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

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Llandyfalle Hill, near to Llaneglwys in Powys, Wales. On the horizon are the three main peaks of the Brecon Beacons, Cribyn, Pen y Fan and Corn Du; before them, a temperature-inversion cloud blankets the valley of the River Usk.

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Polywords (246)

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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abed abide able abler ably aide ailed airbed aired airy alder arid awed awry bade badly bail bailed bailey bald balder baldy bale baled bard bare bared barely barley bawdier bawdily bawdy bawl bawled bayed bead beady bear beard belay bewail bide bier bile bird blade blare blared bleary bled blew brad brae braid brawl brawled bray brayed bread bred brew bridal bride bridle bridleway brie bylaw byre daily dairy dale dare deal dear dearly deary debar delay deli derail derby dewy dial diary dire drab draw drawl dray drew drey drily earl early idea ideal idle idler idly lady laid lair laird lard lardy lawyer layer lead lewd liar lied lira lire lyre rabid rabidly raid rail railed read readily ready real relay rely ribald ride rile riled wade wader wadi wail wailed warble warbled ward warily wary weal wear wearily weary weir weird weirdly weld wide widely wider wield wild wilder wile wily wire wired wiry yard yawed year yield
lawyer bridal barley bridle warble weird delay bride dairy bylaw daily weary yield drily rabid wield relay layer ready drawl early ideal diary aired beard alder badly beady blare blade brawl bread abide bald read bail wail wade ride bale real bare rely awed wily wile ably wild wire wiry year able yard aide wide wary wear airy weir ward dewy bird dial bile bier draw drab dire bled blew bred dale dear deal dare drew lied liar lewd lead brew raid bawl lyre bead lard idle idea earl bear lair laid lady rail
abed abide able abler ably aide ailed airbed aired airy alder arid awed awry bade badly bail bailed bailey bald balder baldy bale baled bard bare bared barely barley bawdier bawdily bawdy bawl bawled bayed bead beady bear beard belay bewail bide bier bile bird blade blare blared bleary bled blew brad brae braid brawl brawled bray brayed bread bred brew bridal bride bridle bridleway brie bylaw byre daily dairy dale dare deal dear dearly deary debar delay deli derail derby dewy dial diary dire drab draw drawl dray drew drey drily earl early idea ideal idle idler idly lady laid lair laird lard lardy lawyer layer lead lewd liar lied lira lire lyre rabid rabidly raid rail railed read readily ready real relay rely ribald ride rile riled wade wader wadi wail wailed warble warbled ward warily wary weal wear wearily weary weir weird weirdly weld wide widely wider wield wild wilder wile wily wire wired wiry yard yawed year yield

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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. Able. 2. Bare. 3. Earlier. 4. Early. 5. Idle. 6. Lead. 7. Wide. 8. Wild. 9. Yield.

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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