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X Marks the Spot 2
Language
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
In each of the cases below, scramble the letters and then add an X at the end to make a new word.
Example: coven + x = convex
1) real + x =
2) torah + x =
3) compel + x =
4) claim + x =
5) nasty + x =
6) hoboes + x =
Example: coven + x = convex
1) real + x =
2) torah + x =
3) compel + x =
4) claim + x =
5) nasty + x =
6) hoboes + x =
Answer
1) Relax2) Thorax
3) Complex
4) Climax
5) Syntax
6) Shoebox
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Very creative Snowmonster! A hint would have been nice as a way to see exactly what you meant, but once I saw the first answer, I stepped back and retried to see if I could get any. I won't tell my outcome, but had fun with it.
and just so you know... you did give an example and I missed it! So much for trying to play late in the day! You really did good!
Good one. Didn't get #5.
This was fun. I got all of them except 5.
Glad you guys liked it!
I got all but one. Good teaser.
It was fun; I like word games.
Reader's Digest again.
October 2008.
Their title was X-changes.
October 2008.
Their title was X-changes.
Yes, you're correct. It was a borrowed teaser . . one that hadn't been submitted here yet.
Good one Snow, can't believe I missed it in RD, so it was new to me. I'm with Randy, won't say how many I got right, but will say it was fun. Thanks for posting.
Very easy and copied from Readers Digest. So it was not original.Three lashes to you.
When this teaser was submitted, I stated that it was borrowed. I may have even mentioned that it was borrowed from Readers Digest. It's not against the rules to do this, as long as it has not been submitted before. It's an excellent teaser, and SOME PEOPLE DO NOT GET OR READ THE READERS DIGEST! So a teaser from the Readers Digest, would be NEW TO THEM! You can frown on this practice all you want, but there is no shame in it, when the fact that it's a "borrowed" teaser is mentioned at the time of submission. Thanks for the 3 lashes, but please, save them for another.
Good teaser, thanks for sharing it. Not that easy either.
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I get the R.D., but somehow I missed this teaser, and I loved it. I got 5 correct and racked my brain for the 6th, but could not come up with syntax. Good teaser. Thanks Snowy.
EZ PZ! Liked it in RD, liked it here!
Fun teaser, I got em all
chill you guys, nothing wrong with borrowing a teaser as long as you dont try to pass it off as your own ;) seriously, get a life! xP
great teaser! just missed number 5, as I see a few others have
great teaser! just missed number 5, as I see a few others have
I like this one Snowy! I'm one that doesn't get RD, so it's completely new to me.
I think it was an awesome teaser. who cares if it was from RD? You didn't say it was yours so your good in my book
Nice 1!!!
The example should ahve been the very easy "complex" one. However, this was a great puzzle.
A very fun teaser Snow
Fun teaser,
This one was extra easy, BUT extra fun also. I got them all and that is unusual for me. Maybe I am getting the hang of it!
I too got them all but throughly enjoyed the teaser. I have not read RD in EONS, so had not seen this before. Good choice of teaser to share with us Snowy.
Teaser of the day on your birthday! Thanks for sharing snowy.
number 5 made no sense
In linguistics, syntax (from Ancient Greek σÏνταξις "arrangement" from σÏν syn, "together", and τάξις táxis, "an ordering") is "the study of the principles and processes by which sentences are constructed in particular languages."[1]
I loved this teaser, too, Snowy! This is my favorite type of puzzle. Thanks!
LOVED.
Took me all the time I had this morning to solve them all, two minutes. Tons of fun!
I don't remember doing this one before, but I LOVE it! Thanks for a good one!
I really enjoyed this one, more than I can justify. Okay, I'll join with the other commenters. LOVE it! It was conceptually simple, yet somehow challenging. I got them all, but not immediately. Perfect little teaser.
I definitely didn't say hobosex for the last one...
Nice n ezy, except #5 took a few minutes.
That was fun, thanks!
That was fun, thanks!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I got them all very quickly.
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