Polywords

Neap

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

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Neap

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The causeway linking Lindisfarne (Holy Island) to the mainland opposite, across Beal Sands in Northumberland. The road floods twice a day, cutting off access for as much as five hours. The photographer notes that the high tide was a relatively low one, so perhaps it was in a period of ‘neap’ tides, when high tides are not quite so high and low tides not quite so low. See more at The Met Office.

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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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acne acute ante aunt cane cant cape cent clan clap clean cleanup cleat clue cult cute eaten eclat elan elect enact epaulet lace lance lancet lane late lean leant leap leapt leat lent letup lute nape neap neat pace pact pale pane panel pant pate paten peace peal peanut peat pecan peel pele pelt penal pence pent petal petulance place plan plane planet plant plate plea pleat puce punt talc tale tape taupe teacup teal teen tuna tune ulna uncle
peanut teacup planet plane plate plant leant leapt panel lance peace petal pence penal acute place uncle pleat eaten clean elect pecan plan tale tape pent punt teal pelt tuna peel tune plea acne peat lane aunt cane cape clan clap clue cult cute lace late peal lean leap leat lent lute nape neat pace pact pane pant pate pale
acne acute ante aunt cane cant cape cent clan clap clean cleanup cleat clue cult cute eaten eclat elan elect enact epaulet lace lance lancet lane late lean leant leap leapt leat lent letup lute nape neap neat pace pact pale pane panel pant pate paten peace peal peanut peat pecan peel pele pelt penal pence pent petal petulance place plan plane planet plant plate plea pleat puce punt talc tale tape taupe teacup teal teen tuna tune ulna uncle

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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 Lean. Pant. Pecan.

2 . Acne. Teacup.

3 Pate. Plane. Plant.

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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