BETWIXT AND BETWEEN IV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February, 2020

 

For each group of words, guess which everyday word would fall between the two words alphabetically in the dictionary. The length of the word corresponds to the number of dashes, and no word is merely a different form of one of the given words. No proper nouns or plurals are allowed. For example, given

MINK

_ _ _ _ _

MINOR -------- the answer would be MINNOW.

1. AVENGE

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    AVER

 

2. FOIL

    _ _ _ _ _

    FOLD

3. MAGNITUDE

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    MAGNUM

4. THRICE

     _ _ _ _ _ _

     THRILL

5. HARMONY

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    HARP

6. PAMPAS

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    PAMPHLET

7. SHOULD

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    SHOUT

8. TABLET

     _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     TABOO

Answers:

 

1. AVENUE

2. FOIST

3. MAGNOLIA

4. THRIFT

5. HARNESS

6. PAMPER

7. SHOULDER

8. TABLOID