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Words in a Word Game #31
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Angel **Book Junkie**
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Barb
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Caraina
Catsalive
Charlotte
Chrissie
Christina (AKA Babbling)
Cindy III
Claire
Denise
Elle
Emeli
Ferenc
Frankie
Genevieve
Jess
JoAnne
Julesy
Karen ♐
Kendra
Kimberly
Lali & Michelle
Laura Z FINISHED
Marla
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Melissa A
Michele
Moondance
Olivermagnus
Susan
Susan A FINISHED
Tari
Vanessa
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Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read: 28/30
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. SUNNY Sunny Side-Up Diner Anne-Marie Meyer 8/16/25
2. HONEY Honey Bee Library Anne-Marie Meyer 8/16/25
3. TIME Time for You Renee Harless 8/17/25
4. SILENT The Silent Wife Karin Slaughter 8/18/25
5. YOU Fell for You Renee Harless 8/18/25
6. GUILTY We Are All Guilty Here Karin Slaughter 8/20/25
7. WITH Fated Love with You Whitney G. 8/21/25
8. WITH Awaited Love with You Whitney G. 8/21/25
9. BOOKSTORE The Bookstore on Marco Island Amy Rafferty 8/23/25
10. CRUEL Pretty Cruel Love Whitney G. 8/23/25
11. RETURN Return to Us Corinne Michaels 8/26/25
12. BONES Bones Don't Lie Melinda Leigh 8/27/25
13. UNDER Under the Northern Lights Lindsey Brookes 8/28/25
14. DONE What I've Done Melinda Leigh 8/29/25
15. TELL Tell Me Everything Minka Kelly 8/30/25
16. HELLS Hell's Spells Devon Monk 8/31/25
17. SECRETS Secrets Never Die Melinda Leigh 8/31/25
18. YOUR Save Your Breath Melinda Leigh 9/1/25
19. CLUB The Sweethearts' Knitting Club Lori Wilde 9/1/25
20. TRUE The True Love Quilting Club Lori Wilde 9/2/25
21. SILENCE The Silence Kendra Elliot 9/4/25
22. EGGNOG Blame It on the Eggnog Jami Davenport 9/6/25
23. ELLEN Ellen Found Carla Kelly 9/7/25
24. COOKIE The First Love Cookie Club Lori Wilde 9/7/25
25. GIRLS The Marvelous Monroe Girls Shirley Jump 9/8/25
26. GIRLS Gulfside Girls Rebecca Regnier 9/10/25
27. INN Gulfside Inn Rebecca Regnier 9/11/25
28. SISTER Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom Christine Brown Woolley 9/13/25
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Progress: 11/21+
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. The Death Cure James Dashner 8/15/25 - Cure
2. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson 8/17/25 - Good
3. Good Girl, Bad Blood Holly Jackson 8/19/25 - Girl
4. The Midnight Library Matt Haig 8/26/25 - Midnight
5. As Good As Dead Holly Jackson 8/30/25 - Good
6. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George 9/2/25 - Sun
7. Kill Joy Holly Jackson 9/4/25 - Kill
8. The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson 9/7/25 - The
9. The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare 9/8/25 - Witch
10. The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany 9/11/25 - King
11. Murder in the Cathedral T.S. Eliot 9/11/25 - Murder
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Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Completion: 0/30
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. Things - Small Great Things | Jodi Picoult | 08.17
2. Million - A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime | Monica Murphy | 08.17
3. Kill - Kill Joy | Holly Jackson | 08.17
4. Summer - The Summer I Turned Pretty | Jenny Han | 08.18
5. Soul - A Vampire's Soul | Angel Lawson | 08.20
6. Born - Born in Fire | Nora Roberts | 08.21
7. Ice - Born in Ice | Nora Roberts | 08.22
8.. Tell - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You | Ally Carter | 08.23
9. Sun - Catch the Sun | Jennifer Hartmann | 08.24
10. When - When I'm Gone | Emily Bleeker | 08.26
11. Book - The Forgotten Book Club | Kate Storey | 08.27
12. Her - Catch Her in a Lie | Jess Lourey | 08.27
13. Shell - Shell Game | Rumaan Alam | 08.28
14. Belle - Belle Mer | Luanne Rice | 09.02
15. Good - A Good Mother | Michelle Dunne | 09.02
