Effing Bingos
Mike Curry played a nice bingo against me on Monday.
It was FENNIES. I knew FENNY was good and was also sure of FENNIER. Although I had a feeling FENNIES was also good, I had to give Mike 5 extra points to check it.
As well as FENNY meaning lots of fens (a sort of peaty swamp) it is also the name for an alcoholic spirit made from coconuts. An alternative spelling is FENI.
A Grade Challenge
Here are 5 bingos for you to find containing the letter F. I must be hungry while writing this blog because all the answers are something you can eat.
A E F G M O R S
A A F I R T T T
A B F H I L L S
A B D F L O R T
A F I L N O R U
Extra A Grade Challenge
Here is an anagram that is so tough unless your surname is Richards you will need an extra clue:
E E H N S W W
It is a word used by South Africans to describe people from Zimbabwe with rosy memories of the past.
As I said, only Nigel and Alastair might know it. It will be interesting to see if anybody else using a bit of lateral thinking can figure it out.
B & C Grade Study List
Here are 12 high probability bingos starting with the letter F that you might not have known.
FRIANDE Woman of refined tastes who indulges in sensuous living
FADEINS Gradual increases in the brightness of an image
FEATOUS Shapely – also FEATEOUS
FOUDRIE Jurisdiction of a bailiff in the Orkneys
FREEGAN Opponent of consumerism who survives on recycled goods
FAUREST Farthest away
FESTIER Very bad
FERMION Type of subatomic particle
FORPINE To waste away
FADAISE An obvious or silly remark
FANTEEG Anxiety or agitation
FLEURON Decorative pastry motif
Answers to A Grade Challenge
FROMAGES Cheeses
FRITTATA Unfolded chopped meat or vegetable omelet
FISHBALL Fishcake
FLATBROD Flatbread made with rye
FRIULANO Italian cheese
Answer to Extra Challenge
WHENWES
Zimbabweans who had been well off in their own country are described by South Africans using this word because they keep saying “When we lived in Zimbabwe....”
Even just the singular WHENWE would be a cool word to play.
Happy Scrabbling
Patrick