LexiTopic: Weather and Climate
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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to WEATHER AND CLIMATE in the Spelling Bee lexicon.
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Bee words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
ABOUT THE LEXITOPICS PROJECT
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to WEATHER AND CLIMATE
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
ClimateClouds and AtmosphereFloods and Flooding not tidal floodInstruments and DataPrecipitation and Moisture not floodingStormsTemperatureWinds and Air Pressure
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to weather (“the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness”) and climate (“the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation”).
Words related to temperature in general (not related to weather) are in ENERGY, LIGHT, SOUND, HEAT.
Words related to wetness and dryness in general (not related to weather) are in MATTER AND MATERIALS.
Words related to tides and tidal flooding are in GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Climate
ACCLIMATE: to adjust or adapt to a new temperature, climate, environment, or situation: to become acclimatedARID: excessively dry; specifically: having insufficient rainfall to support agricultureARIDITY: excessively dry; specifically: having insufficient rainfall to support agricultureCLEMENCY: pleasant mildness of weatherCLEMENT: of the weather: mild (clement weather for this time of year)CLIMATE: the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitationCLIMATIC: of or relating to climate [weather]CLIMATICALLY: of or relating to climate [weather]CLIME: climateDROUGHT: a period of dryness especially when prolonged, specifically: one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growthHARD: of weather: inflicting physical discomfort or hardship: inclement (a hard winter)INCLEMENCY: the quality or state of being inclement, lacking mildness: such as physically severe: stormy (inclement weather)INCLEMENT: lacking mildness: such as physically severe: stormy (inclement weather)MILD: not severe: temperate (a mild climate)UNKIND: not pleasing or mild: inclement, lacking mildness: such as physically severe: stormy (inclement weather) (an unkind climate)
Clouds and Atmosphere
AIRILY: of or relating to air: atmosphericAIRY: of or relating to air: atmosphericANVIL: the anvil–shaped top of a cumulonimbus [cloud]BLINK: an iceblink, a glare in the sky over an ice fieldCEILING: the height above the ground of the base of the lowest layer of clouds when over half of the sky is obscuredCELL: a portion of the atmosphere that behaves as a unit (e.g., a storm cell)CIRRI: plural of cirrus: a high wispy white cloud usually of minute ice crystals formed at altitudes between about 20,000 and 40,000 feet (6,000 and 12,000 meters)CLOUD: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon; also, to grow cloudy —usually used with over or up (clouded over before the stormCLOUDED: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon; also, to grow cloudy —usually used with over or up (clouded over before the stormDECK: a layer of cloudsDULL: cloudy (dull weather)DULLY: cloudy (dull weather)FAIR: not stormy or foul: fine weatherFOGGED: to become covered or thick with fogFOGGILY: covered or thick with fog or mistFOGGING: to become covered or thick with fogFOGGY: filled or abounding with fogGLOOM: to be or become overcastGLOOMILY: overcast; partially or totally dark; especially: dismally and depressingly dark (gloomy weather)GLOOMING: to be or become overcastGLOOMY: overcast; partially or totally dark; especially: dismally and depressingly dark (gloomy weather)GRAY: cloudy, e.g., grey skiesHALO: a nimbus, a rain cloud or a thunderhead; also, [not in M-W] Collins: Meteorology: any of a variety of bright circles or arcs centered on the sun or moon, caused by the refraction or reflection of light by ice crystals suspended in the earth's atmosphere and exhibiting prismatic coloration ranging from red inside to blue outside (distinguished from corona)HEAVY: of weather: oppressive, overwhelming: threatening to rain or snow; heavy cloudsLIFT: of inclement weather: to dissipate and clear (the clouds lifted)LIFTING: of inclement weather: to dissipate and clear (the clouds lifted)LOOM: the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness; also, to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions (Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.)LOOMED: the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness; also, to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions (Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.)LOOMING: the