X Marks the Spot!
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
In each of the cases below, scramble the letters and then add an X at the end to make a new word.
Example: coven + x = convex
1) real + x =
2) torah + x =
3) compel + x =
4) claim + x =
5) nasty + x =
6) hoboes + x =
Example: coven + x = convex
1) real + x =
2) torah + x =
3) compel + x =
4) claim + x =
5) nasty + x =
6) hoboes + x =
Comments
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Posted by RGW4 on Oct 05, 2008 Very creative Snowmonster! A hint would have been nice as a way to see exactly what you meant, but once I saw the first answer, I stepped back and retried to see if I could get any. I won't tell my outcome, but had fun with it.   |
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Posted by RGW4 on Oct 05, 2008 and just so you know... you did give an example and I missed it! So much for trying to play late in the day! You really did good! |
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Posted by megabreath on Oct 06, 2008 Good one.  Didn't get #5. |
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Posted by markmonnin on Oct 06, 2008 This was fun. I got all of them except 5.  |
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Posted by snowmonster on Oct 06, 2008 Glad you guys liked it! |
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Posted by kp52 on Oct 08, 2008 I got all but one. Good teaser. |
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Posted by HawkGarcia on Oct 10, 2008 It was fun; I like word games. |
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Posted by xmum on Oct 21, 2008 Reader's Digest again. October 2008. Their title was X-changes. |
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Posted by snowmonster on Oct 21, 2008 Yes, you're correct. It was a borrowed teaser . . one that hadn't been submitted here yet.  |
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Posted by bradon182001 on Nov 12, 2008 Good one Snow, can't believe I missed it in RD, so it was new to me. I'm with Randy, won't say how many I got right, but will say it was fun. Thanks for posting.  |
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Posted by doehead on Apr 15, 2009 Very easy and copied from Readers Digest. So it was not original.Three lashes to you.  |
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Posted by snowmonster on Apr 15, 2009 When this teaser was submitted, I stated that it was borrowed. I may have even mentioned that it was borrowed from Readers Digest. It's not against the rules to do this, as long as it has not been submitted before. It's an excellent teaser, and SOME PEOPLE DO NOT GET OR READ THE READERS DIGEST! So a teaser from the Readers Digest, would be NEW TO THEM! You can frown on this practice all you want, but there is no shame in it, when the fact that it's a "borrowed" teaser is mentioned at the time of submission. Thanks for the 3 lashes, but please, save them for another. |
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Posted by builder on Apr 15, 2009 Good teaser, thanks for sharing it. Not that easy either. |
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Posted by snowmonster on Apr 15, 2009 You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it. |
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Posted by auntiesis on Apr 15, 2009 I get the R.D., but somehow I missed this teaser, and I loved it. I got 5 correct and racked my brain for the 6th, but could not come up with syntax. Good teaser. Thanks Snowy. |
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Posted by Jimmymo on Apr 15, 2009 EZ PZ! Liked it in RD, liked it here! |
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Posted by flyfisher on Apr 15, 2009 Fun teaser, I got em all |
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Posted by darthpotterbob on Apr 15, 2009 chill you guys, nothing wrong with borrowing a teaser as long as you dont try to pass it off as your own ;) seriously, get a life! xP great teaser! just missed number 5, as I see a few others have |
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Posted by tonjawithaj on Apr 15, 2009 I like this one Snowy! I'm one that doesn't get RD, so it's completely new to me. |
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Posted by kat00011 on Apr 15, 2009 I think it was an awesome teaser. who cares if it was from RD?  You didn't say it was yours so your good in my book |
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Posted by UptheHill on Apr 15, 2009 Nice 1!!! |
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Posted by Provlear on Apr 20, 2009 The example should ahve been the very easy "complex" one. However, this was a great puzzle. |
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Posted by rush2 on Nov 23, 2009 A very fun teaser Snow |
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Posted by TallTimber on Apr 01, 2010 Fun teaser, |
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Posted by Babe on Apr 15, 2012 This one was extra easy, BUT extra fun also. I got them all and that is unusual for me. Maybe I am getting the hang of it! |
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Posted by HABS2933 on Apr 15, 2012 I too got them all but throughly enjoyed the teaser. I have not read RD in EONS, so had not seen this before. Good choice of teaser to share with us Snowy. |
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Posted by jaycr on Apr 15, 2012 Teaser of the day on your birthday! Thanks for sharing snowy. |
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Posted by luluw5 on Apr 15, 2012 number 5 made no sense  |
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Posted by snowmonster on Apr 15, 2012 In linguistics, syntax (from Ancient Greek σύνταξις "arrangement" from σύν syn, "together", and τάξις táxis, "an ordering") is "the study of the principles and processes by which sentences are constructed in particular languages."[1] |
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Posted by gaylewolf on Apr 15, 2012 I loved this teaser, too, Snowy! This is my favorite type of puzzle. Thanks! |
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Posted by buttons03 on Apr 16, 2012 LOVED. |
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