Non-Words Found
Although I do take issue with whether there can truly be a genuinely non-word, in the descriptive linguistics sense, that's what I called the article nonetheless ._.
This is a list of words I came up with, when trying to re-arrange letters for a word game, to spell a mystery word, but were not acceptable words (in the puzzle) at the time. If I can remember, I'll note the game I was playing at the time. I had made up loads of these before and have them in old notebooks and journals, but never thought to put them all in once place until today (Oct 21, 2025). “SB” stands for Spelling Bee. “LAT WS” stands for LA Times Word Search.
| Date | Word | Game | Mused Meanings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-1022 | VICARA | Jumble | ephemera-type suffix to pluralize vicar |
| 2022-1111 | SPLUCT | Jumble | plucked something messy |
| 2025-1021 | HEMENODY | NYT SB | like the patriarchy, but for masters of the universe |
| 2025-1104 | FECTUAL | NYT SB | some blend of feces and factual |
| 2025-1104 | FACULATE | NYT SB | evidence of faculty's presence; faculty particulate |
| 2025-1110 | VONIPIAL | NYT SB | of or related to surnames containing Von, i.e. Von Bismarck, Von Trapp, etc |
| 2025-1110 | VANIPOLI | NYT SB | Fictional island city in the Mediterranean between Italy and Libya |
| 2025-1113 | CANADION | NYT SB | A Canada-made accordion |
| 2025-1113 | OMNICAD | NYT SB | Like AutoCAD but selectable of which past versions you wish to use |
| 2025-1230 | PLOIDGE | NYT SB | Making a fundraising pledge just to get the perks instead of for the cause |
| 2025-1230 | SOCIAD | Strands | Trifecta/Triad of Social Networks |
| 2026-0103 | TICDEE | Jumble | A little bird which twitches head a lot for unknown reason |
| 2026-0108 | MADIETY | NYT SB | Malaise over being able to accomplish one's new year's dieting resolutions |
| 2026-0108 | YEETMAID | NYT SB | Female servant responsible for waste disposal |
| 2026-0109 | FLONDU | Jumble | A culinary hybrid between Flan and Fondue |
| 2026-0121 | ENCALLOW | NYT SB | Demotion to a rank typically assigned only to those with the lowest level of experience |
| 2026-0126 | DEBTOCY | NYT SB | A system of rule/government centered on debt or indebtedness |
| 2026-0206 | GYMNAIC | NYT SB | Resembling a gymnasium |
| 2026-0323 | CHUNDLE | NYT SB | A bundle of C.H.U.D.s |
| 2026-0324 | BRAPH | Strands | Portmanteau for Bar Graph |
| 2026-0324 | STALLCURSE | Strands | A talisman or other object which inhibits the effects of a curse or negative magic spell |
| 2026-0324 | BELLCURSE | Strands | A bell-curve of curse stats |
| 2026-0324 | BITUARY | NYT SB | A death announcement of someone you dislike |
| 2026-0324 | BROIN | Jumble | injury-sustained male-specific physiological vulnerability, “right in the..” |
| 2026-0416 | CUILT | Wordle | Product of a highly disagreeable quilt maker |
| 2026-0416 | FUNCT | Wordle | inf.verb: to funct; to operate properly. it has function; it functs. opp of defunct |
| 2026-0416 | JUNCT | Wordle | where something intersects something else; this road juncts that road, at their junction |
| 2026-0416 | FLAGELLANT | NYT SB | Flagellum-related or -shaped |
| 2026-0417 | BEDGE | Wordle | A wedge-shaped cushion for sleeping on an incline |
| 2026-0417 | MIDBARN | NYT SB | approximately half the distance from one side of a barn to the facing side |
| 2026-0519 | BAFFET | LAT WS | a buffet with a very odd selection |
| 2026-0530 | LOLVATION | NYT SB | like a standing ovation, but with laughter |
| 2026-0601 | CHERNT | Jumble | When Cher will not do that |
| 2026-0718 | APPLICATE | NYT SB | to submit an application; to apply for |
| 2026-0720 | FRUNT | Jumble | to feign as the weakest, fronting as a runt |
| 2026-0721 | SHILM | Wordle | a film which caters to product placement, or to film one such |
| 2026-0801 | CRICKBAIT | NYT SB | something on the floor you KNOW will hurt your back/etc to bend over to reach |
| 2026-0803 | FLYROID | NYT SB | Thyroid of the Fly Girls from In Living Color |
| 2026-0902 | GEEGH | Strands | (pr. “jee”) Inputting a word as a puzzle answer to see if it works, without penalty |
| 2026-0911 | MAGENDA | NYT CON | Portmanteau MAGENTA & AGENDA: a purplish to-do list, or goals embodied by a purplish-identifying group |
| 2026-0911 | KIDACHE | NYT SB | A time-off-work excuse due to an unspecified ailment of one's child, requiring home care |
| 2026-0918 | SWONG | Wordle | A song heavily featuring curse words |
Non-Words Discovered
This is a list of words (see above caveat about true non-ness) I observed others used and where, and what was intended by them when confronted by another, but I rather liked the alternate version enough to document it.
| Date | Word | Place Spotted | Mused Meanings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-0828 | UPSETTLING | Kongfamily Discord | typo for unsettling, later corrected |
