Puzzle 5
Below you can find 8 words that have had their beginnings and endings removed. In each case, the same two letters can be found at the beginning and the end. For example RE spiRE .
--qui--
--yli--
--tat--
--gib--
--liv--
--rmi--
--ifi--
--alg--
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Hints
The first letters of the words are: R, S, E, L, E, T, E, A.
Answers
require
stylist
estates
legible
enliven
termite
edified
amalgam
Puzzle 6
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 7
What three letter word best completes the below words?
LO...E
EDU...E
VA...E
S...TER
S...HE
...ER
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Hint
The word begins with the letter C.
Answer
CAT.
LO...E = LOCAT E
EDU...E = EDUCAT E
VA...E = VACAT E
S...TER = SCAT TER
S...HE = SCAT HE
...ER = CAT ER
Puzzle 8
Can you find every occurrence of the word APRIL that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word APRIL appears 34 times.
Answer
The word APRIL appears 34 times.
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