X, Y, and Z

I figured I had to be realistic, right?

zipper
zone
zen
zebra
zig-zag
xylophone
xantham (gum)
yes
yesterday
yellow
yen
yankee
yard
yard-arm
yowl
yak
yip
zygote
zoology
zooplankton
zoo(!)
zoot suit
yokel
yodel
zero
zoetrope
xenophobic
Xerxes (come on, he's the God-King who fought the spartans? could be an adjective of a kind..?)
...28....
yawn
yap
yip
yenta
yeshiva
zest
yeast
zit
ziggurat
zealous
young
youth
you (which should share an exclamation point with zoo!)
...41....
(I'll be back - for the record, post-28 is round 2)
yank
yell
yarrow
(that last three? round three)
zoom
zephyr
yet
yarn
yawlp (as in Thoureau's great "barbaric"...?)
zionist
....that's 50, but I hate to end it there. Maybe I'll solicit Friday's helper for a few ideas...

"V"

Remember that TV show, "V" with the women who pulled off their fake faces and were actually lizard monsters? Well, my friend Jen is helping me with "V" today. Read into that what you will.

V
victory
virgin
Valentine's Day
vest
victim
vociferous
voice
volume
vocal
vengeance
vapid
value
venue
view
vestal
vestibule
vestige
vent
veil
vale
vole
vacuum
vantage
vein
vain
vainglorious
vanity
villian
vilanelle
vigorous
vigor
vagaries
valuation
vocalization
vary
varied
vagrant
voluminous
vector
vortex
Vatican
vendor
victor
....43.... Jen is very helpful!
very
variant
variance
vibrant
venti (as opposed to tall and grande, of course...)
vulgar
vulture
vulva
vulnerable (all of these are Jen's, by the way, I'm totally slacking)
vespers
vat
vow
vacillate
...56, and now back to work. ...sigh....
Until Monday.

Tomorrow, "V"

"W" on Friday, and on Monday, I think I'll allow myself the combined "XYZ."
Then next week, I need to start making sentences out of all these words.

U Part 2

usurp
usurious
...this is too hard without Monday's "U" to refer to.
I'll be back.
(26!)

T

terrible
terrific
tarantula
tortilla
tortolini
tortoise
turtle
tantrum
tantric
tempestuous
temper
tempest
thunder
thunderstorm
tapestry
Triassic
tantamount
tantalizing
taper
table
tab
tablet
talcum
torn
tear
tee pee
teal
tender
tenderize
tendency
tent
temporary
testosterone
test
teen
teenager
teflon
tether
telephone
telegraph
television
terror
tone
tonal
Tonto (..eh)
tincture
tissue
tilt
tile
tithe
title
total
totalitarian
tote
toke (as in, "take a --- Harold and Kumar")
topiary
tusk
ton
tumult
tumultuous
....let's see. 60! Thank you "T"!
Oh...
thank
...we'll call it 61.

Oopsie

Today was due to be "T," a much lighter lift than "U."
So. I'll do "T" tomorrow, then revisit "U" on Wednesday, to give me the chance to collect some little, fleet-footed "u"s.

Snow Day!

...or at least, snow two-hour delay!
Unexpected, to say the least.

Unexpected
unified
unfiltered
ugly
utility
utilitarian
unitarian
universalist (that's me)
usurp
uprising
up
uppity
upset
unspool
usual
upbraid
udder
unctous (spelling? is this even a word?)
uncouth
unclear
unclean
unity
unilateral
...24. I decent first pass for "U." I worry, frankly, about .... hold on. Hold on! Was today supposed to be "T"???