| 1. slow-walk (chiefly South Atlantic) | H. To pursue slowly but persistently. |
| 2. smart (especially New England) | O. Healthy; chipper, spry. |
| 3. sneaky (Pennsylvania German area) | N. Fastidious, particular (about food). |
| 4. sometimey (especially South Atlantic) | L. Fickle, moody, inconsistent. |
| 5. spa (Northeast, especially Massachusetts) | M. A small restaurant, tavern, or soda fountain. |
| 6. spouting (chiefly Pennsylvania, Ohio, Great Lakes) | B. A roof gutter or downspout. |
| 7. squeeze the apple (West) | J. To hold on to the saddle while riding a horse. |
| 8. stand in with (chiefly South, South Midland) | S. To side or be in league with. |
| 9. sulter (southern Appalachians, Ozarks) | U. To swelter. |
| 10. tavern (northwestern Iowa, southeastern South Dakota) | K. A sandwich made with crumbled ground beef. |
| 11. tear the bone out (especially Arkansas) | P. To make an extraordinary effort. |
| 12. tee-nincy (chiefly South, South Midland) | T. Very tiny. |
| 13. thunder egg (chiefly West, especially Oregon) | C. A geode. |
| 14. thunder pumper (especially western Great Lakes, Upper Midwest) | E. A bittern. |
| 15. uff-da (Norwegian settlement areas, especially Minnesota, Wisconsin) | V. An expression of surprise, aversion, disgust, or pain. |
| 16. vamoose (West) | D. To leave in a hurry. |
| 17. veiller (Louisiana) | I. To pay a visit. |
| 18. wedge, wedgie (chiefly southeastern New York) | X. A large sandwich. |
| 19. whay (especially northern New England, Upstate New York) | Z. Go, go on—used as a command to a cow. |
| 20. wicked (New England, chiefly Maine, Massachusetts) | Y. Very; extremely; really. |
| 21. wonder (especially Pennsylvania German area) | R. To surprise, amaze. |
| 22. wreck pan (West) | F. A receptacle for dirty dishes. |
| 23. wrist (Upstate New York) | W. An ear of corn whose husks have been pulled back. |
| 24. X’s-and-O’s (especially North Central, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) | A. Tick-tack-toe. |
| 25. you betcha (chiefly North, North Midland, California, Texas; now especially Upper Midwest, Northwest) | Q. Yes, indeed; certainly. |
| 26. zori (especially Hawaii, West) | G. A thonged sandal. |