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Word Fusion
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is a sleep relative.
2) This is a masculine painting.
3) This is when a snake stops moving.
4) This is body waste from a fruit.
Thirsty
What does this rebus describe?
Coffee @ 120 degrees
Wine @ 40 degrees
Grape Rouge
Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?
Group A: forty, grape, react, rouge
Group B: carat, claim, coast, crass, curse
Boomerang
Per this rebus, what is indicated by item #5?
1) . echo
2) . feedback
3) . reflect
4) . reply
5) .
Dress Code
The sign at the restaurant read "No shirt, no shoes, no service". Wally put on a shirt and a pair of shoes, tried to enter without pants and socks, but he was still turned away. Apparently, he had to be fully dressed. Help Wally get dressed, starting with his shirt, then his pants, followed by his socks, and finally his shoes. Change SHIRT to SHOES by changing one letter at a time. The change must go through PANTS and SOCKS. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. No word can be used more than once.
SHIRT ---- PANTS ---- SOCKS ---- SHOES
View full teaser and answerTale of a Tail
As I get closer, my tail grows longer;
As I leave, my tail leads the way.
What am I?
View full teaser and answerEvolution
Make GAR (fish) evolve into DOG (mammal) by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. The evolution must go through BOA (reptile) and OWL (bird). No word can be used more than once.
GAR ---- BOA ---- OWL ---- DOG
View full teaser and answerComb Tonic
Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?
Group A: comb, mount, strophe, tonic
Group B: acre, floor, giant, log, redo, view
Word Gender
The following ten words can be divided into two groups of five words. The words within each group will share a common characteristic. What are the two groups? Which words belong in those groups?
dam late lice linger per son stern tent under use
View full teaser and answerCoral Dragon
Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?
Group A: coral, dragon, holy, wed
Group B: basin, liter, music, paten, syrup, talon
Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) George threw his extra javelin through two fleshy fruits related to an apple.
2) Mary had to halt the food preparation because she found a stain on each of the cooking utensils.
3) Per the negotiation, Isaac agreed to guide the troops through the valley.
4) How would you respond if the container of supplies had disappeared without a vestige?
View full teaser and answerWord Fusion
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the average oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is an automobile's domesticated animal.
2) This is a group of wolves, much like stone or bronze.
3) This is an alcoholic beverage that is made from a part of a fish.
4) This is a volume's military partner.
Operation Sharp-ectomy
Six words have had their sharp things removed. The sharp things have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each sharp thing with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: brad, nail, pin, piton, spike, stake
Group B: eeve, insrai, raha, rnlr, ufesbe, waebst
More Twisted Personas
The names of four famous people have been scrambled. They are: an athlete, an entertainer, a leader of a country, and a scientist (though not necessarily in that order). Who are they?
1) gong, hero gets a win
2) oh, a jet man
3) sly peer lives
4) ten elite brains
Animal Life
Which animal in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with spelling or pronunciation.
Group A:
garter snake
giraffe
goat
guppy
Group B:
gar
gecko
golden eagle
gorilla
Anagram Riddle
I am a set of three words, all with the same four letters.
First I am a type of carriage.
Then switch my middle letters, and I am a cover often useful on a diamond.
Now switch my end letters ...
When you see me, you also see hair.
What are the words?
View full teaser and answerGreek Mythology
Complete the series by making a selection from the pool.
Series: Hermes, Aphrodite, Gaea, Ares, Zeus, Cronus, Uranus, Poseidon, ?
Pool: Athena, Dionysus, Eros, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera
View full teaser and answerWords with AB
Five words that contain AB as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?
-AB--, ---AB, AB----, AB-----, -AB----
Pool: C, E, E, I, I, I, L, L, N, P, Q, R, S, S, T, T, T, U, U, Y
View full teaser and answerPersons of Interest
What is the meaning of this rebus?
marcus Brutus
john wilkes Booth
Billy the kid
Bonnie parker
clyde Barrow