Words in a Word Game #31

[JoAnne]

Welcome Vanessa!

[Karen ♐]

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read:


The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE

1. Miles-Miles Ever After T.L. Swan - 9/1/25
2. Girl-Misadventures of a City Girl Meredith Wild - 9/3/25
3. Brides-Seven Brides for Beau McBride Amy Barry - 9/5/25
4. Her-Her Vampire Master Maren Smith - 9/10/25
5. Bliss-Unexpected Bliss Sophie Oak - 9/12/25
6. Bribe-The Bribe Devney Perry - 9/14/25
7. Tonight-In the Air Tonight Marie Force - 9/16/25
8. Hire-Killer for Hire Alexis Abbott - 9/18/25
9. Swoon-Temple of Swoon Jo Segura - 9/21/25
10. Desire-Killer Desire Alexis Abbott - 9/23/25
11. Then-Between Then and Now Zoe York - 9/25/25
12. Rules-The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand Penelope Ward - 10/1/25
13. Demon-Misadventures with a Speed Demon Chelle Bliss - 10/3/25
14. Killer-Killer on Fire Alexis Abbott - 10/8/25
15. Demon-Demon Anna Castor - 10/16/25
16. Wild - Wild Card Elsie Silver - 10/17/25
17. Shouldn't - We Shouldn't Vi Keeland - 10/19/25
18. Curse - The Mercer Curse Pepper Winters - 10/27/25
19. Seth - Seth & Amber: 3 in 1 Edition Nathan L. Flamank - 10/27/25
20. Men - 10 Men Stephanie Brother - 11/3/25
21. Soldier - The Soldier Renee Rose - 11/8/25

[JoAnne]

Welcome Karen!

[Barbara ★]

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

Duration: August 15 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books

TITLE: CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE

READ: 29/21+

1. [BUTCHER] The Butcher Game - Alaina Urquhart 8/17
2. [KILL] Kill Without Shame - Alexandra Ivy 8/18
3. [LONGING] The Longing of Lone Wolves - Lana Pecherczyk 8/19
4. [BOOKS] Murder Off the Books - Tamara Berry 8/20
5. [MURDER] Nacho Average Murder - Maddie Day 8/21
6. [THINGS] The Things We Water - Mariana Zapata 8/26
7. [HIDDEN] Hidden Nature -Nora Roberts 8/27
8. [GHOST] Ghost On The Coast - Judith Jackson 8/27
9. [SUMMERTIME] Summertime Clues - Rosie Reed 8/30
10. [NIGHT] Halloween Night Murder - Leslie Meier 9/3



11. [CRIME] No Grater Crime - Maddie Day 9/5
12. [GOLD] Carving Shadows into Gold - Brigid Kemmerer 9/9
13. [BOOKS] Of Books and Bagpipes - Paige Shelton 9/11
14. [BOUND] Dire Bound - Sable Sorensen 9/11
15. [UNSEELIE] The Unseelie King - Heather Killough-Walden 9/13
16. [THIRD] The Third to Die - Allison Brennan 9/17
17. [TIDINGS] Gray Tidings - Hailey Edwards 9/18
18. [BONE] The Bone Maker - Sarah Beth Durst 9/20
19. [EGGS] Strangled Eggs and Ham - Maddie Day 9/21
20. [BODY] The Body in the Fountain - Diana Xarissa 9/23



21. [MOLDERING] Crowned and Moldering - Kate Carlisle 9/25
22. [COURT] Gray Court - Hailey Edwards 9/26
23. [DINNER] Death at the Dinner Party - Ellie Alexander 9/27
24. [STORM] Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros 9/30
25. [MIDDLE] The Middle Eye - Rebecca Jean Downey 10/2
26. [TORCH] A Torch Against the Night - Sabaa Tahir 10/5
27. [BRIDE] The First Dragon Bride - Riley Storm 10/9
28. [KILL] She Had To Kill Him - Aviva Gat 10/13
29. [MOTHER'S] The Mother's Fault - Nicole Trope 10/14



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[JoAnne]

Welcome Barbara!

[Jess]

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

Level 1: 10 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.

[JoAnne]

Welcome Jess!

[Susan A]

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: 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 ★★★★

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Susan!

[Laura Z]

COMPLETED 09.14.25


Words in a Word Game #31: 30/21+
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books

CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE

✅ 1. HOUNDING - The Hounding | Xenobe Purvis | 08.17.25
✅ 2. KITTY - Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? | Crystal Smith Paul | 08.18.25
✅ 3. GIRLS - California Girls | Susan Mallery | 08.19.25
✅ 4. BEWILDERMENT - Bewilderment | Richard Powers | 08.19.25
✅ 5. THINGS - Spectacular Things | Beck Dorey-Stein | 08.21.25
✅ 6. OLD - Too Old for This | Samantha Downing | 08.23.25
✅ 7. YOU'LL - You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey | Amber Ruffin | 08.23.25
✅ 8. TRUTH - Truth or Beard | Penny Reid | 08.25.25
✅ 9. LORE - Family Lore | Elizabeth Acevedo | 08.25.25
✅10. ISLES - Isles of the Emberdark | Brandon Sanderson | 08.26.25



✅11. CRUEL - Cruel Winter with You | Ali Hazelwood | 08.26.25
✅12. YOU - You | Caroline Kepnes | 08.27.25
✅13. WHEN - When We Walk By | Kevin F. Adler | 08.29.25
✅14. SONG - Love Is a War Song | Danica Nava | 08.29.25
✅15. EYE - Eye Candy | R.L. Stine | 08.30.25
✅16. TIME - Time After Time | Mikki Daughtry | 08.30.25
✅17. OTHER - The Other Olympians | Michael Waters | 08.31.25
✅18. YELLOW - Yellow Wife | Sadeqa Johnson | 08.31.25
✅19. BYLINE - Love on the Byline | Xio Axelrod | 09.01.25
✅20. STRINGS - Invisible Strings | Kristie Frederick Daugherty | 09.01.25



✅21. DOLLYWOOD - Once Upon a Time in Dollywood | Ashley Jordan | 09.02.25
✅22. SUMMER - The Summer We Ran | Audrey Ingram | 09.03.25
✅23. WHERE - Where You're Planted | Melanie Sweeney | 09.04.25
✅24. CREDIT - Give Her Credit | Grace L. Williams | 09.06.25
✅25. WILDE - Wilde in Love | Eloisa James | 09.06.25
✅26. BURIED - Buried Deep and Other Stories | Naomi Novik | 09.07.25
✅27. SOULS - Our Souls at Night | Kent Haruf | 09.10.25
✅28. FIRE - The House Is on Fire | Rachel Beanland | 09.12.25
✅29. YOKO - Yoko: A Biography | David Sheff | 09.13.25
✅30. MOMENT - Here One Moment | Liane Moriarty | 09.14.25

[Genevieve]

The no a is killing me this quarter :-)

[Charlotte]

Ughhh, I know?! It's so annoying!

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Laura!

[Genevieve]

Charlotte wrote: "Ughhh, I know?! It's so annoying!"

I think half the books I have read all the title words have an a in them example Dead and gondola :-)

[Caraina]

FINISHED

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books
Completed: 30/21-30


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.

1. Cold: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold - John Le Carré 8/15/25
2. Lies: What Lies in the Woods - Kate Alice Marshall 8/18/25
3. Mysteries: Teas, Keys, and Mysteries - Summer Prescott 8/19/25
4. Room: Tempest in a Tea Room - Summer Prescott 8/19/25
5. Bridgerton: Because of Miss Bridgerton - Julia Quinn 8/21/25
6. Midnight: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - V.E. Schwab 8/22/25
7. Know: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou 8/22/25
8. Cross: Ali Cross - James Patterson 8/23/25
9. King’s: King's Cage - Victoria Aveyard 8/25/25
10. Homeseeking: Homeseeking - Karissa Chen 8/26/25
11. Society: Society of Lies - Lauren Ling Brown 8/27/25
12. Wishes: Dandelion Wishes - Melinda Curtis 8/28/25
13. Ghost: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 8/28/25
14. Rusty: Rusty - Zahra Girard 8/30/25
15. Knew: What the Lady's Maid Knew - E.E. Holmes 9/1/25
16. Time: In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/25
17. Secret: Secret Societies: Inside the World's Most Notorious Organizations - John Lawrence Reynolds 9/2/25
18. Bitter: This Bitter Earth - Bernice L. McFadden 9/2/25
19. Sewing: The Sewing Machine - Natalie Fergie 9/3/25
20. Little: All the Little Hopes - Leah Weiss 9/4/25
21. Things: The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy 9/5/25
22. White: White Hot Kiss - Jennifer L. Armentrout 9/6/25
23. Stone: Stone Cold Touch - Jennifer L. Armentrout 9/7/25
24. Girl: The Girl Who Was Taken - Charlie Donlea 9/8/25
25. Good: The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto 9/11/25
26. Suicides: The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides 9/13/25
27. Murder: Murder at the Mansion - Sheila Connolly 9/14/25
28. Killer: Killer in the Carriage House - Sheila Connolly 9/15/25
29. Edge: Over the Edge - Jonathan Kellerman 9/15/25
30. Sirens: The Sirens - Emilia Hart 9/18/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Caraina!

[JoAnne]

FINISHED
Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - September 15, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read: 30/30


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
29. ROCKS Death on the Rocks: A British cosy mystery Hannah Ellis 9/14/25
30. ONE Finding the One Kristen Ashley 9/15/25

[Tari]

Finished

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
31/30
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books

CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE


1. Wedding Death by Wedding Bells Tess Marlowe 8/19/25
2. Store A Car, a Corpse and a Candy Store Gwen Taylor 8/19/25
3. Murder Murder at the Mansion Danielle Collins 8/22/25
4. Scone Scone Cold Murder Tammy Alice 8/23/25
5. Dusted Dusted in Mystery Patti Benning 8/24/25
6. Guild Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library Amanda Chapman 8/24/25
7. Cruise Death by Cruise Control Tess Marlowe 8/25/25
8. Sour Sour Crime Donuts Ginger Bolton 8/26/25
9. Down Laying Down the Latte Ellie Alexander 8/27/25
10. Street Death by Street Fusion Tess Marlowe 8/27/25
11. Dead Mrs. Morris and the Day of the Dead Traci Wilton 8/28/25
12. Killer Killer Vacation S.C. Merritt 8/29/25
13. Murder Murder at the Library Ellen Jacobson 8/31/25
14. Broken The Broken Watch Lola Finch 9/1/25
15. Brew A Brew for Chaos Esme Addison 9/2/25
16. The Tails from the Crypt Sarah Fox 9/3/25
17. Storm Storm Circuit Lola Finch 9/4/25
18. Kennel Mystery in the Kennel Sharon Michaels 9/5/25
19. Block Death by Writer's Block Tess Marlowe 9/8/25
20. Witch The Batter Witch Project Sue Hollowell 9/10/25
21. Docks Death at the Docks Arthur Pearce 9/12/25
22. Crooks Crooks and Cocktails K.C. Bellinger 9/12/25
23. Book Poisoned by the Book Ellen Jacobson 9/13/25
24. Secrets Spurred Up Secrets Summer Prescott 9/14/25
25. Lies Chocolate, Lies and Alibis Morgana Best 9/15/25
26. Cruise Lethal Cruise A.R. Winters 9/16/25
27. Echoes Echoes of Betrayal Tonya Kappes 9/18/25
28. Worries The Yeast of My Worries Patsy Hicks 9/19/25
29. Vacation Splashed with Murder Daisy Belle 9/20/25
30. Skeletons Skeletons, Secrets & Speakeasies Fran Heap 9/21/25
31. Chocoholic Confessions of a Chocoholic Angela Mayble 9/22/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Tari!

[Tari]

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

[Barb]

Finished

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

1. Murder at KENSINGTON Gardens (Ginger Gold #6), by Lee Strauss, finished 8/16/25 ★★★★
2. The Department of Sensitive CRIMES (Detective Varg #1), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 8/16/25 ★★★
3. Brain BUGS: HOW the Brain’s Flaws Shape OUR Lives, by Dean Buonomano, finished 8/17/25 ★★★.5
4. Seven Reasons to Murder YOUR DINNER GUESTS, by K.J. Whittle, finished 8/18/25 ★★★.5
5. A Murder MOST Fowl, by Carmela Dutra, finished 8/19/25 ★★★.5
6. My Evil MOTHER, by Margaret Atwood, finished 8/19/25 ★★★.5
7. SHORT Tails: Chet & Bernie Short Stories, by Spencer Quinn, finished 8/19/25 ★★★★
8. Badger’s MOON (Sister Fidelma #13), by Peter Tremayne, finished 8/20/25 ★★★★
9. BOOK ’Em, EDDIE (Bookmobile Cat #13), by Laurie Cass, finished 8/21/25 ★★★★
10. ONE GREEK SUNRISE, by Mandy Baggot, finished 8/22/25 ★★★.5


11. Murder UNDER a Silver MOON (Mona Moon #4), by Abigail Keam, finished 8/23/25 ★★★★
12. The Viaduct KILLINGS (Yorkshire Murders #1), by Wes Markin, finished 8/25/25 ★★★.5
13. MURDER in Miniature (Maple Bishop #2), by Katie Tietjen, finished 8/26/25 ★★★★
14. BIG TROUBLE on Sullivan’s Island (Carolina Tales #1), by Susan M. Boyer, finished 8/28/25 ★★★.5
15. Murder in a SCOTTISH Shire (Scottish Shire #1), by Traci Hall, finished 8/29/25 ★★★.5
16. LITTERED with Trouble (Whiskers & Words #1), by Eryn Scott, finished 8/30/25 ★★★★
17. Dead in DUBLIN (Dublin Driver #1), by Catie Murphy, finished 8/31/25 ★★★.5
18. Murder in an IRISH Pub (Irish Village #4), by Carlene O’Connor, finished 9/1/25 ★★★★
19. In the TIME of Five Pumpkins (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #26), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 9/2/25 ★★★★
20. Murder at the Christmas COOKIE Bake-Off (Beacon Bakeshop #2), by Darci Hannah, finished 9/3/25 ★★★.5


21. The MEMORY Thief: The Secrets Behind How We Remember, by Lauren Aguirre, finished 9/4/25 ★★★★
22. In HOT Water (Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade #3), by J.J. Cook, finished 9/5/25 ★★★★
23. The Ship Beneath the ICE: The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance, by Mensun Bound, finished 9/7/25 ★★★★
24. A BERRY Deadly WELCOME (Kylie Berry #1), by A.R. Winters, finished 9/9/25 ★★★
25. NOTHING BUNDT TROUBLE (Bakeshop #11), by Ellie Alexander, finished 9/10/25 ★★★★
26. That’s Not ENGLISH: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us, by Erin Moore, finished 9/13/25 ★★★★
27. And THEN THERE was the ONE, by Martha Waters, finished 9/14/25 ★★★.5
28. The KILL Fee (Poppy Denby #2), by Fiona Veitch Smith, finished 9/16/25 ★★★.5
29. The Zorg: A Tale of GREED and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery, by Siddharth Kara, finished 9/17/25 ★★★★
30. Newlyweds Can Be KNOCKED Off (Amish Matchmaker #6), by Amanda Flower, finished 9/18/25 ★★★★

[Angel **Book Junkie**]

Completed 09.24.2025

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Completion: 30/30
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
25. Note False Note | David Lagercrantz | 09.17
26. Unhoneymooners The Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren | 09.19
27. Red | Red Queen | Victoria Aveyard | 09.20
28. Mind | Bluegrass State of Mind | Kathleen Brooks | 09.21
29. More | One More Tomorrow | Sam Vickery | 09.22
30. This | This Stays Between Us | Sara Ochs | 09.22

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Barb and Angel!

[Frankie]

Words in a Word Game #31
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

30/30 Completed. Finish

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
25.MIDNIGHT:Countdown to Midnight-L.T. Vargus 9/18/25
26.COLD:Ice Cold-Tess Gerritsen 9/19/25
27.INNOCENCE:The Law of Innocence-Michael Connelly 9/21/25
28.SIN:Sin With Me-Brooke Montgomery 9/22/25
29.SMOKE:Hidden in Smoke-Lee Goldberg 9/23/25
30.HEIST:The Grand Heist-Elle Gray 9/24/25

[Lali & Michelle]

FINISHED

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

30/30

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
23. BUTTERSCOTCH -Botched Butterscotch by Amanda Flower 9/17/25
24. CROOKS - Books, Cooks, and Crooks by Lucy Arlington 9/19/25
25. GIRLS - Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna 9/20/25
26. WITCH - The Witch Is Back by Angela M. Sanders 9/21/25
27. WHISKERED - Something Whiskered by Miranda James 9/23/25
28. LOTUS - Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park 9/24/25
29. LONG - A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende 9/25/25
30. WHISKEY - Death by Irish Whiskey by Catie Murphy 9/26/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Frankie and Michelle!

[Melissa A]

FINISHED! Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025 (09/08/25)

Level 3: 21-30 books

30/21-30
(No Repeats)

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters

CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE

No - A F J P Q V X Z
One - W

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

1. CLUB - The Ex-Wives Club (Alibis Collection 2) Sally Hepworth 08/15/25
2. SONGS - Songs of Wine and Murder (Tourist Trap 15) Lynn Cahoon 08/15/25
3. BEWILDERED - Bewildered in Florida (Midlife Crisis 2) Diana Xarissa 08/15/25
4. MIDNIGHT - The Midnight Feast Lucy Foley 08/16/25
5. GOOD - Good Neighbors (Alibis Collection 5) Chad Zunker 08/16/25
6. NIGHT - The Night She Disappeared Lisa Jewell 08/17/25
7. NOOSE - N is for Noose (Kinsey Millhone 14) Sue Grafton 08/18/25
8. HONOLULU - Honolulu Alan Brennert 08/19/25
9. WILDER - Wilder at Last (Wilder Adventures 5) Serena Bell 08/20/25
10. MORE - More Than a Little Spark, Cowboys of Stargazer Springs #9 (Cowboys of Stargazer Springs Ranch 9) Remi Carrington 08/23/25
11. MISSING - The Missing Half Ashley Flowers and Alix Kiester 08/24/25
12. LIES - Society of Lies Lauren Ling Brown 08/24/25
13. YOU - Olive You to Death (Tourist Trap 16) Lynn Cahoon 08/25/25
14. HUSH - Hush Puppy (Melanie Travis 6) Laurien Berenson 08/25/25
15. HIGH - How High We Go in the Dark Sequoia Nagamatsu 08/26/25
16. TRUE - True Confections (An Amish Cupcake Cozy Mystery 1) Ruth Hartzler 08/27/25
17. SOUTH - South of the Buttonwood Tree Heather Webber 08/30/25
18. OUT - Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out (Rabbi Small Mystery 7) Harry Kemelman 09/01/25
19. CRUST - Thin Crust Killers (Pizza Lovers’ 3) Chris Cavender 09/02/25
20. THE - Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins Barbara Demick 09/03/25
21. RULES - The Rules for Breaking (The Rules for Disappearing 2) Ashley Elston 09/01/25
22. COME - Come Fly with Me Camille Di Maio 09/04/25
23. RICOCHET - R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone 18) Sue Grafton 09/04/25
24. SILENCE - S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone 19) Sue Grafton 09/05/25
25. WITH - Conversations With Rabbi Small (Rabbi Small 8) Harry Kemelman 09/05/25
26. BITTEN - Once Bitten (Melanie Travis 8) Laurien Berenson 09/07/25
27. SECOND - The Second Life of Mirielle West Amanda Skenandore 09/07/25
28. ONCE - Once Upon a Time in Dollywood Ashley Jordan 09/08/25
29. RETURN - The Return of Ellie Black Emiko Jean 09/08/25
30. CLOSE - Close Enough to Touch Colleen Oakley 09/08/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Melissa!

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

Words in a Word Game #31
August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

32 of 21-30 Complete

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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BBBB - 4
CCCC - 4
DDD - 3
EEEEEEEE - 8
GGGG - 4
HHH - 3
II - 2
KK - 2
LLLL - 4
MMMM - 4
NNN - 3
OOOOOOOOO - 9
RRR - 3
SS - 2
TTTTTT - 6
UUUUU - 5
W - 1
YYYY - 4
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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 - The Holy Thief - William Ryan - 4 Stars - 9/1/25
Club - The Bangalore Detectives Club - Harini Nagendra - 3.5 Stars - 9/3/25
Son - Prodigal Son - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 9/4/25
Wish - Wish You Were Here - Jodi Picoult - 4 Stars - 9/5/25
Storm - Sun Storm - Åsa Larsson - 4 Stars - 9/6/25
Not - I Shall Not Want - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 4 Stars - 9/8/25
Wrong - In Bed with Mr. Wrong - Katee Robert - 3 Stars - 9/9/25
Strings - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag - Alan Bradley - 5 Stars - 9/9/25
Under - Under the Knife - Tess Gerritsen - 3 Stars - 9/10/25
Woods - The God of the Woods - Liz Moore - 4.5 Stars - 9/11/25
Hot - The Hot Zone - Richard Preston - 4.5 Stars - 9/12/25
Inside - An Inside Job - Daniel Silva - 5 Stars - 9/12/25
Blood - Blood Curse - Maurizio de Giovanni - 5 Stars - 9/13/25
Emily - Emily & Einstein - Linda Francis Lee - 4 Stars - 9/15/25
Horse - Dark Horse - Gregg Hurwitz - 4 Stars - 9/16/25
Lion - Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters - 3.5 Stars - 9/14/25
Nine - Nine Women, One Dress - Jane L. Rosen - 4 Stars - 9/17/25
New - New Girl in Town - Elle Gray - 1 Star - 9/18/25
Night - Night After Night - Lauren Blakely - 2 Stars - 9/20/25
Guide - The Lady's Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem - Emmanuelle de Maupassant - 3 Stars - 9/20/25
Order - Paw and Order - Spencer Quinn - 4 Stars - 9/22/25
Tree - The Shattered Tree - Charles Todd - 3 Stars - 9/24/25
Tell - Live To Tell - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 9/27/25
Moon - Moon Dance - J.R. Rain - 3.5 Stars - 10/4/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Lynda!

[Catsalive]

Completed

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3
30/30

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. the - The Dangerous Marquis by Barbara Reeves 8/9 2★
13. the - The Amazing Mrs Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 10/9 3.5★
14. her - Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up by Claire Wilcox 11/9 3.5★
15. words - Lost For Words by Stephanie Butland 15/9 3.5★
16. mystery - The Mystery of Swordfish Reef by Arthur W. Upfield 17/9 3.5★
17. stories - Pet Rescue's Amazing Dog Stories by Saskia Adams 19/9 5★
18. the - The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer 20/9 5★
19. suitor - The Ramshackle Suitor by Nancy Butler 21/9 2.5★
20. unknown - The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer 22/9 5★
21. the - The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer 23/9 5★
22. ruby - The Ruby Necklace by Martha Kirkland 24/9 2★
23. bound - Scandal Bound by Anita Mills 24/9 2.5★
24. unwelcome - An Unwelcome Alliance by Ellen Fitzgerald 25/9 2★
25. brush - A Brush with Death by J.M. Hall 26/9 3.5★
26. genuine - The Genuine Article by Patricia Rice 27/9 2★
27. skies - Bushranger of the Skies by Arthur W. Upfield 30/9 3.5★
28. scent - A Scent of Lilac by Elizabeth Law 30/9 2★
29. study - Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder 2/10 3.5★
30. crowd - Three's a Crowd by Dianne Blacklock 4/10 3.5★

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Catsalive!

[Michele]

COMPLETION POST
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:19/20


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
14.An Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere by Mikita Brottman BODY
15. The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay. Read 9/22/25. LETTERS
16. These Tangled Threads by Sarah Loudin Thomas. Read 9/26/25 THESE
17.Theo of Golden by Allen Levi Read 9/27/25. GOLDEN
18.The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler Read 10/4/25. BROKEN
19.Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind... by Louie Giglio. Read 10/6/25. ENEMY
20.Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick. Read 10/9/25. STONE

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Michele!

[Susan]

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

Progress: 30/30 - COMPELTED
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. THE - The Last Precinct - 9/9/25
13. MOTH - The Knight and the Moth - 9/10/25
14. SENTENCE - The Sentence is Death - 9/11/25
15. HOUSE - The September House - 9/14/25
16. COME - You Shouldn't Have Come Here - 9/15/25
17. LIKE - Falling Like Leaves - 9/18/25
18. GIRL - Party Girl - 9/21/25
19. WHEN - When Life Gives You Lululemons - 9/23/25
20. THINGS - Things We Hide from the Light - 9/24/25
21. MURDER - Cherry Cheesecake Murder - 9/26/25
22. GREENHOUSE - The Enchanted Greenhouse - 9/28/25
23. DO - After I Do - 9/29/25
24. HILL - The Haunting of Hill House - 10/1/25
25. KILL - A Line to Kill - 10/2/25
26. DOORS - Behind Closed Doors - 10/4/25
27. CORRECTIONS - The Corrections - 10/6/25
28. BLOW - Blow Fly - 10/7/25
29. YOU - Things You Won't Say - 10/8/25
30. NINTH - Ninth House - 10/14/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Susan!

[Genevieve]

FINISHED
Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: 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

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 Eerie Basin: A Short Story by Ivy Pochoda 9/12/2025
7. LISTENING Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman 9/20/2025
8. OUT Out of Circulation by Miranda James 9/26/2025
9. DISH Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley 9/27/2025
10. LIMONCELLO Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti 10/1/2025
11. MURDER Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West 10/4/2025
12. GOING Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich 10/6/2025

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Genevieve!

[Julesy]

FINISHED!

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: 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
16. WIRES Wires Crossed: A Graphic Novel by Beth Fantaskey - Sep. 18
17. REUNION Murder at the High School Reunion by Lee Hollis - Sep. 19
18. BOOK Book Love by Debbie Tung - Sep. 24
19. WHEN When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed - Sep. 28
20. KNIGHT The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley - Sep. 29
21. DUEL Duel by Jessixa Bagley - Oct. 1
22. MEMORIES Cassi and the House of Memories by Dean Stuart - Oct. 2
23. SEW Bounce Back 3: Sew Totally Nala by Misako Rocks! - Oct. 3
24. COMING She Didn't See It Coming by Shari Lapena - Oct. 4
25. ENDS How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger - Oct. 5
26. DUKE'S Trapped By His Love: The Duke's Unexpected Bride, Volume 1 by Nimo Kakunimoto - Oct. 9
27. ROSE Rose Wolves by Natalie Warner - Oct. 11
28. MURDER Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter - Oct. 12
29. BLOOD Blood City Rollers by V.P. Anderson - Oct. 15
30. SUNSET Almost Sunset by Wahab Algarmi - Oct. 16

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Julesy!

[Barbara ★]

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

Duration: August 15 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books

TITLE: CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE

READ: 29/21+

1. [BUTCHER] The Butcher Game - Alaina Urquhart 8/17
2. [KILL] Kill Without Shame - Alexandra Ivy 8/18
3. [LONGING] The Longing of Lone Wolves - Lana Pecherczyk 8/19
4. [BOOKS] Murder Off the Books - Tamara Berry 8/20
5. [MURDER] Nacho Average Murder - Maddie Day 8/21
6. [THINGS] The Things We Water - Mariana Zapata 8/26
7. [HIDDEN] Hidden Nature -Nora Roberts 8/27
8. [GHOST] Ghost On The Coast - Judith Jackson 8/27
9. [SUMMERTIME] Summertime Clues - Rosie Reed 8/30
10. [NIGHT] Halloween Night Murder - Leslie Meier 9/3



11. [CRIME] No Grater Crime - Maddie Day 9/5
12. [GOLD] Carving Shadows into Gold - Brigid Kemmerer 9/9
13. [BOOKS] Of Books and Bagpipes - Paige Shelton 9/11
14. [BOUND] Dire Bound - Sable Sorensen 9/11
15. [UNSEELIE] The Unseelie King - Heather Killough-Walden 9/13
16. [THIRD] The Third to Die - Allison Brennan 9/17
17. [TIDINGS] Gray Tidings - Hailey Edwards 9/18
18. [BONE] The Bone Maker - Sarah Beth Durst 9/20
19. [EGGS] Strangled Eggs and Ham - Maddie Day 9/21
20. [BODY] The Body in the Fountain - Diana Xarissa 9/23



21. [MOLDERING] Crowned and Moldering - Kate Carlisle 9/25
22. [COURT] Gray Court - Hailey Edwards 9/26
23. [DINNER] Death at the Dinner Party - Ellie Alexander 9/27
24. [STORM] Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros 9/30
25. [MIDDLE] The Middle Eye - Rebecca Jean Downey 10/2
26. [TORCH] A Torch Against the Night - Sabaa Tahir 10/5
27. [BRIDE] The First Dragon Bride - Riley Storm 10/9
28. [KILL] She Had To Kill Him - Aviva Gat 10/13
29. [MOTHER'S] The Mother's Fault - Nicole Trope 10/14



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Barbara!

[Moondance]

Completion Post

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025

Level 3: 21-30 books

30/21-30


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
10- STITCH
Forage & Stitch: Using Natural Materials in Textile Art Caroline Hyde-Brown 09.02.25 5 stars
11- LOOM
Small Loom Weaving: Easy Projects For Beginners ichi.co 09.02.25 5 stars
12-ONE
One Perfect Grave Stacy Green 09.03.25 4 stars
13- CORNER
At the Corner of King Street Mary Ellen Taylor 09.06.25 4 stars
14- BOOK
Not Quite by the Book Julie Hatcher 09.10.25 4 stars
15- LOST
Lost Angels Stacy Green 09.14.25 4.5 stars
16- YOU
Not Over You Amanda Torrey 09.16.25 3 stars
17- EERIE
Eerie Basin: A Short Story Ivy Pochoda 09.24.25 3 stars
18- SUCKERS
Séances Are for Suckers Tamara Berry 09.26.25 3 stars
19- CHECKING
Checking Out Crime Laurie Cass 10.08.25 4 stars
20- COOKBOOK
The In Death Cookbook: To-Die-For Recipes from the World of J. D. Robb Theresa Carle-Sanders 10.09.25 5 stars
21- STUNNING
Six Stunning Sirens Lynn Cahoon 10.12.25 4.5 stars
22- BRIGHT
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt 10.14.25 5 stars
23- GROUND
The Girl in the Ground 10.16.25 4 stars
24- SECRET
Seven Secret Spellcasters Lynn Cahoon 10.18.25 4.5 stars
25- CRIME
The Crime That Binds Laurie Cass 10.25.25 4.5 stars
26-GOBBLE
Gobble, Gobble Murder Leslie Meier 10.31.25 3 stars
27- MORRIS
Mrs. Morris and the Sorceress Traci Wilton 11.02.25 3.5 stars
28- DOUBT
A Flicker of a Doubt Daryl Wood Gerber
29- GREG
The Accidental Life Of Greg Millar Aimee Alexander 11.06.25 3 stars
30- TROUBLING
A Troubling Tail Laurie Cass 11.09.25 4 stars

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Cheryl!

[Anne]

Words in a Word Game #31
Duration: August 15, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Level 3: 21-30 books
Read: 22/30

COMPLETED!


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
9.) LITTLE Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson 9/15/2025
10.) MISSING The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott 9/17/2025
11.) GHOST Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini by Sue Ann Jaffarian 9/19/2025
12.) NIGHT Waiting for Friday Night by Synithea Williams 9/23/2025
13.) HONEYMOON Holiday Honeymoon for One by Jennifer Peel 9/25/2025
14.) SUMMER Every Summer After by Carly Fortune 9/28/2025
15.) SHE She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke 10/4/2025[
16.) MURDER [book:The Murder of Mr. Wickham|59089898] by Claudia Gray 10/05/2025
17.) DIRT Pay Dirt by Sara Paretsky 10/19/2025
18.) OUT Put Out to Pasture by Amanda Flowers 1023/2025
19.) MURDER Halloween Party Murder by Leslie Meier 10/28/2025
20.) MURDER Eggnog Murder by Leslie Meier 11/4/2025
21.) GOOD The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani 11/08/2025
22.) LOCUST Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Anne!

[Denise]

COMPLETED: 10/10

The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - 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
✏️MOON: The Full Moon Coffee Shop Mai Mochizuki 21 Sep
✏️HIDDEN: Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World Victoria Finlay 26 Sep
✏️BOOKSTORE: The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss 18 Oct
✏️HISTORY: Knickerbocker's History of New York Washington Irving 25 Oct
✏️NINETIES: 60 Songs That Explain the '90s Rob Harvilla 12 Nov (SONGS also works but I used it for another book)
✏️LOBSTER: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays David Foster Wallace 12 Nov

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Denise!

You can use the same words. Just to know for next time! :)

[Kimberly]

Done!

Words in a Word Game #31
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. Stowed: Stowed Away - Barbara Ross - 8/25/25
2. Wonton: Wonton Terror - Vivien Chien - 8/31/25
3. Murder: Murder by the Seashore - Samara Yew - 9/2/25
4. Under: Under the Neon Lights - Arriel Vinson - 9/7/25
5. World: Goodbye Cruller World - Ginger Bolton - 9/9/25
6. Two: First Love, Take Two - Sajni Patel - 9/16/25
7. This: What Is This Feeling? - Robby Weber - 9/19/25
8. Bet: Bet on It - Jodie Slaughter - 9/21/25
9. Crook: The Coloring Crook - Krista Davis - 9/23/25
10. Dish: A Dish Best Served Cold - Rosie Genova - 9/29/25
11. Wool: Last Wool and Testament - Molly MacRae - 10/4/25
12. Hemlines: Hexes and Hemlines - Juliet Blackwell - 10/22/25
13. Outside: Murder Outside the Lines - Krista Davis - 10/9/25
14. Shell: Come Shell or High Water - Molly MacRae - 10/22/25
15. Witch: Witch and Famous - Angela M. Sanders - 10/19/25
16. Killer: A Killer Sundae - Abby Collette - 10/22/25
17. Witch: Witch Upon a Star - Angela M. Sanders - 10/26/25
18. Wrong: Wrong Side of the Paw - Laurie Cass - 10/29/25
19. Ghost: Mrs. Morris and the Ghost - Traci Wilton - 10/31/25
20. Booking: Booking the Crook - Laurie Cass - 11/4/25
21 Lock: Under Lock & Skeleton Key - Gigi Pandian - 11/12/25

[Chrissie]

Update msg #14 - finished

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
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. DEUTSCHER: Deutscher Buchpreis 2025: Die Nominierten by Börsenblatt - Wochenmagazin für den Deutschen Buchhandel ✓ 25/09/03
7. CRIMSON: Crimson Spell Bd. 3 by Ayano Yamane ✓ 25/09/03
8. HIMMEL: Öffnet sich der Himmel by Seán Hewitt ✓ 25/09/05
9. IMMER: Der Donnerstagsmordclub oder Ein Teufel stirbt immer zuletzt by Richard Osman ✓ 25/09/09
10. TWITTERING: Twittering Birds Never Fly 01 by Kou Yoneda ✓ 25/09/09
11. DIE: Die Holländerinnen by Dorothee Elmiger ✓ 25/09/14
12. WINDY: Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery ✓ 25/09/16
13. TOKYO: Tokyo Ghoul 1 by Sui Ishida ✓ 25/09/20
14. EIN: Ein Zeichen der Zuneigung 09 by Suu Morishita ✓ 25/09/20
15. GESCHWISTER: Die Geschwister by Brigitte Reimann ✓ 25/09/25
16. EINES: Protokoll eines Verschwindens by Alexander Rupflin ✓ 25/10/01
17. HOUSE: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes - Folge 21 - Boleskine House: Boleskine House. by Jonas Maas ✓ 25/10/10
18. INGLESIDE: Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery ✓ 25/11/11
19. THE: After the quake by Haruki Murakami ✓ 25/11/13
20. KILLING: Killing Stalking Season I 2 by Koogi ✓ 25/11/14
21. MICH: Küss Mich, Student 1 by Hinako Takanaga ✓ 25/11/14