Polywords

Quad

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

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Quad

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An aerial view of Oxford, with the main quadrangle of Christ Church at the centre.

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An aerial view of Oxford, with the main quadrangle of Christ Church at the centre.

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© John Fielding, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.

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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adieu adult aide ailed alit audit dale date deal dealt deli delta detail dial diet dilate dilute dual duel duet edit equal idea ideal idle laid late laud lead leat lied liquid liquidate lite lute quad quail quailed quid quiet quilt quilted quit quite tail tailed tale teal tequila tidal tide tied tilde tile tiled
liquidate detail dilate dilute liquid tailed adieu adult ailed audit dealt delta equal ideal quail quiet quilt quite tidal tiled aide dale date deal deli dial diet dual duel duet edit idea idle late laud laid lead lied lute leat quad quid quit tail tale tide tied tile
adieu adult aide ailed alit audit dale date deal dealt deli delta detail dial diet dilate dilute dual duel duet edit equal idea ideal idle laid late laud lead leat lied liquid liquidate lite lute quad quail quailed quid quiet quilt quilted quit quite tail tailed tale teal tequila tidal tide tied tilde tile tiled

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Practice

Opposites Find in Think and Speak

Suggest words or phrases that seem opposite in meaning to each of the words below. We have suggested some possible answers; see if you can find any others.

This exercise uses words found in the accompanying puzzle.

1. Dilute. 2. Idle. 3. Late. 4. Later. 5. Lead. 6. Quiet. 7. Tail.

Show Useful Words (A-Z order)

Variations: 1.instead of opposites, suggest words of similar meaning (synonyms). 2.use a word and its opposite in the same sentence. 3.suggest any 5 opposites formed by adding dis-.

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