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Tide

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

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High tide at Cromer, Norfolk.

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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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aced acer acid acre acrid acted aerate aerated aide aired arcade arced area aria arid cadet cadre carat card cardie care cared caret cart carted cater catered cedar cede cert cider cite cited crate crated create created cred credit cree creed cried dace dare dart data date dear dearie deceit deer deter dice dicta diet dieter dire direct dirt drat eater edict edit eider eradicate erect iced idea irate race raced radiate raid rate rated react reacted read recite recited reed rice ride rite tare tear teed tiara tide tied tier tiered tirade tire tired trace traced trad trade tread tree triad trice tried

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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. Care. 2. Create. 3. Credit. 4. Irate. 5. Tear.

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 im-.

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