There are 32 teams taking part in the World Cup in Russia starting today.

Some of the country names are valid in Scrabble. But which ones? Choose from :

 

 

 

RUSSIA                 EGYPT                   URUGUAY           PORTUGAL

 

SPAIN                   MOROCCO          IRAN                      FRANCE

 

PERU                     DENMARK           ICELAND              CROATIA

 

NIGERIA               BRAZIL                  SERBIA                  GERMANY

 

MEXICO               SWEDEN              BELGIUM             PANAMA

 

TUNISIA               ENGLAND            POLAND               SENEGAL

 

COLOMBIA         JAPAN

 

 

 

The remaining countries are either at least 9 letters long or contain two words so are excluded from the quiz:

 

SAUDI ARABIA

 

AUSTRALIA

 

ARGENTINA

 

SWITZERLAND

 

COSTA RICA

 

SOUTH KOREA

 

 

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The valid country names are :

 

 

RUSSIA

 

SPAIN

 

MOROCCO

 

BRAZIL

 

PANAMA

 

JAPAN

 

 

 

 

Well done if you got all 6.

RDER quiz is : how many of the 7 6-letter words do you know with EPSOM and a blank ?

 

Well done if  you get 3-4 in each quiz... if you get more than 5 on the second.. I suggest you head to the bookies now!

 

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ANAGRAMS of HORSE :

HEROS, HOERS, HOSER, SHERO, SHOER,  SHORE

 

Anagrams of EPSOM + a blank :

 

B - POMBES

D - MOPEDS

I - IMPOSE

R - MOPERS, PROEMS

T - TEMPOS

 

Y - MYOPES

To celebrate the beginning of May, what 4 letter words can you make with MAY and a blank ?

There are 17 in all, about 7-9  are everyday words - getting more than 11 is very good.

 

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MAY + A : MAYA

MAY + C : CYMA

MAY + G : GAMY

MAY + L : AMYL, LYAM, MYAL

MAY + N : MANY, MYNA

MAY + O : MAYO, MOYA

MAY + R : ARMY, MARY

MAY + S : MAYS, YAMS

MAY + T : MATY

 

MAY + Z : AZYM, MAZY

 

 

 

 

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EASTER + S : EASTERS, RESEATS, SAETERS, SEAREST, SEATERS, STEARES, TEASERS, TESSERA

EASTER + T : ESTREAT, RESTATE, RETASTE

EASTER + U : AUSTERE

EASTER + V : nothing

EASTER + W : SWEATER

EASTER + X : RETAXES

EASTER + Y : nothing

 

EASTER + Z : nothing

The penultimate part of this weekend's EASTER quiz.

 

What bonuses, if any, can you maker using EASTER + M, EASTER + N, EASTER + O, EASTER + P, EASTER + Q and EASTER + R.

Again one of the 6 letters doesn't combine with EASTER to make a bonus. But which one ?

 

16 words to find, about 7-8 are everyday words.

 

 

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EASTER + M : REMATES, RETEAMS, STEAMER, TEAMERS

EASTER + N : EARNEST, EASTERN, NEAREST, RATEENS, STERANE

EASTER + O : ROSEATE

EASTER + P : EPATERS, REPEATS, RETAPES

EASTER + Q : none 

 

EASTER + R : RETEARS, SERRATE, TEARERS       (ED : helpful hint here, there are all 'cutting' words).