Rules:

1. You can change three letters.
2. English only.
3. You can add three letters.
4. The total letter count needs to remain nine.

For example:

Exercises

Selective

(Here, I took away letters X, E and S; then added L, V and T.)

Please come keep the thread alive. Scrabble away.

Invective

invention

Itinerant

itinerary

planetary

:-(

I put in dysentary which I realized afterwards was spelled wrong. Am still working on it! ;-)

Please come back soon.

airplanes

relapsing

(I hope it still counts if I only changed one letter not three)

releasing (Oh, it counts... and I am impressed!)

re-reading

beheading

generated

(Hi marina61, welcome to the scrabble game.)

deterrent

detergent

(Oh, please come back and try again. Sweet yoga-gal.)

I did!

gentlemen

(now, your turn again.)

Hi ashly 7!

germinate

incriminate

determine

criminals

detriment

trimester

semesters

mesmerize

summarize

marriages

triangles

Trinities

itinerant

treatment

atonement

teamsters

Message edited by its author, Apr 12, 2009, 2:25am.

teammates

materials

maternity

yearlings

clearings

endearing

energetic

certifies

traceries

celebrate

relatives

selection

neologism

simpleton

splinters

nitrifies

fireflies

firehouse

Bershires

blistered

desertion

fractions

transcend

translate

antelopes

telescope

elevators

electrode

Message edited by its author, Apr 24, 2009, 3:50pm.

defective

effective

affection

afflicted

activated

devastate

evaluated

traveller

revelator

elevators

Message edited by its author, May 13, 2009, 3:22am.

elephants

phantasma

pantheist

hesitance

chieftain

( It looks like "Game Over" )

(It ain't over till it's over.)

franchise

archangel

c h a r l a t a n

new alphabets: a, t

Message edited by its author, May 25, 2009, 1:08am.

c h i l b l a i n

new alphabets: 2( i ), b

Message edited by its author, May 25, 2009, 1:06am.

c h a p l a i n s

new alphabets: a, p, s

( keep this game alive,sport )

handclasp

manhandle

handlebar

handrails

slandered

undesired

u n d r e s s e d
*

underpaid

u n d e r p a s s

expanders

e x p a n s i o n

Message edited by its author, Jun 17, 2009, 2:04am.

snappiest

p r i s t i n e d

new words added: r, i and d

old words replaced: a, p and a

Message edited by its author, Jun 18, 2009, 1:23am.

ministers

b a n n i s t e r

striation

t r i a t h o n s

attrition

narcicist

accidents

a c c o r d i o n

dinosaurs

d i s p e r s a l

new: p, e, l

taken out: n, o. u

residuals

r e s i d e n t s

resistant

a s s i t a n t s


new alphabets: a, s

removed alphabets: r, e

r e s i s t a n t

(Your words look pretty with that new, fancy fonts, skoobdo. They make me feel like my eyes can see more letters, and I don't need my magnifying glass anymore when I play scrabbles online. Thank you.)

resilient

shrillest

shellfire

freshness

f r e s h n e r s

seafarers

s e r g e a n t s

recreants

aberrants

abhorrent

narrators

narrative

d i r e c t i v e

Message edited by its author, Jun 28, 2009, 2:55am.

directory

refectory

d e f e c t o r s

reflector

defection

fractions

aviations

variation

fruitions

intuition

i n s t i t u t e

intimates

e s t i m a t e s

stimulate

talismans

m a t e r i a l s

m a t e r n i t y

p a t e r n i t y

internist

d e n t i s t r y

distantly

distracts

r e s t r i c t s

d i s t r i c t s

t r i c k s t e r

drumstick

t r u c k s t e r

remove: d, m, i
add: c,e,r

hucksters

h a v e r s a c k

carjacker

h i j a c k e r s

shortcake

h a n d s h a k e

handstand

bandstand

standards

distances...i think that works!

reactions

sanctions

s t a t i o n s

nationals

s e n s a t i o n

operation

r a t i o n i n g

s i g n a t u r e

figurines

u n f o r g i v e

foreigner

foresight

l o n g s i g h t

l o n g h o u s e

i, t > h. u

note: Houses in Sarawak, in Borneo are called longhouses. single noun:longhouse

analogous

(Thank you for your help, skoobdo. This scrabble thread isn't the same without you. Please come back and play more.)

d i a l o g u e s

remove: n

add: i

Play it again,Sam. You are most welcome. Rgds

m o n o l o g u e

m o n o t o n u s

skoobdo, I think you mean monotonous, which has ten letters. May I suggest

m o n o t o n e s

m o o n s t o n e

tombstone

combustion

"c o m b u s t i o n" is a 10-letters word. Try again.
Game starts again from

"t o m b s t o n e"

Message edited by its author, Jul 24, 2009, 1:56am.

t r o m b o n e s

Come on, skoobdo, isn't "Not acceptable" a bit harsh? I fixed your counting errors without scolding in this game and the 4+5 game.

barometer

aviddiva, Sorry , for being harsh,

That's OK skoobdo -- it was my error, after all. What fine word can you make from barometer?

metre maid

Message edited by its author, Jul 26, 2009, 4:43am.

