Random Puzzles
Puzzle 1
What is represented by this BrainBat?
R R
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Puzzle 2
A group of Englishmen are travelling on a German plane, piloted by an Norwegian, bound for Finland.
[Ref: ZFJS]
Hint: Read the question very carefully.
Answer: You do not usually bury survivors.
Puzzle 3
What 5 letter word can be added to the end of these words to make new words:
green out light bird boat club cook
[Ref: ZJFH] © Kevin Stone
Hint: The word begins with the letter H.
Puzzle 4
Using the BrainTracker grid below, how many words can you find? Each word must contain the central P and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. Can you find the nine letter word?
[Ref: ZNPB] © Kevin Stone
Hint: Every word must contain the central letter.
Answer: Duplicate.DUPLICATE , epic, lap, leap, leapt, lip, pa, pace, paced, pact, pad, paid, pail, pal, pale, pat, pate, pea, peal, peat, pedal, pelt, pet, petal, pi, pica, pie, pied, pile, piled, pit, pita, place, placed, placid, plaice, plaid, plait, plate, plated, plea, plead, pleat, pled, plied, pud, put, tap, tape, taped, taupe, teacup, tepid, tip, tulip, up, update.DUPLICATE , elapid, epact, epic, epical, lap, leap, leapt, lept, lepta, letup, lip, pa, pac, pace, paced, pact, pad, padi, padle, paid, pail, pal, pale, paled, palet, pat, pate, pated, pe, pea, peal, peat, pec, peculia, ped, pedal, pelt, pet, petal, pi, pia, pial, pic, pica, pical, pice, picul, pie, pied, pieta, pilau, pile, pilea, piled, pit, pita, piu, place, placed, placet, placid, plaice, plaid, plait, plaited, plat, plate, plated, plaudit, plea, plead, pleat, pled, pleiad, plica, plicae, plicate, plicated, plie, plied, plutei, puce, pud, pudic, pul, puli, put, taliped, tap, tape, taped, taupe, teacup, tepa, tepal, tepid, tip, tulip, tup, up, update, uplit.
Puzzle 5
Using the BrainTracker grid below, how many words can you find? Each word must contain the central U and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. Can you find the nine letter word?
[Ref: ZWSF] © Kevin Stone
Hint: Every word must contain the central letter.
Answer: Astronaut.ASTRONAUT , aunt, aunts, aura, auras, auto, nut, nuts, our, ours, oust, out, outran, rout, routs, run, runs, runt, runts, rust, rut, ruts, sauna, snout, sour, stout, strut, stun, stunt, sun, taunt, taunts, taut, tour, tours, tout, touts, trout, truant, truants, trust, turn, turns, tutor, tutors, unto, urn, urns, us.ASTRONAUT , aunt, aunts, aura, auras, auto, autos, nous, nu, nus, nut, nuts, onus, our, ours, oust, out, outran, outs, outsat, roust, rout, routs, ruana, ruanas, run, runs, runt, runts, rust, rut, ruts, santour, santur, saturant, sau, sauna, snout, sou, sour, stour, stout, strunt, strut, stun, stunt, sturt, sun, sura, sutra, sutta, tau, taunt, taunts, taus, taut, tauts, tonus, torus, tour, tours, tout, touts, trout, trouts, truant, truants, trust, tun, tuna, tunas, tuns, turn, turns, tut, tutor, tutors, tuts, un, uns, unto, urn, urns, ursa, us, ut, uta, utas, uts.
