Forward and Back
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Each pair of hints below relates to two words. One of the words is the other one spelled backward. What are the ten word pairs?
Example: married, moisture
Answer: wed, dew
1. light source, rodents
2. dwell, wicked
3. retain, sneaking look
4. weapons, tight fit
5. portion, catching device
6. prize, furniture compartment
7. drinking aid, skin blemishes
8. stopper, big swallow
9. implement, stolen goods
10. precinct, illustrate
Answer
1. star, rats
2. live, evil
3. keep, peek
4. guns, snug
5. part, trap
6. reward, drawer
7. straw, warts
8. plug, gulp
9. tool, loot
10. ward, draw
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markmonnin   
May 23, 2005
| Great! I got most of them, except number nine I said "Run, Nurrrrrrrr"   |
healthybrain26 
May 23, 2005
| Cool puzzle...I got them all with some thought on 2 (which 2 I'm not telling  )..... |
darthforman
May 23, 2005
| Cool |
drussel3
May 23, 2005
| Great and fun. I like ones like these, ones I can work through, that I don't have to be a genius. |
sueintexas
May 23, 2005
| Fun |
vikingboy
May 23, 2005
| good one  |
vikingboy
May 23, 2005
| good one |
Mr_retard
May 23, 2005
| i was confused like i always am...  |
(user deleted)
May 24, 2005
| part and trap was difficult, mainly because i thought ten could be considered a portion |
jan221
May 24, 2005
| it was hard. |
lordske
May 24, 2005
| Thought out very well |
jennysugars
May 24, 2005
| This is soooo cool! I'm going to email it to all my teacher friends! |
(user deleted)
May 24, 2005
| I thought this was a good one but, I had to really think on a couple of them. It was sort-of hard. |
tamjp
May 25, 2005
| I really liked this one. Fun to work them out. I was stumped on #9 and did the saame thing as Derek on the other one and said TEN - NET  |
jennyheo
Jun 02, 2005
| Well, I couldn't work out the seventh one..  Fun anyway. |
jennyheo
Jun 02, 2005
| Well, I couldn't work out the seventh one.. Fun anyway. |
froggygg
Jun 05, 2005
| Very good job! Made you really study the words and think!
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Spice_2
Jun 06, 2005
| I got half of them right! That was so fun that Im thirsty now! |
buzan
Jun 24, 2005
| This was fun. I could tink it out & get the answers! BPB |
(user deleted)
Jun 24, 2005
| Cool. I enjoyed figuring them out but I got kind of stuck on #9. Cool anyway |
geofreak2010
Jun 24, 2005
| cool, but i rush through things and I am impatient, so i didn't get them  |
skimela
Jun 24, 2005
| fun!! and i got most of them!! |
Terilynne88
Jun 24, 2005
| Very good! I also got stumped on #9, but got the rest right away. Good teaser! |
mcpres
Jun 24, 2005
| First one could also be rat, tar
Tar used to be a light source. |
Kukmiester
Jun 24, 2005
| I got all but number five... I had ten and net.... great teaser... please submit more like that! |
sosweetorami
Jun 24, 2005
| FUN  |
daffy
Jun 24, 2005
| Good one. I loved it. I got 'em all, but was a thinker! |
Peaches_dn
Jun 24, 2005
| Too easy, but at least I got this one  |
karma48
Jun 24, 2005
| EXTREMELY EASY! But very enjoyable. Thanks for a nice Friday delectation. |
azushud
Jun 24, 2005
| clever |
pianofox
Jun 24, 2005
| Awesome puzzle. It's my favorite for the week. I got all of em, except #9. Great job! |
angeleyes_7
Jun 24, 2005
| good Job!! Got em all except #9. |
redneck_woman
Jun 24, 2005
| Whew! You really made me work on this one! Excellent, gabe. Very teaser! |
lisha_kc
Jun 24, 2005
| I've done some of these b4...but they were good! (I didn't really try so I kinda gave up half way thru and looked at the answer--I'm an impaitient person )....so good job! |
wolverine
Jun 24, 2005
| i got 8 out of ten in like 3 min. missed the other 2. thought number 5 was ten/net |
nlytnme
Jun 24, 2005
| I have to admit some of these teasers are too tough for me but i keep coming back. this one was cake walk. mmm....caaaake! |
FeaerFactorY666
Jun 24, 2005
| Very nice...... Loved it! |
xFLoRiDa_HuNNyX
Jun 24, 2005
| that was good.
