Braingle: 'All in Order 5' Brain Teaser

All in Order 5

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Puzzle ID:	#34991
Fun:	(3.13)
Difficulty:	(2.03)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	boodler

Complete the words below using three consecutive letters in alphabetical order, e.g. _ _ A _ U S; add A B and C it would become ABACUS.

1. F _ _ R I _,

2. T H I _ _ _,

3. A _ U _ _ A,

4. _ _ _ I N E,

5. A _ _ _ T E,

6. _ _ _ A C K.

Answer

1. Fabric,

2. Thirst,

3. Alumna,

4. Define,

5. Astute,

6. Hijack.
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Comments

seanlandrews Jan 22, 2007	I really like these teasers, keep 'em coming!
ripple716 Jan 25, 2008	Excellent teaser.
snappytom Jan 25, 2008	Fun!
bradon182001 Jan 25, 2008	I like this teaser. Fun to work out. I got all but #3. Pretty good for me. Thanks boodler, for posting.
doehead Jan 25, 2008	Interesting,not rel hard if you know you ABC's.
wordmama Jan 25, 2008	It took a few minutes, but I got them all! It was fun Thanks for contributing.
gaylewolf Jan 25, 2008	I agree with wordmama! I liked this one!
4princesses Jan 25, 2008	I liked that too. It was fun. I got them all this time around!
jaydeco Jan 25, 2008	6/6 that was a fun one....1st time I got all questions right!!
mondayschild59 Jan 25, 2008	This was a wonderful teaser. It took a little longer to figure out, but it came together in the end. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting. Monday~
tommysmo Jan 25, 2008	i didn't get define or hijack. fun teaser!
2ndhandrose Jan 25, 2008	Good one Boodler! I missed Astute But got the rest. Took about 15 mins. I liked this CAN WE HAVE MORE PLEASE?
UptheHill Jan 25, 2008	Need more coffee and a dictionary...
GrandmaB Jan 25, 2008	That was fun! ...but couldn't do it as quickly without writing the alphabet out to visualize the letter positions in the alphabet. THANKS!
auntiesis Jan 25, 2008	I'm with GrandmaB. Keep them coming, Thanks, Boodler
composer Jan 25, 2008	Nice work!
dogg6pound9 Jan 26, 2008	great teaser... got them all, but with an effort... i'd like to see more of these also
mathgirl Jan 25, 2011	this teaser was coool.... i really want more of these types of teasers
gaylewolf Jan 25, 2011	I took this quiz 2 years ago today, but was smarter then!! alumna got me this time! Age slows you down!
Keako Jan 25, 2011	Woah, nice teaser! I had one heck of a time trying to figure it out.