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December 21st, 2005: SOLSTICE

Definition: SOLSTICE*SOLSTICES n the time of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

Anagrams: solecist

Hooks: solsticeS

Ana-hooks: cloisteRs coistRels colitIses costliesT solecistS

'Typos': (none)

Blana-grams: celLists celosiAs cestoiDs cloisteR coAliest coAtless coesitEs coeXists coistRel coitUses coRslets costlesS costlieR costRels coUlisse cRosslet cRosstie Disclose elAstics estRiols Hostiles iNcloses isolAtes lActoses lectioNs leUcosis locKsets loUsiest ocUlists ossicleS ostiOles Pistoles scAliest sciolIst scoliCes scotTies sectioNs slicKest societAl solecisE solecisM solicIts soliDest steNcils sticKles stoOlies sYstolic telsoNic toecliPs

Extensions: (none)

Sub-anagrams: ceil ceils cel cels celt celts cess cesti cestoi cestos cis cist cists cite cites citole citoles close closes closest closet closets clot clots coil coils col cole coles colies cols colt colts cos coses coset cosets cosie cosies cosiest coss cosset cost costs cot cote cotes cots eco ecos el els es escot escots ess est ests et etic etics ice ices is isle isles islet islets istle istles it its lei leis less lest let lets li lice lie lies lis list lists lit lite lites lits lo loci locie locies locis loess loessic lose loses loss lost lot loti lotic lots oe oes oi oil oils ole oleic oles os ose oses ossicle otic scot scots sec secs sect sects sei seis sel sels set sets si sic sice sices sics silo siloes silos silt silts sis sit site sites sits slice slices sliest slit slits sloe sloes slot slots so soc soces socle socles soil soils sol sole solei soles soli sols sos sot sots stelic sties stile stiles stoic stoics stole stoles te tec tecs tel telco telcos telic teloi telos tels tes ti tic tics tie ties til tile tiles tils tis to toe (and 8 more)


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