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Reading Right To Left #1
Your mental gears need to be put in reverse for this one. Reading BACKWARDS there are at least three 4-letter words to be found in each of the longer words. You can skip over letters, but can not change the order of the letters. For example, in the word DECLARE, starting with the next to last letter and skipping over the "L," you can find RACE. You couldn't find the word READ without changing the order of the letters. What are the words that can be found within the following words? See if you can find more.
1) IDEALISM
2) MALAGASY
3) MATCHLOCK
4) BOHEMIANS
5) OCTAHEDRAL
1) IDEALISM
2) MALAGASY
3) MATCHLOCK
4) BOHEMIANS
5) OCTAHEDRAL
Answer
1) Mile, Mild, Sled2) Saga, Slam, Gala
3) Colt, Cola, Clam, Octa
4) Snob, Same, Name
5) Lard, Lade, Area, Aret
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