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Swaffergies: Letter D
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A Swaffergy is a word that can be broken up into two parts: a different word and a letter of the English Alphabet.
The word "defense" is a common Swaffergy. It can be broken up into the letter "D", and the word "Fence". As a Swaffergy, it would be written like this:
D + A structure serving as an enclosure, a barrier, or a boundary, usually made of posts or stakes joined together by boards, wire, or rails.
Which will give you "D-Fence", or "defense".
Can you find the answers to the following Swaffergies?
1. D + Plural of 12 inches
2. D + A young cow or bull
3. D + A narrative of real or imaginary events; a story
4. D + Dispatch
5. D + French playwright
6. D + A surface of an object
7. D + Of superior quality, skill, or appearance
8. D + A garland of flowers, especially one worn around the neck
9. D + What a lamp makes
10. D + A displayed structure bearing lettering or symbols, used to identify or advertise a place of business
The word "defense" is a common Swaffergy. It can be broken up into the letter "D", and the word "Fence". As a Swaffergy, it would be written like this:
D + A structure serving as an enclosure, a barrier, or a boundary, usually made of posts or stakes joined together by boards, wire, or rails.
Which will give you "D-Fence", or "defense".
Can you find the answers to the following Swaffergies?
1. D + Plural of 12 inches
2. D + A young cow or bull
3. D + A narrative of real or imaginary events; a story
4. D + Dispatch
5. D + French playwright
6. D + A surface of an object
7. D + Of superior quality, skill, or appearance
8. D + A garland of flowers, especially one worn around the neck
9. D + What a lamp makes
10. D + A displayed structure bearing lettering or symbols, used to identify or advertise a place of business
Answer
1. Defeat (D-Feet)2. Decaf (D-Calf)
3. Detail (D-Tale)
4. Descend (D-Send)
5. Describe (D-Scribe)
6. Decide (D-Side)
7. Define (D-Fine)
8. Delay (D-Lei)
9. Delight (D-Light)
10. Design (D-Sign)
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