Puzzle 593
A 'complete' word is a word in which every letter, in turn, can be replaced by another to form a new word.
For example, RUG is a complete word because:
-ug = hug
r-g = rig
ru- = run
How many of the following words are not complete words? Proper nouns and names are not allowed.
team
cost
flew
ward
fail
rook
soft
most
lamp
load
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Hint
Another example, PEN is a complete word because:
-en = ten
p-n = pin
pe- = pea
Answer
Three of the words are not complete: flew, rook, lamp.
Reasoning
The remaining 7 words can be changed as follows:
team:
-eam = beam
t-am = tram
te-m = term
tea- = tear
cost:
-ost = host
c-st = cast
co-t = coat
cos- = cosy
flew:
-lew = blew
f-ew = ---- X
fl-w = flow
fle- = flex
ward:
-ard = card
w-rd = word
wa-d = wand
war- = warm
fail:
-ail = nail
f-il = foil
fa-l = fall
fai- = fair
rook:
-ook = book
r-ok = ---- X
ro-k = rock
roo- = roof
soft:
-oft = loft
s-ft = sift
so-t = sort
sof- = sofa
most:
-ost = cost
m-st = mast
mo-t = moat
mos- = moss
lamp:
-amp = damp
l-mp = lump
la-p = ---- X
lam- = lamb
load:
-oad = road
l-ad = lead
lo-d = loud
loa- = loaf
Puzzle 594
How can you throw a ball such that it comes back?
No bounces are involved!
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Throw it up into the air!
Puzzle 595
Can you find anagrams of the following words?
aspirate
alarming
bleating
decimate
creative
cheating
download
gradient
altitude
generate
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: P, M, T, M, R, T, W, T, L, T.
Answers
parasite
marginal
tangible
medicate
reactive
teaching
woodland
treading
latitude
teenager
Puzzle 596
How many squares, of any size, are on a board divided up into 6 squares by 6 squares?
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How many 1x1 squares are there?
Answer
91 squares.
Reasoning
Squares of size:
1 x 1 = 36
2 x 2 = 25
3 x 3 = 16
4 x 4 = 9
5 x 5 = 4
6 x 6 = 1
Total = 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 91.
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