Scrabble Bingo of the Day: LEVOGYRE
LEVOGYRE 65 points (15 points without the bingo) Definition: turning toward the left [adj]
LEVOGYRE 65 points (15 points without the bingo) Definition: turning toward the left [adj]
ZEBRASS 68 points (18 points without the bingo) Definition: the offspring of a zebra and an ass [n]
BOVINITY 66 points (16 points without the bingo) Definition: the state of being a bovine [n]
RHYOLITE 64 points (14 points without the bingo) Definition: a volcanic rock [n]
JUMBUCK 74 points (24 points without the bingo) Definition: a sheep [n]
CYNOSURE 63 points (13 points without the bingo) Definition: a center of attraction [n]
POSTICHE 65 points (15 points without the bingo) Definition: an imitation [n]
SHLEMIEL 63 points (11 points without the bingo) Definition: an unlucky bungler [n]
WANIGAN 61 points (11 points without the bingo) Definition: a supply chest used in a logging camp [n]
DOTTREL 58 points (8 points without the bingo) Definition: dotterel; a shore bird [n]
ALAMEDA 60 points (10 points without the bingo) Definition: a shaded walkway [n]
DIAPSID 61 points (11 points without the bingo) Definition: a reptile with two pairs of temporal openings in the skull [n]
WICKIUP 68 points (18 points without the bingo) Definition: an American Indian hut [n]
URUSHIOL 61 points (11 points without the bingo) Definition: a toxic liquid [n]
TINTYPE 62 points (12 points without the bingo) Definition: a kind of photograph [n]
MBAQANGA 72 points (22 points without the bingo) Definition: a South African dance music [n]
REREMICE 62 points (12 points without the bingo) Definition: bats (flying mammals) [n/pl.]
FRONDEUR 62 points (12 points without the bingo) Definition: a rebel [n]
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