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Sound of Fitness
I'm a ten-letter word, but when I am heard,
It is a surprise, but I'm half that size.
My first sound is found when half isn't around.
When a pair is amiss, the other is called this.
The second has one where normally two form a pair.
You will get the nod if you look in a pod.
Together, my fifth and third hold music that is heard.
A pair you are seeking, alphabetically speaking.
And the fourth sound, it will be found
If you look where I send, in the middle of end.
What word am I?
It is a surprise, but I'm half that size.
My first sound is found when half isn't around.
When a pair is amiss, the other is called this.
The second has one where normally two form a pair.
You will get the nod if you look in a pod.
Together, my fifth and third hold music that is heard.
A pair you are seeking, alphabetically speaking.
And the fourth sound, it will be found
If you look where I send, in the middle of end.
What word am I?
Hint
There are five letters that sound just like a word of ten letters. The wordmeans fitness or appropriateness to the purpose at hand.
Answer
Expediency (XPDNC)The five letters, XPDNC, sound just like the ten-letter word expediency.
After a divorce (a couple is amiss), the former partner is called an ex (X).
Normally there are two peas in a pod, but here we just want one pea (P).
C and D are beside each other in the alphabet, and together hold music as a CD.
In the middle of END is the letter N.
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Comments
very well done!!!
Enjoyable. I like the way it is wrote.
Thats cool!
I'm not good at the whole word problem thing but GOOD JOB!!!!!!
I'm not good at the whole word problem thing but GOOD JOB!!!!!!
very complex and creative, I liked it!
was interesting even tho i didnt get this one
was interesting even tho i didnt get this one
Awesome!!!! well done!!! Good Job!! A language teaser in riddle form! Of course I didn't get it!
Difficult, but mainly because of misleading hints; i.e., 'Pair' is used instead of 'couple.' Riddle gives the idea that the word sounds shorter than its actual spelling. To figure out the answer to this teaser one must definitely think 'outside the box'...
Very nice
I loved it
Keep them coming
Made me think
Well written
I loved it
Keep them coming
Made me think
Well written
cool very nice i applaud you
Wow Marc, Hard but interesting. You do know that two peas in a pod refers to "snug as" not how many peas are in a pod right? I got the "p" part OK but was too literal on the pair part. Double U therefore just U so after that was pretty much out of the game
Very clever, but waaaaay over my head. Never would have figured this one out in a million years. Thanks for posting.
poorly written. misleading. not fun.
Sorry but I think this was poorly written.I had no clue as to what I was hunting.
Wow, I'm glad that I didn't try to solve that one for too long---I wouldn't have ever gotten it!!! What does "the sound of fitness" mean to this teaser?
Good rhymes though.
Good rhymes though.
Expediency means fitness; not physical fitness, but fitness in terms of appropriateness to the purpose at hand.
It was too hard for me. I did get peas in a pod, but I didn't understand what we were doing. But, it was very creative.
Sorry, but I am with Doehead on this one. I think this was meant to be more "cute" than a genuine riddle.
I did not enjoy this one at all. Sorry, but it was so obscure that it was boring even to read the whole thing.
Very clever!
NICE!!!
Although there are some negative comments, i'll say that this one was fun and hard, but yea, bit misleading. nicely written though, great job!
Wow! A great teaser!
Fun and hard, but I had no clue what I was looking for.
Did anyone actually get this one?
WOW! I got _pdnc then got the X but had no idea about the long and the short of it
Never even heard that word before!
It was really hard
Expediency? Are you kidding me? You must think we are all super brainy. This was way far away from being fun to figure out!
Very clever and very creative!
THIS was a tricky one. It was clever and creative but also impossible. Did ANYONE get it? Hi to Sis and KiPA
AROB and I'll stand by my prior comment. Nice to hear from GW.
Zero fun factor. Sorry. This is one of those which only sort of makes sense after you read the answer. A good riddle should lead with some sort of realistic cues about where we're meant to follow. This one had a brick wall between the riddle and the answer.
Where's the enjoyment in that? Sorry.
Where's the enjoyment in that? Sorry.
I didn't get it Gayle, and I must agree with doehead.
I think that this is a great teaser. It makes sense to me, and the rhyming is great. Good work!
Wow, that was great. It took me a long time, but eventually I figured it out. Really nice job!
Sorry, I am with Doehead on this one!
Not fun, at all!
Not fun, at all!
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