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Sound of Honour
I'm a ten-letter word, but when I am heard,
I have only four, not one letter more.
My first two sounds are neat; a kind of sheet,
That starts with spread, not the kind on a bed.
Of my sounds, the third is what will be heard,
alphabetically, in the middle of modus operandi.
If you want to hear more, then like the shore,
I end at the sea, that's a hint, you see.
What word am I?
I have only four, not one letter more.
My first two sounds are neat; a kind of sheet,
That starts with spread, not the kind on a bed.
Of my sounds, the third is what will be heard,
alphabetically, in the middle of modus operandi.
If you want to hear more, then like the shore,
I end at the sea, that's a hint, you see.
What word am I?
Hint
There are four letters that sound just like a word of ten letters. The word is a title of honour given to certain high officials.Answer
Excellency (XLNC)The four letters, XLNC, sound just like the ten-letter word excellency.
The first two sounds (XL) are the name of a spreadsheet program.
If you arrange the letters in modus operandi alphabetically (addeimNooprsu), the letter N is the middle letter. Also, modus operandi is usually written as an abbreviation, MO, which in the alphabet, would have an N in the middle.
The final letter (C) sounds like sea. Do you see?
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This was very cute - and I enjoyed it very much!!!
A little confusing, but lots of fun!
Interesting and fun. Thanks.
I do see! Loved it!
clever and witty Marc!
good job!! FUN! FUN! FUN!
good job!! FUN! FUN! FUN!
Too hard for me.
I'm blown away. This is way too hard for me also... but I still love it. I really like the rhyming.
that was XL-ENT !
N eway u C it
N eway u C it
Great one!!!
I actually got this one!!
GREAT riddle.
Seriously.
This is one of my new favorites.
GREAT riddle.
Seriously.
This is one of my new favorites.
Never even cam close to the answer -- but a great puzzle nonetheless.
I got it with the aid of the hint. Good riddle.
confoosilating
Very cornfoosing clues. I kept trying to find a wrod that ended with beach since that's what ends at the sea!
thank you your xlnc
Nice riddle!
It was really good, didn't get it right though...
It was really good, didn't get it right though...
Feb 05, 2009
great job - took me abit to get it so it was a good teaser!
Very good. No way was I going to figure it out, though.
Great teaser. I didn't get it I'm sorry to say, but I really tried. Thanks for posting.
Great teaser. Cleverly written - but I was way off track! Thanks for a good one! Any New York Giants fans? Congratulations!!
Excellent only sounds like XLNC if you say it fast. But the other hiunts had me going lol
Well written and clever; however, I don't understand how "If you want to hear more, then like the shore,
I end at the sea," equates to C. Wouldn't that be the letter A?
I end at the sea," equates to C. Wouldn't that be the letter A?
That was quite fun to attempt to figure out. However, I did not arrive at the answer. I could not figure it out, therefore it was a successful teaser.
Really clever! One of the best I've seen on Braingle.
crazy10man, the key words are HEAR and SEA that can lead you to the letter C. This riddle is all about sounds.
I did not get it, but it is a very good teaser and took some thinking to come up with it. Enjoyable, clever and fun!!
Another great teaser Marc. Was unable to solve it but the answer was right in front of me once it was pointed out. Can't believe I missed it.
Way over my head.
Difficult but clever and fun.
I don't remember seeing this one before.
I don't remember seeing this one before.
Boy was I ever lenient back in 2015. This time I was not so much thinking it was good or even that I liked it, which I did not! Too much for me.
That was as clear as mud.
I didn't get this one, though I kept trying for awhile. Good riddle Marc, but just couldn't follow it for some reason. I had fun trying anyway!
Giants fan here gaylewolf, that was a great year! Only good thing this year, was their super bowl commercial ! Congratulations to the Eagles for their win over Patriots for any Philly fans. First Superbowl win ever! Maybe we can have some football related quizzes next year? Baseball season is coming up next....or Nascar....any sports fans on Braingle? I remember someone rooting for a baseball team last season.
Giants fan here gaylewolf, that was a great year! Only good thing this year, was their super bowl commercial ! Congratulations to the Eagles for their win over Patriots for any Philly fans. First Superbowl win ever! Maybe we can have some football related quizzes next year? Baseball season is coming up next....or Nascar....any sports fans on Braingle? I remember someone rooting for a baseball team last season.
Wow. This is a really cool puzzle, but I was not at all in the right frame of mind. I got that it was a word made up of four letter sounds, but I did not have nearly the focus or concentration required to figure out the first three letters. I never would have gotten the "N".
Brilliant puzzle. Way beyond me today.
Brilliant puzzle. Way beyond me today.
Excellency and XLNC sound nothing alike unless your phonetics are crap. But the reasoning behind the answer are well thought out. Especially for the "N" letter.
Fun and entertaining teaser. Even though I did not get it, it was a very cleverly constructed teaser.
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