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Incomplete Words I
Below are ten words each missing the same three letter combination. Can you figure out what those three letters are?
_ _ _ est
T_ _ _ed
_ _ _enious
Exaggerat _ _ _
Porr_ _ _er
Spr_ _ _board
F_ _ _er
Mock_ _ _bird
Swimm_ _ _ly
_ _ _o_ _ _
_ _ _ est
T_ _ _ed
_ _ _enious
Exaggerat _ _ _
Porr_ _ _er
Spr_ _ _board
F_ _ _er
Mock_ _ _bird
Swimm_ _ _ly
_ _ _o_ _ _
Answer
The letters are ING:Ingest
Tinged
Ingenious
Exaggerating
Porringer
Springboard
Finger
Mockingbird
Swimmingly
Ingoing
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Ha! I figured out the answer ... but some of the words didn't seem to work. THEN - Doh - I realized that it was a pronunciation thing. (I'm trying not to give anything away, here, in case peeps go to comments before they work on it.)
GD one, Tedger!!!
GD one, Tedger!!!
at first i thought it was ion, but then i saw Mock_ _ _bird and i knew for sure it was "ing"
lol..i liked it!!
lol..i liked it!!
Mocking bird gave it away from me. Great teaser!
Got easier on the way down (until I got to swimmingly - never heard of that...) Good one!
Yeah you had me stumped until I saw Mock_ _ _ bird!
Aug 10, 2007
i wouldve chose a less common three letters. ing is everywhere.
Nice
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