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What 5 letter word can have its last 4 letters removed and still sound the same?

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What 5 letter word can have its last 4 letters removed and still sound the same?

posted Oct 5, 2017 by Mogadala Ramana

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Can you complete this grid of letters? Each line is a valid 5 letter word with its first and last letters missing. The missing letters form a word when read downwards and the same word appears both at the start and at the end. What is the missing word?

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When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.

  1. Wild pig -> Snake
  2. Long-necked wading bird -> Champion
  3. Fashionably elegant -> Stately aquatic bird
  4. Aquatic bird -> On fire
  5. Fastening device -> Burrowing marine mollusc
  6. Symbol of monarchy -> Black bird
  7. Large black bird -> Praise; dance party
  8. Type of fish -> Vehicle
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When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.

  1. Row; level -> Bind; fasten
  2. Finished -> Put on; take on
  3. To strip; take away -> Plunges into water
  4. Sorrow; desolation -> Scrooge; hoarder
  5. Merry-go-round -> Engage in drinking and partying
  6. Similarity; comparison -> Data measured on a continuous scale
  7. Message holder -> Completely surround
  8. Public declaration of intentions (political) -> Document listing a ship's contents
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Take away the first letter still sound the same.
Take away the last letter still sound the same.
Even take away letter from the middle still sound the same.
It is a five-letter word.
What is it?

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When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
1. Boast -> Supporting undergarment
2. Woman -> Boy
3. A harsh, numbing sound -> Become larger
4. Area cut by a scythe's swing -> Hit swiftly

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