Words Hidden in Art's SF Self-Description

Here are words of four or more letters that have been found in arrays based on Art's SF Self-Description. The words are grouped by length and alphabetized within groups. Most of the words appeared in a list of words that are allowed in Scrabble; others were found in lists of names. In order to search for spellings current in Shakespeare's time, a list was compiled of words used by George Puttenham in The Arte of English Poesie (1589), or by Shakespeare in the Sonnets (1609) or in the First Folio (1623); "i" and "j" are treated as interchangeable letters, as are "u" and "v." Following each word is a key to its location. The first two digits identify the array (from 02 columns to 39 columns); the second two digits identify the column in which the word was found; the lowercase "d" or "u" indicates whether the word is found by reading down the column or up.

You may search the original arrays; but it is easier to search the arrays if they have been rotated. See a list of words that may be found in the arrays.


IDEAD:0201d AREW:0201d DEAD:0201d GAYA:0201d IDEA:0201d MARE:0201d SAIL:0201d SATO:0201d SCSA:0201d YNES:0201d GDAY:0201u JASE:0201u LIAS:0201u RAME:0201u TASC:0201u WERA:0201u YAGI:0201u EGON:0202d LOMA:0202d MAUI:0202d MRSR:0202u


LENNO:0301d PANAY:0301d ANAY:0301d PANA:0301d RISE:0301d THEO:0301d TORP:0301d TRIS:0301d UNZE:0301d APAR:0301u CYAN:0301u ELCO:0301u NAPA:0301u PEON:0301u PROT:0301u ROTC:0301u YANA:0301u ALNA:0302d ARGO:0302d KRAL:0302d MOPS:0302d OJAI:0302d PSIA:0302d RUNE:0302d SHIM:0302d ARCED:0302u AJOG:0302u ARCE:0302u FOEN:0302u GRAN:0302u LARK:0302u PSHA:0302u WISP:0302u REITER:0303d TERNI:0303d VINAL:0303d HISH:0303d ITER:0303d IVIN:0303d NIRA:0303d RAOC:0303d REHI:0303d REIT:0303d SION:0303d TERN:0303d VINA:0303d RETIER:0303u HERNE:0303u RETIE:0303u ARIN:0303u ERNE:0303u HERN:0303u ISMY:0303u JERM:0303u LANI:0303u NERT:0303u SOHS:0303u TIER:0303u


PAYER:0401d AYER:0401d PAYE:0401d DEVA:0401u EAEO:0401u HOAD:0401u HIYA:0402u YAMP:0402u ERRS:0403d GAAS:0403d JINS:0403d STSI:0403d WIED:0403d KOSS:0403u MONS:0403u OSSA:0403u RECT:0403u PITH:0404d ROON:0404u


ASTOR:0501d KANA:0501d MITE:0501d NAAS:0501d STOR:0501d TORI:0501d FERA:0501u MIRO:0501u ROTS:0501u SAAN:0501u DNCRI:0502d HEND:0502d RILE:0502d SHIV:0502d UIRD:0502d RIVI:0502u STOPEN:0503d DESTO:0503d ESTOP:0503d STOPE:0503d ANNA:0503d DOSE:0503d NYPA:0503d OPEN:0503d STOP:0503d TOPE:0503d YANN:0503d DANNA:0503u ANNA:0503u DANN:0503u POTS:0503u PYNE:0503u JARI:0504d ORIA:0504d RHEO:0504d SAOS:0504d HIRAI:0504u REGS:0504u CUSS:0505d JOYS:0505d MAJO:0505d ROIN:0505d SIMA:0505d VOIR:0505d AMISS:0505u AMIS:0505u JAMI:0505u JORI:0505u MISS:0505u


NERTE:0601d ACOP:0601d CENE:0601d IENE:0601d NERT:0601d OPIE:0601d PIEN:0601d GEIT:0601u IENE:0601u POCA:0601u RENE:0601u NERE:0602d IGAL:0602u PHIP:0602u METRIA:0603d TRIACS:0603d RIACS:0603d SOMET:0603d TRIAC:0603d ADAH:0603d DAHS:0603d JADA:0603d SOME:0603d SHADAI:0603u DAIJO:0603u ADAI:0603u AIRT:0603u CAIR:0603u JOSH:0603u OSHA:0603u SHAD:0603u ASSI:0605d SASS:0605d ORNA:0605u SSAS:0605u INRI:0606d SHIAI:0606u JAIL:0606u ORNE:0606u SHIA:0606u


