Glad I found this place... I'd posted in the wrong place... (the Water Cooler).
Anyway, the game is simple: make as many words as you can out of one long word. After you are finished, leave a word for the next person.
I will start by leaving someone the word...
v a l e n t i n e
Mavericks
a - ave - am - aim - air -
c - car(s) - care(s) - cam -
e - em - ev (abbreviation)
i - is - ira -
k - kev (abbreviation) -
m - mark(s) - mi - mare -
r - ram -
s - is - as - sack -
v - varec - visa - via (s) -
New word: alphabetization.
a l p h a b e t i z a t i o n
alphabet bet beat lea leap peal pale blah la hale tale late lat hat hate bat bet pet tape lap ape peat eat apt pat pate hap pal palet plate ale ate tea tae bap pal tap ala teal zeal laze haze blaze tan talent entail beta betta belt pelt alt teat tate tat ant nation patent tent taint paint plant plan plane plain pain heat neat heal blitz bit zit zeta zone tone pone phone oat note tone hone hon **bleep** tat tate bait bail pail tail nail ail pit tip pleat petal hail the then thin thine tine bine bent zine pant pent pint lint lent lane latent blatant tint zap zip tie entail tab ha ah in on no nite pine pinto point noil boil poil toil toile one pen ban bant ant bone poet pot ton abalone he eh to it into petal piano talon able table noble lot lit bottle bolt bilt battle nettle ion eon net ten zen hazel plant pattle pole tole lone alone aline nape nap than that elation bah baa an atone tonal zonal
for some reason my brain doesn't want to work while doing these on the new format..
e n g l i s h m a n
Englishman.
a - as - ash - am - ale(s) -
e - eh! - en (preffix) -
h - ham(s) - hen(s) -
i - in - is - inn -
l - leg(s) - le (suffix) -
m - mail(s) - male - meal(s) - mash - man - mane(s) -
n - NE - nah! -
s - si - slim - sail - same - shame - sage - seal - she -
Next word: mathematicians.
MATHEMATICIANS
am ma’am tam tame ham cam came Nam name Sam same sham shame scam aim maim at ate mat mate tat Tate hat hate that cat cate cait chat Nat Nate sat sate scat ah aha ha hah ma tah ta cha sha nah ace Mac mace tac sac an ant man mane main tan than thane Thant Han can cane cant can’t Cain Chan chain sane saint taint haint Stan stain scan as ash mash tase cas Cash case Nash match natch satch snatch
em meme theme them hem team seam et eat est met meat tete teat test het heat Hestia cheat Chet chest net neat nest set seat eh meh etc tech sec sect ease tease en ent ean men meant mean ten tent hen then cent sen sent Sean stent Chen
I’m mime time Tim chime sim shim it mit mite tit tithe cite chit nit nite sit site sh*t smit Smith smite ice mice entice tic hic nice chin sin sine stine stein is mist tis his hist this mish Tish
TERGIVERSATION (just dicovered this word)
Interesting and challenging word!
T E R G I V E R S A T I O N
Terse, Tea, Teas, Tease, Teaser, Test, Tester, Treason, Tree, Trees, Tee, Tees, Te, Trig, Tri, Trivia, Ti, Tin, Tine, Tins, Tines, Tie, Ties, Tries, Tat, Tats, Train, Trains, Trona>(city in CA), Ton, Tons, Tone, Tones, Toner, Toners, Tag, Tags, Tiger, Tigers, Tog, Togs, Trove, Troves, Trevor, Tang, Tangs, Ting, Tings, Tong, Tongs, Trite, Trait, Traits, Tan, Tans, Ten, Tens, Tenor, Tenors, Teen, Teens, Teat, Teats, Tire, Tires, Tai, Tia>(Spanish: aunt), Taro, Taros, Tart, Tarts, Tar, Tars, Tear, Tears, Tearing, Treat, Treats, Treating, Teasing, Testing, Trivet, Trivets, Trove, Troves, Transit, Transient, Traitor, Traitors, Toast, Toaster, Tore, Tote, Toter, Toters, Tot, Tots,
Ere, Et, Eat, Eats, Eater, Eaters, East, Easter, Ease, Easing, Easer, Ever, Eon, Eons, Eve, Eves, Ear, Ears, Era, Eras, Erase, Eraser, Erasing, Enter, Enters, Entree, Entrees, Err, Errs, Earn, Earns, Earner, Earners, Earring, Earrings, Ensnare, Even, Evens, Event, Events, Ergo,
Re, Region, Regions, Regret, Regrets, Regretting, Revert, Reverts, Rea, Reason, Raisin, Rat, Rats, Rate, Rates, Rating, River, Rivers, Rover, Rovers, Reverting, Rein, Reins, Reign, Reigns, Roar, Roars, Roaring, Rare, Raring, Rear, Rears, Rearing, Rigor, Rig, Rigs, Rag, Rags, Rage, Rages, Rite, Rites, Rise, Riser, Risen, Rinse, Ration, Rations, Rove, Rave, Raves, Raven, Ravens, Rotate, Rotates, Range, Ranges, Ranger, Rangers, Rot, Rots, Rotten, Roast, Roaster, Rose, Rosier, Roster, Rosters, Regain, Regains, Reset, Ravine, Ravines, Rose, Rosier, Rosiest, Rant, Rants, Rain, Rains, Rainiest, Rainier,
Go, Goes, Got, Goat, Goats, Grain, Grains, Grate, Grates, Grater, Graters, Give, Gives, Giver, Givers, Grit, Grits, Gore, Gone, Goner, Gnat, Gnats, Get, Gets, Getter, Gave, Gent, Gents, Grieve, Grieves, Gain, Gains, Grin, Grins, Grease, Grove, Groves, Girt, Grant, Grants, Groin, Groins, Grave, Graves, Greer, Greet, Greets, Greeter, Greeters, Grain, Grains, Grease,
