Category Archives: Bits & Pieces

I recently responded to a reader who asked for suggestions for fun, simple energizers to use in training classes or staff meetings. Since I teach a lot of workplace writing workshops, I use fun word games after break or at the top of a session to start on time. Have fun with these:

• Think of a word that has all the vowels in it in order (A – E – I – O – U – Y) -  Facetiously.

• What are two countries in the world whose names begin with ‘A’ but don’t end with ‘A’? – ‘Azerbaijan’ & ‘Afghanistan’.

• Longest word typed without repeating a letter: ‘uncopywriteable’ (15 letters).

• Longest word typed only using left-hand keys: ‘Stewardesses’ (12 letters).

• Longest word typed only using right-hand keys: ‘Lollipop’ (8 letters).

• Longest word typed only using one row of keys: ‘Typewriter’ (10 letters).

• Longest word that is only one syllable: 9 letters – strengths, screeched, squelched, straights, stretched.