Word Hunt Diamond is back - Game 79 Tues 12 Oct 2021

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to the Word Hunt Diamond - Game 79

The game is open to all members.

Each week, a grid of nine letters in a diamond will be posted.

The aim of the game is to find the target number of words [as in the source used for the game] using only the letters in the grid.

This week`s "diamond" is the game which had to be cancelled last week and is as follows:                    

                                                                                        D

                                                                                    E       F

                                                                                 H     A     I

                                                                                    N      O

                                                                                         S

This week`s target is 62 words - using only the letters in the diamond - including one 9-letter word.

I will be giving awards to players 

 star  - to the player who finds the nine-letter word

 trophy - to the player who finds the last word in the list in the source used for the game

 diamond dog - to the player who finds the most words not in the list before the end of the game.

The rules:

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

No proper names are allowed.

Scottish words and American spellings are allowed.

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

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

Only one word per post.

Please wait until someone else has posted before posting again.

PLEASE NOTE: I will have to STOP the game periodically so I can give updates of words found. Please be patient and wait whilst this is being done and hope it does not cause too much delay or disruption to the game. 

The Word Hunt Diamond game is open to all members.

I hope the Diamond Dogs of Words [thanks @pgn for the term] - those who have played in previous

Word Hunt Diamond games - including

@Cleoriff  @Anonymous  @BobM  @pgn  @Bambino  @gmarkj  @Projectionist  @MI5  @TallTrees  @RafaC 

@lewys-gp  @jonsie 

any member who has not played before or has not played for a while; and any new member will join in and play today`s WHD.

Can you, between you, not only find the 62 words in the list [in the source used for this game], and the

nine-letter word in this WHD game, but also find additional words not in the list ?

Good luck everyone and have fun...

[Anonymous]

danse

[BobM]

Yeah, go ahead @Mi-Amigo 

[BobM]

SANED

[Mi-Amigo]

@Anonymous 

DANSE is not in the list but in dictionaries so allowed as word not in the list

@BobM 

SANED is not in the list but in dictionaries so allowed as word not in the list

[Mi-Amigo]

Update - 62 words in the list to find

                                                                                        D

                                                                                    E       F

                                                                                 H     A     I

                                                                                    N      O

                                                                                         S

61 words in the list [in the source used for the game] found

ADHESION

ADIOS

ADONIS

ADONISE

AEON

AEONS

AHIND

AIDE

AIDES

AIDS

ANIS

ANISE

ANODE

ANODES

ANODISE

ASHED

ASHEN

ASIDE

DAIS

DANE

DANES

DANIO

DANIOS

DANISH

DASH

DEAN

DEANS

DEAF

DEAFISH

DISA

FADE

FADES

FADS

FAIN

FAINED

FANS

FASH

FASHION

FASHIONED

HADE

HADES

HAND

HANDS

HEAD

HEADS

IDEAS

NAIF

NAIFS

OAFISH

OAFS

SADO

SAFE

SAID

SAND

SANE

SEDAN

SHADE

SHEAF

SODA

SOFA

+ 33 words not in the list but in dictionaries so allowed as words not in the list

ANDS

ASHINE

DANS

DANSE

DEASH

DIANE

DONAH

DOSAI

ENDASH

FADEIN

FAHS

FAINS

FANE

FANED

FASHED

HADS

HANSE

HASED

HONDA

ISNAE

NADS

NAES

NOAH

OAFED

SADHE

SAFED

SAIN

SANDHI

SANED

SHAND

SHEA

SNEAD

SODAINE

ONE [1] word in the list to find

[Mi-Amigo]

Clue to ONE word to find in the list

Spoiler

Common four-letter word

[BobM]

I have an .... IDEA

[Anonymous]

^^^^^^

That's it. 

[pgn]

DONA

[Mi-Amigo]

CONGRATULATIONS 

@BobM 

IDEA was the last word to find in the list in this Word Hunt Diamond game

CONGRATULATIONS to @Cleoriff  on the nine-letter word

CONGRATULATIONS to @Anonymous and @pgn on each finding 8 words = the most words not in the list before the end of the game.

Thank you

@Cleoriff  @RafaC  @gmarkj  @Anonymous  @Projectionist  @pgn  @Bambino  @BobM 

for taking part in this game.

I hope you all enjoyed this Word Hunt Game.

Well done everyone in your team effort in finding the 62 words in the list in the source used for this game and 31 words not in the list but in dictionaries so allowed before the end of the game. 

With so many words given which were not in the list, you guys certainly kept me busy checking them.

This game really was a great team effort. 

THE AWARDS

star  - for finding the nine-letter words = @Cleoriff 

trophy - for finding the last word in the list = @BobM   

diamond dog - for finding most words not in the list before end of the game = @Anonymous and @pgn  

The Word Hunt Diamond will be back next Tuesday - 19 Oct 2021 with a different target and different set of letters and different red-letter. I hope all the Diamond Dogs of Words will join in next Tuesday.