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
E X C I T A B I L I T Y
ax axe Caxley taxi lax tax Yaxley ace act tact lace at ate cat cate tat Tate bat bait bate lat late catty batty ab Abe cab tab lab al ale ail alt cal cale tale tail bale bail Yale aye cay clay tay bay belay lay ya la able table cable Blate ability
ex exit Tex text Lex et eat teat cleat bet beat bleat let yet yeti eb Elba el Teal Beal Celt belt tye lei tea Bea lea yea Etc.
it bit bite lit lite tie lie yi tib lib ibex ice tic bic lice CIA tile bile itty bitty city
GENERATIONAL
G E N E R A T I O N A L
Age, an, anger, are, art, anti, ante, at, ant, ail, air, argon, algae, ate, alt, alter, aeon,
El, eat, eaten, ear, earn, enter, entail
Gene, gent, generation, gee, gear, goat, goer, gone, groan, get, gate, git, gite, great, gin, gain, gait, grail, green, groin, groat, grin, grain, gran, goal, gaol,
In, inn, inter, intern, ingrate, into, ingot, inner, intone, irate, ire, it, ion,
Leg, lag, log, lent, lint, lean, lien, lee, lone, long, ling, lang, leer, lair, lat, lit, lot, let, loin, lain, loan, lo, lane, lean, loiter,
Non, no, not, nor, nag, neg, nine, near, nee, nit, nation, national, nail, note, net,
Or, ore, oil, orate, ogre, ogle, one, oat, oaten, ole, organ,
Rat, rate, ration, rational, rag, rage, rig, ran, rent, rant, rot, rite, rain, rail, role, rile, real, re, range, ring, rang,
Tag, trig, tog, ten, ton, tin, tan, tang, ting, tong, tor, toe, tore, tear, tee, tar, tare, tale, teal, tile, til, to, tree, train, trail, trial, toil, tonal, toner, tine, tanner,
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A N E C D O T E S
A N E C D O T E S
an ant can cane can’t cant dan Dane tan san sane Stan scan ace act sac ad nad scad cad Cade tad sad Sade SNAD at ate nat nate cat cate date sat sate scat as cas cast dast tase Aton
Dee tee see teen seen need teed seed sneed steed cede deet en ent cent den dean dent ten sen sent Sean cease tease sect etc. Ed Ned DEA Ted stead et eat net neat neato tea set seat sea
on con cone don done ton tone son stone scone ode nod node cod code toad sod oat not note cot cote coat dot dote doat sot scot no co do to so Coe doe toe nose coast dose does
FRENETICALLY
Great word!
F R E N E T I C A L L Y
Frenetic, Frantic, Frantically, Fern, Fertile, Frail, Frailly, Final, Finally, Fin, Fine, Fry, Fret, Fee, Feet, Fetal, Fell, Fall, Fill, Fin, Fine, Face, Fact, Facet, Feel, Fecal, Frey, Fat, Fate, Fail, Fair, Fairy, Fairly, Finite, Fear, Flail, Flair, Far, Fart, Fleet, Flirt, Flirty, Flail, Filly, Felt, Faint, Frey, Fancy, Frill, Frilly, Faire, Fierce, Feral, File, Filer, Fly, Flyer, Flier,
Re, Rent, Ra, Ran, Rant, Ray, Rail, Reef, Refill, Rally, Really, Real, Relay, Relic, Rely, Rein, Race, Relent, Rat, Rate, Racy, Rite, Retail, Retain, Reenact, Reel, Recall, Refry, Rile, Rife, Rifle, Riffle, Riff, Ref, Refer, Raft, Rye, Rice, Retina, Retinal, Rift, Rain, Rainy, Relit,
Et, Eat, Ear, Eerily, Eel, Elf, Elfin, Eye, Earn, El, Eli, Enter, Entice, Entrail, Entail, Erect, Ere,
Net, Nice, Nail, Neat, Nye, Nifty, Nary, Nay, Nectar, Nee,
Ti, Tie, Tier, Try, Tyre, Tire, Te, Tee, Teen, Teeny, Tail, Tai, Ta, Tar, Tare, Tale, Tall, Talc, Tally, Trail, Trial, Tri, Train, Tray, Trace, Tin, Tine, Tiny, Tear, Tea, Teary, Tan, Treacle, Tell, Trifle, Till, Tile, Tiller, Tree,
I, Ill, In, Inter, Ice, Icy, If, Inlay, Iran, Inca, Inlet, Inert, Infra, Infract, Infer, Interface, Ire, Irate, Infect,
Ca, Cat, Call, Car, Care, Clay, Clear, Crete, Cite, City, Cell, Celia, Calf, Craft, Cyan, Cay, Cray, Cent, Cry, Cree, Clan, Clean, Clear, Cleaner, Cleat, Calf, Can, Can't, Caller, Cite, Citer, Cellar, Clef, Cleary, Center, Central, Centrally, Craftily, Crafty, Crafter, Client, Cliental,
A, An, Ant, Anti, Art, Artic, Antic, Aft, Aye, Air, Airy, Ally, Alien, After, All, Alert, At, Ate, Aren't, Are, Act, Anile, Any, Ace, Acer, Aye, Alert, Ail, Alee, Acer, Anile, After, Antler,
La, Lair, Lain, Lea, Lean, Leaner, Lily, Left, Lefty, Leaf, Let, Late, Later, Lent, Lace, Lacy, Lice, Lift, Lifter, Lee, Leer, Leery, Life, Lifer, Lint, Lien, Lear, Leary, Linear, Lay, Line, Liner, Lilac,
Ye, Yell, Yale, Yen, Year, Yea, Yet, Yin, Yearn, Yarn,
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M I L Q U E T O A S T
@ChillwolfArt :
Thank You! Hope you are well! Love this game when taking a break from work. Take care and be safe.
