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Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
My first can deliver a sting
My second's green in the fall and spring
Without my third you'd not see a thing
My fourth is a structural wing
My fifth may assist your swing
What word am I?
My second's green in the fall and spring
Without my third you'd not see a thing
My fourth is a structural wing
My fifth may assist your swing
What word am I?
Answer
the word "built"The ordinals (i.e. first, second, third, fourth, and fifth) refer to the ordinal positions of the letters of the answer word "built" (i.e. "b", "u", "i", "l", and "t" respectively). These letters have the same sound as the words described by each clue, as follows:
Line 1: first letter - b/bee - A bee can "sting" you.
Line 2: second letter - u/yew - A yew stays "green" year round.
Line 3: third letter - i/eye - You wouldn't "see a thing" without an eye.
Line 4: fourth letter - l/ell - An ell is an extension or "wing" of a building.
Line 5: fifth letter - t/tee - This clue refers to a golf tee, which may help you with "your swing".
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