Wednesday, 30 April 2008

SOWPODS Four Letter Words Part 3

The huia, an extinct bird from New Zealand. The male and female had such radically different shaped beaks that they were originally thought to be distinct species. Huhu beetles, another word in this instalment, formed part of their diet.

One way in which you can speed up your learning of these word lists is to record yourself reading them out and repeatedly play them back to yourself while doing various odd jobs around the house, or while driving. If anyone has any further tips for word memorization, please share them in the comments. It would be great to hear how you memorize your words.


Six Anagrams
EELS
– EELS/ELSE/LEES/SEEL/SELE/SLEE
EEMS – EMES/MEES/MESE/SEEM/SEME/SMEE
EORS – EROS/ORES/REOS/ROES/ROSE/SORE

Five Anagrams
AETH
– EATH/HAET/HATE/HEAT/THAE
EENS – ENES/ESNE/SEEN/SENE/SNEE
EFIN – FENI/FINE/NEIF/NIEF/NIFE
EGOR – ERGO/GOER/GORE/OGRE/REGO
EILV – EVIL/LIVE/VEIL/VILE/VLEI
EIMR – EMIR/MERI/MIRE/RIEM/RIME
EKSY – ESKY/KEYS/KYES/SYKE/YESK
ELNO – ENOL/LENO/LONE/NOEL/NOLE
ENOS – EONS/NOES/NOSE/ONES/SONE
ESTW – EWTS/STEW/TEWS/WEST/WETS
HINS – HINS/HISN/NISH/SHIN/SINH
HIST – HIST/HITS/SHIT/SITH/THIS
HMOS – HOMS/MHOS/MOSH/OHMS/SHMO
HOPS – HOPS/PHOS/POSH/SHOP/SOPH
HOST – HOST/HOTS/SHOT/SOTH/TOSH

Four Anagrams
AEGM – EGMA/GAME/MAGE/MEGA
AELN – ELAN/LANE/LEAN/NEAL
AENR – EARN/NARE/NEAR/REAN
AGNS – GANS/NAGS/SANG/SNAG
AGST – GAST/GATS/STAG/TAGS
AHPS – HAPS/HASP/PAHS/PASH
AHRT – HART/RATH/TAHR/THAR
AHST – HAST/HATS/SHAT/TASH
AHSW – HAWS/SHAW/SHWA/WASH
EEFR – FEER/FERE/FREE/REEF
EENT – ETEN/NETE/TEEN/TENE
EERS – ERES/REES/SEER/SERE
EESS – ESES/ESSE/SEES/SESE
EFIR – FIER/FIRE/REIF/RIFE
EFRT – FRET/REFT/TERF/TREF
EFST – EFTS/FEST/FETS/TEFS
EGLO – GOEL/GOLE/LOGE/OGLE
EGOS – EGOS/GEOS/GOES/SEGO
EHST – ETHS/HEST/HETS/SHET
EIMT – EMIT/ITEM/MITE/TIME
ELMY – ELMY/LYME/YELM/YLEM
ELOR – EORL/LORE/ORLE/ROLE
ELST – ELTS/LEST/LETS/TELS
EMOS – EMOS/MOES/MOSE/SOME
EOPS – EPOS/OPES/PESO/POSE
EPSY – ESPY/PYES/SYPE/YEPS
ERST – ERST/REST/RETS/TRES
GHSU – GUSH/HUGS/SUGH/UGHS
GINS – GINS/SIGN/SING/SNIG
GNOS – GONS/NOGS/SNOG/SONG
GNSU – GNUS/GUNS/SNUG/SUNG
HIPS – HIPS/PHIS/PISH/SHIP
HSTU – HUTS/SHUT/THUS/TUSH

Three Anagrams
ADGI
– GADI/GAID/IGAD
AEFR – FARE/FEAR/FRAE
AEFT – FATE/FEAT/FETA
AEGL – EGAL/GALE/GEAL
AEGP – GAPE/PAGE/PEAG
AEGT – GATE/GEAT/GETA
AEHR – HARE/HEAR/RHEA
AETT – ETAT/TATE/TEAT
AFRT – FART/FRAT/RAFT
AFST – FAST/FATS/SAFT
AGHS – GASH/HAGS/SHAG
AGIR – GAIR/GARI/RAGI
AGLS – GALS/LAGS/SLAG
AGNR – GNAR/GRAN/RANG
AGNT – GANT/GNAT/TANG
AGPS – GAPS/GASP/SPAG
AGRU – GAUR/GUAR/RUGA
AGSY – GAYS/SAGY/YAGS
AHHS – HAHS/HASH/SHAH
AHMS – HAMS/MASH/SHAM
AHNT – HANT/TANH/THAN
AHOR – HARO/HOAR/HORA
CEHT – ECHT/ETCH/TECH
DEEY – EYED/YEDE/YEED
DEHI – HEID/HIDE/HIED
EEGR – EGER/GERE/GREE
EEHT – ETHE/HETE/THEE
EEKS – EKES/SEEK/SKEE
EESW – EWES/SWEE/WEES
EENV – EEVN/EVEN/NEVE
EERV – EREV/EVER/VEER
EERW – EWER/WEER/WERE
EERY – EERY/EYER/EYRE
EFIL – FILE/LIEF/LIFE
EFOR – FORE/FROE/ORFE
EGIT – GEIT/GITE/TIGE
EGLU – GLUE/GULE/LUGE
EGNS – ENGS/GENS/NEGS
EGST – GEST/GETS/TEGS
EHOR – HERO/HOER/HORE
EHOS – HOES/HOSE/SHOE
EHPS – HEPS/HESP/PEHS
EHRS – HERS/REHS/RESH
EIKS – EIKS/SEIK/SIKE
EKRS – ERKS/SERK/SKER
EKSU – EUKS/KUES/UKES
ELUX – EXUL/LUXE/ULEX
EMSU – EMUS/MEUS/MUSE
FINO – FINO/FOIN/INFO
FIRS – FIRS/FRIS/RIFS
FIST – FIST/FITS/SIFT
FLOW – FLOW/FOWL/WOLF
GHOS – GOSH/HOGS/SHOG
GINR – GIRN/GRIN/RING
GIRT – GIRT/GRIT/TRIG
GIST – GIST/GITS/TIGS
GLSU – GULS/LUGS/SLUG
GMSU – GUMS/MUGS/SMUG
GORY – GORY/GYRO/ORGY
GPSU – GUPS/PUGS/SPUG
GSTU – GUST/GUTS/TUGS
HRTU – HURT/RUTH/THRU

