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Solving anagrams is a critical skill in Scrabble, Cryptic Crosswords, Text Twist, and an endless list of other word games and puzzles. It is also a lot of fun.

Whatever your particular motive for anagram-solving, this page should help. What I'm going to do here is describe three extremely useful techniques to improve your ability to unscramble anagrams quickly. These techniques were largely developed by expert Scrabble players, however I find the skills invaluable no matter what the anagramming context.

Solving Anagrams - Lesson 1

Prefixes and Suffixes

Many words contain a common prefix or suffix. Given a jumbled set of letters, you can often make your job much easier by first removing two or more letters that form a possible prefix or suffix, and then anagramming the remaining set of letters.

Here's an example...

P-D-E-D-U-E-N

First, let's look for a common prefix, and we'll put it to one side. The first one that jumps out might be UN, giving us...

U-N + P-D-E-D-E

Do the letters PDEDE make a valid UN- word? None I can think of. Are there any other plausible prefixes here? Sure. Let's try UP...

U-P + D-E-D-E-N

Aha! DEDEN makes ENDED, giving...

UPENDED

See what I mean? By locating a common prefix we have reduced the difficult task of anagramming seven letters, to the easier task of anagramming five letters.

Here's another example...

D-U-A-T-H-O-N

Again, let's take out UN...

U-N + D-A-T-H-O

Hmmm... Nothing doing here. What about OUT...

O-U-T + D-A-H-N

OUT-HAND is obvious, but it isn't a word. Wait! What about...

HANDOUT

Bingo! Literally.

Just to see that you've got the idea, here's a harder one for you to practice. I'll put a spoiler near the bottom of the page for you...

N-O-F-L-O-U-S-P

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Now, this is certainly a great technique for solving anagrams, but it isn't fool-proof. Why? Because lots of words, like EROTICA, for example, don't contain a common prefix or suffix. That's why we can't stop here...

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Solving Anagrams - Lesson 2

Alphagrams

Now here's a system that diehard Scrabble experts use in solving anagrams.

The alphagram of a word is simply a list of the word's letters in alphabetical order. Take the word WORDPLAY, for example. Listing the letters of this word in alphabetical order gives...

A-D-L-O-P-R-W-Y

So we call ADLOPRWY the alphagram of WORDPLAY. Pretty easy huh? But what's the point?

The point is this: alphagrams enable you to solve an anagram using your memory, rather than actually unscrambling letters. Let me give you an example...

Suppose you are trying to unscramble the letters UNMBAES. Now there are zillions of ways these letters might turn up in a word game: UNMBAES, BUMANES, NUMBESA, and so on. You can't possibly memorize every single one of these combinations.

But suppose you just memorize one of these zillions of patterns? Which one? The alphagram of course: ABEMNSU.
More to the point, suppose you memorize the rule...

ABEMNSU =>SUNBEAM

Then, as soon as you are faced with the letters UNMBAES, you immediately rearrange them to form the alphagram ABEMNSU, and rely on your memory to return the solution of SUNBEAM.

Sound easy? It isn't! But...

The value of the method does not lie in the fact that it is easy, but rather that it reduces creative guesswork (that is, genuine anagramming) to mechanical work (memorized anagramming).

Lots of it, to be sure, but mechanical nonetheless. And if it's mechanical, then it's doable.

I can prove it's doable, because there are people out there in the word game community who can do this in their sleep. You can give one of these anagram experts just about any set of scrambled letters under nine letters or so in length, and they can find the anagram almost every time!

And so will you. Provided you do these two things...

• Create a list of alphagrams of all the words you would like to be able to anagram
• Memorize this list by going over and over and over it again. Use flash cards if you find them helpful (alphagram on one side - answer on the other)

After a lot of practice, it will become second nature to you. Given the letters GANTTASE, you will form the alphagram AAEGNSTT, and this will trigger your brain to recall the flash card on which you have the rule...

AAEGNSTT =>STAGNATE

Given the power of this method, you might think that our work here is done. Not quite. There is one more thing we need to take care of...

