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Week 29's Scrabble - Jangar - 16-07-2007

Lose a Letter

ACTION

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



Week 29's Scrabble - Ade - 16-07-2007

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.
Cool


Week 29's Scrabble - Jangar - 17-07-2007

Ade Wrote: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.
Cool

:thumbs:

Well done Ade Smile

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.



Week 29's Scrabble - mcamp999 - 17-07-2007

Jangar Wrote::thumbs:

Well done Ade Smile

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?


Week 29's Scrabble - Cheffie - 18-07-2007

SAB

Sabbaths


Week 29's Scrabble - Jangar - 18-07-2007

Cheffie Wrote:SAB

Sabbaths

:thumbs:

Nice one Cheffie Smile

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



Week 29's Scrabble - Jangar - 19-07-2007

Jangar Wrote::thumbs:

Nice one Cheffie Smile

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.



Week 29's Scrabble - Ade - 19-07-2007

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


Week 29's Scrabble - Jangar - 20-07-2007

Ade Wrote:Overhot? (which is not a common seven-letter word!) Cool


:thumbs:

According to "them" it is common Wink

Double Plays

N _ _ M

What doubled letter can be placed in the spaces above to make the wpord for an East Indian tree?



Week 29's Scrabble - Ade - 20-07-2007

"They" are not Danish , are they? Smile

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