16. Club The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05
17. Drowning | The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding | 09.08
18. Med | Dead Med | Freida McFadden | 09.10
19. Turns | Death Turns a Trick | Julie Smith | 09.11
20. Duke | The Duke and I | Julia Quinn | 09.13
21. Without | Without Merit | Colleen Hoover | 09.14
22. Those | Those Empty Eyes | Charlie Donlea | 09.13
23. Sorrow One for Sorrow | Sarah A. Denzil | 09.14
24. Why Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams | Matthew Walker | 09.16
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
24/30 Completed
01.HELLO:Hello Darling-Kayley Loring 8/15/25
02.COMES:If Tomorrow Never Comes-Allison Ashley 8/16/25
03.SECOND:Recipe for Second Chances-Ali Rosen 8/16/25
04.MORE:Love You More-Lisa Gardner 8/16/25
05.DOUBLE:Her Deadly Double Life-Tony Urban 8/20/25
06.ODDS:Against All Odds-Corinne Michaels 8/21/25
07.WORDS:Playing with Words-Kelly Elliott 8/22/25
08.LUCY:Lucy In the Sky-Kay Bratt 8/22/25
09.LOSS:Hope After Loss-Amber Kelly 8/23/25
10.CHERISHED:Cherished Enough-Kelly Elliott 8/24/25
11.KNIGHT:Her Name Is Knight-Yasmin Angoe 8/24/25
12.HUNTERS:The Hunter's Game-Elle Gray 8/28/25
13.SHOT:Killer Shot-Mary Stone 8/28/25
14.THREE:Three Girls Gone-Carolyn Arnold 8/29/25
15.MIST:The Girl in the Mist-Kristen Ashley 8/30/25
16.DOLLS:The Hanging Dolls-Ruhi Choudhary 8/30/25
17.STOLEN:Stolen Dreams-Natasha Madison 8/31/25
18.GIRLS:The Graveyard Girls-Rita Herron 9/02/25
19.LITTLE:Little Jack-Lilly Atlas 9/04/25
20.MOON:Over the Moon-Laura Pavlov 9/05/25
21.MEMO:Killer Memo-Mary Stone 9/10/25
22.THEIR:Their Haunted Hearts-D.K. Hood 9/10/25
23.WHEN:When We Break-Kristen Proby 9/12/25
24.RISE:Rise After Fall-Amber Kelly 9/13/25
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Not one A in the lot! Not being able to use Dead, Deadly or Death makes is a bit more challenging :) WORDS IN A WORD, 8/14 - 11/15
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words; 3-letter minimum
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Words in a Word Game #31August 15 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words; 3-letter minimum
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
COMPLETED: 2
1. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware 8/18/25
2. Lost Boy by Jay Martin 8/29/25
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Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Completed: 0/21-30
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
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Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
Example:
CURB Kicked to the Curb Joanna Campbell Slan
MUSIC Music From Home Geraldine O'Neill
MURDER Love Is Murder Allison Brennan
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read: 0/30
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1. BEING: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky ✓ 25/08/17
2. KILLING: Killing Stalking Season I 1 by Koogi ✓ 25/08/17
3. HUNDESOHN: Hundesohn by Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç ✓ 25/08/22
4. EIN: Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 08 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/08/23
5. WEDDING: Wedding People by Alison Espach ✓ 25/08/30
6. CRIMSON: Crimson Spell Bd. 3 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/09/03
7. HIMMEL: Öffnet sich der Himmel by Seán Hewitt ✓ 25/09/05
8. IMMER: Der Donnerstagsmordclub oder Ein Teufel stirbt immer zuletzt by Richard Osman ✓ 25/09/09
9. TWITTERING: Twittering Birds Never Fly 01 by Kou Yoneda ✓ 25/09/09
10. DIE: Die Holländerinnen by Dorothee Elmiger ✓ 25/09/14
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GREEN: Anne of Green Gables - The Collection by L.M. Montgomery
WINDY: Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
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WORDS IN A WORD, 8/14 - 11/15
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in th..."
