Word Game: Dec. 14, 2024

TODAY’S WORD — NYMPHALID

NYMPHALID: nim-FAL-id: Any of a family of butterflies with the first pair of legs useless for walking.

Average mark 45 words

Time limit 60 minutes

Can you find 56 or more words in NYMPHALID? The list will be published Monday.

YESTERDAY’S WORD — CARAMEL: calm calmer came camel camera care clam clear cram cream acme acre alarm area areal race rale real realm ream mace malar male marc marcel mare marl meal earl lace lacer lama lame lamer

RULES OF THE GAME: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. 3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. 4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed. Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com. (EDITORS: For editorial questions, please contact Andrews McMeel Syndication Editorial Dept. -uueditorial@amuniversal.com.) COPYRIGHT 2024 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE DISTRIBUTED BY ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION FOR UFS