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Category: Wordplay

Published: 26 April 2024

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What is the highest score you can make with these opening racks ? (Remember where the double letter square is and any 50 point bonuses!)

All the answers contain the letter P!

All the words are everyday-ish though there is one unusual 3 letter word ! 

E H J P T V W    

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A C E I M P S     SCAMPI 30

A C G H I P R     GRAPHIC 88

E O P S U X Y     EPOXY 42

E M O O P P T    MOPPET 30

A A L P R T Z      PLAZA 38

C H I P R U X      CHIRP 30

B C D N P R W     PWN 16

C I N P R T U       TURNIP 22

A I G L P N Y       PLAYING 82

E H J P T V W      PHEW  24

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Published: 29 March 2024

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This month's quiz coincides with clock-change weekend, where we have to make a 1 hour time difference.

Taking the word 'CLOCK', change one letter to make a new word. You can change the first C, the L, the O, the second C or the K. How many new words can you make ? You cannot change the order of the 4 letters you don't change.

 There are 10 to find, most in everyday English (one is obscure). Please note one of the letters on CLOCK cannot be changed to make a new word.

Now repeat the puzzle with the word 'TIME'. Again change one letter to make a valid word.This time there are 15 words to find, including some obscure ones. Again, one of the letters cannot be changed to make a valid word.

Repeat a third time with the word HOUR. This time there are 14 words, again some obscure, and again one of the letters cannot be changed to make a word.

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CLOCK

BLOCK FLOCK

CHOCK CROCK

CLACK CLECK CLICK CLUCK

CLOAK CLONK

TIME

DIME LIME MIME RIME

TAME TEME TOME

TICE TIDE TIGE TIKE TILE TINE TIRE TITE

HOUR

COUR DOUR FOUR JOUR LOUR POUR SOUR TOUR YOUR

HOAR HOER HOOR

HOUF HOUT

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Published: 23 February 2024

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Storms  ISHA and JOCELYN have just whistled through, leaving a trail of wind, rain, and blown-down fences in their wake.  And they have also left a couple of mini-quizzes behind.

ISHA

What 3-letter words can you make from 3 of the letters in ISHA?  (Hint: there are 9)

JOCELYN

What 4-letter words can you make using 4 of the letters in JOCELYN? (Hint: there are 17)
And how many 5-letter words can you make using 5 of the letters in JOCELYN? (Hint: there are 6)
(Extra hint: about half of the 23 words are in common usage.)

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ISHA answers:

AHI, AHS, ASH, HAS, SHA, AIS, SAI, HIS, ISH

JOCELYN answers

4-letter words: CLON, CLOY, COLE. COLY, CONE, CONY, ENOL, JEON, JOEY, JOLE, LENO, LONE, LYNE, NOEL, NOLE, ONCE, ONLY

5-letter words: CLONE, CLOYE, COLEY, CONEY, ENJOY, ONELY