Polywords

Grebe

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

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Grebe

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A Grebe (podiceps cristatus) on the Great Ouse in Norfolk.

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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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agree airgun anger argue aubergine auger bairn bane bang banger bare barge baring barn bean beanie bear bearing beau been beer began begin begun beige being bier binge brae brag brain bran brie brig brine bring bung bungee burn eager earn enrage gain gainer garb gear gene genera genie genre gibe grab grain gran grebe green grin grub guinea inure near rage rain ranee rang range rani regain reign rein ring rube ruin ruing rune rung urban urbane urge urine
enrage guinea eager bring agree green grain brain range reign urban begin barge begun beige being argue anger began bare rain rang rage bang brag rein ring ruin rung urge near bean barn gear burn gain gene grub beer been grab bear bran grin earn
agree airgun anger argue aubergine auger bairn bane bang banger bare barge baring barn bean beanie bear bearing beau been beer began begin begun beige being bier binge brae brag brain bran brie brig brine bring bung bungee burn eager earn enrage gain gainer garb gear gene genera genie genre gibe grab grain gran grebe green grin grub guinea inure near rage rain ranee rang range rani regain reign rein ring rube ruin ruing rune rung urban urbane urge urine

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Practice

Spinners Find in Think and Speak

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 Anger. Bang. Guinea.

2 Bear. Beige. Grab.

3 Earn. Range. Urge.

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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