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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cent cert chin chine chit choir chore cine cite cogent cohering coin coir cone conger core corgi coring corn cornet cote cretin cringe crone echo echoing eight enrich ergo erotic etch etching ethic ethnic gent giro girt girth gite goer goiter goitre gone goner gore goth grin grit groin hector hectoring heir hero heroic heroin heron hinge hint hire hoeing hone horn hornet icon ignore inch inert ingot inter into intro iron itch negro neigh nice nicer niche nigh night nitre nori north notch note notice ochre ogre once orient other otic recon recto region reign rein rent retch retching rhino rice rich right righto ring riot rite rote tech techno tench tenor tern their then thin thine thing thong thorn thrice throne throng tier tiger tine ting tinge tire toeing tone toner tonic tonier torch torching tore torn trench trice trig trio
chin coin cone core corn echo gone grin grit heir hero hint hire horn inch into iron itch nice note once rein rent rice rich ring riot then thin tier tire tore torn choir chore eight heron hinge night north notch other reign right their thing thorn tiger tinge tonic torch cogent cringe enrich heroic ignore notice region throne throng trench
cent
cert
chin
chine
chit
choir
chore
cine
cite
cogent
cohering
coin
coir
cone
conger
core
corgi
coring
corn
cornet
cote
cretin
cringe
crone
echo
echoing
eight
enrich
ergo
erotic
etch
etching
ethic
ethnic
gent
giro
girt
girth
gite
goer
goiter
goitre
gone
goner
gore
goth
grin
grit
groin
hector
hectoring
heir
hero
heroic
heroin
heron
hinge
hint
hire
hoeing
hone
horn
hornet
icon
ignore
inch
inert
ingot
inter
into
intro
iron
itch
negro
neigh
nice
nicer
niche
nigh
night
nitre
nori
north
notch
note
notice
ochre
ogre
once
orient
other
otic
recon
recto
region
reign
rein
rent
retch
retching
rhino
rice
rich
right
righto
ring
riot
rite
rote
tech
techno
tench
tenor
tern
their
then
thin
thine
thing
thong
thorn
thrice
throne
throng
tier
tiger
tine
ting
tinge
tire
toeing
tone
toner
tonic
tonier
torch
torching
tore
torn
trench
trice
trig
trio
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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
Chin.
Echo.
Rich.
2
Chore.
Enrich.
Heroic.
3
Hint.
Into.
Night.
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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