“Today's short puzzle is a little unusual. It's all about "U" ... that is, the letter U. See how many of these U-related questions can you answer.” (source from NPR Sunday Word Puzzle aired on April 20th, 2020)
1.
The names of two state capitals end in the
letter U. What are they?
2.
The word "you" sounds like the
letter U, and it contains the letter U. What two words sound like the letter U
but don't contain the letter?
3.
Think of a common four-letter word with a
silent U in the third position. (Hint: I
said it in the first sentence of this puzzle's instructions.)
4.
What common household item has a doubled U in
its name — that is, two U's in a row?
5.
Think of a 10-letter word starting with U
that means "digging up." Drop the U, and the remaining nine letters
will spell a two-word phrase that describes the moon in relation to the Earth.
Answer Keys
1. Honolulu (the capital of Hawaii) & Juneau (the capital of Alaska)
2. few &
yew
3. four
4. vacuum
5. near
thing
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