AHEM:0701d HEJAZ:0701u JORY:0702d REFS:0702d VORT:0702d YVOR:0702d JOPA:0702u OPAH:0702u PAHI:0702u GRIPT:0703u CAGR:0703u GRIP:0703u RIPT:0703u CHIK:0704d EECH:0704d OMNI:0704d DOTI:0704u MOIA:0704u OJAI:0704u JOSI:0705d LAPS:0705d RIOS:0705d SILA:0705d SRAM:0705d ALISO:0705u PALIS:0705u WHEIN:0705u ALIS:0705u HEIN:0705u MARS:0705u PALI:0705u SOIR:0705u KREG:0706d MANS:0706u SEEN:0706u ANGUST:0707u ANGUS:0707u GUST:0707u YANG:0707u


HORE:0802d IRRA:0802d PAIR:0802d RUMP:0802d ARRIA:0802u ARRI:0802u PERO:0802u ISORT:0803d KISOR:0803d AGAS:0803d SKIS:0803d SORT:0803d GAES:0803u SAGA:0803u TROS:0803u HRIP:0804d RIPT:0804d CACI:0805d DHAI:0805d HAJJ:0805d PYRE:0805d ACRE:0805u CREE:0805u EERY:0805u JCAC:0805u ROJI:0806d HEDI:0806u WEIDE:0807d EIDE:0807d IDEL:0807d WEID:0807d AAII:0807u AJIT:0807u EDIE:0807u GLOR:0808d WINN:0808u


RIVED:0901d IKAN:0901d RIVE:0901d TIKA:0901d DEVI:0901u LEDE:0901u PINO:0902d PAPER:0902u APER:0902u JONI:0902u NIPA:0902u PAPE:0902u WIRL:0902u DASSY:0903d JOVA:0906d MORT:0906d AVOIR:0906u KANT:0906u VOIR:0906u YARER:0907u MOYA:0907u YARE:0907u FISHY:0908d FISH:0908d HILA:0909d JORS:0909d SNEE:0909d


SOIR:1001d TWAE:1001d RIOS:1001u THEA:1001u MILR:1002u YACK:1003d CAYE:1003u NISO:1004d NORRI:1005d ORRIN:1005d RINA:1005d PSOAI:1005u NATR:1006d ANKH:1006u TANK:1006u WADI:1007u MAND:1008d HOAS:1009d IARE:1009u WESA:1009u


HAUM:1101d NAHA:1101d RINA:1101d HANI:1101u DISK:1102d PORR:1102d CHIP:1103d TOCH:1103d HAJJ:1103u JING:1104d RIJN:1104d REDO:1105d LODE:1105u ODER:1105u MAIKO:1106d MAIK:1106d TIMA:1106d AMIT:1106u EJOO:1106u JAMI:1106u JOOK:1106u OKIA:1106u CEAS:1107d MASA:1107u JARS:1108u OWNERS:1109u OWNER:1109u HELOT:1110d HELO:1110d LOTI:1110d TOLE:1110u AHOY:1111u HOYE:1111u NTIS:1111u


ADCI:1201d NCTE:1201u MIRA:1202d JARI:1202u ARAR:1205d RARA:1205u ULAH:1206d ERAS:1209d SARE:1209u PYRO:1210d ESSIG:1211d KNOW:1211d WONKS:1211u GISS:1211u WONK:1211u NINON:1212d JISM:1212d NINO:1212d INMS:1212u NONI:1212u


AOSS:1301d OSSY:1301d RTSL:1302d SLAW:1302d OICEL:1303d FAVA:1303d ICEL:1303d PAVA:1303u RHNE:1304u HIPS:1306d SEIT:1306d JESS:1306u TIES:1306u AJIVA:1309d JIVA:1309d NAJI:1309d RENS:1310d AIRGAP:1311d MATAI:1311d IJMA:1311d MATA:1311d AGRIA:1311u PAGRI:1311u RIATA:1311u AMII:1311u IATA:1311u TAMI:1311u GEOD:1313d DOEG:1313u ORJI:1313u


ARAE:1401d ASPS:1401u DEAR:1401u PIRU:1402d ROJAS:1405d ANEW:1405d SANE:1405d NASA:1405u WAGS:1407u OTIC:1409d CITO:1409u TOYO:1409u WARP:1410u TENO:1411u KHASS:1413u ERME:1413u SAMEN:1414d YSAME:1414d AMEN:1414d NYSA:1414d SAME:1414d TUNY:1414d NEMAS:1414u NEMA:1414u


