Laundry Hacks
Abbreviations & Acronyms
Mellow Yellow
Grab Bag
10- Letter Words
100

Drying white clothes outdoors on a sunny day has this additional effect.

What is Whitening/ Bleaching

100

Reading, typing, and speaking are measured by this abbreviation.

What is wpm?

100

When you whip cream too long, you get this.

What is butter

100

This is the meat of a deer

What is venison?

100

These small, implanted devices in the chest regulate the heartbeat.

What is a pacemaker

200

To avoid static cling in the winter, take the clothes out of the dryer before they reach this state.

What is Bone Dry.

200

This is a two-letter abbreviation for “for example.”

What is e.g.

200

This is the name of a bright yellow, smooth, waterproof coat that people wear in the rain.

What is slicker

200

This brand of tiny breath mints was introduced in 1969, is packaged in a small rectangular container, and packs a punch.

What is Tic Tac. 

200

These luscious nuts are native to Australia but now are grown in places like Hawaii, Brazil, and Costa Rica.

What are macadamias

300

If you don’t want to dry a small garment in the dryer, you can use this salad prep item to remove much of the water.

What is salad spinner

300

Navy SEALs got their name from these environments in which they operate.

What are SEa, Air, and Land? 

300

When you see a yellow sign, you generally think of this.

What is caution

300

Arizona’s state flower should come as no surprise, as this plant covers the desert landscape.

What is cactus (blossom). 

300

You are considered this until the moment admission forms are signed at the hospital.

What is outpatient

400

Turning brightly colored clothes inside-out and washing them in cool water will help to keep them from doing this.

What is fading or bleeding

400

Salespeople live by the expression “ABC,” which stands for this.

What is "always be closing"

400

Back in the day, we looked up businesses in this.

What are the Yellow Pages

400

If you look at this state on a map, you will see how it earned its early nickname of “The Mitten State.”

What is Michigan? 

400

This word means “the same thing over and over; tediously repetitive” as well as “speaking in the same tone without varying intonation.”

What is monotonous

500

Don’t panic if you shrink a natural-fiber sweater in the dryer. Soak it in this before laundering again.

What is Hair conditioner

500

This financial abbreviation stands for “earnings before taxes,” etc.

What is EBITDA?

500

These wasps often build their nests underground.

What are yellow jackets. 

500

 Native Hawaiian women adopted this long, loose dress.

What is muumuu

500

This term is a colloquial nickname for a musical instrument characterized by bellows and buttons.

What is a "squeezebox"