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Words must be of four or more letters.<\/p>\n<p>2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of \u201cs,\u201d such as \u201cbats\u201d or \u201cdies,\u201d are not allowed.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7014\">Golden State Valkyries remain on verge of clinching WNBA playoff spot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7012\">SF Giants lose season series to Rockies after parade of mishaps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TODAY\u2019S WORD \u2014 TENDEREST (TEN-der-est: Most easily chewed; most succulent.) Average mark 39 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 67 or more words in TENDEREST? 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