FM Low Frequency

Last week we had a blog on how well P and M go together. This week we have two letters that do not go together so well  ----  F and M.

A Grade Challenge

5 anagrams for you to solve. All including the letters F and M. I am sure A graders aren’t phased by a couple of awkward letters, so have a couple of I’s in each combination as well.  😊

F     M     I     I     D     E     L

F     M     I     I     E     R     R

F     M     I     I     A     O     S

F     M     I     I     C     N     O

F     M     I     I     L     L     O

B and C Grade Study List

One of the reasons F and M are not a good combination is because they usually cannot be placed next to each other. You need to have at least 7 letters to find any FM combinations like SURFMAN. Some shorter words have an MF combination, but not many. This is the full list of words with 4-6 letter than contain an MF combination.

AIMFUL – full of purpose

ARMFUL – as much as an arm can hold

BUMF – paperwork. Also spelled BUMPH

COMFIT – sugar-coated seed or almond. Also spelled CONFIT

COMFY – comfortable

HAMFAT – an amateurish performer

HUMF – to carry something awkward. Also spelled HUMPH

SAMFU – outfit worn by Chinese women. Also spelled SAMFOO

UMFAZI – an African married woman

Note: HUMF and HUMPH are verbs so all the extensions apply

Answers to A Grade Challenge

MIDLIFE – Middle age

RIMFIRE – A cartridge with the primer in the rim of the shell

MAFIOSI – A member of the mafia

OMNIFIC – Unlimited in creative power

MILFOIL – A yarrow with finely divided leaves

I thought the last one was another spelling of the French pastry mille-feuille. It does have the same root meaning though, because mille-feuille means ‘thousand leaves’