fun competition

[linda]

a word game competition for fun


take the word TORTOISE

see how many words you can make

these need to be in the English Dictionary

you can only use each letter once

you can only use a pen and paper no cheating :lol:

you have a week to enter your word score and words to linda via pm please

comp closes Saturday 20th September

how to score

an 8 letter word scores 8
a 7 letter word scores 7
a 6 letter word scores 6
a 5 letter word scores 5
a 4 letter word scors 4
a 3 letter word scores 3
a 2 letter word scores 2
a 1 letter word scores 1

a complete list of words will be announced after the competition

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

[midi-mania]

whats the minimum amount of letters in a word? as in "or" or "i"

[Henry-flash]

I would guess that seen as you can get 1 point for a 1 letter word then the minimum is 1.

[midi-mania]

oh, sorry i didnt see that :oops:

[linda]

entries are rolling in :D :D :D


please add up your scores for me

[midi-mania]

ile enter my list in a few days :P i have 13 so far :roll:

[Becks]

all done and sent to linda score included :D :wink:

[linda]

it is great to see so many entries for the word comp :D :D

highest score at the moment is 160


see if you can beat this

you can allways ammend your list and send me your improved list :D :D

[linda]

if it can be found in a dictionary then yes it is allowed

and yes words will be checked


the top 3 most scores will have all words checked :D :D

[tortoiseboy]

oh thats hard

[linda]

oh thats hard

hi once you get started with a pen and paper

words jump ot at you

then with little words you will find you can change them around

rot
tor
to
or

[tortoiseboy]

i sent u a list

[linda]

yes i got it thanks :D :D

[tortoiseboy]

do u know my score?

[linda]

do u know my score?

149


you are coming 5th at the moment

so get your thinking cap on and send me a new list but pleeeeeeeeeeease add it up yourself this time :lol: :lol:

all you need to do is count total letters used :D :D

[pilbers999]

whats the highest score up to now thanks

[linda]

its over 200 :D

[midi-mania]

ile have to get workign then, i only got 94 :shock:

[tortoiseboy]

i think i got 350 but i did it on word and i dont know if the word check was right

[midi-mania]

i did mine on powerpoint :lol: word makes my pc die when i enter it

[linda]

5 days left

here are the scores so far

as yet i have not checked the actual words are in a dictionary

but the scores will give you a rough idea how you are doing :D :D

478
388
350
285
275
259
222
195
169
165
127
125
94
82

[midi-mania]

omg im 2nd from bottom :shock:

[linda]

omg im 2nd from bottom :shock:

get working on your list you can always send in extra attempts :D :D

[linda]

closes tomorrow

winner announced sunday

complete list of words announced sunday

:D :D :D

[dizzywend]

ok will post mine now. who do i post it to??

[Becks]

linda :wink:

[linda]

comp now closed

thank you for all the entries

im in the process of double checking :D :D