In The POO
A Grade Challenge
Just a couple of words for you to find this week. A very ordinary bunch of letters that look moderately promising, but they are very hard to work with. They do not make a 7 letter word. Even if you can find the right letter on the board there are only two possible 8 letter words you can make. What are those two words?
R E N T P O O
Remember you are looking to make an 8 with another letter. There isn’t a 7.
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The Mt Albert tournament has just finished with excellent results from Mt Albert players. Congratulations to:
Andrew --- 1st in A grade
Mike C --- 1st in B grade
Alexander and Merelyn --- 2nd and 3rd in C grade
Calum --- 1st in D grade
Ben, Rodney and Cooper --- 1st, 2nd and 3rd in E grade
One new word I learned from the tournament at the weekend was VERD
I often play DERV with those letters because DERV and PERV are an easy pair to remember. Deisel Engine Road Vehicle and Petrol Engine Road Vehicle.
I was pretty sure I had seen VERD before, so didn’t lose 5 points by challenging it.
However, I did lose a turn later when I added an S. It is an adjective describing certain types of antiques, so does not take an S
B and C Grade Study List
Here are some interesting 5 letter words that all contain a P plus a couple of O’s
CLOOP – Sound of a cork leaving a bottle
NAPOO – To use up. NAPOOED, NAPOOING
OOMPH – Spirited vigour
ORLOP – Lowest deck of a ship with at least 4 decks
PAOLO – Obsolete Papal coin
POBOY – New Orleans sandwich
PONGO – Any large ape
POOJA – Hindu worship. PUJA, PUJAH, POOJAH
POOKA – Malevolent goblin
POORI – Small cake of unleavened bread. PURI
POTOO – South American bird
POTTO – Nocturnal lemur
POYOU – Armadillo
TOPOI – Plural of TOPOS. A theme or topic
WOOPY – Well Off Older Person
ZOPPO – Having a syncopated beat. Doesn’t take -S
Answers to A Grade Challenge
Only two words and both are tough to find.
INOTROPE – A drug to control muscular contractions
PENTROOF – A roof that slopes only one way
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