Letter Boxed December 17, 2023 Answers

OA.

PERFORMS – SHADOWIER… I’m Batman.

WORMFISHES – SPAD
Sometimes, you can just make up things, and it turns out that they are things. And then you look up the definitions for the things you made up and think, “yeah, that seems about right”.

Another PERFORMS-SHADOWIER. That word is definitely a shady business. But ALIOW

SWORDFISHES – SPAM. I guess I was just really hungry when I tried to solve this

Maps-Swordfishes.

I saw wormfishes but not spread. That’s a good one!

FOREWARD – DAMPISH

FOREWORD – DAMPISH. I love all the swordfish and foreshadow solutions, great finds! Spent a while trying to make a two-worder with SHEPHERD(S), suspecting there was something Xmas-seasonal at work.

HERMAPHRODISM – MIDWIFE

Performs – Shadowier. Swordfishes – Spam. Wormfishes – Spad. Fun today!

Another PERFORMS SHADOWIER here…

Foreheads. Swampier.

I found: AIRPOWER / REFORMS / SHADOW

PREAMPS-SWORDFISH
Not too pretty but quickish.

Foreheads- Swampier

Here is the full list including Scrabble words:

** Don’t look at the list if you haven’t finished solving the puzzle **

(The first number is a count and the second number is the number of letters used)

1 – 15 amps / swordfishes
2 – 16 amperes / swordfish
3 – 18 amperes / swordfishes
4 – 16 damps / swordfishes
5 – 15 fewer / rhapsodism
6 – 16 fewer / rhapsodisms
7 – 16 firepower / rodhams
8 – 19 firepower / rhapsodism
9 – 20 firepower / rhapsodisms
10 – 17 foreheads / swampier
11 – 14 foreshadow / wimp
12 – 15 foreshadow / wimps
13 – 17 foreshadow / wimpish
14 – 17 foreshadow / wimpier
15 – 17 foreshadows / shrimp
16 – 18 foreshadows / shrimps
17 – 19 foreshadows / shrimper
18 – 15 foreshadows / simp
19 – 16 foreshadows / simps
20 – 17 foreshadows / simper
21 – 19 foreshadows / swampier
22 – 15 foreword / dampish
23 – 18 frowsier / rhapsodism
24 – 19 frowsier / rhapsodisms
25 – 17 hawsepipes / serfdom
26 – 16 heirdoms / spaewife
27 – 19 madrepores / swordfish
28 – 21 madrepores / swordfishes
29 – 15 maps / swordfishes
30 – 18 mapepires / swordfish
31 – 20 mapepires / swordfishes
32 – 18 mishaps / swordfishes
33 – 17 mopheads / swordfish
34 – 19 mopheads / swordfishes
35 – 17 pamperos / swordfish
36 – 19 pamperos / swordfishes
37 – 17 performs / shadowier
38 – 17 pisiforms / shadower
39 – 18 pisiforms / shadowier
40 – 19 popadoms / swordfishes
41 – 16 preamps / swordfish
42 – 18 preamps / swordfishes
43 – 17 preforms / shadowier
44 – 17 proforms / shadowier
45 – 15 rodhams / spaewife
46 – 18 shadowier / reperform
47 – 19 shadowier / reperforms
48 – 16 spams / swordfishes
49 – 17 swamps / swordfishes
50 – 15 swordfish / hamper
51 – 22 swordfish / hermaphrodism
52 – 15 swordfishes / spam
53 – 16 swordfishes / spams
54 – 16 swordfishes / swamp
55 – 17 swordfishes / swamps
56 – 18 swordfishes / swamper
57 – 19 swordfishes / swampier
58 – 15 wafer / rhapsodism
59 – 16 wafer / rhapsodisms
60 – 20 waifish / hermaphrodism
61 – 19 wifish / hermaphrodism
62 – 20 wifeish / hermaphrodism
63 – 18 wormfish / hesperidia
64 – 21 wormfish / hermaphrodism
65 – 18 wormfishes / soapdish
66 – 20 wormfishes / soapdishes
67 – 14 wormfishes / spad
68 – 15 wormfishes / spads
69 – 16 wormfishes / spread
70 – 17 wormfishes / spreads
71 – 20 hermaphrodism / midwife
72 – 21 hermaphrodism / midwifes
73 – 16 fireworm / mopheads
74 – 17 fireworms / soapdish
75 – 19 fireworms / soapdishes
76 – 14 mapes / swordfish
77 – 16 mapes / swordfishes
78 – 17 misperforms / shadow
79 – 18 misperforms / shadows
80 – 19 misperforms / shadower
81 – 20 misperforms / shadowier
82 – 19 pamperdoms / swordfish
83 – 21 pamperdoms / swordfishes
84 – 16 pampres / swordfish
85 – 18 pampres / swordfishes
86 – 17 preshadow / wormfish
87 – 19 preshadow / wormfishes
88 – 15 propham / midwifes
89 – 19 prophams / swordfishes
90 – 18 piriformis / shadower
91 – 19 piriformis / shadowier
92 – 19 reperforms / shadowier
93 – 17 rhapsodism / midwife
94 – 18 rhapsodism / midwifes
95 – 19 rhapsodisms / spaewife
96 – 22 rhapsodisms / swordfishes

