Sunday, December 28, 2025

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 28, 2025): Seven Letters, One Syllable

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 28, 2025): Seven Letters, One Syllable
Q: Think of a two-syllable word in four letters. Add two letters in front and one letter behind to make a one-syllable word in seven letters. What words are these?
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13 comments:


  1. I wonder if there are multiple answers. For the one I got, rearrange the even letters of the seven-letter word to get a body part.

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    1. There must be multiple answers because I could take the seven letter word and rearrange the even letters to make something that COMES
      OUT of a body.

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    2. Sorry, I meant mine fits Rob's clue. Although I suppose it also fits Dr. P's.

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  2. Literary clue: Romeo and Juliet.

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  3. My answer involves a seven-letter word that is part of a sci-fi title. It doesn't fit Rob's hint, however.

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  4. From one 4-letter, 2-syllable (not very common) word, I found four 7-letter, 1-syllable words.

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  5. I thought I might have figured it out. In a way, that answer would cut to the quick.

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  6. One of my answers fits Nodd's clue, and one fits Crito's.

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  7. If you are (seven letter word) by the (six letter word), you may experience (four letter word).

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  8. I think I have the same answers as Jan. I suspect there are others as well…

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  9. The words have similar meanings.

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  10. I thought it is beyond my class.. My answer is derived from the on-air puzzle

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