Gotta make it challenging!! :)
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1. MYSTERY PrestonPlayz: The Mystery of the Super Spooky Secret House: A Graphic Novel by Prestonplayz - Aug. 15
2. CLOUD Cloud Puppy by Kelly Leigh Miller - Aug. 15
3. OCCULTED Occulted by Amy Rose - Aug. 22
4. GIRL Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: A Graphic Novel by Denise Mina - Aug. 24
5. BOYS Bug Boys by Laura Knetzger - Aug. 26
6. TEST Hot Dog Taste Test by Lisa Hanawalt - Aug. 28
7. MILLIE Ozy and Millie by Dana Simpson - Aug. 29
8. BOY Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Aug. 31
9. MURDER Murder on the Green by Christine Knapp - Sep. 4
10. TOWERS In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks: A Graphic Novel by Don Brown - Sep. 5
11. COOL Alexis Cool as a Cupcake: The Graphic Novel by Coco Simon - Sep. 6
12. REEL Reel Life: A Graphic Novel by Kane Lynch - Sep. 9
13. MILLIE Millie of the Manor: A Graphic Novel by Karina Evans - Sep. 9
14. YOUTH Youth Group by Jordan Morris - Sep. 16
15. SILENCED Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide by Pablo Leon - Sep. 17
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Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. GHOST The Ghost of Redemption: A School for Spirits Story by Aron Lewes 8/18/2025
2. DELETED Deleted in the District by Patti Benning 8/28/2025
3. CONDUCT Conduct Unbecoming by L.A. Witt 8/31/2025
4. BOWL Gator Bowl by J.J. Cook 9/5/2025
5. THE The Paternity Puzzle by Aimee Nicole Walker 9/11/2025
6. Eerie Basin: A Short Story by Ivy Pochoda 9/12/2025
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This is a new one for me but I am up to giving it a try.Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 2: 11-20 books
Read:13/20
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. The Edge of Summer by Viola Shipman. Read 8/22/25 EDGE
2.Crazy To Leave You by Marilyn Simon Rothstein Read 8/25/25 YOU
3.Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler. Read 8/27/25 SHOTGUN
4.The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn. 8/30/25 BOOKSTORE
5.Miss Julia's Marvelous Makeover by Ann B. Ross. Read 9/2/25 MISS
6. Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen. Read 9/4/25 WOODS
7. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama. Read 9/6/25 LOOKING
8.What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall. Read 9/8/25. WOODS
9.Murder Gets a Makeover by Laura Levine Read 9/8/25 MURDER
10.Little Souls by Sandra Dallas Read 9/12/25 LITTLE
11.Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano. Read 9/14/25 KILLING
12. A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau 9/15/25 DOWN
13. Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm Read 9/17/25 COWBOY
JoAnne wrote: "Barb wrote: "Not one A in the lot! Not being able to use Dead, Deadly or Death makes it a bit more challenging :) Gotta make it challenging!! :)"
Of course! It wouldn't be much fun if it was easy :)
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: Aug. 15th, 2025 - Nov. 14th, 2025
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
9/30 (COMMUNION)
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. WHO The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa - Aug. 15th
2. WRONGS Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese - Aug. 20th
3. THINK What Will People Think? by Sara Hamdan - Aug. 23rd
4. SOLO Solo Leveling, Vol. 2 by Chugong & Dubu - Aug. 25th
5. COMMUNION Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells - Aug. 25th
6. BETTER Better Hate than Never by Chloe Liese - Aug. 26th
7. THE The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco by Talia Hibbert - Aug. 27th
8. HOW How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis - Aug. 28th
9. THE The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews - Aug. 29th
I'd like to join for Level 2: 11-20 booksWords in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Progress: 15/20
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. HUNT - The Hunting Wives - 8/15/25
2. WITCH - The Dragonian's Witch - 8/19/25
3. SECRET - The Maid's Secret - 8/19/25
4. NETWORK - The Alice Network - 8/21/25
5. REID - Carrie Soto Is Back - 8/21/25
6. LONG - The Long Walk - 8/22/25
7. BERN - Feel the Bern - 8/23/25
8. BLUE - Girl in the Blue Coat - 8/24/25
9. HOME - Homeseeking - 8/28/25
10. THIS - I Know This Much Is True - 9/4/25
11. CUTS - Deep Cuts - 9/6/25
12. MOTH - The Knight and the Moth - 9/10/25
13. SENTENCE - The Sentence is Death - 9/11/25
14. HOUSE - The September House - 9/14/25
15. COME - You Shouldn't Have Come Here - 9/15/25
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Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
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CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
No A, F, J, P, Q, V, X, Z
1. THINKING - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 8/16/25
2. BRIDE - Bride by Ali Hazelwood 8/18/25
3. THINGS - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 8/20/25
4. HUTCH - The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty 8/21/25
5. HILLS - Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson 8/23/25
6. GUIDE - A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna 8/26/25
7. GUIDE - The Mechanic's Guide to Getting the Boss's Daughter by Valerie Pepper 8/26/25
8. GONE - Gone to Hot Pot: A Noodle Shop Mystery by Vivien Chien 8/27/25
9. BOOK - The Christmas Book Hunt by Jenny Colgan 8/27/25
10. SUMMER - My Summer of Magic Moments by Caroline Roberts 8/28/25
11. SOLITO - Solito by Javier Zamora 8/30/25
12. GUIDE - The Widow's Guide to Second Chances by Valerie Pepper 8/31/25
13. MURDER - Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart 9/2/25
14. THE - The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary 9/3/25
15. THE - The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 9/4/25
16. STORIES - Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 9/5/25
17. LONG - Long Shadows by David Baldacci 9/7/25
