Braingle: 'One Letter of Separation 11' Brain Teaser

One Letter of Separation 11

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

Puzzle ID:	#41782
Fun:	(3.06)
Difficulty:	(1.94)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	cnmne

Each group of definitions describes three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each group describes a different set of words). Example: king, ring, wing. The length of the words in each group is provided.

1) a long step & a conflict or struggle & to hit sharply (6 letters)
2) medicinal ointment & a device that regulates flow through a pipe & to divide into two equal parts (5 letters)
3) not coarse & a musical instrument & a collection of papers (4 letters)
4) meager & sweet baked good & storage room for food (6 letters)

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Comments

bradon182001 May 24, 2009	Good teaser, Took a lot of thought and that's why I do teasers. Thanks for posting.
craniac May 27, 2009	As usual, I was too impatient to get them all, but I got more than 50% of the correct answers. Not good, but not bad either.
doehead May 27, 2009	Fairly easy for me,but very interesting. Good teaser.
builder May 27, 2009	had to slow down & think for a minute. Thanks
auntiesis May 27, 2009	Loved it, only missed paltry, but otherwise got all of the rest. Very clever, and fun. Thanks.
UptheHill May 27, 2009
4princesses May 27, 2009	I got stuck because I was trying to make them rhyme like the example. Realized after looking at the answers that it didn't necessarily rhyme. Oh, well!
patiencewithaP May 27, 2009	Took a bit of thinking but very fun!
Provlear May 27, 2009	I'm not entirely happy with the definitions of #3, they're a little loose.
avonma May 27, 2009	I couldn't quite get #2 - I got close, but my brain just wouldn't zero in on the right words. I did get all the rest, though. FUN! Thanks!
Babe May 27, 2012	Nice teaser. Fun to work out and makes you feel smart when you figure it out.Thanks.
iggy39 May 27, 2012	I liked it and thought it was just fine the way it was, but I got them all right too. Thought it was very easy but fun.
Maggiethe8th May 27, 2012	missed two, just for lack of opening my mind quite enough, but was pleased to get the rest-thank you!