough of flour, sugar, shortening, etc., which is fried and then shaped into balls; a ball of this…
  49. LASSI An Indian drink, traditionally based on diluted buttermilk or yoghurt, and usually served chilled.
  50. LATHI A long heavy stick, usually of bamboo and bound with iron. Also attributive.
  51. MAHUA Any of several Indo-Malayan trees of the genus Madhuca (family Sapotaceae), whose seeds yield an oily, butter-like substance; esp. M. longifolia var…
  52. MARUA Finger millet, Eleusine coracana; (also) †a fermented liquor made from this (obsolete).
  53. METHI = fenugreek, n.
  54. MIRCH In Indian cookery: a pepper, esp. a hot pepper or chilli; (also) chilli powder.
  55. MOGRA Esp. in South Asia: Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac. Frequently attributive.
  56. MOOLI A variety of radish with a long white root, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, grown in southern and eastern Asia and used in eastern cooking.
  57. PALAK A type of spinach used in Indian cooking. Chiefly attributive and as an element in the names of Indian dishes.
  58. PALAS A tree of eastern India and Burma (Myanmar), the dhak, Butea monosperma (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)). Also called flame of the forest.
  59. PALKI Chiefly in South Asia: a palanquin.
  60. PALLU The loose end of a sari that is worn over the head and shoulder.
  61. PAPAD = poppadom, n.
  62. PAPRI A small, thin, crisp wheat biscuit. Also as postmodifier.
  63. PATTU A woollen fabric typically made of the coarse overhair of the Kashmir goat. Also: a shawl made of this fabric.
  64. PUKKA Originally South Asian or in South Asian context: sure, certain, reliable; genuine, bona fide, correct. Hence more generally: real, not sham; (of…
  65. PUNGI A South Asian double-reeded wind instrument, typically played with the nose.
  66. RAITA A cold side dish consisting of yogurt or (esp. formerly) curds with herbs or spices (traditionally including mustard seed), and typically also…
  67. RATTI In South Asia: a small weight used for expressing the weight of gems, equal to one-eighth of a masha.
  68. RUPEE The principal monetary unit of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and the Seychelles, equal to 100 paise in India, 100 paisa in Pakistan…
  69. SABHA In India, an assembly; a council or society (see quots.). Cf. Lok Sabha, n., Rajya Sabha, n.
  70. SAROD An Indian stringed musical instrument of Persian origin, variously bowed or plucked. Also attributive and in other combinations.
  71. SATTU In South Asian cookery: flour made from a mixture of roasted and ground pulses and cereals such as barley and gram. Also: a type of gruel or other…
  72. SHADI In South Asia: a wedding, marriage.
  73. SHAMA An Indian songbird, Cittocincla tricolor.
  74. SHOLA = sola, n.
  75. SWAMI A title for a Hindu male religious teacher.
  76. TABUT A sacred box or coffin; spec. a box, representing the tomb of Husain, which is carried in procession through the streets during the Muslim festival…
  77. TARKA In Indian cookery: a dish of creamy lentils cooked with onions, garlic, and spices.
  78. THALI In India, a metal platter or flat dish on which food is served; a meal served on it.
  79. THANA A police station in India; formerly, a military station or fortified post.
  80. TICCA attributive. Engaged on contract, hired; esp. in ticca gharry, hired carriage.
  81. TIKKA In Indian and Pakistani cookery, (a dish of) small pieces of meat or vegetable marinaded in spices and cooked on a skewer. Frequently with qualifying…
  82. TILAK = tika, n.
  83. TITHI see above in Sanskrit section
  84. TODDY Frequently in hot toddy. A drink typically consisting of whisky or other spirit, (hot) water, sugar or honey, and sometimes lemon or spices.
  85. TONGA A light and small two-wheeled carriage or cart used in India.
  86. TORAN A sacred Buddhist gateway, of wood or stone, consisting of a pair of uprights with one or more (often three) cross-pieces; sometimes elaborately…
  87. TULSI A species of basil (Ocimum sanctum), sacred to Vishnu, cultivated by the Hindus as a sacred plant. Also attributive.
  88. VEENA An Indian musical instrument consisting of a fretted fingerboard, to which seven strings fitted with pegs are attached, with a gourd at each end.

