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As storms CIARA blows in, why not attempt this quiz :
What 2, 3, 4 and 5 letter words can you make from CIARA ?
Answers below :
Answers below :
Soon be there :
Almost there :
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Two letters : AA, AI, AR
Three letters : AIA, AIR, ARC, CAA, CAR, RAI, RIA
Four letter words : ACAI, ARIA, CRIA, RACA, RAIA
Five letter words : ACARI
A good average number is 8-10
Well done if you found 12-15.
Excellent if you found all 16!
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Here are the answers to the 26 anagrams :
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MOG?KID - N - kingdom |
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RUC?CII - T - circuit |
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LES?AAA - Z - azaleas |
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JEM?STY - A - majesty |
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OOV?CAA - D - avocado |
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COP?ABE - L - placebo |
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LIC?SOW - P - cowslip |
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JOB?KUE - X - jukebox |
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AAD?GHN - B - handbag |
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ARC?LIZ - Y - crazily |
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HAL?RAN - W - narwhal |
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TRY?YEM - S - mystery |
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AAC?DKW - J - jackdaw |
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MUST?SH - I - isthmus |
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SOLD?XI - F - sixfold |
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EEL?LOG - C - college |
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EEE?ACU - V - evacuee |
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EX?IONU - Q - equinox |
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IF?ACUS - H - fuchsia |
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AAJ?RSU - G - jaguars |
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WET?BEN - E - between |
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HAY?CAW - R - archway |
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TNY?BLL - U - bluntly |
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GLN?RWY - O - wrongly |
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KIP?PUN - M - pumpkin |
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NNN?UWO - K - unknown |
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Well done if you attempted the 3 letter word chain puzzle. It was harder than it looked. I had two replies one of 34 letters - well done Maire, and another of 74 from Wanda. Here is her solution

I managed a longer list with only 4 unused letters and 2 unused blanks.

Even if you didn't have a go at the puzzle, do study the pictures above..you may learn some new 3 letter words.
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Happy New Year !
A quick quiz to start the year 2020… what 3-5 words can you make from TWENTY ?
There are 26 words in total – well done if you find 12-14, excellent if you find TWENTY or more!
Answers below :
coming soon
in a while
nearly there
Here are the answers :
EWT
NET, NETT, NETTY, NEW, NEWT, NYE
TEN, TENT, TENTY, TET, TEW, TYE, TYNE, TYTE
WEN, WENT, WET, WEY, WYE, WYN, WYTE
YEN, YET, YETT, YEW
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Imagine you turn over your first tile…it’s a blank. You think you will have a bonus word on your first rack. Your heart sinks when the remaining 6 tiles are rubbish! But what if you look closely….
Listed below are 26 racks, each containing a blank.
Each rack makes just one bonus word – can you find them all ?
As an extra clue, the blank represents a different letter of the alphabet for each different rack. (ie. Only use the blank as an A once, a B once etc..). The blanks are not in alphabetical order though!
Hint to solving…
Most of the words are everyday English, none are obscure Scrabble words.
Give each rack a few moments. Don’t worry if you can’t solve it straightaway.
Once you have found a few, then think about where the vowels might go, and then the JQXZ.
Make note of which letters you’ve used…and then try the remaining letters against the remaining racks.
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MOG?KID |
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RUC?CII |
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LES?AAA |
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JEM?STY |
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OOV?CAA |
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COP?ABE |
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LIC?SOW |
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JOB?KUE |
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AAD?GHN |
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ARC?LIZ |
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HAL?RAN |
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TRY?YEM |
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AAC?DKW |
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MUST?SH |
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SOLD?XI |
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EEL?LOG |
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EEE?ACU |
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EX?IONU |
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IF?ACUS |
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AAJ?RSU |
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WET?BEN |
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HAY?CAW |
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TNY?BLL |
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GLN?RWY |
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KIP?PUN |
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NNN?UWO |
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