Word Games

Word games were a popular past time. Test your knowledge and your skill in these selections from Miss Leslie's American Girls Book. Remember -- these were written for children!

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A Dinner.

1. A country in the East.
2. A long-necked bird omitting the last letter--and a small fruit.
3. One of the sons of Noah.
4. What no sailor wishes to meet with--and an inhabitant of the water.
5. A small fowl--and what all children like.
6. Half of a room under ground--a vowel--and a grain, omitting the last letter.
7. A cooking utensil--the first letter of the alphabet--and part of the foot.,
8. To strike, changing a letter.
9. Half a word that signifies a tower--and to pinch off.
10. To be on an equality--and to cut short:
11. A machine to raise water--and a relation.
12. A fruit--the half of a pool of dirty water--and a circle, changing the first letter.
13. To chop fine--and the last half of a talking bird.
14. Swimming--and a country surrounded by water.
15. Half of a word signifying what is usual--and being late, omitting the last letter.
16. What naughty children frequently are--and the best part of milk.
17. A running plant; changing the first letter.
18. The first syllable of a Persian king--and the first syllable of a town in England.
19. A harbour--and to mistake, omitting the last letter.

A Tea Party.

20. A plant that grows only in China.
21. Half of a receptacle for the dead--and a gratuity.
22. Half of an Indian tribe--an interjection--and the reverse of early.
23. The produce of a plant that grows only in warm climate
24. The oily part of a well-known liquid.
25. A far covering for the hands--and the reverse of out.
26. To blow away, omitting the last letter--and the final half of a frill.
27. A confused mixture.
28. A king's wife--and a confection.
29. A familiar name for the squirrel.
30. The national dish of the Italians, putting in one vowel and omitting another.
31. The reverse of sour--and what few dinners are without.

Fruit.

32. The sea-shore, changing the first letter.
33. A bank to confine water--and what every man must be.
34. A colour--and a pledge.
35. A month, omitting the last letter--and a shepherd's house
36. An interjection--and to rove.
37. Half of a Grecian island--and the reverse of off.
38. A tree that grows best in a sandy soil--and a well known fruit.
39. Affected goodness--and to nun away secretly.
40. A domestic fowl--and a small fruit.
41. A useless dog--and to bluster.

A Dinner.

1. A country in the East.
2. A long-necked bird omitting the last letter--and a small fruit.
3. One of the sons of Noah.
4. What no sailor wishes to meet with--and an inhabitant of the water.
5. A small fowl--and what all children like.
6. Half of a room under ground--a vowel--and a grain, omitting the last letter.
7. A cooking utensil--the first letter of the alphabet--and part of the foot.,
8. To strike, changing a letter.
9. Half a word that signifies a tower--and to pinch off.
10. To be on an equality--and to cut short:
11. A machine to raise water--and a relation.
12. A fruit--the half of a pool of dirty water--and a circle, changing the first letter.
13. To chop fine--and the last half of a talking bird.
14. Swimming--and a country surrounded by water.
15. Half of a word signifying what is usual--and being late, omitting the last letter.
16. What naughty children frequently are--and the best part of milk.
17. A running plant; changing the first letter.
18. The first syllable of a Persian king--and the first syllable of a town in England.
19. A harbour--and to mistake, omitting the last letter.

A Tea Party.

20. A plant that grows only in China.
21. Half of a receptacle for the dead--and a gratuity.
22. Half of an Indian tribe--an interjection--and the reverse of early.
23. The produce of a plant that grows only in warm climate
24. The oily part of a well-known liquid.
25. A far covering for the hands--and the reverse of out.
26. To blow away, omitting the last letter--and the final half of a frill.
27. A confused mixture.
28. A king's wife--and a confection.
29. A familiar name for the squirrel.
30. The national dish of the Italians, putting in one vowel and omitting another.
31. The reverse of sour--and what few dinners are without.

Fruit.

32. The sea-shore, changing the first letter.
33. A bank to confine water--and what every man must be.
34. A colour--and a pledge.
35. A month, omitting the last letter--and a shepherd's house
36. An interjection--and to rove.
37. Half of a Grecian island--and the reverse of off.
38. A tree that grows best in a sandy soil--and a well known fruit.
39. Affected goodness--and to nun away secretly.
40. A domestic fowl--and a small fruit.
41. A useless dog--and to bluster.