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To celebrate the beginning of May, what 4 letter words can you make with MAY and a blank ?
There are 17 in all, about 7-9 are everyday words - getting more than 11 is very good.
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MAY + A : MAYA
MAY + C : CYMA
MAY + G : GAMY
MAY + L : AMYL, LYAM, MYAL
MAY + N : MANY, MYNA
MAY + O : MAYO, MOYA
MAY + R : ARMY, MARY
MAY + S : MAYS, YAMS
MAY + T : MATY
MAY + Z : AZYM, MAZY
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EASTER + S : EASTERS, RESEATS, SAETERS, SEAREST, SEATERS, STEARES, TEASERS, TESSERA
EASTER + T : ESTREAT, RESTATE, RETASTE
EASTER + U : AUSTERE
EASTER + V : nothing
EASTER + W : SWEATER
EASTER + X : RETAXES
EASTER + Y : nothing
EASTER + Z : nothing
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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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