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

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A train in Paddington Station, London.

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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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acer acne acre airy alert alien alit alter ante anti antic antler article arty cairn cane cant canter care caret cart cartel cater cent central cert certain certainly cine cite city clan claret clarinet clarity clay clean clear cleat client crane crate cretin cyan earl early earn eclair eclat elan enact entail entry inert inlay inlet inter irate lace lacier lacy lain lair laity lance lancer lancet lane larceny late latency later latrine layer lean leant learn learnt leat lenity lent liar lice lien line linear liner lint lira lire litany lite literacy litre lyre lyric nacre nail narc near nearly neat neatly nectar nice nicely nicer nicety nitre race racily racy rail rain rainy rani rant rate react real reality realty recant recital rectal rein relay reliant relic rely renal rent rental retail retain retina retinal rice rile rite tail talc tale tare tarn teal tear tern tier tile tiler tine tiny tire trace trail train trance tray treacly trey trial trice tyre yarn year yearn yeti

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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. Alter. 2. Irate. 3. Later. 4. Nail. 5. Near. 6. Neat. 7. Retail. 8. Tail. 9. Tiny.

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 in-.

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