Words found in Scrabble and Crosswords Quiz

Answer: An island

An ait is actually a small island, usually composed of sediment and sand, especially found in the Thames in England.

Answer: Alb

An alb is a long white robe worn by priests, typically underneath other vestments. A bal is a hat worn in Scotland. Aba is a type of clothing made from camel hair in the middle east, and fez is a type of brimless hat.

Answer: A form of black magic

Obe, also known as obeah, is a form of voodooism and witchcraft associated with various parts of Africa as well as in the Caribbean. I wonder if Magica da Spell ever practiced it...

Answer: Olio

You probably wouldn't want a stew made out of ova (ovum is the singular), which are egg cells. Bern, to the best of my knowledge, isn't a word at all (aside from being a city in Switzerland), and gaol is an older word, from England, meaning a prison. Also of interest, olio, due to its ratio of vowels to consonants, is a cruciverbalist's dream.

Answer: Mulberry tree

This mulberry tree is found in various parts of East India.

Answer: ut

Before the well-known (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti) representation for the notes in the scale, a system that was derived from the Latin hymn Ut queant laxis was used, which was ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and si. Although, and this is merely my opinion, ut has to be one of the most unpleasant sounding syllables I've ever heard, perhaps it could be used as a warm-up scale trill for aspiring death metal artists.

Answer: Room of a harem

An oda is a room within a harem, from Turkish. I must confess to having very little knowledge or experience on the subject, but maybe that's a good thing...

Answer: Cru

Ken refers to the extant of one's knowledge, as in, 'outside of one's ken'. A fon or foehn is a warm wind originating in the lee side of a mountain. Finally, tas is an accumulation of things, a heap or pile.

Answer: Sheep

Gid is actually a fatal disease which results in loss of balance among both sheep and goats, and is the result of a tapeworm lodged within the brain.

Answer: Koa

Koa is actually a tree found in Hawaii, and comes from the Hawaiian word meaning 'warrior'. It is also used to make surfboards. A boa is a kind of large snake which constricts its prey. A moa is a large flightless, and unfortunately, extinct bird which was once found in New Zealand. A goa refers to an antelope native to Tibet.