PLUG-INS XIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

October, 2025

 

Form 7-letter words by arranging the letters of each 6-letter word and plugging in one of the underlined letters below. Each letter will be plugged into the same position of each 7-letter answer word, and each letter will be used only once. Hint: #4 is not RATTLER.

 

G  L  A  C  I  E  R 

 

1. RAVINE

2. BRIDGE

3. PROVED

4. RATTER

5. APPEAL

6. LISTEN

7. DEPORT

 

HIINTS:

a. The underlined letters go in the fifth position. 

b. First letters of the new words:

    1. V

    2. B

    3. P

    4. R

    5. A

    6. S

    7. D

 

Answers:

 

1. VINEGAR

2. BRIGADE

3. PROVIDE

4. RETREAT

5. APPAREL

6. STENCIL

7. DROPLET  

 

  

Can you think of a word that can follow the first nine letters of the alphabet (A - I) in the form A- _____ , B- _____, C- _____ , etc. to make a common expression.

(Possible) Answers:

A- line, list, bomb, frame

B- side, movie  

C- note  

D- Day

E- mail, signature

F- stop, bomb

G- mail, rated

H- bomb

I - beam

  

ADD A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD CCCVII

Add the designated letter to each word and re-arrange the letters to get a new word. 

1. SATIRE + P 

2. SIMPER + O 

3. ENTIRE + G

4. TAMPER + I 

5. LEAVEN + C 

6. STEAMY + N

7. ADHERE + D

8. DEARTH + Y

9. LOCATE + Y 

10. PASTOR + E 

11. RAVINE + G

 

HINTS:
First letters of the new words:

1. T

2. P

3. I

4. P

5. E

6. A

7. R

8. H

9. A

10. S

11. V 

 

Answers:

 

1. TRAIPSE

2. PROMISE

3. INTEGER

4. PRIMATE

5. ENCLAVE

6. AMNESTY

7. REDHEAD

8. HYDRATE

9. ACOLYTE

10. SEAPORT

11. VINEGAR  

 

 

SYNONYM/ANAGRAM CCXXVI

The two words in each line below can be anagrammed into one - beginning with the given letter. The meanings of the anagrams are given below the clues. 

1. PEAR + SHIP = S

2. FOIL + RUSH = F

3. CAGE + MINT = M

4. OMEN + DUCT = D 

5. CLAIM + WISH = W

6. CHEER + PILOT = H 

7. CRIMP + MOOSE = C 

8. AUDIO + GRANT = G

9. ENTER + AMEND = E

10. OCCUR + PIANO = C

 

Meanings of the anagrams:

1. Precious gem

2. Thrive

3. Strongly attracting

4. Officially recorded information, as a deed

5. Fanciful

6. Hover craft

7. Meeting someone half way

8. Commencement

9. Term of affection

10. Symbol of Thanksgiving

 

Answers:

 

1. SAPPHIRE

2. FLOURISH

3. MAGNETIC

4. DOCUMENT

5. WHIMSICAL

6. HELICOPTER

7. COMPROMISE

8. GRADUATION

9. ENDEARMENT

10. CORNUCOPIA  

 

 What do the following words have in common?

1. Often

2. Injury 

3. Justice

4. Mattress

5. Brandish

6. Partridge 

7. Determine

8. Discovery 

9. Warrant  

10. Notice

 

Answer:

 

Each word is made up of two smaller words, but they are not compounds. That is, the two smaller words are not related - as they are in compound words (i.e. Bedroom).  

 

TWO OUT OF THREE II

Anagram two of the three words in each clue to get a synonym of the remaining word.

Ex: ART, EBB, TREE

Ans: TREE + ART = RETREAT - which is a synonym for EBB

 

1. ALE, ALLOW, OTTER

2. CAT, TOGETHER, TIN

3. HAPPY, DEED, LIGHT 

4. RUG, NOBLE, PITH

5. PAL, WINDOW, ORT 

6. FRIENDLY, BASE, COIL 

7. LATE, MEND, GRIEVED 

8. YAP, LENT, PUNISHMENT 

 

HINTS:

One of the words to be anagrammed:
1. OTTER

2. CAT

3. DEED

4. RUG

5. ORT

6. COIL

7. MEND

8. YAP 

 

MORE HINTS:

The other word to be anagrammed:

1. ALE

2. TIN

3. LIGHT

4. PITH

5. PAL

6. BASE

7. LATE

8. LENT 

 

Answers:

 

1. ALE + OTTER = TOLERATE (ALLOW)

2. CAT + TIN = INTACT (TOGETHER)

3. DEED + LIGHT = DELIGHTED (HAPPY)

4. RUG + PITH = UPRIGHT (NOBLE)

5. PAL + ORT = PORTAL (WINDOW)

6. BASE + COIL = SOCIABLE (FRIENDLY)

7. LATE + MEND = LAMENTED (GRIEVED)

8. YAP + LENT = PENALTY (PUNISHMENT) 

QUOTES CCLXX

Into each life some rain must fall. 

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

Share with others and you will never want.

Author Unknown

 

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Calvin Coolidge

 

The more I see of men, the more I like dogs.

Clara Bow (The It Girl) 

 

Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

You can no more win a war that you can win an earthquake.

Jeanette Rankin 

 

I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard word are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time. 

Dallin H. Oaks

 

The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is tenacity.

Amelia Earhart

 

Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. It it is, stop worrying.

Amelia Earhart

 

The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.

Russel M. Nelson