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TODAY\u2019S WORD \u2014 PALMETTE (PALMETTE: pal-MET: A decorative motif suggestive of a palm.)<\/p>\n

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Average mark 35 words<\/p>\n

Time limit 55 minutes<\/p>\n

Can you find 47 or more words in PALMETTE? The list will be published Monday.<\/p>\n

YESTERDAY\u2019S WORD \u2014 GLABROUS: garb glob goal grab grub gular labor lobar also blog blur boar bogus bola brag burl bursa ragu oral osar ours slab slob slog slub slug slur soar soba solar soul sour sugar<\/p>\n

RULES OF THE GAME:<\/p>\n

1. Words must be of four or more letters.<\/p>\n

2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of \u201cs,\u201d such as \u201cbats\u201d or \u201cdies,\u201d are not allowed.<\/p>\n

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3. Additional words made by adding a \u201cd\u201d or an \u201cs\u201d may not be used. For example, if \u201cbake\u201d is used, \u201cbaked\u201d or \u201cbakes\u201d are not allowed, but \u201cbake\u201d and \u201cbaking\u201d are admissible.<\/p>\n

4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.<\/p>\n

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Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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