Two fine words! I give you

dreamtime

s t r e a m e r s

mysteries

m y s t e r i z e

demystify

How do you get magnetise from demystify without changing more than three letters?

m o r t i f i e d


y,s. y > o,r, i

LOL. Good one, skoobdo.

fortifies

r e c t i f i e d

o,s > e,d

even better!

terrified

h o r r i f i e d

herefords

Hereford - a special breed of cattle

link

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionar...

Do we accept proper nouns ?

Message edited by its author, Aug 2, 2009, 3:43am.

f o r e t e l l s

h,r,d > t, l, l

foresters

a n c e s t o r s

new alphabets: a, n, c

delete alphabets: f, e, r

histories

h i s t o r i a n

( continue the game )

v i c t o r i a n

anchorite

a n c h o r a g e

chordates

a n c h o v i e s

r, d, t > n, v, i

shoveling

s h o o t i n g s (as a noun)

Message edited by its author, Aug 7, 2009, 5:50am.

something

smothered

s m o o t h e n s

dishonest

s h o r t e n e d

s h o r t e n e r

northwest

n o r t h e a s t

P.S. Are you getting a snail's pace response from the Internet? I think it is caused by undersea cables damage - Taiwan/Japan/China typhoon season. Are you having the same problem?

Message edited by its author, Aug 14, 2009, 1:04am.

t h r e a t e n s

No, not particularly slow here.

streakers

s t r e a k i n g

streamers

mastering

p e s t e r i n g

l i t t e r i n g

literals

t i n k e r i n g

NB Played from # 240 - littering #241 is 8 letters

pickering

r e c k o n i n g

Kingstown

bowstring

"l i t t e r i n g " is a "nine-alphabets word".( Msg 240)

" l i t e r a l s " is a "eight-alphabets word" . (Msg 241 )

Confusion! It is only a game. :-)

Game begins: from

" bowstring "

Message edited by its author, Aug 19, 2009, 12:53am.

t r o u b l i n g

Note-
reckoning to kingstown- 4 letter change

However we can have...
s e c o n d i n g
s t r a n d i n g
k i n g s t o w n
b o w s t r i n g

wow just had breakfast and my coffee :-)

Message edited by its author, Aug 19, 2009, 4:32am.

outliners

s t r a i n e r s

stationer

eruptions

s p r i n t e r s

s p l i n t e r s

s p l a t t e r s

p l a s t e r e d

t,s,> e, d,

s t r a p l e s s

s t r i p p e r s

a,l,s, > i, p, r

s t r a p p i n g

p i l a s t e r s

p l a s t e r e r

terrapins

t e r r a c i n g

p,s > c, g

Message edited by its author, Aug 25, 2009, 7:35am.

g r a v i t a t e

negatives

r e l a t i v e s

n,g > r. l

elevators

b e v e r a g e s

l,t,o > b,e,g

g r i e v a n c e

e v a n g e l i c

a n g e l i c a l

calendula

c a l e n d e r s

s l a n d e r e d

w a n d e r e r s

l,d > s, r

s q u a n d e r s

oleanders

o r d e r l i e s

n, a > r, i

r e l i g i o n s

r e l i s h i n g

o > h

skooooby dooooooo
we lo ve yooooo u

brightens

frightens

heightens

56Hypocrites,

( You are very cheeky.)

@ skoobdo and 56Hypocrites That's what always goes through my head when I see skoobdo :-)

s t r e n g t h s

gathering

AllBally,

What is going on?

New word:

from: " gathering"

to: f a t h e r i n g

@ skoobdo Do you not know? Some of us grew up watching....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_C2HJvtR...