Two Anagrams
ADGO
– DAGO/GOAD
AEGV – GAVE/VEGA
AEHL – HALE/HEAL
AEHP – EPHA/HEAP
AEHS – HAES/SHEA
AFHS – FAHS/FASH
AFIN – FAIN/NAIF
AFIR – FAIR/FIAR
AFKI – FAIK/KAIF
AFLO – FOAL/LOAF
AFLX – FALX/FLAX
AFRU – FAUR/FRAU
AFTU – FAUT/TUFA
AGHT – GATH/GHAT
AGIL – GILA/GLIA
AGIT – GAIT/TAIG
AGLO – GAOL/GOAL
AGMR – GRAM/MARG
AGMS – GAMS/MAGS
AGNU – GAUN/GUAN
AGNW – GNAW/WANG
AGOS – GOAS/SAGO
AGOT – GOAT/TOGA
AGRS – GARS/RAGS
AGRT – GART/GRAT
AGYZ – GAZY/ZYGA
AHIL – HAIL/HILA
AHKO – HOKA/KOHA
AHLT – HALT/LATH
AHLU – HAUL/HULA
AHMW – HAWM/WHAM
AHPU – HAPU/PUHA
CEEH – ECHE/EECH
CEHO – ECHO/OCHE
CEIM – EMIC/MICE
CEIP – EPIC/PICE
DEEG – EDGE/GEED
DEEH – EHED/HEED
DEEI – EIDE/IDEE
DEHS – EDHS/SHED
DFIO – FIDO/FOID
DGIL – GILD/GLID
DGIR – GIRD/GRID
EDGL – GELD/GLED
EEFL – FEEL/FLEE
EEFT – FEET/FETE
EEHL – HEEL/HELE
EENR – ERNE/REEN
EENW – ENEW/WEEN
EENY – EYEN/EYNE
EESV – EVES/VEES
EFFI – FIEF/FIFE
EFIK – FIKE/KIEF
EFIS – FEIS/SEIF
EFLS – ELFS/SELF
EFLT – FELT/LEFT
EFLU – FLUE/FUEL
EFLY – FLEY/FYLE
EFNO – FOEN/FONE
EFNS – FENS/NEFS
EFSU – FEUS/FUSE
EGGY – EGGY/YEGG
EGHU – EUGH/HUGE
EGIS – EGIS/GIES
EGLN – GLEN/LENG
EGLS – GELS/LEGS
EGMS – GEMS/MEGS
EGOY – GOEY/YGOE
EGRS – ERGS/REGS
EGRU – GRUE/URGE
EGRY – GREY/GYRE
EHIL – ELHI/HEIL
EHIR – HEIR/HIRE
EHIS – EISH/HIES
EHKO – HOKE/OKEH
EHLO – HELO/HOLE
EHLR – HERL/LEHR
EHMS – HEMS/MESH
EHNS – HENS/NESH
EHNT – HENT/THEN
EHNW – HEWN/WHEN
EHSW – HEWS/SHEW
EHSY – HEYS/HYES
EHTY – HYTE/THEY
EKLS – ELKS/LEKS
EKSW – EWKS/SKEW
ELLS – ELLS/SELL
ELMS – ELMS/MELS
EMPT – EMPT/TEMP
ENOX – EXON/OXEN
ENRS – ERNS/RENS
EORU – EURO/ROUE
EOSV – EVOS/VOES
EOTY – EYOT/TOEY
ERRS – ERRS/SERR
ESST – ESTS/SETS
FGLO – FLOG/GOLF
FIKS – FISK/KIFS
FILM – FILM/FLIM
FILO – FILO/FOIL
FIRT – FRIT/RIFT
FITT – FITT/TIFT
FLOO – FOOL/LOOF
FLOR – FLOR/ROLF
FMOR – FORM/FROM
FORS – FROS/ORFS
FOSU – FOUS/UFOS
FRSU – FURS/SURF
GGIR – GRIG/RIGG
GGIS – GIGS/IGGS
GGNO – GONG/NOGG
GGOO – GOGO/GOOG
GHIN – HING/NIGH
GHIS – GHIS/SIGH
GIKN – GINK/KING
GILT – GILT/GLIT
GIMS – GISM/MIGS
GIOR – GIRO/GORI
GIPR – GRIP/PRIG
GIPS – GIPS/PIGS
GIRS – GRIS/RIGS
GJSU – GJUS/JUGS
GLOO – GOOL/LOGO
GLOP – GLOP/GOLP
GLOW – GLOW/GOWL
GLPU – GULP/PLUG
GLUY – GULY/UGLY
GNOW – GNOW/GOWN
GNRU – GURN/RUNG
GOOP – GOOP/POGO
GOPR – GORP/PROG
GORT – GROT/TROG
GOSS – GOSS/SOGS
GRSU – GURS/RUGS
GSUV – GUVS/VUGS
GSUY – GUYS/YUGS
HIKO – HOIK/HOKI
HILT – HILT/LITH
HIMS – HIMS/SHIM
HINT – HINT/THIN
HIPT – HIPT/PITH
HKLO – HOLK/KOHL
HKSU – HUSK/SUKH
HLOS – HOLS/LOSH
HLOT – HOLT/LOTH
HMPU – HUMP/UMPH
HMSU – HUMS/MUSH
HNOS – HONS/NOSH
HNSU – HUNS/SHUN
HOOP – HOOP/POOH
HOOT – HOOT/TOHO
HORS – HORS/RHOS
HOSS – HOSS/SOHS
HOSW – HOWS/SHOW
HOTU – HOUT/THOU
HPSU – HUPS/PUSH
HPSY – HYPS/SYPH

No Anagrams
EASE EAUS EAUX EAVE EBBS ECCE ECCO EDDO EDGY EELY EFFS EGGS EINE EKKA EMEU EMMA EMMY EMYS ENOW ENUF ENVY EPEE ERUV ETUI EUGE EUOI EVET EVOE EXAM EXEC EXED EXES EXIT EXPO EYES EYRY FAAN FAAS FABS FACT FADO FADS FADY FAFF FAGS FAIX FAKE FALL FAME FAND FANE FANG FANK FANO FANS FARD FARL FARM FAUN FAUX FAVA FAVE FAWN FAWS FAYS FAZE FECK FEDS FEED FEEN FEES FEGS FEHM FEHS FELL FEME FEMS FEND FENT FEOD FERM FERN FESS FETT FEUD FEYS FIAT FIBS FICE FIFI FIGO FIGS FIKY FILL FILS FIND FINI FINK FINS FIRK FIRM FIRN FISC FISH FIVE FIXT FIZZ FLAB FLAG FLAK FLAM FLAN FLAP FLAT FLAW FLAY FLEG FLEW FLEX FLIC FLIP FLIR FLIT FLIX FLOC FLOE FLOP FLUB FLUS FLUX FOAM FOBS FOES FOGS FOGY FOHN FOHS FOLD FOLK FOND FONS FONT FOOD FOOT FOPS FORB FORD FORK FORT FOSS FOUD FOUL FOUR FOXY FOYS FOZY FRAG FRAP FRAY FRIB FRIG FRIZ FROG FROW FRUG FUBS FUCK FUDS FUFF FUGS FUGU FUJI FULL FUME FUMS FUMY FUND FUNG FUNK FUNS FURL FURR FURY FUSC FUSS FUST FUTZ FUZE FUZZ FYCE FYKE FYRD GABY GAFF GAGA GAGE GAGS GAJO GALL GAMB GAMP GAMY GANG GAPO GAPY GAUD GAUM GAUP GAUS GAWD GAWK GAWP GECK GEEK GEEP GEES GEEZ GELT GENE GENT GENU GERM GEUM GHEE GIBE GIED GIEN GIFT GILL GIMP GING GINN GIOS GIRL GIRR GIVE GIZZ GLAD GLAM GLEE GLEG GLEY GLIB GLIM GLOM GLUG GLUM GOAF GOBO GOFF GOLD GONE GONK GOOD GOOF GOOK GOON GOOR GORA GORM GOTH GOUK GOUT GOVS GOWD GOWF GOWK GOYS GRAV GRAY GREN GREW GREX GRIM GROG GROK GROW GRUM GUCK GUDE GUES GUFF GUGA GUID GULF GULL GUMP GUNG GUNK GURL GURU GYBE GYMP GYMS GYNY GYPS GYRI GYTE GYVE HAAF HAAR HABU HACK HADJ HAFF HAFT HAGG HAHA HAIK HAIN HAIR HAJI HAJJ HAKA HAKE HAKU HALF HALL HALM HALO HAND HANG HARD HARK HARL HARM HARN HARP HASK HATH HAUD HAUF HAUT HAVE HAWK HAZE HAZY HEBE HECH HECK HEFT HEHS HELD HELL HELM HELP HEME HEMP HEND HEPT HERB HERD HERE HERM HERN HERY HETH HIGH HIKE HILD HILI HILL HIND HIOI HISH HISS HIVE HIYA HIZZ HOAS HOAX HOCK HOGG HOGH HOHA HOHS HOLM HOLP HOLY HOMA HOME HOMO HOMY HOND HONE HONG HONK HOOD HOOF HOOK HOON HOPE HORI HORN HOTE HOUF HOUR HOVE HOWE HOWF HOWK HOWL HOYS HUCK HUED HUER HUES HUFF HUGY HUHU HUIA HUIC HUIS HULE HULK HULL HUMA HUMF HUNG HUNH HUNK HUNT HURL HUSH HUSO HUSS HWAN HWYL HYED HYEN HYKE HYLA HYLE HYMN HYPE HYPO

