Braingle: 'Grungy's Prefixes' Brain Teaser

Grungy's Prefixes

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Puzzle ID:	#33938
Fun:	(3.11)
Difficulty:	(1.41)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	grungy49

Can you find a three-letter word that will go in front of each word in the group to make a new, compound word? For each group, the three-letter word will have just one letter changed from the answer to the previous group! (Example: Group 1 = Run, Group 2 = Fun, Group 3 = Sun)

1) Fight, walk, fish, nap

2) Back, throat, lass, let

3) Case, cracker, house, shell

4) Side, come, match, size

Answer

1) = cat (catfight, catwalk, catfish, catnap)

2) = cut (cutback, cutthroat, cutlass, cutlet)

3) = nut (nutcase, nutcracker, nuthouse, nutshell)

4) = out (outside, outcome, outmatch, outsize)
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Comments

Pizzazz2u Nov 12, 2006	It was good for a quick refresher in the morning, Grung! This was on the easy side, if I figured it out But, Awesome for a morning tease!
GebbieRose Nov 12, 2006	It was easy, but fun just the same. thumbs up!
MalcolmReynolds Nov 12, 2006	"Over" works for the last one as well. Nice.
Kelby Nov 12, 2006	Woohoo. I really liked this teaser. It made me think. Usually on teasers I don't even try but on this one I did!
Brainy_1 Nov 12, 2006	Fun, fun, fun!!! I liked it! I got all but the second one! Nice teaser!!
Lizzie713 Nov 18, 2006	another great teaser Grungy Keep them up I really enjoy them Although they are easy still a good one Especially great when i need a break for my hectic life and a good focus point Thanks Well written
GebbieRose Dec 13, 2006	Congrats, grungy, on TOTD!
grungy49 Dec 13, 2006	Thank you! It's my first ever TOTD, and I'm really excited I don't really care if the rating goes down, I'm just super happy!! Yay!
Rach_ Dec 13, 2006	No, over doesn't work, it doesn't fit the rules! Fun taser, thank you x
peeve30 Dec 13, 2006	way way cool! loved it!
i_luv_2_read Dec 13, 2006	as Rach said, over has 4 letters, the prefix is supposed to have 3...good teaser....and i actually got it which makes me like it more....yay for me....
OldChinaHand Dec 13, 2006	Once again, a nicely done teaser.
Thel Dec 13, 2006	A great morning refresher!
lmurray Dec 13, 2006	WELL FOR A CHANGE, I LIKED THIS ONE. IT WAS EASY, BUT ENJOYABLE XIEXIE NI (THANK U)
hoyty Dec 13, 2006	Lot of fun, easy peasy, but lot of fun.
coachpisco Dec 13, 2006	Very good. That was fun.
puttumup Dec 13, 2006	that was an ok one
beethovenswig Dec 13, 2006	That was pretty fun
Pizzazz2u Dec 13, 2006	Grunge, my man! This was an enjoyable teaser back in the earlier months....so it is still an enjoyable teaser.. Even though it is on the easy side, to produce the same 3 letter prefix and to have crossword fun with it, during that time, can make any teaser worth doing over! Keep up the magnificent work and keep producing these teasers.
wordmama Dec 13, 2006	It took only seconds to solve, but I LOVED it!! Good job, Grunge!
locutus13ds Dec 13, 2006	Not my favorite type of teaser, but a good one nonetheless
bradon182001 Dec 13, 2006	I got the first 3 quickly, but had to take some time and think about the 4th. I resisted temptation to just give in and look at the answer and after several minutes, I got it. I feel I had a good brain work out this morning.Thanks for the great teaser.
scallio Dec 13, 2006	Actually it was the third set that took me a long time. I had FIRE on the brain... firehouse, firecracker, fireshell but knew it had to be a 3 letter prefix and I don't think there's a firecase anyway. Loved this teaser. Had fun!
hradilv Dec 13, 2006	Nice teaser, Grungy. Really fun. BTW, how do you get "all but the second one"? Brainy_1? If you got the others, then the second one had be either nat or cut? Just wondering.
MurfQ Dec 13, 2006	Nice one. I got the first 3 easily enough. The last one had me stumped for a minute, but once it hit me I was ready to kick myself.
zaya Dec 13, 2006	Very fun, not as easy as I thought it'd be, but still very do-able.
kman613 Dec 13, 2006	good one
I_Write_Books Dec 13, 2006	Fun, but definitely easy.
teddybair Dec 13, 2006	Fun and not too difficult! Thanks Grungy, this one was a great one to start with in the morning.
POPS Dec 13, 2006	That was fun,and fairly easy I really enjoy those. Keep`em coming.
blondebookworm Dec 13, 2006	That's a cool teaser! I was confused at first, because in your example, all you changed was the first letter, so after cat I thought the others would be bat, hat, mat etc. once I figured it out I thought it was really cool. great job!
breathesunshine Dec 13, 2006	Fun and easy, just the way I like 'em!
tonjawithaj Dec 14, 2006	The last one got me. Good one!
wandering_goat Dec 14, 2006	That was pretty fun!
vlerma Dec 15, 2006	Great job Grungy. I liked this a lot. More please?
RRAMMOHAN Dec 20, 2006	Interesting teaser, a little different from others of this type, but very enjoyable too. I am sure many friends would have noticed LMURRAY's compliments too! Thanks LM.
Qrystal Dec 21, 2006	None stumped me for very long at all, but I had to think about each one a moment before the answer came. It was a nice mental warmup! What really got me was how incredibly fun that was! I felt like I was doing the teaser because I wanted to see how the interesting premise turned into actual sets of prefixes that worked. I found joy in watching it unfold! From the sounds of things, other people noticed that too! Good Job!
cowman12 Jul 08, 2007	Wonderful teaser, Grungy!
grungy49 Dec 13, 2009	My first visit back in a year.. I thought the front page teaser looked vaguely familiar... Hmm...
grungy49 Dec 13, 2009	Sorry to double comment, but I just noticed something! This received Teaser of the Day on December 13, 2006 and now it is Teaser of the Day on December 13, 2009. An even three years! Spooky.
patiencewithaP Dec 13, 2009	Easy but I love it! Great teaser!
auntiesis Dec 13, 2009	Quite easy, but fun. 5 stars.
UptheHill Dec 13, 2009	Fun!!!
hubbamutt777 Dec 14, 2009	i didnt get the instructions. but the answers made perfect sense! great one! -hubbamutt777 a.k.a. hailee huskey
Johnny Dec 15, 2009	Very fun! I did better than i thought i would It was the last group that stumped me
Babe Dec 13, 2012
HABS2933 Dec 13, 2012	Well this one must be the tri-annual teaser of the day for December 13. It was teaser of the day for this date in 2006, 2009, and now again in 2012. Not sure why the braingle powers can't give other teasers chance instead of recycling old ones (at least this one, unlike A LOT of them, is by what appers to be an active user). I enjoyed the teaser, even if it was a tad easy, just think there are so many newer ones that could be used.
jaycr Dec 13, 2012	I got nutcase and nuthouse right away, hmm... what does that say about me? Nice teaser!
cutebug Dec 13, 2012	Quite easy but enjoyable.
gaylewolf Dec 13, 2012	I agree - easy but fun!! Thanks!
iggy39 Dec 13, 2012	yep same with me: easy but fun.
JQPublic Dec 14, 2012	Easy, but I like easy teasers. Good job.