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0 to 10 Pyramid
Language
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
As with other word pyramids, start with a word, add a letter and (usually) rearrange all the letters to produce the next word. A clue is given for each.
Maybe your car can do 0 to 60 in 10 seconds, but can you do 0 to 10 in 60 seconds? Get out the stopwatch!
The hint gives the first and sixth words.
1. Exclamation
2. Negative
3. Heavy weight
4. British boarding school
5. Cherry seed
6. 14-line poem
7. Emotional strain
8. Cheeky
9. One of a suit (in cards)
10. Variety of peach
Maybe your car can do 0 to 60 in 10 seconds, but can you do 0 to 10 in 60 seconds? Get out the stopwatch!
The hint gives the first and sixth words.
1. Exclamation
2. Negative
3. Heavy weight
4. British boarding school
5. Cherry seed
6. 14-line poem
7. Emotional strain
8. Cheeky
9. One of a suit (in cards)
10. Variety of peach
Hint
1. O6. Sonnet
Answer
1. O2. No
3. Ton
4. Eton
5. Stone
6. Sonnet
7. Tension
8. Insolent
9. Singleton
10. Clingstone
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Hi, word-builders! I've been enjoying doing the similar puzzles others have posted, and thought I'd add a little twist.
What do you think of the 60 second challenge? About right, or too tough?
Anyway, enjoy this - and I might try to write another couple if they prove popular!
What do you think of the 60 second challenge? About right, or too tough?
Anyway, enjoy this - and I might try to write another couple if they prove popular!
I missed 7 and 8 but it's hard while lying in bed
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