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These Words are the Same in What Way?
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Other than the fact that they all have double letters, what do these words have in common?
dessert, dinner, filling, furry, hiss, hopping, mopping, posse, supper, tapped
dessert, dinner, filling, furry, hiss, hopping, mopping, posse, supper, tapped
Answer
Take away one of the double letters and it forms another word.Hide Answer Show Answer
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WHAT? I didn't recognise most of them.
nice one!
at first i was like "two syllables... wait, there's hiss" so i thought "they all have double letters... wait, i should read the whole thing... 'other than the fact that they all have double letters'... jeez! i give up!"
awesome
Your explanation of the answer was really misleading! It was like you meant for us to take out both the double letters instead of one.
This was just in Parade magazine!!!
In the "Ask Marilynn" section.
Only she didn't have a spelling error in her answer!
In the "Ask Marilynn" section.
Only she didn't have a spelling error in her answer!
Good one
that one actually made me think
CUTE! Clever... I'l remember this one for when I'm teaching!
too easy!!
ditto what toast said
awesome!
I thought they all had to do with food/cooking.
Love it! In my favourite collection.
Fun and entertaining teaser; I got it very quickly but enjoyed it.
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