Saturday, 26 April 2008

Musically Sowpods

Band Names/Singers in Sowpods

(qualifications for inclusion – all words in the band name or singer’s name must be in sowpods but not necessarily when run together – this is probably a partial list)


Abba
Madonna
REM
Counting Crows
Hooty and the Blowfish
Oasis
Nirvana
Megadeath
Goo Goo Dolls
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Pearl Jam
Death Cab for Cutie
They Might be Giants
The Raconteurs
Nine Inch Nails
The Breeders
The Kooks
Jack Johnson
The Wallflowers
Flogging Molly
The White Stripes
Third Eye Blind
Evanescence
Snow Patrol
Billy Idol
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Cars
The Killers
Great Big Sea
Rage Against the Machine
The Clash
Replacements
Modest Mouse
Cowboy Junkies
Green Day
Smashing Pumpkins
Avenged Sevenfold
Sublime
Blind Melon
Fall Out Boy
Prince
Cake
Moby
Sting
Stone Temple Pilots
Velvet Underground
Tom Waits
Jimmy Eat World
The Cranberries
Eurythmics
The Offspring
Creed
Incubus
Depeche Mode
Dexy(’s) Midnight Runners
Beck
Beastie Boys
Default
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
My Chemical Romance
Collective Soul
Matchbox Twenty
Brad Paisley
Good Charlotte
Rolling Stones
The Smiths
Reel Big Fish
Live
Carbon Leaf
Garbage
Journey
Billie Holiday
The Cure
The Righteous Brothers
Pixies
Sixpence None the Richer
Third Day
Don Henley
The Eagles
Willie Nelson
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
The Drifters
Fuel
Fats Domino
Kid Rock
Royal Crown Revue
Finger Eleven
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Sister Hazel
Led Zeppelin
Queen
Foreigner
Meat Loaf
Toad the Wet Sprocket
The Doors
Boston
Kiss
The Who
The Kinks
Tool

*honorable mention to David Bowie, Tracy Chapman, and Phil Collins for having their last names in Sowpods

Friday, 25 April 2008

SOWPODS Four Letter Words Part 2

A 'wadt' (alternatively spelt 'wad' or 'wadd'), is a colloquialism of North England miners to refer to impure earthy deposits like the one above

The following is the second instalment of our series of four letter anagrams. Have fun!

Six Anagrams
DEER – DEER/DERE/DREE/ERED/REDE/REED
DEIL – DEIL/DELI/DIEL/EILD/IDLE/LIED
DEOR – DERO/DOER/DORE/REDO/RODE/ROED

Five Anagrams
DEIT – DIET/DITE/EDIT/TIDE/TIED
DENS – DENS/ENDS/NEDS/SEND/SNED
DILO – DIOL/IDOL/LIDO/LOID/OLID

Four Anagrams
ADEL – DALE/DEAL/LADE/LEAD
ADHS – DAHS/DASH/HADS/SHAD
CDEI – CEDI/CIDE/DICE/ICED
CDEO – CODE/COED/DECO/ECOD
CEIR – CIRE/ERIC/ICER/RICE
CINO – CION/COIN/CONI/ICON
COST – COST/COTS/SCOT/TOCS
CRSU – CRUS/CURS/RUCS/SCUR
DEIN – DENI/DINE/NIDE/NIED
DEIS – DESI/DIES/IDES/SIDE
DELS – DELS/ELDS/SELD/SLED
DELU – DUEL/DULE/LEUD/LUDE
DERU – DURE/RUDE/RUED/URDE
DESU – DEUS/DUES/SUED/USED
DHOS – DOHS/DOSH/HODS/SHOD
DLOS – DOLS/LODS/OLDS/SOLD
DOOR – DOOR/ODOR/ORDO/ROOD
DORS – DORS/ORDS/RODS/SORD

Three Anagrams
ACMS – CAMS/MACS/SCAM
ACNR – CARN/CRAN/NARC
ADEM – DAME/MADE/MEAD
ADET – DATE/TAED/TEAD
ADGR – DARG/DRAG/GRAD
ADIK – DIKA/KADI/KAID
ADIL – DALI/DIAL/LAID
ADNR – DARN/NARD/RAND
ADOT – DATO/DOAT/TOAD
ADPR – DRAP/PARD/PRAD
ADRT – DART/DRAT/TRAD
ADRU – DAUR/DUAR/DURA
ADSW – DAWS/SWAD/WADS
CEIL – CEIL/CIEL/LICE
CEIT – CITE/ETIC/TICE
CEOS – COSE/ECOS/SECO
CEPS – CEPS/PECS/SPEC
CERU – CRUE/CURE/ECRU
CFIO – COIF/FICO/FOCI
CHIS – CHIS/ICHS/SICH
CHIT – CHIT/ITCH/TICH
CIOT – CITO/COIT/OTIC
CIST – CIST/CITS/TICS
CORS – CORS/ORCS/ROCS
CPSU – CUPS/CUSP/SCUP
DEEK – DEEK/DEKE/EKED
DEEM – DEEM/DEME/MEED
DEEN – DEEN/DENE/NEED
DEIR – DIRE/IRED/RIDE
DEIV – DIVE/VIDE/VIED
DELO – DELO/DOLE/LODE
DEMO – DEMO/DOME/MODE
DENO – DOEN/DONE/NODE
DENR – DERN/NERD/REND
DENU – DUNE/NUDE/UNDE
DENY – DENY/DYNE/NYED
DEOS – DOES/DOSE/ODES
DERY – DREY/DYER/YERD
DESY – DEYS/DYES/SYED
DIKS – DISK/KIDS/KIDS
DINS – DINS/NIDS/SIND
DNOS – DONS/NODS/SNOD
DNOU – DOUN/UDON/UNDO
DNRU – DURN/NURD/RUND
DOPR – DORP/DROP/PROD
DOPS – DOPS/PODS/SPOD
DOSS – DOSS/DSOS/SODS
DOST – DOST/DOTS/TODS
DOSU – DUOS/OUDS/UDOS
DPSU – DUPS/PUDS/SPUD

