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An African grey parrot, peeping out from beneath its wing.

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Charles Dickens 1812-1870

Polly, put the kettle on,
We’ll all have tea!

Grip (a pet raven) in ‘Barnaby Rudge’ (1841)

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Polywords

Make as many words of four letters of more from the letters you are given, using each letter just once. Can you beat our score? What is the nine-letter word?

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Rein

Make as many words as you can from just nine letters. Can you beat our score?

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Mace

Make as many words as you can from just nine letters. Can you beat our score?

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Ram

Make as many words as you can from just nine letters. Can you beat our score?

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Tide

Make as many words as you can from just nine letters. Can you beat our score?

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