Scrabble Word Finder: FOCAL

18 words found

5-letter words 1

focal10having or localized centrally at a focus

4-letter words 8

calf9young of domestic cattle
floc9a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
foal7a young horse
loaf7a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
calo6
coal6fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
cola6large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
loca6

3-letter words 4

oaf6an awkward stupid person
col5a pass between mountain peaks
lac5resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
oca5South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

2-letter words 5

fa5the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
of5
al2a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
la2a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
lo2

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