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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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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

 

 

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Category: Wordplay

Published: 15 January 2021

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A New Year quiz:   here are eight alphagrams, each containing an N and a Y. 
Each one makes three words.  What are they?

 

Some of the answers are a bit obscure but at least one or two in each set of three are everyday words.

ANSTY
INPSY

AELMNY
NOOPSY

ACENRTY
EGINPSY

AEGILNRY
AGILLNSY 

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ANSTY	ANTSY	eager, excited [adj ANTSIER, ANTSIEST]
	NASTY	ill-natured [adj NASTIER, NASTIEST, NASTILY] / something that is offensive [n NASTIES]
	TANSY	a perennial herb [n TANSIES]
INPSY	PYINS	PYIN, a protein compound contained in pus [n]
	SNIPY	snipelike; frequented by snipe [adj SNIPIER, SNIPIEST]
	SPINY	having spines [adj SPINIER, SPINIEST]
AELMNY	LAYMEN	LAYMAN, a member of the laity [n]
	MEANLY	MEAN, stingy; low [adv]
	NAMELY	that is to say [adv]
NOOPSY	POYSON	(obsolete) to poison [v -ED, -ING, -S]
	SNOOPY	prying [adj SNOOPIER, SNOOPIEST, SNOOPILY]
	SPOONY	foolishly fond [adj SPOONIER, SPOONIEST, SPOONILY] / one who is foolishly fooled, also SPOONEY [n SPOONIES]
ACENRTY	ENCRATY	(Greek) self-control [n ENCRATIES]
	NECTARY	a gland in a flower which produces sugary fluid (nectar) to attract insects [n NECTARIES]
	TRANCEY	(of music, etc.) creating a hypnotic effect [adj TRANCIER, TRANCIEST]
EGINPSY	ESPYING	ESPY, to catch sight of [v]
	PEYSING	PEYSE, to weigh, also PEISE, PEASE, PEAZE, PEIZE, POYSE [v]
	PIGSNEY	(archaic) a term of endearment to a woman, also PIGSNIE, PIGSNY [n -S]
AEGILNRY	LAYERING	a method of plant propagation, also LAYERAGE [n -S]
	RELAYING	RELAY, to put down new flooring [v]
	YEARLING	a horse of either sex during 1 January to 31 December following the year of its birth [n -S]
AGILLNSY	SALLYING	SALLY, to rush out suddenly [v]
	SIGNALLY	SIGNAL, notable [adv]
	SLANGILY	SLANGY, full of slang [adv]