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Quiz about Scrabble Anagrams the Sixes
Quiz about Scrabble Anagrams the Sixes

Scrabble Anagrams- the Sixes Trivia Quiz


Each answer is two (or three) six-letter words that are anagrams of each other. No punctuation is required, and I will give you the starting letters for each answer.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
ozzz2002
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
279,829
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2128
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. Like most things, Scrabble has gone electronic. There are many sites where you can play online, against a computer bot, or even a person on the other side of the world. Type 'online Scrabble' into your favourite search engine, and you will get thousands of matches.

Try this pair of words- 'Ocean-dwelling pilots'.

Answer: (Starting letters M A)
Question 2 of 10
2. The lower-value letters are more conducive to building longer words, but whilst you do not get the scores that a 'Z' on a Triple Letter Score will yield, it is good for tile turnover. The more tiles you can get, the more you will score.

Solve this one- 'Remnants of boxes'.

Answer: (Starting letters T C)
Question 3 of 10
3. Duplicated, or even triplicated letters are not often helpful in making long words, especially if they are inflexible letters like 'V', 'B' 'G' and 'D'. Amongst the vowels, 'UU' and 'II' are horrible.

This question has a 'nice' duplicate- 'Allow whale teeth'.

Answer: (Starting letters E B)
Question 4 of 10
4. In 2005, two Tasmanians played a game of Scrabble 15 metres under the surface of the sea. They even had a dictionary with them, to check any doubtful words!

Neither of these words has anything to do with the above factoid- 'Filter transport'.

Answer: (Starting letters S T)
Question 5 of 10
5. These two anagrams are a bit peculiar, because they have directly opposite meanings.

Can you solve- 'Joins and separates'.

Answer: (Both answers start with U.)
Question 6 of 10
6. Scrabble is not just a game for nerds and little old ladies with blue hair. Some big names that are fond of a dabble at Scrabble are Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Linda Evangalista, Vladimir Nabokov, Graham Greene and Sophia Loren.

Unfortunately, none of those people are available to help you with this poser- 'Delay merchant'.

Answer: (Starting letters R T)
Question 7 of 10
7. Despite the best efforts of Bart Simpson, 'KWYJIBO' is NOT a word, and should NOT be played. EVER!

I promise that these two words are both valid!- 'A meal of thin candles'.

Answer: (Starting letters T R)
Question 8 of 10
8. George Bernard Shaw uttered that America and England are 'two countries separated by a common language'. This is very evident on the international Scrabble scene, with both countries using different dictionaries. Americans at World Championships are at a large disadvantage, because their dictionary is over 30,000 words smaller than the standard used by most of the rest of the world.

This puzzle has no such problems, as the answers are the same in both 'languages'- 'Satisfying Brobdingnagians'.

Answer: (Starting letters S G)
Question 9 of 10
9. Before it became well-known as a game, the word 'scrabble' had a different meaning. It simply means 'to grope with the hands', such as you do when you search for your keys in the dark. The origins of the name of the game Scrabble seem to come from there.

Try -'Military raid by political conservatives'.

Answer: (Starting letters T S)
Question 10 of 10
10. I had to fit at least ONE 'Q' answer into my quiz, so here it is, and a triple-banger to boot!

'Lewd landowner with quantities of paper'.

Answer: (Starting letters R S Q (no accents))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Like most things, Scrabble has gone electronic. There are many sites where you can play online, against a computer bot, or even a person on the other side of the world. Type 'online Scrabble' into your favourite search engine, and you will get thousands of matches. Try this pair of words- 'Ocean-dwelling pilots'.

Answer: marine airmen

'Remain' was another option, along with the rather obscure 'mainer'. With a change of one letter, there is also 'marina airman'.
2. The lower-value letters are more conducive to building longer words, but whilst you do not get the scores that a 'Z' on a Triple Letter Score will yield, it is good for tile turnover. The more tiles you can get, the more you will score. Solve this one- 'Remnants of boxes'.

Answer: traces crates

There are nine anagrams here, including 'caters', 'reacts', 'carets'.
3. Duplicated, or even triplicated letters are not often helpful in making long words, especially if they are inflexible letters like 'V', 'B' 'G' and 'D'. Amongst the vowels, 'UU' and 'II' are horrible. This question has a 'nice' duplicate- 'Allow whale teeth'.

Answer: enable baleen

Some good vowel dumpers are 'ruru', a New Zealand bird, 'titi', a type of tree, 'aga', a Turkish military rank. My personal favourite is the extraordinary 'euouae', which is a Gregorian chant.
4. In 2005, two Tasmanians played a game of Scrabble 15 metres under the surface of the sea. They even had a dictionary with them, to check any doubtful words! Neither of these words has anything to do with the above factoid- 'Filter transport'.

Answer: strain trains

Did you realise that sea-water is not much good to a dictionary? It was barely legible, and was falling to bits! They had to use a specially made metal board, and every tile had a magnet glued to it.
5. These two anagrams are a bit peculiar, because they have directly opposite meanings. Can you solve- 'Joins and separates'.

Answer: unites unties

The other possible anagrams are both quite obscure- 'intuse' (Spenserian English for 'bruise'), and 'tenuis' (an unaspirated sound in Ancient Greek phonetics- try to work THAT into your next conversation)!
6. Scrabble is not just a game for nerds and little old ladies with blue hair. Some big names that are fond of a dabble at Scrabble are Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Linda Evangalista, Vladimir Nabokov, Graham Greene and Sophia Loren. Unfortunately, none of those people are available to help you with this poser- 'Delay merchant'.

Answer: retard trader

One of the wedding gifts that Princess Anne received on her wedding to Mark Phillips was a game of Travel Scrabble.
7. Despite the best efforts of Bart Simpson, 'KWYJIBO' is NOT a word, and should NOT be played. EVER! I promise that these two words are both valid!- 'A meal of thin candles'.

Answer: tapers repast

Apparently, a 'kwyjibo' is a big, dumb, balding North American ape, with no chin, but everyone knows there are no apes in America.
8. George Bernard Shaw uttered that America and England are 'two countries separated by a common language'. This is very evident on the international Scrabble scene, with both countries using different dictionaries. Americans at World Championships are at a large disadvantage, because their dictionary is over 30,000 words smaller than the standard used by most of the rest of the world. This puzzle has no such problems, as the answers are the same in both 'languages'- 'Satisfying Brobdingnagians'.

Answer: sating giants

Brobdingnag is a land occupied by enormous people, in "Gulliver's Travels", written in 1726 by Jonathan Swift.
9. Before it became well-known as a game, the word 'scrabble' had a different meaning. It simply means 'to grope with the hands', such as you do when you search for your keys in the dark. The origins of the name of the game Scrabble seem to come from there. Try -'Military raid by political conservatives'.

Answer: tories sortie

Did you know that there is a small township in West Virginia named Scrabble? I wonder if there is a Scrabble Scrabble Club?
10. I had to fit at least ONE 'Q' answer into my quiz, so here it is, and a triple-banger to boot! 'Lewd landowner with quantities of paper'.

Answer: risque squire quires

'Qi' is one of over 70 'Q, no U' acceptable words, and in my opinion it was a retrograde step when it was introduced. Catching your opponent with an unplayable Q at the end of a game is the ultimate thrill (until the boot is on the other foot, of course!).
Source: Author ozzz2002

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