Add to ORKGWords may be called interlaced if composed of overlapping shorter words. Fagot is a good example, with its regular overlap of fag, ago, and got. It also contains fa, go, a and o forwards, and to, tog, and toga in reverse order. Thus this five-letter word has ten component words, a ration of two to one for a measure of interlace
A Charade Word is a word that may be divided into two or more words: CHARADE = CHAR + ADE. As the ga...
The so-called Jotto problem--construct five five-letter words out of 25 different letters--was exami...
An overlap chain of words is a sequence in which the last letters of each word form the first letter...
I am often intrigued by words within words. Recently, I came across one of 15 letters which can be d...
Surprise is a key ingredient of wordplay\u27s charm. Many forms of wordplay amuse us by rearranging...
During the past two years, Word Ways has presented several of my articles on directed word chains. ...
For several years I have attempted to bring some order to the logological jungle. One result has bee...
Words that break into two or more component words are the gist of many puzzles. Often the component...
In the August 1970, August 1971 and August 1983 issues of Word Ways, Ernst Theimer introduced the ch...
Of all crossword puzzles, I find the charade crossword the most enjoyable. In this type of crossword...
Charades -- the division of words into parts that are also words, such as PLEASURE = PLEA + SURE -- ...
Many words can be regarded as made up of a sequence of smaller ones. This article takes a look at so...
In the August 1970 and August 1971 Word Ways, Ernst Theimer introduced the charade crossword to read...
On March 13 2005, Will Shortz presented an interesting word puzzle on National Public Radio: rearran...
The term word-chain is used when describing word series in which the last letter from one word repea...
A Charade Word is a word that may be divided into two or more words: CHARADE = CHAR + ADE. As the ga...
The so-called Jotto problem--construct five five-letter words out of 25 different letters--was exami...
An overlap chain of words is a sequence in which the last letters of each word form the first letter...
I am often intrigued by words within words. Recently, I came across one of 15 letters which can be d...
Surprise is a key ingredient of wordplay\u27s charm. Many forms of wordplay amuse us by rearranging...
During the past two years, Word Ways has presented several of my articles on directed word chains. ...
For several years I have attempted to bring some order to the logological jungle. One result has bee...
Words that break into two or more component words are the gist of many puzzles. Often the component...
In the August 1970, August 1971 and August 1983 issues of Word Ways, Ernst Theimer introduced the ch...
Of all crossword puzzles, I find the charade crossword the most enjoyable. In this type of crossword...
Charades -- the division of words into parts that are also words, such as PLEASURE = PLEA + SURE -- ...
Many words can be regarded as made up of a sequence of smaller ones. This article takes a look at so...
In the August 1970 and August 1971 Word Ways, Ernst Theimer introduced the charade crossword to read...
On March 13 2005, Will Shortz presented an interesting word puzzle on National Public Radio: rearran...
The term word-chain is used when describing word series in which the last letter from one word repea...
A Charade Word is a word that may be divided into two or more words: CHARADE = CHAR + ADE. As the ga...
The so-called Jotto problem--construct five five-letter words out of 25 different letters--was exami...
An overlap chain of words is a sequence in which the last letters of each word form the first letter...