Word trivia puzzle
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Making new words by adding an ‘S’ Scrabble™ and it’s derivatives are very popular word games. When playing one of these games, If you have an “S” in your rack, often you can add this to the end of an existing word, pluralizing it, and using the “S” as part of your new word. Sometimes, the word you want to append already has an “S” on the end (either because it’s already a plural, or because it just ends that way), and when this happens, adding the “S” on the end turns the word into a totally different word. For example, if you add an extra S the word BRAS the results is BRASS. I managed to find 73 words that end with the letter “S”, such that, when you add another “S”, it changes the word into something entirely different. |
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How many pairs of words can you find? I’ve selected twenty pairs below and turned them into a little quiz by giving them some crossword clue hints.
Please – Don’t email me criticizing my lack of l33t cryptic puzzle writing skilz. I’m an engineer, not an English Major.
(Be thankful that my blog is spelled (mostly) correctly)
Quiz – 20 questions
Instructions: Read the clue, solve the riddle. Click on the [Answer] button to reveal solution.
| Q1 | A man's deflating sound. |
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| Q2 | Kissed frogs change gender. |
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| Q3 | "Easy _ Pie, Jerk!" |
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| Q4 | Snuggle up to the adjacent over the hypotenuse. |
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| Q5 | The flavor of your soda crackers. |
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| Q6 | Septic feline. |
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| Q7 | Cutoff times for mortality. |
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| Q8 | Let's talk about an Olympic event. |
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| Q9 | Upkeeps of a gentle stroke. |
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| Q10 | Explorations of a female explorer. |
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| Q11 | Pointless, pointy item. |
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| Q12 | Rich men leavng money to a lady. |
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| Q13 | Owned and retained by a mob. |
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| Q14 | Brand of a Count. |
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| Q15 | Attacks the problem of have gumless tape. |
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| Q16 | Nautical winches in the doldrums. |
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| Q17 | A mean way to start a fire. |
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| Q18 | Holy books without protective eating garment. |
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| Q19 | Sculptured relief of a fish. |
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| Q20 | Judging glutes. |
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