97 – 18 apisms* / swordfishes
98 – 22 diapirisms* / swordfishes
99 – 17 dimorphs* / seawife*
100 – 17 dimorphs* / spaewife
101 – 20 fireworms / sphaeridia*
102 – 18 fishworm* / madrepore
103 – 19 fishworm* / madrepores
104 – 16 fishworm* / mophead
105 – 17 fishworm* / mopheads
106 – 16 fishworms* / sepad*
107 – 17 fishworms* / sepads*
108 – 20 fishworms* / soapdishes
109 – 18 fishworms* / spadoes*
110 – 21 fishworms* / sphaeridia*
111 – 16 fishworms* / spread
112 – 17 fishworms* / spreads
113 – 16 fordoes / swampish*
114 – 18 foreheads / swampish*
115 – 19 forereads* / swampish*
116 – 18 foreshadow / wampish*
117 – 20 foreshadow / wampishes*
118 – 21 foreshadower* / reimpose
119 – 22 foreshadower* / reimposes
120 – 20 foreshadower* / rompish
121 – 21 foreshadows / shrimpier*
122 – 18 foreshadows / simpai*
123 – 19 foreshadows / simpais*
124 – 20 foreshadows / simperer*
125 – 20 foreshadows / sopherim*
126 – 16 foreshadows / spim*
127 – 17 foreshadows / spims*
128 – 20 foreshadows / swampish*
129 – 18 forewords / swampish*
130 – 20 fresherdoms* / spaewife
131 – 20 fresherdoms* / swampier
132 – 21 fresherdoms* / swampish*
133 – 19 hawsepipes / serfdoms*
134 – 20 midwiferies* / soapdish
135 – 22 midwiferies* / soapdishes
136 – 16 pams* / swordfishes
137 – 20 papadams* / swordfishes
138 – 20 papadoms* / swordfishes
139 – 19 papisms* / swordfishes
140 – 17 peishwahs* / serfdom
141 – 19 peishwahs* / serfdoms*
142 – 18 phaeisms* / swordfish
143 – 20 phaeisms* / swordfishes
144 – 21 priapisms* / swordfishes
145 – 21 reformadoes* / swampish*
146 – 19 reformados / swampish*
147 – 18 serfdoms* / swampish*
148 – 19 simpais* / swordfishes
149 – 17 swamper / rodfisher*
150 – 18 swampier / rodfisher*
151 – 18 swordfish / hamperer*
152 – 18 swordfishes / simpai*
153 – 19 swordfishes / simpais*
154 – 20 swordfishes / swampish*
155 – 17 wampishes* / serfdom
156 – 19 wampishes* / serfdoms*
157 – 19 wampishes* / swordfish
158 – 21 wampishes* / swordfishes