Malia K
Hi Malia! I hope you have been well also. I too love this game; it makes us think. Truth though; you are much better at it than me:)
M I L Q U E T O A S T
Am, amt, aim, aims, ail, ails, alt, at, as,
Em, eat, eats, emit, emits, emote, emotes, emo, equal, equals,
Is, it,
Lime, limes, lame, lames, loam, lit, lite, lot, lots, lost, lat, lats, last, let, lets, lest, lust, list, lute, lutes, lout, louts,
Mil, mils, mile, miles, mole, moles, male, males, melt, moult, milt, melts, moults, milts, malt, malts, mat, mats, matt, mitt, mot, mots, mitts, moat, moats, mast, mutt, mule, mules, must, mist,
Om, oms, oat, oats, out, outs, oust,
Que, quest, quiet, quite, quiets, quit, quits, quilt, quilts, quota, quotas, quote, quotes,
Sim, same, seam, some, slit, slat, sl*t, stoat, squat, sue, suet, sit, sat, sot, stem, steam, silo, silt, salt, sale, sole, soul, set, site, sate, state, statue, slate, slime, smut,
T*t, t*ts, tot, tots, tat, tats, tut, tuts, tum, time, times, tums, tom, toms, tam, tams, tame, tames, tome, tomes, toe, toes, til, tile, tiles, tale, tales, teal, teals, toast,
Us, ult,
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E X C U R S I O N S
excursions
Ex, excursion, exon, exons, ecru, euro, euros, er, es, eon, eons, en, ens,
Census, cur, curs, cure, cures, cue, cues, cuss, cruise, cruises, crone, crones, cries, con, cons, cone, cones, core, cores, corn, corns, coin, coins,
Us, use, user, users, uses,
Re, recur, recurs, rein, reins, run, runs, rune, runes, ruin, ruins, rue, rues, ruse, ruses, rice, rices, rise, rises, rinse, rinses, rose, roses,
S-x, serious, score, scores, scion, scions, scone, scones, sure, sun, suns, six, sixes, sin, sins, since, sire, sires, so, son, sons, source,
Ire, is, ion, ions,
Ox, oxen, our, ours, ounce, ounces, or, ore, once, on, one,
Nurse, nice, nicer, nix, no, nos, noes, nor, noise
excursions
LAMBASTING
L A M B A S T I N G
Alt, alts, am, abs, ab, as, at, amt, an, ambit, ambit, alms, anti, ail, ails, antis,
Bang, bast, basting, bit, bits, bat, bats, bis, basing, basin, bait, baits, baling, blaming, blag, big, bag, blags, bags, bin, bins, bling, blast, blasting, bail, bails,
Gil, gait, gaits, gal, gals, gab, gabs, gist, git, gin, gain, glam, glib, glint, gala,
Is, it,
Limb, limbs, lamb, lambs, lam, lams, lab, labs, lib, last, list, lat, lats, lit, lasting, lambing, lint, lain, lag, laming,
Malt, malts, milt, milts, mail, mails, mast, mist, mat, mats, mint, mints, man, mag, mags, mating, minting,
Nail, nails, nab, nabs, nib, nibs, nil, nit, nits, nag, nags, naming,
Salt, silt, sail, saint, slab, sat, sating, sting, stab, stag, stain, sag, sign, sing, sang, slam, slim, sling, slit, slat, slant, slating, sling,
Til, timing, taming, tam, tams, tab, tabs, ta, tin, tan, tang, ting, tail, tails,
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U N E M P L O Y M E N T
U N E M P L O Y M E N T
peen teen me pee Lee ye tee meme teem eep yeep eel peel meet en ent men pen pent plenty Len lent yen ten em empty employ employment Yemen temp ept yep el elm Mel melt pelt Pele yelp et net met pet let yet
on one mont pon pont pone Lon lone yon non none Ton tone om nome mom pom poem pome yom Tom tome op open nope mop mope lop lope top tope no moe poe lo yo mo to toe Noel ole molt moult pol pole tole oy Poy ploy loy toy not note mote pot pote plot lot noun mount money Lou you
un nun pun punt tune lune mum mump plum plume yum num tum tump ump lump up loupe yup tup muy nu mu
CLERESTORY
@OpenVintagePreserve Where DO you find these words? I had to look it up.
