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Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

August, 2021

 

Add as few letters as possible, but at least one on each side of the given letters, to form ten common words.

1. _____ IEV ____

2. _____ ALI _____

3. _____ RRO _____

4. _____ HOI _____

5. _____ AUZ _____

6. _____ SPE _____

7. _____ AJO _____

8. _____ TAF _____

9. _____ IFL _____

10. _____ AGU _____ 

HINT: It can be done by adding only 20 letters - that is, every word can be changed to a new one by adding a single letter to each side of the given letters.

Answers:

1. SIEVE

2. VALID

3. ARROW

4. CHOIR

5. GAUZE

6. ASPEN

7. MAJOR

8. STAFF

9. RIFLE

10. VAGUE