Error Words
We're sure about this one.
A hyphenated word run together into one string.
This is the biggest single error in the list, more than twice the size of typos. knockemdown is knock-em-down, allround is all-round, filmmake is film-make.
Nobody who wrote the dictionary got these wrong. The hyphen was removed when the word list was cut down to letters only.
4,861 words · sorted A to Z · each with a line on why it is here
Matches the word itself, not the note beside it. Case does not matter.
| Word, sorted Z to A | With the hyphen back |
|---|---|
| snickdrawing | snick-drawing, crafty scheming |
| snipjack | snip-jack |
| snipnose | snip-nose, a snub or cut-off nose |
| snippersnapper | snipper-snapper, an insignificant fellow |
| snocat | Sno-Cat, a tracked snow vehicle |
| snoutfair | snout-fair, fair of face, handsome |
| snowberg | snow-berg, a mass of snow like an iceberg |
| snowbreak | snow-break, a thaw of snow |
| snowbroth | snow-broth, melted snow, ice-cold water |
| snowcreep | snow-creep, the slow downhill movement of snow |
| snowflight | snow-flight, a driving fall of snow |
| snowflower | snow-flower, the fringe tree Chionanthus |
| snowfowl | snow-fowl, the snow bunting |
| snowhammer | snow-hammer, a name for the snow bunting |
| snowmast | snow-mast, the trysail mast of a snow |
| snowshade | snow-shade, a screen against snow or its glare |
| snowshine | snow-shine, the glare of light off snow |
| snowworm | snow-worm, a glacier worm |
| snubnose | snub-nose, a short turned-up nose |
| snuffcolored | snuff-colored, of a yellowish brown |
| snuffman | snuff-man, a dealer in snuff |
| soapbubbly | soap-bubbly, like a soap bubble |
| soaplees | soap-lees, the alkaline lye of soap making |
| sobproof | sob-proof, proof against sobs |
| sockhead | sock-head |
| sodwork | sod-work, work in sod or turf |
| softbrained | soft-brained, feeble-minded |
| softcoal | soft-coal, bituminous coal |
| softhorn | soft-horn, a simpleton or greenhorn |
| softtack | soft-tack, bread as opposed to hardtack |
| solaceproof | solace-proof, not to be comforted |
| soldierbird | soldier-bird, the Australian noisy miner |
| soldierfare | soldier-fare, a soldier's rations |
| soldierhearted | soldier-hearted, brave as a soldier |
| soldierproof | soldier-proof, proof against soldiers |
| soleprint | sole-print, an impression of the sole of the foot |
| songbag | song-bag, a collection of songs |
| songland | song-land, the realm of song |
| sorefalcon | sore-falcon, a falcon in its first year |
| sorefoot | sore-foot |
| sorehawk | sore-hawk, a hawk in its first year |
| sorehearted | sore-hearted, grieved at heart |
| sorrowproof | sorrow-proof, proof against sorrow |
| sorryhearted | sorry-hearted, sad at heart |
| sosoish | so-soish, middling, only fair |
| sotweed | sot-weed, tobacco |
| soulbell | soul-bell, the passing bell rung at a death |
| soulheal | soul-heal, the health or salvation of the soul |
| soulhealth | soul-health, spiritual welfare |
| soulpence | soul-pence, money paid for masses for the dead |
| soulpenny | soul-penny, a mortuary fee paid for a soul |
| soulsaving | soul-saving, the saving of souls |
| soumarque | sou-marque, a French colonial copper coin |
| soundheaded | sound-headed, of sound understanding |
| soundheadedness | sound-headedness, soundness of judgement |
| soundhearted | sound-hearted, of sound heart |
| soundheartedness | sound-heartedness, integrity of heart |
| soundstripe | sound-stripe, the sound track striped on film |
| soupmeat | soup-meat, meat for making soup |
| sourcake | sour-cake, an oatcake made with sour dough |
| sourjack | sour-jack |
| sourtop | sour-top, the velvet-leaf blueberry |
| sousewife | souse-wife, a woman who makes or sells souse |
| sowbacked | sow-backed |
| spacesaving | space-saving |
| spannerman | spanner-man |
| spannermen | spanner-men |
| spanpiece | span-piece, the collar beam of a roof |
| sparkback | spark-back |
| sparpiece | spar-piece, a roof collar beam |
| sparrowtail | sparrow-tail |
| sparrowtongue | sparrow-tongue, the knotgrass |
| spattlehoe | spattle-hoe, a paddle-hoe for cleaning a plough |
| speareye | spear-eye |
| spearflower | spear-flower, the ardisia |
| speckledbill | speckled-bill, the white-fronted goose |
| specklehead | speckle-head |
| speckproof | speck-proof |
| speedgun | speed-gun |
| speisscobalt | speiss-cobalt, the mineral smaltite |
| spellingdown | spelling-down, a spelling match |
| spicecake | spice-cake |
| spikedace | spike-dace, a small American minnow |
| spikedaces | spike-daces |
| spikehole | spike-hole |
| spiketop | spike-top |
| spikeweed | spike-weed, the hemizonia |
| spilehole | spile-hole, the vent hole of a cask |
| spileworm | spile-worm, a borer that attacks piles |
| spillbox | spill-box, a box for spills or tapers |
| spillpipe | spill-pipe, an overflow pipe |
| spincaster | spin-caster |
| spindlehead | spindle-head |
| spindleshank | spindle-shank |
| spindlewood | spindle-wood |
| spinebone | spine-bone |
| spinefinned | spine-finned |
| spiraltail | spiral-tail |
| spiregrass | spire-grass |
| spirepole | spire-pole |
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