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The following list contains 10 four-letter words. Two of these words can be split up into individual letters which can be added at the start of the remaining words to form 8 five-letter words. Which two words must be split and what are the 8 five-letter words?
ACES, ALES, AUNT, DEAL, EAST, HIPS, ITCH, LOUD, OUCH, RAYS
ACES, ALES, AUNT, DEAL, EAST, HIPS, ITCH, LOUD, OUCH, RAYS
Answer
The two words that must be split up are ITCH and RAYS.The 8 words formed are:
IDEAL
TALES
COUCH
HAUNT
RACES
ALOUD
YEAST
SHIPS
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The other one made this manageable
got me thinking on this one. Nice teaser. Instead of ship though I got sales.
These are nice teasers. SliceOPi, if you use sales, you have to swop it with tales and THIPS isn't a word.
i didnt get it
Here is another correct solution I believe. Please check it:
The two words to remove and split up are the same--ITCH and RAYS. The remaining 8 four letter words are turned into 5 letter words as follows:
Ideal
Touch
Chips
Haunt
Races
Aloud
Yeast
Sales
The two words to remove and split up are the same--ITCH and RAYS. The remaining 8 four letter words are turned into 5 letter words as follows:
Ideal
Touch
Chips
Haunt
Races
Aloud
Yeast
Sales
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