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TODAY\u2019S WORD \u2014 TAILSPIN (TALE-spin: A mental or emotional letdown or collapse.)<\/p>\n

Average mark 39 words<\/p>\n

Time limit 60 minutes<\/p>\n

Can you find 55 or more words in TAILSPIN?<\/p>\n

TODAY\u2019S WORD \u2014 TAILSPIN:
\ntail taps alit anti inapt lain lapin last lint lisp list sail saint salp salt satin silt slain slant slap slat slip slit snail snap snip snit span spat spilt spin spinal spit splat splint split stain pail pain paint pant past pianist pint pintail pistil pita plain plaint plait plan plant plat pliant nail<\/p>\n

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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

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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\u00a0kzsaxe@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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