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fhood![]() New user Southern California 86 Posts ![]() |
I've seen some great puzzles and riddles on this board. Here is one of my own. Try it and see if you can come up with the answers:
1) Many English words have double vowels in them. Examples include: SLEEPING, BOOKCASE, WEEDS, BEDROOM, BALLOON, etc. However, English words with double aa, ii, and uu are much more uncommon. Besides the animal called an AARDVARK, can you think of a more common English word that has "AA" somewhere in it? Hint: It's a place where you might spend money and it's spelled like this (fill in the blanks): __ __ __ A A __ 2) Besides Hawaii, there is a common English word that has double "II" in it. What is the word? Hint: This word is an activity some people like to do, and it's spelled like this (fill in the blanks): __ __ I I __ __ 3) Double UU appears even less frequently. There is one common English word, however, that has a double "UU" in it. What is it? Hint: This very lethal object is found in outer space AND it's also something most of us have in our homes. It's spelled like this (fill in the blanks): __ __ __ U U __ If anybody needs answers, let me know!
Frank
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ColinB![]() Regular user 129 Posts ![]() |
1. Bazaar
2. Skiing 3. Vacuum |
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Peedlkyle![]() New user I live in my house 98 Posts ![]() |
Well that was quick...
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On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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ColinB![]() Regular user 129 Posts ![]() |
Which six-letter word (a real word, not an abbreviation or acronym) does not contain an a, e, i, o or u?
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fhood![]() New user Southern California 86 Posts ![]() |
How about the word: NYMPHS?
Frank
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ColinB![]() Regular user 129 Posts ![]() |
Good one! Not the one I had in mind, though... in fact, in its plural form, the one I'm thinking of actually has seven letters...
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Peter Marucci![]() Inner circle 5389 Posts ![]() |
Syzygy is the alignment of heavenly bodies (that's planets and such, not Shania Twain and friends).
No vowels, as is usually understood. |
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ColinB![]() Regular user 129 Posts ![]() |
Another good one, Peter! Still not the (dare I say commonly-used) 6-letter (7-letter, for the plural) word (noun) that I'm thinking of...
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Scott Cram![]() Inner circle 2676 Posts ![]() |
I have a friend who's a bookkeeper, and likes many words games as a hobby. He has two favorites that he likes to spring on people:
1) What word has more sets of consecutive double letters than any other word? If he doesn't come off as being facetious after presenting that first puzzle, he'll go on to offer his other puzzle: 2) What is the only word in the English language that not only contains all five vowels (A, E, I, O and U), but containes them all in alphabetical order? ![]() |
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MarkFarrar![]() Veteran user U.S.A. 376 Posts ![]() |
I thought there were two words that contained the five vowels, in order:
- abstemious - facetious.
Mark S. Farrar
Email: [email]MarkFarrar@TheMagicCircle.co.uk[/email] Web: www.MagicSquaresBook.com, www.RandMPublishing.com, www.TheDailyGoalMachine.com, www.ParvoBuster.com |
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ColinB![]() Regular user 129 Posts ![]() |
Scott, I guess your bOOKKEEper friend was indeed fAcEtIOUs, giving away clues like that!
Mark, I still can't figure out your seven-letter word with five different vowels. I admit I'm stumped. Anyone yet got my six-letter (seven-letter for the plural) word not containing a, e, i, o or u? By George, I thought you would have got it by now - after all those clues, who could ask for anything more? Colin |
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MarkFarrar![]() Veteran user U.S.A. 376 Posts ![]() |
I think the answer to Colin's question is rhythm. Another good word puzzle I heard many years ago is this: what seven-letter word contains five different vowels.
Mark S. Farrar
Email: [email]MarkFarrar@TheMagicCircle.co.uk[/email] Web: www.MagicSquaresBook.com, www.RandMPublishing.com, www.TheDailyGoalMachine.com, www.ParvoBuster.com |
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ColinB![]() Regular user 129 Posts ![]() |
Well done, Mark, You Got Rhythm! Thank you also for PMing me the answer to your 7-letter all 5-vowel word!
Colin |
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Peedlkyle![]() New user I live in my house 98 Posts ![]() |
Was this one already said: A word having 5 consecutive vowels in it, though not in order. There were others like this but you missed one.
What is the longest word in the english language which can be typed using only the top rom on your keyboard. What is the longest word using only your left hand to type?
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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Peedlkyle![]() New user I live in my house 98 Posts ![]() |
I just found another few (I'm searching, these aren't mine but still hard I think)
Express 100 as the sum of three cubes, allowing each cube to be positive or negative. What do these 5 words have in common:
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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ChrisZampese![]() Veteran user Hamilton, NZ 341 Posts ![]() |
Top row: typewriter?
Lefthand: Stewardesses?
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are
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Peedlkyle![]() New user I live in my house 98 Posts ![]() |
Yep, I think most people know about the keyboard thing. It's still an interesting bit of trivia though.
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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Peedlkyle![]() New user I live in my house 98 Posts ![]() |
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On 2003-01-19 18:24, Peedlkyle wrote: Seeing as how no one's gotten this yet, I'll tell you. Each word begins with the word for "1" in a specific language.
Ok, that's a stretch, I know, but that's the answer.
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
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nums![]() Veteran user I have a life, or I would have more than 366 Posts ![]() |
The words with no vowels is good but Y is the somtimes vowel. Anyone know a word with no vowels (a,e,i,o,u,or y)
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ColinB![]() Regular user 129 Posts ![]() |
Certain Welsh words, such as cwm (valley).
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