March 2021 Challenge: Words of Wit & Whimsy

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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.)

In order to receive a stamp for your fanwork, your response must be posted to the archive on or before 10 April 2021. For complete challenge guidelines, see the Challenges page on our website.

If you'd like an additional challenge or inspiration, go to the Challenge Page on the SWG site, where you can click on a square to read the original OED entry

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