word play
Vocabaret – August 25, 2015
Solve clues to words and phrases containing the intact trigram ‘aug’.
Here’s a link to the full printable Aug25 puzzle page.
The Vocabaret – August 20, 2015
Find the embedded words clued within their sentence. Three clues are provided as a last resort (pun intended).
The Vocabaret – August 6, 2015
Create two words from the ten letters provided. I have provided a clue to one possible answer…
Vocabaret – October 13, 2014
Transform the source word into the target word using letter swaps and letter banks. HINT: Remember that ANAGRAMS are a form of letter bank and can be used to shuffle things around en route to a solution.
Answer from last day:
APPLE 0
PALE 3 LB
PANE 4 LS
PANG 5 LS
PING 6 LS
PINGING 9 LB
PINKING 10 LS
PICKING 11
Vocabaret – October 12, 2014
Today’s Word Origami words are inspired by the season. Can you transform the source word into the target word using letter banking and letter swaps? (FYI an anagram is a special form of letter banking).
ANSWER from YESTERDAY:
MARS – BARS (Letterswap 1 point)
BARS – BARB (Letterswap 1 point)
BARB – BAR (Letter bank 3 points)
TOTAL: 5 points.
Vocabaret – October 9, 2014
Jenn Dimples Lee may be infectiously smart playing ‘phages’ at the river, but you’ve got some real possibilities yourself. Can you claim the pot from your rival?
Answer from yesterday’s Word Origami:
—-> CUB
1 LS COB
4 LB COBB
5 LS COBS
6 LS COTS
9 LB SCOOT
10 LS SCOUT <—
Vocabaret – October 7, 2014
Wend your way from source to target words using letter swaps and letter banks. Can you match today’s Par 9 score?
Answer from Yesterday: DAFT NUTMEG
Vocabaret – October 6, 2014
We give you ten letters; you give us two words!
Answer from last day:
JUMP > LS 1 RUMP > LS 2 RAMP > LS 3 RAMS > LS 4 RATS > LB 7 START
Vocabaret – October 3, 2014
A clever variation on Lewis Carroll’s Doublets puzzles by Adrian Hoad-Reddick
Answer from Last Day’s Lewis-2.10: BIGGER LAWN
