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Published: 28 June 2024

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Here are 2 board positions, with a separate question for each.

Question 1 XTOVOTE

With the rack XTOVOTE there are 5 scoring moves of 40 or more points on this board - what are they ?

Question 2 : PENALTY

On the second board you have the rack PENALTY. How many different places on the board can you play the word PENALTY. (Note PENALTY has an anagram, APLENTY, but PENALTY is the word you are being asked to play).

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XTOVOTE

The 5 places to score 40+ points and they are :

A6 across EX 52 

A3 down VORTEX 51

A13 across VEX 44

A1 down EXTORT 42

C12 down AXE 40

PENALTY

There are  5 ways PENALTY can be played :

I4 across (making ANIL)  90

C11 across (making FOOTY) 85

A10 across (making REFT) 75

E13 across (making BALLY) 74

G2 across  (making PE) 68 

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Published: 24 May 2024

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What 4 letter words contain both an X and a Y ?

There are 21 to find, about 7 are everyday words  - well done if you can find more than 12.

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BOXY

COXY

DEXY DIXY DOXY

FOXY

JAXY JYNX

LYNX

MIXY MYXO

NIXY

ONYX  ORYX

PIXY POXY

SEXY

WAXY

XRAY XYST

YUNX

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Published: 26 April 2024

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What is the highest score you can make with these opening racks ? (Remember where the double letter square is and any 50 point bonuses!)

All the answers contain the letter P!

All the words are everyday-ish though there is one unusual 3 letter word ! 

E H J P T V W    

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A C E I M P S     SCAMPI 30

A C G H I P R     GRAPHIC 88

E O P S U X Y     EPOXY 42

E M O O P P T    MOPPET 30

A A L P R T Z      PLAZA 38

C H I P R U X      CHIRP 30

B C D N P R W     PWN 16

C I N P R T U       TURNIP 22

A I G L P N Y       PLAYING 82

E H J P T V W      PHEW  24

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Published: 29 March 2024

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This month's quiz coincides with clock-change weekend, where we have to make a 1 hour time difference.

Taking the word 'CLOCK', change one letter to make a new word. You can change the first C, the L, the O, the second C or the K. How many new words can you make ? You cannot change the order of the 4 letters you don't change.

 There are 10 to find, most in everyday English (one is obscure). Please note one of the letters on CLOCK cannot be changed to make a new word.

Now repeat the puzzle with the word 'TIME'. Again change one letter to make a valid word.This time there are 15 words to find, including some obscure ones. Again, one of the letters cannot be changed to make a valid word.

Repeat a third time with the word HOUR. This time there are 14 words, again some obscure, and again one of the letters cannot be changed to make a word.

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CLOCK

BLOCK FLOCK

CHOCK CROCK

CLACK CLECK CLICK CLUCK

CLOAK CLONK

TIME

DIME LIME MIME RIME

TAME TEME TOME

TICE TIDE TIGE TIKE TILE TINE TIRE TITE

HOUR

COUR DOUR FOUR JOUR LOUR POUR SOUR TOUR YOUR

HOAR HOER HOOR

HOUF HOUT