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Word Progression
What is the next word in this series? Choose from the pool.
deal, ether, pant, wrath, realty, ?
Pool: archery, canteen, leopard, pollute, snapper, tractor
deal, ether, pant, wrath, realty, ?
Pool: archery, canteen, leopard, pollute, snapper, tractor
Answer
All of the words in the series can have the letter "I" added, making a new word. The first word has the "I" added in the first position, the second word in the second position, and so on.deal > ideal
ether > either
pant > paint
wrath > wraith
realty > reality
thus
snapper > snappier
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Good one!! I did not get the correct answer But nice job!!
Clever Ideal there. Nice Teaser, enjoyable as well as fun. Good job!
My only problem with this is it is not really a series. It is a language problem, but beside the ability to add a "i" to the words, there is no natural order or progression. Having it in this category and asking "what is the next in the series" doesn't really make sense.
It is a great teaser, just misplaced.
Instead, the question should be "which one of the pool best fits with these words?"
It is a great teaser, just misplaced.
Instead, the question should be "which one of the pool best fits with these words?"
good teaser, i liked it, clever
I actually got this one. Very clever!
So did I. Way to go.
Me, too, but I'm havin' coffee at the moment! Nice teaser!
Well done!
Interesting!! It's really late...almost one in the morning so this is my exscuse as to why I didn't get it. Great job. Keep 'em coming!!!
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I agree with the comment of musicmaker.
Not really liked the teaser though.
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I agree with the comment of musicmaker.
Not really liked the teaser though.
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i welcome new friends.E-mail me.
what does that have to do with a tractor?
I totally didn't get this, I still don't get it. What were we supposed to do?
great teaser
I didn't have a clue.
WHAT THE......?????????
the only thing i saw was that all of the words in the pool all had 7 letters.....
maybe if I took more time - but the coffee hasnt kicked in yet...
the only thing i saw was that all of the words in the pool all had 7 letters.....
maybe if I took more time - but the coffee hasnt kicked in yet...
Hi bradon182001
I totally didn't get it either. Add a letter?
Didn't know what to do , others
did. Oh well, can't win em' all
I totally didn't get it either. Add a letter?
Didn't know what to do , others
did. Oh well, can't win em' all
tractor works as well. a triactor is picking how horses finish in a race. first,second and third place.
I enjoyed the teaser, though i did guess tractor . As for the negative comments, there are a lot of sad people out there.
Actually, kasiecom2, tractor wouldn't fit the pattern, because, although an i can be added, it wouldn't be added in the right position, the 6th letter in the word. If it wasn't for that stipulation, tractor would be an acceptable answer.
Very nice, I like how the 'i' moves from position 1 to 2 to 3 and on...
Missed the heck out of it. That's okay, I'll get the next one. Thanks for posting it.
Monday~
Monday~
I didn't really like this one.
I EYE I eye I, this one makes me head spin... Didn't get it.
larrymuggins:in your ranting did you decide to make a teaser?
i like this one, well thought out.
i like this one, well thought out.
Wow that was a toughie! I would think it must satisfy those that are always complaining that the puzzles aren't tough enough. My grey matter twisted into a knot thinking about it!!! Great job!
I liked this one, but I was thrown off by the whole "series" issue... Aside from that, good one!
okay, this is the 1st time I MUST write a negative comment. How in the world is one supposed to begin to figure this out? Maybe I just haven't seen enuf of these but I don't think this can be called a logical series. Please don't take this negative personally.
Adding the letter i simply never would have occurred to me. That doesn't make it bad or stupid, just not along the lines I tend to think in.
My real 'problem'--if it's fair to call it that--is that I still don't see how tractor fits into the sequence.
My real 'problem'--if it's fair to call it that--is that I still don't see how tractor fits into the sequence.
Never mind. I was looking at the wrong line of words. I hate days like this.
Brilliant! Tho I agree with musicmaker21113. Very clever. (I missed it.)
You stumped me. I got off on the wrong foot by the following chain of logic:
real, ether = ethereal
ether, pant = panther
then I couldn't make any sense of
panther, wrath = pantherath?
real, ether = ethereal
ether, pant = panther
then I couldn't make any sense of
panther, wrath = pantherath?
I was thinking the same thing, matthewmurch!! I was definitely not thinking along the right lines on this one. Still a good one though!! Thanks!
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