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Manny the Juggler #3
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With his tossing partner, Lenny, Manny is about to try another daring trick using five balls! Manny will start with five four-letter words and Lenny will hold five letters: A, B, C, D, and E. After Manny rearranges each word to form another four-letter word, Lenny will toss one of the letters over to Manny which, when put at the beginning of each new four-letter word, will create a new five-letter word! Unfortunately Lenny has forgotten just which letter to toss at which time.....
Here's an example. Manny starts with the word PALM. He juggles it to create LAMP. Now Lenny could toss over the C to make the word CLAMP!
Here are the words. First, rearrange each four-letter word into a new one. Then, add either A, B, C, D or E at the beginning of the new word to create a brand new five-letter word. Each of Lenny's five letters will be used only once.
MEAL
TALE
LANE
TARP
VEIL
WARNING! While some words can be rearranged different ways to be used with more than one of Lenny's letters, there is only one combination that will allow each of his letters to be used only once.
Here's an example. Manny starts with the word PALM. He juggles it to create LAMP. Now Lenny could toss over the C to make the word CLAMP!
Here are the words. First, rearrange each four-letter word into a new one. Then, add either A, B, C, D or E at the beginning of the new word to create a brand new five-letter word. Each of Lenny's five letters will be used only once.
MEAL
TALE
LANE
TARP
VEIL
WARNING! While some words can be rearranged different ways to be used with more than one of Lenny's letters, there is only one combination that will allow each of his letters to be used only once.
Answer
MEAL to LAME + B = BLAMETALE to LATE + E = ELATE
LANE to LEAN + C = CLEAN
TARP to PART + A = APART
VEIL to EVIL + D = DEVIL
If ALIVE, BLEAT, CLEAT, or CAMEL are created, all five letters cannot be used.
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nice job of juggling
good job
I enjoyed this one
AHHHHHHH I GOT IT YAY! This was awesome, I liked it, keep it up!
AWESOME teaser i got blame elate (which i guessed at ) and apart! that was fun! keep it up!
I got blame... and that's all
oh well...........
oh well...........
Aug 08, 2005
cool idea! it was challenging but i got them all
i needed scratch paper for this one-- couldn't keep it all straight in my head!! i liked it tho
Very creative, good teaser and good job.
I HATE THESE, BUT THIS ONE IS THE EXCEPTION. GOOD JOB. FOR MY TASTE, I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT, BUT I ENJOYED THIS NONE THE LESS.
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