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

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A village cricket match at Ledsham in the West Riding of Yorkshire, a few miles from Leeds; the spire of All Saints’ Church rises above the trees. Although the photo has the look of a 1950s postcard, it was taken on Midsummer’s Day in 2003. Close scrutiny of the batsmen’s gear and the umpire’s leg wear will confirm the date.

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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 centurion cert cine cite coin coir cone continue core corn cornet cote count counter court cretin crone cruet cure curio curt cute cuter cutie ecru ennui erotic euro icon incur inert inner inter intern into intone intro inure iron neon neuron neurotic neutron nice nicer nine nitre nocturne none nonet nori note notice noun nuncio once orient otic ounce outer outre recon recount recto rein rent reunion rice riot rite rote rout route routine ruin rune runic runt tenon tenor tern tier tine tire tone toner tonic tonier tonne tore torn tour trice trio trounce truce true tune tuner tunic turn unction unicorn union unit unite untie unto uric urine uteri
continue routine unicorn trounce counter cornet notice ounce tonic route untie unite union count court inner truce inert unto tour tier unit tire tone tune turn torn trio tore true runt icon cite coin cone core corn cure curt cute into ruin iron nice nine none note noun rein rent rice riot rite rote rout once
cent centurion cert cine cite coin coir cone continue core corn cornet cote count counter court cretin crone cruet cure curio curt cute cuter cutie ecru ennui erotic euro icon incur inert inner inter intern into intone intro inure iron neon neuron neurotic neutron nice nicer nine nitre nocturne none nonet nori note notice noun nuncio once orient otic ounce outer outre recon recount recto rein rent reunion rice riot rite rote rout route routine ruin rune runic runt tenon tenor tern tier tine tire tone toner tonic tonier tonne tore torn tour trice trio trounce truce true tune tuner tunic turn unction unicorn union unit unite untie unto uric urine uteri

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Opposites Find in Think and Speak

Suggest words or phrases that seem opposite in meaning to each of the words below. We have suggested some possible answers; see if you can find any others.

This exercise uses words found in the accompanying puzzle.

1. Continue. 2. Notice. 3. Once. 4. True. 5. Tuneful. 6. Unite.

Show Useful Words (A-Z order)

Variations: 1.instead of opposites, suggest words of similar meaning (synonyms). 2.use a word and its opposite in the same sentence. 3.suggest any 5 opposites formed by adding im-.

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