[Game] Word Hunt Diamond - Game 9

[Mi-Amigo]

Hi Word Hunters and welcome to the nineth Word Hunt Diamond.

The game is open to all members.

Each week, a grid of nine letters in a diamond will be posted with a target number of words to find using only the letters in the grid.

This week`s "diamond" is as follows:

                                                                          C

                                                                      L      U

                                                                  A      P     I

                                                                      T      H

                                                                          0

This week`s target is 62 words using only the letters in the diamond.

Each word must contain four letters or more and must include the red letter P.

No proper names are allowed.

Each letter in the grid can only be used once in each word [for example, PULL wouldn`t be allowed].

Of course, words do not have to start with the red letter P

Only one word per post.

Please wait until someone else has posted before posting again.

There is one nine-letter word using all the letters in the grid. 

Regular updates will be given on each page [so as to avoid scrolling back] of the words found and the number of words still to be found.

This game is open to all members. I look forward to welcoming new members and those who have not played before who join in with previous and regular players -

 @Cleoriff ; @gmarkj ; @Bob_Mcg ; @EmilieT ; @jonsie ; @Bambino ; @Marjo ; @AnnieM ; @WispaRed7 ; @pgn 

Last week, the players, between them, found all 69 words in the list in the source used for the game; and, in addition, some of them, between them, also found extra words not in the list.

As requested by the "regulars", this week`s Word Hunt Diamond is one with some very obscure words, with a target of 62 words, including one nine-letter word. 

Can you, the members, crack this week`s Word Hunt Diamond; and also find additional words which are not in the list?

Good luck everyone 

@Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

PIAL, my pía mater is rapidly wearing thin 

[Mi-Amigo]

@pgn 

not PIAL = not in the list but in dictionaries so allowed as word not in the list

[Mi-Amigo]

update:

                                                                          C

                                                                      L      U

                                                                  A      P     I

                                                                      T      H

                                                                          0

61 words in the list, in source used for the game, found so far:

APHOTIC

ATOP

ATOPIC

CALIPH

CAPITOL

CAPO

CAPUT

CHAP

CHAPT

CHIP

CHOP

CLAP

CLAPT

CLIP

CLIPT

CLOP

COPAL

COPULA

COUP

CULPA

CUPOLA

HOLP

LIPA

LOUP

OILCUP

OPAL

OPTIC

OPTICAL

PACT

PAIL

PATCH

PATCHOULI

PATH

PATHIC

PATIO

PHAT

PHIAL

PHOTIC

PICA

PICUL

PILAU

PILCH

PILOT

PITA

PITCH

PITH

PLACIT

PLAIT

PLICA

PLOT

POACH

POLIT

POUCH

POULT

PUTA

TOPI

TOPIC

TOPICAL

TULIP

UPLIT

UTOPIA

[+ 27 words not in the list]

APIOL

ATOPH

CAPITO

CAPOT

CAUP

CHUP

CHUPATI

COALPIT

HAPTIC

LIPO

LOUPIT

LUPI

PACHOULI

PHATIC

PHOT

PIAL

PICOTAH

PILA

PILAO

PLAT

PLATCH

POLT

POTCH

PULA

PULAO

TOPH

TOPHI

UPCOIL

UPTA

1 word in the list to find...

[pgn]

OK, ok. 

It's a big'un. 

UTOPICAL

[Mi-Amigo]

@pgn 

UTOPICAL = is correct and in the list  Well done. It is defined in dictionaries as an alternative to utopian, relating to the fictional paradise of utopia.

Thanks guys for playing and sticking with it to the end...

You not only found the target of 62 words in the list but also found 27 words not in the list...

I hope everyone enjoyed playing...    

[pgn]

Well done all! Great fun, @Mi-Amigo, thank you. 

[jonsie]

Phew. Thank heaavens you finally got it @pgn , I didn't want to get the last one and it took you a while....

[jonsie]

And thank you @Mi-Amigo 

[pgn]

Genius works like that 

Must remember that one next time we're playing Scrabble 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn and @jonsie for your kind words.

I think that this game lived up to expectations of it being a bit tougher with some obscure words in the list. But not only that, I was well impressed that even towards the end all of those playing kept finding words not in the list.

Thank you everyone who took part and for making it fun for me to run.

I welcome suggestions as to the number of words in the target and the level of difficulty and obscure words in the next Word Hunt Diamond, which will be posted and run from Tuesday next week...