Puzzle 277
Which word is the odd one out?
erah reed yenkom tibbar tac tesomram gip
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Hint
Try reading the words backwards.
Answer
yenkom.
Reasoning
The others are the names of animals spelled backwards:
hare, deer, rabbit, cat, marmoset, pig.
But YENKOM is not quite the reverse of MONKEY.
Puzzle 278
How many common five letter words can you make from the following letters, using all the letters in each word?
AELST
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There are quite a few anagrams, one of which is LEAST.
Answer
Least, slate, stale, steal, tales, teals.
Remember that the question asked for common words.
Puzzle 279
Which cheese is …
… made backwards?
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The answer is in the question.
Answer
Edam.
MADE backwards!
Puzzle 280
What word most logically goes in the brackets:
safe [fast] malt
oust [----] flaw
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Hint
The answer is in the words given.
Answer
Slow.
Reasoning
Take the third letter of the first word
+ the second letter of the second word
+ plus the first letter of the first word
+ plus the fourth letter of the second word.
Double-Checking
3-1- [1234] -2-4
s-f- [fast] -a-t
o-s- [slow] -l-w
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