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.
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aged agree agreed alder angel anger angered angle angled angler angry dale dang danger dangle dare darn deal dealer dean deanery dear dearly deary deer delay dene deny drag dray drey eager eagerly eagle earl early earn earned edge edgy elan eland elder elegy endear energy enlarge enlarged enrage enraged eyed gale gander garden gayer gear geared geed geld gender gene genera general genre glad glade gland glare glared glean gleaned glee glen gnarl gnarled gnarly grad grade gran grand grandee grandly gray grayed greed greedy green grenade grey greyed laden lady lager land lane lard lardy large layer layered lead leaden leader lean leaned leaner learn learned ledge ledger leer leery legend legendary lend lender lyre near neared nearly need needy nerd nerdy rage raged rand randy ranee rang range ranged read ready real reed reedy reel regal regale regaled relay relayed rely renal rend yang yard yarn year yearn yearned
enlarge general endear energy enrage garden danger dangle legend relay learn greed green regal ready lager grand large layer range ledge grade agree angel delay eager eagle early angry angle anger glare glade dale rang rage deer year yard dear deal read rely real dare reel lend need gear glad grey lady land lane gale deny lead lean edge earn earl near drag aged
aged
agree
agreed
alder
angel
anger
angered
angle
angled
angler
angry
dale
dang
danger
dangle
dare
darn
deal
dealer
dean
deanery
dear
dearly
deary
deer
delay
dene
deny
drag
dray
drey
eager
eagerly
eagle
earl
early
earn
earned
edge
edgy
elan
eland
elder
elegy
endear
energy
enlarge
enlarged
enrage
enraged
eyed
gale
gander
garden
gayer
gear
geared
geed
geld
gender
gene
genera
general
genre
glad
glade
gland
glare
glared
glean
gleaned
glee
glen
gnarl
gnarled
gnarly
grad
grade
gran
grand
grandee
grandly
gray
grayed
greed
greedy
green
grenade
grey
greyed
laden
lady
lager
land
lane
lard
lardy
large
layer
layered
lead
leaden
leader
lean
leaned
leaner
learn
learned
ledge
ledger
leer
leery
legend
legendary
lend
lender
lyre
near
neared
nearly
need
needy
nerd
nerdy
rage
raged
rand
randy
ranee
rang
range
ranged
read
ready
real
reed
reedy
reel
regal
regale
regaled
relay
relayed
rely
renal
rend
yang
yard
yarn
year
yearn
yearned
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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
Dare.
Glad.
Lead.
2
Agree.
Lady.
Ring.
3
Deal.
Edge.
Large.
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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