Arabic

  1. ABAYA A long, loose-fitting overgarment, typically made of wool, traditionally worn in some Arab countries; = aba, n.¹
  2. ABJAD Linguistics. Any of various writing systems having symbols for consonants only; a consonantal alphabet.
  3. ADHAN The call to prayer intoned or proclaimed by the muezzin from the minaret or roof of a mosque at prescribed times of the day.
  4. AFION Opium, esp. in a raw liquid form.
  5. AFRIT In Arabian and Muslim mythology: a powerful jinn or demon. Also in extended use.
  6. ARDEB An Egyptian unit of weight and capacity used chiefly for grain, varying with the locality and the commodity but typically equivalent to approx. 330…
  7. ARGAN An evergreen tree (family Sapotaceæ), found in Morocco, furnishing a very hard, heavy wood, and an oil from its seeds.
  8. ARGEL The leaves of the African asclepiadaceous plant Solenostemma argel, formerly used to adulterate senna; also, the plant itself.
  9. ARIEL A species or variety of the Gazelle found in Western Asia and Africa.
  10. ATLAS A silk-satin manufactured in the East.
  11. AZOTH a. The alchemists' name for mercury, as the essential first principle of all metals. b. The universal remedy of Paracelsus. Also figurative.
  12. BURQA A long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by some Muslim women.
  13. DAMAN The Syrian rock-badger or ‘cony’ of Scripture (Hyrax syriacus); the name is also extended to the species found at the Cape (H. capensis).
  14. DEWAN In India: a. the head financial minister or treasurer of a state under former Muslim governments; b. the prime minister of a native state; c. the…
  15. DHIKR A form of devotion, associated chiefly with Sufism, in which certain words or phrases, such as the name of God or his attributes, are rhythmically…
  16. DJINN In Islamic culture and belief, and in pre-Islamic Arabian belief: an intelligent, morally responsible being of an order inferior in rank to angel
  17. DOUAR A small encampment of Arab tents grouped in a circle round a central enclosure for the cattle.
  18. DUNAM A measure of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and in some countries formerly part of it, varying in size typically between about 900 and 1,300…
  19. DURRA A kind of corn, Indian Millet (Sorghum vulgare).
  20. FAKIR A Muslim or (more loosely) Hindu religious ascetic who lives solely on alms. Frequently in South Asian contexts.
  21. FATWA Islam. A formal, authoritative ruling on a point of Islamic law; a scholarly opinion given (typically in writing) by a mufti or other Muslim…
  22. FEDAI Originally: an Ismaili Muslim assassin (cf. assassin, n. 1). Later also: a dedicated killer in the same tradition. Now historical.
  23. FITNA Trial, temptation; sedition, rebellion; social unrest or strife.
  24. GHOUL Originally in Arabic folklore: an evil spirit that dwells in a cemetery or other lonely or deserted place, esp. one preying on corpses or luring…
  25. GIBLI A local name in Libya for the sirocco.
  26. HAKIM Esp. in the Middle East and South Asia: (the title of) an official with judicial authority; a judge; a governor; (also) the administrative head of a particular district.
  27. HALAL Of food, a person's diet, etc.: conforming to Islamic dietary laws; (of meat) spec. slaughtered and prepared in a way which conforms to these laws…
  28. HALVA Any of various sweet confections associated with the Middle East, south-eastern Europe, and south and central Asia, esp. (a) a solid, crumbly cake…
  29. HAMAL A Turkish or Middle Eastern porter; in Western India, a palanquin-bearer.
  30. HAMZA In the Arabic script, an orthographic sign representing an unvoiced glottal occlusive (and functioning in Arabic as a consonant); also, the sound so…
  31. HARAM A sacred area or precinct which provides the right of sanctuary, and in which certain activities, such as hunting, carrying weapons, and violence are prohibited
  32. HAREM Esp. in the Ottoman Empire: the separate, private part of a house reserved for the women of the household, and access to which is prohibited to all…
  33. HENNA A dye or other preparation made from the powdered leaves and shoots of the henna plant, Lawsonia inermis (see sense 2), typically used as a cosmetic
  34. HIJAB A head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women.
  35. HOOKA variant of 'hookah' A pipe for smoking, of Eastern origin, having a long flexible tube, the smoke being drawn through water contained in a vase, to which the tube and…
