Absurd English word list

To leave abruptly or flee.

“He tried to absquatulate with the score sheet.”

Loud exaggerated publicity or fuss.

“The ballyhoo died instantly when the word appeared.”

To trick or confuse someone.

“The double O will bamboozle at least three of you.”

A person who talks endless nonsense.

“The blatherskite explained the rules wrong for ten minutes.”

To talk at length in an empty, pompous way.

“He will bloviate about strategy and then miss a five-letter word.”

A wasteful and pointless project.

“His three-part spelling strategy was a complete boondoggle.”

A rumbling noise from the intestines.

“The only sound was borborygmus from whoever skipped dinner.”

Boastful, arrogant behavior.

“All that braggadocio evaporated at the first vowel.”

A noisy uproar.

“The brouhaha lasted all evening.”

To confuse or fluster.

“The rules bumfuzzle everyone.”

Overconfident, pushy, and annoyingly self-important.

“The absurd-word round table recognized bumptious instantly and still could not agree on the spelling.”

To kiss and cuddle affectionately.

“They went to canoodle in the kitchen and missed their turn.”

Bad-tempered and argumentative.

“He gets cantankerous whenever someone spells faster than him.”

Askew or in disarray.

“The whole shelf is cattywampus.”

Showy nonsense meant to impress.

“Enough claptrap, just spell the word.”

A boastful, self-important little person.

“Cockalorum turned the absurd-word round into an unexpectedly competitive spelling moment.”

Ridiculous, implausible, or poorly thought out.

“By the end of the absurd-word round, cockamamie was still the word people were debating.”

Utter nonsense.

“Claiming you meant to spell it wrong is codswallop.”

A feeling of nervous stomach.

“The final round gives me collywobbles.”

The act of throwing something out a window.

“The scorecard narrowly avoided defenestration.”

To waste time by dawdling.

“Do not dillydally, the timer has no chill.”

To confuse or upset someone.

“Nothing will discombobulate you faster than confident silence.”

A shapeless blob of something soft.

“He added a dollop of confidence and zero correct letters.”

A chaotic brawl or heated argument.

“The tiebreaker turned into a full donnybrook over one vowel.”

A small gadget or object whose exact name is unknown or forgotten.

“Doohickey was the one word everyone remembered after the absurd-word round.”

A fight with bare fists.

“It nearly came to fisticuffs over the bonus point.”

Foolish nonsense.

“That was inspired flapdoodle, but it was not spelling.”

A frivolous, flighty person.

“He called her a flibbertigibbet.”

To completely confuse someone.

“One X placed correctly can flummox an entire team.”

Foolishness, nonsense, or unnecessary fuss.

“Nobody in the absurd-word round questioned the meaning of folderol; the letters were the problem.”

An old-fashioned exclamation of surprise or annoyance.

“The host read out gadzooks during the absurd-word round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

A confused mixture or jumble of different things.

“Nobody expected gallimaufry to become the most memorable word of the absurd-word round.”

To roam around in search of fun.

“He would rather gallivant to the snack table than spell.”

Speech or writing that is meaningless or impossible to understand.

“When gibberish appeared, the absurd-word round got noticeably louder.”

Language that makes no sense.

“The contract is gobbledygook.”

Utterly astonished.

“We were gobsmacked when Dave got one right.”

A person who idly watches activity on canals or waterways.

“When gongoozler appeared, the absurd-word round got noticeably louder.”

A silly or foolish person, usually in an affectionate way.

“The host read out goofball during the absurd-word round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

A loud hearty burst of laughter.

“His spelling earned a guffaw from his own mother.”

An awkward, clumsy young person.

“When hobbledehoy appeared, the absurd-word round got noticeably louder.”

A confused mixture of things.

“His answer was a hodgepodge of letters chosen by vibes.”

Excited commotion or fuss.

“All that hoopla for a four-letter word he still missed.”

To cheat or trick someone.

“You cannot hornswoggle a judge who has the card in hand.”

A loud confused noise from many people.

“The hubbub started when Grandma won the tiebreaker.”

A great deal of fuss.

“What is all this hullabaloo?”

Something unusually impressive, remarkable, or difficult.

“The host read out humdinger during the absurd-word round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

Government by the least qualified or most corrupt people.

“Nobody expected kakistocracy to become the most memorable word of the absurd-word round.”

A commotion or fuss.

“There was a kerfuffle at the buffet.”

A person who flatters powerful people in a servile way.

“The group had heard lickspittle before the absurd-word round, but nobody trusted the spelling.”

To dawdle or waste time.

“Stop lollygagging by the snacks.”

Foolish or insincere talk.

“That definition you invented is pure malarkey.”

A foolish, awkward, or simple-minded person.

“Someone used mooncalf correctly during the absurd-word round, then immediately second-guessed the spelling.”

A stubbornly held error or the person who holds it.

“He is a mumpsimus about that extra letter and always will be.”

A silly or foolish person.

“Absolute nincompoop energy.”

An old-fashioned word for a foolish or silly person.

“The absurd-word round somehow ended with everyone talking about ninnyhammer.”

A person's head.

“Use your noggin, the second N is right there.”

Fussy about small details.

“He is persnickety about ice.”

A person who quibbles over trivial details.

“A true pettifogger contests every letter after the buzzer.”

Nonsense talk.

“His excuse was pure piffle and the room knew it.”

Complete nonsense.

“Poppycock, you absolutely did not know that one.”

To make money by any possible means.

“The absurd-word round table recognized quomodocunquize instantly and still could not agree on the spelling.”

A person, especially a child, wearing dirty or ragged clothes.

“The room knew exactly what ragamuffin meant during the absurd-word round and still hesitated on the spelling.”

A long, complicated, pointless procedure.

“The whole rigmarole fell apart at the second syllable.”

A mischievous or roguish person.

“The room knew exactly what scallywag meant during the absurd-word round and still hesitated on the spelling.”

Using long, obscure words.

“Very sesquipedalian of you to request harder words and then this.”

Mischievous or questionable activity.

“There will be shenanigans if the scorekeeper keeps cheating.”

To run away quickly.

“He tried to skedaddle before his turn came up.”

Underhanded or dishonest behavior.

“There was skulduggery afoot near the answer cards.”

A slovenly, worthless person.

“Only a slubberdegullion leaves before the final round.”

Stylish and attention-grabbing.

“That snazzy outfit will not spell the word for you.”

A large knife used as a weapon.

“She cut through that word like a snickersnee through butter.”

A shrewd unprincipled person.

“That politician is a snollygoster.”

A small lie or pretentious nonsense.

“His story about studying was a classic taradiddle.”

An informal name for an object whose proper name is unknown or forgotten.

“As soon as thingamajig appeared in the absurd-word round, everyone started silently counting letters.”

The ringing sound of bells.

“The victory bell's tintinnabulation haunts the losers.”

Silly or foolish behavior.

“This round of tomfoolery is brought to you by round three of drinks.”

A person who gives opinions on subjects they know little about.

“The absurd-word round somehow ended with everyone talking about ultracrepidarian.”

A wildly eccentric, ridiculous, or foolish person.

“Someone confidently said wackadoodle in the absurd-word round and immediately got challenged on the spelling.”

A young person who is overconfident.

“Some whippersnapper just outspelled the family champion.”

A spinning toy or anything that whirls.

“His brain became a whirligig at the second G.”

In a direction contrary to the sun's course.

“The game went widdershins the moment he grabbed the mic.”

Completely exhausted.

“She was too zonked to remember her own middle name.”