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Wordulo

With thousands of possible words and increasingly difficult challenges, Wordulo offers endless entertainment for word enthusiasts of all ages. Start with a single random letter and race against time to create words that begin with the last letter of the previous word. Watch as your score climbs with each successful word. With a limited time to make your move, every second counts. The longer your word chain, the higher your score. Try Five or Six letter word modes or enjoy going at your own pace in Free Mode. Available for iOS.

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Word Play https://theteenagertoday.com/word-play/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:15:49 +0000 http://theteenagertoday.com/?p=19387 Test your ability with the English language with these fun word games.

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Test your English language ability with these word games.

Letters

Which word retains the same pronunciation when you take away four of its five letters?

Answer
Queue

Hidden Fruit

Find the fruit hidden in every statement. The letters are found next to each other in the correct order. [Example: Did you see a man go by? (mango)]

  1. ​He found his home lonely after his dog’s death.
  2. One dare not rob an anaconda of its prey.
  3. The crook made his escape armed with a gem.
  4. ​She told her uncle money was what she needed more.
  5. If I go out now, I shall miss my cousin.
  6. ​Either courage or anger made him move swiftly.
  7. The beggar held out his cap pleading for money.
Answer
1. melon, 2. banana, 3. pear, 4. lemon, 5.fig, 6. orange, 7. apple.

Ants in my pants!

Using the clues, find the words ending in ANT.

  1. Deadly tumour
  2. Absent from school
  3. Cop needs this to arrest you
  4. New-born
  5. Where Miss Universe is chosen
  6. Way too expensive
  7. Never changing
  8. Large gray mammal
  9. Far away
  10. Happening immediately
Answer
1. Malignant, 2. Truant, 3. Warrant, 4. Infant, 5. Pageant, 6. Exorbitant, 7. Constant, 8. Elephant, 9. Distant, 10. Instant.

Moving letters

Remove one letter from the first word given and place it into the second word to form two new words. You must not change the order of the letters in the words. You may not use plurals. What letter needs to move?
e.g. LEARN – FINE = lean – finer

1. WAIVE – NOSE
2. HONEY – EAST
3. OLIVE – CAST
4. WAIST – HOOT
5. TRUST – DEER

Odd one out

Which word is the odd one out — stun, ton, mood, letter, evil, bad, snap, straw?

Answer
Letter. If you read them all backwards, letter is the only one that does not make another word.

Not so easy

How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about this paragraph? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing was wrong with it at all and, in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you study it and think about it you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it without coaching. No doubt, if you work at it for long, it will dawn on you. Who knows? Go to work and try your skill.

Answer
Although the letter ‘e’ is the most used letter in the English alphabet, here is a paragraph without a single ‘e’.

Middles

Can you find the three-letter words which when inserted into the middle sections form another word when tacked onto the first word and a further word when placed in front of the second word?

  1. Grand _______ Off
  2. Quarter _______ Mind
  3. Hair _______ Stroke
  4. Bread _______ Cake
  5. Water _______ Read
Answer
1. GRAND-STAND-OFF, 2. QUARTER-MASTER-MIND, 3. HAIR-BRUSH-STROKE, 4. BREAD-FRUIT-CAKE, 5. WATER-PROOF-READ

Twinkle, twinkle!

How many four-letter words can you find in the word ‘twinkle’?

Answer
twin, kiln, wink, link, tine, newt, went, wine, kilt, wilt, welt, tile, kite, wile, lint, lent, like, kine, lien, line, knit

Speaking volumes

Juggle the letters around to form interesting new words that speak volumes.

  1. the morse code
  2. heavy rain
  3. the railroad train
  4. snooze alarms
  5. a gentleman
  6. a decimal point
  7. the earthquakes
Answer
1. Here come dots, 2. Hire a navy, 3. Hi! I rattle and roar, 4. Alas! No more z’s, 5. Elegant man, 6. I’m a dot in place, 7. That queer shake

Trickle down

Starting at the top, change only one letter of each succeeding word to arrive at the word at the bottom.

TIMER
_____
_____
_____
_____
DUNKS

Answer
TIMER, TIMES, DIMES, DINES, DUNES, DUNKS

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Bonza https://theteenagertoday.com/bonza/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:45:00 +0000 http://theteenagertoday.com/?p=15361 Bonza combines word search, jigsaw and trivia to help expand your vocabulary. You are given fragments of a crossword and tasked with fitting them together.

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Bonza combines word search, jigsaw and trivia to help you expand your vocabulary and learn new phrases. You are given fragments of a crossword puzzle and tasked with fitting them together. Use the hint provided to understand the theme and arrange the strings of letters to create words. Mystery hints add to the difficulty of the game. Dragging sets of letters is accompanied by sound effects and background music. Rewards are in the form of coins that unlock word hints or more puzzles. You can also create your own puzzles by giving clues and answers; the app will generate a puzzle from the words and you can rearrange them before making it public. Available on iOS and Android.

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Haste https://theteenagertoday.com/haste/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:25:17 +0000 http://theteenagertoday.com/?p=1517 Haste is a word game that pits users against the clock, as they race to find as many words as possible.

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Hast word game app

Haste is a word game that pits users against the clock, as they race to find as many words as possible hidden among a grid of letters. Each letter is assigned a point value, and creating words with bonuses earns extra points. Users can play against random opponents or connect through Facebook to play against friends. Free for iOS.

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