EGINOS

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EGINOSWHAT IS THE BINGO STEM

FOR THIS ALPHAGRAM?

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EGINOS

SOIGNESOIGNE: ADJ. MEANING CAREFULLY DONE, WELL-GROOMED OR SLEEK (ALSO SOIGNEE)

THERE ARE NO OTHER SIX-LETTER WORDS FROM THIS ALPHAGRAM.

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SOIGNEWHAT MNEMONIC PHRASE CAN WE ASSOCIATE WITH THIS BINGO STEM?

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SOIGNE A JEW WHEEZED, BELCHED

PROUDLY

BELCH!WHEEZE…

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SOIGNEA

AEGINOS

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SOIGNE A

AGONIESAGONISE

I-ON-SEA + GI-ON-SEA + GEASING + OEASING + OSOIGNE + ASOIGNE + A

{{AGONISE + ?AGONISE + ?}}

THE TRIUMPHS OF VICTORY… BUT THE AGONIES OF DEFEAT CAN CAUSE ONE TO AGONISE.

HOOK/S?

AGONISED AGONISESS

D

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AGONISE*SCRaBBLiNG DaZe

*CoNSoNaNTS oNLY

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SOIGNEJ

EGIJNOS

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SOIGNE J

JINGOESJINGOES: THE ONLY PLURAL OF JINGO, A ZEALOUS PATRIOT

(JINGOISH, JINGOISM, JINGOIST)

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SOIGNEE

EEGINOS

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SOIGNE E

GENOISESOIGNEEGENOISE: A RICH SPONGECAKE

SOIGNEE: ADJ. CAREFULLY DONE

THE GENOISE WE ADMIRED IN A VIENNA PASTRY SHOP WAS A SOIGNEE CREATION.

HOOK/S?

GENOISESS

S

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SOIGNEW

EGINOSW

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SOIGNE W

WIGEONSWIGEONS: PL. OF WIGEON, A RIVER DUCK (ALSO WIDGEON, WIDGEONS)

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SOIGNEH

EGHINOS

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SOIGNE H

HONGIESSHOEING

HONGI, HONGIES, HONGIED, HONGIING: TO GREET SOMEONE BY PRESSING NOSES

SHOE SHOES SHOED SHOEING

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SOIGNEZ

EGINOSZ

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SOIGNE Z

GINZOES

GINZOES: THE ONLY PL. OF GINZO, A DISPARAGING TERM FOR THOSE OF ITALIAN DESCENT.

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SOIGNED

DEGINOS

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SOIGNE D

DINGOESDINGOES: THE ONLY PLURAL OF DINGO, A WILD DOG OF AUSTRALIA

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SOIGNEB

BEGINOSTHERE ARE TWOTWO!

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SOIGNE BBingoes

BIOGENS

BIOGENS: PLURAL OF BIOGEN, A HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN MOLECULE

BIG NOSE? BINGOES! BIOGENS!

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BINGOES: ONE OF TWO PLURALS OF BINGO, A GAME OF CHANCE (ALSO BINGOS)

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SOIGNEL

EGILNOSTHERE ARE FOURFOUR!

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SOIGNE L

ELOIGNSLEGIONSLINGOESLONGIES

LESION + GLESION + GSINGLE + O SINGLE + O SOIGNE + LSOIGNE + L

HE ELOIGNS TO A NEIGHBOURING COUNTRY AFTER GOING AWOL FROM THE LEGIONS AND HE HOPES TO PICK UP THE LINGOES BUT WAS INITIALLY WEARING NOTHING BUT HIS LONGIES.

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STICKY

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SOIGNEC

CEGINOS

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SOIGNE C

COGNISECOIGNES

COGNISE: TO BECOME AWARE OF IN ONE’S MIND (COGNIZE)

COIGNES: SECURES WITH A TYPE OF WEDGE, COIGNE, COIGNES, COIGNED, AND COIGNING (PLUS QUOIN, QUOINS, QUOINED, QUOINING)

SHE COULD QUICKLY COGNISE AN ATTEMPTED INTRUSION WHEN SHE COIGNES THE DOOR WITH THIS SPECIAL DEVICE.

CONIES + G, SOIGNE + CCONIES + G, SOIGNE + C

DS

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SOIGNEP

EGINOPSTHERE ARE THREETHREE!

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SOIGNE PEPIGONSPIGEONSPINGOES

EPIGONS: PL. OF EPIGON, AN INFERIOR IMITATOR (EPIGONE, EPIGONES, EPIGONUS, EPIGONIC)

BAD PAINTINGS OF PIGEONS ARE MERE EPIGONS OF REAL BIRDS.

PINGOES: ONE OF THE PLURALS OF PINGO, A LOW MOUND OF EARTH FORMED BY EXPANSION OF UNDERLYING FROST (ALSO PINGOS)

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SOIGNER

EGINORSTHERE ARE FOURFOUR!

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SOIGNE RERINGOSIGNORESREGIONSSIGNORE

ERINGO ERINGOS ERINGOES ERYNGO ERYNGOES ERYNGOS………

…ALL REFER TO A MEDICINAL HERB.

SIGNORE ARE MARRIED ITALIAN WOMEN.

SELLING HER ERINGOS DOOR-TO-DOOR, SHE IGNORES THE FLIRTATIOUS MEN SO COMMON IN SOME REGIONS OF ITALY. AAH, THE PRETTIEST OF ALL THE SIGNORE.

SINGER + O, GROINS + E, ORGIES + N, SENIOR + G, SOIGNE + R SINGER + O, GROINS + E, ORGIES + N, SENIOR + G, SOIGNE + R {REGIONS + ?} {REGIONS + ?}

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SOIGNEO

EGINOOSTHERE ARE THREETHREE!

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SOIGNE O

GOONIESISOGONENOOGIES

ISOGONE: A LINE ON A MAP USED TO SHOW CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD

GOONIES: ONE PL. OF GOONEY, (GOONY, GOONIE) AN ALBATROSS ( ALSO PL. GOONEYS)

NOOGIES: PL. OF NOOGIE, A PLAYFUL RUBBING OF KNUCKLES ON ANOTHER’S HEAD

HOOK/S? ISOGONES GOONIEST

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_S

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SOIGNEU

EGINOSU

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SOIGNE U

IGNEOUSIGNEOUS: PERTAINING TO FIRE

HOOK/S?

LIGNEOUS

L

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SOIGNEY

EGINOSY

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SOIGNE Y

ISOGENYISOGENY: THE STATE OF BEING OF SIMILAR ORIGIN (PL. ISOGENIES)

THIS SOUP AND THAT KETCHUP SHARE ISOGENY -- THE HUMBLE TOMATO.

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SOIGNE

WHAT WAS THAT MNEMONIC PHRASE?

THAT’S IT!

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SOIGNE A JEW WHEEZED, BELCHED

PROUDLY

BELCH!WHEEZE…

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DIFFICULT BINGOS INCLUDED:

SOIGNE

SOIGNEE COIGNESGENOISE DINGOESWIGEONS EPIGONSBIOGENS SIGNORELONGIES ERINGOSELOIGNS GOONIESLINGOES ISOGONECOGNISE ISOGENY

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SOIGNE

BINGOESGINZOESHONGIESNOOGIESPINGOES

PLUS THE NEW WORDS FROM OWL2:

NO NEW WORDS FROM OWL3:

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THE END!

BELCH!