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Scrabble Group
by Alan & Angela - 21:33 on 08 November 2017
Latest news of the U3A scrabble group-
WE still meet in the Kirkwall Community Centre-every Friday-at 10 a m -and usually have three tables of 3-4 players-sometimes 4 tables-we are not very competitive,playing for fun and furthering our knowledge of vocabulary-
The Friday before Christmas we will have a lunch there after our usual session-
It is always full of laughter-as it is amazing just what unexpected words are found-
Here are a few we found that were new (to some of us)
Varve-sediment in glacial laakes
Cere-swelling on a parrots beak
Zeiu-protein occuring in maize
Pye-book for finding church services
Yug-one of the 4 ages of mankind
Sucre-monetary unit of Equador
Nandy-type of ostrich
Wang-cheek bone
Thagi-thugee
Spawl-spit
Manet-remain on stage
Pawl-lever on a rachet
Just a few of the words found-
Everyone is invited to join us-
angela
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