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The penultimate part of this weekend's EASTER quiz.

What bonuses, if any, can you maker using EASTER + M, EASTER + N, EASTER + O, EASTER + P, EASTER + Q and EASTER + R.

Again one of the 6 letters doesn't combine with EASTER to make a bonus. But which one ?

16 words to find, about 7-8 are everyday words.

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EASTER + M : REMATES, RETEAMS, STEAMER, TEAMERS

EASTER + N : EARNEST, EASTERN, NEAREST, RATEENS, STERANE

EASTER + O : ROSEATE

EASTER + P : EPATERS, REPEATS, RETAPES

EASTER + Q : none 

EASTER + R : RETEARS, SERRATE, TEARERS       (ED : helpful hint here, there are all 'cutting' words).

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Continuing this weekend's Easter quiz..

What seven letter words, if any, can you make from EASTER + F, EASTER + G, EASTER + H, EASTER + I, EASTER + J, EASTER + K, EASTER + L.

Again 16 words to find, 6-8 are everyday ones. 

At least one of the combinations doesn't make a word at all!

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EASTER + F : AFREETS, FEASTER

EASTER + G : ERGATES, RESTAGE

EASTER + H : AETHERS, HEATERS, REHEATS

EASTER + I : AERIEST, SERIATE

EASTER + J : none

EASTER + K : RETAKES, SAKERET

EASTER + L : ELATERS, REALEST, RELATES, RESLATE, STEALER

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EASTER is one of the best 6 letter stems and yields many bonuses.

Over the next 4 days there will be 4 quizzes based on EASTER.

Part 1 - What bonuses, if any, can you make with EASTER + A, EASTER + B, EASTER + C, EASTER + D EASTER + E ?

A couple of hints for you... one of A/B/C/D/E doesn't make a bonus, there are 16 words for the other 4 letters. 

Of those 6-8 are everyday words.

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The words are :

A : AERATES

B : BEATERS. BERATES, REBATES

C:  CERATES. CREATES, ECARTES, SECRETA

D : DEAREST. DERATES, ESTRADE, REASTED, REDATES. SEDATER. STEARED, TASERED

E : none

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Another day of snow, so why not have a SNOW quiz !

What five letter words can you make with SNOW and a blank ?

There are 26 in all - 10-12 are good well known English words, well done if you exceed 12 and get closer to 15.

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SNOW + D - DOWNS, SOWND

SNOW + E - ENOWS, OWSEN, SOWNE

SNOW + G - GNOWS, GOWNS

SNOW + H - SHOWN

SNOW + I - WINOS

SNOW + K - KNOWS, SNOWK, WONKS

SNOW + L - LOWNS, NOWLS, SWOLN

SNOW + O - SWOON, WOONS

SNOW + P - POWNS

SNOW + R - SWORN

SNOW + S - SNOWS

SNOW + T - NOWTS, STOWN, TOWNS, WONTS

SNOW + U - SWOUN

SNOW + Y - SNOWY