A list of 162 words by chained_bear.
- ibis appears on 19 other lists
- pelf appears on 52 other lists
- sofa appears on 17 other lists
- iota appears on 71 other lists
- oboe appears on 26 other lists
- lava appears on 15 other lists
- icon appears on 28 other lists
- sped appears on 1 other list
- puha appears on 1 other list
- pulp appears on 27 other lists
- puma appears on 13 other lists
- kyat appears on 4 other lists
- smew appears on 13 other lists
- flax appears on 37 other lists
- dais appears on 38 other lists
- bulk appears on 14 other lists
- ruby appears on 74 other lists
- axis appears on 28 other lists
- ecru appears on 53 other lists
- élan appears on 56 other lists
- ping appears on 38 other lists
- tofu appears on 24 other lists
- quip appears on 69 other lists
- nerd appears on 30 other lists
- silo appears on 19 other lists
- gnat appears on 25 other lists
- udon appears on 6 other lists
- iris appears on 55 other lists
- lens appears on 21 other lists
- shiv appears on 26 other lists
- ogre appears on 27 other lists
- onus appears on 79 other lists
- cyst appears on 17 other lists
- okra appears on 21 other lists
- ogle appears on 52 other lists
- puce appears on 77 other lists
- acme appears on 67 other lists
- loin appears on 17 other lists
- egad appears on 28 other lists
- arid appears on 44 other lists
- faux appears on 53 other lists
- akin appears on 25 other lists
- fiat appears on 59 other lists
- ague appears on 51 other lists
- doff appears on 59 other lists
- wisp appears on 56 other lists
- twat appears on 40 other lists
- vamp appears on 35 other lists
- serf appears on 20 other lists
- spry appears on 56 other lists
- glut appears on 38 other lists
- ache appears on 37 other lists
- gawk appears on 42 other lists
- yolk appears on 6 other lists
- opal appears on 45 other lists
- rasp appears on 34 other lists
- waif appears on 62 other lists
- berm appears on 29 other lists
- oxen appears on 13 other lists
- abet appears on 64 other lists
- yawl appears on 28 other lists
- rapt appears on 36 other lists
- epic appears on 71 other lists
- knob appears on 29 other lists
- clef appears on 11 other lists
- amen appears on 19 other lists
- lewd appears on 49 other lists
- jape appears on 44 other lists
- lung appears on 8 other lists
- pimp appears on 25 other lists
- scat appears on 25 other lists
- brig appears on 14 other lists
- awry appears on 89 other lists
- lamb appears on 44 other lists
- czar appears on 23 other lists
- glum appears on 41 other lists
- curb appears on 24 other lists
- myna appears on 4 other lists
- wren appears on 32 other lists
- bard appears on 47 other lists
- skua appears on 7 other lists
- pith appears on 65 other lists
- iamb appears on 23 other lists
- boor appears on 43 other lists
- oust appears on 37 other lists
- scry appears on 26 other lists
- jolt appears on 27 other lists
- thug appears on 35 other lists
- kith appears on 42 other lists
- jive appears on 37 other lists
- minx appears on 50 other lists
- wonk appears on 31 other lists
- peon appears on 24 other lists
- ooze appears on 46 other lists
- gory appears on 19 other lists
- espy appears on 29 other lists
- daub appears on 26 other lists
- bilk appears on 82 other lists
- bevy appears on 59 other lists
- coda appears on 57 other lists
- jawa appears on 7 other lists
- bled appears on 9 other lists
- lieu appears on 26 other lists
- faro appears on 8 other lists
- welt appears on 23 other lists
- glom appears on 25 other lists
- busk appears on 17 other lists
- echo appears on 80 other lists
- adze appears on 26 other lists
- navy appears on 27 other lists
- gkol appears on 1 other list
- ankh appears on 26 other lists
- oryx appears on 20 other lists
- ammo appears on 5 other lists
- peen appears on 21 other lists
- onyx appears on 60 other lists
- apse appears on 35 other lists
- tsar appears on 16 other lists
- vuln appears on 9 other lists
- keen appears on 79 other lists
- grok appears on 104 other lists
- lynx appears on 31 other lists
- tuya appears on 8 other lists
- acid appears on 26 other lists
- snog appears on 46 other lists
- ilex appears on 16 other lists
- winx appears on 6 other lists
- tael appears on 1 other list
- ulna appears on 20 other lists
- tutu appears on 15 other lists
- orzo appears on 16 other lists
- ibex appears on 35 other lists
- deft appears on 77 other lists
- glee appears on 42 other lists
- kiln appears on 25 other lists
- dhow appears on 15 other lists
- kine appears on 30 other lists
- slue appears on 8 other lists
- gorp appears on 15 other lists
- aver appears on 115 other lists
- coir appears on 15 other lists
- pook appears on 2 other lists
- bort appears on 11 other lists
- lanx appears on 3 other lists
- cuil appears on 2 other lists
- mump appears on 7 other lists
- fusc appears on 1 other list
- yeta appears on 1 other list
- coif appears on 22 other lists
- oont appears on 1 other list
- amok appears on 58 other lists
- culb appears on 1 other list
- esox appears on 2 other lists
- viol appears on 7 other lists
- plat appears on 8 other lists
- rale appears on 8 other lists
- spad appears on 3 other lists
- smar appears on 1 other list
- skep appears on 12 other lists
- frig appears on 8 other lists
- froe appears on 12 other lists
- doup appears on 1 other list
whichbe Perhaps tref. Or obit. Dec 30, 2008
chained_bear Ooh. Plat. Plat. That's fun. Plat. Dec 30, 2008
whichbe I'm a fan of plat. Dec 30, 2008
chained_bear rolig, dontcry, and sionnach: I also have a list of Slightly Less Cool Four-Letter Words. Some of your faves might be there. I may have moved rank and stew there, and if I haven't... I'll go do that now. May 15, 2008
rolig Another "cool" tetragram (at least for me) is tyro.
I may as well take the opportunity to work out what "cool" means to me (a woefully overburdened word, by the way).
When I think of a "cool" word, it's one that is a little surprising, sounds sweet, is fun to say, and expresses its meaning perfectly. I also like it to be usable, in writing if not in conversation, though once in a while I come across an "unusable" word -- because it's irredeemably archaic, or pompous, or overly technical, or narrowly specialized -- that nevertheless holds my gaze with its beauty. May 9, 2008
dontcry where's the love for love, man? May 9, 2008
sionnach I kind of like clod, deft, fust, glee, hulk, kiln, brio, shiv, nook, purl, flit, chub, brux, dhow, dido, grig.
And, of course, all the gy*e words: gybe, gyre, gyve, gyle, and gyte.
But I recognize that this is very much a matter of individual taste. May 9, 2008
rolig I just stumbled onto this list, c_b, via berm, and it's yummy. There are many wonderful four-letter words, of course. But one I love that's not here is ibex. May 8, 2008
chained_bear You're right. The more I thought about rank and stew, the more interesting they are, just for the reasons you suggest.
I thought about making a Really Cool Five-Letter Words list as well, but ... the thought makes me tired. Maybe someday. Feb 5, 2007
uselessness Commonality is in the eye of the beholder. I love the uncommon alternate definitions for these words, and the connotations that come with them. Yeah, they're common when used in common ways, but they also have all kinds of untapped linguistic potential that makes them "cool" in my book. :-) Feb 4, 2007
chained_bear Rank and stew are good solid words. I left them off because they seemed ... well ... common, as well as ... mostly just common. I'll stare at them for a while and see if they can hold up to ibis and pelf. Feb 3, 2007
uselessness No love for rank? Or stew? Feb 2, 2007