Puzzle 1
Can you find common anagrams of the following words:
BINARY
ABROAD
RASCAL
ALTARS
BADGER
BARKED
MARBLE
UNABLE
TABLET
CALLER
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: B, A, S, A, B, B, R, N, B, C.
Answer
BINARY = BRAINY
ABROAD = ABOARD
RASCAL = SCALAR
ALTARS = ASTRAL
BADGER = BARGED
BARKED = BRAKED
MARBLE = RAMBLE
UNABLE = NEBULA
TABLET = BATTLE
CALLER = CELLAR or RECALL
There are some less common anagrams such as:
RASCAL = SACRAL
ALTARS = TARSAL
ALTARS = RATALS
ALTARS = TALARS
BADGER = GARBED
BARKED = DEBARK
MARBLE = BLAMER
MARBLE = AMBLER
MARBLE = LAMBER
UNABLE = UNBALE
TABLET = BATTEL
So you can have an extra half point if you found one of these! There are some even rarer anagrams, but I don't think I'll allow those!
Puzzle 2
Below you will find 9 well-known five-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Once you have found the words, their initial letters are an anagram of a 9-letter word.
What is the word?
--xic
--ien
--nre
--ppo
--pil
--loo
--day
--uip
--elf
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Hint
The anagrammed word begins with the letter S.
Answers
Spaghetti.
--xic = toxic
--ien = alien
--nre = genre
--ppo = hippo
--pil = pupil
--loo = igloo
--day = today
--uip = equip
--elf = shelf
Giving the letters TAGHPITES, which is an anagram of SPAGHETTI.
Puzzle 3
For each of these words, using only the letters of that word, what is the longest word that can be found?
Every letter must be used at least once, and no other letters can be used.
For example:
taper = repeat · tapper · parapet · pretreat, and many more. But what is the longest word?
taper
heals
brows
often
farce
yowls
satin
awful
iotas
quiet
foils
score
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taper = p… (10 letters)
heals = s… (9 letters)
brows = b… (7 letters)
often = f… (8 letters)
farce = c… (8 letters)
yowls = s… (6 letters)
satin = a… (10 letters)
awful = l… (6 letters)
iotas = t… (10 letters)
quiet = e… (9 letters)
foils = f… (7 letters)
score = s… (11 letters)
Answers
taper = perpetrate (10 letters)
heals = seashells (9 letters)
brows = borrows (7 letters)
often = footnote (8 letters)
farce = carefree (8 letters)
yowls = slowly (6 letters)
satin = assistants (10 letters)
awful = lawful (6 letters)
iotas = tattooists (10 letters)
quiet = etiquette (9 letters)
foils = fossils (7 letters)
score = sorceresses (11 letters)
Puzzle 4
What number comes next in this sequence:
16 · 21 · 26 · 26 · 12 · 5 · ?
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Hint
Try converting each number to a letter.
Answer
19.
From the alphabetical position of S, making the word PUZZLES.
16 = P
21 = U
26 = Z
26 = Z
12 = L
5 = E
19 = S
