Polywords

Perch

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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About this picture …

The monasteries of St Nicholas Anapafsas (left), and, for women, St Barbara Rousanou, perched among the rocks of the Meteora in Thessaly, mainland Greece. Both are famous for their beautiful iconography.

Perch

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.

acer ache acre acute apace apart arch area aura cape caper capture carat care caret carp carpet cart cater cert chap chapter char chare chart chat chateau cheap cheat chute crap crape crate crept cruet curate cure curt cute cuter each earth ecru erupt etch hare harp hart hate hater heap hear heart heat hurt pace pact para parachute parch pare part patch pate pater path peach pear peat perch pert prat prate preach puce pure race rape rapt rate reach react reap recap retch rhea tape taper tarp taupe teach teacup tear tech thru trace trachea trap truce true
capture chapter preach carpet teacup patch earth crept erupt heart perch taper teach trace truce crate reach react peach chart apart acute cheap cheat rapt rate care pert pure race tape acre trap true ache tear arch cape area reap path hare etch harp hate chat cure cute each heap hear part pear cart chap hurt heat pace pact peat
acer ache acre acute apace apart arch area aura cape caper capture carat care caret carp carpet cart cater cert chap chapter char chare chart chat chateau cheap cheat chute crap crape crate crept cruet curate cure curt cute cuter each earth ecru erupt etch hare harp hart hate hater heap hear heart heat hurt pace pact para parachute parch pare part patch pate pater path peach pear peat perch pert prat prate preach puce pure race rape rapt rate reach react reap recap retch rhea tape taper tarp taupe teach teacup tear tech thru trace trachea trap truce true

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