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61 So You Think You Know Words?
All these words can be found in the dictionary; you just have to know where to look! Good luck!
Tough
10 Q
Bwebster
Jan 19 03
1257 plays
62 Palinagrams
A palindrome is a word that is spelt the same backwards or forwards. Examples are "Level" and "Madam". An anagram is a new word made from another word, like "Made" to "Dame". The words in this quiz become new words when read backwards.
Tough
15 Q
Rutley
Mar 25 05
573 plays
63 Cool Words
5 fascinating words to exercise your logo-iq!
Difficult
5 Q
thejazzkickazz
Oct 25 00
1479 plays
64 All Boggled Up II
My second quiz all about short, but obscure, words which appear often on the 'Boggle' grid, due to the commonness of the letters they use (zyzzyva doesn't count).
Average
15 Q
konig
Jul 30 03
879 plays
65 Words.......Words........Words
This a vocabulary quiz for connoisseurs. Be forewarned it's a difficult quiz. Have fun playing whatever.
Tough
25 Q
Fiachra
Jul 30 03
1314 plays
66 Word Power 2
Take the Yogi Bear challenge and find out if you're 'smarter than the average bear'. Have fun.
Difficult
10 Q
Fiachra
Jun 06 03
864 plays
67 But It Also Means...
I'll give you a word and one meaning of it. You've got to pick (out of four) another meaning for that word. Easy? Well, I'm going to give you the common meaning...
Difficult
15 Q
baloo55th
Jan 22 05
969 plays
68 Idiomatic Language: Flowers, Fruits, Etc.
The names of "flowers, fruits, nuts and other plants" often get secondary meanings or occur in idioms. Check how familiar you are with those "secondary meanings".
Average
10 Q
flem-ish
Dec 04 02
1206 plays
69 All Boggled Up I
I play a lot of 'Boggle'. To be good at 'Boggle' you need to know a lot words that are both short and contain common letters. There are a lot of words of this type that are obscure, and I thought I should share some of them with other 'Boggle' lovers.
Average
15 Q
konig
Jul 09 03
864 plays
70 Word Power
You will be quizzed on the meanings of many different words. Get out your dictionaries!
Average
10 Q
Eema-U
Dec 18 02
1470 plays
71 Fun With Words
This is just a brief words oriented quiz from a quizmaster learning the craft.
Average
5 Q
abhishek_eee
Jan 26 01
1497 plays
72 Definitely Daffy!
Daffy definitions - the English language is full of weird, wonderful words - here's a few! Can you work out what word/s 'match' the dual definitions or the clues given : do NOT punctuate your answers! Good luck! (Ref: Cambridge, Macquarie Dictionaries)
Average
10 Q
Engadine
Jun 29 03
762 plays
73 The Very Large and the Very Small.
A quiz on scientific units that are very large and very small. Have fun!
Average
10 Q
hockeyngolf8
Jun 10 03
792 plays
74 Busy Words
Almost an alphabetical assortment, though not in any order, of words with several meanings. Thank you to 'Encarta' and 'Chambers', my sources. Have fun and enjoy.
Average
15 Q
Fiachra
Oct 09 03
1110 plays
75 Rhyming Vocabulary
I made up some little rhymes which attempt to define a word. Use my clues to guess which word I'm talking about!
Average
10 Q
Lucay
Apr 12 05
1317 plays
76 Do You Know Your Diphthongs?
Diphthong - from the Latin 'diphthongus', literally 'two sounds'. I'll give you the meaning of a word - you need to work out what it is - in accepted British/Australian English - and watch your spelling! Good luck.
Difficult
15 Q
Engadine
Nov 23 02
741 plays
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