Message edited by its author, Sep 4, 2009, 5:43am.

m o t h e r i n g :)

thermoses

s e m e s t e r s

h,o > e, s

Teamsters

s c r e a m e r s

creamiest

s t r e a m e r s

i > s

Message edited by its author, Sep 7, 2009, 1:23am.

remainder

r e m i n d e r s

a > s

determine

d e t e (c) (t) (o) r

t e r m i n a t e

Played off #300 determine

#301 8 letters

teetering

t e t (h) e r i n g

muttering

l i t t e r i n g

new: l, i / remove: m , u

Message edited by its author, Sep 10, 2009, 2:30am.

tittering

b u t t e r i n g

stutterer

utterance

entrances

sentences

presenter

repentant

penetrate

entreated

defeaters

defectors

detection

d e t e c t i v e

invective

festivity

f e s t i v a l s

vestigial

vestibule

Message edited by its author, Sep 17, 2009, 12:33am.

masculine

p a r t i c l e s

new: p, r, t

remove: m, u, n

ventricle

t e n t a c l e s

new: s, a
remove: v, i

Message edited by its author, Sep 18, 2009, 1:52am.

clattered

fluttered

Message edited by its author, Sep 18, 2009, 3:24am.

f l a t t e r e d

f l a t t e n e d

a t t e n d e e s

new: e, s
omit: f, l

detention

r e t e n t i o n

remove: d
add: r

attention

a t t e n t i v e

t e n t a t i v e

(No takers )

s e d a t i v e s

new: s, d, s

omit: t, n, t

passivity

piy/dee

s e n s i t i v e

new: e, n, e
omit: p, a, y

investing

r e i n v e n t s

new: r, e,
omit: i, g

i n v e n t o r s

new: o
omit: e

volunteer

v o l u n t a r y

revolting

revolters

loiterers

cloisters

popsicles

t r i c y c l e s

new: t, r, y
omit: p, o, p

triangles

( Hello, to the originator of this word game )

w r a n g l e r s

new: w, r
omit: i, t

granaries

g r a n d e u r s

new: d, u

omit: a, i,

e n d a n g e r s

new: n,
omit: u,

endearing

y e a r n i n g s

new: y, s
omit: e, d,

l e a r n i n g s

g l e a n i n g s

g r e e t i n g s

(Welcome back, AllyBally )

g r i n d i n g s

new: d, i, n

omit: e, e, t

g r u n t l i n g

( Thank you, Skoobdo.)

c o u n t i n g s

s c o r c h i n g

c o a c h i n g s

c h a r g i n g s

d i s c h a r g e

new: d, e
omit: n, g

c h a g r i n e d

recharged

c h a r g e m a n

m a r g a r i n e

b a r g a i n e d

add: b, d
omit: m, r

i n g r a i n e d

e n g r a v e r s

new: v, s
omit: i, d

g r a d i e n t s

tangerine

g e r i a t r i c

out - n,n,e.
in - r,i,c.

e r r a t i c a l (strange)

new: l
remove: g

heretical

s p h e r i c a l

new: s, p,
remove: e, t

calibrate

c e l e b r a t e

e x c i t a b l e (!)

v e r i t a b l e

new: v,i
remove: x,c

v e n e r a b l e

new: e, n
remove: i, t

enervated

u n n e r v e d

new: u, n
remove: e, a

revenged

v e n t u r e d

new: t, u,

remove: e,g

Whoops! We got off track up at "unnerved", which is only eight letters.
How about if we back up to "enervated"?

d e t o n a t e d

added d, t, o
omitted e, r, v

d e t h r o n e r

new- h, r, r
remove- a, t, d

Message edited by its author, Nov 24, 2009, 12:57am.

d e t a i n e r s

added a, i, s
omitted h, r, o

d e t a i n e e s

e n l i s t e e s

omitted d, e, a
added e, l, s

a b s e n t e e s

new: a, b,
remove: l, i,

a s c e n d e r s

added c, d, r
omitted b, t, e

a n c e s t o r s

new: t,o
remove: d,e

transient

p r e s c i e n t

omitted t, a, n
added p, e, c

p r e s e n t e d

d i s s e n t e r

omitted p, e
added i, s

d e s e r t e r s

new: e, r,
remove: i, n

r e a d d r e s s

omitted e, t
added a, d

a d d r e s s e d

r e a s s u r e d

added s, u
omitted d, d

r e a s s e s e d

new: s,e
omot: u,r

Skoobdo: I think we need another "s" in "reassesed". Cheers!

reassured

r e a s s e s s e d

a d v e r t i s e r

new: v, r, t, i, d

omit: e, e, s, s, s,

Skoobo: "Advertiser" has ten letters.

Playing from "reassured":

i m p r e s s e d

omitted a, u, r
added i, m, p

p r i s o n e r s

new:o,n,r
remove: m, e,d

reasoning

s o n o g r a m s

omitted e, i, n
added s, o, m

m o n o g r a p h

new: p,h
omit: s,s

monorails

n o r m a l i z e

added z, e
omitted o, s

f o r m a l i s e

new: f, s
remove: n,z

f o r m a l i t y

m a l f o r m e d

added m, e, d
omitted i, t, y