“VELVETED” is a valid word. — 15 points Scrabble

leta brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
leeUnited States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
leddiode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
teda tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
eve(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
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veta doctor who practices veterinary medicine
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teethe starting place for each hole on a golf course
eelthe fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
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levthe basic unit of money in Bulgaria
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elda late time of life

dea Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
edimpotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
elangular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
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