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What word logically completes this silly sentence?
Hi, I fed a cab on no _____.
Hi, I fed a cab on no _____.
Hint
The title (Able Path) is an anagram of "alphabet".Answer
RUSTEach of the words is formed from one or more consecutive letters of the alphabet, rearranged if necessary. There are only eight such words (excluding abbreviations and slang words).
The single letter words (A and I) are easy to find. Here is the alphabet showing how the other words are formed:
ABC DEF g HI jklm NO pq RSTU vwxyz
CAB FED g HI jklm ON qp RUST vwxzy
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clever!
What about the word 'on'?
Thank-you elentir, you are correct. I should have said there are seven sets of consecutive letters that can form words - but they can form nine words (NO can also be ON, and RUST can also be RUTS). I will get this corrected as soon as possible.
since the sentence is "silly" can PON for particulate organic nitrogen work...lol I was working around the letters and found that lol
I guess not, cuz it's not one word
I guess not, cuz it's not one word
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