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Operation Sharp-Ectomy
Six words have had their sharp things removed. The sharp things have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each sharp thing with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: brad, nail, pin, piton, spike, stake
Group B: eeve, insrai, raha, rnlr, ufesbe, waebst
Group A: brad, nail, pin, piton, spike, stake
Group B: eeve, insrai, raha, rnlr, ufesbe, waebst
Answer
brad + eeve = bereaved (BeReAveD)nail + ufesbe = unfeasible (uNfeAsIbLe)
pin + raha = piranha (PIraNha)
piton + insrai = inspiration (insPIraTiON)
spike + rnlr = sprinkler (SPrInKlEr)
stake + waebst - wastebasket (waSTebAsKEt)
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that was good. I didn't get any!
Good one! I didn't get any of them either. Great teaser though!
I missed by a few, made "GESTURE" first then got badly stuck to finish three more words! I used to never get any, so I must be getting better at these! Keep 'em coming!
Oops, sorry, wrong comment to wrong teaser!
Must be sleepy! I did not get this one either!
Must be sleepy! I did not get this one either!
I couldn't solve this one.
Got three and quit.Too early for my brain.
Boy oh boy Imust be really tired I didn't get this at all BUt hey you put alot of work into it, well done you
Well, I don't feel too bad about only getting one. Might have gotten more, but I lacked time and patience. Good teaser.
I got two of them, and then slacked off or somehting. Couldn't come up with any proper words to fit. Good teaser, thanks for posting.
I wish I had known that Group A lined up with Group B; that sure would have made it easier -- and for sure, would have made me try harder before giving up. Perhaps it was designed to be more challenging. Great puzzle!
I was just too lazy to figure this one out. After looking at the answers I can say with confidence that I never would have gotten them.
Great teaser-
Very difficult!
Very difficult!
Hi I got the 1st one and gave up.
Too lazy I guess. Feeling a little tired of all the letters scrambling teasers.
Just tired thanks anyway
Too lazy I guess. Feeling a little tired of all the letters scrambling teasers.
Just tired thanks anyway
Sorry 2nd posting.
Can't believe I missed Pirahna!
As I said Tired! It was a good teaser. Thanks.
Can't believe I missed Pirahna!
As I said Tired! It was a good teaser. Thanks.
i got half of them. the other half i had no chance
It was harder than I thought. Got 3 right. Thanks for posting.
Monday~
Monday~
I got 3 words . . . piranha, sprinkler, unfeasible. Couldn't come up with the others, but I enjoyed the challenge. Great teaser!!!
I got all but the last one I ran out of determination and time Great teaser
Very tricky, but I miraculously got through somehow... Thanks for the challenge! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I didnt get any
Now THAT was a brain teaser!!!!
Not even enormous amounts of very strong coffee were enough to stimulate my brain to solve these today. And I wasn't in a mood to try it the hard way -- i.e. to get out paper and pen and start trying out all the possible combinations. Great teaser, especially if you go by level of difficulty.
Great Teaser. Glad I am not the only one who gave up easily. Too taxing on my brain today, wasn't in the proper mind set to sit there with a pen and paper.
Got 'em all, without realizing until I had finished that the sharp objects in group A were in one-to-one corresponce with the letter strings directly below them in group B. Had I noticed the correspondence earlier, solving this Teaser would have been a lot easier. Good mental workout in any event.
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