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Needle in a Haystack
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Below is a "haystack" of ten words. Nine of the words in the haystack will produce a common phrase or compound word when added to one of three mystery words (eg. the mystery word for "hot", "bubble" and "bird" would be "bath"). When you are finished, each mystery word will be paired with exactly three words from the haystack, leaving only one word unmatched. That one word is the "needle". Can you find the "needle" in the "haystack"??
Christmas
elephant
firm
grand
house
lemonade
paint
poker
save
stump
Christmas
elephant
firm
grand
house
lemonade
paint
poker
save
stump
Answer
The needle was elephant.The mystery words were tree, stand and face.
Christmas tree
tree house
tree stump
grandstand
lemonade stand
stand firm
face paint
poker face
save face
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