WORD WHEEL

YOU have ten minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters in the wheel. Each word must use the hub letter and at least three others, and letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns, but verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. There are two nine-letter words in the wheel, the clue for one of which is: Be equal to forest splinters. How you rate: ten words, average; 15, good; 20, very good; 25 or more, excellent. Solution tomorrow. Yesterday’s words: airy, alar, alary, apiary, aria, aril, aryl, capillary, carl, carp, carpal, crap, lair, liar, lira, lyric, lyrical, pair, para, pilar, pillar, piracy, pray, pricy, racial, racially, racily, racy, rail, rally, rial, rill, riyal.