i only got about 4 or 5 |
ginny322
Jun 24, 2005
| good job. it was fun! |
BigRock313
Jun 24, 2005
| Sorry, not the best. Although, with more time your future teasers could be funnier. |
FulanitoGM
Jun 24, 2005
| Heck, I thought this one was good. Everyone had trouble on #9, but the only one I couldn't get was #6. Guess I'm just on a different brain wavelength from you guys! Oh well, 9 out of 10 ain't bad! |
crzyness4lyfe
Jun 24, 2005
| nice....those were fun |
nightowl19
Jun 24, 2005
| I didn't get all of them, but that was still a really cool teaer. Keep up the good work! |
(user deleted)
Jun 24, 2005
| LOVED IT! So much fun. Got all 10 but definitely had to think a bit for #5. Don't know why it caught me up.. but I did finally get it. Great job! |
awesomestone
Jun 24, 2005
| good teaser... I got most of them right away... a couple of them I had to think about though... |
Vballbabe3a
Jun 24, 2005
| Very tricky! Great teaser! So fun! I didn't get any of them but its still coool!!!! |
onlyeeyore
Jun 24, 2005
| Fun stuff! Very cool teaser! |
infernogirl
Jun 25, 2005
| This was a really fun and challenging teaser. I got all of them right except number five and I could not figure out number nine. I agree with Derek J on number five, I thought it was ten, net. It makes sense. I added this one to my favorites. Very cool. |
brainyng
Jun 26, 2005
| i only got two of them. it was fun keep up the good work! |
mzbhavin
Jun 28, 2005
| This one was very clever, I had to stop and think on a couple of them.Nicely done |
smarty_blondy
Oct 04, 2005
| I love this one, way to go! |
SilverMoonBee
Oct 24, 2005
| took me quite a while to get to all the answers but it was fun keep them coming. |
lmurray 
Jun 24, 2006
| bu2cuo4 zheng1 rong2yi4
(not bad; quite easy)
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mmmcla01
Jun 24, 2006
| That was fun! I got all but numbers 6, 7, and 9. The rest I thought were pretty easy...but still a lot of fun!! |
Pablo
Jun 24, 2006
| Very good! |
coachpisco
Jun 24, 2006
| Excellent! I enjoy thinking about the work that goes into developing these teasers. |
vlerma
Jun 24, 2006
| Loved it. Got them all. No talky tonight, bad storm rolling thru. Bye Wish me luck in this darned trailer. |
Badger
Jun 24, 2006
| Easy, but fun. Unfortunately I'm also in the ten/net club... Your answer for #5 was much better. Great teaser. |
savo
Jun 24, 2006
| Real good one. Ez, but great fun. Keep em coming 'loke. |
bluehawk
Jun 24, 2006
| THE THINKING HAT WENT ON THEN OFF.
EASY, BUT...GOOD..
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HScott13
Jun 24, 2006
| Easy but fun. Only number 10 made me stop and think, but not for long. |
luigibabe
Jun 24, 2006
| I got them all easily. I needed that this morning |
jessmr
Jun 24, 2006
| GREAT TEASER!! one of my favorites i have seen! i also got ten-net, and stumped on 9. i would love to see more like this that i can have some chance of figuring it out. keep 'em coming!!! |
RRAMMOHAN
Jun 24, 2006
| Got 8 easily. Great fun. Keep them coming! |
bradon182001
Jun 24, 2006
| I liked this one a lot. Made me do some thinking.Kiinda easy, but really fun.
Still wondering if I'm the only one who sees the "This is offensive" statement after each comment.What gives? |
lorelle_b
Jun 24, 2006
| Yesss! I got them all. go me. |
nu_rob_roy
Jun 24, 2006
| No, bradon182001, you're not the only one who sees the "This is offensive" statement after each comment, but a little imp keeps check everyone's to hide his own offensive behavior. 
Grand teaser, not an easy one but a doable one, and a clearly it took lot of work to make. Thanks Gabe1991. |
Pizzazz2u
Jun 24, 2006
| Spectacularly Awesome Teaser! I figured ALL of them out! Woo Hoo! Keep them rolling. My best wishes to the creator of this Totally Amazing teaser. These type of teasers put creativity back into the working life. It is hard to put a difficulty rating on any of these puzzles, not knowing the education level of the maker. But, these are Absolutely Great. Keep Rolling. |
sequoia-mom
Jun 24, 2006
| It took me a minute to get the hang of it, and I got all but #s 6 & 9.  Well thought out and lots of fun! |
Trishgal
Jun 24, 2006
| Enjoyed this one . Easy , but that is sometimesnice ,and i still could not figure out 7 . Thanks Gabe |
SandraB
Jun 24, 2006
| Had me thinking on a couple, #5 & 6, but worked them out. Great job creating this one. |
twixy
Jun 24, 2006
| very easy, but good. |
Neek
Jun 24, 2006
| I love these. I got all but #9 and I still don't understand it. Good job! |
scr26
Jun 24, 2006
| 2 hard 4 me! |
Smart_Alex
Jun 24, 2006
| This was a very fun and, for some like me, time consuming. It took a while, but in the end I answered 7/10 correct answers. A second teaser like this would be a great idea. |
starnz
Jun 24, 2006
| Loved 'em!!! Two stumped me, and when I saw the answers, I thought "DUH!!!" I'd like to do more of these! |
rootsradical23
Jun 24, 2006
| great teaser! i missed 9 and 10, but got the rest fairly easily...