Two Anagrams
AACP – CAPA/PACA
AACS – CAAS/CASA
ABCR – CARB/CRAB
ACDR – CARD/DRAC
ACDS – CADS/SCAD
ACEF – CAFE/FACE
ACEP – CAPE/PACE
ACET – CATE/TACE
ACGS – CAGS/SCAG
ACHI – CHAI/CHIA
ACHM – CHAM/MACH
ACHP – CAPH/CHAP
ACHS – CASH/CHAS
ACHT – CHAT/TACH
ACIP – CAPI/PICA
ACKL – CALK/LACK
ACKR – CARK/RACK
ACKS – CASK/SACK
ACKW – CAWK/WACK
ACKY – CAKY/YACK
ACLM – CALM/CLAM
ACLP – CALP/CLAP
ACLT – CLAT/TALC
ACMO – CAMO/COMA
ACMR – CRAM/MARC
ACNS – CANS/SCAN
ACNY – CANY/CYAN
ACOP – CAPO/PACO
ACOX – COAX/COXA
ACPR – CARP/CRAP
ACPS – CAPS/PACS
ACRY – CRAY/RACY
ACSW – CAWS/SCAW
ADDU – DAUD/DUAD
ADDW – DAWD/WADD
ADEF – DEAF/FADE
ADES – DAES/SADE
ADEV – DEVA/VADE
ADGO – DAGO/GOAD
ADGS – DAGS/GADS
ADHL – DAHL/DHAL
ADLS – DALS/LADS
ADMN – DAMN/MAND
ADMR – DRAM/MARD
ADMS – DAMS/MADS
ADMU – DUMA/MAUD
ADNW – DAWN/WAND
ADPS – DAPS/PADS
ADRW – DRAW/WARD
ADSY – DAYS/YADS
ADTW – DAWT/WADT
CCHO – CHOC/COCH
CDEU – CUED/DUCE
CDHI – CHID/DICH
CDIS – CIDS/DISC
CDLO – CLOD/COLD
CDOS – CODS/DOCS
CDRU – CRUD/CURD
CDSU – CUDS/SCUD
CEER – CERE/CREE
CEIV – CIVE/VICE
CELU – CLUE/LUCE
CEMR – CREM/MERC
CENI – CINE/NICE
CENO – CONE/ONCE
CEOR – CERO/CORE
CESS – CESS/SECS
CESU – CUES/ECUS
CFIU – CUIF/FUCI
CGOS – COGS/SCOG
CHIK – CHIK/HICK
CHIN – CHIN/INCH
CHMU – CHUM/MUCH
CHOU – CHOU/OUCH
CHSU – CUSH/SUCH
CILO – COIL/LOCI
CKNO – CONK/NOCK
CKOR – CORK/ROCK
CKOW – COWK/WOCK
CKOY – COKY/YOCK
CKSU – CUSK/SUCK
CLOO – COOL/LOCO
CLOT – CLOT/COLT
CLOW – CLOW/COWL
CLOY – CLOY/COLY
CMOS – COMS/MOCS
COOP – COOP/POCO
COOT – COOT/TOCO
COPS – COPS/SCOP
COSS – COSS/SOCS
COSW – COWS/SCOW
COSY – COSY/COYS
CSTU – CUTS/SCUT
DDEI – DEID/DIED
DDEU – DUDE/DUED
DDEY – DYED/EDDY
DDOS – DODS/ODDS
DEEL – DELE/LEED
DEEP – DEEP/PEED
DEES – DEES/SEED
DEET – DEET/TEED
DEFI – DEFI/DEIF
DEFL – DELF/FLED
DEGS – DEGS/GEDS
DEIM – DIME/IDEM
DEKS – DESK/KEDS
DELT – DELT/TELD
DEMY – DEMY/EMYD
DENT – DENT/TEND
DEOP – DOPE/OPED
DEOT – DOTE/TOED
DERV – DERV/VERD
DESW – DEWS/WEDS
DFIS – DIFS/FIDS
DGIS – DIGS/GIDS
DGOS – DOGS/GODS
DHIS – DISH/SIDH
DHLO – DHOL/HOLD
DIKN – DINK/KIND
DIMS – DIMS/MIDS
DINO – DINO/NODI
DINT – DINT/TIND
DIST – DITS/TIDS
DISV – DIVS/VIDS
DKOU – DOUK/KUDO
DLOT – DOLT/TOLD
DLOW – DOWL/WOLD
DMOO – DOOM/MOOD
DMOS – DOMS/MODS
DNTU – DUNT/TUND
DOOS – DOOS/ODSO
DOPU – DOUP/UPDO
DORT – DORT/TROD
DORU – DOUR/DURO
DORW – DROW/WORD
DOSY – DOYS/YODS
DOTY – DOTY/TODY
DSTU – DUST/STUD

No Anagrams
CAFF CAGE CAGY CAIN CAKE CALF CALL CALX CAMA CAMP CANG CANN CANT CARL CARR CART CAUF CAUK CAUL CAUM CAUP CAVA CAVE CAVY CAYS CECA CEDE CEES CELL CELS CELT CENS CENT CEPE CERT CETE CHAD CHAL CHAO CHAV CHAW CHEF CHER CHEW CHEZ CHIB CHIC CHIP CHIV CHIZ CHOG CHON CHOP CHOW CHUB CHUG CHUT CIAO CIGS CILL CIRL CITY CLAD CLAG CLAN CLAW CLEF CLEG CLEM CLEW CLIP CLOG CLON CLOP CLOU CLUB COBB COBS COCA COCK COCO CODA COFF COFT COHO COIR COKE COLE COLL COLS COMB COME COMM COMP COND CONF CONN CONS CONY COOF COOK COOM COON COOS COPE COPY CORD CORF CORM CORN CORY COSH COTE COTH COTT COUP COUR COVE COWP COWY COXY COZE COZY CRAG CRAW CRED CREW CRIB CRIM CRIS CRIT CROC CROG CROP CROW CRUX CUBE CUBS CUFF CUIT CUKE CULL CULM CULT CUNT CURB CURF CURL CURN CURR CURT CUSS CUTE CWMS CYMA CYME CYST CYTE CZAR DACK DADA DADO DAFF DAFT DAKS DALT DAMP DANG DANK DANT DARK DATA DAUT DAVY DAWK DEAD DEAN DEBT DECK DEED DEEV DEFT DEFY DELL DERM DEVS DEWY DEXY DHAK DHOW DICK DICT DIDO DIDY DIFF DIKE DILL DIMP DING DIPS DIPT DIRK DIRL DIRT DISS DITT DITZ DIVI DIXI DIXY DJIN DOAB DOCK DOCO DODO DOEK DOFF DOGE DOGY DOIT DOJO DOLL DOMY DONA DONG DOOB DOOK DOOL DOON DOPY DORK DORM DORR DORY DOTH DOUC DOUM DOUT DOUX DOVE DOWD DOWF DOWN DOWP DOWS DOWT DOXY DOZE DOZY DRAD DREG DREK DREW DRIP DRUG DRUM DRYS DUAN DUCI DUCK DUCT DUET DUFF DUGS DUIT DUKA DUKE DULL DULY DUMB DUMP DUNG DUNK DUNS DUPE DURR DUSH DUSK DUTY DWAM DYKE DZHO DZOS

Thursday, 24 April 2008

SOWPODS Four Letter Words Part 1

A man wearing a 'bubu'

Over the next couple of weeks I hope to post a series of posts containing every single potential four letter word anagram in SOWPODS. This is the first instalment.


