Braingle: 'Four Letters' Brain Teaser

Four Letters

Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.

Puzzle ID:	#27708
Fun:	(3.05)
Difficulty:	(1.9)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	bigSWAFF_69_

The blanks below can be filled in with words spelled with the same four letters in different order. Find them.

There once was a musical, _ _ _ _.
It was performed in three _ _ _ _.
When it was through,
The audience flew
And all of the _ _ _ _ went _ _ _ _.

Answer

There once was a musical, CATS
It was performed in three ACTS
When it was through,
The audience flew
And all of the CAST went SCAT.
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Comments

Brainy_1 Dec 26, 2005	I liked this very much! Good teaser...even tho I didn't get it right. Into my favs!
WJSMama Dec 26, 2005	Very fun. Not too easy or too hard
rose_Luv_heart Dec 27, 2005	Very Fun But was kinda hard
troy14 Dec 27, 2005	thats awesome!
sgtammo Dec 27, 2005	Good Teaser. I enjoyed it!
sugarnspice4u7 Dec 28, 2005	love it!!!!
scm14 Jan 02, 2006	Clever...very clever!
thimblenoggin Jan 07, 2006	We've all noticed that these four simple wordss all have the same letters in common, but to put them in the context of an extremely well-known Boadway musical was smart.
SPUTNIK2 Jan 15, 2006	thanksgood teaser, very clever, I was stumped!
puttaholic Jan 27, 2006	i got most of it right very clever, great teaser
tamjp Jan 27, 2006	That was brilliant Logan!
ragethe3rd Jan 27, 2006	I got one right I'm cool. hehe
OldChinaHand Jan 27, 2006	Any TACS (Training and Curriculum Specialists) will enjoy this one. Short and sweet. Good One.
OldChinaHand Jan 27, 2006	In Am.E a barrel...We use the same method if we want to share a pint..
OldChinaHand Jan 27, 2006	Sorry... the above comment is for the 'Water Butt' Trivia brain teasers. OCH
coachpisco Jan 27, 2006	How did you come up with that? Very ingenious.
RRAMMOHAN Jan 27, 2006	A clever teaser. Simple words, all anagrams. The clues were well thought of.
churchlady Jan 27, 2006	Ha ha on me - didn't get it. Oh well. Very clever
jabdr Jan 27, 2006	Great one. It was different, clever and fun. Thanks for an early morning smile.
mitzimesser Jan 27, 2006	That one was really cute.
shawneeo Jan 27, 2006	I saw this is the "teasers without answers" section a while ago, so I knew the answer already. Don't know if I would have gotten it otherwise. Thanks!
packerfan Jan 27, 2006	This is the first tease that I commented on and I have to say it was very clever !!!
raff Jan 27, 2006	pretty good but i couldn't get the last one! nice job it was very clever
kman613 Jan 27, 2006	easy and fun
iteachkids Jan 27, 2006	DeLIGHTful!!! Great way to start a day!!!
thecelticgod Jan 27, 2006	Clever and fun. Thank you
chaskey Jan 27, 2006	I am awed by this degree of cleverness! It is much like my cat!
wiswildcat Jan 27, 2006	good one!!
luckybrown Jan 27, 2006	very cute. like the porridge, it was just right.
boricuamarie1 Jan 27, 2006	it was ok ! /\|\
lorelle_b Jan 27, 2006	Quote: It was okay NO WAY! It was awesome! Very clever and creative! TWO thumbs way up!
POPS Jan 27, 2006	Did not get it But found it very clever and cute
smosaka Jan 27, 2006	I got everything except "cast". Yay! Very fun teaser, keep them coming!
Aarghonauts Jan 27, 2006	That was fun Got em all but scat (can someone "go scat"??) Anyway, it was fun!
mrtickles Jan 27, 2006	Excellent
c_rae Jan 27, 2006	Very cute and clever. I enjoyed it even more since my 9 year old kitty died yesterday. It was nice to be reminded of her (she would always run and hide when someone would come over (scat). Thank you.
christine77 Jan 27, 2006	i really liked this teaser!! it was cute and fun! nice one.
rue875 Jan 27, 2006	Good one. I liked it.
deadhead Jan 27, 2006	very good, too cute
SillyJilly Jan 28, 2006	that was so cute. Fun re arranging letters to find words... oncew I figured out acts. Great!
bluehawk Jan 28, 2006	"MEOW" I LIKED THIS ONE. "MEOW"
SPUTNIK2 Jan 29, 2006	that was hecka cool
renae Jan 29, 2006	Yay!! I'm pleased it was submitted!!
