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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adieu afire aged agile aide ailed aired alder argue argued arid auger dale dare deaf deal dear deli derail dial dire dirge drag drug dual duel earl fade fail failed failure fair fare fared farl fear feral feud feudal field figure figured file filed fire fired flag flair flare flared flea fled flier flue fluid fragile frail fraud fridge fried frig frugal fudge fuel furl furled gale gaudier gear geld gelid gild gird girdle girl glad glade glare glared glide glider glue glued grad grade grail grid grief gruel guard guide guild guilder guile gulf idea ideal idle idler lager laid lair laird lard large laud lead leaf liar lied life lifeguard lifer lira lire luge lure lured lurid rage raged raid rail railed read real regal ride ridge rife rifle rifled rile riled rude rued rule ruled uglier urge urged
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adieu
afire
aged
agile
aide
ailed
aired
alder
argue
argued
arid
auger
dale
dare
deaf
deal
dear
deli
derail
dial
dire
dirge
drag
drug
dual
duel
earl
fade
fail
failed
failure
fair
fare
fared
farl
fear
feral
feud
feudal
field
figure
figured
file
filed
fire
fired
flag
flair
flare
flared
flea
fled
flier
flue
fluid
fragile
frail
fraud
fridge
fried
frig
frugal
fudge
fuel
furl
furled
gale
gaudier
gear
geld
gelid
gild
gird
girdle
girl
glad
glade
glare
glared
glide
glider
glue
glued
grad
grade
grail
grid
grief
gruel
guard
guide
guild
guilder
guile
gulf
idea
ideal
idle
idler
lager
laid
lair
laird
lard
large
laud
lead
leaf
liar
lied
life
lifeguard
lifer
lira
lire
luge
lure
lured
lurid
rage
raged
raid
rail
railed
read
real
regal
ride
ridge
rife
rifle
rifled
rile
riled
rude
rued
rule
ruled
uglier
urge
urged
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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
Fade.
Glade.
Large.
2
Aide.
Fry.
Rude.
3
Drug.
Dual.
Real.
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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