Nine Anagrams
AEST – ATES/EAST/EATS/ETAS/SATE/SEAT/SETA/TAES/TEAS

Seven Anagrams
AELR – ARLE/EARL/LAER/LARE/LEAR/RALE/REAL
AERS – ARES/ARSE/EARS/ERAS/RASE/SEAR/SERA
AILR – ARIL/LAIR/LARI/LIAR/LIRA/RAIL/RIAL

Six Anagrams
ADIS – AIDS/DAIS/DISA/SADI/SAID/SIDA
AELM – ALME/LAME/LEAM/MALE/MEAL/MELA
AELS – ALES/LASE/LEAS/SALE/SEAL/SLAE
AELV – AVEL/LAVE/LEVA/VALE/VEAL/VELA
AERD – ARED/DARE/DEAR/EARD/RADE/READ
AIRS – AIRS/ARIS/RAIS/RIAS/SAIR/SARI
APST – APTS/PAST/PATS/SPAT/STAP/TAPS
ARST – ARTS/RAST/RATS/STAR/TARS/TSAR

Five Anagrams
ABEL – ABLE/ALBE/BAEL/BALE/BLAE
ACLO – ALCO/CALO/COAL/COLA/LOCA
AEGN – AGEN/GAEN/GANE/GEAN/GENA
AEGR – AGER/AREG/GARE/GEAR/RAGE
AEMN – AMEN/MANE/MEAN/NAME/NEMA
AENS – ANES/EANS/SANE/SEAN/SENA
AEPR – APER/PARE/PEAR/RAPE/REAP
AEPS – APES/APSE/PASE/PEAS/SPAE
AERY – AERY/AYRE/EYRA/YARE/YEAR
AIKN – AKIN/IKAN/KAIN/KINA/NAIK
ALPS – ALPS/LAPS/PALS/SALP/SLAP
ALST – ALTS/LAST/LATS/SALT/SLAT
AMPS – AMPS/MAPS/PAMS/SAMP/SPAM
ANSW – AWNS/SAWN/SNAW/SWAN/WANS
BORS – BORS/BROS/ORBS/ROBS/SORB

Four Anagrams
AALM – ALMA/AMLA/LAMA/MALA
AALN – ALAN/ANAL/LANA/NALA
AAMS – AMAS/MAAS/MASA/SAMA
AANN – ANAN/ANNA/NAAN/NANA
ABDR – BARD/BRAD/DARB/DRAB
ABET – ABET/BATE/BEAT/BETA
ABKR – BARK/BRAK/KBAR/KRAB
ABLS – ALBS/BALS/LABS/SLAB
ABOS – ABOS/BOAS/OBAS/SOBA
ABST – BAST/BATS/STAB/TABS
ABTU – ABUT/BUAT/TABU/TUBA
ACDE – ACED/CADE/DACE/ECAD
ACER – ACER/ACRE/CARE/RACE
ACES – ACES/AESC/CASE/CEAS
ACOT – ATOC/COAT/OCTA/TACO
ACST – ACTS/CAST/CATS/SCAT
ADEG – AGED/EGAD/GADE/GAED
ADEH – AHED/HADE/HAED/HEAD
ADLU – AULD/DUAL/LAUD/UDAL
ADNS – ANDS/DANS/NADS/SAND
ADOS – ADOS/ODAS/SADO/SODA
AEFL – ALEF/FEAL/FLEA/LEAF
AEKS – AKES/KAES/KEAS/SAKE
AENT – ANTE/ETNA/NEAT/TANE
AENW – ANEW/WANE/WEAN/WENA
AERT – ARET/RATE/TARE/TEAR
AERV – AVER/RAVE/VARE/VERA
AESV – AVES/SAVE/VAES/VASE
AESY – AYES/EASY/EYAS/YEAS
AHSY – ASHY/HAYS/SHAY/YAHS
AILS – AILS/LIAS/SAIL/SIAL
AILT – ALIT/LATI/TAIL/TALI
AIMN – AMIN/MAIN/MANI/MINA
AIMR – AMIR/MAIR/RAMI/RIMA
AIMS – AIMS/AMIS/SAIM/SIMA
AINS – AINS/ANIS/ISNA/SAIN
AIRT – AIRT/ARTI/RAIT/TIAR
AIST – AITS/ITAS/SATI/TAIS
ALMS – ALMS/LAMS/MALS/SLAM
ANST – ANTS/NATS/SANT/TANS
AOPS – APOS/APSO/POAS/SOAP
APSS – ASPS/PASS/SAPS/SPAS
BEIN – BEIN/BENI/BIEN/BINE
BLOO – BOLO/BOOL/LOBO/OBOL
BRSU – BRUS/BURS/RUBS/URBS
BSTU – BUST/BUTS/STUB/TUBS

Three Anagrams
ABCS – BACS/CABS/SCAB
ABDE – ABED/BADE/BEAD
ABDU – BAUD/BUDA/DAUB
ABEM – BEAM/BEMA/MABE
ABER – BARE/BEAR/BRAE
ABEN – BANE/BEAN/NABE
ABGR – BRAG/GARB/GRAB
ABHT – BAHT/BATH/BHAT
ABIR – ABRI/RABI/RIBA
ABLM – BALM/BLAM/LAMB
ABNS – BANS/NABS/SNAB
ABRS – ARBS/BARS/BRAS
ABRW – BAWR/BRAW/WARB
ACDI – ACID/CADI/CAID
ACEM – ACME/CAME/MACE
ACEN – ACNE/ANCE/CANE
ACHR – ARCH/CHAR/RACH
ACLY – ACYL/CLAY/LACY
ACRS – ARCS/CARS/SCAR
ADEK – AKED/KADE/KAED
ADEW – AWED/DEAW/WADE
ADIR – ARID/DARI/RAID
ADLO – ALOD/LOAD/ODAL
ADRS – ARDS/RADS/SARD
ADRY – ADRY/DRAY/YARD
AEGS – AGES/GAES/SAGE
AEHM – AHEM/HAEM/HAME
AELW – ALEW/WALE/WEAL
AERW – AREW/WARE/WEAR
AESW – AWES/WAES/WASE
AFOR – AFRO/FARO/FORA
AFIL – ALIF/FAIL/FILA
AFRS – ARFS/FARS/FRAS
AHKN – ANKH/HANK/KHAN
AILN – ANIL/LAIN/NAIL
AINR – AIRN/RAIN/RANI
AKRS – ARKS/KSAR/SARK
ALMU – ALUM/LUMA/MAUL
ALMY – AMYL/LYAM/MYAL
ALOT – ALTO/LOTA/TOLA
ALRY – ARYL/LYRA/RYAL
ALSW – AWLS/LAWS/SLAW
AMRS – ARMS/MARS/RAMS
ANNO – ANNO/ANON/NONA
ANTU – AUNT/TUAN/TUNA
ANWY – AWNY/WANY/YAWN
ARSY – ARSY/RAYS/RYAS
BDOR – BORD/BROD/DORB
BEER – BEER/BERE/BREE
BENS – BENS/NEBS/SNEB
BERI – BIER/BREI/BRIE
BGOY – BOGY/BOYG/GOBY
BHOO – BOHO/BOOH/HOBO
BHOS – BOHS/BOSH/HOBS
BINS – BINS/NIBS/SNIB
BIOS – BIOS/BOIS/OBIS
BKOO – BOKO/BOOK/KOBO
BKOS – BOKS/BOSK/KOBS
BNSU – BUNS/NUBS/SNUB
BOSY – BOYS/SYBO/YOBS