LOL! Just rattling around in my brain ... when I can find them there. I’ve always read a lot of older British novels.
C L E R E S T O R Y
Close, closet, crest, cry, colt, colts, cot, cots, cote, cotes, cor, core, cores, cost, costly, coy, coyest, cloy, cloys, clot, clots, creel, creels,
Eel, ells, ere, er, ester, eye, eyes, elect, elects, elector, electors, else,
Leer, leers, lee, lees, lore, lost, lest, lot, lots, let, lets, leery, lorry,
Oct, or, ore,
Rec, re, reel, reels, rest, rot, rots, rote, roster,
Sol, see, seer, sore, sorer, sorest, store, story, storey, sot, set, sorry, sort, soy, steer, steel, stole, scree,
Tee, tees, to, tor, tore, tors, toy, toys, tree, trees, toe, toes, tyre, tyres,
Ye, yore, yet, yes,
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C H O R I S T E R S
choristers
Chit, chits, choir, choirs, chore, chores, core, cores, cot, cots, cote, cotes, cost, costs, cosset, cries, crier, criers, cross, crest, crests,
Ho, hot, hots, host, hosts, hoist, hoists, hoe, hoes, his, hire, hires, hiss, hit, hits, hitch, hitches, hitcher, hitchers, hero, heist, heists, her, hers,
Oh, ohs, or, ore, ores,
Roster, rosters, rose, roses, rich, riches, richer, rise, riser, risers, rises, rite, rites,
Ire, is, it, its, itch, itches,
Score, scores, shore, shores, sh-t, shot, shots, shoe, shoes, shirt, shirts, so, sore, sores, sort, sorts, sot, sis, sister, sit, sits, site, sites, sir, sirs, sire, sires, store, stores, stir, stirs, set, sets,
The, this, to, toe, toes, torch, torches, tore, toss, tosser, tries, tress, ties, tier, tiers, tie,
Echo, echos, eh, er, ere, err, errs, es, etch, etc
ENIGMATIC
E N I G M A T I C
an ant gain Man mane main tan can cane Cain ag age nag mag tag cage am aim Nam gam game tam tame cam came at ate nat nate gnat gat gate mat mate cat cate ace act Mac mace tac tang
en ent gent men mean meant ten cent Meg Megan em EMT gem team et eat net neat get met meat etc.
