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Kangaroo Words 12
Female kangaroos carry their young (joeys) in a pouch. Likewise, kangaroo words contain another word (a joey) within themselves. A joey word is a synonym of the kangaroo word, and the letters must be in the same order.
Example: "rapscallion" contains the word "rascal": RApSCALlion
See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words:
1. platter
2. feaster
3. burst
4. rotund
5. nourished
6. surfeited
Example: "rapscallion" contains the word "rascal": RApSCALlion
See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words:
1. platter
2. feaster
3. burst
4. rotund
5. nourished
6. surfeited
Hint
Surfeited means ate.Answer
1. plate (PLATtEr)2. eater (fEAsTER)
3. bust (BUrST)
4. round (ROtUND)
5. nursed (NoURiShED)
6. fed (surFEiteD)
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