Polywords

Nail

Make as many words as you can from the letters of a nine-letter word, making sure you use the highlighted letter. Can you beat our score?
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Horseshoe nails, used in this case for securing the glass in lead lights (domestic stained glass windows).

Nail

Make words using the letters shown in the grid. Your words should be four or more letters in length. All your words must include the highlighted letter in the centre. Tap on any letter to use it for your word.

albino alit alto anal anti atonal attain bail bait banal baton battalion blatant bloat blot boat boil bolt into iota labia lain lino lint lion loan loin nail obit obtain tail taint talon tilt tint titan toil tonal total
blatant attain obtain titan talon taint bloat total baton banal nail toil tint tilt bail tail bait blot loan lion lint lain into bolt boil boat iota
albino alit alto anal anti atonal attain bail bait banal baton battalion blatant bloat blot boat boil bolt into iota labia lain lino lint lion loan loin nail obit obtain tail taint talon tilt tint titan toil tonal total

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