TARGETWORD

We have found 14 words that can be made from the letters in the square, each of which uses the letter in the middle and contains at least four letters. We now challenge you to beat this, and also make at least one nine-letter word. No abbreviations, initials or foreign words unless they form words in everyday use. No plurals. Score: 9 good; 11 very good; 14 Congratulations, you have met the challenge. Solutions next Saturday. Last week Saturday’s solution: alms, amber, amble, ambler, ameer, amir, arms, balm, barm, beam, bema, bemire, berm, besmear, bireme, blame, bream, brim, ember, emir, islam, lamb, lame, lima, limb, limber, lime, male, mali, marble, marbles, mare, marl, mars, maser, meal, mealie, mealies, mere, merle, mesa, mesial, mile, miler, mire, mise, miser, MISERABLE, misere, ramble, realism, realm, ream, remise, rime, salmi, same, seam, seamer, seem, seriema, sima, slam, slim, slime, smear, smile, smiler, takin, tank, task, teak, tike