Polywords

Weir

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 …

A rough-and-ready weir on the River Wear in County Durham, as it passes Escomb, halfway between Bishop Auckland and Crook.

Weir

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.

denim dent diet dime dimwit dine diner dint dire dirt drew edit emir emit idem indie inert inter interim item mend merit midwinter mien mind minder mine mined miner mini mint minted mire mired mite mitre nerd newt nitre rein remind remit rend rent rewind ride rime rind rite tend term termini tern tide tidier tied tier time timed timer timid tinder tine tinier tire tired trend tried trim twin twine twined weir weird wend went wide widen wider wind windier wine winter wire wired wren writ write
remind winter tried weird timid twine tired denim write merit miner emit edit trim twin drew dirt weir mine tire wide mire wind dine wine wire diet wren went rein mind rent dent ride rind tend term tide mend tied time item mite mint
denim dent diet dime dimwit dine diner dint dire dirt drew edit emir emit idem indie inert inter interim item mend merit midwinter mien mind minder mine mined miner mini mint minted mire mired mite mitre nerd newt nitre rein remind remit rend rent rewind ride rime rind rite tend term termini tern tide tidier tied tier time timed timer timid tinder tine tinier tire tired trend tried trim twin twine twined weir weird wend went wide widen wider wind windier wine winter wire wired wren writ write

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