MISSING TRIOS XL

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

1. _ HIR _ T _

    _ _ URD _

     _ EA _ _

      _ _ A _

        _ _ _ 

2. _ EST _ O _

    B _ AN _ _

      _ AI _ _
      _ A _ _

 

3. G _ N _ O _ A

      SH _ U _ _

       A _ _ U _

         _ _ _ E

          _ _ _ 

4. _ OR _ UN _

     _ F _ OR _

      _ R _ _ S

       D _ _ _

         _ _ _ 

5. _ I _ _ MIN

     _ R _ _ EL

      _ _ UL _

       _ _ S _

        _ _ _

 

6. _ _ NES _ Y 

    _ _ E _ RY 

     T _ O _ _

       B _ _ _

         _ _ _

 

Answers:

1. The letters are STY:

          THIRSTY

           STURDY

            YEAST

              STAY

               STY 

 

2. The letters are DRY:

         DESTROY

          BRANDY

            DAIRY

             YARD

              DRY 

 

3. The letters are OLD:

          GONDOLA

            SHOULD

             ALOUD

              DOLE

               OLD 

 

4. The letters are EFT:

         FORTUNE

          EFFORT

           FRETS

            DEFT

             EFT 

 

5. The letters are VAT:

           VITAMIN

            TRAVEL

             VAULT

               VAST

                VAT

 

6. The letters are HOT:

          HONESTY

           THEORY

            TOOTH

             BOTH

               HOT