Remember: another Wednesday deadline - work at a quick pace!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?
Sunday, December 28, 2025
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 28, 2025): Seven Letters, One Syllable
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 28, 2025): Seven Letters, One Syllable
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ReplyDeleteI 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.
There must be multiple answers because I could take the seven letter word and rearrange the even letters to make something that COMES
DeleteOUT of a body.
Yeah, that fits mine.
DeleteSorry, I meant mine fits Rob's clue. Although I suppose it also fits Dr. P's.
DeleteMine fits Rob's clue, also.
DeleteLiterary clue: Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeleteMy answer involves a seven-letter word that is part of a sci-fi title. It doesn't fit Rob's hint, however.
ReplyDeleteI now have two answers that do fit Rob's hint, as well as the one that doesn't. But all three use the same 4-letter word.
DeleteFrom one 4-letter, 2-syllable (not very common) word, I found four 7-letter, 1-syllable words.
ReplyDeleteI thought I might have figured it out. In a way, that answer would cut to the quick.
ReplyDeleteOne of my answers fits Nodd's clue, and one fits Crito's.
ReplyDeleteIf you are (seven letter word) by the (six letter word), you may experience (four letter word).
ReplyDeleteI think I have the same answers as Jan. I suspect there are others as well…
ReplyDeleteThe words have similar meanings.
ReplyDeleteI thought it is beyond my class.. My answer is derived from the on-air puzzle
ReplyDeleteI have two words that could be related, casually and maybe even casually.
ReplyDeleteDid you mean to switch the u and the s?
DeleteYes I did. Causally and casually. Either my poor spelling or the hypersensitive spell checker is the causality.
DeleteI finally got a handle on this--but now it's time to leave.
ReplyDeleteMusical Clue: Billy Joel
ReplyDelete985 correct responses last week.
ReplyDeleteHuh, I just spotted alternative answers.
ReplyDeleteBut all mine use the same four-letter word. Like Nodd, I guess.
I now have four answers, but pretty clearly Jan has others I don't have.
I'm not sure our answers are different.
DeleteOh right. I misread your earlier comment.
DeleteWhat gives me pause about these answers is that the puzzle could have been posed without that letter at the end. Could be a little Lego misdirection.
DeleteMy thanks to all Blainesvillians for your wise and thoughtful comments regarding my puzzle on NPR.
ReplyDeleteFor those who have solved it, or who "want a different cup of puzzletrea," here is my current "Schpuzzle of the Week" on Puzzleria!:
Schpuzzle of the Week:
Poetry Portends Pending Sports
Two words in one line of early-19th-Century poetry correctly predicted the participants in the inaugural playing of a major annual sporting event, nearly 150 years before it was played!
Name this poem, poet, two prophetic words, and how and why they are prophetic.
LegoLambdaA.K.A.JosephYoung
Got it. OK to post the answer now?
DeleteWow, jan. That was quick! Very impressive!
DeleteLet's wait until this Wednesday to post the answer... which is when I post the "official answers" on Puzzleria!
LegoWhoHintsThatThe"TwoPropheticWords"InThePuzzlerianSchpuzzleAreBoth"Wearables"
Literary clue: Housman.
ReplyDeleteDr. Awkward, I won't argue with you on this clue.
DeleteAnd Congrats, Joe Y!
When you have multiple answers, how do you submit your entry? Just one, hoping that the intern/bot scanning the entries recognizes that it is as valid as Will’s intended? Or all of them, hoping that the multiple answers don’t confuse the verifier?
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