Two Anagrams
AABB – ABBA/BABA
AABC – ABAC/CABA
AABS – ABAS/BAAS
AACC – ACCA/CACA
AAGL – ALGA/GALA
AAGM – AGMA/GAMA
AAGN – ANGA/NAGA
AAGR – AGAR/RAGA
AAGS – AGAS/SAGA
AAIR – ARIA/RAIA
AAJR – AJAR/RAJA
AAKR – ARAK/KARA
AALB – ALBA/BAAL
AALP – ALAP/PAAL
AALS – AALS/ALAS
AALV – AVAL/LAVA
AANR – ARNA/RANA
AANT – ANTA/TANA
AANS – ANAS/ANSA
AAPR – ARPA/PARA
AAPT – ATAP/TAPA
AASV – AVAS/VASA
ABBE – ABBE/BABE
ABBO – BOAB/BOBA
ABBU – BABU/BUBA
ABDL – BALD/BLAD
ABDS – BADS/DABS
ABEK – BAKE/BEAK
ABES – BASE/SABE
ABEY – ABYE/BAYE
ABFR – BARF/FRAB
ABGS – BAGS/GABS
ABIM – BIMA/IAMB
ABIS – BIAS/ISBA
ABIT – BAIT/TABI
ABJU – BAJU/JUBA
ABKS – BASK/KABS
ABLW – BAWL/BLAW
ABLY – ABLY/BLAY
ABMO – AMBO/BOMA
ABNK – BANK/NABK
ABNR – BARN/BRAN
ABOR – BOAR/BORA
ABOT – BOAT/BOTA
ABRU – BAUR/BURA
ABSS – BASS/SABS
ABSY – ABYS/BAYS
ACEH – ACHE/EACH
ACEL – ALEC/LACE
ACHY – ACHY/CHAY
ACIS – ASCI/SAIC
ACOR – ARCO/ORCA
ADDS – ADDS/DADS
ADDY – ADDY/DYAD
ADEI – AIDE/IDEA
ADEZ – ADZE/DAZE
ADIM – AMID/MAID
ADIT – ADIT/DITA
ADIV – AVID/DIVA
ADLW – AWDL/WALD
ADOP – APOD/DOPA
AEEL – ALEE/EALE
AEIN – AINE/EINA
AELX – AXEL/AXLE
AENO – AEON/EOAN
AESX – AXES/SAXE
AFFY – AFFY/YAFF
AGIN – AGIN/GAIN
AGLU – AGLU/GULA
AGLY – AGLY/GYAL
AHOY – AHOY/HOYA
AINT – ANTI/TAIN
AKLO – ALKO/KOLA
AKLY – ALKY/LAKY
AKMO – AMOK/MAKO
AKOT – ATOK/OKTA
AKSS – ASKS/SKAS
AKSU – AUKS/SKUA
ALLS – ALLS/SALL
ALOE – ALOE/OLEA
ALOS – ALSO/SOLA
ALOW – ALOW/AWOL
AMOT – ATOM/MOAT
AMRU – ARUM/MURA
AMRY – ARMY/MARY
AMSU – AMUS/MASU
AMYZ – AZYM/MAZY
ANNS – ANNS/NANS
ANOZ – AZON/ZONA
AORV – ARVO/VOAR
ARTY – ARTY/TRAY
ARWY – AWRY/WARY
BBIS – BIBS/SIBB
BBLU – BLUB/BULB
BDEE – BEDE/DEBE
BDEI – BIDE/DIEB
BDES – BEDS/DEBS
BDIR – BIRD/DRIB
BDIS – BIDS/DIBS
BDOS – BODS/DOBS
BDOY – BODY/DOBY
BDRU – BURD/DRUB
BDSU – BUDS/DUBS
BEEF – BEEF/FEEB
BEEN – BEEN/BENE
BEET – BEET/BETE
BEIK – BIKE/KIBE
BEKR – BERK/KERB
BELO – BOLE/LOBE
BELT – BELT/BLET
BELU – BLUE/LUBE
BENO – BONE/EBON
BEOR – BORE/ROBE
BERY – BREY/BYRE
BEST – BEST/BETS
BESY – BEYS/BYES
BETU – BUTE/TUBE
BETY – BYTE/YBET
BGIS – BIGS/GIBS
BGLO – BLOG/GLOB
BGOS – BOGS/GOBS
BGRU – BURG/GRUB
BGSU – BUGS/GUBS
BHSU – BUSH/HUBS
BIKR – BIRK/BRIK
BILO – BOIL/LOBI
BIOR – BIRO/BRIO
BIOT – BITO/OBIT
BIRS – BRIS/RIBS
BIST – BIST/BITS
BKNO – BONK/KNOB
BKNU – BUNK/KNUB
BLOT – BLOT/BOLT
BLOW – BLOW/BOWL
BLRU – BLUR/BURL
BOOR – BOOR/BROO
BOOS – BOOS/OBOS
BOOZ – BOZO/ZOBO
BORW – BOWR/BROW
BOSS – BOSS/SOBS
BOST – BOTS/STOB
BOSW – BOWS/SWOB
BRUY – BURY/RUBY
BSSU – BUSS/SUBS
BSUY – BUSY/BUYS

No Anagrams
AAHS ABBS ABID ACAI ADAW AERO AFAR AGEE AGHA AGIO AGOG AGON AGUE AHIS AIAS AIGA AIRY AITU AJEE AKEE ALAE ALAR ALAY ALFA ALFS ALLY AMAH AMIA AMIE AMMO ANOA ANOW ANUS APAY APED APEX AQUA ARAR ARBA AREA AROW ASAR ASEA ATMA ATOP ATUA AUFS AULA AUNE AURA AUTO AVOS AVOW AWAY AWEE AXAL AXED AXIL AXIS AXON AYAH AYIN AYUS AZAN BABY BACH BACK BAFF BAFT BAGH BAIL BALK BALL BALU BAMS BANC BAND BANG BANI BANT BAPS BAPU BARB BARM BARP BASH BATT BAUK BAWD BAWN BAYT BEAU BECK BEDU BEEP BEES BEGO BEGS BELL BELS BEND BENJ BENT BERG BERM BETH BEVY BHEL BHUT BIBB BICE BIDI BIFF BIGA BIGG BILK BILL BIND BING BINK BINT BIOG BIRL BIRR BISE BISH BISK BITE BITT BIZE BLAB BLAG BLAH BLAT BLEB BLED BLEE BLEW BLEY BLIN BLIP BLOB BLOC BOAK BOBS BOCK BODE BOEP BOET BOFF BOKE BOLA BOLD BOLL BOMB BONA BOND BONG BONY BOOB BOOM BOON BOOT BOPS BORK BORM BORN BORT BOTH BOTT BOUK BOUN BOUT BOXY BOYF BRAT BRAY BRED BREN BRER BREW BRIG BRIM BRIN BRIT BROG BRRR BRUT BRUX BUBO BUBS BUBU BUCK BUDI BUDO BUFF BUHL BUHR BUIK BUKE BULK BULL BUMF BUMP BUMS BUNA BUND BUNG BUNN BUNT BUOY BURB BURK BURN BURP BURR BUSK BUTT BUZZ BYDE BYRL

Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Double double

As a Boggle-playing computer geek, I just couldn't pass up an opportunity to share some of the fun words that are lurking in SOWPODS. This contribution is a comprehensive list of all words length 8 or less that have two different double vowels (like "aalii"). There are only 27 of them. There are another 60 or so that have the same vowel doubled (like "beebee"). Without further ado:

Five letters: aalii, cooee
Six letters: aaliis, bootee, cooeed, cooees, doolee, soogee
Seven letter: bootees, doolees, soogeed, soogees, whoopee
Eight letters: beefwood, beetroot, boortree, braaiing, cooeeing, feelgood, freeboot, moonseed, moonshee, peekaboo, peekapoo, rooftree, whoopees, woodfree

Enjoy!

