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Here are three quizzes with connections to Fireworks :
1. How many 4 letter words can you make from the 6 letters DIWALI ?
There are 12 in total, 4 are everyday words. Well done for finding more than 7.
2. How many 4 letter words can you make from GUY and a blank ?
There are 6 in total, 2 are everyday words - how many of the others can you find ?
3. How many 4 letter words can you make from the 6 letters FAWKES ?
There are 22 in total, 6 are everyday words, well done for finding more than 15.
Extra hint - over half are a 3 letter word with an S on the end!
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Quiz 1 :
AWDL
DALI DIAL
ILIA
LAID
WADI WAID WAIL WALD WALI WILD WILI
Quiz 2 :
GULY GUYS HUGY UGLY YUGA YUGS
Quiz 3 :
AKES AWES AWKS
EWKS
FAKE FAWS FEWS
KAES KAFS KAWS KEAS KEFS
SAFE SAKE SKAW SKEW
WAES WAKE WAKF WASE WEAK WEKA
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On January 1 2025, ALF, ALFS, TRANSMAN, TRANSMEN. TRANSWOMAN, TRANSWOMEN will no longer be valid.
Before they are removed here is a quiz based on two of these words.
1. What 4 letter words can you make with ALF and a blank? There are 27, over 15 are everyday.
2. What 7 or 8 letter words can you make from TRANSMEN ? There are 10, try to get at least 5.
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1. ALF + blank
ALEF ALFA ALFS ALIF
CALF
FAIL FALL FALX FARL FEAL FILA FLAB FLAG FLAK FLAM FLAN FLAP FLAT FLAW FLAX FLAY FLEA FOAL
HALF
LAUF LEAF LOAF
2. TRANSMEN
ARTSMEN
MANNERS MANRENT MARTENS
REMNANT
SARMENT SMARTEN
TANNERS
MANRENTS REMNANTS
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AWT : TAW TWA WAT
DEIR : DIRE IRED RIDE
ADEIM : AIMED AMIDE MEDIA
ADEHRT : DEARTH HATRED THREAD
DEGILNU : DUELING ELUDING INDULGE
ADEEILNT : DATELINE ENTAILED LINEATED
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Here are 2 board positions, with a separate question for each.
Question 1 XTOVOTE
With the rack XTOVOTE there are 5 scoring moves of 40 or more points on this board - what are they ?
Question 2 : PENALTY
On the second board you have the rack PENALTY. How many different places on the board can you play the word PENALTY. (Note PENALTY has an anagram, APLENTY, but PENALTY is the word you are being asked to play).
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XTOVOTE
The 5 places to score 40+ points and they are :
A6 across EX 52
A3 down VORTEX 51
A13 across VEX 44
A1 down EXTORT 42
C12 down AXE 40
PENALTY
There are 5 ways PENALTY can be played :
I4 across (making ANIL) 90
C11 across (making FOOTY) 85
A10 across (making REFT) 75
E13 across (making BALLY) 74
G2 across (making PE) 68
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