Braingle: 'Six Letters it Contains' Riddle

Six Letters it Contains

Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.

Puzzle ID:	#5565
Fun:	(2.99)
Difficulty:	(1.44)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	arij

A word I know,
six letters it contains
subtract just one,
and twelve is what remains.

Answer

Dozens
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Comments

sailingwrestler Oct 17, 2002	SMOOTH...!!
braynor Feb 26, 2003	The official english dictionary says that dozens is another word for 12, which is not the word that we're supposed to be looking for.
mixaleena Aug 01, 2003	That was good. Mixee.
luvupurple Aug 01, 2003	That was easy! But i still had 2 think about it. Good 1!
cutie2010 Aug 02, 2003	This was really fun
cdweller Aug 02, 2004	"Thirteen" also works. It only contains 6 letters; two of them are used twice. Subtract just one from thirteen and twelve remains. I like your answer better!!
BrenBeadSP Aug 02, 2004	I love it, and it's fun enough to share. Thanks
mouse2 Aug 25, 2004	that was a good one
idiot_genius Apr 12, 2006	I thought it was twelven or something like that.LOL
Zarahemla05 Dec 08, 2008	Great job! I like that one.
emu77alu02 Dec 08, 2008	Clever! I think I heard this one before.
coolboi Dec 08, 2008	That was good
bradon182001 Dec 08, 2008	Clever teaser. Thanks for posting.
Gilles Dec 08, 2008	Very good teaser
doehead Dec 08, 2008	Saw this one in a magazine many years ago,but still catchy if you've never seen it.
104archer Dec 08, 2008	very easy for a change. good one though
avonma Dec 08, 2008	Easy Fun!
nicksyl Dec 08, 2008	I thought the answer was 'thirteen'. It contains more than 6 letters, but contains 6 none the less. I think it would fit.
nicksyl Dec 08, 2008	oops someone already said my idea. sorry
auntiesis Dec 08, 2008	Easy, but clever. Enjoyed this one.
dogg6pound9 Dec 08, 2008	i thought we were allowed to rearrange the letters in the word... thus i came up with "zonked"... if you subtract the "k" and rearrange the letters you spell "dozen"... the true answer was absolutely clever nonetheless!!!
(user deleted) Dec 08, 2008	The answer could also be thirteen. Thirteen only has six letters in it (although 't' and 'e' are repeated).
Jimmymo Dec 08, 2008	Kept trying to add a letter to the middle of dozen. Then realized all it took was an 'S'. Doh!!!
kp52 Dec 08, 2008	Easy, but still a good teaser.
giglet1959 Dec 08, 2008	cool that was one of my faves!!!
here2 Dec 08, 2008	I'm impressed with the answer dogg6pound9 came up with. If it had been that hard I don't think I would have gotten it. Thanks for the teaser.
GrammarNaziWTF Dec 08, 2008	Very slick trick you got there!!
Babe Dec 08, 2011	Way too easy! Hardly had to think.
gaylewolf Dec 08, 2011	I got his one, too! I liked this teaser! Happy December, every one! Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
rekat_0530 Dec 08, 2011	that was ezey and fun
HABS2933 Dec 08, 2011	Easy, but fun. I also liked the alternate answer of thirteen that was suggested above.
luluw5 Dec 08, 2011	Lol i like that one
wordmama Dec 08, 2011	I liked the answers 'thirteen' and 'zonked' much better. I got to dozen right away but would never have gone to simply 's'. I saw zoned; wished I'd seen a 'k' in it! To me it belongs in trick instead of riddle.
jcann Dec 08, 2011	Thirteen can't be an alternative because it contains more than six letters. I think "zonked" is great!