Friday, 18 April 2008

SOWPODS Proper Names

Morgan Freeman - on the big screen and in the dictionary


Courtesy of Betsy-Marie (with a little input from some others) comes this superb list of proper names that are also acceptable words in SOWPODS. Enjoy!


Alan Aby Alastor Alec Alf Alma Amber Ami Ana Ann Anna Ani Ash Ava
Barney Ben Benny Beth Betty Bill Billy Blain Bob/Bobby Brad Brant Brent Bud
Cadence Cain Carl Carol Chad Charlie Charley Christian Clint Colin Corrie/Cory Craig
Daisy Dale Dan/Danny Davy Deb Dean Denis Derrick Desi Dido Dieter Dirk Don Donna Donny
Eddy Emma Eric Erica Eve
Fanny Frank
Gabby Gaby Garnet Garth Gene Gilbert Glen Grace Gus
Haily Hank Harry Heath Heather Hector Henry Homer/s
Iris
Jack/Jacky Jake James Jane Jann Jasmine Jay Jean Jeff Jenny Jerry Jess Jesse Jesus Jill Jimmy Joe Joey John/Johnny Jordan Joseph Josh Joss Judas
Kai Kara Kay Kelly Ken Kent Kerry Kyle
Lacy/Lacey Lana Lar/s Laura Lea Lee Les Lily Logan Louie Louis Luke Lulu
Mac Maggie Marc/Mark Maria Marge Martin Mary Matt Maude May Maya Mel Meg Mike Mickey Minnie Moe Moira Molly Morgan Mort Moses
Nancy Nat/Nates Neal Ned Nelson Neve/s Nick Noah Noel Norma Norman
Ollie Olive Oliver Oscar
Pam Paddy Pat Patty Paul Peter Phoebe Piper
Quintin Quin
Raj Ralph Randy Ray Rick Riley Rob Robin Rod Roger Roman Rory Rose Rosemary Ruby Ruth
Sade Sally Sam/Sammy Sandy Saul Sean Shawn Shea Sheila Sharon Stella Sten Sue
Tammy Tara Terry Tiffany Tom Tommy Tony Tori Travis Troy Tyler
Vera Victor Violet
Wade Will Willy Wilt


Doubly SOWPODS Named:

Heath Ledger
Morgan Freeman
Peter Piper
Sean Bean
Christian Bale
Ben Stiller
Jack Black
Norman Bates
Tommy Lee Jones
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Bill Pullman
Danny Glover
Jay Leno
Colin Firth
Joss Stone

Saturday, 12 April 2008

SOWPODS Three Letter Words

A 'cwm' (on Mt Everest, in fact)


Perhaps the easiest way to excel in the game of Boggle is to take the time to learn all of three letter words in SOWPODS. This may sound daunting, but it really doesn't need to take too long. One of the best ways to go about it is to learn the various three letter word patterns that exist. To help you towards this end I have compiled a complete list. Have fun!


5 Anagrams
AET – ATE/EAT/ETA/TAE/TEA


4 Anagrams
AHS – AHS/ASH/HAS/SHA
APS – ASP/SPA/SAP/PAS
ARY – ARY/RAY/RYA/YAR
BOR – BOR/BRO/ORB/ROB
BRU – BRU/BUR/RUB/URB
DOS – DOS/DSO/ODS/SOD
OTW – OWT/TOW/TWO/WOT


3 Anagrams
ABL – ALB/BAL/LAB
ABO – ABO/BOA/OBA
ABR – ARB/BAR/BRA
ABS – ABS/BAS/SAB
ADS – ADS/DAS/SAD
AEK – AKE/KAE/KEA
AEN – ANE/EAN/NAE
AER – ARE/EAR/ERA
AES – EAS/SAE/SEA
AEY – AYE/YAE/YEA
AFR – ARF/FAR/FRA
AGS – AGS/GAS/SAG
AIR – AIR/RAI/RIA
AIT – AIT/ITA/TAI
AKO – KOA/OKA/OAK
AKS – ASK/KAS/SKA
ALP – ALP/LAP/PAL
ALS – ALS/LAS/SAL
AMN – MAN/MNA/NAM
AMP – AMP/MAP/PAM
AMR – ARM/MAR/RAM
AMS – MAS/SAM/SMA
ANT – ANT/NAT/TAN
ANW – AWN/NAW/WAN
APT – APT/PAT/TAP
APY – PAY/PYA/YAP
ARS – ARS/RAS/SAR
ART – ART/RAT/TAR
ATW – TAW/TWA/WAT
BIO – BIO/BOI/OBI
BOS – BOS/OBS/SOB
CHI – CHI/HIC/ICH
COR – COR/ORC/ROC
CRU – CRU/CUR/RUC
DEL – DEL/ELD/LED
DEN – DEN/END/NED
DEI – DEI/DIE/IDE
DLO – DOL/LOD/OLD
DOR – DOR/ORD/ROD
DOU – DUO/OUD/UDO
EEN – EEN/ENE/NEE
EFR – ERF/FER/REF
EFT – EFT/FET/TEF
EGN – ENG/GEN/NEG
EGO – EGO/GEO/GOE
EHS – EHS/HES/SHE
EHT – ETH/HET/THE
EHY – HEY/YEH/HYE
EKU – EUK/KUE/UKE
ELS – ELS/LES/SEL
ELT – ELT/LET/TEL
EOR – ORE/REO/ROE
EPR – PER/PRE/REP
ERS – ERS/RES/SER
EST – EST/SET/TES
ESY – SEY/SYE/YES
ETW – EWT/TEW/WET
EWY – WEY/WYE/YEW
FOR – FOR/FRO/ORF
HMO – HOM/MHO/OHM
HOO – HOO/OOH/OHO
HOP – HOP/PHO/POH
HOS – HOS/OHS/SOH
IKS – KIS/SIK/SKI
INS – INS/NIS/SIN
IMS – ISM/MIS/SIM
IPS – PIS/PSI/SIP
IST – ITS/SIT/TIS
MOS – MOS/OMS/SOM
NOO – NOO/ONO/OON
NOS – NOS/ONS/SON
NOW – NOW/OWN/WON
NOY – NOY/ONY/YON
NRU – NUR/RUN/URN
NSU – NUS/SUN/UNS
NSY – NYS/SNY/SYN
OPS – OPS/POS/SOP
OPT – OPT/POT/TOP
ORT – ORT/ROT/TOR
OSY – OYS/SOY/YOS
PSU – PUS/SUP/UPS


