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May 9th, 2023: SPICULE

Definition: SPICULE*SPICULES n a needlelike structure

Anagrams: (none)

Hooks: spiculeS

Ana-hooks: clupeiDs spiculAe suRplice

'Typos': spicula spinule

Blana-grams: Auspice cApsule cliQues clupeiD clYpeus cOuples culiCes culLies cupliKe cupUles cuRpels Duplies eclipsE Gilcups iMpulse iNsculp leuciNs liNeups lucKies lueTics lupiNes Oilcups Opuscle peculiA pelVics peNcils piceOus picKles pilcHes pileOus pileuPs piluLes plAices pleucHs pOlices puBlics pucKles puliesT puMices pusliKe puTelis scAleup scRuple sculpeD sculpiN sluiceD sluiceS speciAl speculA spleNic spliceD spliceR spliceS spulYie spulZie sTipule uNclips uNpiles upclOse upcOils upPiles upscAle

Extensions: (none)

Sub-anagrams: ceil ceils cel cels cep ceps ciel ciels cis clies clip clipe clipes clips clue clues cue cues cup cupel cupels cups cusp ecu ecus el els epic epics epulis es ice ices ileus is isle lei leis lep leps les leu li lice lie lies lieu lieus lip lips lis lisp luce luces lues pe pec pecs pes pi pic pice pics picul piculs pie pies pile piles pileus pilus pis pise piu plie plies plus psi puce puces pul pule pules puli pulis puls pulse pus pusle scul sculp scup sec sei seil sel sepic si sic sice sile sip sipe slice slip slipe slue sluice spec speil spic spice spie spiel spile splice spue spule sue sui sulci sup supe ule ules up ups us use


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