here's a good one for you:
baby underwear/get money back
(diaper-repaid)
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jlvsbeks
Jun 24, 2006
| I really like these ones!
I missed #9 |
syncmaster_212
Jun 24, 2006
| very nice good job |
azbee123
Jun 24, 2006
| looooved it!! sooo much fun. keep these coming!!!!! |
kcheer2493
Jun 24, 2006
| Not bad, takes some time. But for number 6, Portion/catching device, I had "ten (portion)/ net (catching device)" but your answers are probably better! Good work |
smartster13
Jun 24, 2006
| These are really cool, you should make more and let me know where they are. |
cox_94
Jun 24, 2006
| Ummm... this teaser was O.K .. but I kinda got confused. But if I understood I'm sure it would've been fantastic. |
scallio
Jun 25, 2006
| Loved this teaser!
Didn't get these two:
4. weapons, tight fit
5. portion, catching device
Thanks.
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tonjawithaj
Jun 26, 2006
| good one! |
cassiemark
Jun 27, 2006
| I liked that one a lot! I missed #9 then felt silly when I saw the answer. Great job! |
Nellem
Jul 01, 2006
| Got all the answers right FOR A CHANGE, good teaser, hard enough to make you think but achievable. |
snappytom
Jan 11, 2008
| Loved IT! |
doehead 
Jun 24, 2009
| How about something that is a challenge. This was way to easy. |
Mill89
Jun 24, 2009
| I got them all except for the tool/loot one.
Nice. |
tova_l 
Jun 24, 2009
| great quiz! I got every single one! I wouldn't have gotten #9 but I just took a quiz with straws so I got it!!!! |
shannmo
Jun 24, 2009
| hey doehead where are all the challenging teasers that you have submitted?
oh that's right you haven't. |
jcann
Jun 24, 2009
| I love palindromes! I got them all, but had to think awhile on number 5, as some of you have also said. Have any of you read the story "Hannah is a Palindrome?" It's a really cute story that got me so interested in palindromes.
I enjoyed this teaser--they don't have to be hard to please me. |
nailteachd
Jun 24, 2009
| Good one. I got all ten. Just tough enough to make you think but not so hard to make you get discouraged. |
wordmama
Jun 24, 2009
| I got all 10 with barely a pause between them (note my handle), but I greatly enjoyed doing so! Thanks for posting. |
millie
Jun 24, 2009
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GOT THEM UP TO NO. 10, IN CANADA WE DON'T CALL OUR JAILS PRECINCTS, SO WARD DIDN'T COME TO MIND - I REALLY ENJOYED THE TEST - LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. |
patiencewithaP
Jun 24, 2009
| Great teaser! Took me a bit to get #5...very fun! |
iapyx
Jun 24, 2009
| wow, really fun teaser, i loved it |
NightRain
Jun 24, 2009
| very funy |
auntiesis
Jun 24, 2009
| Fun, fun, fun. Easy, but much fun. |
blackwolfe
Jun 24, 2009
| Got them all quickly except #9, which I thought was start/tarts. I looked at the answer before realizing start is *not* the opposite of tarts...
kinda embarrasing, making that simple of a mistake...
oh well, I enjoyed it anyway! |
Babe
Jun 24, 2012
| Oh, that was a fun one! I thought it was fairly easy and got them all but # 10 I could not think of a word for that one. All I thought about for precinct was a police station. Gayewolf did you think that also? |
koolkiddo
Jun 24, 2012
| Fun. i liked it. they make me waste time! |
gaylewolf
Jun 24, 2012
| I LOVED that one, and got them all quite easily. Some puzzles are just my thing! Thanks for posting! Thanks for the personal greeting, Babe! We do have lots of things in common, I'm sure! Have a beautiful Sunday, everyone! |
mejajones
Jun 24, 2012
| Fun puzzle -- makes you think but moves along quickly. |
iggy39
Jun 24, 2012
| Really had fun with this one it made me think and I got them, had trouble with #6 but worked it out. Nice job.
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