bisqueet814 Feb 09, 2006	Sorry, i didn't get the answer I was to impatient. I guess it's a side effect from the blondeness! he he
cloughme Jan 27, 2007	Excellent! Very well written and not too difficult.
lmurray Jan 27, 2007	HEN HAO! (VERY GOOD!) :
marschie Jan 27, 2007	I got 3 of the 4. I didn't get SCAT. Oh well ...
Trishgal Jan 27, 2007	Very cute. Igot it too . Was really cute.
anion Jan 27, 2007	Wow!!! This teaser was amazing. I never would have thought of that. I didn't get it. I did enjoy trying though. Great Job!! I look forward to seeing more from you.
coachpisco Jan 27, 2007	Pretty ingenius if you ask me. Good teaser.
campfirecutie Jan 27, 2007	Great teaser!! Took me a while but I finally got it!!
puttumup Jan 27, 2007	bravo...great one ..
ViaTunisi Jan 27, 2007	I got all of them even though I don't understand the "scat" part. Very clever.
avonma Jan 27, 2007	It was pretty easy, but fun and funny! Thanks!
bradon182001 Jan 27, 2007	Nice job. I didn't get it, so ya got me!!
katjojo Jan 27, 2007	Very, very cute. I did not get it...but, it made me laugh.
dachshund2k3 Jan 27, 2007	aww, i missed the comma before CATS, thinking there must be something else there.
auntiesis Jan 27, 2007	Love cats, loved this teaser. Easy but made me smile.
phyllisa Jan 27, 2007	Good teaser, didn't get it. BTW you say SCAT to shoo away cats (but only if you want them to go away).
Pizzazz2u Jan 27, 2007	A highly imaginative and entertaining teaser! Not too easy and yet hard enough to tease others! Totally fantastic! Keep these type of teasers on the daily routine. Keep up the great work!
Qrystal Jan 27, 2007	Aww, that was cute! I love limericks, and what an ingenious way to bring those four anagrams together!!
jcann Jan 27, 2007	I couldn't come up with an answer this morning, but this late afternoon it came to me right away! I'm glad I didn't just give up and look at the answer, as I sometimes do. I guess this must mean I do my best thinking in the afternoon. Good teaser!
bgil7604 Jan 27, 2007	I sort of misread the instructions, but I thought it was a good, fun teaser.
jimbo58 Jan 27, 2007	If memory serves, this teaser--or some form of it--has been on here during the past year or so.
I_Write_Books Jan 27, 2007	Cute!
breathesunshine Jan 27, 2007	Purrfect teaser!
CatSmw Jan 27, 2007	Cute!
Tryer Jan 27, 2007	I really like this!
OhEmGee Jan 27, 2007	i got the first two easily but the second two i couldnt get. but i likes it. good one
scallio Jan 27, 2007	Bravo!
GebbieRose Jan 27, 2007	That was clever & fun!
gaylewolf Jan 28, 2007	I loved it! Very clever! Thanks
Sand-Storm Jan 28, 2007	Clever & fun.
notsosmart111 Jan 28, 2007	That was utterly smart! Couldnt figure it out.
wordmama Jan 28, 2007	Igot most of it; missed CAST. Enjoyable, nonetheless.
wandering_goat Jan 30, 2007	Nice. I would never have gotten this one though, so I'm glad I didn't try!
vlerma Feb 01, 2007	Swaff, that was really fun and neat. More please?
scallio Jan 27, 2010	Fun! I didn't get the correct answer when I first read this a couple years ago and didn't again today. Slow learner, I guess. NOTE, TONE? What was I thinking?! Best I just go back to bed!
FatHead Jan 27, 2010	That was cool. Too bad it couldn't be a true limerick, though.
sunnybonghits Jan 27, 2010	Well done indeed
glowtmickey Jan 27, 2010	Scatman came on the radio once I saw the answer good teaser
UptheHill Jan 27, 2010	NICE!
gaylewolf Jan 28, 2010	Good teaser! Clever! Thanks
Babe Jan 27, 2013	A very clever and fun teaser. I got two of them and that is all, but it was fun!
gaylewolf Jan 27, 2013	This was fun and easy for me! Thanks for posting. Hi to CB - hope all is going well!
cutebug Jan 27, 2013	Nice and easy.
GertieMarie Jan 27, 2013	Fun and pretty easy. Good one. I liked it a lot.
Maggiethe8th Jan 27, 2013	Had fun searching the memory bank for the show-found 'Hair' first, then quickly changed to the correct one-The rest fell into place-Thank you for the fun!
allythebuterfly Jan 27, 2013	Whoo! Yeah I got it! So excited to finally be getting better at these! At first I couldn't get any of the daily teasers, but now I'm starting to figure out every other one