Can you spot the phonies?

Yesterday I played this game online and managed to get four bingos: BLINDERS, CLANGER, NEAREST and STATING. They weren't exactly clever words but its the first time I managed four in one game. It was a challenge match, so there happened to be three "phonies" - one played by me and two by my opponent. If you can spot them, you could write the answer in the comments section. Click on the board to see a larger image.

Comments

Friendless said…

UF and OT are phonies, and I suspect LEV is as well.

3 June 2008 at 04:34

Hunchermuncher said…

You got two of them - UF and OT, but LEV is acceptable. There is one more to find!

16 June 2008 at 09:02

Anonymous said…

JINI is not good.

6 August 2008 at 17:50

Anonymous said…

zoon?

12 April 2009 at 15:58

Anonymous said…

Wrong !!! ot, faa, aka, uf, ea, fe, gon

29 April 2011 at 15:18

Hunchermuncher said…

FAA is fine in SOWPODS as are AKA, EA, FE, GON and ZOON.
So the phonies are UF, OT and JINI.

1 May 2011 at 19:24

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