I, In, I've, Invigorate, Invigorates, Inverse, Invite, Invites, Invitee, Invitees, It, It's, Is, Isn't, Invest, Ingest, Investor, Interest, Inter, Ion, Ions, Ignite, Ignites, Igniter, Igniters, Ire, Iran, Inverse, Ivories, Ignore, Ignores,
Vert, Verts, Vein, Veins, Vain, Vanities, Vine, Vines, Vin>(French: wine), Verse, Vision, Vog>(Hawaiian volcanic smog), Vie, Vies, Vat, Vats, Vest, Vesting, Varies, Vet, Vets, Vetting, Vetter, Varsities, Vainer, Vainest, Vast, Versa, Visa, Visit, Visitor,
So, Son, Stone, Stoner, Store, Storing, Storage, Stain, Strain, Stage, Start, Starting, Star, Steer, Steering, Staring, Stare, Sore, Sores, Sir, Sire, Siren, Sag, Sage, Strive, Striver, Sieve, See, Seer, Sear, Sea, Seat, Set, Setter, Street, Stove, Strove, Stave, Starve, Starving, Staving, Soar, Soaring, Savor, Savoring, Starring, Staring, Stair, String, Stringer, Sing, Singer, Song, Siren, Stern, Sterner, Strong, Stronger, Stain, Stingier, Stint, Sent, Saint, Snag, Snore, Snorer, Snort, Snot, Snit, Sent, Sneer, Seeing, Steer, Steering, Snare, Snaring, Sovereign, Stinger, Sergeant, Siren,
A, Are, Aren't, Age, Ages, Agnes, At, Ate, Art, Arts, Avert, Averts, An, Anis, Anise, Arson, Anger, Angers, As, Aster, Astro,
Or, Ore, Ores, Origin, Orate, Orates, Origins, On, One, Ones, Oat, Oats, Ova, Ovaries, Otter, Otters, Orating, Ornate, Ogre, Ogres, Over, Overt, Organ, Organs, Orange, Oranges,
No, Not, Note, Notes, Notaries, Nag, Nags, Niger>(country in Africa), Net, Nets, Nest, Nester, Nesting, Never, Near, Nears, Neat, Neater, Neatest, Netter, Netters, Nose, Nosiest, Noise, Noisier, Nostra, Notion, Notions, Nation, Nations, Nearer, Nearest, Nearing,
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T O W N H O U S E
Well done Malia! I didn't have the heart for a long one at bedtime zzzz
@JJJewellerySupplies:
Thank You!! There was time to take a break!! 👌
Awesome, Malia!!!
😃 Thanks Jane!! It's great to be back here again!! 👌
This is absolutely BRILLIANT!
@ChillwolfArt:
Thank You! Good to see you again! 👍 😃 👍
Great to see you too, Malia and everyone!
TOWNHOUSE
Eh, ew,
Hot, hote, how, hots, host, hewn, hen, hens, hoot, hoots, hut, huts, hose, house, honest
New, newt, news, newts, not, note, notes, now, nowt, nut, nuts, nest, nous,
Out, outs, oust, own, owns, oh, onto,
Set, sot, sew, sow, sewn, sown, son, sun, sen, sou, soon, soot, shun, shown, show, shut, shout, shone, shot, shoot, shoo, shoe,
To, town, towns, toe, toes, tow, tows, ton, tons, tun, tuns, ten, tens, tune, tunes, too, the, then, those, thou,
Unto, use, us,
Wet, wets, whet, whets, went, won, who, whose, woo, woos,
SKYSCRAPER
Skyscraper.
a - are - ape(s) - as - acre(s) - aye! -
c - car(s) - care(s) - carp(s) -
e - era(s) - ear(s) -
k - key(s) -
p - pear(s) - pare(s) -
r - rare - rear -
s - sea(s) - say(s) - sack(s) -
y - year(s) - yes -
Next word: recordings.
recordings
Re, record, records, red, red, ring, rings, rode, rodes, ride, rides, rider, riders, riding, ring, rings, ringers, rig, rigs, rod, rods, rid, rids, renig, renigs, redo, redone, rose, rise, riser, rine, en, es, end, endorce, ends, er, cord, cords, code, coder, codes, coders, cog, cogs, con, cons, cone, cones, cringe, cringes, cringed, core, cores, corn, corns, cornier, od, order, orders, ods, ordering, ore, ores, on, one, once, do, ding, dings, dire, dice, don, dons, dig, digs, does, in, id, ire, is, icon, icons, no, nor, nod, nods, nose, nosier, nosing, nosed, go, goes, gore, gin, grid, grids, gored, so, son, sod, sore, sin, sing, singer, since, send, sending, sire, score, scored, scoring
Next word: LIGHTHOUSE
(I don't know how to get back here. Right now, I'm in a Tab from Convos, which Jane sent me for the link for here. When I close out the Tab, I can't get back)
Welcome back! On the Community page, just click on TEAMS, in the upper left. You'll land here, and see any teams you are in!
@PillowDetails Thank You; I finally figured it out. Geeze (smacking head)
You found us Cheryl!
@JJJewellerySupplies Hi JJ. Yes, great to see you and everyone!
Lighthouse.
g - get(s) - ghost - gal - gel(s) - got -
h - hit - hot - house - hole -
i - is - it -
l - light -
o - oh! -
s - sit - set - south
t - tose -
u - us - ut - ug - use -
Next word: transcendentalism.
TRANSCENDENTALISM
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OXYMORONIC
Whew! That took a while this early in the morn! :)
Great work !! 👍 😍 👍
Go Jane!