In honour of the return of CRICKET, here is a simple quiz : how many words of 4 – 6 letters can you make from the letters in ‘cricket’ ? Answers below : there are 38 in total and 20 or more is a good score.
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In the tables below, the letters in the first column are 'front' hooks e.g. an N can be placed before ICER to make NICER. And the letters in the third column are 'back' hooks e.g. a D can be placed after CITE to make CITED.
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4 LETTERS |
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CERT |
sy |
(short for) a certainty [n -S] |
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CIRE |
s |
(French) a fabric with a waxed finish [n -S] |
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CITE |
drs |
to quote as an authority or example [v CITED, CITING, CITES] |
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CRIT |
hs |
(short for) criticism [n -S] |
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csx |
ERIC |
aks |
(Irish) a murderer's fine in old Irish law, also ERIACH, ERICK [n -S] |
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m |
ETIC |
s |
a type of linguistic analysis [n -S] |
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dnr |
ICER |
s |
a person who makes or applies icing [n -S] |
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KEIR |
s |
a bleaching-vat, also KIER [n -S] |
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s |
KIER |
s |
a vat for boiling and dyeing fabrics, also KEIR [n -S] |
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s |
KITE |
drs |
to obtain money fraudulently [v KITED, KITING, KITES] |
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dtw |
RECK |
s |
to be concerned about, also REAK, REKE [v ROUGHT or RECKED, RECKING, RECKS] |
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REIK |
is |
(obsolete) a prank [n -S] |
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dgpt |
RICE |
drsy |
to form soft foods by pressing through a ricer [v RICED, RICING, RICES] |
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bceptw |
RICK |
s |
to pile hay in stacks [v -ED, -ING, -S] |
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tuw |
RITE |
s |
a ceremonial act or procedure [n -S] |
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TICE |
ds |
(Shakespeare) to entice [v TICED, TICING, TICES] |
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s |
TICK |
sy |
to make a sound like a clock [v -ED, -ING, -S] |
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TIER |
s |
to arrange in rows [v -ED, -ING, -S] |
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TIKE |
s |
a dog, a cur, also TYKE [n -S] |
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s |
TIRE |
ds |
to grow tired [v TIRED, TIRING, TIRES] |
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TREK |
s |
to go on a journey, also TRECK [v TREKKED, TREKKING, TREKS] |
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TRIE |
drs |
(Spenser) to try [v TRIED, TRYING, TRIES] |
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5 LETTERS |
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CERCI |
s |
CERCUS, (Greek) a sensory appendage of an insect [n] |
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CERIC |
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containing cerium [adj] |
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CITER |
s |
one who cites [n -S] |
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CRICK |
sy |
to cause a spasm in the neck [v -ED, -ING, -S] |
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ERICK |
s |
(Irish) a murderer's fine in old Irish law, also ERIC, ERIACH [n -S] |
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bdhklnprstwy |
ICKER |
s |
(Scots) a single ear of corn [n -S] |
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KITER |
s |
one that kites, obtains money fraudulently [n -S] |
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RECIT |
es |
(French) the narrative of a book as opposed to the dialogue [n -S] |
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RECTI |
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RECTUS, (Latin) any one of several straight muscles in the body [n] |
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TRECK |
s |
to go on a journey, also TREK [v -ED, -ING, -S] |
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TRICE |
dps |
to haul up with a rope [v TRICED, TRICING, TRICES] |
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s |
TRICK |
sy |
to deceive [v -ED, -ING, -S] |
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s |
TRIKE |
s |
(colloquial) a tricycle, also TRYKE [n -S] |
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6 LETTERS |
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CRETIC |
s |
a type of metrical foot [n -S] |
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cp |
RICKET |
sy |
a mistake or blunder [n -S] |
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s |
TICKER |
s |
(slang) the heart [n -S] |