Q: Think of a well-known seven-letter geographical name in a single word that has just two consonants and yet is pronounced in five syllables.I'm seeing a genus of aphids in the anagram.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 12, 2024): Mother Earth
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 12, 2024): Mother Earth
Sunday, May 05, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 5, 2024): Rhyme Doesn't Pay
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 5, 2024): Rhyme Doesn't Pay
Edit: The answer to the NPR puzzle from November 2009 would work (BATHER/FATHER/GATHER) and so would FINGER/GINGER/SINGER. There are probably others.
Q: Think of three common six-letter words that have vowels in the second and fifth positions. The last five letters of the words are the same. Only the first letters differ. And none of the words rhyme with either of the others. What words are they?I can think of multiple answers, but a similar puzzle was given more than a decade ago.
Edit: The answer to the NPR puzzle from November 2009 would work (BATHER/FATHER/GATHER) and so would FINGER/GINGER/SINGER. There are probably others.
A: BALLET, MALLET/PALLET, WALLET
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