IZTLE:1501d KATI:1501d TAKT:1501u ZITA:1501u HOLW:1502u OLWM:1502u HANO:1503u MOWN:1505d MEAN:1506d REMEN:1507d RARE:1507d REME:1507d MERARI:1507u EMERA:1507u EMER:1507u ERAR:1507u MERA:1507u PYAS:1510u WIRR:1511u ROJI:1515d JORS:1515u


EARN:1601d FOGO:1601d ARAR:1602d ERMA:1602d MARA:1602d ARAM:1602u RARA:1602u TRSA:1603d KAAS:1603u VINO:1604d PREC:1605d LYRID:1606d ASIN:1607d IASI:1607d SIAS:1607d ISAI:1607u NISA:1607u SAIS:1607u MINS:1608u CSDC:1609d SEGS:1611d JAWY:1613d IARE:1613u IENE:1614d JOHM:1614u TIAO:1615d


PILS:1703d SMOH:1703d SLIPT:1703u HOMS:1703u SLIP:1703u PAIA:1704d CROH:1705d INCR:1705d DJIN:1706d LEED:1707d SLEE:1707d EELS:1707u MOWIE:1709u HAHN:1710d SHAH:1710d USHA:1710d HAHS:1710u OMAO:1711d COAMO:1711u COAM:1711u MITE:1711u MOMI:1711u OMIT:1711u WAKAN:1712u AKAN:1712u OWRE:1712u WAKA:1712u VINO:1713d NRAO:1713u SICK:1714d ONTO:1714u RONT:1714u KUEH:1715d EHEU:1715u HEUK:1715u FRAPP:1717d FRAP:1717d RAPP:1717d


JACIE:1801d ACIE:1801d ARIA:1801d AIRA:1801u CAIR:1801u LIGE:1802d OMOO:1804d RIVI:1806d ERCE:1807d OSEI:1809d SEIS:1809d IESO:1809u DURN:1810u NASI:1812d RIIS:1812u JOTA:1815d OASYS:1817u


PIPA:1901u HEII:1902d ALEA:1903u LEAO:1903u VAWS:1904d HARRIE:1906d ARRIE:1906d CHARR:1906d HARRI:1906d ARRI:1906d CHAR:1906d HARR:1906d IRRA:1906u JINK:1907d HORAN:1910u HORA:1910u ORAN:1910u RANA:1910u MOEN:1912d NEOM:1912u HAYA:1913d AYAH:1913u GERS:1914u ORJI:1915u COML:1916u SOANE:1918d NAOS:1918u


AORTA:2001d AHSA:2001d TROAS:2001u ASHA:2001u SEAK:2003d KAES:2003u PORN:2005d RIKA:2006d EZRA:2006u RAKI:2006u OJAI:2007u AGHA:2009d CREA:2009u ETAS:2011d TASI:2011d MISATE:2011u SATE:2011u RILM:2012d ROIL:2014u AIRNS:2015u AIRN:2015u WEED:2017d IDEE:2017u PHADRE:2018d ERDAH:2018u ERDA:2018u WISP:2020u


AYEN:2101d SHOR:2102d JAIN:2103d AJIT:2103u KAME:2104d APII:2105u NAMS:2108d HALS:2108u NIDE:2111d EDIN:2111u MERL:2112d REMS:2112u SLON:2112u DRATE:2113d RATED:2113d ATED:2113d DRAT:2113d RATE:2113d DETAR:2113u AWNS:2114u HSIA:2115d POUT:2116d


ASIA:2201d USGS:2205d DRYS:2205u ACNE:2207d NCAA:2207u NURI:2208d URIM:2208d MIRV:2208u AWES:2209u TAIN:2210d AWST:2211d DORT:2213d TRODS:2213u RODS:2213u TROD:2213u GRIP:2216u JAKO:2217d KAIF:2217u SAPOR:2219d PORE:2219d SAPO:2219d JEWS:2221d AMIN:2222d HAMI:2222d


UTAI:2305d ARSA:2306d SATO:2306d NOIR:2310d ORION:2310u RION:2310u GROG:2313d EGOR:2313u PASO:2315d SARENA:2317d ARENA:2317d AREN:2317d RENA:2317d SARE:2317d ERAS:2317u JINS:2318u AMIE:2320d ARAL:2321d HARA:2321d RALL:2321d LARA:2321u DRIP:2322u