indistinct and exaggerated appearance of something seen on the horizon or through fog or darkness; also, to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions (Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.)NIMBI: plural of nimbus: a rain cloud; thunderhead, a rounded mass of cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud often appearing before a thunderstorm; also, a cumulus, a dense puffy cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountainOZONE: a triatomic very reactive form of oxygen that is a bluish irritating gas of pungent odor, that is a major air pollutant in the lower atmosphere but a beneficial component of the upper atmosphere, and that is used for oxidizing, bleaching, disinfecting, and deodorizing; also, pure and refreshing airRACK: wrack, a wind-driven mass of high often broken clouds; also, of clouds: to fly or scud in high windRAINBOW: an arc or circle that exhibits in concentric bands the colors of the spectrum and that is formed opposite the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in raindrops, spray, or mistTHICK: sultry, stuffy; marked by haze, fog, or mist (thick weather)TIDE: one of the periodic movements of the atmosphere resembling those of the ocean and produced by gravitation or diurnal temperature changesWELKIN: the upper atmosphere; also, the vault of the sky: the firmament, the vault or arch of the sky: the heavensWINY: of the air: crisply fresh: exhilaratingWRACK: rack, a wind-driven mass of high often broken clouds; also, of clouds: to fly or scud in high wind
Floods and Flooding not tidal flood
CATARACT: a waterfall, esp. a large one over a precipice; or steep rapids in a river; or a downpour or floodCONFLUENCE: the flowing together of two or more streams; or the place of meeting of two streams; or the stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams: a combined floodDELUGE: an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rainDELUGED: an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rainDROWN: to submerge especially by a rise in the water level (villages drowned by the flooding river)
DROWNING: to submerge especially by a rise in the water level (villages drowned by the flooding river)ENGULF: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island)ENGULFED: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island)ENGULFING: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island)FLOOD: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also: a condition of overflowing (rivers in flood); also, to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodFLOODED: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also: a condition of overflowing (rivers in flood); also, to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodFLOODING: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also: a condition of overflowing (rivers in flood); also, to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodFLOW: a flood: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry landINUNDATING: to cover with a flood: overflow
Instruments and Data
ALMANAC: a publication containing astronomical and meteorological data for a given year and often including a miscellany of other informationCOCK: a weathercock, a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its directionINCH: a fall (as of rain or snow) sufficient to cover a surface or to fill a gauge to the depth of one inchTELLTALE: a wind-direction indicator often in the form of a ribbonVANE: a movable device attached to an elevated object (such as a spire) for showing the direction of the windWAFT: a pennant or flag used to signal or to show wind directionWAIF: a waft, a pennant or flag used to signal or to show wind direction
Precipitation and Moisture not flooding
BEDEW: to wet with or as if with dewBEDEWED: to wet with or as if with dewCATARACT: a waterfall, esp. a large one over a precipice; or steep rapids in a river; or a downpour or floodDAMP: humid (damp weather)DELUGE: an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rainDELUGED: an overflowing of the land by water; a drenching rainDEWY: moist with, affected by, or suggestive of dewDOWNPOUR: a pouring or streaming downward especially: a heavy rainDROP: to fall in dropsDROPPING: to fall in dropsFLURRY: a brief light snowfallGLACIOLOGY: any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochsGLAZE: a smooth slippery coating of thin iceHAIL: precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow, or to precipitate hailHAILED: precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow, or to precipitate hailHAILING: precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow, or to precipitate hailHOAR: a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surfaceHUMID: containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressiveICICLE: a pendent mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping waterICILY: icy: covered with, abounding in, or consisting of iceINCH: a fall (as of rain or snow) sufficient to cover a surface or to fill a gauge to the depth of one inchPACK: a concentrated or compacted mass of snow or icePOUR: a heavy fall of rain: a downpour; also, to rain hardPOURING: a heavy fall of rain: a downpour; also, to rain hardRAIN: water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere; also, the descent of this water; also, water that has fallen as rain: rainwater; also, a fall of rain: a rainstorm; also, rains plural: the rainy season; also, rainy weather; also, to send down rain; to fall as water in drops from the cloudsRAINBOW: an arc or circle that exhibits in concentric bands the colors of the spectrum and that is formed opposite the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in raindrops, spray, or mistRAINDROP: a drop of rainRAINING: water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere; also, the descent of this water; also, water that has fallen as rain: rainwater; also, a fall of rain: a rainstorm; also, rains plural: the rainy season; also, rainy weather; also, to send down rain; to fall as water in drops from the cloudsRAINY: marked by, abounding with, or bringing rainRUNOFF: the portion of precipitation on land that ultimately reaches streams often with dissolved or suspended materialWHITE: marked by the presence of snow: snowy (a white Christmas)
Storms
ALLEY: an extensive region where destructive natural phenomena of a specified type (such as tornadoes) occur often or are likely to occurBLIZZARD: a long severe snowstorm; an intensely strong cold wind filled with fine snowBOLT: a lightning bolt, thunderboltCLAP: a sudden crash of thunderCYCLONE: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain; also a tornadoELEMENT: [plural] weather conditions, especially: violent or severe weatherFOUL: being wet and stormy (foul weather)FOULLY: being wet and stormy (foul weather)FRONT: the boundary between two dissimilar air massesFRONTAL: of or relating to a meteorological frontINCLEMENCY: the quality or state of being inclement, lacking mildness: such as physically severe: stormy (inclement weather)INCLEMENT: lacking mildness: such as physically severe: stormy (inclement weather)LANDFALL: a reaching of land (as by a storm)LIGHTEN: to give out flashes of lightningLIGHTENING: to give out flashes of lightningLIGHTNING: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity; also: the discharge itself; also, to discharge a flash of lightningLULL: a temporary calm before or during a stormTORNADO: a violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that progresses in a narrow path over the land; also, a squall accompanying a thunderstorm in Africa; also, a violent windstorm: a whirlwindTYPHOON: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the East and South China seasWARNING: a notice or bulletin that alerts the public to an imminent hazard (such as a tornado, thunderstorm, or flood)WATCH: a notice or bulletin that alerts the public to the possibility of severe weather conditions occurring in the near future (a winter storm watch)WILD: marked by turbulent agitation: stormy (a wild night)
Temperature
ABOVE: above zero (e.g., 10 degrees above)ARCTIC: bitter cold: frigidBALMY: mild, temperateBELOW: below zero (the temperature was 20 below)BLEAK: cold, raw (a bleak November night)COLD: conveying the impression of being cold: such as depressing, gloomy (cold gray skies)FALL: to become lower in degree or level (the temperature fell 10°)FALLEN: to become lower in degree or level (the temperature fell 10°)FALLING: to become lower in degree or level (the temperature fell 10°)FALLS: to become lower in degree or level (the temperature fell 10°)FELL: to become lower in degree or level (the temperature fell 10°)ICILY: intensely cold; characterized by coldness: frigidNIPPY: chillyRAWLY: disagreeably damp or cold (a raw winter day)THAW: a period of weather warm enough to thaw ice (the January thaw); also, to be warm enough to melt ice and snow —used with it in reference to the weatherTHAWED: a period of weather warm enough to thaw ice (the January thaw); also, to be warm enough to melt ice and snow —used with it in reference to the weatherTORRID: parched with heat especially of the sun: hot (torrid sands); giving off intense heat: scorchingTORRIDITY: torridness, the quality or state of being torrid: parched with heat especially of the sun: hot (torrid sands); giving off intense heat: scorchingWAVE: a marked change in temperature: a period of hot or cold weather (a heat wave)