Solving Anagrams - Lesson 3

Stories & Pictures

Something I haven't talked about yet is the possibility that a set of letters might have more than one anagram. When this happens, stories and pictures can be used to basically glue the answers together. That way, you only need to find one of the solutions, and the others will tag along.

TIP — Never underestimate the power of pictures in improving your recall. US memory champion Ron White achieves his freakish recall ability with a picture-based memory system.

For example, the letters A-C-D-E-H-I-N have two solutions: CHAINED and ECHIDNA. These answers can be glued together by simply imagining an ECHIDNACHAINED to a lamppost. That way, once you've found the easier solution, CHAINED, the much trickier anagram will follow suit.

Likewise, TOENAIL is tricky to find from A-E-I-L-N-O-T, but it is an anagram of the easier-to-find ELATION, which has the common -ION ending. So just imagine the ELATION you would feel if somebody pulled out your TOENAIL with a set of pliers! Sarcasm is fine in this game.

To finish off, I'll let you practice your final technique for solving anagrams by building a mental image around the anagram triplet...

BEDROOM - BOREDOM - BROOMED

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And now here's the spoiler for the anagram I gave you earlier...

N-O-F-L-O-U-S-P => SPOONFUL

Didn't spot the suffix -FUL? Don't worry. You will next time ;-)

8 Ball is a massively entertaining multiplayer iMessage game from the GamePigeon app that lets you shoot pool with players all over the globe.

The game has a cash and coin-based reward system that lets you upgrade and buy new pool cues, play at higher-stakes tables and other cosmetic items. In this guide, we round up various 8 ball pool cheats and tricks for the discerning player to play better and earn more cash and coins.

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Login every day

The game features a ‘Spin and Win’ mini-game that allows you to buy spins that give you the chance to earn cash, coins or rare mystery boxes that allow you to build cues piece by piece.

8 ball pool refreshes daily to give you a free spin on the ‘Spin and Win’ lever so even if you can’t play a full round, opening the app daily is an easy way to gain some precious currency and items.

Choose your table

The game initially starts out with several tables available to play, each with increasingly larger entry fees. Entry fees increase accordingly with the winning pots at every table so playing at advanced tables gives you the opportunity to net a higher amount of in-game currency.

However, it is generally advisable to stick to the Downtown London Pub table until you master the game basics, grow your pot and gain confidence before moving on to Sydney. Practice and hone your skills before moving on to the higher-stakes tables.

Use English

English is the practice of putting a spin onto the cue ball after lining up a shot. For example, if the cue ball is hit with a right English so it spins counter-clockwise, when it hits the object ball, a clockwise spin is transferred onto the object ball causing it to be thrown in the direction opposite the spin of the cue ball.

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This tip is handy when lining up tricky shots such as when the ball you want to sink is dangerously close to the pocket or when you want to set up your cue ball for a follow-up shot. Tap on the cue ball button on the top right corner of the screen then from here, choose the spot you want to contact the cue ball.

Time your Shots

When it’s your turn to shoot, a little green square envelops your avatar and starts counting down your time. You therefore need to line up and take your shots quicker. A handy trick is to tap and drag the pool table surface in front of the tip of the cue as this will move the cue faster.

You can then make precise adjustments afterwards by tapping and dragging from the cue’s handle, all the while keeping an eye on that timer.

Extend your aiming lines

This is a simple cheat that is very effective, all you need is a small piece of paper such as a post-tit note with a straight edge. Before you upgrade the basic cue, once you line up a shot, very short lines appear to show you in what direction the object ball will roll.

Place the straight edge between the aiming line and the pocket you wish to sink the object ball into to have a better idea if your aim is accurate. And remember, keep an eye on that clock.

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Upgrade your Cues

Use the few coins you initially earn and buy better cues and gain an advantage. Upgraded cues have slight advantages that allow you to shoot with more power, improve your cue ball control, extend your aiming lines and increase the time you have to shoot. Better cues are available to purchase as you progress through the game, some with really great benefits.

For the GamePigeon 8 Ball beginner or a player just seeking to gain a leg-up on your competition, hopefully these 8 Ball Pool Cheats, tips and tricks will come in handy as you stack up your coins, improve your game, and become an 8 Ball Pool champ.

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