  36. IDDAT A period of time during which a divorced or widowed woman may not remarry, originally observed in order to ascertain if a child was conceived prior…
  37. IHRAM The dress worn by Muslim pilgrims, consisting of two pieces of white cotton, the one girded round the waist, and the other thrown over the left…
  38. IMSHI Be off, go away. Also as v.
  39. JEBEL A hill or mountain; frequently in specific names.
  40. JELAB A hooded cloak worn in Morocco.
  41. JERID A wooden javelin, about five feet long, used in games by Persian, Turkish, and Arabian horsemen. Also, A game in which this is used.
  42. JINNI In Islamic culture and belief, and in pre-Islamic Arabian belief: an intelligent, morally responsible being of an order inferior in rank to angels.
  43. KEBAB A skewer of pieces of seasoned meat (later also fish or vegetables) cooked over an open fire, or on a barbecue, grill, etc., and usually served on…
  44. KHULA In Islamic law: a form of divorce initiated by the wife, which requires that the husband receive financial compensation.
  45. LOOFA The fibrous substance of the pod of the plant Luffa ægyptiaca, used as a sponge for washing the body. Also attributive, as loofah-tree.
  46. MAQAM A melodic mode used as a basis for improvisation or composition in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish music.
  47. MARID In Arabian stories and Muslim mythology: a very powerful wicked genie.
  48. MAUND In south and west Asia: a unit of weight, varying greatly in value according to locality.
  49. MAWLA A non-Arab convert to Islam adopted into Arab society. Hence: a Muslim of non-Arab descent.
  50. MAZAR In Muslim countries: a tomb, esp. one revered as a shrine; any place of religious pilgrimage.
  51. MHORR The dama gazelle, Gazella dama, a rare, large gazelle found in the western and southern Sahara.
  52. MUDIR The governor of a subdistrict in Turkey, or of a province in Egypt or the Sudan.
  53. MUFTI Islam. A Muslim cleric or expert in Islamic law empowered to give rulings on religious matters, esp. a legal scholar competent to deliver a fatwa. also Plain or civilian clothes worn (in military contexts, by permission only) by a person who normally wears a uniform. Frequently in in mufti.
  54. MULAI (A title of) the ruler and other male members of the royal family of Morocco and (formerly) of the ruler of any of various kingdoms in North-west…
  55. MURID A member of a Sufi religious fraternity under the guidance of a sheikh, pir, or murshid; spec. a member of the second order who aspires to join the…
  56. NIQAB A veil worn by some Muslim women, covering all of the face and having two holes for the eyes.
  57. QUIES Good; fine, satisfactory. Also as int. Cf. quaiss kitir, int. Now rare.
  58. QURSH Originally: a silver coin of various Middle-Eastern countries. Now: a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia equal to one-twentieth of a rial. Cf. kurus, n.
  59. REBAB Any of various stringed instruments of Arab origin, used esp. in North Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia, Malaysia, and Indonesia
  60. REDIF In the Ottoman Empire: a soldier belonging to the military reserve; (also) the military reserve itself.
  61. ROBIN A package used for spices or other dry goods imported from South Asia; a unit of weight, of varying value, used for such goods.
  62. RUBAI In Persian poetry: a quatrain.
  63. SAKIA A machine for drawing water for irrigation, consisting of a large vertical wheel to which a number of earthen pots are attached.
  64. SALAT Ritual prayer, the second of the five pillars of Islam; spec. any one of the five ritual prayers which a Muslim is obliged to perform daily, each…
  65. SHURA Hence, an Islamic consultative council or similar advisory body; loosely, a council or parliament.
  66. SOFAS A long, stuffed seat with a back and ends or end, used for reclining; a form of lounge or couch. Also figurative.
  67. TAKHT In the Middle East and South Asia: a sofa or long bench, a bed; (also) a platform, a podium.
  68. TALAK In Muslim law: (a method of) divorce by the husband's mere verbal repudiation of his wife in a set form of words (see quots.). Cf. get, n.³
  69. UMRAH A lesser pilgrimage to Mecca made separately or at the same time as the Hajj, and consisting of a number of devotional rituals performed within the…
  70. WAQFS WAKFS In Islamic countries, the custom of giving a piece of land, etc., to a religious institution
  71. ZAKAT An obligatory payment of a certain proportion of personal wealth to charitable or religious causes, made annually by every adult Muslim of sufficient means

