MISSING TRIOS XXXI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February, 2021

For each numbered group, fill in the same three missing letters, in any order, to complete 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3-letter words. The missing trio of letters will be different for each group.

1. PL _ M _ E _

     _ E _ _ KE

      _ _ _ SH

       _ _ _ Y

        _ _ _

2. M _ _ TA _ E

     _ HR _ N _

       _ _ _ RT

        _ _ L _

         _ _ _

3. _ _ ECIF _

    T _ _ I _ T

     _ _ RA _

      _ _ R _

       _ _ _ 

4. _ HI _ K _ R

    CA _ H _ _

      _ R _ _ T

       O _ _ _

         _ _ _ 

5. _ A _ _ ENT

    A T _ _ U _

      _ E _ _ T 

       _ _ _ E

        _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are RUB:

         PLUMBER

          REBUKE

           BRUSH

            BURY 

             RUB

 

2. The letters are SKI:

          MISTAKE

           SHRINK

            SKIRT

             SILK

              SKI 

 

3. The letters are SPY:

           SPECIFY 

            TYPIST

             SPRAY

              SPRY

               SPY 

 

4. The letters are SEW:

          WHISKER

           CASHEW

            WREST

             OWES

              SEW 

 

5. The letters are RIM:

          RAIMENT 

           ATRIUM

            MERIT

             MIRE

              RIM