THREE IN A ROW

GAMES Magazine

December, 2006

Paddy Smith

 

Three consecutive letters of the alphabet can be added or inserted into each group of letters below to form new words - without re-arranging the order of the given letters. The letter may be added or inserted anywhere in the words, but their order must remain alphabetical form left to right. What are the three letters, and what are the new words?

1. SENE

2. SOND

3. BREAK

4. BREUE

5. DIOLI

6. MIENE

7. STRAT

Answers:

 

The consecutive letters are ABC:

 

1. ABSENCE

2. ABSCOND

3. BAREBACK

4. BARBECUE

5. DIABOLIC

6. AMBIENCE

7. ABSTRACT