“ADAMANCY” is a valid word. — 16 points Scrabble

caymana semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

candya rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
mayana member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
daman
admansomeone whose business is advertising

manya quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
damnsomething of little value
mayaa member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
nadaa quantity of no importance
mana
mynatropical Asian starlings
cyana primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
cyma(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)

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canairtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
manan adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
anyone or some or every or all without specification
daytime for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
maythe month following April and preceding June
madroused to anger
maca waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
cama river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
anamother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
dama barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
nam
naya negative
yamedible tuber of any of several yams
cadsomeone who is morally reprehensible
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caya coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

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anan associate degree in nursing
ama radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
mainformal terms for a mother
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naa silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
ada public promotion of some product or service
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aaa dry form of lava resembling clinkers

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