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Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
Start with the name of a city and I'll give you a clue to what city it is. The next word will have one letter less and may need unscrambling. Begin to add letters at question #9.
1. California port (8 letters / 2 words)
2. Wild Australian dogs (7 letters / plural)
3. To condescend to give or grant (6 letters / plural)
4. Slightly burn (5 letters)
5. Serenade (4 letters)
6. Violation of moral or religious principle. (3 letters)
7. To be or to exist (2 letters)
8. Chemical symbol for sulfur (1 letter)
9. South Africa abbreviation (2 letters)
10. Scholastic Aptitude Test (3 letters / abbreviation)
11. Sodium chloride (4 letters)
12. At one time, kids in school used chalk and wrote on one of these. (5 letters)
13. Makes happy (6 letters / plural)
14. Washington port (7 letters)
Hint will reveal the answers to #1 and #14
1. California port (8 letters / 2 words)
2. Wild Australian dogs (7 letters / plural)
3. To condescend to give or grant (6 letters / plural)
4. Slightly burn (5 letters)
5. Serenade (4 letters)
6. Violation of moral or religious principle. (3 letters)
7. To be or to exist (2 letters)
8. Chemical symbol for sulfur (1 letter)
9. South Africa abbreviation (2 letters)
10. Scholastic Aptitude Test (3 letters / abbreviation)
11. Sodium chloride (4 letters)
12. At one time, kids in school used chalk and wrote on one of these. (5 letters)
13. Makes happy (6 letters / plural)
14. Washington port (7 letters)
Hint will reveal the answers to #1 and #14
Hint
1. San Diego14. Seattle
Answer
1. San Diego2. Dingoes
3. Deigns
4. Singe
5. Sing
6. Sin
7. Is
8. S
9. SA
10. SAT
11. Salt
12. Slate
13. Elates
14. Seattle
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