Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Another Sunday Word Puzzle hot off from NPR!

I'm going to give you two three-letter words. Think of another three-letter word that can follow my first one and precede the second one, in each case to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.

 


Ex. RED, LID --> EYE (red-eye, eyelid)

1. FAT, NAP

2. PEA, MEG

3. WET, HOP

4. BOW, DYE

5. BAD, NOG

6. HOT, LEG

7. POP, ROD

8. OLD, TIP

9. TEA, PIE

10. PIG, PAL

 

Answer Keys

    1.  cat:  fat cat & cat-nap

    2.  nut: peanut & nutmeg

    3.  bar: wet bar & bar hop

    4.  tie: bowtie & tie dye

    5.  egg: bad egg & eggnog

    6.  dog: hot dog & dog leg

    7.  fly: pop fly & fly rod

    8.  hat: old hat & hat tip

    9.  pot: teapot & pot pie

    10. pen: pigpen & penpal

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