2 Anagrams
AAB – ABA/BAA
AAH – AAH/AHA
AAL – AAL/ALA
AAM – AMA/MAA
ABC - BAC/CAB
ABD – BAD/DAB
ABG – BAG/GAB
ABN – BAN/NAB
ABT – BAT/TAB
ABY – ABY/BAY
ACH – ACH/CHA
ACM – CAM/MAC
ACP – CAP/PAC
ACR – ARC/CAR
ACT – ACT/CAT
ADD – ADD/DAD
ADG – DAG/GAD
ADH – DAH/HAD
ADL – DAL/LAD
ADM – DAM/MAD
ADN – AND/DAN
ADO – ADO/ODA
ADP – DAP/PAD
ADR – ARD/RAD
ADW – DAW/WAD
ADY – DAY/YAD
AEG – AGE/GAE
AEL – ALE/LEA
AEP – APE/PEA
AEU – AUE/EAU
AEV – AVE/VAE
AEW – AWE/WAE
AFT – AFT/FAT
AGL – GAL/LAG
AGM – GAM/MAG
AGN – GAN/NAG
AGO – AGO/GOA
AGR – GAR/RAG
AGT – GAT/TAG
AGY – GAY/YAG
AHN – HAN/NAH
AHO – HAO/HOA
AHP – HAP/PAH
AHW – HAW/WHA
AHY – HAY/YAH
AIM – AIM/AMI
AIN – AIN/ANI
AIS – AIS/SAI
AJR – JAR/RAJ
AKM – KAM/MAK
AKT – KAT/TAK
AKY – KAY/YAK
ALM – LAM/MAL
ALT – ALT/LAT
ALW – AWL/LAW
AMT – MAT/TAM
AMY – MAY/YAM
ANN – ANN/NAN
ANP – PAN/NAP
ANS – NAS/SAN
ANY – ANY/NAY
AOP – APO/POA
AOR – OAR/ORA
AOT – OAT/TAO
AOV – AVO/OVA
AOZ – AZO/ZOA
APP – APP/PAP
APR – PAR/RAP
ARW – RAW/WAR
APW – PAW/WAP
AST – SAT/TAS
ASV – SAV/VAS
ASW – SAW/WAS
ASY – AYS/SAY
ASZ – SAZ/ZAS
ATT – ATT/TAT
ATU – TAU/UTA
ATV – TAV/VAT
AUV – UVA/VAU
AWY – WAY/YAW
BDE – BED/DEB
BDI – BID/DIB
BDO – BOD/DOB
BDU – BUD/DUB
BEN – BEN/NEB
BEY – BEY/BYE
BGI – BIG/GIB
BGO – BOG/GOB
BGU – BUG/GUB
BHO – BOH/HOB
BIN – BIN/NIB
BIS – BIS/SIB
BKO – BOK/KOB
BNO – BON/NOB
BNU – BUN/NUB
BOO – BOO/OBO
BOY – BOY/YOB
BSU – BUS/SUB
BTU – BUT/TUB
CDO – COD/DOC
CEP – CEP/PEC
CEH - CHE/ECH
CHO – HOC/OCH
CIS – CIS/SIC
CIT – CIT/TIC
COS – COS/SOC
COT – COT/TOC
DDO – DOD/ODD
DEF – DEF/FED
DEG – DEG/GED
DEO – DOE/ODE
DES – EDS/SED
DEW – DEW/WED
DEY – DEY/DYE
DFI – DIF/FID
DGI – DIG/GID
DGO – DOG/GOD
DHO – DOH/HOD
DIM – DIM/MID
DIN – DIN/NID
DIS – DIS/IDS
DIT – DIT/TID
DIV – DIV/VID
DMO – DOM/MOD
DNO – DON/NOD
DOP – DOP/POD
DOT – DOT/TOD
DOY – DOY/YOD
DPU – DUP/PUD
DRU – RUD/URD
DSU – SUD/UDS
EEK – EEK/EKE
EEL – EEL/LEE
EEM – EME/MEE
EER – ERE/REE
EEV – EVE/VEE
EEW – EWE/WEE
EFN – FEN/NEF
EFS – EFS/FES
EGL – GEL/LEG
EGM – GEM/MEG
EGR – ERG/REG
EHP – HEP/PEH
EHR – HER/REH
EIL – LEI/LIE
EIR – IRE/REI
EKL – ELK/LEK
EKN – KEN/NEK
EKY – KEY/KYE
ELM – ELM/MEL
ELU – LEU/ULE
ELY – LEY/LYE
ELZ – LEZ/ZEL
EMO – EMO/MOE
EMS – EMS/MES
EMU – EMU/MEU
EMW – MEW/WEM
ENS – ENS/SEN
ENO – EON/ONE
ENP – NEP/PEN
ENT – NET/TEN
ENW – NEW/WEN
ENY – NYE/YEN
EOS – OSE/OES
EOV – EVO/VOE
EOW – OWE/WOE
EPY – PYE/YEP
ERN – ERN/REN
ERU – RUE/URE
ESU – SUE/USE
ETY – TYE/YET
FGI – FIG/GIF
FIR – FIR/RIF
FOU – FOU/UFO
GET – GET/TEG
GGI – GIG/IGG
GHU – HUG/UGH
GIP – GIP/PIG
GIT – GIT/TIG
GJU – GJU/JUG
GNU – GNU/GUN
GNO – GON/NOG
GOS – GOS/SOG
GOT – GOT/TOG
GOY – GOY/YGO
GLU – GUL/LUG
GMU – GUM/MUG
GPU – GUP/PUG
GRU – GUR/RUG
GSU – GUS/UGS
GTU – GUT/TUG
GUV – GUV/VUG
GUY – GUY/YUG
HIP – HIP/PHI
HIS – HIS/ISH
HNO – HON/NOH
HOT – HOT/THO
HOW – HOW/WHO
HPU – HUP/PUH
IFS – IFS/SIF
IKN – INK/KIN
IKR – IRK/KIR
IKO – KOI/OIK
IMR – MIR/RIM
INP – NIP/PIN
INT – NIT/TIN
IOS – IOS/ISO
IPR – PIR/RIP
IPT – PIT/TIP
ISR – SIR/SRI
ISX – SIX/XIS
KOR – KOR/ROK
KOW – KOW/WOK
KUY – KYU/YUK
ILN – LIN/NIL
ILT – LIT/TIL
LMO – MOL/OLM
LOP – LOP/POL
LOS – LOS/SOL
LOW – LOW/OWL
LPU – PLU/PUL
MMU – MUM/UMM
MNO – MON/NOM
MOO – MOO/OOM
MOP – MOP/POM
MOR – MOR/ROM
MOT – MOT/TOM
MOY – MOY/YOM
MSU – MUS/SUM
MTU – MUT/TUM
NOT – NOT/TON
NTU – NUT/TUN
OOP – OOP/POO
OOR – OOR/ROO
OOT – OOT/TOO
OPW – POW/WOP
OSU – OUS/SOU
OSW – SOW/WOS
PRU – PUR/URP
PTU – PUT/TUP
PUY – PUY/YUP


No Anagrams
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Wednesday, 2 April 2008

From The Country That Gave You 'Crwth'...


Words are deeply fascinating, and some more than most. One such word is ‘cwtch’. If ‘cwtch’ looks a little strange to you then, fear not, this is not without good reason. For ‘cwtch’ is not a word that originated on English soil. In fact, it is a Welsh word that has only recently been adopted into English dictionaries, having been embraced by many English speakers over the last century. 'Embraced' is the appropriate word, for a ‘cwtch’ is - among other things - a hug! To give someone a cwtch is to give them a cuddle, or something that might be more accurately translated as a ‘small safe place’.

It seems somewhat appropriate that a word of such a beautiful appearance (how many other 5 letter words can you think of without a vowel or Y?) should be the bearer of such a wonderful meaning!

To find out more about this word, you can listen to this recording, or read this BBC news report. 'Cwtched', 'cwtches' and 'cwtching' are all words (in SOWPODS) too. If you have ever played any or all of these words in Scrabble or Boggle, please share your experience with us in the comments below!

Needed to Share This With You All!


I just scored 646 points in a game of Scrabulous. Yes, I can hardly believe it either! The game seemed pretty uneventful - save for a high scoring non-bingo with ZAIRE for 99 points - until my last 15 tiles. Placing those 15 tiles added 237 points to my score, including my highest ever bingo (beating GRIZZLY for 139 points in regular offline Scrabble) and first triple-triple with BUSGIRLS for 149 points. Having suffered the humiliating fate of having over 30 points shaved from my Prolific rating, this proved ample balm for the wound and helped to finally knock my Scrabulous ranking over 2100 for the first time (and just in time for Linda to tear it down again!).