Matthew 26Q: Think of a state capital and say it out loud. Change one vowel sound in it to name something many schoolkids study. What things are these?
A: PHOENIX --> PHONICS
Again, Will has given us a "number" puzzle that doesn't expect any math knowledge.Q: Spell out the numbers from 13 to 20 -- THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN, SIXTEEN, SEVENTEEN, EIGHTEEN, NINETEEN, TWENTY. Select one letter from each word, in order, to name another number. No anagramming is necessary. What number is it?
A: INFINITY
I got it on the fourth try.Q: Think of a famous movie villain. Insert one letter to get the brand name of a household product. Then change one letter of the product to get the last name of another famous movie villain. Who are the characters, and what is the product?
A: DR. NO, DRANO, DRAGO
I'm reminded of a puzzle with something left out.Q: Using only the letters in the words FACES NORTH, repeating them as often as you wish, you can spell a familiar expression in seven words (4,3,3,6,3,3,5). What expression is it?
A: CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
It was worded differently, but we've seen this wordplay twice before.Q: Think of a type of exercise equipment in three syllables. Remove the two middle letters and you'll name a means of transportation. What words are these?
A: TRAMPOLINE, TRAMLINE
Q: There is a set of five five-letter words that vary by just their middle letter. If the middle is any letter from K through O, it makes a common word. However, no other letter can go in the middle to complete a word. What words are these?The first and last words are somewhat similar.
A: HOKEY, HOLEY, HOMEY, HONEY, HOOEY
Change the penultimate letter in the film title to an R and rearrange. The result is a plural for something else that can move and consume food.Q: Take the name of a popular 21st-century film with animals, in eight letters. Remove the first and last letters, then change one of the remaining six letters to a C, to spell a plural word for certain animals. What words are these?
A: ZOOTOPIA, OCTOPI
Take the 4th letter of the country and change it to a G. Rearrange to get the name of a popular liquid.Q: Take the 10-letter (2-word) title of a popular TV series for which most of its seasons have been filmed in a foreign country. Remove the first and last letters, and the remaining letters can be rearranged to spell the name of a country. What are the two names?
A: LOVE ISLAND --> SLOVENIA
Take the hyphenated term and add the letters M and R. Rearrange to get something you don't want to see in your food.Q: Name two words that are opposites. They share a single letter. Remove that shared letter from each word, put a hyphen between the two resulting words and you'll get a term you sometimes see in food ads. What words are these?
A: SLOW, FAST --> LOW-FAT
Add the letter D to the city and rearrange to get a former sports team in the same state.Q: Think of a U.S. city with a two-word name. Add a letter to the first word, without rearranging letters, to name a country. Then, without adding a letter, rearrange the letters of the second word to name another country. What places are these?
A: LOS ANGELES --> LAOS, SENEGAL
