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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 |
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an interjection expressing despair or frustration |
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CHUG |
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to move with a dull explosive sound |
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EUGH |
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a yew (Spenserian) |
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HUGE |
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very large |
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HUNG |
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past tense of HANG, to attach from above, suspend |
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PUGH |
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an expression of contempt, also PUH (obsolete) |
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GUSH |
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to flow forth forcefully |
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HUGS |
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HUG, to clasp tightly in the arms |
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SUGH |
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to make a moaning or sighing sound, also SOUGH |
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UGHS |
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UGH, the sound of a cough or grunt |
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THUG |
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a brutal ruffian |
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VUGH |
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a small cavity in a rock, also VUG, VUGG |
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HUGY |
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huge, vast (archaic) |
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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!
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HINS |
NISH |
SHIN |
THIN |
UNIS |
WHIN |
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HINT |
NITS |
SHIT |
THIS |
UNIT |
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HUNTS |
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HISN |
NUTS |
SHUN |
THUS |
UTIS |
WINS |
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INUST |
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HIST |
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SHUT |
TINS |
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WISH |
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SHUNT |
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HITS |
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SINH |
TUIS |
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WIST |
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SUINT |
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HUIS |
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SITH |
TUNS |
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WITH |
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HUNS |
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SNIT |
TUSH |
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WITS |
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THINS |
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HUNT |
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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
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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
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To celebrate a w..w..wet weekend, here is a quiz about Ws. What 3 letter words contain a W in the middle? (There are 19 in all)
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What are they?
Where are they?
Still w..w..wondering?
Wow – here now!
As well as the answers, here are the definitions too, plus the front and back hooks (letters that can be added to the front or back of the word to make another word).
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AWA |
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(Scots) away |
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AWE |
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to strike with fear |
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AWK |
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a computer language used for data processing |
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bpwy |
AWL |
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a pointed tool for making holes |
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bdflmprsy |
AWN |
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a beard on grass / to shelter with an awning |
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CWM |
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(Welsh) a deep basin on a mountain |
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EWE |
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a female sheep |
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EWK |
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(dialect) to itch |
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EWT |
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(dialect) a newt |
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IWI |
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(Maori) a large Maori tribe (sometimes the whole Maori nation) |
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OWE |
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to be indebted for |
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OWL |
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a nocturnal bird |
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OWN |
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to have as a possession |
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OWT |
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(dialect) anything |
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PWN |
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(slang) to dominate or humiliate an opponent esp. in online gaming |
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SWY |
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(Australian) the Australian game of two-up |
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TWA |
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(Scots) two |
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TWO |
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the next whole number after one |
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TWP |
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(Welsh) dimwitted or stupid |
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