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Words players have found whose deepest named ancestor belongs to the Celtic family. A family is a group of languages, so this is wider than any single one of them.

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  • KIBEnounWelsh11 findersA chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also afflictive to some animals); a cold sore or blister.
  • KISHnounIrish17 findersA basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf.
  • KISTVAENnounWelsh16 findersA stone coffin in the form of a pit covered with earth and surrounded by stones.
  • KYLOEnounScottish Gaelic9 findersOne of a breed of small Highland cattle.
  • LATHnounWelsh23 findersA thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
  • LEPRECHAUNnounIrish22 findersA type of diminutive, solitary fairy or sprite, traditionally depicted as a small, bearded man wearing a green coat and hat, often found repairing a single shoe; they typically pos
  • LIMERICKnounIrish49 findersA humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
  • LOCHnounScottish Gaelic68 findersA lake.
  • LOCHANnounScottish Gaelic7 findersA small loch (lake)
  • LURGYnounIrish45 findersChiefly preceded by the. Idleness or laziness regarded as a medical condition; also, depression, especially resulting from a hangover.
  • LYMPHADnounScottish Gaelic12 findersA single-masted ship propelled by oars, usually indicating a Scottish title associated with islands.
  • MACHAIRnounScottish Gaelic16 findersA type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.
  • MADDERnounIrish1 finderA herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
  • MALARKEYnounIrish52 findersNonsense; rubbish.
  • MERCHETnounWelsh1 finderIn Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.
  • METHEGLINnounWelsh15 findersA spiced mead, originally from Wales.
  • MICKnounIrish12 findersAn Irishman.
  • MICKEYnounIrish16 findersThe smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.
  • MITHERverbWelsh15 findersTo make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.
  • MOUNTAINnounWelsh1 finderAn elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
  • MURPHYnounIrish16 findersAn Irish or white potato.
  • MUSHAinterjectionIrish2 findersAn expression of surprise.
  • NAINnounWelsh4 findersA grandmother.
  • OCHONEinterjectionIrish3 findersExpresses woe or sorrow.
  • OLLAMHnounIrish2 findersIn Irish history, a man of science or learning, equivalent to a university professor.
  • OMADHAUNnounIrish5 findersA fool or simpleton; someone out of their senses.
  • PALFREYnounWelsh86 findersA small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).
  • PANDYnounWelsh18 findersA fulling mill.
  • PEELERnounIrish2 findersA police officer.
  • PHILIBEGnounScottish Gaelic2 findersA little kilt.
  • PHONYadjectiveIrish180 findersFraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
  • PIBROCHnounScottish Gaelic20 findersA series of musical variations for the bagpipes, usually martial or funerary in nature.
  • PIKEnounIrish43 findersA very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
  • PIKELETnounWelsh14 findersA thick type of sweet pancake.
  • PIKINGSnounIrish16 findersA very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
  • PISHOGUEnounIrish6 findersMagic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
  • PLOOKIERadjectiveScottish Gaelic2 findersCovered in blotches or pimples.
  • PLOOKIESTadjectiveScottish Gaelic3 findersCovered in blotches or pimples.
  • PLOOKYadjectiveScottish Gaelic3 findersCovered in blotches or pimples.
  • POWANnounScottish Gaelic4 findersCoregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.
  • PRATYnounIrish5 findersA potato.
  • PTARMIGANnounScottish Gaelic134 findersAny of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.
  • QUAICHnounIrish45 findersA traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.
  • RAREBITnounWelsh4 findersWelsh rarebit
  • RATHnounIrish18 findersA walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age.
  • ROLAGnounScottish Gaelic8 findersA roll of fiber, used as a precursor to yarn.
  • ROOKIEnounIrish7 findersAn inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
  • RUCTIONnounIrish36 findersA noisy quarrel or fight.
  • SCALARadjectiveIrish75 findersHaving magnitude but not direction.
  • SCONEnounScottish Gaelic139 findersA small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
  • SCRABverbIrish7 findersTo scrape or scratch.
  • SCRAWnounScottish Gaelic35 findersA sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.
  • SCRAYnounWelsh6 findersA tern; the sea swallow.
  • SCROGnounScottish Gaelic8 findersA stunted or shrivelled bush.
  • SEWINnounWelsh1 finderSea trout, a subspecies of brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha trutta).
  • SHANTYnounIrish125 findersA roughly-built hut or cabin.
  • SHINDIGnounScottish Gaelic179 findersA noisy party or festivities.
  • SHINDYnounIrish6 findersA shindig.
  • SHIRALEEnounIrish1 finderBurden; load. A type of swag that when rolled up resembles a leg of mutton, carried over the shoulder, usually with another load on the chest to balance it.
  • SIDHEnounIrish42 findersA fairy in Gaelic folklore (a member of the Sidhe).
  • SLANEnounIrish7 findersA one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft.
  • SLIOTARnounIrish7 findersA hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.
  • SLOBnounIrish12 findersA lazy and slovenly or obese person.
  • SONSYadjectiveScottish Gaelic1 finderlucky; fortunate; thriving; plump
  • SPLEUCHANnounScottish Gaelic4 findersA pouch, especially for tobacco or money.
  • SQUIREENnounIrish5 findersA minor squire; a small landowner.
  • STREELnounIrish4 findersA disreputable woman, a slut.
  • STRIPnounIrish17 findersA long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
  • SUPERMANnounIrish37 findersAn imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch; , a man of extraordinary powers.
  • SWATHnounWelsh55 findersThe track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
  • SWINGverbScottish Gaelic33 findersTo rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
  • TAIGnounIrish5 findersAn Irish Catholic.
  • TALLOWnounIrish3 findersA hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
  • TARAinterjectionIrish6 findersGoodbye.
  • TILLYnounIrish2 findersAn extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.
  • TOCHERnounIrish3 findersA dowry.
  • TREFnounWelsh14 findersA hamlet in Britain in pre-Saxon times.
  • TREWSnounIrish56 findersTrousers, especially if close-fitting and tartan.
  • TUATHnounIrish2 findersA tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
  • TULCHANnounScottish Gaelic3 findersA calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.
  • TUMPnounWelsh20 findersA mound or hillock.
  • TURLOUGHnounIrish3 findersA temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season.
  • TWERPnounWelsh58 findersA fool, a twit.
  • USQUEnounScottish Gaelic3 finderswhisky
  • VECTORnounIrish86 findersA directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
  • VECTORINGSnounIrish10 findersA directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
  • WELCHnounWelsh67 findersA person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
  • WELSHverbWelsh34 findersTo cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.
  • WELSHERnounWelsh7 findersAlternative spelling of welcher.
  • WHERRYnounWelsh1 finderA boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
  • WIRRAinterjectionIrish7 findersExclamation of dismay.
  • WISHAinterjectionIrish3 findersAn expression of surprise.

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