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Xchanging It. . .
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Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
Change one letter in each of the following words to an X to create a new word. The letters you change, in order, will spell something marked by an X.
1) tenon
2) bored
3) flue
4) neat
5) twist
6) lou
7) later
8) foe
1) tenon
2) bored
3) flue
4) neat
5) twist
6) lou
7) later
8) foe
Hint
That something marked by an X is a Pirates dream! Arrrrgh!Answer
1) xenon2) boxed
3) flux
4) next
5) twixt
6) lox
7) latex
8) fox
The letters changed spell out TREASURE. Arrrrgh!
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This is quite clever and fun, but your explanation of how to solve the problems gave me the answer to all of them. Perhaps if you'd scramble the order, it'd be more of a challenge.
Good observation - If I do another teaser like this, I will be sure to remember this advise! Thanks!
Reader's Digest. October 2008.
Their title was X Marks the Spot.
Their title was X Marks the Spot.
Very observant. . . . . thanks for pointing that out!
Fun teaser. I got most of them, but not all. Thanks for posting.
Really great.....
I only got them because of the clue in the teaser.
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