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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 2h

NASPA Word of the Day: NAVAID n a navigational device. Hook:navaidS. Anahook:vanadiC. Blanagrams:Maidan Radian aidMan avianS avidIn divanS indaBa invadE naiadS vaGina vandaL vandaS viandS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 1d

NASPA Word of the Day: COMIX n comic books or strips. Extensions:CAcomixL CAcomixLE CAcomixLES CAcomixLS. Typo:comic. Anahook:comMix. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 1d

#19 at Swatow

Swatow restaurant menu item #19: duck noodle soup

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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 2d

NASPA Word of the Day: BANDPASS n the range of frequencies transmitted through a filter. Anagram:passband. Extension:bandpassES. Anahook:passbandS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 2d

Slowly acquiring a fountain pen collection, thanks to the corrupting influence of a good friend.

Two Platinum Preppy 03 pens (black and violet) lie on a sheet of paper captioning them

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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 3d

NASPA Word of the Day: PIGNUS n property held as security for a debt. Anagram:spuing. Typo:pignut. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 4d

NASPA Word of the Day: GOUTWEED n a plant with white flowers. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 5d

NASPA Word of the Day: PENUMBRA n a partial shadow. Hooks:penumbraE penumbraL penumbraS. Blanagrams:Superman preHuman prunabLe. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 6d

NASPA Word of the Day: BEZANT n a coin of ancient Rome. Hook:bezantS. Typo:byzant. Anahook:bezZant. Blanagrams:abSent bInate bRazen bUtane banNet banteR batMen batTen beatEn benzaL zOnate zeatIn.... https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 7d

NASPA Word of the Day: NUDNIK n an annoying person. Anagram:unkind. Hook:nudnikS. Anahooks:dunkinG nudniCk. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 8d

NASPA Word of the Day: SORN v to force oneself on others for food and lodging. Hook:sornS. Extensions:sornED sornER sornERS sornING. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 9d

NASPA Word of the Day: NAUTCH n a dancing exhibition in India. Anagram:chaunt. Extension:nautchES. Anahooks:Staunch canthuS chauntS unLatch untEach. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 10d

NASPA Word of the Day: TWITTERY adj nervously agitated. Extension:NItwittery. Typo:twitters. Blanagrams:Atwitter wHittret. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 11d

NASPA Word of the Day: URACIL n a chemical compound. Anagram:curial. Hook:uracilS. Extensions:BROMOuracil BROMOuracilS FLUOROuracil FLUOROuracilS THIOuracil THIOuracilS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 12d

NASPA Word of the Day: STARWORT n a flowering plant. Hook:starwortS. Blanagrams:artworKs raGworts rostratE rotatOrs saLtwort traCtors traItors. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 14d

NASPA Word of the Day: LIGROIN n a flammable liquid. Anagram:roiling. Hooks:ligroinE ligroinS. Extension:ligroinES. Anahooks:Broiling originAl rEligion rEoiling. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 15d

NASPA Word of the Day: DONGLE n a device for a computer. Anagrams:golden longed. Hook:dongleS. Typos:dangle dingle. Anahooks:donegAl endloNg glenoId loUnged. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 16d

NASPA Word of the Day: UNCIFORM n a bone of the wrist. Anagram:cuniform. Hook:unciformS. Anahooks:cunEiform cuniformS. Blanagrams:confirmS coumArin cuBiform frAncium uniformS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 17d

NASPA Word of the Day: INCONY adj pretty. Blanagrams:Pinyon cAnyon coninE coninG coninS coyinG cyAnin nEonic nUncio oniOny. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 18d

NASPA Word of the Day: LOCUSTA n a spikelet. Anagram:talcous. Hooks:locustaE locustaL. Typo:locusts. Anahooks:calLouts lactEous osculaNt osculatE outcalLs outclasS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 19d

NASPA Word of the Day: MONITORY n a letter of warning. Anagram:moronity. Extensions:ADmonitory PREmonitory. Typo:monitors. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 20d

NASPA Word of the Day: MAFTIR n the concluding section of a parashah. Hook:maftirS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 21d

NASPA Word of the Day: PERI n a supernatural being of Persian mythology. Anagrams:pier ripe. Hooks:periL periS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 21d

I can ride past this sign now without falling off my bike, if I focus on the bad kerning and ignore the illogic.

A Toronto street sign reads “BICYCLE SIGNAL”; attached below it a sign reads “BICYLES EXCEPTED”.

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John Chew @poslfit.bsky.social · 22d

NASPA Word of the Day: SENNIGHT n a week. Hook:sennightS. Anahooks:enthUsing hAstening nAethings thingnesS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl