Words of Wit and Wisdom

March 2021 SWG challenge Words of Wit & Whimsy banner with black and white drawings of words beginning with W

J.R.R. Tolkien wasn’t just the creator of Middle-earth. He was also a scholar of philology. One of his first jobs was with the Oxford English Dictionary, where he was assigned a welter of words beginning with W. In this month’s challenge, we’re presenting you a bingo card with Prof. Tolkien’s W words we hope will inspire a wealth of wonder, wit, worldbuilding, and general whimsy.

You are free to work in as many of the prompts as you wish in your creation. Responses do not have to attempt to complete a row or another bingo pattern--using even just one prompts is fine! However, as in years past, there will be special stamps for completed rows or card blackouts, so please include in your story notes if you complete a row or the entire card (or email us at moderator@silmarillionwritersguild.org to let us know you need those stamps.)

If you'd like an additional challenge or inspiration, click on a square to read the original OED entry.

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Prompts

Choose your prompt from the collection below.

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W bingo card - text-only prompts below

Words of Wit & Whimsy Bingo Text-Only Prompts

If you need assistance at any time, including devising prompt combinations that fill rows or other bingo patterns, please email the SWG moderators at moderator@silmarillionwritersguild.org.

B1: waggle
B2: wallop
B3: water
B4: wasp
B5: warlock
I1: winter
I2: wane
I3: want
I4: warm
I5: wake
N1: waistcoat
N2: wander
FREE SPACE
N4: wild
N5: wield
G1: wruxled
G2: waiting
G3: wain
G4: wick
G5: wandreth
O1: whole
O2: wampum
O3: walrus
O4: walnut
O5: walm

Fanworks Tagged with Words of Wit and Wisdom

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Solstice Shenanigans by Artano

Maglor prepares for the Winter Solstice celebration, but Elrond and Elros disagree with his choice of clothing.

Or: in which the Noldor invented waistcoats

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Warm air but chilly water by Aprilertuile

Telperion’s light was bathing Oromë’s Wood in a quiet and eerie atmosphere that Tyelkormo loved. He alone among the elves was awake at this time of the night... 

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It is not a word by AdmirableMonster

In the wake of the fall of Eregion in the Second Age, the loremaster Pengolodh comes to the newly-founded refuge of Rivendell. Although Elrond has never seen eye to eye with the reserved loremaster, can they work through the pain of their pasts and come to a common understanding?

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Aesthetic Appreciation by Lferion

Fingon, Returned, takes in some of the sights of spring. A quadruple drabble.

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The Shipwright and the Hobbit by daughterofshadows

Belladonna goes to the sea and understands something of importance.

Círdan is there for emotional support, even if he doesn't know it.

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Whimsies by Grundy

Drabbles for the Words of Wit & Wisdom (or Whimsy) challenge.

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It'll All Be Clear by StarSpray

Eluréd and Elurín return to Imladris after their search for Daeron, but all is not well with them.

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Words of Whimsy and Wit by Lferion

Fills for the March 2021 Silmarillion Writer's Guild bingo challenge, based on W words edited by JRRTolkien from the Oxford English Dictionary. Poems, drabbles and half drabbles ranging from silly to solemn.

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W by Himring

Short pieces for the "Words of Wit and Whimsey" challenge. 

I. Wains

II. The Walrus That Went South

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Wruxled in White by Lindariel

I did the entire "Words of Wit and Whimsey" bingo card.

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Intoxicated. by hennethgalad

Finrod learns more.

 

"Words of wit and whimsy" all of line 3 (free spac: weald)

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Iant Iaur. by hennethgalad

Finrod and Galadriel quarrel.

all of line two.

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The Wild of the Helcaraxë by ArizonaPoppy

A dare between siblings on the icy expanse leads to an encounter with the local fauna

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In Time. by hennethgalad

At the 'anniversary' of the delving of Menegroth, Finrod wears a waistcoat...

for “Words of Wit and Whimsy” bingo. (includes all the words of the top line.) Especially 'waistcoat'

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