This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -ah

1. batmitzvah
2. chutzpah
3. coolabah
4. hallelujah
5. kabbalah
6. maharajah
7. mynah
8. pariah
9. verandah
10. zillah

So how many of those words did you know? And how many do you use?

This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -oo

1. cockatoo
2. didgeridoo
3. hullabaloo
4. igloo
5. kazoo
6. peekaboo
7. shampoo
8. skiddoo
9. taboo
10. voodoo

So how many of those words did you know? And how many do you use?

This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -ene

1. buckminsterfullerene
2. contravene
3. damascene
4. gangrene
5. hygiene
6. limonene
7. obscene
8. reconvene
9. supervene
10. xanthene

So how many of those words did you know? And how many do you use?

This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -va

1. baklava
2. balaclava
3. bodhisattva
4. conjunctiva
5. guava
6. supernova
7. vulva
8. yeshiva
9. zelkova
10. zyzzyva

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This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -tude

1. desuetude
2. etude
3. verisimilitude
4. decrepitude
5. pulchritude
6. vicissitude
7. latitude
8. ineptitude
9. amplitude
10. magnitude

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This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -lion

1. tatterdemalion
2. postillion
3. perihelion
4. dandelion
5. battalion
6. ganglion
7. vermillion
8. rapscallion
9. stallion
10. bullion

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This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -us (but not -ous or -ius)

1. ankylosaurus
2. borborygmus
3. emeritus
4. hippopotamus
5. homunculus
6. meniscus
7. sarcophagus
8. succubus
9. trolleybus
10. walrus

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This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -ack

1. bladderwrack
2. barrack
3. crackerjack
4. googlewhack
5. haversack
6. knickknack
7. quack
8. stickleback
9. thumbtack
10. thwack

So how many of those words did you know? And how many do you use?

This year our Ten Things column will present a selection of words (of five or more letters) with a different ending each month. This month …

Words Ending in -ine

1. asinine
2. concubine
3. entwine
4. fettuccine
5. labyrinthine
6. migraine
7. ovine
8. praline
9. serpentine
10. thylacine

So how many of those words did you know? And how many do you use?