Off to Vancouver with a stack of dictionary fascicles, to visit old friends, learn about dialectology, and talk about inclusive language.

NASPA Word of the Day: GROSBEAK n a bird of genus Mycerobas. Anagram:brokages. Hook:grosbeakS. Anahook:broCkages. Blanagrams:Corkages Workbags begroaNs boskageS broCkage. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TORC n a metal collar or necklace. Hooks:torcH torcS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: DEWAN n an official in India. Anagrams:awned dawen waned. Hook:dewanS. Typos:decan dewar dewax diwan rewan sewan. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: BAAL n a false god. Anagram:alba. Hook:baalS. Extensions:baalIM baalISM baalISMS. Typos:baas bail ball bawl beal. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: HEADFISH n a marine fish. Extension:headfishES. Blanagrams:deaLfish faMished headshiP shiThead. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: GENTRICE n good breeding. Anagram:erecting. Hook:gentriceS. Anahooks:Secreting centeriNg eXcreting energEtic reFecting reJecting reSecting. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: FRIBBLE v to act foolishly. Hooks:fribbleD fribbleR fribbleS. Extension:fribbleRS. Typos:dribble friable gribble. Anahook:flAbbier. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: FULHAM n a loaded die. Hook:fulhamS. Typo:fullam. Anahook:haRmful. Blanagrams:aImful aRmful famulI fulmaR haTful hamAul hamulI haulmS haulmY maNful muGhal mulLah. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TELEWORK v to work at home using an electronic linkup with a central office. Hook:teleworkS. Extensions:teleworkED teleworkER teleworkERS teleworkING teleworkINGS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: LORRY n a type of wagon or truck. Typos:loury sorry worry. Anahook:Pyrrol. Blanagrams:Glory roIly royAl. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: PYRROLE n a chemical compound. Hook:pyrroleS. Extensions:TETRApyrrole TETRApyrroleS. Typo:pyrrols. Anahook:proPerly. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: KALLIDIN n a hormone. Hook:kallidinS. Blanagram:diallinG. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TOWSACK n a sack made of a coarse fabric. Hook:towsackS. Blanagrams:cowPats sNowcat sowBack tHwacks wHackos wackEst wackoEs. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

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NASPA Word of the Day: GUMMI n a rubbery, flavored candy. Hook:gummiS. Extensions:DEgummiNG THINgummiES gummiER gummiES gummiEST gummiLY gummiNESS gummiNESSES gummiNG gummiTE gummiTES. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: TAWIE adj docile. Typos:tawse towie. Anahooks:Bawtie Dawtie tawPie waiteD waiteR. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: METIS n a person of mixed ancestry. Anagrams:emits items mites smite stime times. Extensions:HERmetisM HERmetisMS HERmetisT HERmetisTS metisSE metisSES. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: CORSETRY n the work of making corsets. Anahook:secrEtory. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: ELDORADO n a place of great abundance. Hook:eldoradoS. Blanagrams:Bloodred Hordeola doodlerS oNloaded oVerload reloadEd. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: MIDSHORE adj designating a fishery that is between the inshore and offshore fisheries. Anagram:heirdoms. Anahook:Chromides. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SURAL adj pertaining to the calf of the leg. Extensions:CAEsural COMMISsural CYNOsural FISsural MENsural. Typos:aural dural jural mural rural seral surah suras. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: NARCOMA n a stupor induced by a narcotic. Anagram:macaron. Hook:narcomaS. Extension:narcomaTA. Typo:sarcoma. Anahooks:armonIca carDamon macaroOn macaronI macaronS marocaIn. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: CRICOID n a cartilage of the larynx. Hook:cricoidS. Typos:crinoid ericoid. Anahooks:dicHroic dicroTic. Blanagrams:cirSoid codiciL. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: LOGANIA adj designating a family of flowering plants. Anahooks:Diagonal Kaoliang Magnolia analogiC gonaDial. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: BETELNUT n a seed chewed as a stimulant. Hook:betelnutS. Blanagrams:bRunette blunteSt butYlene lunetteS nettAble tuneAble unSettle unbOttle unbelteD unletteD. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: SULFA n a bacteria-inhibiting drug. Hook:sulfaS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

NASPA Word of the Day: PALLETTE n a piece of armor protecting the armpit. Anagram:platelet. Hook:palletteS. Typo:palmette. Anahooks:paIllette patellAte peltatelY plateletS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl