Puzzle 549
Below you will find 10 well-known seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----rem
----oct
----pso
----dma
----edo
----rre
----sfy
----ott
----hma
----dpa
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Hints
The first letters of the words are: T, C, C, G, T, B, S, B, D, G.
Answers
----rem = theorem
----oct = concoct
----pso = calypso
----dma = grandma
----edo = torpedo
----rre = bizarre
----sfy = satisfy
----ott = boycott
----hma = drachma
----dpa = grandpa
Puzzle 550
Starting in the bottom left corner and moving either up or right, adding up the numbers along the way, what is the largest sum that can be made?
2
3
6
2
4
2
3
1
5
1
6
1
1
1
7
5
3
5
2
2
3
2
7
2
3
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Hint
The answer is not 31.
Answer
The largest sum that can be made is 34.
Puzzle 551
You can replace the dashes with the same four-letter word, and create two new words, one that starts with ARM, and one that ends in ING.
Can you find all possible four-letter words that work?
arm----
----ing
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Hint
There are 4 possible answers.
Answer
Band, load, lock, and rest, all create new words:
armband and banding
armload and loading
armlock and locking
armrest and resting
Note
Some dictionaries also allow ARMRACK, but others don't. So RACK is an unofficial possible answer.
Puzzle 552
Which name is missing from this sequence:
Richard · ? · Keith · Graham · Kevin · James · Matthew
Choose from:
Simon, Steve, Bob, Frank, Gavin
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Hint
Look at the last letters.
Answer
Steve.
The last letters are alphabetically ordered.
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