WORDPLAY

WE HAVE found 23 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 challenge you to beat this, and also to make at least one nine-letter word. No abbreviations, initials or foreign words unless they form words in everyday use. No plurals.

Today’s Target: Good 15; very good 18; excellent 23. Solutions tomorrow.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS: apron myopia nipa orpin pain pair pansy paronym PARSIMONY parson piano piny pion pons pony porism posy pram pray prim prima primo prism prison proa prosy ramp rampion rasp romp ropy samp sapor snap snip soap soapy soprani span spar spay spin spiny spiry sprain spray spry