Polywords

Bead

Make as many words as you can from the letters of a nine-letter word, making sure you use the highlighted letter. Can you beat our score?
© Albert Bridge, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

About this picture …

Foxgloves beaded with raindrops at the entrance to Drumkeeragh forest, about 20 miles south of Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Bead

Make words using the letters shown in the grid. Your words should be four or more letters in length. All your words must include the highlighted letter in the centre. Tap on any letter to use it for your word.

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refrain barred friend barren errand infer fibre brief brine fiend bride drier drain fried friar brand beard bread abide rabid brain fine rend rife fire ride rind read raid idea find rain rear near rare rein drab bear bean bead bend bird bind barn bade arid aide band bane bare bran fade earn fair fend fear fare dire dine dare bred darn deaf dear dean fern
abed abide afire aide airbed aired airer arid bade bairn band bane bard bare bared barer barf barfed barn barred barren bead bean bear beard bend bide bier bind binder bird brad brae braid brain brained bran brand bread bred briar bride brie brief brier brine dare darn deaf dean dear debar dinar dine diner dire drab drain drear drier earn errand fade fain fair fairer fare fared fear fend fern fibre fiend find finder fine fined finer fire firebrand fired friar fried friend frier idea inbred infer infrared nadir near nerd rabid raid raider rain rained rand randier rani rare read rear refrain rein rend reran ride rider rife rind

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