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This month’s quiz is inspired by the common phrase we hear a lot at the club
“There’s nowhere to lay my bonus !”
The letters on the rack make 2 bonus words in everyday English.
Task 1 is to find both words.
Task 2 is to play them on the board.
There are 24 different ways the bonus words can be played (12 for each)
How many of the 24 can you spot ? Some knowledge of slightly obscure 3 and 4 letter words is needed to find all 24. One of the plays scores over 100, three others score over 90!
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Starting in row 5, column E across ADVERTS making EL & RAPE 102.
Starting in row 2, column J down STARVED making LAV, PE, ICED 96.
Starting in row 4, column J down ADVERTS making LAV, PE, ICER 95.
Starting in row 13, column H across STARVED making CLIMBS, ET, AA, OUR 94.
Starting in row 13, column B across ADVERTS making CLIMBS 86.
Starting in row 5, column F across STARVED 80 making AL, RAPE 80.
Starting in row 8, column M down ADVERTS making ORE 79.
Starting in row 2, column F down STARVED making DICE 78.
Starting in row 4, column F down ADVERTS making RICE 77.
Starting in row 9, column M down STARVED making ORA 77.
Starting in row 4, column F down STARVED making VICE 76.
Starting in row 6, column F down ADVERTS making VICE 74.
Starting in row 8, column F down STARVED making SICE 73.
Starting in row 5, column F down STARVED making RICE 71.
Starting in row 2, column F down ADVERTS making SICE 71.
Starting in row 5, column M down STARVED making ORD 70.
Starting in row 7, column F down ADVERTS making DICE 70.
Starting in row 3, column F down ADVERTS making TICE 69.
Starting in row 7, column A across ADVERTS making SI 69.
Starting in row 7, column A across STARVED making DI 69.
Starting in row 7, column F down STARVED making TICE 69.
Starting in row 5, column M down ADVERTS making ORS 69.
Starting in row 6, column M down ADVERTS making ORT 67.
Starting in row 6, column M down STARVED making ORE 66.
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How many 4 letter words can you make from the letters in HEATWAVE ?
There are 28 words to find, about 9-10 are in everyday English… Well done if you find close to 20, and excellent if you find 20 or more!
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AWEE
EATH EAVE ETHE EVET
HAET HATE HAVE HEAT HETE
TAHA TAVA TAWA THAE THAW THEE THEW TWAE TWEE
WAAH WATE WAVE WEET WETA WHAE WHAT WHEE WHET
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This months quiz, to celebrate a bank holiday.
There are 12 4 letter words beginning with B and ending with H. How many do you know ?
There are 13 4 letter words beginning with B and ending with Y. How many do you know ?
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BH :
BACH BAGH BASH BATH
BETH
BISH
BLAH
BOOH BOSH BOTH
BRUH
BUSH
BY :
BABY
BEVY
BLAY BLEY
BODY BOGY BONY BOXY
BRAY BREY
BUOY BURY BUSY
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This month’s quiz :
Many players see a Y on their rack and instinctively assume the Y to be at the end of a word.
Here are 14 racks, each making a unique 7 letter word. There are 2 words that start with Y, 2 with Y in position 2, 2 Ys in position 3… etc.. How many of the 14 words can you unravel ?
AADILWY
AAELNSY
ABCLMSY
ACHLNOY
ACILPTY
AELRSWY
AIOPRTY
ALLOPRY
DEMOSTY
EEHSTUY
EKRSTUY
ELMOPRY
GENOURY
GHORTUY
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AADILWY - WAYLAID
AAELNSY - ANALYSE
ABCLMSY - CYMBALS
ACHLNOY - HALCYON
ACILPTY - TYPICAL
AELRSWY - LAWYERS
AIOPRTY - TOPIARY
ALLOPRY - PAYROLL
DEMOSTY - MODESTY
EEHSTUY - SHUTEYE - yes no hyphen!
EKRSTUY - TURKEYS
ELMOPRY - POLYMER
GENOURY - YOUNGER
GHORTUY - YOGHURT
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