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Country Scramble 2
Unscramble these five word jumbles and use the instructions given next to them to form the name of a country which is a jumble of those letters.
1. KERWC. Take the 1st and 2nd letter.
2. LZEA. Take the 1st, 2nd and the 4th letter.
3. KURNT. Take the 1st and the 4th letter.
4. IASB. Take the 2nd and 3rd letter.
5. SUKD. Take the 1st and 3rd letter.
1. KERWC. Take the 1st and 2nd letter.
2. LZEA. Take the 1st, 2nd and the 4th letter.
3. KURNT. Take the 1st and the 4th letter.
4. IASB. Take the 2nd and 3rd letter.
5. SUKD. Take the 1st and 3rd letter.
Hint
For much of the 20th century, this country was the wealthiest country in Europe by a considerable margin.Answer
1. Wreck.2. Zeal.
3. Trunk.
4. Bias.
5. Dusk.
The letters taken from the above words using the instructions form WRZELTNAIDS.
Switzerland is the country which can be formed from the jumble.
For much of the 20th century, Switzerland was the wealthiest country in Europe by a considerable margin.
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These are always fun! Not too easy, not to hard.
I love it!! Though, even with all the right letters, and pretty much knowing the answer, I still couldn't figure out the right way to spell switserland.....um..... ......
kinda hard
Isn't LAZE a word? It's hard to figure this out when you can't even get the original unscrambling right!
I'll own the next one!
I'll own the next one!
I got the five words ...then got stuck wondering how to spell New Zealand. Couldn't come up with Switzerland even after I read the hint!
i got all the clues but didn't get the country. i was feeling really smart and the really stupid this was lots and fun terriffic teaser. hope i spelled that right
Great puzzle! Yes, LAZE is a word, but having a choice of two words in that one spot made the puzzle more interesting!! I worked around it and found that ZEAL was the word needed. Fun!
Rats got all but Bias. I did figure out "switzerland" that was a snowboarder.
Good teaser, though I got switzerland after just unscrambling the first two and looking at "wrzel"
Didn't get this one. I'm really bad with scrambled words.
I didn't get this one, but I came close. I was also trying to get New Zealand, but couldn't fit the t in there. Fun teaser. Next time.....
YOu know what, I really like that one. It had a lot of flavor and pizaz!!! Oh yeah!!!
Chidam 1 - jabdr 0. I let laze screw me up . Fun though.
Good teaser, had my mind ticking like a Swiss watch, just glad it wasn't Germany. Switzerland was the wealthiest country in Europe and still one of the costliest. Good chocolate ain't cheap.
its boring and they didnt explain the directions right Its not nearly as fun i say below boring
Once I realized that the country would require a W & a Z, my gray matter got a workout.
Very outstanding teaser! I had to use the hint, and the answer fell right into place. Relaxing enough to be fun! Keep up the dynamic work.
I enjoyed it and I got it solved That added too my enjoyment, but the teaser was a brain workout -not too hard though especially since I just got up.!!! Thx
I guess "azle" isn't a word after all. But it is a city in Texas.
And I still got it right.
And I still got it right.
I, too, got lost in New Zealand for a minute. Nice.
unscrambling the listed words was easy. Coming up with the country was a little harder as I had fixated on New Zealand, but there was a 'T" in the name. Finally, I figured it out.
I disagree about the second word which could be unscrambled as laze or zeal. I think you should only be able to unscramble a word in one way. What if every word could be unscframbled in more than one way, and how would you know this was the case or not? You'd have to consider so many variables, it would be next to impossible, not to mention no fun. But that's just my opinion.
This was easy! I got it on my FIRST try (which is also a first ). I loved the puzzle, very fun.
I loved this one. I got all the clues but couldn't figure out Switzerland yikes!
More alternatives to an anagram word make the teaser challenging! This one was a very good one. Thanks - I enjoyed it!
Love it it was fun and very informative Thank you.
Too easy. Completed in about 12 seconds.
nice!
nice!
A good one for sure...
Good Job!
Good fun but I think 12 seconds is a bit short to unscramble the words, select the letters and rearrange the into Switzerland. Once you got LAND, it was easy.
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what was with the info at the bottom?
oh well .....good one
oh well .....good one
Nice job chidam11. I thought it weas a lot of fun. And I did get all of it without looking at the clue. But of course next time I will probably completely fail. More please?
EASY, BUT SWITZERLAND TOOK A SECOND. NOT BAD
way to easy
Awesome!! I admit I started to worry when I saw both LAZE and ZEAL, but the fact that two of the three letters that are used in the scramble really helped. In the end I thought it added nicely to the challenge.
I don't know exactly how I got Switzerland, especially since I had a "Z or A" as one of my 11 letters, but after DIANTSLERWA... LAWRENTSIDA... RAWTSDINZEL... it just came to me. Yay me!
I don't know exactly how I got Switzerland, especially since I had a "Z or A" as one of my 11 letters, but after DIANTSLERWA... LAWRENTSIDA... RAWTSDINZEL... it just came to me. Yay me!
I absolutly loved it! Great Job! I love word jumbles and geography so these teasers are right up my alley! I got all the unscrambles correct and when I saw the letters to be used for the country I felt overwhelmed! But then I said to myself, "Come on you can do it!" And I got it faster than I thought! For some reason I always get the correct unscrambling and never even think of the other options.
As to nsamitgirls or whatever your name is, What is your problem?! Grow up!
As to nsamitgirls or whatever your name is, What is your problem?! Grow up!
2 E-Z
I had fun anyway
I had fun anyway
Also tried to guess New Zealand, but saw the letters weren't right. After I got it, and looked at the answer, I skimmed the explanation, looking for the correct answer. When I saw "WRZELTNAIDS", I was THIS CLOSE to submitting a "correct this teaser"!! Good thing I kept reading..... haha!!
Easy as eating a chunk of SWISS cheese,but not quite as good.
EZ PZ. Knew afte zeal it was either Swaziland(no longer a country is it?, New Zealand, Mozambique, or Switzerland. Fun teaser!!
Very easy, but fun just the same. I like jumbles and sometimes get the final answer before I finish unscrambling the first words.
Had fun, and loved all the comments.
Had fun, and loved all the comments.
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Ha, nice1!!
Easy suits me fine. I liked it even if it took a short time to solve. FUN!
After I got 'wrzeltniads', I said 'New Zealand'. Nice teaser.
Nice and eZZZZZZ
Fun, but easy. Only had to solve the first two words to solve the jumble, there are not many countries that are 10 letters long and have a W and Z in their name.
Then used that to check my other answers.
Then used that to check my other answers.
I'm glad I didn't think of laze or I never would have gotten it either. These are easy but I do like doing them- Good Job!
I guessed it straight off, but you have a big problem with: laze/zeal!
You should choose words that can only have only 1 anagram!
For that reason I refuse to waste my time attempting to solve these puzzles, when I can easily guess them!
You should choose words that can only have only 1 anagram!
For that reason I refuse to waste my time attempting to solve these puzzles, when I can easily guess them!
I was with Jimmymo considering Swaziland Fun teaser
Fun and easy teaser; I got it very quickly. Love these type of teasers and enjoyed it as much as the Gem series.
Very fun and pretty easy. Since I had Switzerland quickly, I could use it to discern between laze and zeal. I have no problem with using the final word to determine the previous words. Makes it more fun.
I also chose the word Laze...and I ultimately ended up with "Straw Island" as my answer.
I chose laze and abis, but still figured out it was Switzerland, just with b instead of z... Thought there was a mistake in the puzzle, but aparently not.
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