BETWIXT AND BETWEEN IX

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

August, 2025

 

For each pair of words below, find a common word that falls between them alphabetically in the dictionary. No word is merely a different form of one of the given words. The length of the in-between word is indicated by the number of dashes.

 

 

For example:  DECOY

                       _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

                       DECREE

 

The in-between word would be DECREASE.

 

1.  LENTIL

     _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     LEOTARD

 

2. GAZE

    _ _ _ _

    GECKO

 

3. DRY

    _ _ _ _

    DUCK

 

4. SIZE

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    SKEW

 

5. PRY

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    PUB

 

6. BOX

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    BRACE

 

7. ACUTE

    _ _ _ _ _

    ADAPT

 

8. GUZZLE

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    GYRATE

 

9. HOVEL

    _ _ _ _ _

    HOWEVER

 

10. QUAD

      _ _ _ _ _ _

      QUAINT

 

Answers:

 

1. LEOPARD

2. GEAR

3. DUAL

4. SKELETON

5. PSYCHIC

6. BOYFRIEND

7. ADAGE

8. GYMNAST

9. HOVER

10. QUAHOG