Winds and Air Pressure
BLEW: of air: to be in motion, to move with speed or force; to send forth a current of air; to move or be carried by or as if by windBLOW: of air: to be in motion, to move with speed or force; to send forth a current of air; to move or be carried by or as if by wind; weather: an instance of air moving with speed or force: a blowing of wind especially when strong or violent (there’s to be a big blow later)BLOWING: of air: to be in motion, to move with speed or force; to send forth a current of air; to move or be carried by or as if by windBLOWN: of air: to be in motion, to move with speed or force; to send forth a current of air; to move or be carried by or as if by windCALM: complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hourCHOPPY: changeable, variable (a choppy wind)CONTRARY: unfavorable —used of wind or weatherDEVIL: a dust devil: a small whirlwind containing sand or dustDOWNWIND: in the direction that the wind is blowingDRIFT: wind-driven snow, rain, cloud, dust, or smoke usually at or near the ground surface EDDIED: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyEDDY: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyEDDYING: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyFLAW: a sudden brief burst of wind; also: a spell of stormy weatherFLURRY: a gust of windGALE: a strong current of air: a wind from 32 to 63 mph (about 51 to 102 kph); or a fresh gale (wind having a speed of 39 to 46 mph (62 to 74 kph) HABOOB: a violent dust storm or sandstorm especially of SudanHAUL: of the wind: to shiftHAULED: of the wind: to shiftHAULING: of the wind: to shiftHEADWIND: a wind having the opposite general direction to a course of movement (as of an aircraft or boat)HIGH: of winds: forcible, strong; also, meteorology: a region where the pressure of the atmosphere is greater than normal: a region of high barometric pressureINCH: a degree of atmospheric or other pressure sufficient to balance the weight of a column of liquid (such as mercury) one inch high in a barometer or manometerLIFT: an updraft that can be used to increase altitude (as of a sailplane)TAILWIND: a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)TORNADO: a violent windstorm: a whirlwindTROUGH: an elongated area of low barometric pressureTYPHOON: a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the East and South China seas
VEER: of the wind: to shift in a clockwise directionWAFT: a slight breeze: a puffWIND: a natural movement of air of any velocity, especially: the earth's air or the gas surrounding a planet in natural motion horizontally; also, a direction from which the wind may blow: a point of the compass, especially: one of the cardinal points; also, the direction from which the wind is blowingWINDBLOWN: blown by the wind, especially: having a permanent set or character of growth determined by the prevailing winds (windblown trees)WINDFALL: something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the windWINDMILL: a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft, especially: a wind-driven water pump or electric generator; also, the wind-driven wheel of a windmill; also, to cause to move like a windmill, to move like a windmill, especially: to spin from the force of wind WINDMILLED: a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft, especially: a wind-driven water pump or electric generator; also, the wind-driven wheel of a windmill; also, to cause to move like a windmill, to move like a windmill, especially: to spin from the force of wind WINDWARD: the side or direction from which the wind is blowing; being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing
Spelling Bee words related to
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
ABOVEACCLIMATEAIRILYAIRYALLEYALMANACANVILARCTICARIDARIDITYBALMYBEDEWBEDEWEDBELOWBLEAKBLEWBLINKBLIZZARDBLOWBLOWINGBLOWNBOLTCALMCATARACTCEILINGCELLCHOPPYCIRRICLAPCLEMENCYCLEMENTCLIMATECLIMATICCLIMATICALLYCLIMECLOUDCLOUDEDCOCKCOLDCONFLUENCECONTRARYCYCLONEDAMPDECKDELUGEDELUGEDDEVILDEWYDOWNPOURDOWNWINDDRIFTDROPDROPPINGDROUGHTDROWN
DROWNINGDULLDULLYEDDIEDEDDYEDDYINGELEMENTENGULFENGULFEDENGULFINGFAIRFALLFALLENFALLINGFALLSFELLFLAWFLOODFLOODEDFLOODINGFLOWFLURRYFOGGEDFOGGILYFOGGINGFOGGYFOULFOULLYFRONTFRONTAL
GALEGLACIOLOGYGLAZEGLOOMGLOOMILYGLOOMINGGLOOMYGRAYHABOOBHAILHAILEDHAILINGHALOHARDHAULHAULEDHAULINGHEADWINDHEAVYHIGHHOARHUMIDICICLEICILYINCHINCLEMENCYINCLEMENTINUNDATINGLANDFALLLIFTLIFTINGLIGHTENLIGHTENINGLIGHTNINGLOOMLOOMEDLOOMINGLULLMILDNIMBINIPPYOZONEPACKPOURPOURINGRACKRAINRAINBOWRAINDROPRAININGRAINYRAWLYRUNOFFTAILWINDTELLTALETHAWTHAWEDTHICKTIDETORNADOTORRIDTORRIDITYTROUGHTYPHOONUNKINDVANE
VEERWAFTWAIFWARNINGWATCHWAVEWELKINWHITEWILDWINDWINDBLOWNWINDFALLWINDMILLWINDMILLEDWINDWARDWINYWRACK