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Having depleted our stock of heteronyms and contronyms, we're returning to theme words. Today's theme is SCORE. It's a noun, it's a verb and it has a plethora of meanings. Which means thinking in many directions and contexts. If you want to see how these work, or if you missed a previous episode, here they are. Three words - I "Think" Three words - II "Set" Three words - III. "Bill" Three words - IV - silent letters Three words - V - heteronyms Three words - Final Chapter contronyms Three words - Encore performance wandering words Three words - Associations Three words - Association w/ rhyming words Three words - 4x4 Square And - as life so often does to us - the bar has been raised. A cream puff or two may be here, but you won't get them all in one try. Most of all, have fun. Done! Great job all! [1] score _ _ Ceasar - akaslickster [2] score _ _ _ dry - akaslickster [3] score _ _ _ _ Abe - akaslickster [4] score _ _ _ _ chump - akaslickster [5] score _ _ _ _ _ push - LIS [6] score _ _ _ _ _ slope - CRIMSONMINERVA LIS [7] score _ _ _ _ _ agree - grey cells [8] score _ _ _ _ _ whine - Nikyma [9] score _ _ _ _ _ crenel - grey cells [10] score _ _ _ _ _ _ roar - akaslickster [11] score _ _ _ _ _ _ bait - Nikyma [12] score _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cancel - grey cells [13] score _ _ _ _ _ _ _ java - Nikyma [14] score _ _ _ _ _ _ _ calm - CRIMSONMINERVA [15] score _ _ _ _ _ _ _ depucelate - LIS CRIMSONMINERVA Vismi Nikyma Nayana

Continue discussion here. Locked.

[1] and [2] posted before, but [3] may be new. Keeping this open to see how [3] develops.

Asked, answered - here and elsewhere - and closed. use the search, Luke

Cute, but asked and answered, here and elsewhere. Locked.

I read your spoilers but anyway

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That's it for [2] - except the first word needs 2 L's to fit and rhyme. Good going.

All great replies. There's another answer for [2] tho.... give it another try.

First solvers: normdeplume [2], LIS [3], largeneal [1] Nice going

From onelook.com: adjective: neat and tidy (Example: "A small ruly beard")

None right so far. Have the right idea tho.

Fill in the grid with UNIQUE letters forming three words reading across. And .. four words reading down. Hint: All 16 letters will be unique. _ _ _ _ R U L Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

What sets of rhyming words can be associated with each of these groups? For example: [0] Absurd / Club / Cold ==> silly / billy / chilly [1] Wind / Baker / Bird [2] White / Money / Student [3] Ox / Tree / Wheel

What single word can be associated with each group of three words? Different word for each group. [1] Family / Wave / Teeth [2] Cheese / Shoe / Guitar [3] Baseball / Tree / Sales

bacon, Important: READ BEFORE POSTING. Click on it. "Fussy" is optinal.

I like nikyma's answer for #2.

You're right, of course. But the puzzle is about the math, and as we engineers often say, ignore the end effects. I was going to make a drawing; in the end, I opted for a suggestive wording.