There are 23 3 letter words that score 10 points or more and DON'T contain a J,Q, X or Z. How many do you know ?

To be fair one of them is KAK (11), but since there is only one K it really scores 6. 

So there are 22 left... good luck!

 

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Here they are :

 

AWK

CWM

EWK

HMM  HYP

KAF   (KAK) KAW KAY   KEF   KEY KHI  KIF  KOW  KYE  KYU

MYC

SKY

WHY  WOK

YAK   YOK   YUK

 

 

 

Here is a short and simple quiz:  what words can you make from GHU?  (ie UGH plus a blank?)
There are between ten and fifteen answers, and more than two-thirds right is good.

 

 

 

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Ugh, the answers are here:

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AUGH

t

an interjection expressing despair or frustration

 

CHUG

s

to move with a dull explosive sound

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EUGH

s

a yew (Spenserian)

 

HUGE

r

very large

 

HUNG

 

past tense of HANG, to attach from above, suspend

 

PUGH

 

an expression of contempt, also PUH (obsolete)

 

GUSH

y

to flow forth forcefully

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HUGS

 

HUG, to clasp tightly in the arms

 

SUGH

s

to make a moaning or sighing sound, also SOUGH

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UGHS

 

UGH, the sound of a cough or grunt

 

THUG

s

a brutal ruffian

 

VUGH

sy

a small cavity in a rock, also VUG, VUGG

 

HUGY

 

huge, vast (archaic)

WHITSUN is upon us, so here is a word quiz about it:

-        What 4 letter words can you get from the letters in WHITSUN?
(there are 40 in all, a score of 25 or more is good)

-         What 5 letter words can you get from the letters in WHITSUN?
(there are 15 in all, a score of 8 or more is good)

 

 

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What are they?

 

Where are they?

 

Whitsun is now here!

 

4-LETTER WORDS

 

 

 

 

5-LETTER WORDS

               

HINS

NISH

SHIN

THIN

UNIS

WHIN

 

HINTS

HINT

NITS

SHIT

THIS

UNIT

WHIT

 

HUNTS

HISN

NUTS

SHUN

THUS

UTIS

WINS

 

INUST

HIST

 

SHUT

TINS

 

WISH

 

SHUNT

HITS

 

SINH

TUIS

 

WIST

 

SUINT

HUIS

 

SITH

TUNS

 

WITH

 

SWITH

HUNS

 

SNIT

TUSH

 

WITS

 

THINS

HUNT

 

STUN

TWIN

 

 

 

TWINS

HUTS

 

SUIT

 

 

 

 

UNITS

 

 

SUNI

 

 

 

 

UNWIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHINS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WITHS

Each of the alphagram sets  below make two 5 letter words.

How many of the 38 words can you find ?

Some are obscure, some have been immersed into the English language from Eastern cultures. Try to get 15-24, well done if you get more !

AAFL + J

AANW + J

ABHI + J

ABSU + J

ADHI + J

AENS + J

AEPS + J

AEST + J

AGIR + J 

ALRU + J

AMOR + J

ANTU + J

AOST + J

APSU + J

DELO + J

EIMO + J

ENOS + J

MOOS + J

NOTU + J

 

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AAFL + J      - AFLAJ FALAJ

AANW + J   - AJWAN JAWAN

ABHI + J    -  BHAJI  HIJAB

ABSU + J   - BAJUS JUBAS

ADHI + J  -   HADJI JIHAD

AENS + J  -    JANES JEANS

AEPS + J -    JAPES  JASPE

AEST + J   -  JEATS    TAJES

AGIR + J    - JAGIR   JIRGA

ALRU + J   -  JARUL  JURAL

AMOR + J  - JORAM   MAJOR

ANTU + J -  JAUNT  JUNTA

AOST + J -   JATOS  JOTAS

APSU + J  - JAUPS  PUJAS

DELO + J -  JODEL  JOLED

EIMO + J  - EMOJI   OJIME

ENOS + J  - JEONS JONES

MOOS + J - JOMOS  MOJOS

NOTU + J - JOTUN JUNTO

 

 

Below are alphagrams for 15 7 letter words. Each contains a Y.

The quiz is harder than it looks, and one of the words is relatively new (last 10 years), and has been in the news recently too.

 

AABELPY

AACDERY

AADELLY

AADLNRY

CHIPSSY

EEGHINY

EEHKLOY

ELMOPRY

HNOOPTY

MMOPSTY

DEFINRY

AEHNNWY

AEFFLLY

AEEHLSY

ABENOTY

 

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PAYABLE

DAYCARE

ALLAYED

LANYARD

PHYSICS

HYGIENE

KEYHOLE

POLYMER

TYPHOON

SYMPTOM

INDYREF     ! Yes, its in the dictionary !!!!! 

ANYWHEN

FLYLEAF

EYELASH

BAYONET