Polywords

Cot

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

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Cot

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A dapple-grey horse in a paddock next to West Cot House near Edmundbyers in County Durham. Down in the valley is the Burnhope Burn, and behind that is the eastern end of Derwent Reservoir.

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Introduction

A Polyword is a game with words and letters. Make words of four letters or more from the letters of a nine-letter word, using each letter only once. Include the highlighted letter in every word you make. Can you beat our score?

Tap on any letter to use it for your word. Remember to include the highlighted letter. To change the highlighted letter and get different words, click here.

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cent cert cider cinder cine cite cited code coder coed coin coined coir cone coned cord cordite core cored corn cornet cote cred credit credo cretin cried crone decor dent dice dicier diction diet dine diner dint dire direct direction dirt doctrine doer done dote drone edict edit edition editor erotic iced icier icon idiot incite incited indict indie indirect inert inter into intro iodine iron ironed ironic nerd nice nicer nitre nitric node nori note noted notice noticed once orient otic recon recto redo rein rend rent rice ride rind riot rioted rite rode rodent rote tend tenor tern tide tidier tied tier tinder tine tinier tire tired toed tone toned toner tonic tonier tore torn trend trice tried trio trod
doctrine edition cinder cornet incite credit editor direct ironic notice idiot drone tonic cried tired tried diner cider rice riot ride rind rent tide torn tore rite tone tend tied rode rein core diet dice dent corn cord cone coin code cite dine dire iron once note nice into dirt edit done trod
cent cert cider cinder cine cite cited code coder coed coin coined coir cone coned cord cordite core cored corn cornet cote cred credit credo cretin cried crone decor dent dice dicier diction diet dine diner dint dire direct direction dirt doctrine doer done dote drone edict edit edition editor erotic iced icier icon idiot incite incited indict indie indirect inert inter into intro iodine iron ironed ironic nerd nice nicer nitre nitric node nori note noted notice noticed once orient otic recon recto redo rein rend rent rice ride rind riot rioted rite rode rodent rote tend tenor tern tide tidier tied tier tinder tine tinier tire tired toed tone toned toner tonic tonier tore torn trend trice tried trio trod

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Practice

Spinners Find in Think and Speak

For each group of words, compose a sentence that uses all three. You can use any form of the word: for example, cat → cats, go → went, or quick → quickly, though neigh → neighbour is stretching it a bit.

This exercise uses words found in the accompanying puzzle.

1 Cinder. Core. Rent.

2 Dire. Edit. Tie.

3 Cry. Into. Notice.

Variations: 1. include direct and indirect speech 2. include one or more of these words: although, because, despite, either/or, if, unless, until, when, whether, which, who 3. use negatives (not, isn’t, neither/nor, never, nobody etc.)

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