Japanese


AKOYA
ANIME - lA genre of Japanese or Japanese-style animated film or television entertainment, characterized by a distinctive visual style involving stylized action sequences and usually featuring characters with distinctive large, staring eyes..."
AYAYA
BASHO
BENTO
BOKEH
BONZE
BUTOH
EMOJI
FUTON
GYOZA
HAIKU
HAPPI
IPPON
JOMON
KOMBU
KUDZU
MAIKO
MANGA
MATSU
MECHA
MIKAN
MIRIN
MOCHI short, sweet, glutinous rice used in Japanese cooking
MOMME
MOMPE
MONDO (mondo grass.  genus Ophiopogon)
NASHI
NATTO
NINJA
NISEI
NOSHI
OFURO
OIRAN
OJIME
OMIAI
ONSEN
OTAKU
OZEKI
PANKO
PONZU
RAMEN
RENGA
RIKKA
RONIN
ROSHI
RYUGI
SEIZA
SHISO
SHOGI
SHOJI
SHOJO
SKOSH
SUSHI
TACHI
TANKA
TANSU
TANTO (short sword or dagger worn in the sash, esp. by warriors. from Japanese < tan short, brief + to sword.
TEMPO (An oval-shaped bronze coin of Japan, with a square hole in its centre, first minted in 1835. from < Tempo or Tenpo, the name given to the period 1830–44.)
TSUBA
TSUBO
WASHI
YOKAN
ZAZEN
ZENDO

UNKNOWN: AMADO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: ANAGO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: ANDON is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: BAREN is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: BEKKO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: DAIRI is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: DASHL is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: HAORI is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: HEIAN is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: INKYO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: IROHA is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: KAIJU is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: KAKKE is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: KIRIN is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: KOGAI is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: KYUDU is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: MOKUM is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: SHAKU is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: SHUTO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: SOHYO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: SOSHI is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: TENKO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: YUGEN is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: YUSHO is not a known word to Wordle.

Javanese


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2
3
4
BATIK (Javanese art and method (introduced into England by way of Holland) of executing designs on textiles by covering the material with wax in a pattern, dyeing the parts left exposed, and then removing the wax, also the fabric and garments thus produced)
LAHAR ( ash mudflow)
PELOG (hepthatonic scale used in Javanese music)
RASSE (a smaller CIVET producing a musk prized by the Javanese - Viverricula malaccensis or V. indica), native to China and the East Indies)

Korean


ONDOL

UNKNOWN: AEGYO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: GALBI is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: JUCHE is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: NOONA is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: ONMUM is not a known word to Wordle.

Singlish


  1. BODOH adj. & n.Malaysian English and Singapore English (colloquial and derogatory). Of a person: stupid, ignorant, dull; foolish, inept
  2. KIASU n. A person governed by self-interest, typically manifesting as a selfish, grasping attitude arising from a fear of missing out on something. Also: such an attitude.
  3. LEPAK v.intransitive. To loiter aimlessly or idly; to loaf, relax, hang out. n. The practice of loitering aimlessly or idly; loafing, relaxing, hanging out. Frequently attributive.
  4. MAKAN n. In Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei: food, eating.
  5. MAMAK n. & adj. In Indonesia and Malaysia: a maternal uncle or elder brother; the male head of a household. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an an older man.
  6. SHIOK int. & adj. Of food, a meal, etc.: delicious, superb.

Thai


KLONG

Dravidian


1
2
3
BANDY
CURRY
MUNGA

Creole or Pidgin


1
2
3
MAMBO
NINNY
YABBY

UNKNOWN: wamba is not a known word to Wordle.

Swahili


BANDA
BONGO
BUSAA
FUNDI
JEMBE
KANGA
KANZU
KIKOI
KONZE
MBARI
MBEGE
MBUGA
MTEPE
MVULE
NGOMA
NYAYO
PANGA
POMBE
POSHO
SHUKA
SIAFU
SIMBA
TEMBE
TEMBO
UHURU

Yoruba


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
ACCRA
AFARA
AGIDI
AGOGO
IROKO
MOLUE
OPEPE

UNKNOWN: BURRU is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: DANFO is not a known word to Wordle.
UNKNOWN: EGUSI is not a known word to Wordle.

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Pub: 20 Jul 2023 03:00 UTC

Edit: 27 Mar 2025 16:56 UTC

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