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Lose a Letter
ACTION
What letter can be removed from the word above to make the word for a protein in muscle tissue?
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If you remove the 'O' you get Actin
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ac·tin /ˈæktən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ak-tuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun Biochemistry. a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
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Ade Wrote:If you remove the 'O' you get Actin
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ac·tin /ˈæktən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ak-tuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun Biochemistry. a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
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Well done Ade
Extensions
Your rack is:
A B E L M S W
On the board is:
_ _ _ B A T H S
Place three of the letters on your rack in front of the five-letter word on the board.
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Jangar Wrote::thumbs:
Well done Ade
Extensions
Your rack is:
A B E L M S W
On the board is:
_ _ _ B A T H S
Place three of the letters on your rack in front of the five-letter word on the board.
elmbaths?
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Cheffie Wrote:SAB
Sabbaths
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Nice one Cheffie
High Point Tiles
Form a five-letter word that uses all the high-point tiles (G, M, B), leaving one vowel and one other consonant on the rack.
A B G M O T U
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Nice one Cheffie
High Point Tiles
Form a five-letter word that uses all the high-point tiles (G, M, B), leaving one vowel and one other consonant on the rack.
A B G M O T U
Yay I get to do a :cheer: and tell you that the answer is GUMBO.
Fill-Ins
Your rack is:
B L O O R T V
On the board is:
_ _ E _ H _ _
Fill in the blanks with five of your tiles to make a common seven-letter word.
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Overhot? (which is
not a common seven-letter word!)
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Ade Wrote:Overhot? (which is not a common seven-letter word!)
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According to "them" it is common
Double Plays
N _ _ M
What doubled letter can be placed in the spaces above to make the wpord for an East Indian tree?
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"They" are not Danish , are they?
Neem (Azadirachta indica, syn. Melia azadirachta L., Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb.) is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is one of two species in the genus Azadirachta, and is native to Burma,India and Pakistan, growing in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Other vernacular names include Azad Dirakht (Persian), Margosa, Neeb (Arabic), Nimtree, Nimba (Sanskrit), Vepu, Vempu, Vepa (Telugu), Bevu in Kannada, Veppam in (Tamil) and Indian-lilac.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem