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I play a lot of 'Boggle'. To be good at 'Boggle' you need to know a lot words that are both short and contain common letters. There are a lot of words of this type that are obscure, and I thought I should share some of them with other 'Boggle' lovers.

A multiple-choice quiz by konig. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
konig

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
138,583

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1166

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Question 1 of 15

1. You should know what "spear" means, but what does the verb "speer" mean? Hint

Dance wildly

Show emotion

Write a poem

Ask questions

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Question 2 of 15

2. What does the verb sate mean? Hint

Smoke cigars

Sit clumsily

Indulge to satisfaction or excess

Eat quickly

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Question 3 of 15

3. If I was a miser, that would mean I am ... Hint

cheap

barbaric

friendly

overweight

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is a rete? Hint

Group of nerves

Australian shrub

Old building

African tree

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Question 5 of 15

5. The word "sere" can be both an adjective and a noun. What does the adjective form of the word mean? Hint

Arid

Poor in quality

Populous

Grumpy

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Question 6 of 15

6. Don't fret, what does the verb "ret" mean? Hint

Fear

Bond

Easily accept

Soak

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Question 7 of 15

7. If I had more than one serum, I would have ... Hint

sira

sera

serae

seria

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does the verb "lase" mean? Hint

Wander aimlessly

Act halfheartedly

Function as a laser

Ruin

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Question 9 of 15

9. If I were to "cense", I would be offering what? Hint

Incense

My hand

Chicken

Money

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Question 10 of 15

10. Hopefully you're not this noun. A moll is someone who's ... Hint

a no hoper

soulless

a prostitute

recently deceased

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Question 11 of 15

11. If you see a short word that you don't recognize, there is a good chance it is a plant of some sort. Which of these is not a plant? Hint

Rata

Leek

Bart

Taro

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Question 12 of 15

12. What does the verb "seel" mean? Hint

Put clothes on

Sin

Speak in front of royalty

Stitch close the eyes

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Question 13 of 15

13. You already know what "more" means, but did you know that "mores" is also a word? What does it mean? Hint

Large houses

Worms

Small English hats

Manners

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is a "mote"? Hint

Small river

Speck of dust

Emotionless person

Tractor

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is a tarn? Hint

Tree

Monkey

Lake

Hat

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You should know what "spear" means, but what does the verb "speer" mean?

Answer: Ask questions

To speer means to ask questions or inquire. It can also be spelled speir.

2. What does the verb sate mean?

Answer: Indulge to satisfaction or excess

To sate means to satisfy an appetite, sometimes to excess. Sate can also be the past tense of sit.

3. If I was a miser, that would mean I am ...

Answer: cheap

A miser is one who spends only what is necessary to survive, and saves the rest. It comes from the Latin 'miser', which means wretched.

4. What is a rete?

Answer: Group of nerves

A rete is a network or group, typically used for nerves or veins. If you had more than one rete you would have retia.

5. The word "sere" can be both an adjective and a noun. What does the adjective form of the word mean?

Answer: Arid

Sere means arid or dry. The noun sere is a series of ecological communities. This comes from the word series itself.

6. Don't fret, what does the verb "ret" mean?

Answer: Soak

To ret is to soak, or expose to moisture, to partially rot woody tissue to make it easier to remove its fiber.

7. If I had more than one serum, I would have ...

Answer: sera

Sera is one way you can pluralize serum, but the letters in sera are much more common than the ones in serum.

8. What does the verb "lase" mean?

Answer: Function as a laser

To lase is simply to function like a laser.

9. If I were to "cense", I would be offering what?

Answer: Incense

To cense is to perfume with incense. A censer is a vessel in which incense is religiously burned. And we should all know what a censor is.

10. Hopefully you're not this noun. A moll is someone who's ...

Answer: a prostitute

A moll is a prostitute, or a female companion of a thief or gangster.

11. If you see a short word that you don't recognize, there is a good chance it is a plant of some sort. Which of these is not a plant?

Answer: Bart

A leek is an onion-like plant or the edible leaves of this plant. A taro is a highly cultivated tropical plant or the edible rootstock of this plant. And a rata is a tree found only in New Zealand.

12. What does the verb "seel" mean?

Answer: Stitch close the eyes

To seel is to stitch closed the eyes of something, often used for falcons. Seel is easy to remember in 'Boggle' because every time you find seel, you will also find lees. A lee is a sheltered or covered area, away from the wind, often used on ships.

13. You already know what "more" means, but did you know that "mores" is also a word? What does it mean?

Answer: Manners

Mores are a set of manners or customs of societies that are considered vital to that society's well-being. These often get written down into law.

14. What is a "mote"?

Answer: Speck of dust

A mote is a small, speck of dust, as in a mote in your eye. Add an 'E' in front and you have emote. Add an 'S' and you have smote. Add an 'L' after and you have motel. A 'T' makes motet. As you can see this is a good word.

15. What is a tarn?

Answer: Lake

A tarn is a mountain lake, normally one found in a cirque. Next time you play 'Boggle' hopefully you'll find some of these short, but sweet, words that can add up to a lot of points.

Source: Author konig

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