Tuesday, January 18, 2011

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
Credit: NY Times Crossword---1/19/11
Patrick Berry

What characteristic do these words have in common?

KNIT
WHITE
SLIGHT
LIGHTER
HITS
FIT
FINE

HINT:
Think of the vowels and the title of the puzzle.

Answer:

The vowel sound in each word can be changed (long to short or short to long) to create a new word.

KNIT - NIGHT / KNIGHT
WHITE - WIT / WHIT
SLIGHT - SLIT
LIGHTER - LITTER
HITS - HEIGHTS
FIT - FIGHT
FINE - FIN


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