MISSING TRIOS VII

Dell PennyPress

January, 2019

 

For each numbered group, fill in the same three missing letters (not necessarily in the same order) to complete a 7-letter, 6-letter, 5-letter, 4-letter,  and 3-letter word. The missing trio is different for each group.

 

1)

H _ A _ TH _

 M _ _ OD _

  _ AR _ _

   _ _ _ L

   _ _ _

 

2)

DE _ _ _ TE

 _N _ _ DE

  R _ _ _ L

    _ _ _D

    _ _ _

 

3)

_ R _ _ UCE

 M _ _ PE _

  _ E _ _ T

   _ R _ _

    _ _ _

 

4)

_ E _ _ SAL

 _ N _ AI _

   _ _ _ IT

  T _ _ _

     _ _ _

 

5)

C _ _ MI _ T

 _ A _ T _ N

  T _ E _ _

   M _ _ _ 

      _ _ _ 

Answers:

 

1. The letters are ELY:

          HEALTHY

           MELODY

            EARLY

             YELL

              LYE 

 

2. The letters are VIA:

           DEVIATE

            INVADE

             RIVAL

              AVID

               VIA 

 

3. The letters are POD:

          PRODUCE

           MOPPED

            DEPOT

             PROB

              POD 

 

4. The letters are RFU:

           REFUSAL

            UNFAIR

             FRUIT

              TURF

               FUR 

 

5. The letters are HES:

           CHEMIST

            HASTEN

             THESE

              MESH

                SHE