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,
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aced acid acne acted aide ailed alien alit allied ante anti antic cadet call called candle candlelit cane caned cant canted cedilla cell cent cine citadel cite cited clad clan clean cleat client dace dale dance date deal dealt dean decal decant deli dell delta denial dent dental detail detain dial dialect dice dicta diet dilate dill dine dint eclat edict edit elan eland enact entail iced idea ideal idle inlet lace laced laden ladle laid lain lance lanced lancet land lane late lead lean leant leat lend lent lentil lice lied lien lilac lilt line lineal lined lint lintel lite nail nailed neat nice tail tailed talc tale tall tallied teal tell tend tidal tide tied tilde tile tiled till tilled tine
candlelit citadel dialect allied candle client denial dental detail detain dilate entail lancet lentil lintel nailed tailed tilled acted alien cadet clean dance dealt delta edict enact ideal inlet laden ladle lance leant lilac lined tidal tiled aced acid acne aide ante call cane cell cent cite clan clad dale date deal dean dell dent dial dice diet dill dine edit iced idea idle lace land lane late laid lead lean lend lent lain lied lilt line lint lice nail neat nice tail tale tall teal tell tend tide tied tile till
aced
acid
acne
acted
aide
ailed
alien
alit
allied
ante
anti
antic
cadet
call
called
candle
candlelit
cane
caned
cant
canted
cedilla
cell
cent
cine
citadel
cite
cited
clad
clan
clean
cleat
client
dace
dale
dance
date
deal
dealt
dean
decal
decant
deli
dell
delta
denial
dent
dental
detail
detain
dial
dialect
dice
dicta
diet
dilate
dill
dine
dint
eclat
edict
edit
elan
eland
enact
entail
iced
idea
ideal
idle
inlet
lace
laced
laden
ladle
laid
lain
lance
lanced
lancet
land
lane
late
lead
lean
leant
leat
lend
lent
lentil
lice
lied
lien
lilac
lilt
line
lineal
lined
lint
lintel
lite
nail
nailed
neat
nice
tail
tailed
talc
tale
tall
tallied
teal
tell
tend
tidal
tide
tied
tilde
tile
tiled
till
tilled
tine
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Practice
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.
Ante.
2.
Enact.
3.
Idle.
4.
Late.
5.
Later.
6.
Lead.
7.
Lend.
8.
Nail.
9.
Tail.
Show Useful Words (A-Z order)
Borrow.
Busy.
Earlier.
Early.
Follow.
Hammer.
Head.
Post.
Repeal.
Sooner.
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 -less.
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or ask for help with any of the
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