Week 29's Scrabble

[Jangar]

Lose a Letter

ACTION

What letter can be removed from the word above to make the word for a protein in muscle tissue?

[Ade]

If you remove the 'O' you get Actin

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) -
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.

[Jangar]

If you remove the 'O' you get Actin

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) -
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.

: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.

[mcamp999]

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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.

elmbaths?

[Cheffie]

SAB

Sabbaths

[Jangar]

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

[Jangar]

:thumbs:

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.

[Ade]

Overhot? (which is not a common seven-letter word!)

[Jangar]

Overhot? (which is not a common seven-letter word!)

:thumbs:

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?

[Ade]

"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