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  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  3. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...

  4. Four-letter word - Wikipedia

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    The Cardigans in their song "For What It's Worth", use the "four-letter word" expression several times. That Four-Letter Word is a 2006 independent film from India. Welsh punk band Four Letter Word, formed in 1991, named themselves after the phrase. A Four Letter Word is also the title of a 2007 gay-themed movie starring Jesse Archer and ...

  5. The New York Times Spelling Bee - Wikipedia

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    Each puzzle is guaranteed to have at least one pangram, a word containing at least one of each of the seven letters. Pangrams awards double points (e.g. a seven-letter pangram scores 14 points). [1] [2] If the player finds all of the possible words in a given puzzle, they achieve the title of "Queen Bee". [3] In 2021, the editor Sam Ezersky ...

  6. Quiddler - Wikipedia

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    A player may challenge any other player if they feel that the latter has used a word that is not an allowable word. If the word is an allowable word, the challenging player must subtract from their score the number of points in the word. If it is not, the challenged player must subtract from their score the number of points in the word.

  7. J. L. Austin - Wikipedia

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    By observing that it is (i) a substantive-hungry word that is sometimes (ii) an adjuster-word, [28] as well as (iii) a dimension-word [29] and (iv) a word whose negative use "wears the trousers," [30] Austin highlights its complexities. Only by doing so, according to Austin, can we avoid introducing false dichotomies.

  8. JLD - Wikipedia

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    JLD may refer to: . Justice League Dark, a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, an American actress and comedian; Jarwal Road railway station, the station code JLD

  9. Li'l Abner - Wikipedia

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    The Shmoo Club b/w The Shmoo Is Clean, the Shmoo Is Neat — 45 rpm (1949) Music You Enjoy, Inc. The Snuggable, Huggable Shmoo b/w The Shmoo Doesn't Cost a Cent — 45 rpm (1949) Music You Enjoy, Inc. Shmoo Lesson b/w A Shmoo Can Do Most Anything — 45 rpm (1949) Music You Enjoy, Inc. Li'l Abner Goes to Town — 78 rpm (1950) Capp-Tone Comic ...