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The Tea Party, Stephen Bloom, Jeremiah Farrell
Terminal Words, Susan Thorpe
Terminal Words, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
A terminal word is derived from, in order, the first and last letters of the first word and the first and last letters of the second word of a two word phrase.
Mean Sidewalks, . Anil
S-Unfriendliness, . Anil
S-Unfriendliness, . Anil
Word Ways
A discussion of the letter S and how it combines with other letters when it is the initial letter of a word.
Putativeness - When Is A Word Not A Word?, Darryl Francis
Putativeness - When Is A Word Not A Word?, Darryl Francis
Word Ways
An essay on what makes a word officially a word using the word Putativeness.
Back Cover And Instructions To Authors
Back Cover And Instructions To Authors
Word Ways
The back cover of this issue including instructions to authors.
A Double Haiku From Homographs, . Anil
A Double Haiku From Homographs, . Anil
Word Ways
A poem in which the title and the poem itself are both haikus.
Cornages (Funny Words 6), . Anil
Homograph Puns, . Anil
A Sam Loyd Puzzle Solution?, Lori Wike
A Sam Loyd Puzzle Solution?, Lori Wike
Word Ways
A proposed solution to a puzzle from the February 2016 issue.
The Mad Hatter's Dream, Jeremiah Farrell
The Counter-Clockwise Way, Scot Morris
Wisconsin Words - 1, Steve Kahan
Word Ways V.51 No.2 Complete Issue
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 51, Issue 1
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 51, Issue 1
Word Ways
Front cover and publication information for this issue including the table of contents.
Bonne Annee, Alain Zalmanski
Adjacent Homophones, Susan Thorpe
Adjacent Homophones, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
A collection of sentences that contain adjacent homophones.
Word Equations, Susan Thorpe
Word Equations, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
Word equations are formed so that the first letter is the value of the following letters when added or subtracted.
Back Cover And Instructions To Authors
Back Cover And Instructions To Authors
Word Ways
The instructions to authors interested in submitting articles for future issues.
"Albatross" Eckler: A Belated Tribute, . Anil
"Albatross" Eckler: A Belated Tribute, . Anil
Word Ways
A eulogy for former editor of Word Ways, A. Ross Eckler.
Alphametics, Steven Kahan
Disturbing Verbing And Pre-Verbing, Roger E. Rondeau
Disturbing Verbing And Pre-Verbing, Roger E. Rondeau
Word Ways
Humorous commentary on the English language trend of creating verbs out of nouns which he calls "verbing.".
Transposals In Sentences, Susan Thorpe
Transposals In Sentences, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
New examples of transposals used in sentences.
Mean Sidewalks, . Anil
Mean Sidewalks, . Anil
Word Ways
The fourth in a series that will be a regular column in the future.
Words With Two Pairs Of Like Letters - The Sequel, Darryl Francis
Words With Two Pairs Of Like Letters - The Sequel, Darryl Francis
Word Ways
An update to a popular Word Ways article originally published in 1973 in which examples are given of words with two double letters.
Anagram Quiz 24, . Anil
What's Really Magic About Magic Squares, Jeremiah Farrell
What's Really Magic About Magic Squares, Jeremiah Farrell
Word Ways
An explanation and discussion of magic squares along with a handout from a 2002 conference detailing the related Five Card Study.
Romantic Words, Steve Kahan
Romantic Words, Steve Kahan
Word Ways
A romantic word is one that has a well-formed Roman numeral embedded within it. The value of a romantic word is the numerical equivalent of the Roman numeral it displays.
Hebrew Scandinavian Charades, Steve Kahan
Hebrew Scandinavian Charades, Steve Kahan
Word Ways
Fifteen Hebrew Scandinavian charades can be constructed from the sixty components that are presented below, wherein fifteen decoys have been included to heighten the challenge. Are you up for it?