WORD GAMES FINALS

Created by these lovely people:Ritika MulagalapalliNihar Gargava

(Look Parth and Vaidehi! We finished it!)

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ROUND 1COMPOUND WORDS

Examplesun - sheet

Answer:

sunflower flowerbed bedsheet

RULES

Question will flash.

120 seconds per question

Score:

20 for solving

20 bonus for shortest (all tied up win)

10 bonus for second shortest (all tied up win)

hack - lace

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hacksaw - sawhorse - horseshoe - shoelace

back - side

(using backside is not allowed)

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backout - outside

birth - hole

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Birthday - daylight - lighthouse - houseboat - boatman - manhole

home - mate

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homework - workroom - roommate

farm - maid

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farmhouse - housework - workshop - shophouse - housemaid

ROUND 2WORD EDIT LADDER

ExampleEARTH - SHEET

Answer:

EARTH - HEAT- EAT - SEAT -SET- TEES- SHEET

RULES

Question will flash.

Two minutes per question

All words in the chain have to be dictionary

Score:

20 for solving

20 bonus for shortest (all tied up win)

10 bonus for second shortest (all tied up win)

DEER-LION

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DEER-RED-REND-DEN-DONE-ONE- ON-ION-LION

LIFE-DIET

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LIFE - LIE - LIED - DIE - DIET

MATCH-TRAIL

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MATCH- CHAT - CHART - CHAR - CHAIR - HAIR - AIR - LAIR - TRAIL

LIFE-DEATH

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LIFE- LIE - LIED - LED - LEAD - DEALT - DATE - DEATH

FAT-THIN

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FAT- AT - TAN - ANTI - TIN - THIN

ROUND 3

TOM SWIFTIES

What are Tom Swifties?The following puns are examples of “Tom Swifties”, which in which the adverb phrase of the proverbial verb is a pun on on something in the reported speech.

1. "The prisoner escaped down a rope," said Tom condescendingly.

2. "I was removed from office," said Tom disappointedly.3. "Where did all the carpet on the steps go?" asked Tom with a

blank stare 4. "It's become much bigger," said Tom with a groan.5. "Watch this insect sail through the air," said Tom flippantly.

Eg: “Pass me the shellfish," said Tom _______ (annoyedly).

Ans: crabbily

RULES

A question will be asked to each team.

Pounce is allowed

Score:

20 points if team’s turn

10 points for pounce

"I need a pencil sharpener," said Tom ______.(abruptly)

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"I need a pencil sharpener," said Tom bluntly.

"I'm concerned about the number of people not attending," said Tom __________.(without

paying much attention)

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"I'm concerned about the number of people not attending," said Tom absentmindedly.

"I manufacture tabletops for shops," said Tom __________.(having a negative effect)

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"I manufacture tabletops for shops," said Tom counterproductively.

"Congratulations; you graduated," said Tom __________.(politically correct)

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"Congratulations; you graduated," said Tom diplomatically.

"I'm trying to get some air circulating under the roof," said Tom ______ (crazily).

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"I'm trying to get some air circulating under the roof," said Tom fanatically.

"I've still got two fingers left," said Tom ________.(while looking good)

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"I've still got two fingers left," said Tom handsomely.

"You won the bronze," said Tom _______.(Intrudingly)

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"You won the bronze," said Tom meddlingly.

"I'd better repeat that SOS message," said Tom _________.(regretfully)

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"I'd better repeat that SOS message," said Tom remorsefully.

ROUND 3

WORD MATRIX

RULES

Question will flash.

Time will be indicated

Score:

Will be indicated

Symmetry in two directions! (time = 120 second)

R A T S

A B U T

T U B A

S T A R

S

M

I

P

20 points for this question!

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S T E P

T I M E

E M I T

P E T S

20 points for this question!

J

R

P T

20 points for this question!

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T R A P

R A J A

A J A R

P A R T

20 points for this question!

Symmetry in one direction! (time = 240 second)

K I S S

I D E A

S E X Y

S A Y S

2 points per correct cell filled!

H T

M R

U

E

N

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2 points per correct cell filled!

H E A R T

E M B E R

A B U S E

R E S I E

T R E N D

2 points per cell!

C I

C S

R A

S R

E M

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2 points per cell!

C I R C L E

I C A R U S

R A R E S T

C R E A T E

L U S T R E

E S T E E M

Symmetry in no direction! (time = 240 second)

P R E Y

L A V A

O V E R

T E N D

3 points per cell!

S A R

W N

R S S

N E

P E S

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3 points per cell!

S T A I R

T W I N E

R I S K S

I N L E T

P E E R S

3 points per cell!

D I S

D A E

E E E

O I T

E T R

B E D

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3 points per cell!

D I S

D A E

E E E

O I T

E T R

B E D

3 points per cell!

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3 points per cell!

A

MANY ANSWERS!

ROUND 4Quiz Khalifa

RULES

Question will go team per team.

Time will be indicated

Score:

30 points for answer

15 for pounce

The term _____________ was coined in 1920 by 9-year-old Milton Sirotta (1911–1981), nephew of American

mathematician Edward Kasner. Kasner popularized the concept in his 1940 book Mathematics and the Imagination.

Other names for __________ include ten duotrigintillion on the short scale, ten thousand sexdecillion on the long scale, or ten sexdecilliard on the Peletier long scale.

Fill the blank!

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GOOGOL!

This word means “a protest in which workers prevent employers leaving a place of work until certain demands are

met”. This word is derived from Hindi.

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GHERAO!

“I put my right hand in the hold and found the pipe that fed the radiator- God, it was hot. I took the pipe in hand and overrode the reflex to pull away. Two dols, no, seven dols- maybe even eight dols. Wait. Five dols, four dols. Minutes later it was still a comfortable four dols.” – Richard Kopperdahl, in “Bettervue

Hospital” ‘ Dol’ is a unit for measuring what?

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PAIN INTENSITY!

What is the singular form of “Opera”?

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OPUS!

Spell it right, or no marks. This word comes from the Tamil word paraiyan , meaning drummer, considered to be lower in

rank in the caste system in India.

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PARIAH. Noun, meaning an outcast.

The Rath Yatra at Puri, Orissa has led to the creation of an English word, which means ‘any large, overpowering,

destructive force or object’. What word, and from what exactly has it been coined?

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Juggernaut, from Jagannath. Devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed under the wheels of the

Rath, hence the word.

A ___ is a pessimist-cum-alarmist, one who constantly warns of the possibility of calamities. From a children’s tale. Fill in

the blank.

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Chicken Little!

Athanaeum (ath-uh-NEE-yum) or atheneum, is noun derived from the Greek word Athenaion (a temple for Athena, the

goddess of wisdom.) Athenaeum is actually a lesser known synonym of a common everyday word. What word?

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A library!

ROUND 5SPELLING BEE

RULES

Word given to each team. They try to spell it.

Next team gives an opinion (if spelling is right/wrong)

Score:

10 points if correct spelling ( to the team)

-10 points if incorrect opinion ( to the next team)

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