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Which Two?
The following words share a characteristic. Which two words from the second group can be added to the first group and what is the characteristic they share?
Group #1:
NOW
CRAM
ELVES
TALE
TRAIN
LATE
HOW
Group #2:
VAIN
CRIME
PEAR
LAUNCH
WING
WILT
Group #1:
NOW
CRAM
ELVES
TALE
TRAIN
LATE
HOW
Group #2:
VAIN
CRIME
PEAR
LAUNCH
WING
WILT
Answer
PEAR and WING are the words that can be moved as they, like all the words in group #1, can be made into new words by adding an "S" at the beginning.SNOW
SCRAM
SELVES
STALE
STRAIN
SLATE
SHOW
and
SPEAR
SWING
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this is cool..i got it after a while..gr8 job..!!
wow....i was way off....great teaser, but i can never get these group or language ones....*sigh*
Your opening instructions don't go along with what the answers are. Not an easy one to understand.
Good Job!! I Agree with coolpainter. The instructions could be clearer...
Good job! I didn't get it but these types of teasers are very difficult.
I thought you did a very good job putting this teaser together. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with the instructions.
Keep up the good work.
I thought you did a very good job putting this teaser together. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with the instructions.
Keep up the good work.
wonderfully delightful teaser, even if I didn't solve it. I had fun trying. great job.........
Great one!
From,
a New Orleans sAINTS fan.
One of the sELECT few.
From,
a New Orleans sAINTS fan.
One of the sELECT few.
I feel kinda stupid I thought they could be anagrammed or something, and I just tried to find the two... I still ended up with pear (reap) and wilt (twil?) as a guess... I'm just lucky!
Swell teaser. Easy but very enjoyable. Good way to start the day. By the way I thought that the instuctions were fine.Thanks
I didn't understand the instructions at all. Honestly, didn't know what the teaser was abut. After seeing the answers. the intention of the teaser is clear, just now well explained. Sorry.
OOps, just not well explained. Sorry.
I agree with Brandon,lousy explanation.
This was very fun. Thanks.
Not my cup of tea.. Who knew?
Great fun! I like these kinds of teasers They make you think and I got it right
I should change my name to dummy. I had a hard time with one,, Fish, but as usual it was very well thought out. Keep up the good work.
I was psyched to get this one. I don't usually get these...
The directions were fine, still didn't get it though.
Very poor instructions.
DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simple, but entertaining
Good. Very good. I was clueless. Great job!!
I thought the instructions were really good, even though I didn't get the answer.
Great teaser!
Great teaser!
haha thats a good one!
I got it right but for the wrong reasons...... I found that you can take one letter away from the word to make another word. ex. train - rain, wind- win etc.... thats odd!!
although I'm still working on elves
I thought the instructions were very clear. I knew just what I was supposed to do....my brain just didn't do it!!! lol!
This one was very easy and obvious... which means that I over-thought it, made it way harder than it was, and didn't get it! Clever! I liked it alot.
PS: The instructions were fine for me... and I'm easily confused!
PS: The instructions were fine for me... and I'm easily confused!
I didn't understand it and I didn't really like it.
Bad brain day! Don't know about instructions...because I still didn't get it after seeing answer! I'm sure it's my bad......Anyone who gets a teaser accepted gets a big cheer and congrats from me
Sorry but very vague instructions. Given there are 26 letters I would have never thought of adding 's' let even if i had thought of adding a letter.
But then very much like the puzzles my grandad comes up with :-(
But then very much like the puzzles my grandad comes up with :-(
good teaser
i thought it had something to do with the number of letters
still i think the teaser was a bit too hard
then again im not very good at these things sooo...don't listen to me
i thought it had something to do with the number of letters
still i think the teaser was a bit too hard
then again im not very good at these things sooo...don't listen to me
To those who liked it, I am glad you did. To those who did not, I am sorry, check out some of my other ones. Thanks again.
didn't understand what you wanted at all
dude that was one tuffy teaser.....good brain food though.....
Good job as usual Fish. Took some thought but was great fun.
WOOOHOOOOOO!!! I totally surprised myself by getting this one!! I thought through a lot of ideas, checking shapes of letters and sounds and alphabet positions and anagramability .... I have no idea how I came up with adding an S, but it worked and was right too, and so I'm so excited!!
That must mean it's a good teaser, and with good instructions too! ;)
That must mean it's a good teaser, and with good instructions too! ;)
I too got stuck with letter arrangement and the anagram brain mode. Never thought of the "s" factor. Fun, tought, and the instructions were fine.
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