Wednesday, August 1, 2007

"Wordy Words"

Here's how you play "Wordy Words":A word will be presented to you (after these instructions)Write the word on a sheet of paperOn the same sheet of paper, or elsewhere if you'd prefer, identify as many 5-letter words in the presented word as quickly as you canAfter you've identified all of your answers, compare your list of words to the answer key in bottom right side of this blog pageProper nouns (e.g., "Spain") do not countSlang (e.g., "wassup") does not countIf you'd like a more intense challenge, set a timer and only allow yourself 3 minutes!So, without further ado, here's the Wordy Word of the day:MENOPAUSEThe puzzle today is an adaptation of the game "Words in a Word" on the Interactive Wordplays website (http://www.wordplays.com/p/wiw).