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
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adore adroit aide ailed aired alder alert alit aloe alter alto arid dale dare dart date deal dealt dear deli delta derail detail dial diet dilate dire dirt doer dole dolt dote drat earl edit editor editorial idea ideal idiot idle idler idol iota irate laid lair laird lard late later lead leat leotard liar lido lied lira lire lite litre load loader lode loiter lord lore oiled oilier olde older oldie oral orate orated ordeal radii radio raid rail railed rate rated ratio read real redo reload retail retold ride rile riled riot rioted rite road roadie rode roil roiled role rota rote tail tailed tailor tailored tale tare taro teal tear tidal tide tidier tied tier tilde tile tiled tiler tirade tire tired toad toed toil toiled told tore trad trade trail trailed tread triad trial trialed tried trio trod
adroit ordeal retail detail editor tirade tailor trail trial tread trade radio rated ratio later adore older alter irate idiot alert tide aide tear tale dear tied trio tail rota role dial deal tile tier toad tore told toil arid date tire dale dare dart diet idol lore lord load oral liar laid lead lair late idle idea road lard riot dirt ride edit real read rate earl rail raid trod
adore
adroit
aide
ailed
aired
alder
alert
alit
aloe
alter
alto
arid
dale
dare
dart
date
deal
dealt
dear
deli
delta
derail
detail
dial
diet
dilate
dire
dirt
doer
dole
dolt
dote
drat
earl
edit
editor
editorial
idea
ideal
idiot
idle
idler
idol
iota
irate
laid
lair
laird
lard
late
later
lead
leat
leotard
liar
lido
lied
lira
lire
lite
litre
load
loader
lode
loiter
lord
lore
oiled
oilier
olde
older
oldie
oral
orate
orated
ordeal
radii
radio
raid
rail
railed
rate
rated
ratio
read
real
redo
reload
retail
retold
ride
rile
riled
riot
rioted
rite
road
roadie
rode
roil
roiled
role
rota
rote
tail
tailed
tailor
tailored
tale
tare
taro
teal
tear
tidal
tide
tidier
tied
tier
tilde
tile
tiled
tiler
tirade
tire
tired
toad
toed
toil
toiled
told
tore
trad
trade
trail
trailed
tread
triad
trial
trialed
tried
trio
trod
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Practice
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
Adore.
Load.
Toad.
2
Detail.
Raid.
Rate.
3
Lore.
Ratio.
Read.
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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