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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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ANTSY |
eager, excited [adj ANTSIER, ANTSIEST] |
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NASTY |
ill-natured [adj NASTIER, NASTIEST, NASTILY] / something that is offensive [n NASTIES] |
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TANSY |
a perennial herb [n TANSIES] |
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INPSY |
PYINS |
PYIN, a protein compound contained in pus [n] |
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SNIPY |
snipelike; frequented by snipe [adj SNIPIER, SNIPIEST] |
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SPINY |
having spines [adj SPINIER, SPINIEST] |
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AELMNY |
LAYMEN |
LAYMAN, a member of the laity [n] |
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MEANLY |
MEAN, stingy; low [adv] |
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NAMELY |
that is to say [adv] |
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NOOPSY |
POYSON |
(obsolete) to poison [v -ED, -ING, -S] |
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SNOOPY |
prying [adj SNOOPIER, SNOOPIEST, SNOOPILY] |
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SPOONY |
foolishly fond [adj SPOONIER, SPOONIEST, SPOONILY] / one who is foolishly fooled, also SPOONEY [n SPOONIES] |
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ACENRTY |
ENCRATY |
(Greek) self-control [n ENCRATIES] |
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NECTARY |
a gland in a flower which produces sugary fluid (nectar) to attract insects [n NECTARIES] |
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TRANCEY |
(of music, etc.) creating a hypnotic effect [adj TRANCIER, TRANCIEST] |
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EGINPSY |
ESPYING |
ESPY, to catch sight of [v] |
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PEYSING |
PEYSE, to weigh, also PEISE, PEASE, PEAZE, PEIZE, POYSE [v] |
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PIGSNEY |
(archaic) a term of endearment to a woman, also PIGSNIE, PIGSNY [n -S] |
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AEGILNRY |
LAYERING |
a method of plant propagation, also LAYERAGE [n -S] |
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RELAYING |
RELAY, to put down new flooring [v] |
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YEARLING |
a horse of either sex during 1 January to 31 December following the year of its birth [n -S] |
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AGILLNSY |
SALLYING |
SALLY, to rush out suddenly [v] |
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SIGNALLY |
SIGNAL, notable [adv] |
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SLANGILY |
SLANGY, full of slang [adv] |
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Three mini-quizzes this week.
a) what are the 4 letter words that contain a B and a Z ? (8 in total)
b) what are the 4 letter words that contain a C and a Z ? (9 in total)
c) what are the 4 letter words that contain a D and a Z ? (9 in total)
For all 3 quizzes, about a third to a half of the answers are everyday words or common Scrabble words. Some of the rest are very obscure!
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BZ :
BAZZ BOZO BIZE BUZZ
ZEBU ZIMB ZOBO ZOBU
CZ :
CAZH CHEZ CHIZ COZE COZY CZAR
ZACK ZINC ZOIC
DZ :
ADZE
DAZE DITZ DOZE DOZY DZHO DZOS
ZEDA ZEDS
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A simple quiz to start the year off..
What are the 7 letter anagrams of these 21 racks ? And, as a bonus - what is the connection between the racks of letters ?
ABCHOSX
ABILSYZ
ACGIJKN
ADEFFIX
AEIJKLW
AGINPPZ
AGINWWX
AGMPSUZ
CEEHQSU
CEHIQSU
CEHLQSU
DEELVXY
DGIQSUY
EEMNSYZ
EHIMORZ
EHMOOSZ
EIIPRWZ
EIJKLRY
FLMMOUX
GIINPPZ
IJKLLOY
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CASHBOX
SIZABLY
JACKING
AFFIXED
JAWLIKE
ZAPPING
WAXWING
GAZUMPS
CHEQUES
QUICHES
SQUELCH
VEXEDLY
SQUIDGY
ENZYMES
RHIZOME
SHMOOZE
ZIPWIRE
JERKILY
FLUMMOX
ZIPPING
KILLJOY
And the connection between all the racks of letters ?
The point value of the letters of each rack adds up to 21 !
Happy New Year !
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Below are 45 3 letter words - can you concatenate them into 15 9 letter everyday-ish words ?
e.g if ATE, COL and PER were on the list you could make PERCOLATE.
The letter order in each 3-letter word cannot be changed, and once used a 3-letter word cannot be used twice.
It may be that you can combine some of the 3 letter words to make different 9 letter words, so you may need to 'unpick' some answers to get a full 15 word solution.
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ABS |
HIP |
OWN |
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AIN |
HIS |
PAN |
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ALE |
ICH |
PEN |
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ANT |
ION |
PRE |
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ART |
IRE |
RAM |
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BAL |
ITA |
SOL |
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CAR |
LAS |
TAI |
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CHI |
LES |
TIC |
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DAN |
LIS |
TIL |
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DEF |
MAT |
TOG |
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DEL |
MHO |
TOR |
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EFT |
MIC |
TRY |
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END |
NED |
URE |
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ERS |
OKE |
USE |
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FAR |
ORA |
WHO |
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| CAR | PEN | TRY |
| DAN | DEL | ION |
| SOL | ITA | IRE |
| HIS | TOG | RAM |
| ABS | TAI | NED |
| OWN | ERS | HIP |
| ART | ICH | OKE |
| PRE | MAT | URE |
| PAN | ORA | MIC |
| WHO | LES | ALE |
| BAL | LIS | TIC |
| CHI | EFT | AIN |
| DEF | END | ANT |
| FAR | MHO | USE |
| TOR | TIL | LAS |
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Below are 45 3 letter words - can you concatenate them into 15 9 letter everyday-ish words ? e.g if ATE, COL and PER were on the list you could make PERCOLATE. The letter order in each 3-letter word cannot be changed, and once used a 3-letter word cannot be used twice. It may be that you can combine some of the 3 letter words to make different 9 letter words, so you may need to 'unpick' some answers to get a full 15 word solution. |
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Imagine you turn over your first tile…it’s a blank. You think you will have a bonus word on your first rack. Your heart sinks when the remaining 6 tiles are rubbish! But what if you look closely….
Listed below are 26 racks, each containing a blank. Each rack makes just one bonus word – can you find them all ?
As an extra clue, the blank represents a different letter of the alphabet for each different rack. (ie. Only use the blank as an A once, a B once etc..). The blanks are not in alphabetical order though!
Hint to solving…
Most of the words are everyday English, none are obscure Scrabble words.Give each rack a few moments. Don’t worry if you can’t solve it straightaway. Once you have found a few, then think about where the vowels might go, and then the JQXZ. Make note of which letters you’ve used…and then try the remaining letters against the remaining racks.
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| I - VIBRANTR- | R - PRIVACY | ||
| Q - QUALIFY | A - VACCINE | ||
| M - URANIUM | Z - BAZOOKA | ||
| S - OBVIOUS | N - UNHAPPY | ||
| E - CYPRESS | J - PERJURY | ||
| L - BALCONY | O - KLAXONS | ||
| C - SUCCUMB | P - HYPHENS | ||
| X - EXECUTE | K - JACKPOT | ||
| H - MUDBATH | G - FOOTAGE | ||
| D - MIDWIFE | V - OUTVOTE | ||
| U - EQUALLY | B - BRAVADO | ||
| T - MIXTURE | Y - ODYSSEY | ||
| W - WRIGGLY | F - FOOTWAY |
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