18. UNDERMINING - The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 9/8/25
19. TENDER - Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl 9/9/25
20. DUCK'S - For Duck's Sake by Donna Andrews 9/11/25
21. THE - The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce 9/14/25
22. NIGHTS - Deadly Summer Nights by Vicki Delany 9/15/25
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Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
9/21-30
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1- HUSBANDS
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid 08.18.25 5 stars
2- WHISKER
Gone with the Whisker Laurie Cass 08.20.25 4 stars
3-MINNIE
When Harry Met Minnie: A True Story of Love and Friendship Martha Teichner 08.22.25 5 stars
4- ROSE
The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose Susan Wittig Albert 08.25.25 3.5 stars
5-RESILIENCE
Resilience After Dark Marie Force 08.27.25 4 stars
6- NOT
Not Normal: The uncensored account of an extraordinary true life story Paul Connolly 08.30.25 4 stars
7- DOGS
Sleeping Dogs Lie Samantha Downing 08.30.25 5 stars
8- TIKTOK
Tik-Tok of Oz L. Frank Baum 08.31.25 5 stars
9- DOCTORS
The DMSO Handbook for Doctors Archie H. Scott 09.01.25 5 stars
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The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following lettersCURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
✏️SINDERBY: How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup J.L. Carr 24 Aug
✏️ THREE: Three Days in June Anne Tyler 30 Aug
✏️ SONGS: Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs Dave Barry 30 Aug
✏️ BOOKS: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List James Mustich 6 Sep
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: 8/15/25 - 11/14/25
Level 1: 10 books
Progress: 0 of 10
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3
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CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. study - Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 16/8 4★
2. study - Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder 17/8 2.5★
3. intentions - The Best Intentions by Candice Hern 18/8 2.5★
4. little - The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams 20/8 3★
5. obedient - The Obedient Bride by Mary Balogh 23/8 2.5★
6. yellow - The Yellow Villa by Amanda Hampson 25/8 3.5★
7. bone - The Bone is Pointed by Arthur W. Upfield 27/8 3.5★
8. wobble - Wobble to Death by Peter Lovesey 29/8 3.5★
9. detection - The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard 31/8 4.5★
10. innocent - An Innocent Imposter by Sheila Rabe 31/8 2★
11. mother - Mother's Choice by Elizabeth Mansfield 2/9 2★
12. words - Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland 15/9 3.5★
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Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
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Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
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Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
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JoAnne wrote: "Welcome Tari!"Thanks, JoAnne!
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
All Your Children, Scattered Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
the Bell jar Sylvia Plath
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls Claire Legrand
Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements Sam Kean
Hooky Volume 1 Míriam Bonastre Tur
Houseboy Ferdinand Oyono
The Inmate Freida McFadden
Never Lie Freida McFadden
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey
One Wrong Step Jennifer A. Nielsen
Your Forma, Vol. 1: Electronic Investigator Echika and Her Amicus Ex Machina Mareho Kikuishi
Words in a Word Game #31August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
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Murders - The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie - 4 Stars - 8/17/25
Bright - A Bright Shining Lie - Neil Sheehan - 5 Stars - 8/23/25
Under - Under the Banner of Heaven - Jon Krakauer - 4 Stars - 8/24/25
Lickin - Finger Lickin' Fifteen - Janet Evanovich - 2 Stars - 8/25/25
Into - Into the Fire - Gregg Hurwitz - 4.5 Stars - 8/26/25
You - If You Really Loved Me - Ann Rule - 4 Stars - 8/27/25
Killer - Killer Green Tomatoes - Lynn Cahoon - 3.5 Stars - 8/28/25
Cherry - Cherry Ames, Student Nurse - Helen Wells - 4 Stars - 8/29/25
Holy
Club
Son
Wish
Storm
Not
Wrong
Strings
Under
Woods
Inside
Hot
Blood
Emily
Horse
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read: 8/30
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1.) BEGIN We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker 8/19/2025
2.) GHOST Ghost a la Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian 8/26/2025
3.) MURDERS Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz 8/25/2025
4.) COWBOY Max Wilde's Cowboy Heart by Jennifer Ryan 8/28/2025
5.) CLOSE Close to Home by Robert Dugoni 9/1/2025
6.) IRISH The Irish Matchmaker by Jennifer Deibel 9/6/2025
7.) NIGHT Survive the Night by Riley Sager 9/11/2025
8.) SUITE The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware 9/11/2025
Level 3: 21-30 booksThe objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1. You Chasing After You Finished 30/8
2 Nursing Nursing the Alpha
Finished 30/8
3 look Look My Way Finished 2/9
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Goal: 8/30
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. COLORS - All the Colors of the Dark - Chris Whitaker - 08/17/25
2. ICE - Ice Cream Man, Volume 5: Other Confections - W. Maxwell Prince - 08/21/25
3. WEDDING - The Wedding People - Alison Espach - 08/22/25
4. THE - Life Lessons From The Amazon - Pip Stewart - 08/23/25
5. THE - The Forbidden Daughter: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor - Zipora Klein Jakob - 08/27/25
6. STORY - The Lost Story - Meg Shaffer - 08/28/25
7. KISS - Velvet Kiss Vol. 1 - Chihiro Harumi - 08/29/25
8. THE - The Castaways - Elin Hilderbrand - 08/31/25
9.
