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Bingo of the Days

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Oct 31, 2011

WENDIGOn pl. -GOS  windigo62 points (12 points without the bingo)The WENDIGO (or WINDIGO) is a malevolent creature from the mythology of the Algonquian, one of the most populous and widespread Native ...

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Oct 29, 2011

Pumpkins, murderers, vampires, zombies, ghosts, witches, death… these are all the subjects of last week's Scrabble Bingo of the Days, which focused on words associated with Halloween and horror movies ...

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Oct 29, 2011

BURKITEn pl. -S  a burker63 points (13 points without the bingo)There's no better time than Halloween to have the BEJABERS scared out of you, and no better way than with a slasher flick or horror movi ...

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Oct 29, 2011

GRAMARYEn pl. -S  occult learning; magic64 points (14 points without the bingo)Simply put, GRAMARYE is MAGIC, SORCERY, and in some cases, NECROMANCY. But overall, there is very little distinction betw ...

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Oct 26, 2011

CREMAINSn/pl  the ashes of a cremated body62 points (12 points without the bingo)Perhaps one of the creepiest portmanteau words out there, CREMAINS combines CREMATED and REMAINS to clearly describe th ...

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Oct 23, 2011

CUCURBITn pl. -S  a gourd64 points (14 points without the bingo)Halloween is just around the corner, and by now most of you have already picked up a CUCURBIT to gut and carve scary faces into. Yes, th ...

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Oct 22, 2011

Halloween will be here in just over a week, which means next week these Scrabble Bingo of the Days will become more horrific. This week, there's just a few relevant Halloween seven-letter words for yo ...

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Oct 22, 2011

UTILIDORn pl. -S  an insulated system of pipes for use in arctic regions59 points (9 points without the bingo)UTILIDOR is a portmanteau word for "utility" and "corridor" used to describe a large enclo ...

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Oct 21, 2011

MIMESISn pl. -MESISES or -MESES  mimicry  MIMETICadj61 points (11 points without the bingo)MIMESIS is just another term for MIMICRY in the world of zoology, but it's not just limited to the science of ...

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Oct 20, 2011

PLASTRUMn pl. -S  plastron62 points (12 points without the bingo)The PLASTRUM (or PLASTRON) is the ventral part of a turtle's shell, which is the almost flat part on the underside of a turtle or torto ...