WORDLY-WISE: Word Play Tuesday 3 September 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Editor: Adrian Hoad-Reddick Elora, Ontario, Canada http://www.hoadworks.com ISSN 1703-7131 ------------------------------------------------------------------- WORD ORIGAMI by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis Carroll would love this variation of his ingenious Doublets game! Word Origami permits letterbanking, as well as letter swapping and anagramming, so source and target words need not be of equal length. Newcomers to this game can review the letterbanking process at www.hoadworks.com/lbw.htm SOCCER ---> FOOTBALL (PAR 16) Transform SOCCER into FOOTBALL by: 1. LETTER SWAP: change one letter to produce a new word [1 point]; 2. ANAGRAM the word into another [2 points]; 3. LETTERBANK the word into another [3 points]. Each step must be discrete; you may not combine two transformations into one step! ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY ------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit http://www.hoadworks.com/Directions.PDF for "Following Directions," a crossword puzzle in which words change directions in response to the cardinal directions and even veer into diagonals in response to the letter combinations NE, SE, NW and NE! (88KB pdf) Answer grid is here: http://www.hoadworks.com/direct_filled.PDF ------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe, or download archival files from Wordly-L visit http://www.hoadworks.com/subscribe.htm If your friends and family enjoy word games, please encourage them to join the list. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wordly-Wise is copyright (c) 2002 Adrian Hoad-Reddick. All rights reserved. More fun and games online at http://www.hoadworks.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------- You may reproduce this newsletter in whole or in part in other free media online provided that you include the copyright notice above. ------------------------------------------------------------------- WORDLY-WISE: Word Play Saturday 7 September 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Editor: Adrian Hoad-Reddick Elora, Ontario, Canada http://www.hoadworks.com ISSN 1703-7131 ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Idiom Analysis Test by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Idiom Analysis Test which follows is a beguiler in the infectious and popular tradition of The Equation Analysis Test. This time, the answers are common English idiomatic expressions, in which key words have been replaced by their initial letters. eg. Congenital Luck: B__ w__ a s____ s___ in o___ m____ = Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 1. Predictable result: a f________ c_________ 2. Donnybrook: f___-f__-a__ 3. Difficult Task: a h___ r__ to h__ 4. A different matter: a h_____ of a d________ c_____ 5. A popular item: a h__ t_____ 6. Celebrity: h_________ n____ 7. Expensive: a l_____ s_____ 8. Easy to do: a p_____ of c____ 9. Strong competition: a r__ for y___ m_____ 10. Wild Guess: a s___ in the d___ 11. Risky plan: a s_______ s_____ 12. Unlikely to succeed: a s_________ c______ in h____ 13. Irritant: a t______ in m_ s____ 14. Warning or caution: a w___-u_ c____ 15. more than expected: a_____ and b______ the c____ of d____ If you enjoy these, there are 73 more, here: http://www.hoadworks.com/idiom.htm ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY ------------------------------------------------------------------- WORD ORIGAMI by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCCER ---> FOOTBALL (PAR 16) SOCCER SCORE (3) SCOPE (1) SLOPE (1) SLOPS (1) GLOPS (1) GLOSS (1) GLOST (1) GLOAT (1) FLOAT (1) FOOTFALL (3) FOOTBALL (1) -------------- 15, Birdie! --Mike T. ------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe, or download archival files from Wordly-L visit http://www.hoadworks.com/subscribe.htm If your friends and family enjoy word games, please encourage them to join the list. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wordly-Wise is copyright (c) 2002 Adrian Hoad-Reddick. All rights reserved. More fun and games online at http://www.hoadworks.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------- You may reproduce this newsletter in whole or in part in other free media online provided that you include the copyright notice above. ------------------------------------------------------------------- WORDLY-WISE: Word Play Friday 27 September 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Editor: Adrian Hoad-Reddick Elora, Ontario, Canada http://www.hoadworks.com ISSN 1703-7131 ------------------------------------------------------------------- WORD ORIGAMI by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis Carroll would love this variation of his ingenious Doublets game! Word Origami permits letterbanking, as well as letter swapping and anagramming, so source and target words need not be of equal length. Newcomers to this game can review the letterbanking process at www.hoadworks.com/lbw.htm IMAGINE it is RAINING (Par 8) Transform IMAGINE into RAINING by: 1. LETTER SWAP: change one letter to produce a new word [1 point]; 2. ANAGRAM the word into another [2 points]; 3. LETTERBANK the word into another [3 points]. Each step must be discrete; you may not combine two transformations into one step! ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Idiom Analysis Test by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Idiom Analysis Test which follows is a beguiler in the infectious and popular tradition of The Equation Analysis Test. This time, the answers are common English idiomatic expressions, in which key words have been replaced by their initial letters. eg. Congenital Luck: B__ w__ a s____ s___ in o___ m____ = Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 1. Predictable result: a foregone conclusion 2. Donnybrook: free-for-all 3. Difficult Task: a hard row to hoe 4. A different matter: a horse of a different colour 5. A popular item: a hot ticket 6. Celebrity: household name 7. Expensive: a little steep 8. Easy to do: a piece of cake 9. Strong competition: a run for your money 10. Wild Guess: a shot in the dark 11. Risky plan: a slippery slope 12. Unlikely to succeed: a snowball's chance in hell 13. Irritant: a thorn in my side 14. Warning or caution: a wake-up call 15. more than expected: above and beyond the call of duty If you enjoy these, there are 73 more, here: http://www.hoadworks.com/idiom.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe, or download archival files from Wordly-L visit http://www.hoadworks.com/subscribe.htm If your friends and family enjoy word games, please encourage them to join the list. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wordly-Wise is copyright (c) 2002 Adrian Hoad-Reddick. All rights reserved. More fun and games online at http://www.hoadworks.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------- You may reproduce this newsletter in whole or in part in other free media online provided that you include the copyright notice above. -------------------------------------------------------------------