in gin mine mint tin tine Ming ting tinge I’m NIM Tim time it nit nite git mit mite cite
ERUDITION
E R U D I T I O N
Dirt, dot, dote, don, din, dine, diner, dune, drone, den, dent, dint,
Er, edit, edition, end,
In, intone, ire, it, in, id, ion, Inuit, inter,
No, nor, nod, node, not, note, noted, nit, nut,
Ore, or, on, out, outer, our,
Rude, rite, rut, ride, run, runt, rod, rode, red, ruin, ruined, rot, rote, rune, rind, round,
Tier, turd, tire, tired, tor, tore, tern, tin, tine, ton, tone, toner, tun, tried, tune, tuner, ten, tenor, tend, tinder, trend,
Undo,
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I N T E L L E C T U A L
I N T E L L E C T U A L
I, In, Intellect, Ill, I'll, It, It'll, Incite, Ice,
Nice, Nicely, Nut, Net, Nettle, Nile, Nil, Null, Nee, Nail,
Ti, Tie, 'Til, Tile, Tai, Tail, Talc, Tale, Tulle, Tin, Tine, Ten, Te, Tea, Teal, Tent, Tuna, Tunic, Tint, Tee, Teen, Tell, Tall, Till, Tilt, Tallin>(Capital of Estonia), Tic, Tact, Tactile, Taint, Tia>(Spanish: aunt),
El, Eel, Et, Eat, Enact, Elate, Etc, Eli, Entice,
Li, Lit, Little, Lain, Lat, Late, Lac, Lace, Lea, Let, Lettuce, Lien, Lie, Lei, Line, Lute, Lull, Lau, Lice, Lait<(French: milk), Licht>(German: light), Lent, Lentil, Lean, Luna, Lattice,
Ca, Cat, Cattle, Cite, Cull, Call, Calle>(Spanish: street), Celt, Cell, Can, Can't, Cane, Cent, Cut, Cute, Cutie, Cue, Clan, Clean, Client, Cleat, Clue,
Ute, Unit, Unite, Until, Uncle, Unlace, Untie, Utica,
A, An, Ant, Anti, All, At, Act, Ace, Alien, Attic,
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C O N N O I S S E U R
connoisseur
Con, cone, cones, corner, corners, coroner, coroners, core, cores, coin, coins, coo, coos, coon, coons, cur, curs, curse, cure, cures, cuss, crone, crones, cruise, cruises, cross,
Occur, occurs, on, once, onion, onions, our, ours,
No, noise, nose, noses, nor, nice, nicer, nine, nines, neon, neuron, neurons, nun, nuns,
Ice, ices, icon, icons, ion, ions, in, ins, inner, is, issue, issuer, ire,
Scone, scones, son, sons, soon, sooner, sonic, sore, sores, source, sources, scour, scours, sis, since, sins, sire, sires, sinner, sinners, since, siren, sirens, sun, suns, sure,
Econ, eon, eons, en, ens, euro, euros, er
NUTRIMENT
N U T R I M E N T
en ent ten tent Trent rent men et net met er em tern erm term rein
in nine tin tine tint mine mint it nit nite t*t tite tri trite rite mit mite ire tire mire I’m Tim time rim rime trim tie mien
un tun tune run rune runt nun Ute tut rut mutt mute Ur mure nu true rue mu um tum rum num
ECONOMICALLY
ECONOMICALLY
An, am, ace, all, ally, ail, aim, aye, any,
Coco, cocoa, cone, come, coal, collie, coy, cloy, clay, can, cane, cine, con, coil, coin, call, cool, coo, comic, comical, comically
Economy, econ, em, elan,
In, ice, ion, ill, Inca,
Lean, loan, lace, lane, line, lien, loam, lime, loo, loon, loony, lily, lice, lilo, lye, lie, loom, lame, lea,
Moon, moo, moan, mole, meal, mile, male, mono, man, men, mine, mien, main, mail, my, may, many, mil, moll, molly,
Non, none, no, nay, nail, nil, name, nilly
Oil, oily, on, om,
Yam, yon, yell,
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FRUGALITY
frugality
Frugal, frat, fray, frail, fa, f-g, fat, fair, far, fa-t, flit, flair, flag, fly,
Rug, rut, rail, rag, rat, ray, rig, rig,
Ur, ugly,
Grail, grit, gray, gut, guilt, guilty, gal, gay, gait, glut, git,
Aft, art, arty, alt, ail, air, at,
Lug, lag, lay, lit, lift, liar,
If, it,
Try, tray, trail, tug, turf, ta, tag, tail, tar
GALOSHES
G A L O S H E S
Age, ages, ale, ales, as, ash, ashes, also, ah, as, ass,
Eh,
Gal, gals, galosh, gosh, gash, go, goes, goal, goals, gaol, gaols, gas, gases, gel, gels, glass, gloss,
Hog, hogs, hale, halo, halos, has, hose, he, heal, hole, holes, heals,
Log, logs, lag, lags, leg, legs, lose, loses, less, loss, lass, lash, lea, leas, lo,
Ogle, ogles, oh, ole, oles,
Sag, sags, sol, sols, seal, seals, sash, shale, sh*g, shoal, shoals, sea, seas, shoe, shoes, sl*g, slog, slosh, slash,
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P L U S F O U R S
plusfours
Plus, pus, puss, pour, pours, pouf, poufs, pro, pros,
Lop, lops, loss.
Up, ups, us,
Slur, slurs, slurp, slurps, sup, sups, surplus, so, sour, sours, soup, soups,
Flop, flops, fuss, four, fours, fur, furs, fuss, fro,
Op, ops, opus, our, ours, of
EVERLASTING