A Great Collection Of Puzzles For Your Mind & Brain!
This is a simple and straight-forward book. It is a collection of over 550 small word-based linguistic puzzles that are meant to challenge and entertain you. They range in difficulty and style, they are fun to share, and they are easy to understand. They share with riddles that great "aha!" moment when you solve them, but unlike many riddle books these are very bite-sized and linguistic-based. Fun to share with others and perhaps different than what you're used to.
This book has eleven different types of puzzles in it. Please continue reading to see the puzzle types along with an example. If you find them interesting, there are hundreds and hundreds more in the book!
Co-Compounding
The clues describe pairs of compound words that share a component. Determine the single word that can be combined with each of the two given words to form the compound word set.
Example: year _____ end
Answer: Book > yearbook / bookend.
Uniquely Anagrammatical
Each of the words given has only one anagram. What is it?
MAN- Starters
Each clue refers to a word that begins with the letters “man” - determine the correct words.
Example: Something required by rule.
Answer: Mandatory.
Hooked on Homophonics
The clues describe two-word answers that are homophones of one another.
Example: Was it the wicked lady of the east or west?
Answer: Which witch?
Rhyme The Blanks
Each puzzle is a series of clues with a blank space. Determine the correct word to fill each blank. They all rhyme.
Example:
Bring it to a _____.
Check your _____.
Aluminum _____.
Answer: Boil, oil, foil.
Single Letter Switches
The clues describe two-word answers where each word differs by only one switched letter.
Example: Two charted items at the pediatricians.
Answer: Height, weight.
CON- Starters
Each clue refers to a word that begins with the letters “con” - determine the correct words.
Example: A crowding of traffic.
Answer: Congestion.
Anagram Answers
The clues describe two-word answers where each word is an anagram of the other.
Example: To start existing.
Answer: Begin being.
Contradictionaries
The clues describe one-word answers that satisfy seemingly contradictory definitions and usages.
Example: To put back where it was, or to switch out with something else.
Answer: Replace.
-END Enders
Each clue refers to a word that ends with the letters “end” - determine the correct words.
Example: To understand.
Answer: Comprehend.
Lowest Common Denominators
The solutions to the three-word clues are one-word answers that are associated with each individual word from the clues to form either compound words or common two-word combinations.
Example: Test - Final - Film
Answer: Scores > Test scores, Final scores, Film scores.
