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Written by HG

Category: Wordplay

Published: 26 March 2021

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Here are ten sets of seven letters, each consisting of only 1-point tiles, that have only one anagram, which is a fairly everyday seven-letter word, and which also contain two Is (as a bonus, one has three Is).  What are those everyday words?

AAIINRT
AEIINRR
AIIILNT
AIILNOS
EIILLRS
EIILORS
EIILSTT
IILLNST
IILNORS
IINOTTU

And, here are five extra sets, not quite so easy, also containing only 1-point tiles that also have only one anagram and with two Is.  They are the sorts of combinations of letters that you may well find on your rack, since Is do have a habit of arriving in pairs.  What are these not quite so everyday words?

AEIILNN
AIILNTU
EEIINST
EIILNOT
IIOSTTU

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The ten “easy” words:
AAIINRT              ANTIAIR              directed against attacking aircraft
AEIINRR              RAINIER              RAINY, marked by rain
AIIILNT               INITIAL               at the beginning
AIILNOS               LIAISON               a means of maintaining communication (among other meanings)
EIILLRS                SILLIER                showing a lack of common sense
EIILORS               SOILIER               dirtier, more soiled
EIILSTT                ELITIST                an adherent of elitism
IILLNST               INSTILL               to infuse slowly, also INSTIL
IILNORS               SIRLOIN               a loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin
IINOTTU             TUITION             a fee for instruction [n -S]                         

And the five less easy words:
AEIILNN              ANILINE              a coal-tar product used in dyeing, also ANILIN
AIILNTU              NAUTILI              a spiral-shelled mollusc
EEIINST               SIENITE               a coarse-grained igneous rock, similar to granite
EIILNOT               ETIOLIN               a yellow pigment in light-starved plants
IIOSTTU               OUSTITI               a lock-opening tool

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Written by HG

Category: Wordplay

Published: 19 March 2021

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This week's quiz has been set by Keith and celebrates the fact that most of our members are now just ONE JAB AWAY from being fully vaccinated.

What 5, 6 and 7 letter words can you make from the letters ONEJABAWAY.

There are surprisingly 20 words in total - many are obscure so well done if you get 5 !!! 

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ABAYA AJOWAN AJWAN

BAJAN  BANJO BANYA BEANO BEANY BONEY BOWNE BWANA

EBONY ENJOY

JAWAN JAWBONE

NAWAB  NOWAY

WANEY

YOJAN YOJANA

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Published: 12 March 2021

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Today, the 12th March, is ONE YEAR since we last met face-to-face. Fingers crossed, it won't be too long before we can meet up again.

The quiz, or rather quizzes, are based on ONEYEAR.

Quiz 1 : What are the front and back hooks to ONE and the back hooks to YEAR ? (There are no front hooks to YEAR). There are 18 to find, try to find at least 14.

(ie what 4 letter words end -ONE, and start ONE-  and what words start YEAR-)

Quiz 2 : What 4 letter words can you make from the 7 letters ONEYEAR ? There are 30 words to find, if you think your knowledge of 4s is good,  aim for 22+, if its weaker, try for 10-15)

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Quiz 1 :

BONE    CONE  DONE  FONE   GONE  HONE   LONE   NONE PONE RONE   SONE  TONE  ZONE

ONER    ONES

YEARD   YEARN    YEARS

Quiz 2 :

AEON   AERO  AERY  AYRE

EARN EERY EOAN  ERNE EYEN EYER EYNE EYRA EYRE

NARE  NARY NEAR

OARY  ONER OYER 

REAN   REEN RENO RENY ROAN RONE 

YARE YARN YEAN YEAR YORE 

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Written by HG

Category: Wordplay

Published: 05 March 2021

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Here are ten sets of seven letters, each consisting of only 1-point tiles, that have only one anagram, which is an everyday seven-letter word.  What are those everyday words?

AEENSTT
AEIILNR
AEIINRT
AENNRTT
AIORRTT
EEEIRRT
EEILRSU
EIILSTU
EIINNRT
IOORSTU

And, if you thought that was too easy, here’s are five extra sets, also consisting of only 1-pont tiles that also have only one anagram.  They make less common words, but they are the sorts of combinations of letters that you may well find on your rack.  What are these not quite so everyday words?

AAEILNO
AEEINST
AEILRTT
AEINNTT
EEILORT

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The ten “easy” words:
AEENSTT             NEATEST             tidiest
AEIILNR               AIRLINE               an air transportation system
AEIINRT               INERTIA               the tendency of a body to resist acceleration
AENNRTT            ENTRANT            someone who enters
AIORRTT             TRAITOR             one who betrays another
EEEIRRT              RETIREE              one who has retired
EEILRSU              LEISURE              free time
EIILSTU               UTILISE               to make use of
EIINNRT              TINNIER              making a noise like tin
IOORSTU            RIOTOUS            characterised by rioting

And the five not-so-easy words:
AAEILNO             AEOLIAN             relating to, or acted on by the wind
AEEINST              ETESIAN              a wind that occurs annually in the eastern Mediterranean
AEILRTT               TERTIAL               a flight feather of a bird's wing
AEINNTT             ANTIENT             an ancient person
EEILORT              TROELIE              an Amazonian palm tree