Question

In this teaser, I have given you a 9-letter word. Your job is to break up this word into 9 separate letters and place them on the dashes to spell a 7-letter word, a 5-letter word, and a 3-letter word. You can use each letter only once.

CULTIVATE

1. _ A _ I _ N _
2. _ O _ N _
3. _ C _

Answer 1

Using the letters of the word CULTIVATE, the blanks are filled as follows:
1. VALIANT
*2. COUNT*
3. ICE