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Don

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

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Don

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The bridge that carries Corporation Street over the River Don in Sheffield. The city’s wealth was founded on the coal and steel industries — stainless steel is a British invention. Both industries have now been almost eliminated across the UK by successive Governments, latterly for reasons of Green policy. Global developments and new technology are making these decisions look a little hasty.

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Polywords (252)

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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bend bent bide bidet bier bind binder bird bite biter bode bond bone boned boner bonier bore bored born borne boxed boxer bred bride brie brine debit debt debtor dent detox diet dine diner dint dire dirt doer done dote drone edit editor exit ibex inbred index inert inter into intro iron ironed nerd next nitre nixed node nori note noted obit orbit orbited orient oxen oxide redo rein rend rent ride rind riot rioted rite robe robed robin rode rodent rote tend tenor tern tide tied tier tinder tinderbox tine tire tired toed tone toned toner tonier tore torn toxin trend tribe tried trio trod
editor rodent tinder orient debtor index drone tenor orbit robin inert debit borne tried tribe trend toxin brine boxer bride riot tire rent ride trod rind rite robe tide tone tied rode tend torn tore iron bred born bore debt dine diet dent bone bond bent bind bird bite dire next note oxen bend into done dirt edit exit rein
bend bent bide bidet bier bind binder bird bite biter bode bond bone boned boner bonier bore bored born borne boxed boxer bred bride brie brine debit debt debtor dent detox diet dine diner dint dire dirt doer done dote drone edit editor exit ibex inbred index inert inter into intro iron ironed nerd next nitre nixed node nori note noted obit orbit orbited orient oxen oxide redo rein rend rent ride rind riot rioted rite robe robed robin rode rodent rote tend tenor tern tide tied tier tinder tinderbox tine tire tired toed tone toned toner tonier tore torn toxin trend tribe tried trio trod

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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. Bent. 2. Bind. 3. Bored. 4. Debtor. 5. Next. 6. Orient. 7. Robe.

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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 dis-.

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