Word construction apparatus

摘要

A word construction apparatus comprising a playing area such as a board (1) having three columns of letters (2) in alphabetical order. Adjacent each column of letters (2) is a longitudinal recess (3) in which an individual piece or plurality of pieces (4) may be slid. The pieces (4) are stacked in compartments (5) formed by walls (6) of a container (7) which also houses the board (1) and a number of check sheets (8). The individual pieces (4) comprise rectangular flat pieces of rigid card, wood or plastics material divided into squares with a prefix vowel and a suffix consonant. Each piece has a numeral in its lower right-hand corner which is used to collate a score to make the use of the apparatus competitive. The apparatus further comprises check sheets with possible words and printed sheets to record the words found.