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Written by HG

Category: Wordplay

Published: 12 February 2021

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On the 15th February 1971 the UK changed its currency to Decimal currency. The former currency was known as LSD.

So here are 5 quizzes to commemorate 50 years of decimal!  (The total number of answers is 50, but as a guide the number of valid answers and a good score is given for each mini-quiz.

 

1. What are the anagrams of LSD and a blank ?  (14 to find, try to find 8+)

 

2. What are the anagrams of BOB and a blank ?   (9 to find, try to find 5+)

 

3. What are the anagrams of TANNER and a blank ?   (12 to find, try to find 7+)

 

4. What are the anagrams of FLORIN and a blank ?    (3 to find, try to find 2+)

 

5. What are the anagrams of DECIMAL and a blank ?   (12 to find, try to find 5+)

 

 

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LSD :

+A  DALS, LADS

+E  DELS, ELDS, SELD, SLED

+I   LIDS, SILD, SLID

+O  DOLS, LODS, OLDS, SOLD

+U   LUDS

 

BOB :

+A   BOAB, BOBA

+C   COBB

+L    BLOB

+M   BOMB

+O   BOBO, BOOB

+S   BOBS

+U   BUBO

 

TANNER :

+G   REGNANT

+I    ENTRAIN, TRANNIE

+L    LANTERN

+M    MANRENT, REMNANT

+O    NORTENA

+S     TANNERS

+T     ENTRANT

+V     VERNANT

+Y     TANNERY, TYRANNE

 

FLORIN :

+G    ROLFING

+S    FLORINS

+U    FLUORIN

 

DECIMAL :

+A      CAMAILED

+L       MEDALLIC

+N       MEDCINAL

+O       CAMELOID, MELODICA

+S        CAMELIDS, DECIMALS, DECLAIMS, MEDICALS

+T        CLIMATED, MALEDICT

+X        CLIMAXED

 

 

 

 

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Written by HG

Category: Wordplay

Published: 05 February 2021

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

All the answers contain the letter B !

 

A B E E F O R

B E H J M T U

B I I L R T Y

A B E I O T V

A B E G O R X

A B D I M P U

A A B L R T U

B B E G I N O

A A B C D S U

B C D E U W Y

 

 

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BEFORE    28

THUMB     30

TRILBY     30

OBVIATE   82

GEARBOX  100

BUMP         20

TABULAR    74

EBBING      28

ABACUS      26

CUBED        26

 

 

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Written by HG

Category: Wordplay

Published: 29 January 2021

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A simple quiz this week.

What all the three letter words that end in C ?

 

There are 25 to find. How many do you know ?

 

 

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ARC

BAC

DOC

HIC

HOC

LAC

MAC

MIC

MOC

MYC

ORC

PAC

PEC

PIC

REC

ROC

RUC

SAC

SEC

SIC

SOC

TEC

TIC

TOC

VAC

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Published: 22 January 2021

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Two quizzes this week.

 Quiz 1.

Using each letter in the phrase ‘SCRABBLE QUIZ’, place one in front of each of the 12 following words, to make 12 more unusual words. For example the S does not go in front of HOOT, something more unusual goes in front!

                     

ENVY

AZURE                     

HOOT                       

ANTIC                       

GOUTY                          

ETA                               

PARCH                         

YARD                                                    

SWARD                       

AID                               

HOMO                         

SATIN                           

 

Quiz 2.

Using each letter in the phrase ‘SCRABBLE QUIZ’, place one behind each of the 12 following words, to make 12 more unusual words. For example the S does not go behind BAP, FOUL etc.. it makes something more unusual !  PELT

SPELT

BAP

FOUL

SWAM

TALA                            

 ALKY

 CUBE

 ACER                        

 CHINA

 DOWN

 CITES

 CODE

 

 

 

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Quiz 1

 

S - ENVY                       

 

R - AZURE                     

 

B - HOOT                       

 

C - ANTIC                       

 

A - GOUTY                          

 

B - ETA                               

 

E - PARCH                         

 

L - YARD                                                    

 

U - SWARD                       

 

Q - AID                               

 

Z - HOMO                         

 

I - SATIN                           

 

Quiz 2

 

SPELT  - Z

 

BAP - U

 

FOUL - E

 

SWAM - I

 

TALA - Q                           

 

ALKY - L

 

CUBE - B

 

ACER - B                      

 

CHINA - R

 

DOWN - A

 

CITES - S

 

CODE - C