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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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1Dial 2Hay 3Tarn 4Quad 5Old 6Tay 7Owl 8Yen 9Nice 10Corn 11Left 12Tub 13Hare 14Arid 15Wing 16Lane 17Pop! 18Crib 19Fort 20Helm 21Morn 22Foam 23Eland 24Lair 25Over 26Banks 27Toad 28Acorn 29Auto Polyword 30Pert 31Acre 32Beam 33Trap 34Vent 35Tower 36Dory 37Pear 38Maid 39Louvre 40Climb 41Duty 42Mount 43Virtue 44Beach 45Rice 46Neap 47Wave 48Lean 49Goat 50Tilt 51Trio 52Clip 53Nail 54Boat 55Calm 56Bare 57Rapt 58Halo 59Elf 60Nine 61Pore 62Beer 63Grit 64Poem 65Gap 66Mute 67Vole 68Leat 69Alit 70Fisherman 71Bale 72Find 73Baa 74High and Dry 75Well 76Aloe 77Gate 78Cot 79Moor 80Turn 81Curve 82Palm 83Bait 84Lamp 85Lute 86Hill 87Grey 88Cove 89Weir 90Path 91Earl 92Nape 93Wader 94Brine 95Grebe 96Dune 97Meow 98Chine 99Cut 100Hart 101Gable 102Peep 103Loft 104Mead 105Chain 106Pint 107Dome 108Dart 109Tree 110Lion 111Tram 112Dill 113Bees 114Bolt 115Rail 116Lone 117Rain 118Rune 119Fete 120Clean 121Curl 122Load 123Iced 124Line 125Mole 126Peal 127Eve 128Icy 129Fen 130Manor 131Lunch 132Wheel 133Loco 134Pied 135Hive 136Once 137Hunt 138Hero 139Lace 140Ledge 141Bell 142Heft 143Veil 144Malt 145Bray 146Tier 147Prince 148Dray 149Teal 150Cart 151Batter 152Barn 153Nene Scene 154Loaf 155Bar 156Court 157Crag 158Roar 159Free 160Bay 161Cave 162Peat 163Face 164Field 165Ride 166Perch 167Trail 168Arch 169Don 170Eventide 171Flit 172Leave 173Forewarned 174Bead 175Hut 176Rib 177Nave 178Hope 179Tulip 180Blue 181Pine 182Garden 183Act 184Burn 185Lance 186Mile 187Mood 188Rock 189Time 190Band 191Late 192Hide 193Bleat 194Brae 195Dene 196Cafe 197Billy 198Dale 199Teem 200Pier 201Gape 202Wide 203Giant 204Puffin Billy 205Haul 206Rapid Transit 207Alien 208Crab 209Otter 210Fresh 211Ring 212Beef 213Seraph 214Water 215Lift 216High 217Sett 218Adder 219Dew 220Edge 221Nest 222Gem 223Lime 224Gold 225Heron 226Lead 227Sycamore 228Vine 229Castle 230Long Drag 231Catch 232Inlet 233Tees 234Drink 235Ocelot 236Rare 237Deer 238Colt 239Fern 240Awake 241Cone 242Corfe 243Colliery 244Frost 245Nuts 246Truly Madly 247Gift 248Heat 249Wren

Practice

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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 Clan. Dent. Idea.

2 Cent. Denial. Tile.

3 Cell. Diet. Tend.

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.)