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Make as many words as you can from the letters of a nine-letter word, making sure you use the highlighted letter. Can you beat our score?
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Just part of a teeming shoal (or school) of bannerfish.

Teem

Make words using the letters shown in the grid. Your words should be four or more letters in length. All your words must include the highlighted letter in the centre. Tap on any letter to use it for your word.

ailment alien alit amen ante anti eaten elan eliminate elite email emit enamel enema entail inlet inmate item lain lame lament lane late lean leant leat lent lien lima lime limit line lint lite mail main male malt mane mantel mantle mate matinee meal mean meanie meant meat meet melt menial mental metal mete mien mile mine mini mint mite nail name neat tail tale tame teal team teem teen tile time tine
matinee ailment enamel inmate lament mental menial entail alien elite metal leant limit email meant eaten mile mine melt meet neat teem team tile time teal tame nail mite name meat tale tail mint malt lain item lame lane late emit amen lean lent male main mane mate meal mail lime line lint mean
ailment alien alit amen ante anti eaten elan eliminate elite email emit enamel enema entail inlet inmate item lain lame lament lane late lean leant leat lent lien lima lime limit line lint lite mail main male malt mane mantel mantle mate matinee meal mean meanie meant meat meet melt menial mental metal mete mien mile mine mini mint mite nail name neat tail tale tame teal team teem teen tile time tine

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March: Folk Songs from Somerset

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner.

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Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)

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Lament

Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Performed by the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by William Boughton.

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Transcript / Notes

‘Lament’ was written following the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania on 7th May, 1915, torpedoed by a German U-Boat at the cost of over a thousand civilian lives.