NTEC:2401u HAIM:2402u ASST:2403d SASS:2403d CTSS:2403u SSAS:2403u DOORS:2409d DOOR:2409d ROOD:2409u HISN:2412d JAPE:2413d CEPA:2413u PAID:2413u AIMIL:2415d JAIR:2415u RAVE:2418u AIRE:2419d ERIA:2419u MINI:2424u


TREE:2501d WIER:2502d HALO:2504d GOLA:2504u NORD:2507u ERGS:2509d HARM:2511d MIMD:2512d MIMI:2512u AMAR:2513d AMAP:2513u RAMA:2513u NARE:2514d OINA:2514d ERAN:2514u RANI:2514u ALEN:2517d VALE:2517d LAUF:2517u NELA:2517u HEII:2522u CATO:2523d GISH:2524d USMC:2525u


LISP:2606u AIAS:2609u JASE:2609u AARA:2611d JOIE:2613d ALDO:2614d RISE:2619d KIAH:2620d HAIK:2620u KHAI:2620u HICS:2621d IVER:2622d NIUE:2622d EVIN:2622u VINY:2622u SERS:2623u


AREL:2701d ATAR:2701d TARE:2701d ERAT:2701u RATA:2701u RANK:2702d KNAR:2702u GRAN:2705d ARGH:2705u ROJI:2706d CRAM:2707d MARC:2707u MAID:2708d DIAM:2708u JAMS:2708u HARE:2709d LOPE:2711u RASH:2717u JIRGA:2720d LONI:2727d SLON:2727d


APDA:2801u GIRD:2803d ANTE:2811d JANT:2811d ETNA:2811u HERS:2813d SHER:2813d REHS:2813u ESSE:2815d RESS:2815d ESSE:2815u


THAR:2903d URAL:2905d CHOO:2907d HOOT:2907d NAIN:2908u HAEN:2911d SHAE:2911d USURE:2913d SURE:2913d LORIE:2914u LORI:2914u WICH:2915u JINN:2916d HOTI:2918u MOND:2921d JORS:2923u NASA:2926u APIIN:2929d APII:2929d


TAITE:3001d TAIT:3001d IATA:3001u PHON:3004u ARNO:3005u NOSU:3005u RHAME:3006d AMEN:3006d HAME:3006d NEMA:3006u PAGE:3008d HIGH:3014d JOSI:3015u HAOMA:3021d INRI:3026d KIRI:3030u


RONNE:3102d RONN:3102d JENN:3102u ROME:3103d MORT:3103u HAAR:3105d IPSO:3106d RIPS:3106d SINH:3110d ROTI:3114u AION:3117u PARAO:3120d PARA:3120d IARE:3124d JAPS:3127u SHII:3129u


DOCS:3209u OSEE:3211u MOIR:3215u GOAN:3217d HYPE:3221d STAD:3225u GITA:3227d TIGS:3227u TANE:3231d LENA:3231u


RAVC:3301d VARA:3301u ROJI:3306u SION:3308d USNA:3309d ANSU:3309u ETEN:3310d NETE:3310u EASE:3318d NAHA:3323d HANS:3323u GNMA:3329u


VICO:3405d SSED:3407d DESS:3407u DIOR:3413d ROID:3413u KIRN:3414u RRIP:3418d PIRR:3418u DIRL:3423d RIDS:3423u RNAS:3427u


CROH:3509u EKOI:3511d JOKE:3511u ERIN:3512u FART:3516d PARR:3520d GYPS:3523u IGOR:3524d NOYS:3535u


NECIA:3601u CAWS:3605u RUHR:3606d JOES:3609d RAIT:3615d TIAR:3615u ERLE:3618u HAMI:3626u SASI:3627d ISAS:3627u LUNT:3628u VAIR:3630d TANE:3631d DOSS:3635u


RITA:3702d KATI:3702u VOIS:3705d EWER:3706u DOHC:3707u ETSI:3710u HEIS:3723u AGAU:3730u


SHIP:3802d ENON:3818d NONE:3818u RUMI:3824u CARE:3825d ININ:3826d THON:3831d HYNE:3832d EASI:3837u


DOSA:3901u LIOU:3903u HERT:3904d RIST:3906d EINE:3909u GAME:3911u NARR:3912d RAIS:3935u