MISSING TRIOS XXXVII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February, 2021

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

1. S _ _ A _ ED

     DE _ _ O _

      _ _ M _ H

       _ E _ _

         _ _ _

2. S _ _ TT _ D

     L _ _ Y _ R

      T _ _ _ K

        _ _ V _

          _ _ _

3. L _ _ IC _ L

     M _ _ I _ D

      G _ _ V _

        _ I _ _

         _ _ _ 

4. H _ _ RI _ E

     PL _ _ E _

      _ _ R _ S

       L _ _ _

         _ _ _

5. _ _ RC _ ED

     F _ _ IS _

     C _ _ S _

      _ _ E _

       _ _ _

6. U _ H _ _ DS

     B _ _ WU _

      S _ _ _ E

       F _ _ _

         _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are PLY:

         SPLAYED

          DEPLOY

           LYMPH

            YELP

             PLY

 

2. The letters are AWE:

         SWATTED

          LAWYER

           TWEAK

            WAVE

             AWE 

 

3. The letters are RAY:

          LYRICAL

          MYRIAD

           GRAVY

             AIRY

              RAY 

 

4. The letters are DAY:

         HAYRIDE

          PLAYED

           YARDS

            LADY

             DAY 

 

5. The letters are HAM:

         MARCHED

           FAMISH

           CHASM

            AHEM

             HAM 

 

6. The letters are LOP:

         UPHOLDS

          BLOWUP

           SLOPE

            FLOP

             LOP