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Goal: 30/30
COMPLETE
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
1. BEHIND - Behind Her Mask by Molly Black Sept 1 ★★
2. INSIDE - Dead Inside by Kate Bold Sept 1 ★★
3. GIRL - Girl Nine: Gone by Molly Black Sept 1 ★★
4. LEMON - The Lemon Drop Kid by Josh Lanyon Sept 1 ★★★★★
5. HUNTING - Hunting Game by Helen Tursten Sept 2 ★★★
6. BITTER - Bitter House by Kiersten Modglin Sept 2 ★★
7. SECRET - A Marquess and a Secret by Joyce Alec Sept 2 ★★★
8. BLUES - Robert B. Parker's Killing The Blues by Michael Brandman Sept 2 ★★★★
9. GONE - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell Sept 3 ★★★★
10. REGRET - The Earl's Regret by Joyce Alec Sept 3 ★★★
11. SINGLE - Faking It With The Grumpy Single Dad by Andrea OceanSept 4 ★★★★
12. WILDER - Knox Wilder and the Lizard Man of the Amazon: A Deadly Amazonian Expedition to Find a Legendary Beast and Confront an Ancient Evil. by Ethan Blackwood Sept 5 ★★★
13. NINES - Game of Nines by James Patterson Sept 5 ★★
14. HUNT -Jurassic Hunt: Prequel to Jurassic War by RJ Nevets Sept 5 ★★
15. BRIDE - The Grump and The Runaway Bride by Andrea Ocean Sept 5 ★★★★
16. HITCHHIKERS - Hitchhikers be Ben Winters Sept 5 ★★★★
17. ROOM - The Dark Room by Lisa Gray Sept 6 ★★★
18. STUCK - Stuck with the Grumpy Single Dad by Andrea Ocean Sept 6 ★★★
19. COWBOY - My Heartbroken Cowboy by Olivia Sage Sept 7 ★★
20. ENEMY - Stuck With My Enemy Ex by Andrea Ocean Sept 7 ★★★
21. RESCUE - The Army Ranger Rescue by Jenna Brandt Sept 7 ★★★
22. RESCUE - The Fake Fiancée Rescue by Jenna Brandt Sept 7 ★★
23. RESCUE -The Whirlwind Rescue by Giiny Sterling Sept 7 ★★★
24. MYSTERY - Marshmallows, Mystery, and Mischief: A Pumpkin Hollow Candy Store Mystery by Kathleen Suzette Sept 8 ★★★
25. TRICKS - Treats, Tricks, and Trespassing: A Pumpkin Hollow Candy Store Mystery by Kathleen Suzette Sept 8 ★★★
26. NEIGHBOR - My Beautiful Neighbor by Piper Rayne Sept 3 ★★★
27. DOOR -The Single Dad Grump Next Door by Andrea Ocean Sept 8 ★★★
28. RESCUE - Rescue Agent for Dana by Jenna Brandt Sept 8 ★★★
29. IDENTITY The Mistaken Identity Rescue by Jenna Brandt Sept 8 ★★★
30. GROSS - Gross Misconduct by AJ Truman Sept 10 ★★★★
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 2: 11-20 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
Words in a Word Game #31Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
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Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
Example:
CURB Kicked to the Curb Joanna Campbell Slan
MUSIC Music From Home Geraldine O'Neill
MURDER Love Is Murder Allison Brennan
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