WORDPLAY

WE HAVE found 26 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 17; very good 21; excellent 26.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: hike keen kine king kite kith knee knew knight knit think tike twink week WEEKNIGHT wink