Braingle: 'Letter Duos' Brain Teaser

Letter Duos

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

Puzzle ID:	#34695
Fun:	(3.07)
Difficulty:	(1.59)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	fishmed

Following are 6 words that have the same two letters repeated at some point. Those two letters have been removed, replaced by two sets of asterisks. Can you figure out which two letters to use in each word? You use the same two letters within each word, but use a different set of letters for each word.

1. **chorm**
2. **joym**t
3. **iqu**te
4. **ip**ape
5. **s**cere
6. **p**zard

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Comments

Pizzazz2u Jan 03, 2007	An easy, yet very entertaining teaser, coming from the top. You could add a few more to each teaser, so people don't feel cheated.
scallio Jan 03, 2007	Great teaser. Anchorman was a tough one though. Gave my brain a work out. The rest were very easy.
choptlivva Jan 04, 2007	Funny how some of them just jumped right out at me... and the others boggled my brain. Good workout!!
GebbieRose Feb 06, 2007	Very nice teaser! Surprised i could figure them out at this hour.
RRAMMOHAN Feb 06, 2007	Got all except the first one.
craniac Feb 06, 2007	I got them all -- at 1:30 A.M. & without any coffee yet!
lmurray Feb 06, 2007	QUITE EASY, BUT ENJOYABLE. STEP UP THE PACE PLEASE.
marschie Feb 06, 2007	I liked it ...so did IMURRAY! Hurray!
coachpisco Feb 06, 2007	Sometimes IMURRAY surprises you.
katjojo Feb 06, 2007	I really enjoyed this one. And I got them all right!!
bradon182001 Feb 06, 2007	Very enjoyable. Even Imurray says so.
gaylewolf Feb 06, 2007	I really liked this one - the language puzzles are my favorites! Was stumped on a couple of them Better have a cup of coffee first next time! Thanks!
cassiemark Feb 06, 2007	I loved it! Fun!
doehead Feb 06, 2007	Grade school quality!!!
campfirecutie Feb 06, 2007	#1 had me stumped for a while but I finally figured it out!! Easy but enjoyable teaser!!
I_Write_Books Feb 06, 2007	Nice teaser! Thanks!
RoknRobn228 Feb 06, 2007	Fun, yet easy! Just what I needed this morning!
vlerma Feb 06, 2007	Nice job Fishmed and Imurray. I'm so proud of both of you. Did enjoy this one, seems these are the easiest for me as I do so many word search puzzel I somehow had developed the knack of filling in letters, or maybe it's just because that is the way I type. Good job.
masquerademe235 Feb 06, 2007	I really liked this one!
auntiesis Feb 06, 2007	I liked this one, but then I like anything that makes me use my brain. Good job, and Keep them coming. Thanks!
jacstop Feb 06, 2007	The question is are Braingles designed to be difficult or to be enjoyably simple? My answer is that it can be any way you want. Whatever could be on your mind at the time. All those who stated that is was too easy, don't complain, this just means that you can get back to your real JOB sooner
hradilv Feb 06, 2007	Excellent - It got my mind going...
Trishgal Feb 06, 2007	Got all but#1,and it had me stymied, but I liked it . These are my favorite type of puzzle - THX
speedqueenkmw Feb 06, 2007	liked it, thanks
Pizzazz2u Feb 06, 2007	An excellently entertaining teaser! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Keep up the terrific work!
notsosmart111 Feb 06, 2007	I love it! I actually got this one ! Thank you fishmed! I really appreciate what you do.
jabdr Feb 06, 2007	Great teaser Fishmed I had to go back to the first one when I was done with the rest But then I saw it. Thanks! (wtg Imurray)
OhEmGee Feb 06, 2007	i thought it was good. i dint get all of them but i enjoyed the callenge! GOOD ONE!!
breathesunshine Feb 06, 2007	My brain spaced out for a couple but I liked trying this one. Fun!
piano_player Feb 06, 2007	goodness you guys are smart i didnt get any of them
ViaTunisi Feb 06, 2007	Very enjoyable- this is going in my favorites. I looked at the puzzle this morning and didn't have a clue, but I got them all just now. I guess my brain functions better at night.
Qrystal Feb 06, 2007	I was SO SURE that the last one was going to be liplizard. Didn't anyone else get that? Sheesh. Okay, all unseriousness aside, I also didn't get #1 or #4. I'm just not one of those crossword-puzzlers. Oh well! Maybe the next one will float my boat! (I had a funny thought in my head about ANCHORman and SHIPshape, but couldn't figure out how to incorporate it into my comment except in this lame-o way, so please excuse me.)
phyllisa Feb 06, 2007	Very creative!
wordmama Feb 07, 2007	Thanks, fishmed! Language puzzles are generally my favorites. As it's one in the morning, I got enjoyment, insincere, and haphazard. I a more normal hour I should have gotten etiquette. The other 2 I would not have gotten, but I enjoyed it anyway. i.e.AT a more normal hour (poor typing also explained by the time!! g'nite!!!)
SPUTNIK2 Feb 07, 2007	Good one fishmed, it was fun
Badger Feb 07, 2007	I liked it Fish! Easy, but fun!
wandering_goat Feb 10, 2007	Cool, I got all of them. I wasn't too sure on number four though - I didn't know whether shipshape could really be a word or not!
Sand-Storm Feb 13, 2007	nicely done. got all but #1. was fun too.
GrandmaB May 28, 2007	The more you relax in your approach to this one, the easier it gets. I think that's because the mind, when reading words, doesn't note all the letters of a word, but looks at the whole configuration of the word. It is like the sample paragraphs of words that have the correct first and last letters, but mixed-up middle letters. Your mind skims over the errors and reads the paragraph with no problem. Aren't our minds fascinating?
lkp68 Jun 07, 2007	quick and easy one! Thank you!
leftstaradam Aug 13, 2007	I see I'm not the only one who subscribes to Reader's Digest. It's copied word for word, IIRC.
brucemcdon Feb 06, 2010	What, no. 6 isn't liplizard? Awww...
UptheHill Feb 06, 2010	NICE!
patiencewithaP Feb 06, 2010	I love it! Great job!
jaycr Feb 06, 2013	Most of the answers came quickly, others not at all.
cutebug Feb 06, 2013	Not much of a challenge.
gaylewolf Feb 06, 2013	Some were easy; some were not - but fun - I like this type! Thanks!