2024 Indiana Spell Bowl Word List

To shorten something, usually by leaving out some letters.

A city in Scotland, famous for its granite.

Physically healthy and strong enough to work.

A member of the earliest people known to live in a particular region.

The fact of regularly staying away from work or school without a good reason.

More than enough; plentiful.

To agree to something; to accept.

The ease or difficulty with which people can access something.

An unexpected event causing harm or damage.

Having somebody with you; having someone or something along.

In agreement with or following something.

To say formally or charge that someone has done something wrong or illegal

To succeed in doing something.

Having no color.

The science of sound.

Having the shape of a circle; forming a circle.

Not a professional; inexperienced.

A psychological theory emphasizing observable behavior.

A wispy, high-altitude cloud.

A society with a high level of culture and development.

Grouping things based on shared characteristics.

To make clean or pure.

A fast sailing ship.

A type of highway interchange resembling a clover.

Spiral-shaped part of the inner ear.

An event that happens by chance.

A trick or device used to attract attention or create a deceptive effect.

Marked with irregular spots or patches of a different color.

The study of how things are designed to fit and work with the body.

A type of Scottish cap.

Charming and sophisticated in a confident and attractive way.

A moving stairway.

The tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.

To bite or chew on something repeatedly.

Polite and well-mannered.

Feeling or showing thankfulness.

To eat grass or other plants, especially with grazing animals.

Causing great sorrow or pain.

Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.

A city in Mexico.

Direction or advice.

A large estate or farm, especially in Latin America.

A holiday celebrated on October 31.

Attractive and pleasing to look at.

Done or arranged in a casual, careless, or arbitrary way.

Not able to be done or achieved.

Not intended; unintentional.

By chance; unexpectedly.

Not consistent; not uniform.

A device for keeping something warm.

Absolutely necessary; essential.

Diligent; hardworking.

Lower in quality or status.

A contagious viral infection.

Hurt or harmed.

To introduce a substance to create immunity.

Unable to pay debts.

Happening immediately.

Honesty and strong moral principles.

Extending between continents.

Stopping and starting; not continuous.

To stop something.

Into a vein.

Not able to live or succeed.

Cannot be recovered or regained.

The supply of water to land or crops.

A small island.

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses.

A tax or duty imposed on imported or exported goods.

A military blockade of a city or fortress.

A utensil with a perforated structure used for separating solids from liquids.

The importance or meaning of something.

Tableware made of silver or plated silver.

Happening at the same time.

The wife of one's brother or sister.

A light, open vehicle with runners, typically pulled by horses, used for traveling over snow.

A slight mark or stain.

A group of people living together in a certain area.

A person serving in an army.

The state of being alone.

A large brass instrument in the form of a tuba.

Roomy; large.

A gray, fibrous plant that hangs from trees in the South.

Exact or precise.

A range of related qualities or values.

A three-dimensional shape.

The descent of a spacecraft into water.

To determine the position of something by measuring its distances from three known points.

A large African antelope.

To make a great effort to do something.

A large herbivorous dinosaur with three horns on its face.

A small, stocky, carnivorous mammal known for its strength and resilience.

Extremely impressive or wonderful.

A smaller part or area within a larger one.

A court order requiring a person to appear in court or produce documents.

The process of taking one number away from another.

To achieve success in something.

Allowing something to happen or continue, even though it may be harmful or undesirable.

A set of interconnected rooms or a collection of related items.

A brief summary.

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

To take the place of or replace something.

To exceed or go beyond.

A person whose job is to measure and map land.

A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what will happen.

To rotate or turn around a central point.

A plan of study for a course or academic term.