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Can I Have a Word?

A Fun Guide to Winning Word Games

Nick Fawcett
From ‘aa’, a Hawaiian word for lava, to the South American weevil ‘zyzzyva’, this lexicon brings together a host of unusual words that are especially helpful in word games. To aid with memorizing them, Nick Fawcett provides an entertaining explanation of each word’s meaning. He also offers tips on the most effective ways of deploying different letter-combinations.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Robinson
  • Year: 2019
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 197x125mm
  • ISBN: 9781472143129
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.2kg
Product code:
515693
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Can I Have a Word? is the ultimate strategy book for word-game lovers. It introduces the reader to a host of weird and wacky words that will not only help them to become better word-game players but also enhance their enjoyment of competing. It covers key word-game themes, the mastery of which is vital for success, such as:

- Two- and three-letter words
- Using a Q, Z, J or X to maximum effect
- Dealing with the letter V and other problem tiles
- Coping with a rack full of consonants or one heavy in vowels
- Making seven- and eight-letter words
- Tips for victory.

Readers will find this amusing, light-hearted book immeasurably enriches their vocabulary, enabling them, without the drudgery of studying a dictionary, to recall all kinds of unusual and interesting words just when they need them most.
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