Polywords

Lone

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

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Lone

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A roadside cross near Hornby in Lancashire.

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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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deign deli dine diner dingo dire dirge doer dogie doing dole doling done donor door drone drool drooling enrol ergo eroding geld gelid gild gird girdle girl giro glen glide glider gloried goer gold golden gondolier gone goner good goodie gooier goon gore gored grid grin grind groin idle idler idol igloo ignore ignored indoor ingle iron ironed legion lend lido lied lien line lined liner ling linger lingo lino lion lire lode lodge lodger logo loin lone loner long longed longer loon loonier lord lording lore negro negroid nerd node noodle nori ogle ogled ogre oiled olde olden older oldie oriole redo redoing region reign rein rend ride ridge rile riled rind ring ringed rode rodeo roil roiled role rondo rood
region indoor linger noodle girdle legion ignore ridge donor igloo lodge dirge deign grind reign glide enrol drone drool lord role lore rode rein rind rend ride ring ogle ogre girl glen good gone gold gild dine dole door done lion lone logo line idle grin grid idol iron lend long
deign deli dine diner dingo dire dirge doer dogie doing dole doling done donor door drone drool drooling enrol ergo eroding geld gelid gild gird girdle girl giro glen glide glider gloried goer gold golden gondolier gone goner good goodie gooier goon gore gored grid grin grind groin idle idler idol igloo ignore ignored indoor ingle iron ironed legion lend lido lied lien line lined liner ling linger lingo lino lion lire lode lodge lodger logo loin lone loner long longed longer loon loonier lord lording lore negro negroid nerd node noodle nori ogle ogled ogre oiled olde olden older oldie oriole redo redoing region reign rein rend ride ridge rile riled rind ring ringed rode rodeo roil roiled role rondo rood

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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 Girdle. Igloo. Logo.

2 Grin. Grind. Ogre.

3 Dole. Glide. Ignore.

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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